How extreme heat makes hunger in America worse

This Sunday, Phoenix hit a new record: 31 straight days of temperatures of at least t 110°F. It's part of the extreme heat hitting the U.S. hard this summer, and it's especially hurting low-income households. We take a closer look at extreme heat's affect on Americans' access to food.

Plus, how fatigue illustrates the challenges with long COVID treatment.

And, what lab-grown meat tastes like.

Guests: Axios' Ayurella Horn-Muller and Megan Rose Dickey; Journalist Ed Yong.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:

How extreme heat hits America's hungry

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Lab-grown meat's big ambitions

Ed Yong's Newsletter


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