Speaking of Vegan

Harold Brown ("Farmer Brown")is the founder of Farm Kind (FarmKind.org), an organization "where everyone can come to learn about issues concerning our food, how it is produced, and the many complex connections it has to our world and our lives." Farmer Brown was born on a family farm and spent half of his life in agriculture, including three years working in the dairy industry. He devotes his time to FarmKind, which is intended to be a resource for farmers who want to make the transition from animal based to plant based agriculture, for consumers to learn a different perspective on how food is produced, to help those who desire to reconnect with the land and become farmers, to support local food production, environmental and social justice issues, the rights of all living beings to be co-cohabitants of this planet, and how these things have everything to do with creating the peaceful world that all beings desire. Learn all about Farmer Brown and his incredible organization on our show!

Patti Breitman is director of the Marin Vegetarian Education Group and a co-founder of Dharma Voices for Animals. She is on the advisory council of the Animals & Society Institute, an effective not for profit organization that brings science and knowledge together with ethics and compassion. She has been a vegan since 1986 and has been teaching cooking classes for 15 years. Patti is the co-author of How To Say No Without Feeling Guilty and with Carol J. Adams of How To Eat Like a Vegetarian, Even If You Never Want to Be One. Find out more about Patti at: www.nevertoolatetogovegan.com

Join Speaking of Vegan as we interview Dr. David Madow, host of the podcast The David Madow LIfestyle Show! Dr. Dave is an energetic and vibrant personality and brings the fun and joy of being vegan to our show! Check out his podcast a www.DavidMadow.com!

SPEAKING OF VEGAN has the honor of speaking with a giant in the vegan world, Dr. Will Tuttle. The publication of Dr. Tuttle's 2005 THE WORLD PEACE DIET was nothing less than a cataclysmic event in the evolution of vegan thought, and that work, along with CIRCLES OF COMPASSION, which Dr. Tuttle has edited, continues to shape the movement today. Join us for what is sure to be only of many conversations we have with Dr. Will Tuttle!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we interview Leah Duncan, organizer of NOLA Veggie Fest 2016, and Jane Velez Mitchell of JaneUnchained.com! Leah discusses the incredibly exciting and successful Veggie Fest that just happened a few short days ago in New Orleans, and Jane, true to her name, goes off the chain and inspires us with her passionate take on the necessity of a vegan world!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we visit with award-winning vegan chef, Mark Reinfeld of www.veganfusion.com! Mark is the author of 6 books, co-author of a number of other books, including "The Thirty-Minute Vegan," and has won a whole host of awards for his innovative and top-notch food preparation. Tune in and learn all about Mark and his incredible food philosophy!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we visit with San Antonio Vegan Matriarch, Kaz Sephton! Hailing from the UK originally, Kaz moved to the US many decades ago and started a firestorm of a vegan movement in none other than San Antonio, Texas! We hear from Kaz, among other things, what it's like to be an "everyday vegan," someone on the front lines who makes one heck of a difference in the world! Tune in!!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we have an in-depth visit with vegan law professors and authors Sherry Colb and Michael Dorf! Professor Colb is author of, among other publications, "Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger? And Other Questions People Ask Vegans," and Professor Dorf has authored numerous books on the US Constitution, and is a principal contributor to the blog, "Dorf on Law," which discusses veganism regularly. Most recently, both Professor Colb and Dorf co-authored "BEATING HEARTS: Abortion and Animal Rights." Enjoy!

Chosen as “One of America’s 20 Super-Heroes of the Health Movement,” Dr. Hans Diehl is the clinical director of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Loma Linda, CA and Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Preventive Medicine at the School of Medicine of Loma Linda University. Offering more than 25 years of leadership in the emerging field of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Diehl has pioneered efforts as an epidemiologically trained lifestyle interventionist with the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP), showing how simple lifestyle changes can prevent, arrest, and facilitate the reversal of many of our largely lifestyle related diseases. Join us, as we have a detailed and enjoyable conversation with this giant in the health movement!

SPEAKING OF VEGAN releases the SECOND installment in our Vegan Cheese Series with a fun visit with none other than the Vegan Cheese Goddess herself, Miyoko Schinner! Visit http://www.artisanveganlife.com to learn more about Miyoko and her artful, delectable, compassionate creations. Enjoy!

Join us as SPEAKING OF VEGAN calls in the New Year 2016! Kristen Lee Ohanyan, President and Founder of VEGAN SOCIETY OF PEACE joins us as we discuss vegan milestones from 2015 and all the exciting events ahead in 2016!!

