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In this episode, Lisa sits down with Anne Filipic, CEO for Share Our Strength, who shares insights about how the organization has invested in their employees, its current progress in the DEI space, and why she approaches leadership with empathy, vulnerability and authenticity. In this episode, you'll hear: Making space for purposeful in-person engagements when possible, as well as the diverse ways to invest in culture and connection. The movement the organization has made around diversity, equity and inclusion, including centering equity in grantmaking. How the organization addresses DEI fatigue by examining why centering equity is essential to the ability to fulfill its mission. What keeps Anne up at night as a CEO, including how the organization will evolve into the future and support individual flexibility while not losing team camaraderie. About Share Our Strength Share Our Strength's mission is to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad through campaigns, like No Kid Hungry, which will end childhood hunger in the United States, and Cooking Matters, which helps low-income families learn to shop and cook healthier. The organization believes that everyone has a strength to share to help ensure every individual can live a healthy and productive life. Learn more about Share Our Strength on their website. About Anne Over the past twenty years, Anne Filipic has led consequential civic, philanthropic, and political efforts that have helped transform the nation. Most recently, she served as Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Management and Administration and the Office of Administration. In this role, Anne was responsible for building and maintaining the most diverse staff in White House history. Prior to joining the White House, Anne was the Chief Program Officer at the Obama Foundation, where she developed global programs focused on civic engagement and leadership development. She also oversaw the integration of two major initiatives, My Brother's Keeper and The Girls Opportunity Alliance, into the Obama Foundation. Read Anne's full bio.  About Lisa Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn't exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa's full bio. About Switch The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR's talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.  

We explore: Story behind this episode Why enjoying cooking matters How to start small Sally's Story Key Takeaway If you want to go from cooking because you ‘have to' and it not always being great to actually having fun in the kitchen and getting compliments from your family. Just know that it IS possible for you to change you just need to learn the 2 essential skills of seasoning and muscle memory meals. And I would love to be your teacher. Join me in Joyful Cooking in 90 days. It's my group coaching program where I help you learn to cook without recipes so you feel excited about hanging out in your kitchen. For more details about the next group go to the Joyful Cooking Invitation Page. – – – – – – – RESOURCES Health Coaching: The Naturally Healthy Club Cooking Coaching: Joyful Cooking Meal Plans + Recipes: Simple Meal Plans Instagram: @jules_stonesoup Joyful Eating Produced by John Duncan. – – – – – – –

Sharon Preston-Folta has spent a thirty-plus-year career in advertising sales and marketing, predominantly as an account executive in radio. She's worked with such companies as Fairchild Publications and WLNY TV in Long Island, and ABC/Disney and CBS Radio and Emmis Communications in New York City. She is currently Sr. Account Executive with WUSF Public Media in Tampa, FL. Sharon became a published author with her memoir "Living in The Shadow of my Father, Louis Daniel Armstrong" in 2012, which made public the private family life of Louis Armstrong, Lucille 'Sweets' Preston, his mistress for 21 years and their child, Sharon. In 2019 she began production on Little Satchmo documentary which is based on her memoir. The documentary made it worldwide premiere in June 2021 at the Thessaloniki Documentary film festival. In addition to her AA from Westchester Community College and BA in Communication Arts from Iona College, Sharon's love of cooking led her to attend the Institute of Culinary Education nights and weekends, where she earned two professional degrees; Culinary in 1999 and culinary Management in 2005. Sharon believes in giving back to the community and has used her cooking skills as a Chef Instructor in the Cooking Matters program. She's currently a Volunteer Programmer at WSLR 96.5 LP FM in Sarasota, Florida where she resides with her husband, Howard, a musician. Learn more about Sharon and the documentary at: https://littlesatchmodoc.com/ The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon, focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters and others who leave a legacy of storytelling. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests. Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GSammonWrites On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/ #TheStorytellers #Storyteller #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #Legacy #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #littlesatchmo #satchmo #louisarmstrong #jazz #anuntoldstory #documentary #jazzlegend The Storytellers is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

