Vegan Radio

Episode 106 contains four interviews focused around the subject of dating as a vegan. Recorded on Valentine's Day, Derek is without a co-host, and the show begins with his poetic monologue on finding love as a vegan. Derek recorded the first interview with Anne Dinshah at the 2012 Vegan Spirituality Retreat in Philadelphia. Anne is the daughter of American Vegan Society founders Jay and Freya Dinshah, and the author of Dating Vegans.The second interview is Ian MacDonald, a BBC-trained radio producer and author of The Vegan Option radio show and blog. He is hosting a kickstarter project to raise money to fund a 15-part audio series called Vegetarianism: The Story so Far - A Radio History. Ian gives us the low down on the vegan dating scene in London. We also honor the recent passing of Rynn Berry, who was a NYC based vegan historian.The third interview is with Ben Shaberman, the author of The Vegan Monologues. Ben has a new book that he is shopping around to publishers called Jerry's Vegan Women. The book features short fictional stories centered on relationships and influences that various women have on the protagonist. Ben narrates a portion of the book at the end of the podcast.The final interview is with Leigh-Chantelle, who runs Vivalavegan.net, a web site that provides easy-to-prepare recipes, blogs, articles, podcasts, interactive forum, informative and how-to videos, interviews with inspiring vegans, vegan mentoring e-books, print books and more. Leigh lives in Australia and provides us the female perspective on dating down under.

In this special episode Derek visits with former Vegan Radio co-host Megan Shackelford over the holidays to catch up on her fabulous vegan life and discuss the ways in which veganism and spirituality intersect. We then play a talk given by Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, at the 2012 Veg Curious event at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Derek & Lo Vee interview vegan authors Gretchen Primack and Dan and Annie Shannon at the 2013 Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary July Jamboree. Gretchen Primack is the author of Kind, a book of poetry that confronts animal issues artistically and metaphorically. She also co-authored The Lucky Ones, the story of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary's co-founder Jenny Brown. Significantly, both of these interviews were conducted at the sanctuary's July Jamboree, an annual fund raising event.The Shannons have brought Betty Crocker into the age of compassion with their cookbook Betty Goes Vegan. They live in Brooklyn and write a kick-ass food blog on their Meet the Shannons website. What will the Shannons do next? Find out here, dear listeners.

Sid Garza-Hillman with his bare feet on the groundThrough the magic of technology Derek and Lo Vee interview California-based author/musician/nutritionist Sid Garza-Hillman. Sid is a man with a cowboy hat so large he needs two last names. His book "Approaching the Natural: A Health Manifesto" is a well written, pocket sized guide to living a more natural life and the connection to eating clean and healthy. Sid is currently working as the Staff Nutritionist and Programs Director at the Mendocino Center for Living Well located at the Stanford Inn Eco-resort in Mendocino, California. He works with private clients all over the country and teaches nutrition and healthy living classes to children and adults through his practice Transitioning to Health. Find out how he keeps grounded even when he sleeps!

Episode 102 features Derek's interview with PETA President and Co-Founder Ingrid Newkirk after her Naked Truth event here in NYC. Her work over the decades has saved millions of lives with education, activism, and media stunts. You can hear her talk about the most recent campaign Never Be Silent which explains that it is our duty as compassionate humans to speak for those whose voices are ignored and misunderstood. Ingrid offers up tales of animal intelligence and use of language and questions our quest for intelligent life in the cosmos when we haven't truly attempted to communicate with intelligent beings on our own planet. We also cover PETA's controversial stance on euthanasia.

Derek & Lo Vee interview animal rights photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, who is known for her project We Animals in which she documents, through photography, animals in the human environment who are being used for food, clothing, research, experimentation, work, entertainment, slavery and companionship. Her photos give us a view into their world that is often shocking not because she attempts to show horrific scenes of violence, but rather because she shows the day to day existense of the beings we share the world with. The photos are artistic and taken from perspectives that betray our typical human-centric and speciest gaze.The We Animals project has opened up new opportunities for Jo-Anne, and she is currently the subject of a documentary film by Liz Marshall called The Ghosts in Our Machine. "The film follows Jo-Anne over the course of a year as she photographs several animal stories in parts of Canada, the U.S. and in Europe. Each story is a window into global animal industries: Food, Fashion, Entertainment and Research."

