Podcast appearances and mentions of Howard Lyman

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley interviews Jerry Adler. Jerry Adler is a theater director, producer, and film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his films Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Public Eye, In Her Shoes, and Prime. As well as his television work as Herman “Hesh” Rabkin on The Sopranos, he can be seen portraying Howard Lyman on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, building maintenance man Mr. Wicker on Mad About You, Bob Saget's father Sam Stewart on Raising Dad, Fire Chief Sidney Feinberg on Rescue Me, Moshe Pfefferman on Transparent, Saul Horowitz on Broad City, and Hillston on Living with Yourself with Paul Rudd. Jerry Adler resides in New York City with his wife Joan and dog Hesh. He is presently working on a mystery novel due out in early 2024. His debut memoir Too Funny for Words reflects his long and diverse career.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley interviews Jerry Adler. Jerry Adler is a theater director, producer, and film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his films Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Public Eye, In Her Shoes, and Prime. As well as his television work as Herman “Hesh” Rabkin on The Sopranos, he can be seen portraying Howard Lyman on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, building maintenance man Mr. Wicker on Mad About You, Bob Saget's father Sam Stewart on Raising Dad, Fire Chief Sidney Feinberg on Rescue Me, Moshe Pfefferman on Transparent, Saul Horowitz on Broad City, and Hillston on Living with Yourself with Paul Rudd. Jerry Adler resides in New York City with his wife Joan and dog Hesh. He is presently working on a mystery novel due out in early 2024. His debut memoir Too Funny for Words reflects his long and diverse career.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL BOOK BUNDLE OF CHEF AJ'S BOOKS! https://www.bookpubco.com/content/chef-ajs-holiday-book-special GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK: https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MY LATEST BESTSELLING BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes. https://www.bookpubco.com/content/chef-ajs-holiday-book-special https://www.glenmerzer.com/ Please subscribe to Glen's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClCmTG_1I6Ve_HFMYRu1-jA Glen's latest book: America Goes Vegan! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C87C1GGY?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzchefajsh-20&creativeASIN=B0C87C1GGY&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin Boatmeal Recipe 1/2 cup extra thick rolled oats 1/4 cup buckwheat cereal 3 T oat bran 2 cups water leafy greens drop of balsamic vinegar strawberries blueberries blackberries raspberries kiwi 1 T cinnamon 1 T ground flax 1/2 tsp amla powder (optional) 1/2 tsp moringa powder (optional) Bring water to boil, pour in all grains at same time and reduce to medium-low heat. Cook for about 10 minutes. Serve in a bowl over leafy greens, add drop of balsamic vinegar, add ground flax and superfood powders (if using), then add all fruits and cinnamon. The Glen Merzer Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theglenmerzerpodcast7820/featured Please click to subscribe! Website: www.glenmerzer.com You can subscribe to Glen's free Own Your Health Newsletter (comes 5 or 6 times a year to your inbox) at his website. Glen Merzer is co-author, with Howard Lyman, of MAD COWBOY. He is my co-author on my books UNPROCESSED and THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF UNPROCESSED and THE SECRETS TO ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS, and OWN YOUR HEALTH (for OWN YOUR HEALTH, Glen wrote the text and I contributed the recipes). Glen's latest book is FOOD IS CLIMATE: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, and the Coventional Narrative on Climate Change. Glen is also a playwright and screenwriter and used to write for network television. BOOKS: OWN YOUR HEALTH, FEATURING 75+ RECIPES BY CHEF AJ: https://amzn.to/3cgeyHn FOOD IS CLIMATE, FEATURING RECIPES BY CHEF AJ, TAMI KRAMER, AND OTHER GREAT CHEFS: https://amzn.to/3AJeaLN OFF THE RESERVATION, A NOVEL ABOUT A VEGAN CONGRESSMAN WHO RUNS FOR PRESIDENT, WITH RECIPES!: https://amzn.to/3NE1nAe PERMANENT BONUS OFFER: SEND IN PROOF OF PURCHASE OF ANY OF MY BOOKS TO: OWNYOURHEALTHBOOK@gmail.com to receive a bonus of recipes files and a video of Chef AJ making her famous double-layer carrot cake. Write BONUS in subject line.

It's been 5 years since I've talked to the legendary Mad Cowboy, Howard Lyman. In today's live interview we discuss the true cause of COVID-19, whether animal agriculture is the leading cause of epidemics and how animal agriculture is responsible for antibiotic resistance, and more. Howard also discusses his time with Oprah Winfrey and gives advice on how to have a long, happy marriage. You can find his books here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0RGA/?ref=exp_chefaj_dp_vv_d Thank you for watching. Love & Kale, Chef AJ

The Glen Merzer Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theglenmerzerpodcast7820/featured Please click to subscribe! Website: www.glenmerzer.com You can subscribe to Glen's free Own Your Health Newsletter (comes 5 or 6 times a year to your inbox) at his website. Glen Merzer is co-author, with Howard Lyman, of MAD COWBOY. He is my co-author on my books UNPROCESSED and THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF UNPROCESSED and THE SECRETS TO ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS, and OWN YOUR HEALTH (for OWN YOUR HEALTH, Glen wrote the text and I contributed the recipes). Glen's latest book is FOOD IS CLIMATE: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, and the Coventional Narrative on Climate Change. Glen is also a playwright and screenwriter and used to write for network television. BOOKS: OWN YOUR HEALTH, FEATURING 75+ RECIPES BY CHEF AJ: https://amzn.to/3cgeyHn FOOD IS CLIMATE, FEATURING RECIPES BY CHEF AJ, TAMI KRAMER, AND OTHER GREAT CHEFS: https://amzn.to/3AJeaLN OFF THE RESERVATION, A NOVEL ABOUT A VEGAN CONGRESSMAN WHO RUNS FOR PRESIDENT, WITH RECIPES!: https://amzn.to/3NE1nAe PERMANENT BONUS OFFER: SEND IN PROOF OF PURCHASE OF ANY OF MY BOOKS TO: OWNYOURHEALTHBOOK@gmail.com to receive a bonus of recipes files and a video of Chef AJ making her famous double-layer carrot cake. Write BONUS in subject line.

