Heffner describes it as “Anthony Bourdain meets Meet the Press.”In season one, the show tackled a range of conceptual and policy issues. Heffner, from New York City, and Meyer, from rural South Dakota, met at boarding school before attending Harvard. “America is polarized,” Meyer said, “and we seem to be in this perpetual gridlock.”Like many people, they both wanted to find hope for a national way forward. In the new season, Heffner travels from Boston to Savannah, Tucson, Baltimore, and beyond, speaking with national figures including Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.). Within the national discourse, the co-producers hope Breaking Bread might help “restore the national morale,” Heffner said.