Chef Tom Colicchio's Crusade to End Food Waste, the Hidden Financial Insecurity of the Middle Class

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 22, 2016

Steve Hilton, former advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron, talks about his book More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First. The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” now at the Shiva Theater, following a three-week community tour. Chef Tom Colicchio and scientist Dana Gunders discuss food waste, which costs a family of four over $1,500 a year in uneaten food. Nearly half of all Americans say they would have to borrow or sell something to come up with $400 for an emergency. Neal Gabler discusses financial insecurity and the middle class.

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