Podcast appearances and mentions of Andy Fisher

Richard Lee returns to the fold to talk about the steadiness of Bernd Leno as a Premier League goalkeeper, the bit-between-his-teethness of Dean Henderson and 100 in succession for Jordan Pickford. In the Championship, Karl Darlow was finally given the nod ahead of Illan Meslier as Leeds were held at Luton, while Max Crocombe was the subject of a dubious penalty awarded to Wrexham and Wyll Stanway bagged an MOM in a rare start for Barrow. A nod to Andy Fisher and Rohan Luthra, too, as both excelled on loans at St Johnstone and Spennymoor respectively.

In this podcast episode, Dennis and Andy Fisher discuss the co-administration of ketamine and Versed. They explore the reasons behind the common practice of adding Versed to ketamine, the concept of emergence reactions, and the appropriate use of Versed. They also touch on the potential risks and side effects of both drugs and the importance of individualized dosing. The conversation emphasizes the need for critical thinking and careful consideration when administering these medications. Takeaways The practice of adding Versed to ketamine is based on historical protocols and the belief that it provides amnestic properties and prevents emergence reactions. There is no clear definition of emergence reactions, but they can include unpleasant sensations, disconnection, hallucinations, and agitation. Ketamine itself has amnestic properties and should provide adequate amnesia without the need for Versed. The use of Versed should be based on individual patient needs, such as safety and mission comfort, and not protocolized. Careful consideration of dosage, administration speed, and patient physiology is crucial to avoid adverse events and ensure optimal outcomes. Thank you to Delta Development Team for in part, sponsoring this podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deltadevteam.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more content go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.prolongedfieldcare.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Consider supporting us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care⁠

In this episode, Thomas and Panu discussed some real-world aspects of nature and our relationship with the natural world, including different values associated with nature and other species, such as scientific, ethical, relationship and  experience-based values. Thomas illustrated a spectrum of nature settings, from virtual nature such as art and images in the home, to nearby nature in our communities, to wild and protected places – with opportunities to be a cosmopolitan traveler between these contexts. The conversation evolved into a recognition of nature (in Finnish “luonto”) as an infinite set of processes and relationships, with nature settings being a doorway or threshold into the interconnectedness and interdependence of all beings. Panu and Thomas also touched on the concept of the “more than human world” (inspired by eco philosopher David Abram) and the need for “recollective practices” (inspired by ecopsychology theorist Andy Fisher) to connect with nature and counteract the divisive aspects of modern technological society.

Vision Rehabilitation is an essential service to newly blind or partially sighted people, and those whose sight has changed. It is a service that is provided by local councils and can help with things like technology, daily mobility and independent living skills. But new Freedom of Information data from the RNIB has highlighted that many local councils aren't providing this vital service in a timely manner. Resulting in thousands of blind and partially sighted people without the help that they are entitled to by law. We hear from you about how the delays are impacting daily life and independence. The RNIB's David Aldwinkle provides details of the findings. Andy Fisher is a vision rehabilitation specialist and has worked within the public and private sectors and Simon Labbett is the Chair of the Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network and an active rehabilitation officer in a local council - they both help us assess the issues and the potential solutions.Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth Hemmings Production Coordinator: Liz Poole Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image and he is wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the BBC logo (three separate white squares house each of the three letters). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words "In Touch" and the Radio 4 logo (the word Radio in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to the right. Both are behind Peter, one is a darker blue and the other is a lighter blue.

You either die a Hero 2: RE:BoRN - Ultimate Edition or you live long enough to see yourself unironically become "The Zune Kid".This episode is brought to you by Andy Fisher! You can check out his music at https://andyfishermusic.com. Thanks Andy!Discussed: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the weather, Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, Helldivers 2, Live-service games, Persona 3: Reload, Dur's Gate---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (01:23) - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth | Final Fantasy Seven Two: Part Two (22:03) - STUFF THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED SPOILERS FOR REBIRTH/FFVII (35:21) - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth | Final Fantasy Seven Two: Part Two (41:47) - MORE SPOILERS FOR REBIRTH/FFVII (44:19) - Break (45:55) - Into the Small Talk (46:13) - Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain | Speaking of what's current (54:22) - Helldivers 2 | FOR DEMOCRACY! (01:15:09) - Persona 3: Reload | The obligatory Persona segment (01:55:41) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Now, let's dive into treating tension pneumothorax. Joined by Andy Fisher, our favorite surgery resident and social media provocateur. We're talking IFAC essentials and the needle decompression debate. Andy's been stirring the pot, suggesting ditching Needle D's from the IFAC due to lack of official backing. The IFAC's about saving lives for non-medics, but is it hemorrhage, not tension, we should focus on? Special ops pushed decompression needles, but is it justified? Andy questions the success rate of needle decompressions and suggests focusing on actual tension physiology. Training rush may play a role. Is sticking needles in pre-emptively smart? Well, let's focus on true tension signs instead. I mention tension either shows up or it doesn't, and hemodynamic changes trigger action. Thoracic trauma, mostly hemothorax, outweighs tension pneumothorax deaths. Andy, if king for a day, would adjust chest injury treatment. Surgical insights, plain talk, only on the PFC podcast. Thank you to Delta Development Team for in part, sponsoring this podcast. deltadevteam.com For more content go to www.prolongedfieldcare.org Consider supporting us: patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective

Now, let's dive into treating tension pneumothorax. Joined by Andy Fisher, our favorite surgery resident and social media provocateur. We're talking IFAC essentials and the needle decompression debate. Andy's been stirring the pot, suggesting ditching Needle D's from the IFAC due to lack of official backing. The IFAC's about saving lives for non-medics, but is it hemorrhage, not tension, we should focus on? Special ops pushed decompression needles, but is it justified? Andy questions the success rate of needle decompressions and suggests focusing on actual tension physiology. Training rush may play a role. Is sticking needles in pre-emptively smart? Well, let's focus on true tension signs instead. I mention tension either shows up or it doesn't, and hemodynamic changes trigger action. Thoracic trauma, mostly hemothorax, outweighs tension pneumothorax deaths. Andy, if king for a day, would adjust chest injury treatment. Surgical insights, plain talk, only on the PFC podcast. Thank you to Delta Development Team for in part, sponsoring this podcast. deltadevteam.com For more content go to www.prolongedfieldcare.org Consider supporting us: patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective

An extended show this week as I journey to North Wales, to Eryri (formerly Snowdonia) to speak, hike and climb with photographer, teacher, mentor, wild camper and outward-bound survival skills trainer, Andy Fisher. We talk about the majesty of the largest national park in Wales with its nine mountain ranges. We chat about family, survival, mental health, bush skills, human endeavour and meet an unexpected mountaineering guest from the other side of the world. I also face an 'adventure first' and you're invited to join me as I learn about the importance of self-challenge. See the SHOW PAGE for reference pictures and films. Our thanks to the Extra Milers  and mpb.com.