The holiday season is upon us! We have 27+ gift ideas in the following categories to help you on your quest to find the perfect gift for the plant lover in your life: 1. FoodVegan cheese assortment from Myokos Karma Baker  Dear Bella dairy free ice cream Three Girls Vegan Creamery (desserts, pizza, roasts, holiday bundles) DŌ Build-Your-Own 4-Pack, $52, available at DŌ 2. DonationsWhen Pigs Fly Ranch Woodstock Sanctuary CompostingSubscription to VegNews Vegan Cuts3. BooksVegan cookbook ideas:PlantYou Cooking from the Spirit Veganomicon Inspirational stories: Finding Ultra by Rich Roll Mad Cowboy by Howard Lyman and Glen Merzen Healthy At Last by Eric Adams Educational: Intuitive Eating Fiber Fueled Body Respect 4. Kitchen GadgetsClassic Original Dessert Fruit Soft Serve Maker - Yonana  Tofu press Machine Automatic Nut Milk Maker like milky plant 10% off with code ASHLEY10Oyster mushroom log kit Sprouting kit Instant Pot Air Fryer High Powered Blender Good Knife 5. Education/InteractiveOUR COURSE - "HOLIDAY22" discount code to get $100 OffVirtual vegan cooking class  The Big Vegan Cheese Making Kit The Kombucha Shop Deluxe Kombucha Brewing Kit Podcast Sponsor:www.lovecomplement.com/ashleyUse coupon code ASHLEY10 for 10% off ENTER TO WIN! 

Join my Beautycounter team hereJoin Holistic Breakthrough Live hereGlen Merzer is a playwright, screenwriter, and author. He has authored or co-authored eleven books with a vegan message. His latest book, Food Is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & The Conventional Narrative on Climate Change, argues that the only way to reverse climate change is to put an end to animal agriculture.Glen is also the author of Own Your Health (The Book Publishing Company, 2021), an examination of role of nutrition in health, told with humor and with personal anecdotes. Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (Simon & Schuster, 1998). Glen is also co-author of The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss (2018) and Unprocessed (2011) by Chef AJ, as well as other books advocating plant-based eating. The Tenth Anniversary New Edition of Unprocessed has just been released. Glen's one novel is Off the Reservation, a political satire about a vegan congressman from the Midwest who runs for president.Glen grew up in Bellmore, N.Y., and attended New College of Florida in Sarasota. You can find him at www.glenmerzer.com.What we talked about:4:20- Introduction to Glen and his journey to a vegan diet8:10- Becoming an author and why farming is so detrimental to the the environment20:35- Lagoons and factory farming25:00- Deciding to write about the impact on the environment32:35- Tips for reducing consumption of animals38:05- Wrap-upConnect with Stacey:Stacey on InstagramStacey's WebsiteJoin The Herban Farmacy Facebook GroupBecome a Beautycounter consultantShop BeautycounterUse code “CLEANFORALL20” for 20% for first time clientsShop NeogenBook a call with meJoin Holistic Entrepreneur SocietyHolistic Breakthrough LiveSandyBoy Productions Shows:Why is Everyone Yelling?The Up and Running PodcastThe Illuminate PodcastI'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein

Rip welcomes playwright, screenwriter, and author, Glen Merzer to the PLANTSTRONG Podcast. Glen has written or co-authored a dozen books alongside plant-based broc-stars like Chef AJ, Howard Lyman, and Forks over Knives chef, Del Srouffe. Glen discusses his latest book, Food is Climate, zeroing in on the real leading cause of climate change: animal agriculture and consumption. He doesn't hold back because, quite frankly, we are now in a time of urgency. As Merzer writes, "The only thing that's at stake here is, our civilization. It truly is." My friends, it is one thing to stop eating animals for your health. Indeed, it's the BEST thing you can do. But, in this case, what's good for your body is also good for Mother Earth. Let's save life as we know it for future generations. Glen Merzer tells us why and how. Episode Resources Watch the Episode on YouTube PLANTSTRONG Podcast Episode Page PLANTSTRONG Meal Planner - Perhaps our most powerful tool - the PLANTSTRONG Meal Planner is packed with hundreds of our favorite whole foods plant-based recipes and your membership allows you to curate a personal collection of menus so your family favorites are always at your fingertips. The integrated grocery list makes shopping a snap and our meal planning experts are on hand seven days a week to answer questions to chat about food. Save $10 off the annual membership with the code PLANTSTRONG PLANTSTRONG Foods - shop our official plantstrong foods including pizza crusts, granolas, cereals, popcorn, soups, chilis, and broths! Glen Merzer Website Buy Food is Climate Visit plantstrong.com for all PLANTSTRONG Resources, including books, recipes, foods, and the PLANTSTRONG Coaching Programs Join the Free PLANTSTRONG Community with over 26,000 members Visit PLANTSTRONG.com for all of our resources including books, coaching, podcast, foods, retreats, and more Shop for your Favorite Plantstrong Foods Join the free PLANTSTRONG Community Theme Music for Episode Promo Music: Your Love by Atch License: Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Chef AJ and Glen Merzer about furthering the Unprocessed journey. They are the co-authors of the popular book, Unprocessed and it's getting a makeover. Wait until you hear all about the changes in the book and the tips and recipes we talk about during this episode. And wait until you hear what Chef AJ is doing JUST FOR YOU! Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for nearly 45 years. She was the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which aired on Foody TV. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight. Her bestselling books The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A Revolutionary Approach to Conquer Cravings, Overcome Food Addiction and Lose Weight Without Going Hungry and Own Your Health have received glowing endorsement by many luminaries in the plant based movement. She broadcasts CHEF AJ LIVE! on YouTube and Facebook daily. She is the creator of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program, which has helped hundreds of people achieve the health and the body that they deserve, and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. In 2018 she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. The 10th Anniversary Edition of Unprocessed will be available  Glen Merzer is a playwright, screenwriter, and author. He has authored or co-authored eleven books with a vegan message. His latest book, Food Is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & The Conventional Narrative on Climate Change, argues that the only way to reverse climate change is to put an end to animal agriculture. Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (1998). Glen is also co-author of The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss (2018) and Unprocessed (2011) by Chef AJ, as well as other books advocating plant-based eating. In 2020, Glen wrote Own Your Health (The Book Publishing Company), to which Chef AJ contributed over 75 recipes. Prior to focusing on book writing, Glen had careers as a playwright, screenwriter, and stand-up comic. Glen grew up in Bellmore, N.Y., and attended New College of Florida in Sarasota. In this episode we discuss:  Finding the good in COVID  How they met  The Unprocessed updated SOS free  The pleasure trap  Food addiction

