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@thefern.orgHow did food become a Republican issue?
Jill Filipovic, Jane Black & Teresa Cotsirilos break down how that shift happened, and what it means for the midterms.
Listen to Reap/Sow or watch on FERN’s YouTube.
MAHA & The Midterms, a FERN series with @motherjones.com & @politico.com.
@thefern.orgWhat’s going on with the farm bill? On this week’s Forked, GOP Congresswoman Kat Cammack, FERN’s Theodore Ross, and Food Fix’s Helena Bottemiller Evich unpack why SNAP has become such a point of contention in moving the farm bill forward. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
@thefern.orgWhen it comes to food, being a Republican or Democrat doesn’t matter. On this week’s Forked, that’s what GOP Congresswoman Kat Cammack argues. Food shouldn’t be a partisan issue. 🤝 🎧 The new episode comes out tomorrow! Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
@thefern.orgTickets are on sale now: www.eventbrite.com/e/forked-liv...
@thefern.orgHosts Helena and Theodore will be joined by Tom Colicchio (@tcolicchio.bsky.social), chef, food policy voice, and the most famous judge in competitive cooking.
@thefern.orgQuickfire announcement: Forked is taping LIVE at the Brooklyn Museum on Nov 4 🍴
@thefern.orgThe MAHA & The Midterms finale is out today. Theodore Ross with the three reporters behind the series Jill, Jane and Teresa on where the movement is headed, who it's leaving behind, and which party stands to benefit now that food politics is driving the debate. Out now on Reap/Sow.
@thefern.orgHis work has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, The New Yorker, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among others. Follow FERN to see more of Boyce's work.
@thefern.orgA two-time James Beard Award winner based in New Orleans, Boyce writes on the relationship between humans and the natural world, with a focus on the American South. His first book, The Great River, was a national bestseller and won the 2024 Willie Morris Award for nonfiction.
@thefern.orgMeet Boyce Upholt, FERN's newest Contributing Editor.
@thefern.orgForked is going live in NYC.🍴 November 4th pack your knives and go, because Helena Bottemiller Evich and Theodore Ross are hosting, joined by a Top Guest (still marinating, details soon). Tickets go on sale October 5th. No Elimination Challenge, just a good time. Mark your calendar.
@thefern.orgJane, Jill and Teresa wrote the last three pieces of MAHA & The Midterms special series. Here they compare notes, a month out from the midterm elections. Thursday 10/1, Reap/Sow wherever you get your podcasts
@thefern.orgSneak peek at tomorrow's new episode of Forked 👀 Theodore and Helena have thoughts on the week in food politics. Full episode tomorrow → wherever you get your podcasts
@motherjones.comReposted by @thefern.orgWomen built MAHA. “I believe if these women are ignored, we’re going to lose the midterms, and I believe we will lose 2028,” podcaster Alex Clark says. Are MAGA Bros who’ve coopted MAHA going to fumble it? w/@thefern.org
@motherjones.comReposted by @thefern.orgWhen RFK Jr. jumped on Trump’s bandwagon in 2024, he brought with him the wellness-obsessed, vaccine-rejecting, food-label-reading MAHA voters. But is the MAHA-MAGA alliance wearing thin? A special series with @thefern.org www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@motherjones.comReposted by @thefern.orgForget regulating food—manly MAHA cares about meat, testosterone, and erectile dysfunction.
From our friends at @thefern.org:
@motherjones.comReposted by @thefern.orgAlex Clark on the MAHA Moms: “I believe that we won 2024 because of these women; I believe if these women are ignored, we’re going to lose the midterms, and I believe we will lose 2028.” w/ @thefern.org
@thefern.orgRead Jane Black's story, part of MAHA & The Midterms, a special series from FERN with @motherjones.com and @politico.com.
Art by Mark Harris.
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