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Hardly Working with Brent Orrell

Whether you are working hard or hardly working, join AEI Resident Fellow Brent Orrell as he explores national trends and public policies affecting the vitality of the American workforce and how to prepare yourself for success in our rapidly-changing economy. And whatever else happens, we promise it will take your mind off of your job.

Ben Wildavsky on the German Model of Dual-Studies

50 mins; January 09, 2025

Robert Lerman on the Role of Apprenticeships in the American Economy

45 mins; December 19, 2024

Stuart Andreason on Skills-Based Hiring

53 mins; December 05, 2024

Kerry McKittrick on Education, Career Navigation, and Workforce Development

47 mins; October 31, 2024

David Hernandez on Creating a Domestic Microprocessor Manufacturing Labor Force

45 mins; October 17, 2024

Addressing Rural Economic Development With Kevin R. Kosar

87 hours 17 mins; August 22, 2024

Russ Roberts on "Wild Problems"

59 mins; August 08, 2024

Sally Satel and Keith Humphreys on the Opioid Epidemic

56 mins; July 18, 2024

Brad Wilcox on Marriage and Family Stability

52 mins; June 27, 2024

Daniel Susskind on the Growth Dilemma

44 mins; June 13, 2024

Scott Winship on the Wage-Productivity Paradox

46 mins; May 30, 2024

John Tamny on the End of Work

46 mins; May 16, 2024

Carol Graham on the Power of Hope

93 hours 27 mins; April 11, 2024

Jim Pethokoukis on Conservative Futurism

56 mins; March 28, 2024

Vikram Mansharamani on Why to Be a Generalist

47 mins; March 14, 2024

What Rural Voters Think: A Conversation with Nick Jacobs

90 hours 51 mins; February 23, 2024

Robert Schwartz and Rachel Lipson on Community Colleges and Economic Mobility

57 mins; February 08, 2024

Keith Sonderling on AI and the Workforce

49 mins; January 25, 2024

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett on Rural America

53 mins; January 11, 2024

Ben Wildavsky on the Career Arts

58 mins; December 14, 2023

Michael Chui on Generative AI

42 mins; November 30, 2023

Chris Stirewalt on Appalachia

67 hours 9 mins; November 09, 2023

Aaron Renn on Appalachia

53 mins; October 26, 2023

Harriet McDonald and Jennifer Mitchell on the Doe Fund

51 mins; October 12, 2023

Tom Davenport and Steven Miller on Human-Machine Collaboration

60 hours 19 mins; September 28, 2023

Samuel Gregg on the Next American Economy

44 mins; September 14, 2023

Uncertainty & Technology: The Adaptability Imperative of Automation

67 hours 27 mins; August 31, 2023

Does Big Tech Need a Reboot?

94 hours 36 mins; August 17, 2023

Workforce Futures Initiative Event Rebroadcast

93 hours 29 mins; August 03, 2023

100th Episode Special: Hardly Working Highlights

30 mins; July 20, 2023

Joseph Fuller on Delivering on Degrees

44 mins; July 06, 2023

Matt Continetti on American Conservatism through the 20th Century

57 mins; June 22, 2023

Evan Selinger on Tech, Surveillance, and Obscurity in Work and Society

45 mins; May 11, 2023

Scott Lincicome on Empowering the New American Worker

29 mins; April 27, 2023

Liya Palagashvili on benefits for non-traditional workers

46 mins; April 13, 2023

John Roy Price, Scott Winship and Robert Doar on Nixon’s Surprising Domestic Policy

56 mins; March 16, 2023

David Adams on Improving Education through Social Emotional Learning

56 mins; March 02, 2023

Alissa Quart on Economic Hardship and Automation in Journalism

54 mins; February 16, 2023

Joseph Politano (of Apricitas) on the Modern Economy and his Journalistic Career

56 mins; February 03, 2023

Matt Sigelman on Predicting and Analyzing Work in America

58 mins; January 20, 2023

Eric Reinhart on Accompaniment and the Limits of Empathy in Modern Community

60 hours 36 mins; December 22, 2022

Stephen Moret on Building Educational and Workforce Opportunities in States and Localities

54 mins; December 01, 2022

Clinton Smith on the Automated Future of Work

43 mins; November 17, 2022

Erik Brynjolfsson and Michael Strain on The Costs of Labor-Replacing Technology

51 mins; November 03, 2022

Glenn Hubbard on Protectionism and Economic Opportunity

53 mins; October 20, 2022

Nick Eberstadt on Men Without Work

56 mins; October 06, 2022

Benjamin Storey on Restlessness in the Modern Age

70 hours 27 mins; September 22, 2022

Tyler Cowen on Talent and Hiring in the Twenty-First Century

50 mins; September 08, 2022

Rebroadcast: Ryan Streeter and Dan Cox on the State of American Communities

55 mins; August 18, 2022

Vikram Mansharamani on how to stop outsourcing your opinions and re-learn critical thinking

