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Food First — 444 episodes
November 30 2025
November 16 2025_Crisis Management
November 9 2025_Victor Green
November 2 2025_Joe Presgrove and Garrett Zuver_Hunters Feeding MI
October 26 2025_Linda Nageotte
Dr. Mona Hanna_October 19 2025
Food First Michigan_Ryan Hoyle_101225
Bon Voyage Gerry_10.5.25
Kyle Waide_9.28.25
Dr. Bouvier_September 21, 2025
Dr. Seth Berkowitz and Dr. Dawn Opel_9.14.25
August 24, 2025 -- FBCM Strategic Plan
Food First Michigan -- Benefits Cliff -- August 17, 2025
Carrie Calvert_8.10.25
Food First Michigan_Patty Graham_August 3 2025
Food First Michigan_July 2025
Part 4 of 4: Rising Cost of Living_Rodney Cole_June 29, 2025
Part 3: Cortney Boes-Freeland & Cam Barrett
Part 2: Scott Piggott
Part 1 of 4: Rising Costs_June 8, 2025
Hunger in America_May 11, 2025
What Gets Measured Gets Evaluated_May 4, 2025
FFM_042725_4OPTIONS_FULL
Government Extreme Makeover Edition_April 6, 2025
"Ism's" March 23, 2025
How do we move forward?_March 9, 2025
Stephanie Johnson_March 2, 2025
How to deal with the current situation - February 22, 2025
Representative Phil Green - February 2, 2025
Holiday Show - December 24, 2024
Critical MASS_11.24.24
Sara Johnson_November 2024
Election Madness
What Changes - October 6, 2024
Chris Costanzo_9.22.24
USDA Report - September 2024
9 Years of Food First Michigan_9.8.2024
Dr. Dawn Opel_9.1.24
Why Not Us
FOCUS
MI Budget Passed 7.7.24
Alma Cooper, Miss MI 2024
Hilary Doe MI Chief Growth Officer
MPC 2024 Greg Viener
MPC 2024 Patty Graham
MPC 2024 Preview
Why Don't We Measure More?
Strategic Framework with Julie Yurko
Manna Food Project
Why Food is First
Food Security Council Report
What is the Need?
State of the State
The Tipping Point
Year's End Show
Paving Your Road to Success
Changing the World One Day at a Time
USDA Report 2022_Never Give Up
Leaders see better, before and beyond the rest of us
Kids COUNT
Food is PowerFULL
The Masks of Tradeoffs
The End of an Era
One Handful of Life
A Matter of Distance
FFM 071623 Healthy Things Grow
FFM 070223 Poverty In America
FFM 062523 Scott Piggott Consequences of Policy Change
FFM 061823 MPC #2 - Relationship Building to Create a Food Secure State
FFM 061123 Mackinac Policy Conference 1
FFM 052823 The Power of Food . . .
FFM 052123 Kristen McDonald Rivet Interview
FFM 043023 DianeGolzynski School Meals for All
Conversation is the Gateway to Change
From Calling to Career
Hunger Deprives Kids of More than Just Food
Working Across the Aisle for Food Security
Innovating our way to food security
Defining the Poverty Challenge
Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries
Not Everything that Comes to Me is For Me
Five Year Anniversary Show
Creating a Food Secure State Beyond the Holiday Season
Creating Positive Change - Joe Tate - November 20 2022
Value of Work and the Heart of Giving
October 30 2022 Food First
Lisa Hamler Fugitt White House Conference
FFM 100622 FULL
Data Driven Decisions
September 25, 2022 - Food for Thought
September 25, 2022 - Monologue
Change Has Changed
September 11, 2022 - Food for Thought
September 11, 2022 - Monologue
The POWER of food is Immeasurable
September 4, 2022 - Food for Thought
September 4, 2022 - Monologue
Policy Matters
August 28, 2022 - Food for Thought
August 28, 2022 - Monologue
Control the Controllable
August 21, 2022 - Food for Thought
August 21, 2022 - Monologue
The Truth
August 14, 2022 - Food for Thought
August 14, 2022 - Monologue
Influencing the Influencers: Part 2
July 31, 2022 - Food for Thought
July 31, 2022 - Monologue
Meeting the Need
July 17, 2022 - Food for Thought
