Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

Feeding the Frontline

Remember supporting your favorite restaurants by getting takeout during the pandemic? What if your go-to neighborhood spot was not only fighting to stay open during the pandemic, but also started a local initiative to get free food to frontline healthcare workers? Jenny and FeedER, an Oakland based community initiative, were doing just that. This week’s essential voice is Jenny Schwarz. Roundtable guests: Nate Mook from World Central Kitchen and Elsa Collins from This is About Humanity. Learn more about Jenny’s restaurant Hopscotch: <a href="https://www.hopscotchoakland.com/">https://www.hopscotchoakland.com/</a>Learn more about World Central Kitchen: <a href="https://wck.org/">https://wck.org/</a>Learn more about This is About Humanity: <a href="https://www.thisisabouthumanity.com/">https://www.thisisabouthumanity.com/</a>Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/6cccb118-97e9-4bd5-99db-2ac794182812">https://app.trint.com/public/6cccb118-97e9-4bd5-99db-2ac794182812</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.