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Apr 02 2018
Podcast From the Factory Floor

Enough With the Robots. It’s Time to Focus on America’s Real Job Crisis

Pundits love to talk about how robots killed manufacturing jobs — and might be coming for yours next. But Lawrence Michel, president of the Economic Policy Institute, argues that thinking is all...
May 07 2018
Podcast From the Factory Floor

The American Dream Realized from the Factory Floor

When “Ted” Tadeusz Szarek immigrated from Poland to America in 1974, jobs were scarce. But at Wheatland Tube in Chicago, he found a career that has spanned 43 years and supported his family....
May 14 2018
Podcast Political Perspectives

Special Edition: What Will Happen Next in the China Trade Debate?

Ahead of Chinese Vice Premier Liu He's visit to the White House this week, podcast host Scott Paul and the Alliance for American Manufacturing's Scott Boos look into the future of U.S.-China trade...
May 29 2018
Podcast Political Perspectives

Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

As midterm elections approach, Scott Paul, host of The Manufacturing Report, and Robert Kuttner, author of "Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?", examine what political leaders need to do to...
Jun 25 2018
Podcast

Do You Know Where Your Medicine Comes From?

You may spend hours agonizing over which vitamins or medicines will optimize your health, but have you considered where exactly those medicines are coming from? What you find out may be a bitter pill...
Jul 30 2018
Podcast From the Factory Floor

Reading Between the Assembly Lines: Writers Reclaim the Power of the Working Class

Plenty has been written about industrial communities and the "flyover states," but the portrayal of these communities too often reduces to stereotypes. According to Georgetown University English...
Dec 03 2018
Podcast Made in America

These Companies Are Preserving Made in America Artisan Traditions for the Next Generation

The latest gadget or tech toy may get splashy headlines in the news, particularly around the holidays, but it's the goods that are lovingly handcrafted that remain in our memories and are passed down...
Jan 14 2019
Podcast Made in America

Why the Stars of HGTV’s Home Town Keep It Made in America

Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of HGTV’s hit show Home Town, are passionate about revitalizing America’s manufacturing and small towns. Thus, when it came time to find a means of producing their...
Feb 11 2019
Podcast

What Happens When a High School Opens Its Own Manufacturing Company?

Over the course of just three years, Owl Manufacturing, a manufacturing company staffed and run by Seymour High School (SHS) students in Seymour, Ind., has grown from 9 to 42 staff members -- with...
Nov 11 2019
Podcast Made in America

Fiesta Brings Color and Quality to the Table

In the 1970s, the West Virginia-based Homer Laughlin China Company was forced to discontinue its iconic Fiesta dishware brand in a market overrun by cheap imports. But a fervent fan base clamored for...