July 17, 2022 - Monologue
Committed to Taking Hunger off the Table
July 2, 2022 - Food for Thought
July 2, 2022 - Monologue
Don't Just Talk About It, Be About It
June 26, 2022 - Food for Thought
June 26, 2022 - Monologue
Influencing the Influencers
June 12, 2022 - Food for Thought
June 12, 2022 - Monologue
Food as a Powerful Force of Good
June 5, 2022 - Food for Thought
June 5, 2022 - Monologue
Agriculture Should be a Top Priority
May 29, 2022 - Food for Thought
May 29, 2022 - Monologue
Committed to helping fellow Michiganders
May 22, 2022 - Food for Thought
May 22, 2022 - Monologue
The Most Radical Transformation That the World Has Seen
May 14, 2022 - Food for Thought
May 14, 2022 - Monologue
Conservatives & Food Security
April 24, 2022 - Food for Thought
April 24, 2022 - Monologue
Tackling the Impossible
April 10, 2022 - Food for Thought
April 10, 2022 - Monologue
Unpacking the Topic of Food Shortages
April 3, 2022 - Food for Thought
April 3, 2022 - Monologue
Another Perfect Storm
March 27, 2022 - Food for Thought
March 27, 2022 - Monologue
Putting Michiganders First
March 20, 2022 - Food for Thought
March 20, 2022 - Monologue
The Challenges are Big, but the Opportunities Bigger
March 13, 2022 - Food for Thought
March 13, 2022 - Monologue
Who needs food in Michigan?
February 27, 2022 - Food for Thought
Little by little, a little becomes a lot
February 20, 2022 - Food for Thought
February 20, 2022 - Monologue
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
February 13, 2022 - Food for Thought
February 13, 2022 - Monologue
Understanding Intent and Opportunities
February 6, 2022 - Food for Thought
February 6, 2022 - Monologue
February 27, 2022 - Monologue
Pets Are Vital to People
January 23, 2022 - Food for Thought
January 23, 2022 - Monologue
State of the State
January 16, 2022 - Food for Thought
January 16, 2022 - Monologue
Fowlerisms
January 2, 2022 - Food for Thought
January 2, 2022 - Monologue
Hunger Heroes
December 26, 2021 - Food for Thought
December 26, 2021 - Monologue
Hunger Through the Eyes of Children
December 19, 2021 - Food for Thought
December 19, 2021 - Monologue
A Man-Made Problem
November 28, 2021 - Food for Thought
November 28, 2021 - Monologue
Creating a Greater Understanding
November 21, 2021 - Food for Thought
November 21, 2021 - Monologue
Toxic Stress
November 14, 2021 - Food for Thought
November 14, 2021 - Monologue
Michigan Harvest Gathering Meal Challenge
November 7, 2021 - Food for Thought
November 7, 2021 - Monologue
Partnerships & Potential
October 31, 2021 - Food for Thought
October 31, 2021 - Monologue
Passion Points
October 10, 2021 - Food for Thought
October 10, 2021 - Monologue
Influencing the influencers
October 3, 2021 - Food for Thought
October 3, 2021 - Monologue
Pivoting, Adjusting & Learning
September 19, 2021 - Food for Thought
September 19, 2021 - Monologue
Knowledge is Power
September 12, 2021 - Food for Thought
September 12, 2021 - Monologue
Calling for Change & Providing Knowledge
August 29, 2021 - Food for Thought
August 29, 2021 - Monologue
The Clock Versus the Compass
August 22, 2021 - Food for Thought
August 22, 2021 - Monologue
Growing Lasting Solutions to Hunger
August 15, 2021 - Food for Thought
August 15, 2021 - Monologue
Boundless Collaboration
August 1, 2021 - Food for Thought
August 1, 2021 - Monologue
Hunger is NOT bigger than we are
July 25, 2021 - Food for Thought
July 25, 2021 - Monologue
Myth Busting: Part 2
July 11, 2021 - Food for Thought
July 11, 2021 - Monologue
Myth Busting
One Handful of Life
June 20, 2021 - Food for Thought
June 20, 2021 - Monologue
Is Food Security Solvable?
