📚 3 Books mentioned in "605. What Do People Do All Day? | Freakonomics Radio" of Freakonomics Radio

This title was stolen from a children's book by the beloved author and illustrator Richard Scarry. Here is his son, Huck Scarry. When I was growing up, my father worked at home.

In this segment, Stephen Dubner discusses the children's book 'What Do People Do All Day?' by Richard Scarry, which inspired the title of the episode. He talks about the book's influence while speaking with Richard Scarry's son, Huck Scarry.

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The anthropologist James Suzman, in his book 'Work,' tells a story about Kellogg’s, the cereal company, during the Great Depression. The company cut their workers’ hours to create an additional shift, which let them hire more people. The workday went from 8 hours to 6.

In this segment, Stephen Dubner discusses James Suzman's book 'Work' and highlights a significant story about Kellogg's, the cereal company, during the Great Depression. He describes how the company reduced its workers' hours to establish an additional shift, allowing them to employ more people, which consequently shortened the workday from 8 hours to 6.

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Fifty years ago, the Chicago writer and radio host Studs Terkel published a book called 'Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.' Terkel interviewed dozens of people about their jobs: a cab driver, waitress, bookbinder, factory owner, industrial designer, a gravedigger, a carpenter; the book became a classic. It was even turned into a musical and inspired a Netflix show hosted by Barack Obama.

The host of Freakonomics Radio, Stephen Dubner, references the book 'Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do' by Studs Terkel to discuss how various individuals have shared their experiences regarding their jobs.

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