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106. Food, Fear, and FAFO: Immigration’s Breaking Point in America’s Kitchens
What happens when the people who feed America start disappearing?
Former Washington State Senator Mona Das joins Eat Your Content for a raw, fast-moving conversation about the reality behind your plate. Immigrant workers are the backbone of the food industry—cooks, farmers, dishwashers, and delivery drivers—but in today’s political climate, many are afraid to show up for work. Fields are empty, restaurants are understaffed, and the system that keeps our kitchens running is starting to crack.
Mona, an immigrant herself, talks with Rich about how fear-based policies and disinformation are driving people out of the workforce and threatening the future of America’s food supply. They dive into how politics, identity, and pop culture collide in the most basic human act—eating—and what happens when we forget who’s behind the meal.
It’s part political reality check, part cultural reckoning, and all heart.
If you care about food, you should care about who makes it. Listen now and join the conversation about what happens when politics meets your plate.
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What happens when the people who feed America start disappearing?
Former Washington State Senator Mona Das joins Eat Your Content for a raw, fast-moving conversation about the reality behind your plate. Immigrant workers are the backbone of the food industry—cooks, farmers, dishwashers, and delivery drivers—but in today’s political climate, many are afraid to show up for work. Fields are empty, restaurants are understaffed, and the system that keeps our kitchens running is starting to crack.
Mona, an immigrant herself, talks with Rich about how fear-based policies and disinformation are driving people out of the workforce and threatening the future of America’s food supply. They dive into how politics, identity, and pop culture collide in the most basic human act—eating—and what happens when we forget who’s behind the meal.
It’s part political reality check, part cultural reckoning, and all heart.
If you care about food, you should care about who makes it. Listen now and join the conversation about what happens when politics meets your plate.
Send us a text
Thanks for listening to Eat Your Content. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting the podcast through our merch store on Tee Public. Get great quality items like T-shirts, hats, mugs, and more all sporting the vibrant Eat Your Content logo. Go to teepublic.com/user/eatyourcontent for more great items. Thank you for your support!
Support the show
Want to be a guest on Eat Your Content? Send me a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/eatyourcontent
Follow EYC on Socials
TikTok: @eatyourcontent (https://www.tiktok.com/@eatyourcontent)
YouTube: @EatYourContent (https://youtube.com/@EatYourContent?si=wYA-OAgpX4D51otX)
Instagram: @richherrera (https://www.instagram.com/richherrera/) & @eatyourcontent (https://www.instagram.com/eatyourcontent)
X (formally known as Twitter): @richherrera (https://twitter.com/richherrera)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richherrera1250
Atmosfy: https://atmosfy.io/richherrera
Web: https://my.linkpod.site/eatyourcontent
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