New Normal and Beyond
June 6, 2021 - Food for Thought
June 6, 2021 - Monologue
Big Business Starts Small
May 30, 2021 - Food for Thought
May 30, 2021 - Monologue
Positivity and Prosperity in the Pandemic
May 23, 2021 - Food for Thought
May 23, 2021 - Monologue
Food is Medicine
MASS Means More
April 25, 2021 - Food for Thought
April 25, 2021 - Monologue
Building a Partnership
April 18, 2021 - Food for Thought
April 18, 2021 - Monologue
We Love Your Seconds
Exigent Circumstances
Searching High and Low
Change your direction, not your decision
Small Steps in the Right Direction
We Care
Businesses Thriving in Healthy Communities
Dr. Phil on Guy Gordon
The Food Insecure Cannot Wait
Standing in the Gap
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
The Wait and The Hope
Who's hungry in Michigan
Childhood Food Insecurity
Who Wins & Who Loses?
Greatest and Most Appreciable Asset
Elections Matter
Michigan Harvest Gathering: Doing the Impossible
A Better Tomorrow
The Next Level of Food Security
The Intersection of Health Disparities & Food Security: Part 3
The Intersection of Health Disparities & Food Security: Part 2
The Intersection of Health Disparities & Food Security: Part 1
Creating Positive Change
The Perfect Storm
All Hands On Deck
Filling in the Gaps
A Public Health Challenge
Farming for Better Health
Dedicated to Service
Built on Trust
The Long Tail of the Pandemic
Small Business: the Backbone of our Economy
Recession is opportunity in wolf's clothing
Waste not, want not
Change. Adapt. Learn.
Spread the Woosah
Life from a unique perspective
Navigating Michigan's Budget Maze
Unprecedented times. Unprecedented measures.
Children and Hunger
Care-giving for senior citizens
Listening with Our Hearts
Solving the riddle of COVID-19
'Waves' of the Pandemic
COVID-19 food bankers response
21st Century Food Banking
Adaptability, not conformity is the key
USDA Threshold of Poverty & Self-Sufficiency Standard update
Waste not, want not
Building up non-profits
Update on 2019's Farming Hardships
Only as strong as our weakest link
An Infinite Game
Problem-solvers, not problem-spotters
The War on Poverty
Having an impact
Celebrating Our Champions
Community Impact
100 Days of Leadership: Michelle Lantz Hits the Ground Running
When opportunity meets planning
Tax credits for charitable donations
Time and Talent are the Treasure
When faced with a problem, amazing things can happen
Without change, you're going to get the same results.
I Love Money
In God we trust – all others bring data!
Everyone counts, so let’s count everyone!
A vision of a better tomorrow fuels us today
Crafting a food secure Michigan
“Wonky” Policy Conversation
Proving Value During an Emergency
Driving Hunger Out of Michigan
The impact of infrastructure on agriculture and food banking
Defining the reality of living in poverty
Three principles of great partnerships
Change is certain, but growth is optional
Being GREAT at food sourcing
Solving hunger starts in the field
Starve distraction and feed your focus
Food FIRST, not second and certainly not third!
Can we talk?
Creating a sustainable difference
Strengthening Relationships with Partnerships
Food insecurity across college campuses
Hunger and Poverty Cause and Effect
A leader must possess the ability to have the right answers
A framework for the Blueprint to Solve Hunger
People Are Worth Investing In
Leading through Crisis
Unpacking the 3 areas of focus on the future of food security
Government Shutdown Effects
The impact of food waste and the transformation Forgotten Harvest is making
Willful waste makes woeful want
Choosing to use one handful of life
Nothing worth doing is easy
The Opportunity Index
Senselessness of hunger fueled by waste
Government shutdown escalates, the need for teamwork elevates
Government shutdowns and their effects
Solving food insecurity is possible
Opportunity knocks once, but temptation bangs on your door for years.
Who are we giving the power to influence us?
Living conditions health risks and outcomes
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
It takes courage to define reality
Harambee (pull together)
One of the most rapidly aging states in the nation
Hunger is ugly and it manifests itself in difficult to handle situations and simply makes life HARD!
Hunger deprives our children of more than just food
No one can solve hunger alone
We are all Philosophers
How close are we to solving food insecurity?
