On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’re discussing Growing Up Poor in America, a new FRONTLINE documentary that tells the story of three families who are struggling to make ends meet. Close to 13 million children in the US live in poverty.
Later in the show, we are discussing the for-profit nursing home industry and the spread of COVID at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington.
Guests:
Jezza Neumann, award winning documentary filmmaker and co-producer of the Frontline documentary, Growing Up Poor in America
Katie Engelhart, reporter and documentary film producer
Web Resources:
FRONTLINE: Growing Up Poor in America
The New York Times: Minivans at the Food Pantry: Meet America’s New Needy
The California Sunday Magazine: What Happened in Room 10?
