https://simplecast.com Left Over: How Corporations and Politicians Are Milking the American School Lunch A 6-part investigative series looking at the systemic shortcomings of the National School Lunch program from those at the bottom of the pyramid, to those at the top. Left Over host award-winning journalist Jessica Terrell travels to school districts across the country for a closer look at why and how corporations and politicians are undermining and exploiting the American public school lunch system. Each episode of Left Over dives into the experiences of lunch workers, students, caretakers, and community organizers while examining how the problematic views surrounding poverty and unchecked racial inequality are fueling the country’s largest anti-hunger programs. The series is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 2023 The Counter en Fri, 6 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000 Fri, 6 Oct 2023 04:00:12 +0000 http://www.leftoverpod.com Left Over: How Corporations and Politicians Are Milking the American School Lunch https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7650bc75-29ee-4229-aa15-8b7d25418e67/e60570cf-c278-4ec2-9653-e0eb59b2db17/3000x3000/screen-shot-2022-11-18-at-11-43-52-am.jpg?aid=rss_feed http://www.leftoverpod.com serial A 6-part investigative series looking at the systemic shortcomings of the National School Lunch program from those at the bottom of the pyramid, to those at the top. Left Over host award-winning journalist Jessica Terrell travels to school districts across the country for a closer look at why and how corporations and politicians are undermining and exploiting the American public school lunch system. Each episode of Left Over dives into the experiences of lunch workers, students, caretakers, and community organizers while examining how the problematic views surrounding poverty and unchecked racial inequality are fueling the country’s largest anti-hunger programs. The series is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Counter no https://feeds.simplecast.com/cApXH6yK children, school lunch, corporate america, corporations, students, corruption, families, investigation, journalism, parents, lwc studios, politics, narrative, non-fiction, public school, school children, teachers The Counter hello@lwcstudios.com 6074477a-ffae-4764-8597-1316b77a2dd6 Introducing: 100 Latina Birthdays The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series from Peabody-nominated LWC Studios, reporters in Chicago investigate the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100. In season 1, the stories that unfold center Latinas during their perinatal journeys, childhood, adolescence, and up until age 20. 

In episode 1, new parents Wendy Miralda and José Paz are navigating the first year of their daughter Jelyani’s life, in Spanish. Language is key to their connection as a family and as Hondurans living in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Waukegan, Illinois. The Paz family never questioned teaching their baby Spanish. But many Latinos in the U.S. grapple with the misconception that doing so could delay their child learning English, or affect their development. There’s also the stigma Latinos face when they don’t teach their children Spanish. Reporter Andrea Flores dives into the research on infant brain development that supports bilingualism, and tackles the harmful misconceptions that divide U.S. Latinos along language lines. For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit us at 100latinabirthdays.com. Follow us on social media @100latinabirthdays.

]]> Fri, 6 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Paulina Velasco, Juleyka Lantigua, Kojin Tashiro, Kate Gallagher, Michelle Baker, Amanda DeJesus, Anne Lim, Samia Bouzid) https://100latinabirthdays.com/ The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series from Peabody-nominated LWC Studios, reporters in Chicago investigate the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100. In season 1, the stories that unfold center Latinas during their perinatal journeys, childhood, adolescence, and up until age 20. 

In episode 1, new parents Wendy Miralda and José Paz are navigating the first year of their daughter Jelyani’s life, in Spanish. Language is key to their connection as a family and as Hondurans living in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Waukegan, Illinois. The Paz family never questioned teaching their baby Spanish. But many Latinos in the U.S. grapple with the misconception that doing so could delay their child learning English, or affect their development. There’s also the stigma Latinos face when they don’t teach their children Spanish. Reporter Andrea Flores dives into the research on infant brain development that supports bilingualism, and tackles the harmful misconceptions that divide U.S. Latinos along language lines. For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit us at 100latinabirthdays.com. Follow us on social media @100latinabirthdays.