“It's incomprehensible that our society is looking the other way.” This week, Kathy is joined by powerhouse activist Jane Velez-Mitchell, who's bringing animal rights issues to her new platform UnChainedTV. In this episode, the two discuss:Jane's early career in broadcast journalism, bringing her from her hometown of New York City to Los Angeles to cover crime news for CNN and HLNThe conversation with cattle rancher-turned animal rights advocate Howard Lyman that inspired Jane to go vegan over 20 years agoThe lack of animal rights coverage on mainstream networks due to advertiser funding from the meat and dairy industryUnchainedTV, Jane's brand-new streaming network that provides free vegan content, including documentaries, cooking shows, and breaking news on all things related to animals and plant-based eatingThe award-winning documentary Countdown to Year Zero, produced by UnChainedTV, featuring the founder of Climate Healers, Dr. Sailesh Rao, and his urgent message to slow climate change before 2026To download UnChainedTV, find it in the app store or online.To follow Jane and her work, find her on Facebook and Instagram.Go here to learn more about the urgent work of the Agriculture Fairness Alliance.  Connect with Kathy Stevens:Facebook: Kathy Stevens, Catskill Animal SanctuaryTwitter: @CASanctuaryBooks: Where the Blind Horse SingsWebsite: CASanctuary.orgInstagram: @catskill_animal_sanctuaryYouTube: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

According to Glen Merzer, Al Gore needs to step it up. The comedian-turned-screenwriter has authored several books that center around the plant-based diet and its many benefits. Merzer's first works focused on health after collaborating with Howard Lyman to write “Mad Cowboy.” In more recent years, Merzer has turned his attention toward animal agriculture and its disastrous effects on climate change. His newest release—”Food Is Climate—” stresses the fact that world leaders, corporations, and most individuals aren't doing enough. They're not going plant-based, and the planet cannot breathe because of it. If you've ever wondered what exactly greenhouse gases are or how eating animals specifically contributes to climate change, this conversation is for you. Merzer has done his research, and it's evident: we're not fighting against science, we're fighting against a culture ingrained in animal foods. What we discuss in this episode:   - Glen's latest book, “Food Is Climate”   - Writing “Mad Cowboy” with Howard Lyman   - How the plant-based diet affects the climate crisis   - Why public figures are afraid to talk about animal agriculture   - Understanding how greenhouse gases affect climate   - Health benefits of plant-based foods   - How to bring about systemic change   - Science versus culture   - Follow Glen on Instagram @glenmerzer   - Use code SWITCH at maxinesheavenly.com/switch for 25% off your cookie order!   Connect with Switch4Good - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2toqAmlQpwR1HDF_KKfGg   - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/   - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/   - Twitter - https://twitter.com/Switch4GoodOrg   - Website - https://switch4good.org/

Glen Merzer is an author, playwright, and screenwriter. He adopted a plant-based diet at a young age and is a passionate speaker when it comes to topics such as health, environment, and animal rights. He has co-authored numerous books such as Mad Cowboy and No More Bull with Howard Lyman and Unprocessed, The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss, and Own Your Health with Chef AJ. In his most recent book, Food Is Climate, he dives into the impact that our food choices have on the environment.

(English) In this spectacular interactive Hollywood event, shown live to a global audience on Supreme Master Television, an exceptional gathering of scientists, politicians, media, Hollywood producers, and interfaith leaders joined together with a star-studded line-up of speakers that included: international author Howard Lyman, natural medical and nutritional specialists, Dr. Gabriel Cousens and Dr. Will Tuttle, to discuss the rarely broached relationship between climate change and our everyday food choices. ...

How does a Montana cattle rancher end up on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Capitol Hill as an advocate for organic, plant-based farming? Howard Lyman weaves the captivating story of his life before and after making the Switch4Good. He’s best known for educating Oprah (and her 40 million viewers) about the hazards of mad cow disease back in 1996 which prompted a Texas cattlemen association to sue for “hurting their businesses.” Spoiler alert: the association lost. Despite this massive attention, Howard is a stand-up guy who humbly preaches the need for our society to make a change and do the right thing. To him, that means switching from animals to plants. From a man who has lived as a rancher and a plant-based advocate—his story is both horrifying and hopeful, brutally honest, and truly compelling.    What we discuss in this episode:   - Howard’s appearance on Oprah and the lawsuit aftermath.   - The “standard” of agribusiness versus what Howard eventually set out to do.    - Howard’s transformation from Montana cattle rancher to organic farmer and advocate on Capitol Hill.   - Mad cow and other bovine diseases that can affect humans that consume meat and dairy.   - The common yet gut-wrenching practices of animal agriculture.   - The dire need to make a change for the betterment of one’s health, their family, the animals, and the environment.   - Howard’s resolution to “do the right thing” both in business and his personal life.     - Howard’s book, Mad Cowboy.    Connect with Switch4Good   - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2toqAmlQpwR1HDF_KKfGg   - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/   - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/   - Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwitchForGood   - Website: switch4good.org

Activism is often marked by speaking up for the voiceless, and that starts by bearing witness to suffering.   These are two of the cornerstones of Jane Velez-Mitchell's mission with Jane UnChained, a digital news network dedicated to reporting on animal rights, climate change, food justice, and living cruelty-free.   Jane is a former news anchor, two-time Emmy winner, and four-time author with two New York Times Best Sellers to her name, including iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life.   Her news network has grown to 70 global contributors who provide breaking animal rights news, live coverage of demonstrations, and daily Lunchbreak Live recipes.   She joins us today to dig into the social conditioning of our diets, her story of overcoming addiction, and the importance of breaking social contracts for a more compassionate world.   What we discuss in this episode:   - How social conditioning impacts our diet   - The power of bearing witness and Anita Krajnc’s Save Movement   - The two words from Howard Lyman that convinced Jane to make the switch for good   - Jane’s story of addiction and overcoming alcoholism   - The cycle of addiction, why we attach our happiness to what we consume, and why diets don’t work   - How animal agriculture affects climate change, and why the media is afraid to cover it   - The origins of Jane UnChained and how it grew to over 70 contributors   - Why you need to tune into Lunchbreak Live and an absolutely delicious vegan cheese and cranberry pastry recipe   - Breaking the social contract by confronting a lack of compassion when you see it   - Follow Jane on Instagram at @janeunchainednews or on Twitter at @JVM, and on the Jane UnChained website at janeunchained.com.   Connect with Switch4Good   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2toqAmlQpwR1HDF_KKfGg   https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/   https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/   https://twitter.com/SwitchForGood   switch4good.org

Former MT Cattle Rancher, Animal Rights Activist and Interchange X-Change Panelist, Howard Lyman sat down with Tate Chamberlin. His background, one in a million surgery success story, and his ordeals being sued with Oprah by the Cattle Industry for $180 million four times gave Howard the right to voice his opinion on the strength it takes to accomplish lofty dreams. In today’s episode Howard and Tate search for the answer, are our food systems sustainable. This while exploring why farming is the way it is, how hard change can be, and why we need to keep fighting to improve life for generations to come.

