141. New Deal Descendant Dr. June Hopkins talks about Harry Hopkins, FDR, the WPA, & the Need for a Job Guarantee

Welcome to the Harmony of Interest series where we explore ideas that positively shape our world.   Dr. June Hopkins is author of <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Hopkins-Sudden-Reformer-Roosevelts/dp/0230613659'>Harry Hopkins: Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer</a> and received her PhD in American History from Georgetown University and is Professor Emerita at Georgia Southern University.   She is also the granddaughter of one of my heroes, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hopkins'>Harry Hopkins</a>, who was an architect of the<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal'> New Deal</a>, and Administrator of the<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration'> Works Progress Administration</a> that created millions of government jobs during the last great depression while building the nation’s infrastructure through public works.   In<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II'> World War II</a>, Harry Hopkins was Roosevelt's chief diplomatic advisor and liaison with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. He supervised the $50 billion<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease'> Lend-Lease</a> program of military aid to the Allies.   In this conversation, we discuss:   <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li class="_2QuBr _30PMG _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_2 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR"> Dr. June Hopkins background; </li> <li class="_2QuBr _30PMG _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_2 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR"> Harry Hopkins early years growing up in Iowa and as a social worker in New York City; </li> <li class="_2QuBr _30PMG _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_2 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-Dr