]]> Introducing: 100 Latina Birthdays Paulina Velasco, Juleyka Lantigua, Kojin Tashiro, Kate Gallagher, Michelle Baker, Amanda DeJesus, Anne Lim, Samia Bouzid 00:35:07 The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series from Peabody-nominated LWC Studios, reporters in Chicago investigate the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100. In season 1, the stories that unfold center Latinas during their perinatal journeys, childhood, adolescence, and up until age 20. In episode 1, new parents Wendy Miralda and José Paz are navigating the first year of their daughter Jelyani’s life, in Spanish. Language is key to their connection as a family and as Hondurans living in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Waukegan, Illinois. The Paz family never questioned teaching their baby Spanish. But many Latinos in the U.S. grapple with the misconception that doing so could delay their child learning English, or affect their development. There’s also the stigma Latinos face when they don’t teach their children Spanish. Reporter Andrea Flores dives into the research on infant brain development that supports bilingualism, and tackles the harmful misconceptions that divide U.S. Latinos along language lines. For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit us at 100latinabirthdays.com. Follow us on social media @100latinabirthdays. The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series from Peabody-nominated LWC Studios, reporters in Chicago investigate the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100. In season 1, the stories that unfold center Latinas during their perinatal journeys, childhood, adolescence, and up until age 20. In episode 1, new parents Wendy Miralda and José Paz are navigating the first year of their daughter Jelyani’s life, in Spanish. Language is key to their connection as a family and as Hondurans living in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Waukegan, Illinois. The Paz family never questioned teaching their baby Spanish. But many Latinos in the U.S. grapple with the misconception that doing so could delay their child learning English, or affect their development. There’s also the stigma Latinos face when they don’t teach their children Spanish. Reporter Andrea Flores dives into the research on infant brain development that supports bilingualism, and tackles the harmful misconceptions that divide U.S. Latinos along language lines. For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit us at 100latinabirthdays.com. Follow us on social media @100latinabirthdays. bilingualism, baby, chicagoland, chicago, latina, latina health, spanish no bonus 1 1014da82-5366-4367-9932-c7548bb32d8e Introducing Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms The newest narrative podcast from LWC Studios is out now! “Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms” is a 14-part series exploring how reparations should be paid and to whom. This podcast is meant to be enjoyed in an order that makes the most sense for our listeners. You can begin by listening to this episode or wherever you find your podcasts–-and start your own reparations exploration.

For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit StillPayingThePricePod.com.

Original score by Kojin Tashiro. Cover art: "Gemini" by Fitgi Saint-Louis.

This series was funded by a grant from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:29:25 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Juleyka Lantigua, Michelle Baker, Paulina Velasco, Amanda DeJesus, Kojin Tashiro, Pamela Kirkland) http://www.leftoverpod.com The newest narrative podcast from LWC Studios is out now! “Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms” is a 14-part series exploring how reparations should be paid and to whom. This podcast is meant to be enjoyed in an order that makes the most sense for our listeners. You can begin by listening to this episode or wherever you find your podcasts–-and start your own reparations exploration.

For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit StillPayingThePricePod.com.

Original score by Kojin Tashiro. Cover art: "Gemini" by Fitgi Saint-Louis.

This series was funded by a grant from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

]]> Introducing Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms Juleyka Lantigua, Michelle Baker, Paulina Velasco, Amanda DeJesus, Kojin Tashiro, Pamela Kirkland 00:03:50 no bonus 1 bda5600b-41d5-48b9-9742-d04e4d10cf4d "We Created This System in the First Place" 74 percent. That’s how much fewer greenhouse gas emissions schools emit into the environment when they implement sustainable lunch menus–like Meatless Mondays. From serving culturally relevant food to buying from local farms, nutrition leaders across the U.S. are reimagining what school lunch can do for their communities. In this final episode, reporter Jessica Terrell explores how school nutrition programs are innovating and learning what it takes to make lasting, large-scale change to the National School Lunch Program.

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:25:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Kori Doran, Emma Forbes, Erica Huang, Anne Lim, Michelle Baker, Juleyka Lantigua, Kate Gallagher, Jessica Terrell, Paulina Velasco) http://www.leftoverpod.com 74 percent. That’s how much fewer greenhouse gas emissions schools emit into the environment when they implement sustainable lunch menus–like Meatless Mondays. From serving culturally relevant food to buying from local farms, nutrition leaders across the U.S. are reimagining what school lunch can do for their communities. In this final episode, reporter Jessica Terrell explores how school nutrition programs are innovating and learning what it takes to make lasting, large-scale change to the National School Lunch Program.

