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About John McKerley

John McKerley is the Curator of the Iowa Labor History Oral Project at the University of Iowa.

NBN Episodes hosted by John:

Human Rights December 13, 2021

Meatpacking America

How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland

Kristy Nabhan-Warren

Hosted by John McKerley

Whether valorized as the heartland or derided as flyover country, the Midwest became instantly notorious when COVID-19 infections skyrocketed among workers in meatpacking plants—and Americans feared for their meat supply …