Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/my-family-of-essential-workers A podcast and newsletter on work and workers from workdayminnesota.org @ 2021 Workday Minnesota 798ecaad-3652-52a2-a612-74cf77a2784e no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:10:56 -0600 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:36:24 -0600 https://workdayminnesota.org/author/amie/ https://img.transistor.fm/PpH8rThFhK_Yrk7diCcsz1I9xq0c8ZpYCQdoh4al7Qs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwNzYzLzE2MTk3/MjI3NzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg https://workdayminnesota.org/author/amie/ episodic Amie Stager A podcast and newsletter on work and workers from workdayminnesota.org A podcast and newsletter on work and workers from workdayminnesota.org. Pandemic, Essential Workers, Family, Work Filibeto Nolasco Gomez No No 1 1 My Family of Essential Workers full 77bfb1a6-1177-4523-988d-b3f42b3d3063 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ebb8dfb4 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:46:46 -0500 Amie Stager Amie Stager 3416 What does it mean to be an essential worker during a pandemic? What is it like sharing a household with someone whose life is at risk when they go to work for the day? The four essential workers in my white, Midwestern working class family have been coping with the invisible threat of COVID-19 and its effect on their livelihoods. They've worried about getting sick, losing their paychecks, keeping their jobs, putting their dreams on hold, and a lot more. Essential worker perspectives from retail, food service, and childcare are important to know so that we can better learn how to protect workers, families, and the people that depend on them—you and me. Music by creative producer and composer Clayton Stansberry. What does it mean to be an essential worker during a pandemic? What is it like sharing a household with someone whose life is at risk when they go to work for the day? The four essential workers in my white, Midwestern working class family have been copin Pandemic, Essential Workers, Family, Work No