Segment 1, beginning at 4:00: Food insecurity is on the rise in the midst of a global pandemic.
Just a few months ago, food insecurity was said to be at its lowest point since before the Great Recession. Now, as many as 18 million children may be not be getting enough to eat and 38% of students at 4-year colleges report experiencing limited or uncertain access to adequate food since the coronavirus struck.
- Anthony Maly, senior program manager at the UMKC Office of Student Involvement
- Sarah Biles, communications director at Harvesters
Segment 2, beginning at 29:45: Discover a social media empire with an unapologetic vision of gun rights.
A new podcast from the Guns & America team is shining a light on a family of far-right activists who manage more than a dozen nonprofits spread around the country. Together, the Dorr brothers have built a grassroots fundraising empire with messages targeting gun control, abortion rights and pandemic-era face mask rules.
- Chris Haxel, Guns & America reporter at KCUR