Essential Voices: Coming Together At The Grocery Store

Since you love this podcast, we think you might like this one as well. Check out Essential Voices. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues, and areas of needed change. About this Episode Ben Hess and his grocery store co-workers did not know they would be on the frontlines of a pandemic when they took their jobs. Not only did they have to worry daily about getting sick, they also had to manage customers frustrated at following safety protocols and deal with empty shelves. While Ben continued working hard, the pandemic took a big toll on his physical and mental health. Roundtable guests: Actress and activist Sophia Bush, and Jim Araby, the Director of Strategic Campaigns at United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 Union. Learn more about United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 Union: https://ufcw5.org/  Learn more about Work in Progress, Sophia Bush’s podcast: apple.co/workinprogress Episode Transcript: https://app.trint.com/public/63286a75-3040-45a9-b11c-3d97ef4a46e5 Listen and Subscribe to Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-essential-voices-with-wil-84986899/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com