When you can't take cold stored whole blood with you and not all of your soldiers are titered, a walking blood bank can mean the difference between life and death for a patient in hemorrhagic shock. With the mounting evidence suggesting early blood is essential and not just a good idea, you need to have a plan in order to hit the 30 minute target. I have seen students struggle for hours trying to get access in both the patient and the donor. An emphasis on early recognition and early access will save lives. This episode expands upon our latest JTS Clinical Practice Guideline on Remote Damage Control Resuscitation with Dennis interviewing the primary author Andy Fisher. For more content, visit www.prolongedfieldcare.org

On September 28, for the first time in 50 years, the White House held a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This year's conference comes as millions of families across the country struggle to access high-quality calories. In 2021 alone, 13.5 million households were food insecure, and in June of 2022, more than 24 million Americans reported they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat during the week. Over the past few weeks, we've spoken with food leaders of different types to understand America's relationship with food and the resulting impact on all of us, and particularly our most vulnerable communities, in a special series called “Catalysts for Change: Ingredients for Success.” In the previous two episodes, Jill was joined by U.S. Representative Jim McGovern and author Andy Fisher. In this series finale, Jill is joined by James Beard award-winning chefs Ken Oringer and Ming Tsai. We talk about their amazing journeys as chefs, the way that they give back to their communities, as well as the tricks of the trade and their favorite meals and recipes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On September 28, for the first time in 50 years, the White House held a Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health. This year's conference comes as millions of families across the country struggle to access high-quality calories. In 2021 alone, 13.5 million households were food insecure, and in June of 2022, more than 24 million Americans reported they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat during the week. Over the next few weeks, we'll be speaking with food leaders of different types to understand America's relationship with food and the resulting impact on all of us, and particularly our most vulnerable communities, in a special series called “Catalysts for Change: Ingredients for Success.” In the last episode, Jill was joined by Representative Jim McGovern, who represents District 2 in Massachusetts and serves as Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. In this second episode, Jill is joined by Andy Fisher, an anti-hunger activist and author of “Big Hunger,” to talk about the food industry, the anti-hunger movement, and the history of food access in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Data Movers welcomes Myriad360's CEO and Founder, Andy Fisher, along with Kevin Ford, the Director of Marketing & Strategic Alliances. The two discuss Myriad360's success with its “clients-first” mentality, why getting to better know their clients has helped their business rapidly scale and the advice they would offer other organizations looking to prioritize their own customer's needsSUBSCRIBE to JaymieScottoTV for the latest Telecom News: https://www.youtube.com/JaymieScottoTVHOMEPAGE: http://www.jsa.netLIKE JaymieScottoTV on FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/JaymieScotto...FOLLOW JaymieScottoTV on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jsatv

In this episode, I speak with Stacy Shackleford and Andy Fisher the need for surgery on the battlefield and what to do about it.

Andy Fisher is the Executive Director of the Ecological Farming Association and has been a leading force for social justice in the anti-hunger and food movements in the U.S. since the mid 1990s. He co-founded and led the Community Food Security Coalition for over 17 years and published his first book “ Big Hunger, The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups” in 2017. Tune in to learn more about: His upbringing in Ohio; How hunger/food insecurity is defined; Food banks are wealthier now compared to before of the pandemic; His book “ Big Hunger, The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups”; How Smithfield donates thousands of pounds of meat to food banks while polluting the environment with their CAFOs; The influence of executives in the food industry that are also sitting on the board of the food banks; Why food banks are not allowed in Scotland and their new model to move away from them. To learn more about Andy go to https://www.bighunger.org/.

I am not a naturally “calm” person, and it's not often that I meet someone who instantly makes me feel calm in their presence. But when I met Jill Dunkley in 2019, that's absolutely how I felt.Jill is grounded, real, warm, kind, smart, and wise, and I'm grateful to call her a friend.In this conversation, Jill and I explore:what it means to be in right relationship both inside and outside ourselveshow trauma-informed practices and ecopsychology can support us in developing those capacitiesthe relationship between our individual healing and our commitments to the work of decolonizingLearn more about Jill's current and upcoming offerings on her website here.About Jill Dunkley (she/her)Jill Dunkley lives on unceded Algonquin Land in rural Eastern Ontario with her husband, ecopsychologist, Andy Fisher.  For most of her adult life she has explored the question “what does it mean to be in right relationship with the world inside of me and the world outside of me?”  Now in late adulthood, she currently lives with that question at the intersection of trauma-aware mindfulness, yoga that adapts to the needs of the individual, and the earth. Jill is also a certified yoga therapist and mindfulness instructor and has found many great insights about her questions in the field of radical ecopsychology.For full show notes including links to resources we mention in this episode, head to https://gaiacenter.co/blog/bodyful-12

I am not a naturally “calm” person, and it's not often that I meet someone who instantly makes me feel calm in their presence. But when I met Jill Dunkley in 2019, that's absolutely how I felt.Jill is grounded, real, warm, kind, smart, and wise, and I'm grateful to call her a friend.In this conversation, Jill and I explore:what it means to be in right relationship both inside and outside ourselveshow trauma-informed practices and ecopsychology can support us in developing those capacitiesthe relationship between our individual healing and our commitments to the work of decolonizingLearn more about Jill's current and upcoming offerings on her website here.About Jill Dunkley (she/her)Jill Dunkley lives on unceded Algonquin Land in rural Eastern Ontario with her husband, ecopsychologist, Andy Fisher.  For most of her adult life she has explored the question “what does it mean to be in right relationship with the world inside of me and the world outside of me?”  Now in late adulthood, she currently lives with that question at the intersection of trauma-aware mindfulness, yoga that adapts to the needs of the individual, and the earth. Jill is also a certified yoga therapist and mindfulness instructor and has found many great insights about her questions in the field of radical ecopsychology.For full show notes including links to resources we mention in this episode, head to https://gaiacenter.co/blog/bodyful-12