Sharon Preston-Folta has spent a thirty-plus-year career in advertising sales and marketing, predominantly as an account executive in radio. She's worked with such companies as Fairchild Publications and WLNY TV in Long Island, and ABC/Disney and CBS Radio and Emmis Communications in New York City. She is currently Sr. Account Executive with WUSF Public Media in Tampa, FL. Sharon became a published author with her memoir "Living in The Shadow of my Father, Louis Daniel Armstrong" in 2012, which made public the private family life of Louis Armstrong, Lucille 'Sweets' Preston, his mistress for 21 years and their child, Sharon. In 2019 she began production on Little Satchmo documentary which is based on her memoir. The documentary made it worldwide premiere in June 2021 at the Thessaloniki Documentary film festival. In addition to her AA from Westchester Community College and BA in Communication Arts from Iona College, Sharon's love of cooking led her to attend the Institute of Culinary Education nights and weekends, where she earned two professional degrees; Culinary in 1999 and culinary Management in 2005. Sharon believes in giving back to the community and has used her cooking skills as a Chef Instructor in the Cooking Matters program. She's currently a Volunteer Programmer at WSLR 96.5 LP FM in Sarasota, Florida where she resides with her husband, Howard, a musician. Learn more about Sharon and the documentary at: https://littlesatchmodoc.com/ The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon, focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters and others who leave a legacy of storytelling. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests. Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GSammonWrites On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/ #TheStorytellers #Storyteller #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #Legacy #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #littlesatchmo #satchmo #louisarmstrong #jazz #anuntoldstory #documentary #jazzlegend The Storytellers is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Chris De Leon, Community Gardens Manager, Fresno Metro Ministry. They'll discuss a range of issues including Metro Ministry's leadership and several of its programs. Better Blackstone, Food to Share, CalFresh Outreach, Cooking Matters. As Manager, Chris will describe the amazing Fresno Metro Community Gardens, which will be illustrated by visuals and a video.

In this episode, Sarah Nelson shares the history of 18 Reasons, a San Francisco-based nonprofit cooking school, and what strategies she's using to successfully navigate the organization through a pandemic. Sarah explains the E.O.S. system for running the most efficient and productive team meetings you've ever heard of and also offers secrets on how she successfully got her baby to sleep through the night consistently.About Sarah:Sarah Nelson has worked on food-related projects in the Bay Area since 2008. She launched Cooking Matters in the Bay Area in 2010 to bring free cooking classes to low-income families. In her youth, she taught yoga and guided bicycle tours in France. In 2011, she founded the nonprofit Three Squares, which merged with 18 Reasons in 2013. She is passionate about cooking, rock climbing, riding her bike, and, yes, her job. She lives in San Francisco with her partner and daughter. Contact her at sarah@18reasons.org.Resources:18 ReasonsFree tickets to Annual Fundraiser (Oct 13 @6pm PST, virtual)VolunteerUpcoming cooking classes MembershipDonateEntrepreneurial Operating System (E.O.S.)Asana- web and mobile app to help teams organize, track, and manage their workSlack- communications platformBuy Nothing Project / Facebook groupsBaby Wise Facebook groupSarah’s book recommendations:Traction (Gino Wickman)Get a Grip (Gino Wickman & Mike Paton)On Becoming Baby Wise (Robert Buckman MD & Gary Ezzo)Salt Fat Acid Heat (Samin Nosrat)#18Reasons, #sanfrancisco #cookingschool, #cooking, #culinaryskills #community #yoga #mysoreashtangayoga #entrepreneurialoperatingsystem #effectivemeetings #sleep #sleepforbabies #babywise #buynothingwww.northstarsleepschool.com/podcast