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> "We Created This System in the First Place" Kori Doran, Emma Forbes, Erica Huang, Anne Lim, Michelle Baker, Juleyka Lantigua, Kate Gallagher, Jessica Terrell, Paulina Velasco 00:37:50 no full 6 1 4a16cef6-1e1a-4ff6-9fa7-dcae51a05a74 "It Felt Like You Were Banging Your Head Against a Wall" 60 to 70 percent of total milk sales. That’s the share of chocolate and flavored milk students buy in school cafeterias each year. Nutrition workers, parents, doctors, and the dairy industry have debated whether to keep chocolate milk in schools for over a decade. Reporter Jessica Terrell examines the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and the fight over chocolate milk to understand why attempts to reform the National School Lunch System often fail. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:20:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Anne Lim, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher, Juleyka Lantigua, Erica Huang, Jessica Terrell, Michelle Baker, Kori Doran, Emma Forbes) http://www.leftoverpod.com 60 to 70 percent of total milk sales. That’s the share of chocolate and flavored milk students buy in school cafeterias each year. Nutrition workers, parents, doctors, and the dairy industry have debated whether to keep chocolate milk in schools for over a decade. Reporter Jessica Terrell examines the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and the fight over chocolate milk to understand why attempts to reform the National School Lunch System often fail. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> "It Felt Like You Were Banging Your Head Against a Wall" Anne Lim, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher, Juleyka Lantigua, Erica Huang, Jessica Terrell, Michelle Baker, Kori Doran, Emma Forbes 00:30:29 no full 5 1 729a32c7-8bca-4aac-b652-d8d2192f832c "Their Job Is Not to Make Kids Healthier" $40 billion. That’s how much the “Big Three” food service contractors—Aramark, Sodexo, and Chartwells—earned in the United States in 2019. Many public school meal programs are run by private companies with a documented history of cutting employee wages, reducing food quality, and pocketing incentives meant for schools. Reporter Jessica Terrell details how corporations profit off the public school lunch system, and talks to some of the people who have worked to hold them accountable. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:15:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Emma Forbes, Anne Lim, Kori Doran, Juleyka Lantigua, Paulina Velasco, Jessica Terrell, Kate Gallagher, Michelle Baker) http://www.leftoverpod.com $40 billion. That’s how much the “Big Three” food service contractors—Aramark, Sodexo, and Chartwells—earned in the United States in 2019. Many public school meal programs are run by private companies with a documented history of cutting employee wages, reducing food quality, and pocketing incentives meant for schools. Reporter Jessica Terrell details how corporations profit off the public school lunch system, and talks to some of the people who have worked to hold them accountable. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> "Their Job Is Not to Make Kids Healthier" Emma Forbes, Anne Lim, Kori Doran, Juleyka Lantigua, Paulina Velasco, Jessica Terrell, Kate Gallagher, Michelle Baker 00:33:52 no full 4 1 25a421c1-a19b-4e03-8830-b2a3c7d4adad "Somebody Other Than Us Is Planning Our Menus Right Now" $40. That's how much one Milwaukee student says she spends each week on snacks instead of eating the food in her public school cafeteria. For decades, school nutrition leaders in Milwaukee resisted what many other programs around the country were doing: transitioning away from scratch-cooked meals to serve more processed, pre-packaged food. They ultimately switched to save money. Reporter Jessica Terrell digs into the proliferation of processed foods on school menus to better understand why the same foods show up across the country. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:10:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Kate Gallagher, Erica Huang, Michelle Baker, Juleyka Lantigua, Monica Lopez, Paulina Velasco, Anne Lim, Emma Forbes, Kori Doran, Jessica Terrell) http://www.leftoverpod.com $40. That's how much one Milwaukee student says she spends each week on snacks instead of eating the food in her public school cafeteria. For decades, school nutrition leaders in Milwaukee resisted what many other programs around the country were doing: transitioning away from scratch-cooked meals to serve more processed, pre-packaged food. They ultimately switched to save money. Reporter Jessica Terrell digs into the proliferation of processed foods on school menus to better understand why the same foods show up across the country. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> "Somebody Other Than Us Is Planning Our Menus Right Now" Kate Gallagher, Erica Huang, Michelle Baker, Juleyka Lantigua, Monica Lopez, Paulina Velasco, Anne Lim, Emma Forbes, Kori Doran, Jessica Terrell 00:37:36 no full 3 1 c8380277-ea70-4f62-8c3c-20a6d0b320dd "The Paradox of Plenty Amid Hunger" 16.8 pounds of food. That’s how much less food a 10-year-old child gets per week on the lowest rung of government food assistance, compared to a child in a better-funded program. In this episode, Left Over returns to the roots of our social welfare programs to understand how long-standing racism and classism play a role in limiting what the National School Lunch Program does for school children today. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:05:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Jessica Terrell, Erica Huang, Anne Lim, Juleyka Lantigua, Monica Lopez, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher) http://www.leftoverpod.com 16.8 pounds of food. That’s how much less food a 10-year-old child gets per week on the lowest rung of government food assistance, compared to a child in a better-funded program. In this episode, Left Over returns to the roots of our social welfare programs to understand how long-standing racism and classism play a role in limiting what the National School Lunch Program does for school children today. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> "The Paradox of Plenty Amid Hunger" Jessica Terrell, Erica Huang, Anne Lim, Juleyka Lantigua, Monica Lopez, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher 00:36:01 no full 2 1 5e6299ad-d107-4bf7-a595-ea21a30e609e "It’s Blame the Lunch Worker First and Foremost" Less than $2. That’s how much the Santa Ana Unified school district can afford to spend on one student’s lunch each day. The $14 billion budget of the National School Lunch program stretches thin, and school nutrition workers are often the target of kids’ complaints. Reporter Jessica Terrell explores the cultural figure of “the lunch lady,” and how students and workers lose when bureaucrats focus on cost over care. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
 