Interview With Howard Lyman | From Cowspiracy & Oprah In this episode we talk to the famous Howard Lyman, a former cattle rancher, about his plant-based journey, the environmental impact… The post Ep 26 – Interview with Howard Lyman | From Cowspiracy & Oprah appeared first on Think Plant-Based!.

"Mad Cowboy" Howard Lyman—cattle rancher turned vegan, famously sued with Oprah by Texas cattlemen in the 1990s—and actress Alexandra Paul, onetime Baywatch star and now vegan activist.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Glen Merzer who is an author, playwright, and screenwriter - to discuss his recent novel, Off the Reservation - a comic narrative about a quirky vegan congressman who undertakes an unconventional quest for the presidency; actor Jason Alexander called it “as politically savvy and poetically literate a book as I have read in a long while…. a completely gorgeous and rewarding experience.”  Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com and Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area. ABOUT GLEN MERZER:  Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (Scribner, 1998) and No More Bull! (Scribner, 2005).  Merzer is also co-author of Unprocessed (2011), by Chef AJ; Food over Medicine (BenBella Books, 2013), with Pam Popper; and Better Than Vegan (BenBella Books, 2013), with Chef Del Sroufe. Merzer has had dozens of productions of his plays staged throughout the country, including two productions that toured to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.  Three of his plays have been published by Samuel French. Merzer is currently at work on a children’s book and his next novel.

We LOVE pizza!!   Mark Sutton is the author of the 1st ever Vegan Pizza Cookbook, "Heart Healthy Pizza," with a forward written by one of our previous guests, Howard Lyman, The Mad Cowboy.  Mark has been employed as the Visualizations Coordinator for two NASA Earth Satellite Missions, a freelance interactive multimedia computer consultant, an organic farmer, and head photographer.  Mark has produced work for two Nobel Prize winners (on global climate change) and helped create UN Peace Medal Award-winning high school curriculum.  He's currently the editor of the Mad Cowboy e-newsletter. Mark Sutton will join us to talk about his book, which contains over 100 plant-based recipes for making pizza. Through the imaginative use of grains (oats, quinoa, millet, and others) as well as legumes (such as chickpeas, black eyed peas, white beans, dal), sometimes nuts, and various vegetables (artichokes, carrots, corn, etc.), Mark has created 60 unique "cheese-like" sauce recipes that range in taste texture from a delicate velvety to a custard firmness. Most are gluten-free!  With recipes for pizza crusts (including gluten-free versions), "bottom sauces" & total pizza concepts, this book will help anyone create the most healthy pizza possible.  Yum!!   We'll be joined in the studio by Ben Gibson, founder of YOUvolution whose "mission is to bring hope to the hopeless and empower the hopeful!"  We'll talk about following your dreams.  And we'll be talking with Lisa Marshall and the muisc that she has been making in the Austin scned the last few months. And Part II of getting back on track with tips for riding life's ups and downs.

Do you remember that famous trial in which Oprah and Howard Lyman were sued by the cattlemen of Texas?  In 1996, when Howard Lyman warned America on The Oprah Winfrey Show that Mad Cow Disease was coming to America, offended cattlemen sued him and Oprah both. Not only were Lyman and Oprah vindicated in court, but events have proved many of Lyman's predictions absolutely right. Mad Cow Disease has come to America.   Howard F. Lyman is the Mad Cowboy. He is  a 4th generation family farmer (and vegan) from Montana. After 20 years of operating a feed lot, he sold his ranch and started working for farmers in financial trouble. He was a lobbyist in Washington, and ran for Congress in 1982.  He is the former Director of the "Beyond Beef Campaign" & the Humane Society of the US, "Eating With Conscience" Campaign; past President of both the International Vegetarian Union, and Earth Save International, and is currently President of Voice for a Viable Future.  Musician, Maggie Malyn, will join us LIVE in the studio and we'll play some of her original music. Laura will be calling in from Puerto Vallarta to tell us about banking in Mexico. And preventing depression/increasing JOY!

Do you remember that famous trial in which Oprah and Howard Lyman were sued by the cattlemen of Texas?  In 1996, when Howard Lyman warned America on The Oprah Winfrey Show that Mad Cow Disease was coming to America, offended cattlemen sued him and Oprah both. Not only were Lyman and Oprah vindicated in court, but events have proved many of Lyman's predictions absolutely right. Mad Cow Disease has come to America.   Howard F. Lyman is the Mad Cowboy. He is  a 4th generation family farmer (and vegan) from Montana. After 20 years of operating a feed lot, he sold his ranch and started working for farmers in financial trouble. He was a lobbyist in Washington, and ran for Congress in 1982.  He is the former Director of the "Beyond Beef Campaign" & the Humane Society of the US, "Eating With Conscience" Campaign; past President of both the International Vegetarian Union, and Earth Save International, and is currently President of Voice for a Viable Future.  Musician, Maggie Malyn, will join us LIVE in the studio and we'll play some of her original music. Laura will be calling in from Puerto Vallarta to tell us about banking in Mexico. And preventing depression/increasing JOY!    

Vegcast 121 is the 2014 edition of Sounds of Summerfest, featuring capsule interviews with Jonathan Balcombe, Miyoko Schinner, Michael Greger, John Pierre, Howard Lyman and Anne Dinshah along with some musical snippets from Elizabeth Barnett and other sounds from the annual vegan celebration in Johnstown, PA.

Vegcast 121 is the 2014 edition of Sounds of Summerfest, featuring capsule interviews with Jonathan Balcombe, Miyoko Schinner, Michael Greger, John Pierre, Howard Lyman and Anne Dinshah along with some musical snippets from Elizabeth Barnett and other sounds from the annual vegan celebration in Johnstown, PA.

Never Too Late to Go Vegan coauthor Patti Breitman blesses all boomers with terrific information on mid-and-late-life veg conversion—and she'll help you get your mom and dad and grandparents onboard. Patti went vegan after editing the 1980 mega-hit Fit for Life, and she's the retired literary agent of major vegan authors including John Robbins, Howard Lyman, Ingrid Newkirk, Dr. Neal Barnard, Melanie Joy, and Victoria Moran.

