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This September, the White House will be hosting its Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health for the first time in over 50 years. Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Monday to share his thoughts on the return of the Conference, and the Biden administration’s goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030. “I think that hunger is a bipartisan issue,” Kummer said. “I am incredibly optimistic about this.” “There's always the tension between the urban needs for food and nutrition assistance and the rural needs for enormous crop insurance assistance,” Kummer continued. “That coalition has held, [and] it will continue to hold. That means that overall, there is bipartisan support that will result in nutrition assistance, [and] how better to wield it.” Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the state of the pandemic, including the importance of getting booster shots, how to make decisions around gathering and the need for federal COVID-19 funding. Fauci is the chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Then, listeners respond to the conversation with Dr. Fauci and latest COVID-19 news. Charlie Sennott updates listeners on the latest news from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including Russia’s Victory Day parade marking the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War Two, and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s visit with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska. Sennott is a news analyst for GBH, where he also heads up the GroundTruth Project. Dr. Cheryl Hamlin shares her reaction to the leaked Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, and what it means for her and other abortion care providers across the country. Dr. Hamlin is an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She travels monthly to perform care at Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Mississippi. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III weigh in on the many religious groups that support abortion rights, and the outsized affect of white Evangelical Christian views. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, and the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together they host the “All Rev’d Up” podcast. Corby Kummer talks about the White House convening its first food insecurity conference in 50 years, and Alaskan residents receiving take out via DoorDash delivered by plane. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. We end the show by asking listeners what food they think is worth delivery by plane.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about parental burnout. Interim DA Kevin Hayden discusses his new plan on handling arrests at Mass & Cass. He also shares his thoughts on Mayor Michelle Wu’s statement on providing support for the children allegedly responsible for multiple attacks around Boston Common. Hayden is the interim District Attorney for Suffolk County, and he’s running for election for a full term as DA this fall. Callie Crossley reflects on a post-Roe America, and the story of Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman on the International Space Station (ISS) crew. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black. Sy Montgomery talks about her encounters with birds of prey while learning falconry. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a BPR contributor. Her latest book is "The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty.” Justice Margaret Marshall discusses the unprecedented leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that could overrule Roe v. Wade. Justice Marshall is the former Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice. Lisa Graham, Gabrielle Goodman, and the Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline perform live at the Boston Public Library ahead of their upcoming May 15 performance of Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concert.” Graham is the music director of the Metropolitan Chorale, Conductor of Choral Program at Wellesley. Goodman is a soloist and a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music in the Voice Department. Goodman has performed in both classical and jazz idioms with the Syracuse Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Baltimore Opera, and the National Symphony. The Metropolitan Chorale is a 100-voice audition chorus.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd updates us on the latest political headlines, focusing on the leak of a Supreme Court opinion draft in support of overturning Roe v. Wade. We continues our conversation on the future of abortion with listeners. Andrea Cabral discusses the potential overruling of Roe v. Wade, and the politicization of the Supreme Court. Cabral is the former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety, and former CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Stephanie Lippman shares her experience receiving her diploma from New England Conservatory of Music, two decades after she was expelled right before graduation. Lippman is a professional singer, and graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Paul Keil explains how billionaires skirt tax obligations in the U.S. Keil is a reporter who covers billionaires, business and consumer finance for ProPublica. He’s a regular contributor to their series, “The Secret IRS Files: Inside the Tax Records of the .001%.” Shirley Leung talks about the corporations helping employees in states with restrictive abortion laws, and the Boston-area Starbucks workers unionizing. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe. We end the show by asking listeners if they’ve grown accustomed to the greater Boston area’s rat population – or if they’re still trying to get rid of them.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Art Caplan weighs in on the ethics of the leaked Supreme Court decision draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade, and potential attacks on birth control access. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. We begin the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on the future of abortion care. Juliette Kayyem discusses the latest news out of Ukraine, including the supply chain issues slowing down U.S. aid to Ukraine. Kayyem is former assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama, and the faculty chair of the homeland-security program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Nick Quah shares his recent favorites from the world of podcasting, focusing on Radiotopia’s “Oprahdemics” from hosts Kellie Carter Jackson and Leah Wright Rigeur, and Karina Longworth’s latest season of “You Must Remember This.” Quah is Vulture’s podcast critic. Carol Rose shares her legal analysis of the Supreme Court’s leaked decision draft on Roe v. Wade. She also discusses the Mass. Senate’s upcoming debate on whether to pass a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for Mass. driver’s licenses. Rose is the executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts. Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman joins us for “Ask the Veterinarian,” talking about the pandemic pet boom and the increasing number of workplaces allowing pets in the office. Sinnott-Stutzman is a senior staff veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center.