Next Stop Nowhere: Poverty in America

21/11/2020

NCH's Winter Services report found that 700 people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness are killed from hypothermia annually in the United States.
Attached is a list of care kit items for the homeless this winter.

-- Idea List by

01/11/2020

Episode 3 of our healthcare series is now available on Spotify, iHeart Radio and Buzzsprout! We hope our listeners find it informative and engaging. Please leave feedback! Thank you

28/10/2020

In this weekend's episode, we will cover Medicare! It's history, policy changes, and its impact on the population. We would love feedback especially if you or someone you know is utilizing Medicare. Thanks, and enjoy!

20/10/2020

Following our latest episode, what is your opinion of private health insurance? Should our leaders preserve the private health care system, or should we introduce an efficient public option?

The Tennessean published the following yesterday.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2020/10/19/how-trump-administration-can-prevent-dismantle-private-health-care/5982861002/

President Donald Trump and Republicans have prime opportunity to prove that the private sector can save health care

20/10/2020

"This year, the average annual family health premium increased 4 percent to more than $21,000, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Workers, on average, contributed about $5,600 toward the cost, and employers paid the rest."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/your-money/health-insurance-cost-deductibles.html

Costs are expected to rise about 4 to 5 percent, in line with increases in recent years, as employers seek to avoid adding to their workers’ stress.

19/10/2020

Following this weeks episode we would like to encourage those who are able to donate to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. They are leading the way in understanding, treating and fighting childhood cancer as well as other life-threatening diseases.

17/10/2020

In this week's episode, we will be discussing Private Health Insurance!

Listen in to hear a brief history and discussion on the current issues surrounding public health insurance.

Roughly 68% of Americans have private health insurance making the private market the largest provider of health insurance in the US.

Check out our new episode:
https://nextstopnowherepodcast.buzzsprout.com/1166876/5937040-cost-to-live-4-000-private-health-insurance

05/10/2020

After our extended hiatus, we are excited to announce a return with regularly scheduled podcast episodes! We will be releasing every two weeks starting today, alternating on Mondays and Saturdays. We will also be doing monthly specials in which examine a key national issue that may be of interest to our listeners!

This season we will be focusing on Health issues surrounding poverty. Our first episode is examing the nearly 40 million Americans who are food insecure.

We are excited to be back and sharing our content with you once again!

Check out our new episode:
https://nextstopnowherepodcast.buzzsprout.com/

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15/07/2020

The answer to yesterdays trivia!

Answer: 30 million children each year in the United States benefit from reduced or free lunches offered through the NSLP. Approximately 100,000 public and private schools participate in the program annually. The Recent COVID-19 Pandemic has led to significant challenges in ensuring childhood hunger doesn't increase.

To learn more about this issue and other food insecurity problems join us on Saturday as we release our new episode on food insecurity in the United States.

If you, a friend, or a family member are concerned about food security please visit:

https://www.feedingamerica.org/

or

https://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/pandemic/covid-19

13/07/2020

Episode 3 is now live! This week we discuss the affordable housing crisis affecting nearly 50% of Americans, as well as other issues such as redlining and gentrification. Streaming is available both on Buzzsprout and Spotify.
Buzzsprout:
https://nextstopnowherepodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4qN6KergHSCl131cK0Q6SR
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Listen to Next Stop Nowhere: Poverty in America on Spotify. Poverty has a long and complex history in America. Nearly 40 million Americans live in poverty today, with it seeming to be only a talking point in debates and seldom change, my friend and I wanted to take a deep dive into the challenges ma...

11/07/2020

*UPDATE*

This weekends episode release has been postponed until Monday, July 13th @ 12:00 PM (MT)

04/07/2020

Second Episode out now! This weekend we are talking about homelessness in America and the devastating effects it has on all of us.

Listen in on Buzzsprout and Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RJvuxDmafwdH7zAHrsY5h?si=ZBY9awweRz26vtUTEoPUKw

https://nextstopnowherepodcast.buzzsprout.com/1166876/4431518-not-in-my-backyard

27/06/2020

Our first episode is now live! Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts, questions, and feedback! Have a great and safe weekend everyone!

Listen here:
https://nextstopnowherepodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Available on Spotify July 4th!

Poverty has a long and complex history in America. Nearly 40 million Americans live in poverty today, with it seeming to be only a talking point in debates and seldom change, my friend and I wanted to take a deep dive into the challenges many face every day in achieving a vaunted middle-class rea...

26/06/2020

In anticipation of this weekend's episode, we would like to encourage you to donate to one of our favorite charities. Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, they provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs in communities across America.

Feeding America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that makes all donations to them tax-deductible.

25/06/2020

25/06/2020

We'll be briefly discussing the history of poverty along with our own hot takes on June 27th, 12:00 PM (MT)

Listen in on buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1166876

Available on Spotify July 4th!