Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-10-03
Books mentioned on 605. What Do People Do All Day?
Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn’t exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and less physical?
Stephen Dubner discussed Work by James Suzman and Working by Studs Terkel. Also mentioned: What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Work
Discussed“susman's most recent book is called work a deep history from the Stone Age to the age of robots”
Where to get it
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Working
Working by Studs Terkel is a classic oral history featuring interviews with dozens of everyday workers discussing what they do all day and how they truly feel about their careers.
Discussed“50 years ago the Chicago writer and radio host studs chkl published a book called working people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do”
Where to get it
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What Do People Do All Day?
Discussed“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.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing What Do People Do All Day?
“what do people do all day this title was stolen from a children's book by the Beloved author and illustrator Richard scary”
Passing What Do People Do All Day?
“the book what do people do all day was published in 1968”