So what is different than what we already have in the THOR recommendations, the JTS DCR clinical Practice Guideline and the Ranger Regiment TDCR? No hextend?! Calcium with the 1st unit of blood?! TXA slow push?! What if the patient is not responding to resuscitation efforts? This is a guideline truly written for the Medic working despite lack of help or resources in an austere environment… When reviewing and editing this evidence-based consensus guideline there were lengthy discussions about the realities of some of the issues mentioned above. One of the biggest questions came when discussing TCCC because there are slight differences with the CoTCCC guidelines which were written specifically for a medic treating a patient sequentially in the combat environment. I will attempt to explain the thought process of the group of authors as I understood the conversations and email chains in order to help you make a better decision for your practice. That fact alone makes this guideline different. It is specifically written for an independent duty medic or corpsman who has the flexibility to make decisions about the care based on available evidence for the patient which may or may not yet exist in which case expert consensus was used. Guidelines for medics must be written in a linear manner because they do not merely manage the care of a patient as part of a large team working together, they manage, prioritize, and physically complete each task one after another. Training other team members to complete certain tasks can greatly assist the medic. Gains in the quality of care and outcomes can come from optimizing a dedicated trauma system. When that system is a single person working problems in series, the variables must be looked at in a sequential manner because that is how they are performed. The administration of TXA comes to mind when talking about these minute changes. TXA Slow Push: TXA is not the cornerstone of austere resuscitation, administration of blood is. Since the CRASH2 TXA trial results and per manufacturer recommendations, it has been recommended that TXA be given slowly over 10 minutes so as to not cause transient hypotension. The provider should absolutely be aware of this possibility no matter how small of a chance it may have of occurring. Once aware and taken into account, a decision can be made for the current situation. Do they have time to get out an IV bag, reconstitute the TXA, Inject it into the bag, start a new IV/IO site, hook up the line, count the drips, adjust the drip rate multiple times and then check on the drip rate multiple times so as to make sure that 10 minutes is vehemently adhered to? Does this bring the risk of transient hypotension to absolute zero or does it merely reduce an already small chance? This guideline gives the medic the same guidance and recommendations from conclusions of the original study with the caveat not to waste time they or the patient may not have due to the situation or environment. If that IV line is already the second line, it may be needed for other adjuncts including calcium, pain control, sedation, antibiotics, antiemetics, etc. 10 minutes is a long time when someone is writhing in pain, vomiting, mentally altered while bleeding out. If on the other hand, a patient arrives to your aid station with 2 IVs, blood hanging, with appropriate sedation and analgesia, there is likely time to adhere to the slow drip over 10 minute recommendation. Again, it is the prerogative of the independent duty medic or corpsman to weigh the risks versus gain.

When you can't take cold stored whole blood with you and not all of your soldiers are titered, a walking blood bank can mean the difference between life and death for a patient in hemorrhagic shock. With the mounting evidence suggesting early blood is essential and not just a good idea, you need to have a plan in order to hit the 30 minute target. I have seen students struggle for hours trying to get access in both the patient and the donor. An emphasis on early recognition and early access will save lives. This episode expands upon our latest JTS Clinical Practice Guideline on Remote Damage Control Resuscitation with Dennis interviewing the primary author Andy Fisher. For more content, visit www.prolongedfieldcare.org

What is advanced TV? And, how does it differ from traditional TV buys? Andrea and Gaia welcome guest Andy Fisher, Head of Merkury Advanced TV at Merkle to dive into how high-quality data transforms planning, insights, activation, and measurement for audience-based linear, addressable, connected, premium online video and, you name it — television. Topics of discussion: o How person-based marketing and big data adoption works in television. o The shift in advertising budgets holding media spend accountable and the quest for ROI. o Incremental reach, and why there's such massive growth in the media business through demand and inventory, following trends in audio. o Cross-channel planning and measurement. o How digital (SEM, SEO, paid social, display) supports advanced TV.

Dr. Andy Fisher and Dr. Steve Schauer join us along with Sarah Johnson and Ryann Lauby to discuss their paper, "An Analysis of Conflicts Across Role 1 Guidelines." The paper, published last year in Military Medicine, compared a number of DOD pre-hospital care guidelines, including the SMOG. The authors concluded that "the reduction or elimination of conflicting information across the various guidelines, augmentation of guidance for pediatric care, more specific guidance for unique levels of care, and clear delineation of the Role 1 phases of care (as well as which guidelines are more appropriate to each) should be considered as urgent priorities within the military medical community."Our podcast has always tried to incorporate the perspective of rotary-wing flight medics from the different branches of service. When we discuss clinical topics, we survey guidelines and protocols across the DOD in an effort to identify conflicts and, hopefully, discern best practices. This paper is directly related to that work, and this conversation is a great way to understand the authors' intent as well as ways forward. Please give it a listen and let us know your thoughts!Johnson, S. A., Lauby, R. S., Fisher, A. D., Naylor, J. F., April, M. D., Long, B., & Schauer, S. G. (2020). An Analysis of Conflicts Across Role 1 Guidelines. Military Medicine.

What is the hunger industrial complex, and who is pulling the strings in our nation’s food system? In the latest installment of our Closing the Gap series, Reset brings on a food security expert who says the problem is much bigger than we think — and that “more food” is not the answer to ending hunger in the U.S. Also, a farmer joins the show to share why agriculture is the “revolutionary” solution to historic injustice for Black people.GUESTS: Andy Fisher, executive director of EcoFarm; author of Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger GroupsKamal Bell, CEO of Sankofa Farms

This week Sioned is joined by Emily Liles, Ailsa Cowan, Hannah Mendleson and Natalie from the Man United Barmy Army Youtube channel. They look back at success for the English sides in the Champions League and hail Fran Kirby's legendary achievement.   Man United stay top and Hannah was at Reading to see them gain victory and then spoke to, manager, Casey Stoney, post match.   Caroline Weir's late winner gets the juices flowing on the panel but Arsenal genuine contenders anymore?  Chelsea are also coming up on the horizon but can they juggle Europe and the league? In the Championship there was comebacks galore as both Durham and Sheffield United fight back in an eventful round of games and Natalie nails her colours to the mast on who will prevail at the end of the season. Emily is at the FA Cup tie between Wolves and Stourbridge and she hears from Wolves goalscorer, Jade Cross, Stourbridge manager Andy Fisher and midfielder Amber Lawrence. Plus a big thumbs up to Jen Beattie after she made public that she had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Subscribe via Itunes and Spotify