Episode 32Freezing Works This episode of Jay Wont dart's podcast, I talk about Freezing Works, a New Zealand occupation, basically an abattoir or slaughterhouse where the meat is frozen at the end and exported overseas.Download Episode directly hereMy intro was from No Agenda episode 104.I'll start with a quote.The meat processing industry is in a constant stateof change. These changes will continue to meet therequirements of the 21st Century. The meat plant of100 years hence will probably feature a high degree ofautomation. But this will be beyond our lifetime. If wefocus upon the immediate future the meat plant of the21st Century will probably incorporate many of thecurrent trends or developments.Operating margins will remain small with theemphasis upon high productivity and enhanced revenue.We may see the rise of the mega-plant linked with anational or international network of specialised addedvalue operations.The international demand for meat and proteins isexpected to grow. The challenge of the meat plant willbe to meet this demand and produce a range of productsto the exact requirements of the customer.'In the public eye, the Freezing Worker is one of thelowest status individuals in our society. A rough,irresponsible layabout who jeopardises the economy forsheer greed and goes on strike at the drop of a hat. Heearns high wages for very simple work. He's at a keypoint in the economy, responsible for processing oneor our biggest export commodities. He can hold thecountry to ransom. So runs the popular myth.No-one who has not seen what a freezing works islike, and the kind of jobs freezing workers do is in aposition to criticise. The industry carries massproduction to its extreme. A freezing works is a giantdis-assembly line along which carcasses and organs rollwith a deadening inevitability while the men scuttle tokeep up. The machine is truly king. A butcher on thechain must carry out the same operation over and overagain, day after day until the season ends. Not for himthe carpenter's pride in his skill, the watersiders varietyof tasks, the shearers' sense of completing a meaningfuljob. Instead endless, mindless, meaningless work, oftenstanding in the same place all day using a dangerouslysharp knife, surrounded by hundreds of other men doingthe same thing, and by the unedifying sights and smellsof freshly dismembered animals.'Kerr Inkson of OtagoUniversity, 1977I had to look up the term Watersider, it means a person who loads and unloads ships, a dock worker.In Southland , there are a few different Freezing Works, or "The Works", as they are known colloquially. Freezing Works are common in New Zealand rural areas, farmers grow animals like cows, sheep and pigs, and they are sent off to The Works to be killed. When you go past a Freezing Works, they are quite large factory buildings, normally white, and with lots of metal frames outside, where the animals were kept. Trains or trucks will bring the animals in, they will go through pens, to be stunned and then murdered, or in Freezing Works terms, Slaughtered, inside. Their skin is removed for leather, bones are cut and pulled out, heads cut off, tongues cut out, their muscles sold as meat. Their organs are snatched out and thrown in stainless steel trays for inspection, if they are fit for sale, then they are sold for people to eat. Intestines are used as the casings for sausages, the intestines are like socks that get stuffed with low grade meat, to make sausages. I've read that glands are sold, some powdered up and sold overseas as a health thing, some such as testicles, are probably bought in an attempt to spice up the bedroom. In old photos I've seen, you know from the 80's, hairy old men, without gloves on , are wringing out the intestines to make sausage casings, I assume that nowadays they have to wear gloves at least. The intestines go through a wringer, and get washed. A little about the history of meat exported from New Zealand. Canning of meat was started in 1869 in New Zealand, only the best meat was canned. In 1874, american cooled meat was sent to Britain, natural ice kept the meat cold.The first ship to carry frozen meat from New Zealand to the United Kingdom was The Dunedin. The Dunedin used 3 tonnes of coal a day, through a steam powered refrigeration machine, to cool The Dunedins hold, down to 4 degrees celsius. The ship was rigged up for refrigeration in 1881, and its first journey, from Oamaru New Zealand, thats in Otago just north of Southland, left for London on the 15th of February, 1882. It took The Dunedin 98 days to arrive, on the 24th of May."It is difficult to realise that only about thirty-five years have elapsed since one of the most important of the world's industries was inaugurated, resulting in the enormous and increasing trade of the present day. And yet the whole of this great industry, and to a very great extent the general prosperity and advancement of New Zealand, hangs on the slender piston rod of a refrigerating machine". M A Elliot The Frozen Meat Industry of New Zealand - NZ Journal of Science and Technology, May 1918.How the Freezing Works, work.The animals are brought in, they are To do this episode, I read a book about the Alliance Freezing Works here in Southland, the books name is A Cut Above, the book came out in 1985, two years before I were born.A Cut Above was pretty difficult to read in parts, I read it every day at work while the other people around me ate meat, and I had my normal sandwiches. I'd ask questions to my dad, since he worked at Alliance, and he would casually explain things. Theres lots of disgusting sounding jobs, and sections of the Freezing works. Places like " the fellmongery" , which sounds like something from The Lord of the Rings, its where the wool is taken off sheep. I'll read a few passages that stood out to me.Just to explain this first quote, from the 1950s until the mid-1970s New Zealand was a highly protected economyOk, hearing that nowadays, with our Free Trade Agreements and all, the idea that the government can deny the right of a company to import a crucial device from overseas, it sounds nuts to me! I asked some older friends, and they could agree that it was the right thing to do, "new zealand jobs" and all, but I dont think its a good plan to just ban imported goods, and instead churn out inferior, and more expensive local versions. Imagine if we could only have New Zealand made computers, that had to have every part made in this country, we'd have to spend billions to reinvent every component, and then still be behind! I dont think I'd want to swap my Apple iPhone for a Kiwifruit brand, Choice-as phone, would you?This part of A Cut Above is about one of many strikes and protests. I couldnt believe that happened when I read the book, the farmers were angry that the freezing works were overloaded, they couldnt deal with extra sheep at the time, so the farmers were being forced to hold onto their animals for longer than they wanted. The farmers went crazy, in my opinion, and brought the animals right into Invercargill city, from their farms, and set them free in the main streets, I cant imagine what that must have been like to see. Scared sheep were running about on busy roads, I guess the farmers would have been having a great time, laughing as police struggled to control the animals that must have been running in front of cars, and in every direction. The farmers managed to get the sheep under control, they took them somewhere close to the Invercargill prison, they dug ruts in the ground for blood to flow through, and started killing sheep in public, out in front of tv crews. Thats horrible, the animals were made about as scared as possible, running free on city roads having lived on farms all their lives, the police couldnt deal with it, it would be scary for drivers not wanting to hit an animal, all while the farmers would have been enjoying themselves. Then, to start killing the animals in public, they show no respect at all for the lives of the sheep, they wanted to protest by driving into Invercargill, setting them off on the streets, so they did it. They want to kill the sheep, so they get them back ,take them to another public place and kill them out in the open, on camera, just to get attention. What was their complaint? That they had to wait for the freezing works to kill their animals, and they couldnt be bothered having these poor sheep kept alive that long.One more section from A Cut Above. "Continued industrial stoppages in the freezing industry had not escaped the notice of the new National Government which had been elected to office on promises of being tough with irresponsible unions. Late in 1976, it was to demonstrate some theoretical muscle when it introduced the Industrial Relations Amendment (No. 3) Act.The act obliged those in the industry to give three days notice of industrial action, and they faced fines of up to $150 if they did not kill out sock either in a works or in transit before going on strike. The legislation was an abysmal failure. From one end of the country to the other, the provisions of the act were ignored. A chorus of farmer protest grew. The Alliance company did not escape and February, 1977, saw a foolish stoppage that made a mockery of the law and industrial relations in general. On 8 February, slaughtermen demanded that security in their dining room be improved, so a door leading from their amenities was locked. During the night, the lock was removed and when some workers other than butchers were found in the dining room the next day, the butchers had a meeting and went home. A meeting was held the next day with union officials and an agreement was drawn up about steps to be taken to prevent non-butchers using their dining room, which included re-locking the offending door. That upset the freezer workers who decided to go on strike until the door was unlocked. There was no discussion with either the company or the union on the matter. Having made their decision, they simply walked out. Later, Jim Barnes learned that freezer workers were in the habit of using the butchers' dining room as an accessway to their own facilities. The company had, of course, provided an alternative entrance but that was marginally further walking distance. A shed meeting of all workers the next day supported the stand taken by the freezer workers and over the weekend, a series of meetings resulted in the disputes committee chairman, Aubrey Begg, being asked to make a decision.He, in turn, upheld the authority of the union officials to make agreements with the company, thereby deciding in favour of the slaughtermen. Work started on Monday, 