About this episode

The episode discusses the media's decision to snub Donald Trump's address in favor of other programming and highlights a new food access initiative in Colorado.

We kick off with the unexpected snubbing of Donald Trump's primetime address by major networks, who opted for a nature documentary narrated by Tom Hanks, and a game show instead, showcasing a shift in media engagement. Next, we highlight the Colorado Food Cluster's groundbreaking Food Trust Pilot program, designed to provide universal access to nutritious food through grocery shopping rather than traditional food assistance methods. Devastating humiliation served to Trump as TV networks snub speech — for these shows - Raw Story Universal basic food pilot program tackles hunger in new way Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .

Topics covered

• media engagement
• food access
• politics
• hunger
• universal basic food

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• media
• food access
• Colorado Food Cluster
• hunger
• universal basic food
• nature documentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado Food Cluster, Raw Story

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