Ashley McCollum's guest appearances

Ashley McCollum

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Working People

Brit Morin

Kara Swisher

Ben Smith

Jessica Lessin

Jonah Peretti

Jim VandeHei

John Ridding

Joe Marchese

Lydia Polgreen

Bill Simmons

Sheryl Sandberg

Roy Choi

Hillary Clinton

David Gordon

John Chen

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Kayla Miller

Christina Siceloff

It's been over 100 days since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying over 100,000 gallons of toxic materials occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb 3. Since then, residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area in Ohio and Pennsylvania have had their lives turned completely upside down. Entire families have been uprooted from their homes, with many having to live in hotels or wherever they can find shelter, unable to return home out of fear of exposure to chemicals that were spilled into the water and soil from the derailment and spewed into the air from Norfolk Southern's "controlled burn" of the vinyl chloride contained within multiple derailed train cars. Even though government and company officials have claimed the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink, residents have continuously reported negative health effects from skin rashes, headaches, and dizzy spells to nausea, diarrhea, shortness of breath, and mouth numbness. Farm animals, pets, and crops have been contaminated, property values have plummeted, local businesses have shuttered or are barely surviving—all the while, frustrated residents report feeling lied to, misled, disregarded, and abandoned by Norfolk Southern and by their state and federal governments, and their ongoing nightmare has been gradually forgotten by the national media. In this urgent episode, we speak with Ashley McCollum, Kayla Miller, and Christina Siceloff—three residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and members of the East Palestine Unity Council—about what they, their families, and their communities are going through, how they are banding together to provide mutual aid for one another, and what we can all do to help. Additional links/info below...  Ashley's Twitter page and GoFundMe Christina's TikTok and CashApp: $safekeeper115 Kayla's TikTok and GoFundMe GoFundMe: East Palestine Off The Rails! Unity Council for EP Train Derailment Facebook group Soup Mama Official The Unity Council Presents: Community Demands Created by Community Members of Ohio and Pennsylvania Affected by the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "East Palestine Residents Plead: ‘By the Grace of God, Please Get Our People Out of Here’" Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "Seven Weeks After Rail Disaster, Residents Struggle with the Unknown" Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "East Palestine, Ohio: A Hell of Wall Street's Making" Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "'This Was Preventable': Railroad Workers Explain How Wall St. Caused the East Palestine Derailment" Maximillian Alvarez, Breaking Points, "Rail Worker EXPOSES Ohio Disaster COVERUP" Mike L., The Real News Network, "A Carman's Perspective on the East Palestine Derailment and the Railroad Industry as a Whole" Matt Berg, Politico, "DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine Derailment" Campbell Robertson &amp; Emily Cochrane, The New York Times, "In Ohio Town Where Train Derailed, Anxiety and Distrust Are Running Deep" Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times, "Texas to New Jersey: Tracking the Toxic Chemicals in the Ohio Train Inferno" Status Coup News, "CHRONIC EXPOSURE to Cancer-Causing Vinyl Chloride Found in East Palestine Residents' Urine Tests"  Permanent links below...  Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page  Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)  Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song 

