The Art of the Table: Bringing Milwaukee Together Through Food with Vin Noth

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What if food holds the power to dissolve the barriers that divide us? Meet Vin Noth, the Executive Director of Milwaukee’s Riverwest Food Pantry. Like all cities, Milwaukee has its cracks such as segregation, isolation, and systemic poverty. The Riverwest Food Pantry is finding gold in these cracks - bringing people of all backgrounds together into radical kinship, friendship, and mentoring, all through the power of food. When you visit this place, you can’t tell who’s a shopper or who’s a volunteer. You’ll be surprised by the gift you have to give and the gift you’re meant to receive. And it’ll wreck you in the most beautiful way. We talk to Vin about finding gold in the cracks of the city and his life, particularly in his background in the arts and acting. It turns out that the greatest gifts we have to give often rhyme with our deepest pain. When you find gold in the cracks, it takes the same shape as the crack. Hosted by Dave Kang and T.J. Berden. Produced by Sam Buti.