On March 2nd and 3rd thousands of NYC Vegetarians, Vegans, and the Veg-curious came out to the NYC Vegetarian Food Festivalto sample, purchase, and learn about vegan food and lifestyle. Add in some animal rights organizations and farmed animal sanctuaries, the NYC Veg Food Fest is sure to be a hot spot for our favorite vegan super stars (every vegan is a super star to us)! That means, that in this spectacular 100th episode of Vegan Radio we hit the mother-load on interviews!!First we hear the story behind the festival from co-creator/coordinator Nira Poliwoda followed by Eddie Garza of Mercy for Animals, the benefactors of the festival's official after party. Next we feature Vegan Radio's favorite subject, farm animal sanctuaries! We hear from Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary again and find out what he's been up to since the last episode. Theresa Sarzynskifrom For the Animals Sanctuary tells the story of mother and son bovines Grace and Benjamin; Mike Stura, long time animal saver and sanctuary volunteer tells the story of the slaughterhouse escapee goat Wilfred who he rescued from the streets of Brooklyn and brught to Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.The next segment of interviews feature amazing powerful woman authors, bloggers, and food providers who are each working towards veganism becoming the norm in the future. Ellen Jaffe Jones author of How to Eat Vegan on $4 a Day and Victoria Moran author of Main Street Vegan were kind enough to share their light with Vegan Radio and tell us what they are up to and how they are spreading the vegan experience to others. Next Rachel Kay and Marina Guvenc tell us about their newly launched vegan fashion blog The New Luv. Then Derek Goodwin shares magic moments with the ever regal Ella Nemcova of The Regal Vegan. Our final interview is with two of Sea Shepherd International's finest (fine as in you wish it were a tv interview) Georgie Dicks of Sea Shepherd Australia and Ethan Wolf the NYC Chapter of Sea Shepard tell us about the current campaigns and direct actions of Sea Shepard Conservation Society. Direct action is so dreamy.

We got 99 shows and this is one. Lo Vee and Derek check out the 2012 NYC Farm Sanctuary Walk For Farm Animals. Over 700 New Yorkers showed up to show support and raised over $70,000 for Farm Sanctuary. We feature interviews with sanctuary co-founder Gene Baur & host of CNN's Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell (you guessed it...) Jane Velez-Mitchell! We also feature the talks that each of these inspiring vegan activists gave.Derek was also lucky enough to catch up with Katie Pryor - event organizer and Vegan Outreach coordinator for NYC - for a nice wrap-up interview. Derek was also event photographer and yoga teacher, while Lo Vee donned a cute fuzzy pink pig costume and worked the Blossom Du Jour table. All in all a splendid afternoon that led to a most excellent podcast, if we may say so ourselves.

In episode 98 we bust out our new Vegan Time Machine, to visit three interviews from past Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuaryevents, never heard before. First we check out Crazy Sexy Cancer "thriver" Kris Carr at the 2011 WFAS Thanksliving. Next we jump back a few more months and catch up with Terry Hope Romero at the 2011 WFAS July Jamboree. Terry became famous in the vegan world (and beyond) when she teamed up with Isa Chandra Moskowitz to create the public access television show Post Punk Kitchen and eventually collaborating on classic vegan cookbooks including Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. More recently she has celebrated her Latin heritage with the cookbook Viva Vegan! 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers and her website Vegan Latina.For the third interview we jump way back in time to the 2009 WFAS June Jamboree where Isa Chandra Moskowitz herself is busy preparing food and signing books. She is so busy that we interview her mom Maureen Stewart instead of Isa, and get some inside scoop never before heard in the vegan movement. Find out who gave birth to veganism!

Vegan Radio is back for reals. Derek has moved to NYC and recruited vegan activist / singer / songwriter Lo Vee as his new co-host. Together they play a revamped version of the Vegan Radio Theme Song (originally by Beloved Binge) to kick off a reinvigorated show based around their recent visit to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary for their annual July Jamboree.Vegan artist Sue Coe was visiting the farm and took some time to give an excellent interview, speaking her mind about the animal rights vs. welfarism debate, and telling stories of animal rescues and escapes. She has a new book out called Cruel that is a sequel to her eye-opening book Dead Meat, in which she visited slaughterhouses and then made paintings of what she had seen.The second interview is with the extraordinairy Jenny Brown - co-founder of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, and author of the soon-to-be-released book The Lucky Ones: My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals. Jenny talks about the Jamboree, the farm, the book, the cows, the birds and the pigs.Also in this episode - songs from "DG & Lo Vee" - the live performance that Derek and Lo Vee gave at the Jamboree. Lo Vee has a voice like a sweet nectar, and her performance of "Bun's Song" about her unrequited love for her rabbit is moving and gorgeous. Derek closes the show with an electrifying re-writing of the CSNY version of Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock".

