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Backbone is a podcast series that dives into the everyday struggles and thoughts of the workers that keep our country’s wheels rolling. They are the delivery people, the cooks, the...
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Backbone is a podcast series that dives into the everyday struggles and thoughts of the workers that keep our country’s wheels rolling. They are the delivery people, the cooks, the custodians, and many more. Without them, our world is gloomier and more panic stricken than it already is.
This series is created by University of Pittsburgh Humanities Media Fellow, Jacqui Sieber.
Jacqui was inspired by friends and family members who hold essential positions and wanted to highlight their thoughts. She hopes that this podcast will provide insight and gratitude to listeners as she interviews all fields under the “essential worker” umbrella term.
She supports that idea that soup is a drink and not food.
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This series is created by University of Pittsburgh Humanities Media Fellow, Jacqui Sieber.
Jacqui was inspired by friends and family members who hold essential positions and wanted to highlight their thoughts. She hopes that this podcast will provide insight and gratitude to listeners as she interviews all fields under the “essential worker” umbrella term.
She supports that idea that soup is a drink and not food.
Keep On Truckin'
11 FEB 2021 · Sources to learn more about how this pandemic affects one of the largest occupations, trucking:
https://www.trucker.com/covid-19-coverage/article/21152685/truckers-now-in-third-group-of-covid19-vaccine-deployment
https://www.trucker.com/covid-19-coverage/article/21152736/trucking-braces-for-postvaccine-world
Lemke, MK, Apostolopoulos,
Y, Sönmez, S. A novel COVID‐19 based truck driver syndemic? Implications for public health, safety, and vital supply chains. Am
J Ind Med. 2020; 63: 659– 662. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23138
To The Polls!
22 DEC 2020 · Jacqui explores what it was like to be a poll worker during this recent general election. This episode takes people into the election process step by step with senior lead trainer Melinda Freed and personal experiences of the day from Jacqui's family who have worked the election department for over 40 years.
Behind the Cash Register
27 OCT 2020 · Fast food is etched into our society. If you go on any major road or highway in the states, you are bound to see a Starbucks, Chipotle, McDonalds, and many more quick and go establishments. Even when the lockdown shut many businesses and offices down, the fast food industry stayed afloat and found ways to quickly adapt to keep up their business.
Though it is a sign of comfort for us, knowing that the McDonald’s is open to us for a meal, the workers behind the cash register experience stress more than ever. A novel virus is raiding the country but they still have to complete orders to survive.
In this episode I talk to three college students who work at various establishments and give me the first hand knowledge of what it’s really like keeping the spirit of consumerism alive.
Backbone is a podcast series that dives into the everyday struggles and thoughts of the workers that keep our country’s wheels rolling. They are the delivery people, the cooks, the...
show more
Backbone is a podcast series that dives into the everyday struggles and thoughts of the workers that keep our country’s wheels rolling. They are the delivery people, the cooks, the custodians, and many more. Without them, our world is gloomier and more panic stricken than it already is.
This series is created by University of Pittsburgh Humanities Media Fellow, Jacqui Sieber.
Jacqui was inspired by friends and family members who hold essential positions and wanted to highlight their thoughts. She hopes that this podcast will provide insight and gratitude to listeners as she interviews all fields under the “essential worker” umbrella term.
She supports that idea that soup is a drink and not food.
show less
This series is created by University of Pittsburgh Humanities Media Fellow, Jacqui Sieber.
Jacqui was inspired by friends and family members who hold essential positions and wanted to highlight their thoughts. She hopes that this podcast will provide insight and gratitude to listeners as she interviews all fields under the “essential worker” umbrella term.
She supports that idea that soup is a drink and not food.
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