14 February, with six chains in full production, but ended at 3 PM when freezer workers went home saying they would not return until the door was unlocked. The following day, another shed meeting was held and in a secret ballot, the men decided to uphold Begg's decision and work resumed at 2 pm that day. In the meantime, the company had lost 80,000 head of stock and workers about $150,000 in wages over one door.To cap it all off, no sooner had work started than there was a telephone call to say there was a bomb on the slaughterboard. This meant evacuating the works while management, including Bill Pottinger, Ray Dunn and supervisors fruitlessly searched for any bomb-like object or container. "And you're back to me talking again, all that talking is making me tempted to rely on Alex again!To translate that into modern english, Butchers were annoyed that other people, who worked in the freezer section, used their dining room. The Butchers said that their things were being stolen by the freezing guys walking through their area, and they demanded the door to the room be kept locked. They said they would go on strike if the door was NOT locked. The Freezer workers said they would go on strike if the door WAS locked, they walked through that room to get to where they wanted to go. One side would strike no matter what happened with the door. The door ended up being locked, and the freezer workers went on strike. As A Cut Above says, the Freezer workers had another way to get to where they wanted to go, without going through the locked door, but they said it was longer that way, they wouldnt do it. The whole Freezing Works couldnt work properly without all workers, and in the end they "lost 80,000 head of stock", I think that means those animals would be sent out of Southland to another place to be killed, so the Alliance Freezing works didnt get paid for killing those animals since they didnt do it, someone else would have, and all the workers were not working, so they would have lost about $150,000 1977 NZ dollars in lost wages. I dont know what that would be in todays money, but I've been told around that time you could buy a house for 20,000 or so, 20 grand bought a house, and 150,000 didnt get paid out to the workers because they didnt do their work. All over one door!I have a special invited guest on this episode, my dad, who worked for a long time at a local Freezing works, slaughtering lambs, his job was to open up the sheep around the back legs.I'm pretty happy he decided to come on my podcast and talk about working in a slaughter house.“Thine is the task of blood.Discharge thy task with mercy.Let thy victim feel no pain.Let sudden blow bring death;Such death as thou thyself would ask for.”The Slaughterman’s CreedI've prepared a clip from a BBC documentary, Slaughterhouse, a task of blood to play. I found Slaughterhouse on Veg TV, which you can find at veg hyphen tv.info, you can probably find it by searching for veg tv. its in my notes also. I downloaded the 500MB clip, which put me over my bandwidth cap for this month, but its worth it. Slaughterhouse is a very personal documentary, it has actual characters in the different slaughtermen, most are 20 something year old guys with awful English smiles, the crooked and broken off teeth were what upset me the most in this documentary. If you have the time, I highly recommend downloading Slaughterhouse, A Task of Blood.About the pig mentioned in the last part, if I were cruel, I'd leave what what happening to her to your imagination. But, Im a nice guy, so I'll explain it, the pig had escaped from the pens that the animals are kept in, she was running about the parking lot of the abattoir, and she ran out onto the road. I guess in the end they will have gotten her back inside, but its nice to think that she could have been left alone to run off down the road to freedom.I liked hearing what the workers think, even if I dont agree with how the animals are treated by slaughtermen. It was interesting to hear one of the jewish slaughterers being concerned about the animals wellbeing, and that he even considered himself an animal lover! I dont know how he can say that, and work in a slaughtherhouse, remember, he said that humans are a higher order, we are above animals, so we have the right to kill them, according to him. I dont agree with that at all, I guess its a matter of perception, that a slaughterer could think animals were great, but that we had to eat them and because we are smarter when it comes to making iPods, we have the right to kill cows. I liked the vegetarian message at the start and finish of Slaughterhouse, A Task of Blood too, I think it makes a compelling point, who would want to eat meat after seeing inside an abattoir? Not me, thats for sure. However, this clip is a little disheartening if you read into it like I did, I get the point of "ok, im going to leave off the meat" but its not like you have to eat less if you are vegetarian or vegan, taking off a huge steak and being left with just the steamed carrots and mashed potato on the side, now your main course. Have THREE vegetables on your plate! For the price of the corpse, you could buy a much larger amount of vegan food, you could have chocolate for desert afterwards, being vegan has nothing to do with suffering through mealtimes.I think its reasonable to think that people who eat meat dont want to see how its made so to speak, how the animals are kept, treated, hacked to bits. I like bringing that up anytime someone says something like "you're less of a man now you're vegan", I can pull out my iPhone and show them Earthlings on it, Im quite used to gory slaughterhouse footage now, I'd be willing to beat that the average meat eating person would be more upset to see how meat is made than I am.Theres a good vegetarian message to be learnt when you've seen inside of an abattoir. You see the truth, how things really are. I'd like to play a clip from Compassionate Cooks, I love Colleens podcast where she talks about being vegan and cooking. If you search iTunes for " compassionate cooks" it will show up, I'll have a link to her website compassionate cooks .com in my notes as well.Thank you very much for the work you do Colleen, I've donated some money towards the running costs of your podcast. My friend Sam is a young New Zealand vegan, its always good to find other vegans in New Zealand, especially guys, it breaks down any perceptions that only women are vegan. I'd like to mention Sam's new podcast, NZ Vegan Teen, you can find it on iTunes by searching NZ Vegan Teen. Sam has many websites up, I first came across his anti Dairy site, here is a clip Sam sent me to play on this episode.You can find Sam on iTunes by searching for NZ Vegan Teen, also http://nzveganteen.blogspot.com/ is one of Sams pages, nz vegan teen . blogspot . com.Howard Lyman is a former American Cattle Rancher, a cow farmer in New Zealand terms, who decided to be vegan. Howard used modern chemicals on his farm, in 1979 he was diagnosed with a tumor on his spine. He was told he could be paralysed from the tumor, he vowed to switch to non chemical methods of farming if he beat the cancer. He survived the operation to remove the tumor, and changed his farm into an organic operation. Around 1990, Howard Lyman faced health problems, he became vegetarian and found his health improved. He started looking into Mad Cow Disease, which was affecting Great Britain. In 1996 Howard Lyman appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show, he made comments that offended the National Cattlemens Beef Association, he basically said "meat is bad for you, bad things are fed to cows, ground up roadkill, pets who have been put to sleep etc, cows dont naturally eat meat, its wrong." Oprah agreed , shocked by what she heard she said she wouldnt eat hamburgers again. The Beef Association was very mad about that, it was a bit like the recent New Zealand Pork scandal, my term for it, with the Pork Board denying that New Zealand pigs are badly treated in factory farming conditions. The Beef association were hurt by the drop in sales, when people find out how meat is brought to their supermarket, they often buy less, at least temporarily. Both Lyman and Oprah were sued, they eventually won the trial. In time Howard became Vegan. I have a clip of Howard Lyman, from one of his speeches,Im near the end of this episode, so I'd like to thank you for listening now. If you want to contact me, even just to say you listened, send an email to jaywontdart@gmail.com, j a y w o n t d a r t @ gmail.com, I'd appreciate it. My outro will be the song Meat is Murder, sung live by The Smiths, I heard it and rushed off to buy it on iTunes. I've noticed that iTunes doesnt show my earlier podcast episodes, I have the full set of links to each and every episode on my blog page, jaywontdart.blogspot.com , so you can download every one of my episodes.I'd like to put forth a message to anyone who eats meat and who has listened to this episode, go and see what the inside of a "meat factory" looks like, no matter what its called, an abattoir, a slaughterhouse, or The Freezing Works. Its as simple as typing in " slaughterhouse" or something similar into Google Images, theres no cost or inconvenience to you. Have a look, and ask yourself, "could I work here? Could I cut these animals throats, watching litres of blood come out while they are hung upside down? Could I stand the smell of blood, guts, animal waste?" If you think these places are awful to see, well, why would you pay money for them to stay in business? Why would you want to touch what comes from them, if even the sight is upsetting, the thought is upsetting, the sounds are upsetting, the smell is upsetting, why would you want to eat it? This beautiful creature must dieA death for no reasonAnd death for no reason is murderAnd the flesh you so fancifully fryIs not succulent, tasty or kindIts death for no reasonAnd death for no reason is murderKitchen aromas arent very homely Its not comforting, cheery or kindIts sizzling blood and the unholy stenchOf murderIts not natural, normal or kindThe flesh you so fancifully fryThe meat in your mouthAs you savour the flavourOf murderHave a super happy day, bye.Sources=========http://www.techhistory.co.nz/19thcentury/Meat.htm meat historywww.meatupdate.csiro.au/data/Meat_95_14.pdf intro quote about freezing worksA Cut Above book, 1985My father, who worked at Alliance Freezing Works!http://veg-tv.info/ Slaughterhouse, a task of blood documentaryhttp://www.compassionatecooks.com/ outro song, Meat is Murder by The Smiths, awesome song, go and buy it to support musicians!