Featuring interviews conducted at the New York Capital Region Vegetarian Expo on October 1, 2011. The featured interview is with Melanie Joy, author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows. Melanie talks about carnism, the word she coined to describe the invisible system we are born into that supports the eating of animals. She also discusses idioms, activism, happy meat and abolition. An illuminating interview for sure!Also featured are interviews with Jill & Tracey from Compassion Couture, a vegan high fashion shop, and Samantha & her son Noah from Emmy's Organics, an Ithaca-based business making yummy vegan foods. Derek also interviews Jeff and Lisa, proprietors of the Red Robin Song Guest House in New Lebanon, NY (in the Berkshires on the NY/MA border). Having met Lisa at the expo, Derek went to the vegan B&B to get a true flavor of the place, and meet the goats and chickens who live at the sanctuary that is part of the operation.Finally we debut two new songs. In Big Ole Vegan Mountains Derek has written new lyrics to the classic song 'Big Rock Candy Mountains' to describe a vegan paradise rather than a hobo one. At the end of the podcast we offer a jam improvisation by Derek (ukulele/vocals), Vee Hadad (guitar/vocals), and Christopher Phillips (cello). The song is Crazy Vegan, and for a song that was being written as it was played and recorded it is very entertaining. Hopefully it will be shortened and made more radio-friendly in the near future!

Gene Baur & Susie Coston at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NYEpisode 95 features an interview with Farm Sanctuary co-founder Gene Baur and animal caretaker Susie Coston. Farm Sanctuary is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and Gene & Susie share some of their thoughts and insights, as well as stories of animals. Derek was recently at the Farm Sanctuary Hoe Down at their shelter in Watkins Glen, NY and recorded the interview.Also featured is a news story about one of the largest meat recalls in US history.

This episode features an interview with Vegan Radio favorite Robert Cheeke, the body builder who is helping vegan athleticism gain definition. His new book "Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness" is doing great and he tells us all about it. He also talks about his work with Vega, the vegan company that provides all-natural health and performance products for athletes and people who need a natural energy boost.Derek also took some great photos of Robert Cheeke flexing his vegan guns in downtown New Orleans, and during his participation in Peta's Lovefest demonstration. Check them out on flickr.The music featured on the show includes Derek playing harmonium and singing Yoga Sutra 1:33, Undersea Poem playing "Nuvens", The Pleasants playing "Streets of Darkness" & "Wounded Man", and Beloved Binge playing the "Vegan Radio Theme Song".

This is destined to be a Vegan Radio classic. Derek threads the story of his move to New Orleans through interviews with his yoga teachers and recordings of the Kirtan chanting featured at the beginning of the classes. Derek has been studying Jivamukti Yoga which was founded by vegans Sharon Gannon and David Life and taught at the Swan River studios in New Orleans. The featured interview is with Libby Bryan, a vegan instructor at the school, who offers insight into the connections between veganism and yoga and the Sanskrit word Ahimsa, that means "to do no harm". Much of the featured Kirtan is centered around the chant "Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu", which translates to "May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all." From Derek's personal journey to the universal wisdom of yoga and compassion, this podcast captures something transcendent and beautiful, and perhaps often overlooked in the modern struggle for the liberation of animals.

Derek continues producing the show from New Orleans. This show centers around the 2nd annual NOLA Veggiefest, the Big Easy's vegetarian festival coming up on May 16th. Derek interviews one of the event's organizers, Jehan Strouse, who talks about the speakers, sponsors, organizations and entertainers that will be on hand. We feature music from Sweet Jones, who will be playing at the fest. In the second part of the show Derek is interviewed on WBOK New Orleans by Chad Smith and Darlene Carter on their show E-Talk. Derek talks about veganism, urban farming, being vegan in New Orleans, The Vegan Bus, and the Veggiefest.

Derek has moved to New Orleans and this is the first podcast produced in the Big Easy. Soon after his arrival the controversial animal rights/welfare organization Peta held a Meat Tray Demonstration in downtown New Orleans. Derek went to interview the activists involved in the protest, where naked protesters were covered in faux blood and lying in containers that looked like styrofoam meat trays, wrapped in cellophane and labeled with stickers that read 'human meat'. In the second half of the show Derek interviews Peta activists on the way to a Peta protest against NASA radiation experiments on squirrel monkeys. Derek raises the abolitionist argument and gets the activists perspective on Peta's tactics.

