Working: Working on a Dream -
reconnecting roots

Tue, Jul 8 2:30 P.M. NH World (11.3)

While early Americans worked the land to survive, the job market of today allows greater freedom of choice. But is it harder to find purpose in our work now? And are we any happier than before? Special guest Mike Rowe helps Gabe figure out if working hard is worth all the hard work.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 304

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Tue, Jul 8	2:30 P.M.	Working: Working on a Dream NH World (11.3)

About Reconnecting Roots:

Self-described as "Ken Burns meets This American Life meets Bill Nye the Science Guy," RECONNECTING ROOTS is a quirky, youthful half-hour cultural series that seeks to bridge generations and bring viewers together.

Hosted by Gabriel McCauley, each half-hour episode explores the last 150 years of American progress, culture and innovation, through interviews with Americans reconnecting to lessons learned by their parents and grandparents.

Watch Reconnecting Roots - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Working: Working on a Dream

Chain of Events

Education of a Nation

The Recording Industry: Off the Record, In the Cloud

Religion: Church in States

Irish Immigrants: Emerald Isle to Ellis Island

Future Broadcast times for "Reconnecting Roots": (show all)

Mon, Jul 7	2:00 P.M.	Religion: Church In States NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jul 7	2:30 P.M.	Irish Immigrants: Emerald Isle to Ellis Island NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jul 8	2:00 P.M.	Dollar: Rise and Fall of the Dollar NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jul 8	2:30 P.M.	Working: Working on a Dream NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 9	2:00 P.M.	Philanthropy: for the Love of Man NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 9	2:30 P.M.	Baseball: First Pitch NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jul 10	2:00 P.M.	Firefighting: Forging American Heroe NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jul 10	2:30 P.M.	Journalism: Pressing American Issues NH World (11.3)