The United States of Hunger (with José Andrés and Eric Cooper)

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Back in April, a viral image captured the toll of the coronavirus pandemic on Americans trying to put food on the table. In this episode, we get the story behind that photo from Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank. He tells us what it’s like running a food bank in the midst of a national crisis, and what’s changed for essential workers on the frontlines of food distribution. Next, we talk to renowned chef and food advocate, José Andrés. In 2010, José and his wife, Patricia, started World Central Kitchen to aid in relief efforts after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake. We talk to José about the immigrant farm workers who have sustained us during the pandemic, and the importance of emergency food distribution, from the Navajo Nation to Kentucky polling places. Keep up with Julián on twitter @JulianCastro and Instagram @JulianCastroTX Support the show by checking out our sponsor You can digitally purchase life insurance from Haven Life Insurance Agency at havenlife.com/ouramerica. Haven Term is a Term Life Insurance Policy (ICC17DTC) issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111 and offered exclusively through Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC. Policy and rider form numbers and features may vary by state and not be available in all states. Our Agency license number in California is 0K71922 and in Arkansas, 100139527. The Marguerite Casey Foundation, creating greater freedom for changemakers to create a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org, and connect with the Foundation on Twitter and Facebook. Good Kids is back for Season 2 on September 29. This season, we talk to parents, experts, and kids themselves about everything from climate change and mental health to race and mentoring. Listen to the trailer here. Resources from this episode Learn more about the San Antonio Food Bank Learn more about World Central Kitchen To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/our-america shortly after the air date. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, it's me Ricky Lake. You probably know me for my hit 90s talk show, but if I'm being totally
0:05.8	honest, I was juggling so much and didn't have time to stop and think about what truly went
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0:37.0	In mid-April, April, as the novel coronavirus pandemic gripped the country and millions of Americans found themselves out of work,
0:51.0	an image of our new reality went viral. Taken from overhead, the
0:56.4	photo showed a sea of cars, hundreds of cars, bumper to bumper as though in standstill
1:01.8	traffic.
1:03.3	Except they weren't waiting in traffic.
1:06.5	They were waiting in line.
1:08.6	In a parking lot in my hometown of San Antonio,
1:11.9	there to receive food from the local food bank.
1:15.0	10,000 San Antonio families came to Traitor's Village today.
1:19.0	Thousands of people showed up to a food drive that was way more than they expected. The line stretched for four miles.
1:27.2	It's easy sometimes to think of hunger or food insecurity is something happening to someone else, somewhere else, sometime else.
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