45 mins; August 04, 2022

Victor Dickson on First Chances, the Success Sequence, and Safer Foundation

57 mins; July 21, 2022

Grassroots Approaches to Entrepreneurship

94 hours 46 mins; July 07, 2022

STEM Voices: The Experiences of Women and Minorities in STEM Occupations

84 hours 57 mins; June 09, 2022

Leon Cooperman on the True Value of Billionaires

37 mins; May 26, 2022

First Workings Mentors on Discovering the Value of Mentorship

56 mins; May 12, 2022

First Workings Alums on their journeys from New York to New Beginnings

53 mins; April 28, 2022

Kevin Davis on his Finance Career and the Impact of First Workings

57 mins; April 14, 2022

Introducing the Mentorship Miniseries

1 min; April 13, 2022

Prison Scholars Part 2: Robert Wood on his journey to desistance through education

32 mins; March 31, 2022

Prison Scholars Fund Part 1: Theresa Matheson on community education and work, in and out of prison

41 mins; March 31, 2022

Dirk Van Velzen on his transition from crime to founding a nonprofit

83 hours 43 mins; March 25, 2022

Brett Tolman on his legal career and leading Right on Crime

50 mins; March 17, 2022

Identity Required: How pro-social identity fosters desistance from crime

93 hours 36 mins; March 10, 2022

Jeremy Travis on prisoner re-entry and his storied career in criminal justice

67 hours 40 mins; March 03, 2022

Introducing the National Criminal Justice Month Miniseries

1 min; March 01, 2022

Ryan Streeter and Dan Cox on the State of American Communities

55 mins; February 17, 2022

Brent Orrell on Lessons from his Vocational Journey

65 hours 55 mins; February 04, 2022

Howard Husock on The Poor Side of Town and Why We Need It

55 mins; January 13, 2022

Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and a Writer’s Vocation

53 mins; December 16, 2021

Joseph Fuller on Hidden Workers and issues in AI-based recruiting

66 hours 14 mins; December 09, 2021

Annie Murphy Paul on the Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

47 mins; December 02, 2021

Andrew Donaldson on American Culture, Writing, and Vocation

73 hours 2 mins; November 18, 2021

Paul Ryan on Poverty and Opportunity in 21st Century America

39 mins; November 10, 2021

Scott Winship on Tax Credits for Working Families

47 mins; November 04, 2021

Dr. Alex Ruder on Benefits Cliffs

49 mins; October 21, 2021

Nicholas Bloom on the Future of Remote Work

52 mins; October 07, 2021

Part II of Minding our workforce: the importance of noncognitive skills in employment

54 mins; September 23, 2021

Minding our workforce: the importance of noncognitive skills in employment

37 mins; September 09, 2021

Jamie Merisotis on the Future of Human Work

47 mins; July 28, 2021

Pano Kanelos on St John’s College and the importance of the liberal arts

47 mins; July 14, 2021

The 'sansdemic': How declining fertility may be affecting the job market

61 hours 48 mins; July 01, 2021

Worker retraining and transitions in a dynamic economy

97 hours 4 mins; June 17, 2021

Laurel Farrer on the remote work revolution

49 mins; June 03, 2021

Does Job Corps work? A conversation with Anne Kim

38 mins; May 20, 2021

Liya Palagashvili on the Gig Economy

48 mins; May 06, 2021

Ted Hadzi-Antich on great books education in community colleges

37 mins; April 08, 2021

David Deming on noncognitive skills

43 mins; March 18, 2021

Remote Work: What We've Learned, Part 2

32 mins; March 04, 2021

Remote Work: What We've Learned, Part I

28 mins; February 18, 2021

Redefining normal

50 mins; February 04, 2021

Deaths of Despair and what comes next

67 hours 40 mins; January 21, 2021

Building pathways to career success for entry-level workers (Part 2)

40 mins; December 23, 2020

Building pathways to career success for entry-level workers (Part 1)

35 mins; December 09, 2020

The economic ramifications of COVID-19

46 mins; November 25, 2020

Finding purpose behind bars (with Chris Wilson) [REBROADCAST]

42 mins; November 11, 2020

All in the family? How two-parent households influence economic outcomes

45 mins; November 04, 2020

The American Dream: Alive, dead or just ailing?

48 mins; October 28, 2020

Restoring the dignity of work

53 mins; October 21, 2020

Freeing the mind: how liberal arts in prison supports the rehabilitation of offenders

51 mins; October 14, 2020

Humans versus machines: how technology is impacting the future of work

43 mins; October 07, 2020

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