Andy Fisher "Big Hunger"

Summary: <p><em>A high school basketball team organizes a canned food drive. A church volunteer group restocks the local pantry with donations from Walmart. Both examples are seemingly positive portrayals of American civic engagement… So what’s wrong with this picture?</em></p><br><p>Playing for Team Human today is Andy Fisher, author of <a href="https://www.bighunger.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Big Hunger: the Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups</em></a>. In the book, Fisher tackles the <em>big</em> question of why chronic hunger and food insecurity persist despite the efforts of food banks, pantries, and charity. Fisher’s suggests that our effort to solve hunger with charity is missing a crucial component that would transform stopgap measures into long-term solutions. Join Douglas and Andy as they take a critical look at the what Fisher calls the “non-profit industrial complex," while looking toward a future where social equity figures into the equation of ending hunger in America. </p><br><p>Purchase <em>Big Hunger </em>from your favorite local book seller or at <a href="https://www.bighunger.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bighhunger.org</a>.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Professor Mara Einstein of the <a href="http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DAH/MediaStudies/MA/Pages/default.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Media Studies department at Queens College</a> for introducing us to Andy's work and inviting him to the Basement Media Squat where we tape Team Human.</p><br><p>Today’s show features <a href="https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/foremans-dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">intro and outro music by Fugazi</a>, thanks to Dischord Records for sharing. In the middle you heard a listener original by <a href="http://www.joshuasitronmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Sitron and the Team Human band</a>, mixed with a track from <a href="http://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-31-r-u-sirius/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Human Ep. 31 guest R.U. Sirius</a>.</p><br><p>If you’d like to sustain this show, you can support us via Patreon. Go to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman</a> to subscribe at the level that feels right for you.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>