Loyal listeners of The Uncertain Hour podcast may have had motivational work songs stuck in their heads (our apologies!).
As you know, this season we dug deep into the story of what the heck welfare is today. Episode one featured music produced by a county welfare department in Riverside, California. We also annotated the lyrics to the first track. The album, “Work Makes the Difference,” was created to play in waiting rooms, over PA systems and as the hold music for incoming calls.
After that episode, we received many requests for the entire welfare-to-work, synth-pop CD. And now, finally, after many emails with the Riverside Department of Public Social Services, we are releasing what we hope will be your summer soundtrack. Enjoy.
The $80 Million Acre (from “How We Survive”)
Chapter 6: The Welfare to Temp Work Pipeline
Chapter 5: Profits and Perverse Incentives
Chapter 4: The Battle of Newburgh
Chapter 3: Race and rumor
Chapter 2: The compliance machine
Chapter 1: The dream
Season 6: The Welfare-to-Work Industrial Complex
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