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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: War on Poor Grows: No Shellfish, Potatoes, Ketchup for You! - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-22-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: can't afford no food - Jeff Eliassen
00:04:36 Ch. 4: Act 2: GOP's Poor-Punishing Legacy Comes to an End (In One State) - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 04-23-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Food - Town Hall
00:08:43 Ch. 6: Act 3: Dr. Harriet Fraad on US economy’s disastrous impact on children - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - AIr Date: 1-25-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cry for the Children - Jamod Allah
00:19:09 Ch. 8: Act 4: Anna Chudnovsky, Elementary School Teacher - First Call BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition - Air Date: 11-27-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Impossible - Shout Out Louds
00:25:20 Ch. 10: Act 5: Fired for the offense of feeding children - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 6-3-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Broke and Hungry - Jeremy Wallace
00:36:55 Ch. 12: Act 6: Food, Clothing and Health Care Should be Rights... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-12-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Food - Gablé
00:46:34 Ch. 14: Act 7: Keep #SNAP Strong via @FRACtweets — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:51:59 Ch. 16: Act 8: Basic Income: The Totally Crazy Not Crazy Idea - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 06-25-15
Voicemails
00:58:31 Ch. 17: Happiness through helping people - Colin from Cleveland, OH
00:59:53 Ch. 18: Happiness through autonomy at work - Ryan from Phoenix
01:03:42 Ch. 19: Are the long-term consequinces of nuclear vs solar comparable? - Marty from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: 12 Final Comments on supporting Katie on Patreon, suggesting you watch the movie Pride and answering a question about nuclear power
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Keep #SNAP Strong via @FRACtweets
Take Action:
Track and support/oppose pending budgetary and program changes to food assistance through Food Research and Action Center’s Legislative Action Center
SIGN: "Tell Congress to Keep SNAP Strong”
Sources/further reading:
"What SNAP Is For” via the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
"Honoring the Legacy of Senators Bob Dole and George McGovern” via World Food Program USA
"Republicans Are Trying to Take Food Out of My Mouth” by Katie Klabusich at RollingStone
Written (mostly) by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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