Howard Lyman and Jerry Cook have a conversation about the effects on the environment associated with our current day animal production. (factory farming). They also chatted about swine flu, the subsidies associated with the fast food hamburgers, transportation associated with feed lots and our foods, effects of deforestation and a bit about Mad Cow Disease. More info at http://www.madcowboy.com/

Howard Lyman and Jerry Cook have a conversation about the effects on the environment associated with our current day animal production. (factory farming). They also chatted about swine flu, the subsidies associated with the fast food hamburgers, transportation associated with feed lots and our foods, effects of deforestation and a bit about Mad Cow Disease. More info at http://www.madcowboy.com/

A fourth-generation cattle rancher, Howard Lyman is now a prominent advocate of plant-based diets and sustainable agriculture. Lyman burst into the national spotlight in 1996 after an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. On that show he discussed the way meat is produced and the dangers of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease. Lyman's revelations prompted Oprah to say on air, "I will never eat a hamburger again." Beef sales dropped noticeably after the show, and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association sued both of them for libel. On February 29th, 1998, an Amarillo, Texas, jury found them not guilty.

For our 45th episode we sneak into the studio on an off week, dragging along two of the members of Shokazoba, our local Afrobeat Battalion. Singer Hodges is a vegan anarchist running for "Vegan of the Year" (in Northampton, MA). Wendell Rheinheimer is one of the band's guitarists and also the veggie oil mechanic for The Vegan Bus. We talk about Afrobeat, politics and conspiracy theories, among other sordid things. Also on the show we play interviews from New York's Capital Region Vegetarian Expo. Included are interviews with organizer Kristin Lajeunesse, Jews for Animal Rights, Friends of Animals, Lee Hall, Vegan Pitbull Rescue, Howard Lyman, Matt Kelly, and Joe Connelly the editor of VegNews.

Our 29th podcast is our 2007 edition of Sounds of Summerfest, focusing on what attendees take away from the annual experience in Johnstown, PA, and what we can do with it back in our local communities. Ted Barnett, Joann Farb and Howard Lyman offer their perspectives among other sound clips. Kyle Vincent performs Petals of Peace in front of the Living Learning Center as our musical selection, and there is a Science Fact about an excess of naturally occurring growth hormones in commercially produced milk.