It's been over 100 days since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying over 100,000 gallons of toxic materials occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb 3. Since then, residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area in Ohio and Pennsylvania have had their lives turned completely upside down. Entire families have been uprooted from their homes, with many having to live in hotels or wherever they can find shelter, unable to return home out of fear of exposure to chemicals that were spilled into the water and soil from the derailment and spewed into the air from Norfolk Southern's "controlled burn" of the vinyl chloride contained within multiple derailed train cars. Even though government and company officials have claimed the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink, residents have continuously reported negative health effects from skin rashes, headaches, and dizzy spells to nausea, diarrhea, shortness of breath, and mouth numbness. Farm animals, pets, and crops have been contaminated, property values have plummeted, local businesses have shuttered or are barely surviving—all the while, frustrated residents report feeling lied to, misled, disregarded, and abandoned by Norfolk Southern and by their state and federal governments, and their ongoing nightmare has been gradually forgotten by the national media. In this urgent episode, we speak with Ashley McCollum, Kayla Miller, and Christina Siceloff—three residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and members of the East Palestine Unity Council—about what they, their families, and their communities are going through, how they are banding together to provide mutual aid for one another, and what we can all do to help. Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>Ashley's <a href="https://twitter.com/AshleyMcCollumm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page and <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/start-over-ep-resident?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a></li> <li>Christina's <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@safekeeper115" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and CashApp: $safekeeper115</li> <li>Kayla's <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreadedchickenlady?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-miller-familys-derailment-aftermath?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a></li> <li>GoFundMe: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/east-palestine-off-the-rails" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine Off The Rails!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/758398132306434/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Unity Council for EP Train Derailment</a> Facebook group</li> <li><a href="https://www.soupmamaofficial.com/?fbclid=IwAR1A_AMO15GayWXJKt4zzmKGmERtUBymI-1oStxrvAOJe7Ls8F_fcOPLDYw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Soup Mama Official</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2023/05/Unity-Council-Community-Demands.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Unity Council Presents: Community Demands Created by Community Members of Ohio and Pennsylvania Affected by the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio</a></li> <li>Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "<a href="https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/03/03/east-palestine-residents-plead-by-the-grace-of-god-please-get-our-people-out-of-here/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine Residents Plead: ‘By the Grace of God, Please Get Our People Out of Here’</a>"</li> <li>Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "<a href="https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/03/29/seven-weeks-after-east-palestine-rail-disaster-residents-struggle-with-the-unknown/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Seven Weeks After Rail Disaster, Residents Struggle with the Unknown</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-ohio-a-hell-of-wall-streets-making" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine, Ohio: A Hell of Wall Street's Making</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/this-was-preventable-railroad-workers-explain-how-wall-st-caused-the-east-palestine-derailment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">'This Was Preventable': Railroad Workers Explain How Wall St. Caused the East Palestine Derailment</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, Breaking Points, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_IxkF1FPFY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rail Worker EXPOSES Ohio Disaster COVERUP</a>"</li> <li>Mike L., The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/a-carmans-perspective-on-the-east-palestine-derailment-and-the-railroad-industry-as-a-whole" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A Carman's Perspective on the East Palestine Derailment and the Railroad Industry as a Whole</a>"</li> <li>Matt Berg, Politico, "<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/31/doj-norfolk-southern-east-palestine-lawsuit-00089913" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine Derailment</a>"</li> <li>Campbell Robertson &amp; Emily Cochrane, The New York Times, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/us/ohio-train-derailment-anxiety.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">In Ohio Town Where Train Derailed, Anxiety and Distrust Are Running Deep</a>"</li> <li>Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/climate/train-fire-palestine-plastics-pvc.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Texas to New Jersey: Tracking the Toxic Chemicals in the Ohio Train Inferno</a>"</li> <li>Status Coup News, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dtUqquz7So" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CHRONIC EXPOSURE to Cancer-Causing Vinyl Chloride Found in East Palestine Residents' Urine Tests</a>"</li> </ul> Permanent links below... <ul> <li>Working People <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page</li> <li><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Leave us a voicemail</a> and we might play it on the show!</li> <li>Labor Radio / Podcast Network <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaborRadioNet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/laborradionet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li> <li>In These Times <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inthesetimesmag/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/inthesetimesmag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li> <li>The Real News Network <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel, <a href="https://therealnews.com/our-shows-podcasts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">podcast</a> feeds, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealNews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li> </ul> Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a>) <ul> <li>Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song</li> </ul>

East Palestine, 100 Days Later (w/ Ashley McCollum, Kayla Miller, & Christina Siceloff)

BuzzFeed food brand Tasty has reached 1.8 billion views  monthly on its Facebook videos, but it's looking increasingly beyond views to driving real-world action. Besides making food videos for social feeds, the brand is also selling merchandise like customized cookbooks. Ashley McCollum, general manager of Tasty, joins us on the Digiday Podcast.

BuzzFeed food brand Tasty has reached 1.8 billion views  monthly on its Facebook videos, but it's looking increasingly beyond views to driving real-world action. Besides making food videos for social feeds, the brand is also selling merchandise like customized cookbooks. Ashley McCollum, general manager of Tasty, joins us on the Digiday Podcast.

Tasty’s Ashley McCollum: Big video view counts aren’t everything

Marcus Samuelsson

Ashley McCollum, the general manager of BuzzFeed's hit food video series Tasty, and Red Rooster Harlem owner Marcus Samuelsson talk with Recode's Peter Kafka about the changing format and audience for foodie entertainment. McCollum explains how Tasty was developed, how it reached 500 million viewers per month and how it makes money through branded content. Samuelsson, who had appeared on cooking TV shows in the past, came to Tasty last year to teach viewers how to make southern fried chicken; he also discusses how he's using platforms like Instagram and YouTube to reach diners. Also on the menu: How Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency have affected their work, with Samuelsson arguing that American food would not exist without immigrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ashley McCollum, the general manager of BuzzFeed's hit food video series Tasty, and Red Rooster Harlem owner Marcus Samuelsson talk with Recode's Peter Kafka about the changing format and audience for foodie entertainment. McCollum explains how Tasty was developed, how it reached 500 million viewers per month and how it makes money through branded content. Samuelsson, who had appeared on cooking TV shows in the past, came to Tasty last year to teach viewers how to make southern fried chicken; he also discusses how he's using platforms like Instagram and YouTube to reach diners. Also on the menu: How Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency have affected their work, with Samuelsson arguing that American food would not exist without immigrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

BuzzFeed Tasty General Manager Ashley McCollum and Red Rooster Harlem owner Marcus Samuelsson (Code Media 2017)