Amy Goodman
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Part 2: "Callings": In "Radical" New Book, StoryCorps Honors the Voices of Unsung U.S. Workers
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18:24Now PlayingIn a Democracy Now! special, we spend the hour with StoryCorps founder Dave Isay, discussing his new book, "CallingsThe Purpose and Passion of Work." Over the last 12 years, StoryCorps has gathered the largest single collection of human voices. In 2003, the first StoryCorps recording booth opened in New York City’s Grand Central Station. Since then, a quarter of a million of people have recorded interviews with their loved ones through StoryCorps. The new book is a remarkable collection of stories from the heart of the American workforceteachers, social workers, public defenders, deli workers, plant supervisors and beyond. They include stories by dreamers, healers, philosophers and groundbreakers. "This is kind of a radical book," Isay says. "There’s no billionaires, there’s no millionaires, there’s no celebrities, there’s no professional athletes, but to me these are really the stories of work that matter."
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