The Hidden Gems podcast began as an independent project by Julia Hesse-Fong, Sofia Garrick, and Kimika Padilla. Originally featuring “hidden gems” —locations around Chicago that connect people to their urban environment—the podcast evolved in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our new episodes, Hidden Gems: Quarantine Edition, document life in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of places, we chose to highlight people and organizations, and their efforts to promote resilience and maintain urban identity in the face of a global health crisis. This podcast is sponsored by Chicago Studies and the Program on the Global Environment at the University of Chicago.
Hidden Gems Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Julia Hesse-Fong, Kimika Padilla, and Sofia Garrick
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The Hidden Gems podcast began as an independent project by Julia Hesse-Fong, Sofia Garrick, and Kimika Padilla. Originally featuring “hidden gems” —locations around Chicago that connect people to their urban environment—the podcast evolved in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our new episodes, Hidden Gems: Quarantine Edition, document life in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of places, we chose to highlight people and organizations, and their efforts to promote resilience and maintain urban identity in the face of a global health crisis. This podcast is sponsored by Chicago Studies and the Program on the Global Environment at the University of Chicago.
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June 27, 2020
Quarantine Production
As the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic sets in, many Chicago area businesses have come together to produce essential goods for front-line workers, also keeping employees on payroll in the process. In this episode, we speak with Sonat Birnecker Hart, the President and co-founder of KOVAL, a craft distillery that transformed its operations to make, donate, and sell hand sanitizer to fight the spread of COVID-19. We ask: What does it take for businesses to shift production so quickly--and keep employees safe in the process? How has the Chicagoland community, including donors, distillers, and distributors, come together to get hand sanitizer to first responders and consumers? // Music and sound effects in this episode are licensed through Envato Elements. Visit www.uchicagohiddengems.com/quarantine-production to view Sonat Birnecker Hart's profile and the full audio transcript.
June 16, 2020
Stepping Up to the Plate
The pandemic has disrupted food pathways and underscored the importance of equitable access to nutrition, at the same time as more families in the U.S. face food insecurity. In this episode we speak with two inspiring leaders who have dedicated their careers to addressing domestic and global food insecurity. Catherine Bertini and Ertharin Cousin are Distinguished Fellows at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, and former Executive Directors of the UN World Food Program. We ask them: How have U.S. food banks, schools, and communities responded to the challenges the pandemic has posed in getting food to people? And, how can food supply chains become more resilient to ensure that communities have stable access to nutritious food? // Music and sound effects in this episode are licensed through Envato Elements. Visit www.uchicagohiddengems.com/stepping-up-to-the-plate to view Catherine Bertini and Ertharin Cousin's profile and the full audio transcript.
May 26, 2020
Flatten the (Other) Curve
Just as nations around the world have activated extreme measures to “flatten the curve” for coronavirus, some climate change activists have also latched on to the phrase to emphasize how carbon emissions growth must be slowed to prevent catastrophic climate change. Pat Brown is the CEO of Impossible Foods, a company founded with the explicit mission to “Save Meat. And Earth.” In this episode, we will ask: What parallels can we draw between social change for the pandemic versus the climate crisis? And, how can food innovation through plant-based meats mitigate our environmental impacts? // Music and sound effects in this episode are licensed through Envato Elements. Visit www.uchicagohiddengems.com/flatten-the-other-curve to view Pat Brown's profile, photos from Impossible Foods, and the full audio transcript.
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