Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Welcome to the 47-Hour Work Week
Surveys show that most Americans work much more than 40 hours a week. We hit the streets and talk to workers of every stripe to see who’s working working when, and how it’s affecting their lives.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenWhatever happened to the 40-hour workweek? A Gallup poll finds that the average American works 47 hours a week. We hear from a sampling of average workers and Gallup’s editor-in-chief. Plus: Jay-Z’s Made in America music festival hits DTLA this weekend, but not without some controversy; also, intelligence officials believe at least 140 Americans have gone to fight for the group in Syria and Iraq so far, and that number seems to be growing. And JP Morgan and four other banks have been hit by hackers, which could have ties to Russia.
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In this episode
5 storiesWhat Happened to the 40 Hour Work Week?
Forget about that deeply ingrained American idea of the 40-hour work week. According to a new Gallup survey , the average work week is 47 hours. We hear from a sampling of employees who tell us how much they work these days. And we hear from the CEO of Gallup.
Read the story9 minLA’s “Made in America” Festival
Jay Z’s Made in America hits DTLA’s Grand Park Saturday and Sunday of this Labor Day weekend. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the concert in April with Jay Z. The mayor called it his attempt to bring a “great music festival” to the city. We look at the deal the organizers struck with the city and county.
Read the story7 minAmerican ISIS
The FBI is looking into reports that two more Americans have been killed while fighting for the group known as the Islamic State. This news comes days after San Diego resident Douglas McArthur McCain was killed in Syria while fighting for the group.
Read the story9 minPierce Brosnan, Found Footage, and Retelling Exodus
In our weekly rundown of film and industry news: November Man is a spy thriller that sports a lot of shots of Pierce Brosnan walking slowly away from exploding cars. Horror/suspense movie As Above, So Below is a “found footage” flick that takes place in the Parisian catacombs. Also out this weekend, Starred Up takes place in a British prison.
Read the story14 minHackers Hit U.S. Banks
Sophisticated hackers recently broke into the computer systems of JP Morgan Chase and four other U.S. banks. Once inside, the hackers siphoned off huge amounts of customer data. The hack went on for months before the banks even realized they had been attacked.
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