EPISODE 4 WILL BE AVAILABLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th!
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For Immediate Release: Emmy-nominated host, writer and producer Baratunde Thurston launched his new podcast HOW TO CITIZEN WITH BARATUNDE in partnership with iHeartRadio. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Episode 4: Feeding Ourselves Our Way (with Chef José Andrés)
Baratunde learns about mutual aid and local, distributed approaches to feeding ourselves during this time of crisis. José Andrés, chef and humanitarian and founder of World Central Kitchen, speaks about the power of food to build community, and his belief that we can indeed feed ourselves with dignity in this moment if we have the political will to do so. Two representatives of the LA Community Fridge movement tell us about how neighbors are feeding neighbors and learning more about each other in the process.
COVID has exposed the fragility of so many systems including how we eat. While farmers are having to burn crops and warehouses of strawberries are rotting because we aren’t in “business as usual,” restaurants, chefs, and communities are figuring out new ways to involve everyone in productively feeding ourselves and our neighbors. We look at two approaches that, for now, are outside the realm of government action and government funding, both anchored by local community action, and providing two different approaches to the food crisis in America.
HOW TO CITIZEN WITH BARATUNDE made it into the top 20 of APPLE’s top 100 podcast list!
Listen to previous episodes here:
Revolutionary Love is How to Citizen (with Valarie Kaur)
Democracy Means People Power, Literally (with Eric Liu)
Keeping Us Safe, Beyond Policing (with Dr. Phil Goff & Zach Norris)
Episodes will be distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network every Thursday
ABOUT “HOW TO CITIZEN WITH BARATUNDE”:
HOW TO CITIZEN WITH BARATUNDE reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. So many of us want to do more in response to the problems we hear about constantly, but where and how to participate can leave us feeling overwhelmed and helpless. Voting, while critically important, simply isn’t enough. It takes more to make this experiment in self-governance work. Listen in to learn new perspectives and practices from people working to improve society for the many. Join writer, activist, and comedian Baratunde Thurston on a journey beyond politics as usual that will leave us all more hopeful, connected, and moved to act.
ABOUT BARATUNDE THURSTON:
Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for THE ONION, produced for THE DAILY SHOW, advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Times bestseller HOW TO BE BLACK. He’s the executive producer and host of a new weekly podcast on iHeartRadio, HOW TO CITIZEN WITH BARATUNDE, as well as WE’RE HAVING A MOMENT, which CNET called “the most important podcast of 2020.” He’s also the creator / host of the weekly pandemic show, LIVE ON LOCKDOWN. In 2019, he delivered what MSNBC’s Brian Williams called “one of the greatest TED talks of all time.” Right now, the writer, activist and comedian is using his powerful voice to help people understand this revolutionary moment with his unique blend of insight, humor, and empathy.
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