In this investigative series, award-winning journalist Jessica Terrell reveals the intertwined corporate and political interests that mire the American school lunch system in bureaucracy and administrative red tape. She talks to parents, teachers, and students fighting to bring tasty, nourishing food back to the country’s 33 million public school children.

Each episode includes an annotated transcript with links to all sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced at LWC Studios. And it is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.