Throughout Season 3, Jill Devine has talked to several guests about food: the good, the bad, and the ugly. One consistent theme, Jill has concerns about her oldest daughter, Lu, and her pickiness with food. Jill took to her social media accounts to ask for help with Lu. Carmen Berry showed up in Jill’s inbox with an amazing email. Here are some highlights: My name is Carmen and I saw your request for recipes to get kids involved in the kitchen! I am a registered dietitian, a mom to an 8-month old (and an aunt to a 2 and 4-year-old), and I work at Operation Food Search! In my role at work, I am responsible for leading the nutrition education team to facilitate and build skills and knowledge that lead to sustained healthy eating habits in the community through hands-on cooking classes, interactive grocery store tours, cooking demonstrations, nutrition presentations, and other nutrition education outreach events. Just this past year, we launched our own internal hands-on kids cooking course called Operation CHEF, Culinary Habits to Empower Families. During the 6-week course, students ages 8-12 prepare delicious recipes and learn new cooking techniques. I agree with many of your podcast guests that getting kids in the kitchen is really beneficial to open their mind to trying something new. Something else that you can try is bring your kid along to the grocery store! There are some studies that show when a kid is included in the planning of the meal and the grocery shopping, it increases the likelihood that they try the food item. But it is important to be patient and keep trying! If your kids are helping shop and cook and still refuse the food, don’t get discouraged! Never force the issue because that usually backfires. Simply continue to make fruits and veggies a part of every meal and snack and offer them in a variety of ways. Be a good role model and eat the veggies offered at each meal. Eventually your picky eater will develop a taste for a few favorites. My last resort I always suggest is what I call “stealth nutrition” which is sneaking in veggies into various recipes. I say last resort because this shouldn’t be your only strategy. It is important for picky eaters to see and experience a variety of veggies in a variety of ways. Stealth Nutrition Ideas: - You can add grated veggies to a lot of foods – fold into meatballs or meatloaf, add to a casserole, soup, or fried rice. It’s hard to pick out grated veggies since they are so small. - Making tomato sauce? Add in shredded or diced veggies. Blend up in a blender to completely hide it if you’d like. Carrots add some natural sweetness to tomato sauce. - Add fresh fruit to pancakes or muffin batters. A fun one is adding in grated carrots and apples to pancakes for a carrot cake like breakfast treat! Or make colored pancakes by adding in mashed up fruit like blueberries or raspberries to the batter. - Fold pureed butternut squash or sweet potatoes into mac and cheese. The pureed orange veggies just disappear in the cheese sauce! - Blend spinach into smoothies! I like to make a green smoothie with spinach, pineapple, banana and grapes. But if you’d like to hide it, blend it up with mixed berries. The purple hides it completely. A recipe I have attached to this email is for turkey tacos – a tried and true recipe from Cooking Matters! Your daughter can grate the carrot, dump in the cans of beans and tomatoes, measure the spices, shred the cheese, and chop the lettuce and tomato with a plastic knife! Jill was blown away by the email and invited Carmen on the podcast. They discussed the email in detail, as well as other ways to talk to Lu about food. The number one take away all parents should keep in mind – BE PATIENT AND BE A GOOD ROLE MODEL! Lastly, because of the pandemic, every other Wednesday, Operation Food Search hosts a Facebook Live – called Cooking with Carmen! If you can’t watch it live, it’s recorded, and you will always have access online. Two Kids and A Career Website: https://www.jilldevine.com/ Two Kids and A Career Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilldevine/?hl=en Two Kids and A Career Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JillDevineMedia/ Thank you to our sponsor: Blondin Professional Real Estate

United Healthcare since 2018 has donated $12.3 million through its Empowering Health grant program nationwide. Despite the current health crisis brought on by the coronavirus, insurance companies remain pretty healthy financially. Covid-19 costs have in some cases been off-set by a decline in health-care spending on elective surgeries and regular patient visits. Locally, United Healthcare is donating $1 million to six Georgia-based nonprofits including $200,000 to the Atlanta Regional Commission to expand its behavioral health coaching program; $175,000 for Open Hand Atlanta to grow its Cooking Matters initiative for home-delivered meals for seniors; $125,000 for Prevent Blindness Georgia to offer vision screenings and prescription glasses to low-income students and uninsured adults; $100,000 to Families First to expand in-person and virtual counseling services to families disproportionately affected by Covid-19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Register for our Weekly COVID-19 Town Hall, 5/21 from 6-7 p.m. MST The COVID-19 Pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to maintaining healthy habits and healthy weight for our patients and families. We know that kids tend to loose structure and gain excess weight in the summer – we saw this prior to COVID-19 and we are now facing the most stressful and unpredictable summer of our lifetime. In this our 12th COVID-19 podcast, we will discuss healthy routines for pediatricians to discuss with patients and parents in their practice to help protect and preserve healthy habits and weight.   Today we are fortunate to be joined by Matt Haemer, MD and Richard Boles, PhD of our Clinical Nutrition Team at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Haemer helps to lead the nutrition team at Children’s Hospital Colorado and is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Nutrition at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Boles is psychologist with the Clinical Nutrition Team at Children’s and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Nutrition at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Key Points The habits that help kids maintain healthy weight during the COVID19 pandemic are the same habits that help with mental health, good school performance, and healthy peer relationships. By focusing on the healthy routines we’ll talk about today, pediatricians can support parents as they help their children achieve all these goals. Lifestyle Medicine Psychologist Richard Boles PhD offers practical advice that pediatricians can share with families to help maintain healthy habits during this very challenging time. Pediatricians play a critical role in helping parents to promote healthy habits. They can help parents realize when a child’s weight gain is unhealthy, offer brief follow-up counseling to help families set goals for lifestyle change, refer families for extra help when needed, and share  resources like those below.  A primary care provider can make a single referral to Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Lifestyle Medicine Program to address any and all medical problems from excess weight that a child may have, or to help children prevent these medical problems at any age. You can reach any of the Lifestyle Medicine team for consult or referral via OneCall, 720-777-3999. Fitness: Children's Hospital Colorado's Lifestyle Medicine Exercise Physiologist, Michael Witten MS has compiled a variety of fitness videos that kids of different ages and fitness levels can do at home, maybe with their parents! Subscribe to the CHCO Wellness Center gym Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpuAXaEwLGbpvi_sqs9ZdhUJchqVGInP2   Nutrition and Food Resources  The Food Bank of the Rockies has an updated list of all the food banks and food distribution sites: https://www.foodbankrockies.org/emergency-assistance/ Our dietitians recommend families try kid-friendly healthy recipes from the CHOP CHOP website: https://www.chopchopfamily.org/recipes/  Food preparation videos from the professional society of Registered Dietitians: https://www.eatright.org/food/planning-and-prep/cooking-tips-and-trends/basics-of-meal-prepping Shopping and meal preparation tips to save money on healthy food from Cooking Matters, an organization dedicated to reducing food insecurity for families with kids: http://cookingmatters.org/tips Psychology and Mental health: American Psychological Association: tips on learning at home, supporting play, and parenting in the era of COVID-19:  https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/parenting-caregiving Children’s Hospital Colorado has recommendations to help pediatricians and parents talk with children about the pandemic: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/coronavirus-covid19-resources-updates/  Do you have thoughts about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org 

