Add Passion and Stir

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Every other Wednesday, “Add Passion and Stir” shares the inspirational stories of individuals who set their sights on a problem and use their strengths to create solutions. Hosted by Share Our Strength ’s founder Billy Shore, a leading advocate in food justice for 40 years, we convene leaders from the worlds of hospitality, education, government, and beyond tackling issues like hunger, systemic racism, and access to education. Join us to learn how you can share your strength. Follow us on Twitter @AddPassionStir and Instagram @billshore and like us on Facebook . ]]>

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September 2, 202655 min

When The Law Fails Families: The Human Cost of Detention

In this very special repeat episode of Add Passion and Stir, Billy Shore and Debbie Shore speak with attorney Corey Martin and former DHS attorney Jason Thomas about immigration detention, due process, and what humane policy should look like. In the five months since this episode first aired, more than an additional 140,000 people have been detained by ICE , according to The Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley and UCLA. Corey reveals the horrifying conditions she has seen inside the immigration detention center for families and children at Dilley, TX. Jason explains how the immigration system works from the government side, and both push for a more just, practical, and human response. To be part of the solution, learn more at the nonprofit law clinic Mass Deportation Defense . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

August 19, 202646 min

Edesia’s Navyn Salem Defines Humanity

In this very important re-airing of Add Passion and Stir , Navyn Salem, founder and CEO of the malnutrition social enterprise Edesia, discusses our shared humanity in caring for children all over the world. Edesia produces fortified, peanut-based products like Plumpy'Nut for humanitarian agencies like UNICEF, World Food Programme, and other NGOs working in emergency and conflict zones. “We feed children everywhere because that's what humanity is, and we do not want to lose our humanity. We are smart enough. We have enough resources. We're creative and innovative enough to feed every child on planet Earth,” Salem asserts. Edesia has been impacted by Trump Administration decisions around foreign aid in the last seven months. “I started speaking up and explaining to people that huge parts of humanitarian assistance that the US government does are a win-win for the world and they have to be continued,” she says. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

August 5, 202642 min

A CEO for Whom Social Purpose is Always in Fashion: Tony Spring on Leadership, Hospitality, and No Kid Hungry

Tony Spring, chairman and CEO of Macy’s, discusses his career path that began at Bloomingdale’s and led to more than 40 years in retail leadership. Tony reflects on the lessons he learned from Burger King, the importance of customer experience, and how Macy’s has worked to rebuild around hospitality, execution, and culture. The conversation also explores Macy’s partnership with Share Our Strength and No Kid Hungry, including how the company uses consumer roundups, employee volunteerism, and community campaigns to help fight childhood hunger. Listen to hear how business, service, and social purpose can work together to create a better experience for customers, colleagues, and communities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

July 22, 202642 min

Food is Medicine: How the Rockefeller Foundation Is Reimagining Nutrition and Health

Devon Klatell of the Rockefeller Foundation talks about the growing “Food is Medicine” movement and why it matters for health, equity, and cost savings. Devon explains how the Foundation’s work evolved from agriculture and production to nutrition, chronic disease prevention, and better integration between food systems and health care. The conversation explores: what Food is medicine means in practice, how states and health systems are adopting it, why school meals and regenerative food systems matter, and what it will take to scale these programs nationally. Listen to hear how evidence, policy, and partnerships are turning a once-niche idea into a major public health strategy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

July 10, 202627 min

Patriarchs: Jefferson, Adams, and the Moral Reckoning to Found a Nation

From the producers of Add Passion and Stir , here is Patriarchs — a six-part audio drama about the most consequential friendship in American history, the one between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. As we emerge from the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Patriarchs invites listeners into the founding era with dramatic force, historical depth, and moral honesty, asking not only how America began, but who paid the price and what kind of republic it became. Written by award-winning playwright Jim McGrath and featuring Stacy Keach as Thomas Jefferson and Edward Gero as John Adams, the series opens in Philadelphia in 1776 and concludes on Independence Day in 1826. Every scene is drawn from real letters, speeches, and memoirs, bringing to life the friendship, rivalry, animosity, and reconciliation that shaped the early United States. Along the way, Patriarchs also gives voice to Abigail Adams, whose letters cut through ego and ideology, and centers Sally Hemings not as rumor but as a speaking, thinking presence whose life illuminates the brutal realities of slavery and sexual exploitation in the founding generation. This is history as drama, but it is also history as reckoning. Listen and subscribe to Patriarchs on your favorite podcast apps: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/patriarchs/id1896832143 https://open.spotify.com/show/033o4ZbOWxJjM3yHZ8cuBV https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1e3165a6-b42f-471a-b5c6-ede68b01dcbf/patriarchs Please subscribe, rate, and review Patriarchs on your favorite podcast app so more listeners can discover the series and join the conversation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