Andy Fisher is from Blackpool, UK, and has been training for over 20 years, during which time he’s represented his country in 7 European Championships, and 4 World Championships. He’s taken 1st place in both the British Open and Team Championships as well as gold in the French Open. Andy currently holds the rank of Renshi 6-Dan Kendo and is the founder and operator of Kendo Star, a top tier international Kendo equipment supplier, as well as the host of an extremely popular Kendo theme series on Youtube called “The Kendo Show”. In this conversation, we explore Andy’s journey in Kendo, the many twists and turns, failures and successes, and hard work that has led him to where he is today. This is an especially important episode that I think everyone should listen to, no matter the discipline, because it shows what it really takes to pursue these arts as one’s life calling. Like anything big in life, the highs are extreme, but so are the lows, and the strength, courage, and generosity Andy has shown to Kendo and the Kendo community cannot be compared. This episode is also available at the following podcast platforms ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tokushikai-canada Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tokushikai-inside-look/id1523336799 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMzk0OWVhNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Mf1mrLTfVT3Sbu8XM032m Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523336799/tokushikai-inside-look Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/tokushikai-inside-look Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/i9qbnxx7 Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/tokushikai-inside-look-We0ozJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To get the latest on what we’re up to at Tokushikai Canada, subscribe to our newsletter at https://subscribe.tokushikai.ca and find us on Facebook and Instagram @tokushikai.canada, and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/tokushikaicanada

Dr. Andy Fisher joins us to discuss the SMOG Hemorrhage guideline. Dr. Fisher mentions a case involving manual compression of a patient's aorta: Lewis, C., Nilan, M., Srivilasa, C., Knight, R. M., Shevchik, J., Bowen, B., ... & Kreishman, P. (2020). Fresh Whole Blood Collection and Transfusion at Point of Injury, Prolonged Permissive Hypotension, and Intermittent REBOA: Extreme Measures Led to Survival in a Severely Injured Soldier-A Case Report. Journal of special operations medicine: a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals, 20(2), 123-126.This episode relates to TC 8-800, Table I