We have two featured guests. The first is David Lovler, who grows his own soy beans and makes tofu, soy milk, miso, and yogurt out of it. David shares his extensive knowledge of soy and debunks some of the health myths surrounding soy. He also tells us his easy method for sprouting. Our second guest is Will DeVault-Weaver, who is a member of Cooks for Compassion, based in Amherst, MA. Cooks for Compassion serves high quality gourmet vegan meals and uses the proceeds to fund animal-friendly 501(c)3 non-profit organizations. We also feature a new segment with Ben Shaberman, author of The Vegan Monologues. Ben reads his essay "Vegetarian Guys Get the Girls".In the News: Silk discontinues use of organic beans, New Guinean Cannibals Evolved Resistance To Mad Cow-Like Disease, Senate Bill Would Require E. Coli Testing, Thrive Foods Recalls Assorted Meat And Poultry Products Produced Without Inspection, Sarah Palin takes aim at vegetarians in Going Rogue, Elizabeth and Dennis Kucinich in DC promoting vegetarian lunch options, Obesity, diabetes rates highest in South.Featured Music: Beloved Binge (outro music "Vegan Radio")

Our 88th show was originally recorded on December 3rd, 2009. In this show we feature an interview with Kristen Overlock and Anna Forkan from the Revitalive Health and Wellness Center in the historic seaport town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Revitalive is a full service raw and living foods education and wellness center that also includes the Revitalive Cafe. Their wellness programs are designed to cleanse, restore, balance, and maintain health and vitality. We probe the benefits of colon hydrotherapy, ask about eating raw during cold New England winter, and learn about 'Far Infrared Saunas'. Find out how to balance your inner terrain! In the news we have celebrity news about Paul and Stella McCartney, Martha Stewart, and Jonathan Safron Foer. We also have an update on the latest tactics of the Sea Shepherd.

Show 87 was recorded on November 5th of 2009. Our feature interview is with Michael Balducci of The Veggie Brothers. We originally met at the Veggie Pride Parade. The Veggie Brothers mails delicious vegan meals made by an award-winning vegan chef all over the US and Canada, packaged in frozen vacuum-sealed bags that you can boil and serve. Michael came to veganism due to health issues and after healing himself decided he wanted to help others. His one caveat with veganism was with the bland vegan foods he was eating at the time and he wanted to ensure that vegans could eat food that was delicious. His future business partner was working as a chef at a vegan restaurant in Long Island where Michael discovered him and they founded the company soon afterward. The Veggie Bothers claim to have fooled guests at an Italian wedding with their vegan meatballs and a Jewish Grandmother with their vegan chicken noodle soup. Scott brings in da news, brings in da funk, including Al Gore giving vegetarianism some props, a cop getting off after getting it on with a cow, a slaughterhouse getting shut down, vegan lunch at Windsor Castle, and why diet soda sucks.

Scott is late so Derek and Megan kick off the show without him. The show was broadcast concurrent to the media frenzy over Natalie Portman going vegan after reading Jonathan Saffron Foer's soon-to-be bestselling book Eating Animals, so there is some speculation about the book. Scott enters the show in time to relate the latest news stories, including a vegetarian spider, Iceland plans for whalemeat trade, eating fish increasing risk for diabetes, and the possibility of eating meat causing sickness, paralysis and death. Our featured interview is with Jolia Allen, editor of Vegetarian Times. Derek probes into the magazine's ovo-lacto ways, Scott asks questions about the place for print media in an Internet age, and Megan delves into issues of food. Jolia is vegan and handles the crew well, avoiding Derek's attempts to stir up controversy while talking about current issues at the 35 year old magazine. When the conversation turns to Alicia Silverstone's new book The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet Derek gets to tell the story of his brief phone conversation the celebrity. The show wraps up with promises of a Gluten Free Future.

Our 85th show features an interview with Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns. Karen is an expert on everything having to do with chickens, turkeys and other birds that people eat. Karen runs a sanctuary in Maryland where she houses hundreds of rescued birds, and also has recently come out with a revised edition of her classic book on the subject Prisoned Chickens Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry. Karen gives us some insight into birds and the agribusiness that treats them like garbage. Scott updates us with news about Diabetes, sleep and brain power, and the latest meat recalls and mishaps.

