American workers from all walks of life talk about what they do, how they feel about their jobs, and what motivates them to keep coming to work every day.

In 1974, oral historian Studs Terkel published Working, a collection of personal accounts by American workers that reflected on what they did and how they felt about their work.

Half a century since Terkel's book came out, we still have teachers, sanitation workers, and baseball players, but the nature of work itself has changed.

Mark Larson is an award-winning educator and author who has worked in high schools, universities, The Field Museum, and the Lincoln Park Zoo.

In his 2024 book, Working in the 21st Century, Larson pays tribute to Studs Terkel by talking to over a hundred modern Americans about what their work means to them and why they do it.