Ever wish you could improve your home cooking skills? Sarah Nelson has built a career around teaching people like you how to cook at 18 Reasons, a food nonprofit organization in San Francisco. Through her work, she’s learned dozens of actionable tips and tricks that anyone can use to become a better cook and include healthy foods in your diet in a way that’s fun, sustainable, and delicious. We discuss how to overcome common roadblocks to cooking at home like not having enough time, money, or the right equipment. Sarah shares practical tips she’s learned from teaching hundreds of cooking classes on how to shop smarter, stock a pantry, make better meal plans, and make cooking a lasting habit for you and your family. She also shares her kitchen hot takes on why we should all use more salt, eat beans more often, have painters tape in the kitchen, and never use half a bunch of herbs. Sarah ends the episode by sharing some excellent tips for parents about impactful ways to get your kids to help in the kitchen, eat more vegetables and waste less food! This episode truly has something for everyone, from the kitchen novice to the hardcore food nerd, and everyone in between! Show NotesYou can learn more about 18 Reasons on their websiteSarah works closely with the folks at BiRite Market in San FranciscoSarah teaches a lot of classes on knife skills and highly recommends the claw grip for cutting vegetablesSarah is a huge fan of her rice cooker and recommends that everyone get one with a timerSarah’s go-to comfort food is ribs, and she’s a big fan of slow cooking them in the oven with beer and Mexican spices!Sarah’s go-to karaoke song at the end of the night is “The Tide is High” by BlondieSarah really admires the founder of BiRite Market, Sam Mogannam

In this episode, we talk with a total rock star in the philanthropic world, BILL SHORE, the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Share Our Strength, which is the parent company of campaigns like No Kid Hungry & Cooking Matters; Billy chats with us about picking the right battles.THOUGHT #1Pick battles that are big enough to matter but small enough to win - Jonathan KozolTHOUGHT #2We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity – HG WellsCONNECT:Website: www.ShareOurStrenth.orgWebsite: www.NoKidHungry.orgAdd Passion & Stir (podcast) - http://addpassionandstir.com/?_ga=2.236996928.1963043358.1574222744-831328515.1561957241The Cathedral Within (book) - https://www.amazon.com/Cathedral-Within-Transforming-Giving-Something/dp/0375758291Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nokidhungry/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nokidhungry/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyshore/Twitter: @nokidhungryEmail: bshore@strength.orgBRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:Dine Out - https://dine.nokidhungry.orgCooking Matters - www.CookingMatters.orgJonathan Kozol - www.JonathanKozol.comHG Wells - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._WellsKat Cole - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_ColeAmanda Hite - http://btcrevolutions.com/#aboutDeloitte - www.Deloitte.comEl Monte School District - http://web.emcsd.orgCBS/Scott Peely - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeless-children-the-hard-times-generation-27-06-2011/Project Ethiopia - https://www.project-ethiopia.orgWalt Disney World's Dreamers & Doers - https://www.wftv.com/news/local/15-central-florida-students-selected-as-disney-dreamers-and-doers-shining-stars-/944453994Elon Musk (Space X) - https://www.spacex.com/elon-muskBig Kettle Drum - www.BigKettleDrum.comHard Rock International – www.HardRock.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – www.RocknRollWithIt.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – www.CultureThatRocks.comCannonball Kids’ cancer – www.CannonballKidscancer.orgKeppler Speakers - www.KepplerSpeakers.comCertified Rock Star - www.CertifiedRockStar.comThoughts That Rock – www.ThoughtsThatRock.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – www.spectaclephoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - https://www.facebook.com/jtkeelBILL SHORE'S BIO:Billy Shore is the executive chair of Share Our Strength, which through proven, effective campaigns like No Kid Hungry and Cooking Matters, connects people who care to ideas that work. Since founding Share Our Strength in 1984 with his sister Debbie, Billy has led the organization in raising more than $600 million to fight hunger and poverty, and has won the support of national leaders in business, government, health and education, sports and entertainment.Billy is also the chair of Community Wealth Partners, Share Our Strength’s for-profit consulting firm that helps leaders and communities solve social problems.Before founding Share Our Strength, served on the senatorial and presidential campaign staffs for former U.S. Senator Gary Hart and as chief of staff to former U.S. Senator Robert Kerrey. In 2014, congressional leaders appointed him to the National Commission on Hunger, a group tasked with finding innovative ways to end hunger in America.In addition to his work with Share Our Strength, Billy is a leading voice in the national conversation on hunger and poverty. He is the author of four books focused on social change, including “Revolution of the Heart” (Riverhead Press, 1995), “The Cathedral Within” (Random House, 1999), “The Light of Conscience” (Random House, 2004) and most recently, “The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men” (Public Affairs, 2010). He also hosts Add Passion and Stir, a weekly podcast that brings together high-profile chefs and change-makers to talk about the central role food plays in social justice.A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Billy earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has been an adjunct professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and an advisor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 2001 to 2011, he served as a director of The Timberland Company.Billy was named one of America’s Best Leaders by US News & World Report.

