# Understanding cuts to SNAP and more

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/understanding-cuts-to-snap-and-more
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/understanding-cuts-to-snap-and-more.md
Podcast: [Connections Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335)
Published: 2026-08-07T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_11479_fb17dd91-5c8a-4473-b42a-a5214d603e8d&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F11479%2Ffeed-rss.xml
Audio file: https://dovetail.prxu.org/11479/fb17dd91-5c8a-4473-b42a-a5214d603e8d/Connections-Friday-Hr1-8.7.26.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/connections-podcast-736335/episodes/understanding-cuts-to-snap-and-more
Duration seconds: 3053

## Resource

Thousands of people in the Rochester region are losing SNAP benefits due to new federal guidelines. According to reporting by WXXI's Noelle Evans, the Monroe County Department of Human Services closed 3,900 cases at the end of May due to non-compliance or not verifying an exemption to new work requirements for some people without dependents. This hour, we're joined by Rochester City Councilmember Mitch Gruber. He discusses the changes and answers listener questions. He also addresses a summer meal program. In studio: Mitch Gruber, Ph.D., member of Rochester City Council --- Connections is supported by listeners like you. Head to our donation page to become a WXXI member today, support the show, and help us close the gap created by the rescission of federal funding. --- Connections airs every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Join the conversation with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255) or 585-263-9994, email , Facebook or Twitter . Connections is also livestreamed on the WXXI News YouTube channel each day. You can watch live or access previous episodes here . --- Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections .

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/connections-podcast-736335/episodes/understanding-cuts-to-snap-and-more/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/understanding-cuts-to-snap-and-more.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.