Brian Patton is a vegan chef and author of The Sexy Vegan Cookbook: Extraordinary Food from an Ordinary Dude, and The Sexy Vegan's Happy Hour at Home. Sharing tips, recipes, and interviews with prominent vegan chefs, authors, and foodie-type peoples. - See more at: http://www.thesexyvegan.com/#sthash.bOPnROUa.dpuf

SPEAKING OF VEGAN visits with Alissa Barthel of Punk Rawk Labs and Mark Turner of Treeline Cheese Company! We learn about Alissa and Mark's journeys into the vegan cheese world, and gain insight into how these vegan entrepreneurs make their vegan cheese companies so fantastic!

Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-based diet for almost 40 years. She is the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which airs on Foody TV. With her comedy background, she has made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and more. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from a junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that nourish and heal the body. Based in Los Angeles, Chef AJ teaches how to create meals to transform health, how to deal with cravings and food addiction and addresses the emotional side of eating. She is the creator of The Ultimate Weight Loss Program, was the Executive Pastry Chef at Sante La Brea Restaurant in Los Angeles, creator of Healthy Taste of LA and the YouTube cooking show The Chef and the Dietitian. Chef AJ holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University and is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Alan Roettinger is a writer, food designer, blogger, and public speaker. He has served clients as a private chef in the United States, Europe, and Australia. Raised in Mexico City, he acquired a taste for exotic food early on and soon developed a passion for flavor and beauty that drives his diverse, creative culinary style. SPEAKING OF VEGAN is delighted to have the opportunity to visit with Alan! Learn more about him at http://alanroettinger.com/

Join us for this rare opportunity to visit with Vaidya Priyanka (or Vaidyaji), an Ayurvedic Practitioner who comes from a 723 year-old lineage of women Ayurvedic healers from Kerala, India! (www.aumcuisine.com). In her practices all over the world, Vaidyaji shares the principles of Ayurveda, including how to integrate this ancient science with nutritional ideas of the West so that people can incorporate these practices into their daily lives as part of their own healing journey. Vaidyaji discusses all this and more with us in this fantastic interview on Speaking of Vegan!

Ellen Jaffe Jones is known as “THE VEG COACH.” She is an inspiring motivational speaker, personal trainer, running coach, vegan lifestyle coach and instructor of healthy cooking classes! Ellen is also the author of EATING VEGAN ON $4 A DAY; KITCHEN DIVIDED - VEGAN RECIPES FOR THE SEMI-VEGAN HOUSEHOLD; and most recently, PALEO VEGAN. Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN for this super-informative interview!

Join us for this fantastic discussion with Champion Vegan Bodybuilder (as well as Certified Personal Trainer and Plant-Based Nutritionist) Derek Tresize. Derek is passionate about all things health, and here he shares with us super helpful information about health, nutrition, exercise, and the benefits of a plant-based diet and how it has elevated his game and propelled him to be a champion! Learn more about Derek at http://www.veganmuscleandfitness.com

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN this week as we launch our VEGAN ENTREPRENEURS series! For this episode, SPEAKING OF VEGAN caught up with Stephanie and Shawn of Mean Vegan Products (www.MeanVeganProducts.com)at the Vida Vegan Con festival. Shawn and Stephanie discuss how they got started, the tasty vegan delights they've concocted, and how their offerings are burning up the landscape out in Kansas City, MO and beyond!

Dr. Janice Stanger is a health and wellness expert and author of The Perfect Formula Diet: How to Lose Weight and Get Healthy Now with Six Kinds of Whole Foods. Dr. Stanger has worked with employers and individuals for over 30 years, and communicates the science of whole-food, plant-based nutrition in a way that is accessible to everyone. Dr. Stanger has an MBA from UC Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Human Development and Aging from UC San Francisco, and she is Nutrition Director for the nonprofit, Nurses for Health. Read her blog at www.PerfectForumlaDiet.com/blog and her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/janice.stanger.14 for updates!

Join us for one of the most informative podcasts yet. Geoff Palmer joins us to explain the process he went through to present his very own vegan health supplements.

Bob Linden is the host of GO VEGAN WITH BOB LINDEN (www.GoVeganRadio.com), the first-ever mainstream-media vegan, animal liberation, health, and environmental program, broadcasting since 2001. Bob speaks with SPEAKING OF VEGAN about all things vegan!

Kristen Lee Ohanyan is the Founder and President of Vegan Society of Peace, an organization at the helm of all things vegan in Houston, Texas since 2004. Kristen finds herself in the world of SPEAKING OF VEGAN as she shares her story about her path to her veganism, and much more!