This podcast is part of a series focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic is exposing a deep flaw in the country's food system, namely stunning levels of food insecurity, but also the transformation of emergency food assistance into what some have characterized as an industry as food charity become big business. Andy Fisher, our guest today is a leader in the Food Security and Food Justice Movement. He founded and led The National Community Food Security Coalition and led Federal Legislation campaigns to gain more than $200 million for community-based food security and farm to school projects.   Interview Summary   So Andy, you wrote a book with a very provocative title, "Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anthony Anti-Hunger Groups." What are you hoping people take away from the work that you did on this book?   Sure, so the book was both an expose and a vision. It was expose of those relationships between mainly the food industry, but a little bit broader than that and anti-hunger groups especially food banks. So exposing what I call the hunger industrial complex or those connections that keep us in a place of maintaining hunger rather than solving hunger. And it presents a vision of how to do things differently and identifies a number of examples and models of projects that are engaged in public health advocacy, have a public health perspective that foster economic democracy, and that also support economic justice or support kind of addressing the root causes of hunger and addressing poverty and racism in the light.   So Andy, when you look at the anti-hunger groups, food banks and other such organizations, what most people see is a well-meaning group of people trying to provide food for people who are in desperate need of it. And I think what you're saying is that there's kind of a complicated picture back behind the curtain and once one open, so you see some things you wouldn't know otherwise. Tell us what you see back there.   The first thing I want to say is that folks who are working in emergency food system, they're all good people. They're good people who are trapped in a bad system. That system has been going on since more or less the early 1980s. And it's a system that nobody expected to continue until 2020 and to thrive and grow. I think extent it has. I mean, before the pandemic hit, emergency food system and network of charities have a 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and soup kitchens where people get access to food, we're serving over 40 million people with about $5 billion worth of food. So it's grown exponentially, it's institutionalized, it's industrialized, but it hasn't solved the problem. If you look at food security data that the USDA has been collecting since 1995, back then 12% of the population was considered to be food insecure, which meant that they had issues or concerns or experiences which meant that they couldn't feed their families or feed themselves. If you look at 2018 data, you'll find that we have almost exactly the same percentage of people who are food insecure, 11.8%. So the numbers go up, the numbers go down. As a nation, we've been treading water for the past 25 years or so on this issue and even longer. Food banks aren't solving the problem. They're in many ways institutions of community caring, but they're also have their collateral damage and they also have their issues that hold us back from solving the problem at its root causes rather than just putting a bandaid onto it.   How does corporate interest figure into this picture?   In many ways, food banks are a downstream appendage of the food industry. And by that, I mean that most of the food that is coming into the food bank industry, so it's post-retail, it's post-processing. For a lot of folks that make sense, that idea of not throwing food into the garbage is a great thing. But if you look at the quality of some of that food, it's certainly pretty atrocious. It's getting better, but there's still a lot of junk in the system. But in general, there are more early preferable ways for industry to get this food out. One good way of looking at this system is through Walmart. Walmart is the nation's largest retailer. Walmart has committed to donating over $2 billion worth of food and cash to the emergency food system. And it's more than met those goals over a five year period, but it's doing so in a way that benefits its bottom line. It's paying its workers sub-living wages, encouraging them to go to food banks, encouraging them to get onto the SNAP program as a way to make ends meet. And then it's donating money to food banks and to anti-hunger groups to do SNAP outreach and to support their programs. But it turns out that it's also the single largest redeemer of food stamps in the country. One out of every five or one out of every six food stamp dollars goes into the coffers of Walmart. So it's double dipping and triple dipping, but it's also so using that philanthropy, that charity as a way to build it's reputation as a hunger fighter, rather than a hunger causer. So it uses that strategically to help it build its access into desserts markets. Walmart has a few dozen of it. Executives are on the boards of the 200 food banks around the country and they along with other industry players are instrumental in keeping the food bank industry in a very politically neutral place where they do not advocate for higher minimum wage or do not advocate for affordable housing or universal healthcare. All of those issues that are essentially causing people to show up at their door.   So how sizeable is the amount of money in food given to food banks coming from industry? Do they pretty much rely on these sort of contributions to exist?   It's less cash than it is food. I don't know the exact percentages because it varies food bank by food bank, but roughly 70 to 80% of food in the food banking system is coming from private sector. About 20% comes from the government. Increasingly food banks are buying more food and they're buying more food from farmers and buying healthier food. But corporations are at the center of where the food is coming from because they're at the center of the food system in our country.   So I'd like to come back at the end and ask you about equity issues in particular. And you alluded to some of these in your remarks before. Let me ask this question. So there've been much attention in recent months to mass amounts of food waste and the diversion of some of what might've been food waste into food charities. What does this say about our food system in Europe?   Well, I mean, I think what's happening now with the pandemic is with the closures of restaurants and of colleges and schools, we have a bifurcated food system, one of which is serving retail institutions and one of which is serving food service. That food service sector obviously closed down in the spring because all those institutions closed down the market. Their markets went dry. So you saw a lot of waste. You saw, there's zucchini is rotting in the field. You saw pigs that were not able to get processed through the slaughter houses. You saw milk being dumb, things like that. So people's natural inclination is not to want that food to go to waste. They want to go to people who are gonna eat it, which has its very positive community-oriented implications as well. Prior to the pandemic in the past few years, USDA committed about $5 billion worth of what they call tariff mitigation foods. They bought an extra $5 billion worth of food from farmers and donated it through the emergency food system as a way to kind of shore up farm prices in a way to support those farmers who are hurt by the tariffs that the Trump administration put on China and China's retaliation.   So you have that system and now you're seeing about another $4 billion worth of food that the government is buying to support that industry. So you're seeing that essentially nutrition policy is downstream to agricultural policy. And this is just one example of a long history that goes back to the 1930s when the food stamp program was created to bolster farm beef prices. The food industry has been instrumental to the maintenance and the growth of Federal Nutrition Programs since the 1930s and the food banks are just one aspect of that. In some ways it's been couched as an alternative to the SNAP program but it's very much tied into farm surplus in our country.   So Andy, with an estimated 40 million people recently unemployed, there have been pictures of miles long line except food banks, doesn't this mean that the emergency food system is more needed than ever and that we're well-positioned to address people's needs?   On one level it does, and one level it's become the safety net under the safety net. So I think you have to rewind a little bit to February before the pandemic really took hold. Many food banks were operating near capacity even though we are in an economic boom, they were still serving 40 million people. They was pumping $5 billion worth of food. They were still filling their warehouses and getting them out. And you saw generally a growth model within the food banking industry where they measure their success and the number of pounds that are distributed. And it's a very easy and intangible way to measure what you're doing. This year we wanna put out 5% more poundage than we did last year and we're more successful and we're doing our job because of that.   So we were at this high point anyway, we weren't starting from zero. Food banks are starting from 80, 90% of capacity, whatever it might be at an individual level. And when the pandemic hit and 40 million people became unemployed overnight, essentially you saw huge pressure on this food banks to distribute the food, but you also saw that because the administration has been very reluctant to increase the SNAP program, there's been a lot of pressure put on them to increase SNAP benefits by 15%. And they're very reluctant to do that because there's a reluctance to kind of buy into that entitlement mentality, that entitlement type of program that is, more of a rights-based program than a charity program as food banks are.   So the food banks have become the last resort as the government abdicates its responsibility to the public, to the poor, can make sure that food is a human right, in a sense, and tells them to go to the food bank and supplies those food banks with more and more food. You see strengthening of policy away from an entitlement program towards the charity program. That's really a public private partnership. That's been alternative way for the government to support nutrition programs, but much more cheaply and much less in a justice-based framework and the core USDA nutrition programs.   What positive changes do you see in the food bank world? And are there ways to accelerate those changes?   Food bank world is really changing in a very positive fashion. There are many food banks who are doing some excellent work around community development around food systems, around supporting farm to school, about supporting job training. Some are advocating for minimum wage. For example, in Rochester, New York Foodlink is doing some great work around building a community economic development model of buying local food and using it to cater school meals and to support community gardens.   There's a growing network called Closing the Hunger Gap based out of a group called Why Hunger in New York city. That's a network of four or 500 individuals in groups that are identifying how to accelerate that change and how to make that change more mainstream.   Places like England and Scotland, for example, have a poverty truth commission where they're mentoring, especially women who have lived experience of hunger and poverty and helping them to train politicians to break down those myths about poverty, where they're actively trying to reduce reliance on food banks in that country. A group in Toronto and Ontario called Freedom 90 has been organizing volunteers at food pantries to make claims on the provincial government to increase social assistance programs.   So there's lots and lots of great examples all around the country. It's a growing movement, really of how to change, how we do food charity, it needs to be accelerated, it needs to be supported, needs to be made more of the norm than what we're doing now.   Oh, it'll be so interesting to see where this goes in the upcoming years. So let me ask one final question. How does the charitable food system impact racial equity?   In writing this book, I realized I had never volunteered at a food pantry before. So I was like, "I think I should do this." So I called up my buddies at the Oregon Food Bank. They pointed me to what they thought was one of the best food pantries in Portland, where I live. And it's a choice pantry, which means like half of the pantry is set up as a waiting room, the other half is set up as kind of like a grocery store with coolers and shelves. And you get to go in and shop basically, to choose what you want rather than get in box of food. And I get an orientation from this teenage girl who tells me in my role is to be across between the security guard to make sure that people don't take too much because there's rules on which you can take and then be somebody's personal shopper and walk them through the system.   So I got it, I'm doing my shift. It's a four-hour shift. I'm halfway through, I come up on my next set of clients and it's an elderly, African-American couple who's been waiting there for two hours and they're looking tired and dejected. And I grab a shopping cart and talk to them a little bit and find out how many people in their household and start taking them down the aisle. And I start telling them what they can take, few cans of beans, a can of tuna, some pasta, whatever it is. And as they're shopping, I realized I'm watching what they're putting into their shopping cart. And I catch myself and try to give them some space, but I still find myself doing that because I find myself in this very uncomfortable position as a white middle class guy watching this elderly African-American couple, make sure they didn't take an extra can of tuna.   I realized that there's just this really uncomfortable power dynamics in that food pantry that were replicated time and time again during my volunteer stint. I think that's endemic of the kind of the racial injustices within the system. Again, it's not right-based, it's charity-based. It tends to be kind of a white savior mentality. It's really a system that's based upon structural violence and that does nothing to address that structural violence. It does nothing to help people build wealth, to help people get out of the streets in which they're in. I mean, some do, I shouldn't be so extreme about that. But in general it is not helping people to address the needs that they have to get out of the system. It keeps them trapped in that mentality, in that modality.   Again, things are changing and things are not as black and white as I think I'm portraying. But I think what we're seeing is that capitalism and racism are very much interconnected. And this is a system that they're very much based upon putting a band-aid on that extraction of wealth from brown and black people and from American general and it does nothing to address that racial implications. But in many ways, like my example, it furthers those, it further deepens those relationships that are very uncomfortable.  