On Halloween day Derek, Megan and Scott along with several other activists took The Vegan Bus from Northampton to the 14th annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival. Derek conducted a series of interviews that are featured on this special enhanced podcast. He talks to Dr Michael Greger about the latest in vegan nutrition and also the swine flu epidemic. Helen from the Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) talks about local activism and getting the vegan message into the classroom. Local farm animals sanctuaries Cloa's Ark and Maple Farm Sanctuary are interviewed, as well as local vegan clothing and sneaker producers Autonomie Project. We have a mouth watering interview with the Chicago Soy Dairy and balance that with nutritional advice from vegan bodybuilding champion and author Robert Cheeke. And while the recorder batteries died before Derek got to interview Danielle Konya of Vegan Treats he does wax poetic about their vegan donuts. Where else can you get all this fun in one podcast? Nowhere. Enjoy!

Show 83 features an interview with Eric Prescott, a Boston-based animal rights activist who is working on a variety of interesting projects, including a kiosk named OVED, a documentary series on Youtube called "I'm Vegan", the Boston Vegan Association, and his blog An Animal Friendly Life. Eric is an abolitionist who subscribes to the philosophy of Gary Francione. Eric explains the difference between abolitionist and welfarist approaches to animal activism, and is a living example of how to put abolitionist ideals into action. Our guest host is Meredith Madyda. In the news we cover Peta's 'Save The Whales' billboard, mad cow disease in the human blood supply, and yet another meat recall.

Megan Shackelford returns from India to co-host our 82nd show. Author of the children's book That's Why We Don't Eat Animals. Ruby Roth is our featured guest. The banter between Megan, Derek and Scott is enlightening as they cover Humane Farming Myths, the Big Bang Theory, Onions, Swiss Chard, Little Red Riding Hood, and other topics near and dear to the hearts of vegans. We even give Scott a chance to wax metaphysical again!

After a long hiatus we are back with our 81st show featuring raw food chef and 'uncookbook' author Ani Phyo. Ani describes for us some delectable recipes that will make your mouth water from her new book Ani's Raw Food Desserts: 85 Easy, Delectable Sweets and Treats.We also discuss her recent food demo for Google in their vegan-friendly lunchroom, her journey to raw foodism from her Korean roots, how to eat raw without hours in the kitchen, and of course cyborgs. Also featuring listener feedback and shout outs and the sweet sounds of our featured musician Amanda Rogers.

Our 80th show features Beloved Binge on tour and in the studio with us for an interview and further shenanigans. The Binge are one of our favorite bands, and great vegan activists to boot. They created a documentary called Seeing Through the Fence that "explores the role of food in modern society and our connection, or lack of connection, with both the processes and animals from which our food originates". They also hand out Vegan Outreach literature at college campuses in the towns they play at.During the second half of our show we interview Gary Lowenthal from The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, a global fund raising event put on by local groups around the world. Gary tells us how this great idea got off the ground and now involves dozens of groups and locations around the world. Each participating group gets to choose its venue, what to sell, and how it uses the proceeds. A great show that will leave you jonesin' for vegan cupcakes.

Our 79th show is a podcast-only special edition, featuring two pre-recorded interviews. The first is Derek interviewing Billy Hulting, who helps put on the Worldfest in Encino, California. Worldfest is a solar-powered celebration of music, the environment, animals and humanity, with a strong emphasis on veganism. Billy talks about the festival, his vegan activism, and Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil Zappa's tribute to the music of his father Frank Zappa. Billy tours with the band as a percussionist. How cool is that? The second interview features Sarah Kramer, bestselling vegan cookbook author and artistic queen of kitch. Jilian, Scott and Derek talk to Sarah via Skype. Sarah tells us about her 2010 Wall Calendar, cookbooks, the Canadian seal hunt, vegan tattoos, kale spines, and wrestling with Isa Chandra Moskowitz.

Our 78th show comes in the midst of a Swine Flu outbreak in which the disease has jumped species and is now being transmitted from human to human. The World Health Organization has called it a Phase 5 Outbreak, indicating a pandemic is imminent. We report some of the current news and views and add our own two cents. Our featured interview is with Ed Coffin, vegan "activist extraordinaire" who is building a vegan empire in Philadelphia. Ed tells us about the uber successful Vegan Drinks Philly which brings hundreds of Philadelphia vegans together for socializing and networking every month. Ed also talks about his vegan food blog Eating Consciously and his upcoming e-book. We also get into the virtues of vegan scrapple, not to be missed!

