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Addressing world hunger, and taking in the Jan. 6 hearings

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A man distributes bread to women outside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A man distributes bread to women outside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. UN World Food Program top official Mary-Ellen McGroarty says Afghanistan is facing a “tsunami of hunger,” with the country on the verge of economic collapse and more than half of the population struggling to eat this winter. Petros Giannakouris, File / AP Photo

Add hunger to a growing list of international crises, we’re told by a World Food Program USA representative. And the latest revelations from the Congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are discussed with a political science professor at UW-Eau Claire.

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  • The causes and effects of global hunger

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    The world is in a global food crisis where nearly 45 million people already face emergency levels of hunger, according to the United Nations. We talk with a public policy leader for the World Food Program USA about how, inflation, climate change and the war in Ukraine is affecting hunger around the world.

  • Wisconsin professor unpacks Jan. 6 hearings

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    The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has presented hours of testimony over the past two public hearings. Millions of Americans have tuned. We get an update from a UW- Eau Claire political science professor on the hearings with a Wisconsin focus.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • Rebecca Middleton Guest
  • Geoffrey Peterson Guest

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