The Uncertain Hour: Season 6 (The Welfare-to-Work Industrial Complex)

Marketplace

Many Americans have long believed that welfare recipients must get a job—or be preparing for one—to receive government assistance. This Marketplace production delves into the lucrative business that surrounds welfare-to-work policies, and the ways those businesses work to keep recipients dependent on their services.

PRIMARY PRODUCTION CREDITS

Creator: Krissy Clark. Showrunner: Caitlin Esch. Executive Producers: Francesca Levy, Donna Tam, Neal Scarbrough. Producers: Krissy Clark, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Grace Rubin, with help from Elizabeth Gawthrop, Muna Danish, Ben Clary, Marque Greene, Tiffany Bui, Daniel Martinez. Writers: Krissy Clark, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Grace Rubin. Editor: Michael May. Additional Editing: Catherine Winter. Reporters: Krissy Clark, Peter Balonon-Rosen. Sound Design: Chris Julin, Jayk Cherry.