Began, the numbers were 37 million americans in poverty. now 49 million americans in poverty, or the size of america's 50 largest cities put together. and -- but, unfortunately, numbers are numbers. connection, they don't move people. and so i set out to, and continue to, try to bridge a little bit of this narrative gap. >> and what did -- what did you find the most moving for you in your interaction -- in your journalism that you think that you have really become an artistic vessel for, such that might me and others can share that experience with you? >> one, the -- it's not trite, it may be ...