Prior Ranger and Ranger PA, and extremely effective medical policy writer and educator, Andy Fisher, M.D.  just reviewed the state of the art for pain control, i.e. analgesia, for the TCCC Committee. Besides discussing basic ideas such as the difference between analgesia and sedation, Dr Fisher reviews pharmacology and his thoughts on best practices on the X and beyond. I cannot emphasize enough how Andy's perspective from his experience on innumerable operations, combined with his keen intellect, are unique and very meaningful. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

We're back, and boy do we have another great episode for you! This week Rochester Minnesota's comedy phenom Andy Fisher joins the Awful Crew. We discuss special occasion meals, media missteps, and a meal so good, it's to die for.  Check it out, as always, it's a great listen.Again, extra shout out to Jalen for doing the heavy lifting in the editing department.In these trying times, the Awful crew has one request, Kindness. be extra nice to clerks who are still working, tip delivery drivers extra if you can, and have some understanding for your fellow man, it'll go a long way. And know that we will be here to shame the Corona Karens!Awful Service is a customer service based comedy podcast. Featuring Minnesota based comics and Co-hosts Nathan Smesrud and Matt Dooyema. Featuring Rebecca Wilson and Joe Cocozzello. "Awful Theme Song" by Jeff Kantos and "Karen Theme" by Jon Housworth "Show Us Your Resume" by Mr Rogers and The Make Believe FriendsGuest commentator and overall good sport Andrew WegleitnerAudio Producer Jalen RussellMessage us your stories ; Awfulservicepod@gmail.com.Follow us on Twitter @podservice.Facebook @AwfulServicepod.Instagram @awfulservicepod.And, as always, Like, Share, and Subscribe!

On this episode of Oskee Talk, we talk about Brad Underwood's latest recruit. We also have special guests Emily Waldon and Andy Fisher join us to talk about how the coronavirus has affected the MLB draft and the minor leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PragMedics chat with Andy Fisher and Jonathon "Scooby" Friedman about two big announcements on Facebook Live! The PragMedics are adding some new content and looking to adding even more content in the future! Check it out and we are excited about where we are headed in the future! Check out Andy Fisher on Instagram at @fisherad1 and Scooby on Facebook on the Saint Fisher Church of EBM page and group!  As always, we want to thank our supporter: Black Wolf Helicopters. SayAgainOver, and finally Pelican, but also and more importantly to our listeners.

In this interview, MAJ Andrew Fisher gives us a great review of pre-hospital whole blood in the military; where we are now and how we got there. He reminds us that, "everything old is new again." The first whole blood transfusion research was done by the military in 1940 and was used extensively in WWII and the Korean War. Supply limitations during MASCAL events in the early 2000's led to authorization to use walking blood banks at fixed facilities, and the results were promising. Further evaluation led to codification of walking blood banks in deployed theatres when demand outstripped supply, driving the creation and implementation of a prehospital blood program that continues to be the gold standard. Visit our Social Media @jsomonline. https://jsom.us/Podcast.

In this episode, the guys sit down with Major Andy Fisher to discuss the practical things that a paramedic might do in all things trauma. Major Fisher has an accomplished career as a Paramedic, Ranger Battalion and Regimental PA, and current medical student.  We talk about best practices for best outcomes with the resources available to us regardless of what level we practice medicine. Andy provides an inside look at medicine from his time as a paramedic, Army Ranger Regimental PA, and now a fourth-year medical student. This conversation is not only educational but also fun. You will enjoy it from start to finish. Oh, and remember Whole Blood, not Normal Saline… Be sure to follow MAJ Fisher on Instagram (@fisherad1) and on Facebook (Saint Fisher Church of EBM) for great content on trauma!  Also check out Pragmatic Paramedics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter at pragmatic paramedics.com. As always, check out the supporters of the show MyMedic, RTIC, BlackWolf Helicopters, and our new supporter Say Again Over! Check out Say Again Over for you morale patch needs and keep an out for the PragMedics line of patches!

In this episode Andy Fisher speaks about reconnecting with your gifts, expression though art, how to deal with criticism and why adding the human touch to all you do can help in many aspects in your life especially in your career. Today's guest Andy Fisher's bio and information: Andy is an artist and an explorer of the world! She likes pomeranians, ice cream, and looking at bugs. She had a talent for art from a young age, continued to nurture this as she grew, and has now made the creation of art her full-time 24/7 lifestyle. She is enthusiastic about learning in all it's forms - factual and tangible such as science and history, and the abstract and conceptual such as understanding emotions and human psychology. Aside from being curious about the world she has worked in many fields. She has been a teacher, an illustrator, a writer, a customer service specialist, a make-up artist, a model, an office manager and many other things, all of which inform her present process and direction. Most recently and art-wise, Andy has painted reproductions of paintings, worked as an artist's assistant creating murals and interior art for homes, created portraits for the University of Toronto, and other projects some of which are top secret yet-to-be revealed! At the moment, Andy is making tattoos. To learn more about Andy you can find her on: IG: andy._.fisher Facebook: andyfishertattoo For more talks and videos by The Awakening Self head to: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpek85lvc3LnHrYolwnfNw?view_as=subscriber Podcast: https://anchor.fm/theawakeningself IG: theawakeningself --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theawakeningself/message

Andy Fisher discusses being a teacher, why he loves it, and how his pursuit of his passions relates to the classroom. He shares his unique and unexpected movement journey before explaining how all of that relates to the passion projects he regularly pursues, such as the Thronin and Hero Forge projects. Andy discusses his thoughts on efficacy, his current struggles and how he manages and works towards overcoming them. For more information on this episode, go to https://moversmindset.com/60 Movers Mindset Forum… Want to see, hear and learn more? …visit https://forum.moversmindset.com/ Movers Mindset focuses on movement as a mastery practice, and highlights the processes of discovery and reflection. The forum provides the opportunity to interact with and learn from podcast guests, athletes, experts, and like-minded others.

On this episode of Oskee Talk, we talk about Brandon Peters getting named starting Quarterback, the new Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center, and the signing of James Frenchie. Later in the episode, Anthony interviews former ace, Andy Fisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In cricket, Roy Felstead talks to Worcestershire Cricket Development Director, Tom Raymond Hill and Adam Parkes previews the Black Country T20 Floodlit Festival with organiser Greg Wright. In football we hear from Stourbridge FC manager, Ian Long, ahead of the Glassboys clash with Hednesford, and we also talk to Halesowen Town manager, Paul Smith, as the Yeltz set off in pursuit of promotion. Plus, we will be playing back a recent interview with the Glassgirls manager, Andy Fisher.

Andy Fisher talks to Adam Parkes and looks ahead to the new season for the Glassgirls.

Andy Fisher’s book, Big Hunger, asks tough questions about charity and how we can do the most good.

Andy Fisher’s book, Big Hunger, asks tough questions about charity and how we can do the most good.