July 8, 20261 hr 6 min

Noah Glass: From Pizza Delivery to Olo, the Largest Restaurant Tech Platform

Noah Glass, founder and CEO of Olo and a Share Our Strength board member, shares the path that took him from pizza delivery in Newton MA to building one of the most influential technology platforms in restaurant ordering. Noah shares how early experiences in food, entrepreneurship, and international development shaped Olo’s origin story, why he burned the boats to pursue his idea, and how a long period of doubt eventually led to product-market fit and massive scale. The conversation also explores leadership, company culture, AI, the future of restaurant hospitality, and Noah’s commitment to ending childhood hunger through No Kid Hungry and Olo’s roundup donations. Listen to hear how technology, generosity, and hospitality can work together to make a real difference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

July 1, 20261 hr 2 min

Chefs Cycle Supports Increase of 16 Million Children to Summer Meals

Riding their bicycles for 200 miles in two days, 125 culinary leaders and other supporters of the No Kid Hungry campaign raised a record-setting 1.3 million dollars . Their grit and determination over the years have helped connect more children to the bipartisan, fully-funded Summer Meals programs, increasing participation from 3 million to nearly 19 million kids. Joining us on the site of Chefs Cycle in Bend, OR to share their personal stories of sharing and sacrifice are: Alex Craddock, CMO of Citigroup; Brian Morris, "B-MO", Executive Chef for Hattie B's Hot Chicken; Cory Melanson, Chef of Splendido at the Chateau in Beaver Creek, CO; Micah Klasky, the Executive Chef of The Hive at the21 C Museum Hotel in Bentonville AR; and The Father-Daughter team of Ted Cizma, Executive Chef of LA Catering and Local Events by David LeFevre, and Elaine Cizma, "restaurant-adjacent" health care technologist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

June 10, 202648 min

When Mayors Lead: How Local Action Is Fighting Childhood Hunger

Billy Shore speaks with Mayor Daniel Rickenmann of Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Alyia Gaskins of Alexandria, Virginia, and Aaron Goldstein of Share Our Strength about how local leaders are using practical, bipartisan solutions to fight childhood hunger. The conversation explores why mayors are so effective at solving problems close to home, how housing, transportation, and economic insecurity affect food access, and why local innovation often moves faster than state or federal policy. Mayor Rickenmann shares how Columbia is using partnerships, technology, churches, and community organizations to expand food access, while Mayor Gaskins discusses Alexandria’s focus on housing, workforce issues, and the lived reality of hunger in the community. Together, they show how mayors can turn concern into action and build coalitions that make it easier for families to get the support they need. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 27, 202643 min

Finally a Solution to the Scourge of Summer Hunger

In this episode of Add Passion and Stir , Billy Shore speaks with George Kelemen of Share Our Strength and Jennifer Wheeler of Marion County Public Schools in Kentucky about what childhood hunger looks like when school is out for the summer. They discuss how Summer EBT, non-congregate feeding, and local school nutrition teams are helping close the gap for families who rely on school meals during the year. Jennifer shares powerful stories from the ground in Kentucky, while George explains the bipartisan policy work that expanded summer access nationwide. This conversation shows how policy, logistics, and school leadership can work together to feed more kids with dignity and consistency. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 6, 202657 min

More Than Food: How Parents, Policy, and Economic Mobility Help End Child Hunger

In this episode of Add Passion and Stir , host Billy Shore talks with Maureen Conway , vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program, and Giselli Veloz , senior program manager of parent engagement and recruitment for LIFT in New York. The conversation explores why ending childhood hunger requires more than food alone — it also means supporting parents, reducing systemic barriers, and creating pathways to economic mobility. Maureen explains how the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program advances promising policies and practices that help low- and moderate-income people connect to better opportunities and build better lives. Giselli shares how LIFT’s coaching, cash infusions, and trust-based support help parents move toward stability. Together, they make the case that poverty is not an individual failure but the result of systems, and that real change comes from policy, partnership, and lived experience. If you care about child hunger, family well-being, or practical solutions to poverty, this is an essential listen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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