The Blueprint to SOLVE hunger in Michigan
Heroes are made not born.
The importance of measuring waste in the field
Think better and bigger
Every agricultural channel is much more complicated than at face value.
How the Farm Bill effects everything regarding food
Your size and your speed are controlled by your systems and structures
The Role Of Advocacy In Our Work
Iron Sharpens Iron
Opportunities and Impact
One size does NOT fit all
Leaders LEAD and are not absent in a time of crisis.
Listening matters and you should do just that - listen.
Waste not, want not
Pure Reinvention: creating sustainable change
People are an organization's greatest asset
The Farm Bill
Data-driven decisions
WE can make an impact
The work of creating food security cannot be done by one person
Ordinary doing the extraordinary
Health is related to the quality of life
Choice is a precious commodity; a powerful influencer, and too often, a scarcity.
You can't solve a problem if you don't think it can be solved
Food waste: from the field to the restaurant
Unemployment is low, but people are still struggling
There's no prerequisites to care
Does food insecurity cause poverty or vice versa?
The 5 reasons why food insecurity can be solved
Food insecurity is SOLVABLE!
The impact of MSU Extension's work
The impact that Food@MSU is creating across Michigan
The cyclical problems that manufacturer workers face
The impact of the Farm and Tax Bills
The impact of farming and agriculture
Clip 1 Mono Can We Talk
Clip 2 Markell Miller FG Innovative Programming
Clip 3 Markell Program Breakdown
Clip 4 Where Is The Problem Really At Suburban Poverty Crain's Detroit Business
Clip 5 SSS Vs. Poverty Measure Wrap Up
102217 - Clip 1 Intro Food First
102217 - Clip 2 Paul W Food Insecurity If You're Hungry You Only Have One Problem
102217 - Clip 3 IQF Project Ken Estelle FAWM
102217 - Clip 4 The Value That Food Brings Effectiveness In Life
102217 - Clip 5 Return On Investment
101517 - Clip 1 Mono We Make A Living By What We Get, We Make A Life By What We Give
101517 - Clip 2 Attorney General Origin Of MHG
101517 - Clip 3 MHG How Does It Work
101517 - Clip 4 Carolyn Bloodworth MHG Sponsor Consumers Energy
101517 - Clip 5 Brian Peters MHG Sponsor MHA
When you're hungry, you only have one problem
Michigan Mapped
There is no face for food insecurity
092417 - Clip 1 Mono Change Is Inevitable And Growth Because Of It Is Optional
092417 - Clip 2 Brian Peters CEO Of MHA MHG Sponsorship
092417 - Clip 3 Susan Hawkins Senior VP Of Population Health At Henry Ford Health System
092417 - Clip 4 Susan Hawkins Part 2 What Are We Going To Accomplish And How To Measure
092417 - Clip 5 Review Of McClaren And GLFB Partnership For Pilot
091717 - Clip 1 Mono The Best Social Program Is A Job Ronald Reagan
091717 - Clip 2 Chuck Hadden CEO MI Manufacturers Assoc
091717 - Clip 3 Chuck Hadden Part 2 Work Of Charitable World And Its Impact On Manufacturing
091717 - Clip 4 Chuck Hadden Part 3
091717 - Clip 5 Influence Comes From Effort, Work, Knowledge, Wisdom
091017 - Clip 1 Intro Of SSS
091017 - Clip 2 Dr. Diana Pearce Breakdown Of SSS
091017 - Clip 3 SSS Defining The Problem
091017 - Clip 4 The Impact Of SSS In MI
091017 - Clip 5 SSS Wrap Up
Feel Good Sunday
Childhood experiences both positive and negative have a tremendous impact
Self-Sufficiency Standard intro
No one likes a crisis
Food is medicine
Have you ever been lost?
Food First
The Mackinac Policy Conference
Food insecurity
Flint Water Crisis
Progress is impossible without change
Leaders see better, before and beyond
Leadership is defined by influence
Change is inevitable
Why not us, why not now?
Work together to complete, not compete
4 Big Tools in the Anti Hunger Toolbox
Food Insecurity is everywhere and anywhere
3 Reasons to Solve Hunger