We are psyched to have a chance to talk to vegan triathlete Brendan Brazier. The radio station equipment goes a little haywire and we lose Brendan early on, which gives Jilian a chance to give us a lesson on iron absorption. Once we get Brendon back we talk about his Thrive diet, the vegan sports nutrition company he founded called Vega, his take on protein, and how to fuel the body on a plant based diet.

On our 76th show Scott is absent and Jilian and Derek have in-studio guest Chrissy Costigan, who lives near us in Westfield Massachusetts and was a runner up in Peta's Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door 2009 contest. Chrissy entered the contest and became a vegan because of what she learned while competing. We discuss whether Peta's sensationalist, sexual, and sometimes sexist tactics are justifiable. We also talk about the challenges of being a new vegan in a non-vegan world. Later in the show Derek debuts his new vegan inspired song Funky Animal. In the news Boca, Obama, overfishing, USDA ban on downer cattle, J.C. Penney shuns fur, and George Clooney tofu (CloFu).

On our 75th show we feature an interview with Mark LaPolla who is the creator of Life By Chocolate, which has a line of amazing vegan chocolates. Mark takes us through the trials and tribulations of making pure vegan chocolate and his dedication to the process. You will learn a lot about chocolate, just be sure to have a pile of vegan chocolate nearby while you listen because you know you'll be jonesin for some chocolate by the end of the show! In the news we cover the connection between Mad Cow And Alzheimer's Diseases, The new HBO documentary Death on a Factory Farm, and Victoria's Secret's new vegan line. We feature music from vegan Louis Ledford. At the end of the show we treat you to Dave Warwak's Vegan School 101

Our 74th show features an interview with Kevin Gianni of The Renegade Health Show. Kevin is preparing to go out on tour in his RV and takes some time to tell us about his show and his recent activities. We talk about raw food, the Vitamix, fitness, bags under the eyes, yoga and attention deficit disorder, coffee, cacao-induced rashes, and all kinds of other wacky stuff. We debut new bumpers with Dan Piraro, Emily Deschanel, and Danielle from Vegan Treats. We also feature an interesting intro, making for a fun filled, action packed and informative show from start to finish! For our podcast listeners we include the 3rd installment of Vegan School 101 with Dave Warwak.In the News: Iowa Bill to Protect Pets from Domestic Violence, Gloucestershire school offers vegetarian fee cut, Isn't six a bit young to be a vegetarian?, Just one serving of vegetables a day can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes

Our 73rd show features an interview with Carolyn Scott, who travels around the world and tries vegan food out at omnivorous restaurants. She makes videos and blogs about the experiences. We met Carolyn at Burning Man 2007 when she came to visit The Vegan Bus. She gives us her insights and favorite places to eat. We also read a review of Temple Grandin's new book written by Jeffrey Masson and Jeff Nelson, with some commentary by us. We round out the show with music from the Brilliant Sins and an update on Jilian's first week of veganism. Also featuring the second edition of Dave Warwak's Vegan School 101. Enjoy!

On our 72nd show we introduce a new co-host, Jilian Oder. Jilian is an ovo-lacto vegetarian who wants to go vegan. Derek and Scott hope to help her make the change. This show marks her first day as a vegan, and over the course of the next few episodes we will follow her progress, trials and tribulations. Jilian takes over the show as we interview the author of The Joy of Vegan Baking, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. Colleen talks to us about her book and the nuances of vegan baking. As usual we go off into many other topics, such as food as aphrodisiac, animal rights themes in literature, murdering yeast, podcasting, and tricking people into eating vegan food. We also debut the new Dave Warwak segment, Vegan School 101. Nuff said...In the News: Bob Barker Donates $1M for Animal Law Program at the University of Virginia, Adolescent Vegetarianism on the Rise, Nebraska woman claims she found needle in pork roast, Peanut Butter Recalled Over Salmonella, Whale meat sold at half-price.

Megan is leaving for India to find her true self and Derek and Scott take over the show. When scheduled guest and spiritual vegan Will Tuttle fails to call in the hosts go into their own metaphysical rants and views on reality. We debut new bumpers of Persia White talking about Earthlings and Skinny Bitch author Rory Freedman giving us props. In the News: Burger King's meat scented cologne, Vegan Woody Harrelson Gets Hitched, and Gastric Bypass Surgery Relieves Type 2 Diabetes in Teens

We feature an interview with Ruthann Russo who is the author of The Raw Food Diet Myth. Ruthann and her daughter Emmalea went raw 2 years ago when Emmalea was diagnosed with epilepsy. Since then there have been no seizures and Ruthann has been on a journey of discovery with the raw food diet. In her book she explains all of the different branches of the raw foods movement as well as the philosophies and controversies.