Our 29th podcast is our 2007 edition of Sounds of Summerfest, focusing on what attendees take away from the annual experience in Johnstown, PA, and what we can do with it back in our local communities. Ted Barnett, Joann Farb and Howard Lyman offer their perspectives among other sound clips. Kyle Vincent performs Petals of Peace in front of the Living Learning Center as our musical selection, and there is a Science Fact about an excess of naturally occurring growth hormones in commercially produced milk.

Launched in April 2006, a new DVD and CD set produced by bestselling author Jeffrey Smith (Seeds of Deception) shows that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) put our health and environment at risk. The release of The GMO Trilogy was in conjunction with Earth Day (April 22) and International GMOpposition Day (April 8)- a coordinated 30-nation campaign to raise awareness about genetically modified (GM) food. Organizations will be asking hundreds of thousands of their members to buy the Trilogy to show at house parties and several manufacturers have sponsored the 3-disc set to keep it affordable. Deconstructing Dinner will be featuring the 3-part series in audio format. Part 3 - Hidden Dangers in Kids Meals: Genetically Modifed Foods Shocking research results, inadequate regulations and warnings from eminent scientists explain why GM foods are dangerous and should be removed from kids' meals. The dramatic story of how student behavior in a Wisconsin school was transformed with a healthy diet provides added motivation to make a change. It features Jeffrey Smith and more than a dozen scientists and experts. "Hidden Dangers pierces the myth that our government is protecting our food supply" - John Robbins, Diet for a New America "It will change the way you look at food forever." - Howard Lyman, Mad Cowboy "The revelations in Hidden Dangers make our choice clear - take needless risks with genetically engineered food or just say no to this madness." - Frances Moore Lappé, Diet for a Small Planet "Watch this video and start educating yourself." - Candace Pert, PhD, Molecules of Emotion "Play this video for parents! It's powerful, moving, and will shake people awake to how crazy it is to feed genetically engineered foods to children. It will change what parents and schools buy, which will change what manufacturers use in their products." - Ronnie Cummins, National Director, Organic Consumers Association "When parents watch scientist after scientist describe the dangers of GM foods, I wouldn't want to be a stubborn food service director trying to stand in their way." - Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism

Howard Lyman (aka The Mad Cowboy) is a figure to pay attention to. If converting from a Montana cattle rancher to a strict vegan is not enough of a reason to raise an eyebrow, Lyman has since devoted his life to educating the public on the dangers of animal-based diets. Lyman has been a fourth-generation family farmer in Montana for almost 40 years. Using personal experience, he denounces chemically based agricultural production methods, calling them unsustainable and ecologically disastrous. His experiences range from working in a large organic dairy to raising registered beef cattle to owning a large factory feedlot. He has farmed thousands of acres of grain and reproduced a herd of over one thousand commercial beef cows. Lyman has raised chickens, pigs, and turkeys, and grown crops such as wheat, barley, oats, corn, alfalfa, and grass. Howard Lyman was farming at the time when it was either get big or get out. Educated on the modern industrial methods of agriculture, Lyman saw his organic soil go from a living, productive base to a sterile, chemically-saturated, mono-cultural ground. In 1979, a tumor on his spinal cord caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down. Realizing that the farming methods he used were the problem, he decided to become a voice for the family farmer and the land. That led him to work for the Montana Farmers Union and from there to Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist for the National Farmers Union. Lyman has made many trips to British Columbia, and this broadcast will feature his speech given at the Taste of Health event hosted by EarthSave Canada in 2002. The recording is courtesy of the Necessary Voices Society. "The question we must ask ourselves as a culture is whether we want to embrace the change that must come, or resist it. Are we so attached to the dietary fallacies with which we were raised, so afraid to counter the arbitrary laws of eating taught to us in childhood by our misinformed parents, that we cannot alter the course they set us on, even if it leads to our own ruin? Does the prospect of standing apart or encountering ridicule scare us even from saving ourselves?" - Howard Lyman

On October 26, 2005 Vegan Radio broadcast for the first time from behind the old school consoles of Valley Free Radio in Northampton, MA (103.3 FM). We were all nervous when we interviewed Howard Lyman, and we pre-recorded nearly everything. But look how far we've come! We do almost everything live, and we are loose as a goose chillin at Farm Sanctuary. Still, the equipment at the radio station haunts us, and in this show we have some trouble keeping our interviewees on the line.To celebrate our 20th show we're bringing a couple of our old guests into the studio to join in while we interview our guests. Joining us in the studio from Show 17 we have "the veganator" Jerry Cook and from Show 16 vegan musician Kyle Vincent. We interview naturalist "Wildman" Steve Brill, who gives tours of Central Park and metropolitan NY where he teaches people about wild edibles. Our musical guest is The Giving Tree Band, Chicago's own original all-acoustic string band. With all these people in the studio, the great interviews we have lined up (and the technical difficulties) we skip the Naked News and just get down to it. Thanks for joining us and supporting us for 20 episodes!

On our 15th podcast, we bring you the Sounds of Summerfest, including a chat with Erik Marcus about podcasting and an interview with Joe Connelley on the 50th issue of VegNews. There are also clips from the entertainment sessions, notably the incomparable singing of Sarah Eisman and some clips from the unparallelled collaborative improv cartooning shtick delivered by Dan Piraro and myself. There are also perspectives on what makes Summerfest Summerfest from notables such as Howard Lyman, Carol Adams, Gene Bauston, Amie Hamlin, Michael Greger and others, and as always, a new Science Fact.

On our 15th podcast, we bring you the Sounds of Summerfest, including a chat with Erik Marcus about podcasting and an interview with Joe Connelley on the 50th issue of VegNews. There are also clips from the entertainment sessions, notably the incomparable singing of Sarah Eisman and some clips from the unparallelled collaborative improv cartooning shtick delivered by Dan Piraro and myself. There are also perspectives on what makes Summerfest Summerfest from notables such as Howard Lyman, Carol Adams, Gene Bauston, Amie Hamlin, Michael Greger and others, and as always, a new Science Fact.

Our first show features an amazing in-depth interview with Howard Lyman, the Mad Cowboy. Howard talks to us about the experiences that led him to become an environmental activist and vegan, his current concerns regarding the state of America's agricultural practices, and his ancestral connections to Northampton.