Today, Clancy speaks with Shannon Dobbs, Founder of the Food System Hackers and the author of "The Food Waste Rescue Manifesto: 9 Food Waste Mistakes We Need to Stop Making NOW." He has decades of experience in safe food handling. In this episode, you won't want to miss their discussion about the food desert problem, the barriers and challenges to food access, and the need for a system change to fix these problems. Listen and enjoy the show!

Today, Clancy speaks with Martha Allen, Executive Director of Extra Table FEEDS, a statewide nonprofit food bank providing monthly food to 63 food pantries and soup kitchens. In this episode, they talked about the wrong definition of what hunger is, the dimensions of food insecurity and hunger for different people, and the impacts of having good, quality food in breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger. Listen and enjoy the show!

Today, Clancy speaks with Cassandra Mobley, Chief Operating Officer at the Mississippi Food Network where she leads the Operations, Agency Relations, Programs, and Procurement teams. You won't want to miss their discussion about the need for food banks to be flexible and willing to adapt to their community, how food banks are funded, and the role of food banks in fighting food waste and food insecurity. Listen and enjoy the show!

For today's episode, Clancy speaks with Jonathan Deutsch, Professor of Culinary Arts and Science and Director of Drexel Food Lab, a culinary innovation and food product research and development lab focused on solving real-world food system problems in the areas of sustainability, health promotion, and inclusive dining. You won't want to miss their discussion about the problems in the food system, how culinary skills can be used to improve it, and the role of students in contributing creative ideas to create a resilient food infrastructure and fight food insecurity. Listen and enjoy the show!

For today's episode, Clancy talks with L. Carter Florence, DrPH, MPH, Vice President of Programs at Meals on Wheels America. She has been working in food access for nearly two decades, and with this, you will surely get tons of healthy discussions about how Meals on Wheels started, its impact on the community, and the qualifications to get into it. They also talked about the role of older adults at the table for policy making. Listen and enjoy the show!

Today, Clancy speaks with Molly Riordan, the Director of Institutional Impact at the Center for Good Food Purchasing, the Chair of the American Planning Association Division of Food Systems Planning, and co-founder and treasurer of Philly Cooks for Philly, an institutional food nonprofit based in Philadelphia. You won't want to miss their discussion about improving the food supply chain, the definition of good food, and understanding what a good food purchase is. Enjoy the show!

In today's episode, Clancy speaks with Patrick O'Neill, CEO of Amp Your Good, Inc., Board Chair of Food Bank News, and the Executive Director of the STOP THE BLEED Project. You won't want to miss their discussion about his role in providing publication and media coverage about food banks and food pantries. They also talked about food being used as medicine, and Patrick's definition of what food dignity is. Listen and enjoy the show!

Today, Clancy speaks with Salaam Bhatti, the SNAP Director for the Food Research & Action Center, which focuses on strengthening SNAP access and benefit adequacy. You won't want to miss their discussion about what SNAP is all about, the Thrifty Food Plan, and the impacts of budget cuts on this program and other food programs in the country. They also talked about the criminal schemes targeting SNAP participants. Listen and enjoy the show!

Today, Clancy speaks with Conrad Shaw, Vice President of the Income to Support All (ITSA) Foundation and an activist in the Universal Basic Income space. You won't want to miss their discussion about Universal Basic Income (UBI), his advocacy for UBI through documentaries, and how we must learn to trust people and support their potential. Enjoy the show!

In this final episode of the Food as Power series, Clancy speaks with Victoria Zapata, the National Program Manager of Food Rescue US, about their mission to reduce food waste and break down barriers to fresh food options for those impacted by food insecurities. Don't miss this powerful discussion on the role of food as power, the issue of excess in food, and the systemic failures contributing to hunger and food insecurity.