Featuring Melanie Joy, author of “Strategic Action for Animals,” talks about the most effective ways of building a movement, the abolitionist vs welfarist divide in the modern animal liberation movement, the tactics of Peta, and more. Tips for surviving the Thanksgiving holiday.

Our 68th show falls two days after the epic 2008 presidential elections in the U.S., which also featured some victories for animals. We talk about our local election results Banning Greyhound Racing in Massachusetts as well as the passing of Proposition 2 in California. Our featured guest is Christine Waltermyer from the Natural Kitchen School. We talk with Christine about everything from cancer to vegan nutrition to how to prepare Kale.

On our 67th show we feature interviews Megan and Derek conducted at the 2008 Boston Vegetarian Food Festival. Interviews include: Jae Steele author of vegan cookbook Get It Ripe: A Fresh Take on Vegan Cooking and Living; Our friend Molly Wadzeck helping Karen Dawn out at the Thanking The Monkey booth; 12 year old Mickey who has been vegan her whole life; Mathew Miller with Organic Athlete; Josh Hooten from the Herbivore Clothing Company; Vegan bodybuilder Robert Cheeke; and lastly the ever entertaining and insightful Michael Gregor, M.D., who has attended all 13 Boston Vegetarian Food Festivals.

Featuring an interview with one of our heroes in the movement, Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The interview was conducted by Derek at the 2008 Farm Sanctuary Hoe Down. Sea Shepherd is an organization committed to the eradication of pirate whaling, poaching, shark finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and violations of established laws in the World's oceans. During the last two decades Captain Watson has taken his ships out on over 160 missions to disrupt illegal whaling, the Canadian seal hunt, and dolphin slaughter in Japan. His insight into the consequences that overfishing of our oceans will have on the survival of the human species are sobering.We also have a special in-studio guest, Paul Saccone. Paul has been a fan and supporter of Vegan Radio since he found us at the Veggie Pride Parade in NYC this summer. He is himself an activist and advocate for the animals, and has been hooking us up with some great interviews and connections. We can now also say that he has a great voice for radio and insightful things to talk about. In the news find out what an egg a day, Japan's dolphin meat, the western diet being adopted in India, and frog leg pizza have in common... they all make you get sick and will probably cause you an early death. On the other hand Kale will make you see better and improve your sex appeal. So eat like you give a damn!

On our 65th show we feature an interview with Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University Gary Francione. Professor Francione has been teaching animal rights and the law for more than 20 years, and he was the first academic to teach animal rights theory in an American law school. He is well known throughout the animal protection movement for his criticism of animal welfare law and the property status of nonhuman animals, and for his abolitionist theory of animal rights. We talk to him about his abolitionist position, his opposition to California's Proposition 2, his thoughts on successful vegan outreach, and more.in the news we talk about the Massachusetts Ballot Initiative on Greyhound Racing, Ellen Degeneres going Vegan, new research on Mad Cow Disease, and the effects of the vegan diet on Diabetes

On our 64th show we interview Lydia Chaudhry of Team Vegan Philly. Lydia is the VP of CARE and divides her time between consulting in marketing and free-lance vegan recipe development and cooking instruction. She has organized Team Vegan Philly to run in the upcoming Philadelphia Marathon in order to raise money to educate the public about veganism. How many vegan athletes does it take to convince the world we kick ass? And why is Philadelphia such a great place to be vegan? Find out here! Also find out about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's vice for killing animals and decimating Alaska's wildlife, China's poison milk, and yet another meat recall.

Our long awaited 63rd episode features a pre Burning Man interview with raw-goddess supahstar elephant-loving fire-spinning knife-throwing whip-master Tonya Kay. We talk about everything from bicycle blenders to elephant sanctuaries, as well as the infamous festival in the desert. We really bring out Tonya's sassy side in this fun interview, not to be missed!In the News: a scientist who is developing spaghetti meat, the latest reasons not to eat fast food, and the naked Chinese olympian for Peta. Featured Music: Raquy and the Cavemen

Yvonne Smith, the Traveling Vegetarian, travels the world seeking out the best vegetarian cuisine and getting to know the chefs and restaurateurs who bring the veggies to the people. Check out the Traveling Vegetarian on YouTubeIn the News: Monsanto claims Bovine Growth Hormone is Good for the Environment

On our 61st show we interview Priscilla Feral of Friends of Animals. We talk to Priscilla about her new cookbook Dining with Friends: The Art of North American Vegan Cuisine which leads into a conversation about food and ends up in the welfarism vs. abolitionism debate. Is it better to get bigger cages for farm animals or should the movement focus on spreading veganism? Find out here on Vegan Radio!