Andy Fisher joins us to discuss the relatively new field of ecopsychology which explores the relationship between human beings and the natural world through the lens of ecology and psychology. We explore why human beings have become alienated from nature and why this matters, the difference between ecopsychology and plain old conservation politics, to what extent capitalism helps or hinders our relationship with the natural world, and if and how it's possible for both individuals and civilisation as a whole to reconnect with nature. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe ***

Combat medic, paramedic, PA, and now medical student Andy Fisher talks about his journey. If you’ve thought about making the leap from #EMS, don’t miss this episode.

In patients with hemorrhage, nothing else can take the place of #blood. Andy Fisher talks about why, and how, you can bring #blood to your #EMS system.

Earth Centered Therapy for Modern Day Growth and Healing Andrea Bell, LCSW joins the EatMoveLive52 Podcast to talk about how nature, even in the midst of an urban environment, can promote healthy personal growth and a healthier planet! Listen to the EatMoveLive52 Podcast Want to get the EatMoveLive52 Podcast delivered to your phone, tablet, or computer automatically? Subscribe to the podcast via your favorite podcasting service using the links at the bottom of the page, and let them take care of the rest!  About Andrea Bell, Ecotherapy, and Somaticwise About Andrea Bell, LCSW The primary focus of Adrea's therapy practice is the treatment of trauma and its aftereffects. Along with Somatic Experiencing, she ncorporates aspects of other therapeutic modalities, including humanistic, behavioral and psychodynamic approaches. Andrea is also an ecotherapist, which means that she supports healing the relationship between nature and humans. She helps people access and experience their love for nature, and how nature supports self-regulation (and feeling good!). She also support people in moving through the grief and pain of eco-anxiety, including engaging in giving back to nature. Andrea serves as an Assistant for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, where she organizes and helps teach SE to clinicians at SE trainings in Los Angeles, Orange County, and internationally. Topics with Andrea Bell You are an MFT  (Marriage and Family Therapist) and SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner), how did you become interested in eco-therapy? Are there any defining experiences, say from your childhood that you think prepared you for this path? Can you share with our listeners what ecotherapy and ecopsychology are? Who practices them and where are their roots? Does eco-therapy involve just being in nature or gardening or conservation? What are the benefits of being in nature? Short term and long term? Both physical and psycho-emotional? Can you speak a bit about eco-anxiety? Why do people often choose to do nothing to help the environment? When we do our part to clean up the environment, how does that help us feel better and impact our health? What does a typical eco-therapy experience look like and feel like? What have you noticed in yourself and others as a result of the practice? If you live in a city, what is the best thing to do to support your health? Will a park do? Or do you have to drive farther so you can be away from noise and pollution? To enjoy the benefits of eco-therapy do you have to be alone, or can you be in a larger group? Do we gain or lose something by being alone or in a group? What activities can people do for the Earth that have the biggest impact on their wellbeing? Roland shares that daily recycling really blends in, while the city clean-up makes him feel great. If people want to know more about you and what you do, where can they find you and what resources do you recommend for the eco-curious?   Andrea Bell, Ecotherapy, and Somaticwise Links and Resources   Find out more about Andrea. Andrea Bell - SomaticWise.net Andrea's Email - Andrea (at) SomaticWise (dot) net Andrea's YouTube Channel Watch Andrea's "Urban Biodiversity Oasis" on YouTube More... Recommended Ecotherapy Book Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, by Linda Buzzell and Craig Chalquist Listen to Andy Fisher talk Ecopsychology This conversation is a wide-ranging exploration of the new field of ecopsychology. It includes discussions of how the lived body and Buddhist psychology figure in this field, as well as the radical implications of reconnecting our minds to nature. https://somaticperspectives.com/fisher-andy/ Love the show? Subscribe and Review the EatMoveLive52 Podcast Reviews help spread the word, big time! It only takes a minute to leave a quick review. Just try ten words and see how fast it goes! Oh, and subscribing to the show brings each episode to you and your phone automatically! Subscribe or review on Apple/iTunes Subscribe or review on Podbean Subscribe or review on Stitcher Subscribe or review on Google Play Use the RSS feed in your favorite podcast app Our podcast theme music is "Protofunk" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. Talk soon, Roland & Galina  

So what is different than what we already have in the THOR recommendations, the JTS DCR clinical Practice Guideline and the Ranger Regiment TDCR? No hextend?! Calcium with the 1st unit of blood?! TXA slow push?! What if the patient is not responding to resuscitation efforts? This is a guideline truly written for the Medic working despite lack of help or resources in an austere environment...

This conversation is a wide-ranging exploration of the new field of ecopsychology. It includes discussions of how the lived body and Buddhist psychology figure in this field, as well as the radical implications of reconnecting our minds to nature. Andy Fisher, PhD, is a major figure in ecopsychology, having tracked and reflected on the development […]

This conversation is a wide-ranging exploration of the new field of ecopsychology. It includes discussions of how the lived body and Buddhist psychology figure in this field, as well as the radical implications of reconnecting our minds to nature. Audio only: Andy Fisher, PhD, is a major figure in ecopsychology, having tracked and reflected on […]

Are Brady and Belichick the greatest player/coach combination of all-time? The crew tackles this as well as the week in college basketball, NBA winners and loser at the trade deadline and the new spring football league, the Alliance of American Football. In addition, one burning question is addressed by the group..did Andy Fisher actually go on a date with Jennifer Aniston?

Food banks and food pantries were meant to be a stopgap measure, but manufacturing jobs never came back, recession followed, and the “emergency food system” became an industry. In Big Hunger, author Andrew Fisher argues that many key anti-hunger advocates are missing an essential element of the problem: economic inequality driven by low wages. His research finds that efforts to end hunger, reduce obesity, and reform farm subsidies are compromised by corporate interests.

Last week, the senseless and tragic events at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh left me and many others asking questions about our world today. This one hit a little closer to home for me than the many other equally terrible events that have occurred because my mother grew up in Squirrel Hill. Our family is a generation removed and not closely connected to the town anymore, but my friends Andy Fisher and Jeff Solomon very much are. Andy is the President of CIM Investment Management in Pittsburgh, where he has worked for a quarter-century and oversees $1.4 billion. He was born and raised in Squirrel Hill and lives a few blocks from the Tree of Life Synagogue.  Andy sent me an email last Monday with a clip from an interview that our mutual friend Jeff conducted on MSNBC. Jeff is the CEO of Cowen Group and is a proud Pittsburgh and Squirrel Hill native.  He was also the guest on the 9th Episode of Capital Allocators, and you can find a replay right after this special episode. I sat down with Jeff last Wednesday to talk about his experience in the initial days of these tragic events.  That conversation follows. I want to offer a special thanks to Andy for the thread that led to this episode, and offer prayers and healing to Andy, Jeff, their family and friends directly impacted in Squirrel Hill, and to everyone I don’t know wherever acts of hated have impacted their lives.

