Author and activist Chandra Bozelko (Twitter: @ChandraBozelko & @aprisondiary) joins us to talk about how the media failed in reporting on holiday prison meals during the government shutdown. Anna names names.

In our final installment on food assistance, we talk about what the Left can do to ensure the personhood of those we aim to help, and how making sure people are fed helps keep the promise of America as a land of opportunity.

Part 2 of our food assistance discussion. We talk about how the system dehumanizes those using public assistance for food, Matthew talks about technical obstacles at farmers markets with journalist Leah Douglas, and we explore how giving families more economic freedom results in healthier people and a more humane society.

On Part 1 of our discussion about food assistance, we introduce SNAP and EBT, talk about our own experiences with these programs, and dig into the actual numbers to try and get at the meat of the prejudices and misconceptions around those who rely on public assistance to help feed their families.

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On our first foray into food and the prison system, we focus on what inmates actually eat - at least, when there's something edible. Anna and Matthew discuss corporate prison dining contracts, New York's new care packages grift, and interview journalist Connor Sheets about Alabama's "Beach House Sheriff."

Welcome to the Bread Line Podcast, a show about food and food issues through the lens of leftist social and environmental justice by Matthew Hodges, Anna Markow, and Mark Wayne.