Radha Muthiah's guest appearances

Radha Muthiah

The Vince Coglianese Show

Power Station

Reset The Table 

Elon Musk

Jeff Bezos

Tom Arnold

Nathaniel Smith

Elizabeth Lindsey

Celinda Lake

Jessica Sidman

George Jones

Robert Friedman

Desmond Meade

John Park

Patrick Gaspard

Rob Ford

Kimberly Perry

Glenn Cantave

OwlTail

In the second episode of our Washington Series, Caitlin Welsh interviews Radha Muthiah, president and CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in the Washington metro area. Ms. Welsh and Ms. Muthiah discuss the state of food security in the region both prior to and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly how the pandemic has changed the demographic makeup of the food-insecure population and assumptions about hunger. Ms. Muthiah explains Capital Area Food Bank’s role in advancing access to food and resources across the DMV and how the organization has creatively adapted to the challenges of the pandemic. Finally, Ms. Muthiah speaks to the importance of holistic approaches to food security, the goal of building a truly inclusive regional food system, and opportunities to eradicate hunger.

<p>In the second episode of our Washington Series, Caitlin Welsh interviews Radha Muthiah, president and CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in the Washington metro area. Ms. Welsh and Ms. Muthiah discuss the state of food security in the region both prior to and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly how the pandemic has changed the demographic makeup of the food-insecure population and assumptions about hunger. Ms. Muthiah explains Capital Area Food Bank’s role in advancing access to food and resources across the DMV and how the organization has creatively adapted to the challenges of the pandemic. Finally, Ms. Muthiah speaks to the importance of holistic approaches to food security, the goal of building a truly inclusive regional food system, and opportunities to eradicate hunger.</p>

Reevaluating Food Insecurity in the Greater Washington Region with Radha Muthiah  

Food insecurity is our government’s somewhat clinical term for hunger, or in bureaucratese, a lack of access to the food needed for a full and active life. Hunger is an everyday reality for poor and working families in the nation’s capital and its surrounding suburbs, one of the wealthiest regions in the country. And in the shadows of COVID19 and a staggering loss of jobs and income, hunger is growing exponentially. Imagine what it takes for the Capital Area Food Bank to provide 30 million meals a year to 400,000 women, men and children who are food insecure. And then realize that these figures reflect pre-pandemic times. Radha Muthiah, CAFB’s President and CEO, manages the complexities of supply chains and delivery systems to meet growing demands.  And her vision extends beyond the unprecedented challenge of the moment. She is working towards a new normal, which requires collaboration across issue area silos and an insistence on righting the wrongs of systemic injustice. She is a woman who makes change happen.

<p>Food insecurity is our government’s somewhat clinical term for hunger, or in bureaucratese, a lack of access to the food needed for a full and active life. Hunger is an everyday reality for poor and working families in the nation’s capital and its surrounding suburbs, one of the wealthiest regions in the country. And in the shadows of COVID19 and a staggering loss of jobs and income, hunger is growing exponentially. Imagine what it takes for the Capital Area Food Bank to provide 30 million meals a year to 400,000 women, men and children who are food insecure. And then realize that these figures reflect pre-pandemic times. Radha Muthiah, CAFB’s President and CEO, manages the complexities of supply chains and delivery systems to meet growing demands.  And her vision extends beyond the unprecedented challenge of the moment. She is working towards a new normal, which requires collaboration across issue area silos and an insistence on righting the wrongs of systemic injustice. She is a woman who makes change happen.</p>

#128 Radha Muthiah, Capital Area Food Bank