Our 60th show features a vegan who obviously gets enough protein, vegan bodybuilder Robert Cheeke. Robert tells us about his path to veganism and how he uses the vegan diet to reach his workout goals. He also talks about his friend and fellow vegan athlete Brendan Brazier, his website for vegan athletes VeganBodybuilding.com, and more.In the News: Cholesterol and Memory, Spain Bestows Rights to Great Apes

Our 59th show is all about Dave. In the first half of the show we feature an interview with Dave Warwak, the high school teacher stripped of his tenure and laid off for teaching his art class some vegan values in a truly artistic way.The second half of the show features the part II of an interview that Derek did with raw food guru David Wolfe during his recent visit to the Rhode Island School of Design (1st half is in Vegan Radio #56). David's talk was called "Cracking the Chocolate Code" and in it he promoted the amazing properties of raw cacao.In the News: Salmonella Outbreak Widens, U.S. Wants to Stop Increased Testing for Mad Cow, KFC Introduces Vegan "Chicken"

Our 58th show is a bit all over the place, which our listeners might not find unusual. We start with an interview with Molly Lorenz, who has organized a group of vegan artists and craftspeople on the web site Etsy called Vegan Etsy. Molly herself uses the site to sell dog treats at her shop Emma's K9 Kitchen. We then talk about the latest news including Oprah's 21 Day Vegan "Cleanse", which is all over the news at this point. Finally we feature an interview with celebrity activist Persia White which Derek conducted at the recent Farm Sanctuary Gala in NYC. Persia talks about her latest projects as well as the documentary Earthlings which she co-produced. We also feature a new version of Dennis Crommett's "The Killer" which he recorded just for Vegan Radio!

Our 57th show features interviews with two prominent animal rights activists who are involved in fun events happening in NYC on Sunday May 18th, 2008. The first is Pamela Rice who has put together the first ever Veggie Pride Parade which will march through the meat district and feature vegan rocker Cheryl Hill and a marriage ceremony officiated by Vegan Radio favorite Dave Warwak. Our second guest is Karen Dawn who is known in the vegan movement for her activist web site Dawn Watch. Karen has a new book called Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals and is hosting a book release party after the parade. Karen regales us with stories of monkeys and pit bulls.We also have news stories about the vegan diet being greener than eating locally grown meat, meat recalls including a recall of 406,000 pounds of cattle heads, and the influence of Asia's growing animal agriculture industry on global warming.

Our 56th show features the first part of an interview that Derek did with raw food guru David Wolfe during his recent visit to the Rhode Island School of Design. David's talk focused on raw cacao and he tells us why this nut is a key to vibrant health and possibly a Panacea for a host of other ills. David also enlightens us about an array of other issues pertaining to veganism and the meaning of life. (Part two of the interview will be featured in our next podcast). In the second half of our show we have Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge in the studio with us. Rob and Eleni are vegan, married, and are known to many of us as the rubble pop punk duo Beloved Binge. They are currently touring to support their new album Blender Theory as well as their new documentary film about veganism called Seeing Through The Fence. Tune in and be entertained and uplifted by the sounds and wisdom of this beloved duo!

On our 55th show we look into two diets that are close relatives of veganism, both of which can be integrated into a vegan diet to improve the health benefits. Our first guest, David Snieckus, has been practicing a Macrobiotic diet for over 30 years and has been vegan for most of that time. While he doesn't tell us exactly what he eats we do learn a lot from him about the yin and yang underlying the lifestyle that is more than a diet. Our second guest, Nora Hamerman, has been a raw foodist for a mere 3 years and has been so inspired that she is bringing raw foods guru David Wolfe to her school, the Rhode Island School of Design. Nora illuminates her path to raw foods and vegan ethics, and tells us about creating this event for her senior project.We pay disrespects (including some fun audio clips) to former NRA president Charleton Heston who died last week, and update you on the latest costs and consequences of the recent beef recall.