NPR's Talk of the Nation: Changing Face of America

Live Town Hall Meeting: Kansas City, Missouri

Listen to the Talk of the Nation's Town Hall Meeting from Thursday, September 28, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.

Talk of the Nation Juan Williams

A Look at Work
Talk of the Nation explores two aspects of the American workplace. In hour one, the shows looks at American corporations. They're facing more competition than ever from domestic rivals and companies around the globe. In order to survive and to thrive, businesses must react to changing demands of the market place. But as global as our economy has become, companies are still dependent on their local communities. What do companies have to do in order to survive in a changing environment?

In hour two, we'll examine the questions: Do you live to work or work to live? For most of us, work is about more than just earning a living, it's an integral part of our lives and even helps define who we are. Why do we work and how are changes in technology and the economy changing our relationship to our jobs and employers?

Join host Juan Williams and his guests as they explore how work has changed, and how it's changed us.

Guests:

Irvine Hockaday, President and CEO, Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Russell Roberts, Senior Fellow at the Study of American Business at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri and author of the forthcoming book The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance (MIT press, Feb. 2001)

Ed Mattix, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Brand Management, Sprint Corporation

Joanne Ciulla, author The Working Life (Random House, 2000) *Professor at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Virginia

Deb Turpin, owner & Founder, Rivers City Studio (design firm in Kansas City, MO)

Al Page, dean, School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri, Kansas City

* Music for this broadcast was performed by Alaadeen & Group 21.

The Changing Face of America is an 18-month-long NPR series that tells the stories of regular, everyday Americans and the issues they face at a time of rapid and dramatic change in the U.S. This special series can be heard on NPR's Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered and Morning Edition.