{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Food Sleuth Radio","title":"Farmer suicides and agriculture policy with investigative reporter, Debbie Weingarten. ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bc90f4f8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1695,"description":"Did you know that farmer suicides have become a global epidemic?\r\nJoin Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Debbie Weingarten, writer and food justice advocate.  Weingarten discusses her research into the tragic but growing global trend of farmer suicides, and why her story was so difficult to place in media outlets. She addresses what young farmers need to succeed, and how we (eaters and citizens) can change farm policy through the power of our pens and voices. Farmers need us now more than ever. To read Weingarten’s article in the Guardian, see: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/06/why-are-americas-farmers-killing-themselves-in-record-numbers\r\nWeingarten hopes listeners will share the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 with anyone going through rough times.\r\nRelated website: www.cactuswrenwriting.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/89dPqAg5SAaP8mG3cbU3b5Iul8_OUBkR9wLideqLSmM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MjAvMTU1MzE5/Mzg1NC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}