Today's guest, joining us today on the Join Up Dots podcast interview, is a chap from the UK, founder of the ‘Hero Forge' project and is the author of a book by the same name. He delivers talks, workshops and training for how we can develop the virtues and attributes needed to become everyday heroes, and he does his best to walk his talk! But that is just the starting point and the dots have joined up in a very eclectic manner for sure. As he says "I ran away from a decent career in advertising in my 20s to join a circus in Malaysia. Performed as a trapeze artist, dancer and clown. Almost drowned during a failed underwater escape attempt! Survived a minor plane crash on my return to the UK. I have lectured to the magic circle and once got into a heated argument with Uri Geller - we made our peace and he bent a teaspoon as a gift which I still have in my kitchen! I have taught in UK schools (as an English teacher and pastoral leader) for almost 25 years while also working as a nightclub doorman in the evenings (quit the doors once I became a dad 6 years ago). I raised £3k last year to support provision of safe water in the 3rd world, by performing as many burpees as possible in 6 hours and then leading almost 100 11-18 year olds barefoot across hot coals! (Managed 1240 burpees - hampered somewhat by a dislocated finger - no kids were burned!). Lots of dots for sure, all linked to his desire to take action and make things happen. So can he spot an everyday hero before they ever do anything heroic? Are there traits that establish that a hero is being made in front of you? And with all these different things occurring does he get exhausted by the effort, or stimulated by the variety? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr. Andy Fisher. Show Highlights Andy discusses the reasons why so many people are rooted to the spot when seeing an issue or situation unable to jump in and help. We talk about why the world has given us so much opportunity to change our lives, but so many are unwilling to give it ago. Why Andy loves getting feedback from listeners and gains a lot from the understanding he gains from their insights. And lastly........ Andy shares a deeply personal reason he considers himself a hero, and ill be honest i agree with him wholeheartedly he is!

Did you know that approximately 12% of the U.S. population is food insecure, and that many rely on charity to survive?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Andy Fisher, community food security advocate, and author of “Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups.” Fisher explores the charity model and the “big business” of hunger relief in the United States. He offers visionary, alternative models for sustainable solutions to food insecurity which  minimize food waste, and promote job creation and public health. Related website:  https://www.bighunger.org/

A high school basketball team organizes a canned food drive. A church volunteer group restocks the local pantry with donations from Walmart. Both examples are seemingly positive portrayals of American civic engagement… So what’s wrong with this picture?Playing for Team Human today is Andy Fisher, author of Big Hunger: the Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups. In the book, Fisher tackles the big question of why chronic hunger and food insecurity persist despite the efforts of food banks, pantries, and charity. Fisher’s suggests that our effort to solve hunger with charity is missing a crucial component that would transform stopgap measures into long-term solutions. Join Douglas and Andy as they take a critical look at the what Fisher calls the “non-profit industrial complex," while looking toward a future where social equity figures into the equation of ending hunger in America. Purchase Big Hunger from your favorite local book seller or at bighhunger.org.Special thanks to Professor Mara Einstein of the Media Studies department at Queens College for introducing us to Andy's work and inviting him to the Basement Media Squat where we tape Team Human.Today’s show features intro and outro music by Fugazi, thanks to Dischord Records for sharing. In the middle you heard a listener original by Josh Sitron and the Team Human band, mixed with a track from Team Human Ep. 31 guest R.U. Sirius.If you’d like to sustain this show, you can support us via Patreon. Go to https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman to subscribe at the level that feels right for you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SUCCESS4MEETS #1 ANDY FISHER In this series the Success4 Team speak with individuals who are pushing themselves on to ever greater things. Andy Fisher is the creator of The Hero Forge and a key member of the Eveyday Hero movement

Every year, billions are spent “fighting hunger,” but what about organizing to end it? Fisher takes you down the rabbit hole of the hunger industrial complex.

Guest Andy Fisher, author of Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups, discusses charity vs. policy, and the root causes (and cures) of hunger in America https://www.bighunger.org/

Show Notes are at www.bdnow.org More info about this book and Andrew Fisher are at www.bighunger.org   Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher has worked in the anti-hunger field for twenty-five years, as the executive director of national and local food groups, and as a researcher, organizer, policy advocate, and coalition builder. He has led successful efforts to gain passage of multiple pieces of federal food and nutrition legislation. Chronic hunger and food insecurity trends across the U.S. have not changed, despite the rise of charity. Food banks and food pantries were meant to be a stopgap measure, but manufacturing jobs never came back, recession followed, and the “emergency food system” became an industry. In 1994, Andy Fisher co-founded and led the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC), a first of its kind national alliance of hundreds of groups working on urban food access and local food. Fisher led CFSC as Executive Director for 15 years, creating and gaining momentum for the concept of community food security while building the food movement as a whole. He successfully led advocacy efforts and passage of crucial federal nutrition legislation to address food security, including the establishment of the Community Food Projects and Farm to School grants. Fisher is an expert on a variety of food system topics and tactics, including food policy councils, community food assessments, healthy corner stores, coalition building, and farm to cafeteria programs. Fisher is an activist, NGO consultant, and an adjunct teacher at Portland University in Oregon. His book, Big Hunger, is the launch for a new vision for how to untangle corporate interests from food banks and the anti-hunger movement. The 2016 election reminded us of the depth of economic insecurity across America, and of the political implications that come from ignoring this populist angst. The decline of Rust Belt communities since the 1980s has been paralleled by the rapid growth of food banks. Instead of challenging the government and corporations to provide living wages and good jobs, to support unions and oppose globalization, the anti-hunger movement has instead built alliances with Walmart, Tyson, and Monsanto, among other socially irresponsible companies. Big Hunger reveals the damage caused by this hunger-industrial complex, and offers a new vision for the anti-hunger movement to eliminate hunger through a focus on health, economic justice and local economies.

Guest Andy Fisher, author of the upcoming book, Hunger Incorporated: How Big Business Profits From Anti-Hunger Programs, describes how corporate America benefits from food stamps, and the real advocacy thats need to reduce poverty and hungerHunger, Incorporated

Guest Andy Fisher, Executive Director, Community Food Security CoalitionCFSC