In today's episode, Allison Eckert, Associate Director of Development and Communications at 18 reasons, shares with us her perspective on food and let us in on all of their programs and events.18 reasons is a community cooking school and the lead organization for Cooking Matters in California.

On this week's episode Crystal Vastine (Fort Worth Foodie) joins the podcast to discuss her beginnings with the magazine and transition into using FW Foodie as a social media platform. She also talks about some local restaurants and her involvement with Cooking Matters and the FW Food and Wine Festival. Cooking Matters: https://tafb.org/services/nutrition-services/cooking-matters/ Photo courtesy of Crystal Vastine. "Punch on the TV" performed by Bruno Freitas on www.hooksounds.com. For more information about our Culinary programs, visit: csftw.edu/ STAY CONNECTED WITH US: Facebook: www.facebook.com/culinaryfw/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/culinaryschoolftw/

Kingston Sunrise Rotary Co-President Jeanine Lindhorst, Coordinator for Cooking Matters in the Hudson Valley, discusses her organization’s nutritional education program for people on a limited budget. Volunteer culinary and nutrition experts teach Cooking Matters course participants how to select nutritious and low-cost ingredients and how to prepare them in ways that provide the best nourishment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiorotary/support

What can we do when politicians prefer polarizing rhetoric to concrete action? We can roll up our sleeves and serve those who need help. Meaningful service can be the antidote to disappointing political paralysis. In this episode of Add Passion and Stir, two longtime leaders in service, Michael Brown of City Year and Boston chef Jason Santos (Buttermilk and Bourbon) talk with host and Share Our Strength founder and CEO Billy Shore about why it is so important to ‘turn on your social justice nerve’ and ‘flex your service muscle.’ Michael founded City Year in 1988 in Boston and grew it to a national service program of 3,100 18-25 year olds improving academic performance in high-poverty, poor performing schools in 28 cities. “Service is part of the American spirit… it is at the very heart of how we perceive ourselves as a nation,“ he declares. Jason began volunteering with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign more than 20 years ago as a very young chef, and since then has taught many Cooking Matters courses, been inducted into the Cooking Matters Hall of Fame, and raised an impressive amount of money for the campaign. “I have to do my part to help fix something that, in 2017, still blows me away that it’s such a problem,” he says. Listen to how these leaders use service to cut through politics and give themselves and others the gratifying experience of serving others.

Sheila Dillon speaks to the writer Michael Pollan on the craft, science and pleasures of cooking. In his new book, Cooked, "a love letter to cooking", Pollan who is one of the world's most popular thinkers on food reflects on the value of being a cook and preparing our own food.From understanding the physics and culture of the barbecue to the art of fermentation, Pollan has spent the last two years researching cooking techniques around the world to help explain how transforming food has influenced our evolution and development over millions of years.Cooking, says Pollan, is "baked into our DNA", we are "the cooking animal". For that reason he examines what we've lost as rates of domestic cooking have declined since the 1960's and what it will take for more of us to make a meaningful return to the kitchen.Producer: Dan Saladino.