The Fifty One

The Fifty One is a nod to the fact that women make up 51% of the U.S. population. In each season, we take a national issue and work with local reporters across the country to explore its impact on women at the local level. In season 1, we're tackling food insecurity—the drivers of it, solutions, and what it really looks like in communities across the country.

From Veggie Vouchers to Vertical Farming, Talking Solutions with Civil Eats 12/05/2018

From Veggie Vouchers to Vertical Farming, Talking Solutions with Civil Eats That's a wrap on season 1! In this episode we bring back Civil Eats' contributing editor Twilight Greenaway to talk about solutions big and small, the right way to talk about food access issues, and what the future may hold. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7808102

SNAP, the Farm Bill, and More with The New Food Economy's Claire Brown 11/28/2018

SNAP, the Farm Bill, and More with The New Food Economy's Claire Brown Food policy and environment reporter Claire Brown's first job in food was helping SNAP recipients use their benefits at New York farmers markets, so we invited her on to talk about everything from SNAP to the Farm Bill and how they do or don't address food access. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7715666

A Detroit Food Pantry Giving People Choices, Stability, and Dignity 11/14/2018

A Detroit Food Pantry Giving People Choices, Stability, and Dignity In this episode we head to Detroit with WDET reporter Taylor Wizner to check out the Broadmoor Food Connection, run by Reverend Roslyn Bouier. Its client-choice model gives people struggling with food access in the area choices, stability, and dignity. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7545437

Community Coalition of South Los Angeles on the Intersection of Food Access, Transportation, Discrimination, Health, and Poverty 11/07/2018

Community Coalition of South Los Angeles on the Intersection of Food Access, Transportation, Discrimination, Health, and Poverty The Community Coalition of South Los Angeles, or Coco South LA, is known for looking at the complex web of factors behind community issues, and their approach to food is no different. In this episode reporter Melissa Chadburn takes us to South LA for a look at what drives food insecurity there and what's being done about it. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7463477

Food Is Medicine 10/24/2018

Food Is Medicine Last year California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill providing $6 million over three years to the Food Is Medicine pilot. The pilot will provide medically tailored meals for 1,000 Medi-Cal patients struggling with either TypeII Diabetes or congestive heart failure. We look at what sorts of benefits that might bring, and how organizations elsewhere in the country are taking up the "food as medicine" idea and running with it, too. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7297280

The Intersection of Colonization and Food Sovereignty for the Navajo Nation 10/17/2018

The Intersection of Colonization and Food Sovereignty for the Navajo Nation Indigenous people in the U.S. are up to 400% more likely to experience food insecurity. That's by design. A key aspect to colonization has always been to erode food sovereignty, but many are working to reclaim it. That includes the Navajo Nation, which spans three southwestern states. In this episode, Native America Calling reporter (and Toasted Sister podcast host) Andi Murphy takes us to the reservation to explore what has driven high rates of food insecurity and what's being done about food sovereignty. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7214069

Rethinking "Poor People's Food" in Appalachia 10/10/2018

Rethinking "Poor People's Food" in Appalachia Chef and farmer Mike Costello, from the 100 Days in Appalachia project, joins us to talk about re-imagining Appalachia's food history and how the stories we tell about the we eat impact access and health. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7149050

The Link Between the Opioid Crisis and Food Insecurity in Dayton, Ohio 10/03/2018

The Link Between the Opioid Crisis and Food Insecurity in Dayton, Ohio West Dayton recently lost the last of its grocery stores. Its food pantries are serving several hundred families every week, many of them grandparents raising grandkids orphaned by the opioid epidemic. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7123472

Tracing Red Lines and Food Insecurity in Birmingham, Alabama 09/26/2018

Tracing Red Lines and Food Insecurity in Birmingham, Alabama When fifth-generation Birmingham, AL native Randi Pink started looking for her first home to buy, she realized there were no neighborhoods in her hometown that could offer both great food options and diversity. She set out to find out why, and takes us along on that journey in this episode. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7093350

How Redlining Helped Create Food Insecurity 09/19/2018

How Redlining Helped Create Food Insecurity Redlining effectively segregated U.S. cities for decades, and precipitated divestment from low-income neighborhoods. Those same neighborhoods are the ones struggling with food insecurity today. Next week, we'll explore one of those cities (Birmingham, AL), but in this episode we look at the history of redlining and how it intersects with food access issues. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7065136

The Role of Ethnic Markets & Bodegas in Addressing Food Insecurity 09/12/2018

The Role of Ethnic Markets & Bodegas in Addressing Food Insecurity The traditional definition of the term "food desert" leaves out ethnic markets, which means these small food havens are also often left out of policy discussions and support programs. In this episode Amy Roost joins us to explore these markets as an integral part of the solution to food access in many neighborhoods, and the importance of culturally appropriate food options in immigrant communities. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7037106

The Web of Poverty, Racism, and Sexism Surrounding Food Insecurity 09/05/2018

The Web of Poverty, Racism, and Sexism Surrounding Food Insecurity How do people go hungry in the world's most-fed country? Civil Eats' Twilight Greenaway joins to talk about the complexities of food access and how it relates to everything from urban planning to poverty to racism and sexism. We've partnered with local reporters across the country this season to explore what food access looks like in their communities. /episode/index/show/the51/id/7009780

Welcome to The 51, from DAME Magazine 03/20/2018

Welcome to The 51, from DAME Magazine In each season of DAME Magazine's The 51, we'll take a national issue and explore what it looks like for women living in communities throughout the country. In season 1, we're tackling food deserts—parts of the country where residents have no access to fresh produce. Together with local reporters and advocates we'll look at what it's like to live in a food desert, why there are still so many, and what's being done about it. /episode/index/show/the51/id/6387066

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