Arghavan & Alyssa diagnose America's latest nutrition emergency as SNAP benefits face potential cuts. They dissect the economic consequences of food insecurity with surgical precision while examining the bizarre phenomenon of billionaires hoarding wealth like it's toilet paper in a pandemic.
The doctors perform a thorough examination of:
- The alarming case of disappearing SNAP contingency funds (prognosis: sus)
- How cutting food assistance creates a cascade of symptoms across the economy
- Billie Eilish prescribes wealth redistribution to Mark Zuckerberg
Side effects of this episode may include: righteous indignation, increased awareness of food insecurity, and an irresistible urge to check if your local billionaire is sharing their metaphorical sandbox.
This episode may induce hunger for both nourishment and economic justice.
Please, donate to your local food banks and/or volunteer your time.
Not sure where how? Check out your city/county resources, or search these national databases:
For relief from the heavy diagnosis, get a dose of joy featuring Isabel Klee and her pet dog Whimsy, who frankly demonstrate better social skills than some humans with bank accounts larger than GDP.
- Isabel Klee and Whimsy, the Rescue Dog
- A woman hits the Conservative dating apps
- You think scientists are hiding things from you? Have you met these losers?
Resources:
Mississippi Monkey Hunt
SNAP
- Joyce Vance: “When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?”
- Elizabeth Austin's essay: $149.57 Is Going to Have to Feed My Family Indefinitely
- 'I don't think we fully understand who SNAP recipients are': Single mother speaks out
Billionaires, Wealth Inequality & Financial Struggles
- Billie Eilish Calls Out Billionaires In Room With Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Give Your Money Away’
- The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid
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Credits
- Production by Arghavan Salles and Alyssa Burgart
- Editing by Alyssa Burgart
- Theme Music by Joseph Uphoff
- Social Media by Arghavan Salles