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Jessica Terrell, Anne Lim, Juleyka Lantigua, Michelle Baker, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher, Erica Huang, Emma Forbes, Kori Doran) http://www.leftoverpod.com Less than $2. That’s how much the Santa Ana Unified school district can afford to spend on one student’s lunch each day. The $14 billion budget of the National School Lunch program stretches thin, and school nutrition workers are often the target of kids’ complaints. Reporter Jessica Terrell explores the cultural figure of “the lunch lady,” and how students and workers lose when bureaucrats focus on cost over care. 

This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
 

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> "It’s Blame the Lunch Worker First and Foremost" Jessica Terrell, Anne Lim, Juleyka Lantigua, Michelle Baker, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher, Erica Huang, Emma Forbes, Kori Doran 00:34:57 no full 1 1 d3872a83-0118-43e2-b7c0-7df4ddcadb14 Welcome to Left Over Podcast In this investigative series, award-winning journalist Jessica Terrell reveals the intertwined corporate and political interests that mire the American school lunch system in bureaucracy and administrative red tape. She talks to parents, teachers, and students fighting to bring tasty, nourishing food back to the country’s 33 million public school children.

Each episode includes an annotated transcript with links to all sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced at LWC Studios. And it is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0000 hello@lwcstudios.com (Jessica Terrell, Anne Lim, Juleyka Lantigua, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher, Erica Huang) http://www.leftoverpod.com In this investigative series, award-winning journalist Jessica Terrell reveals the intertwined corporate and political interests that mire the American school lunch system in bureaucracy and administrative red tape. She talks to parents, teachers, and students fighting to bring tasty, nourishing food back to the country’s 33 million public school children.

Each episode includes an annotated transcript with links to all sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced at LWC Studios. And it is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

]]> Welcome to Left Over Podcast Jessica Terrell, Anne Lim, Juleyka Lantigua, Paulina Velasco, Kate Gallagher, Erica Huang 00:02:08 no trailer 1