Episodes
Nov. 2, 2020
PlantBasedNeighbor.com Has Launched with New Word Contest!
PlantBasedNeighbor.com is a new APP, currently in beta testing as a website. A project of JaneUnChained News Network, which is a 501c-3 non-profit, its mission is to connect vegans and vegetarians with like minded individuals...
Oct. 26, 2020
The Fountain of Youth is Closer than You Know! The simple secret to longevity with Karyn Calabrese!
We all seek the fountain of youth. But, is there really such a thing? Well, yes, and you don't have to take a ship around the world to find it. It's right there staring you in the face 3 times a day.... on your plate. Yes, it...
Oct. 19, 2020
The New York Times Held a Very Odd Virtual Talk about Feeding The World! A Review!
On October 13th, 2020, the New York Times held a virtual talk entitled: Feeding the World! The world’s most influential newspaper has huge power to shape cultural norms. So, four vegans attended. What we heard shocked and dis...
Oct. 12, 2020
Sales of Vegan Food are Skyrocketing! Meet the Cool Beans Entrepreneurs Making It Happen!
Sales of vegan food products are skyrocketing. The Good Food Institute reports that the plant-based food category has grown five times faster than overall U.S. food sales, which also saw an increase of 2.2 percent in 2019, So...
Oct. 5, 2020
New Crisis at Ballona Wetlands, LA's Last Coastal Wetlands Threatened with Destruction!
In a shocking development, and while people are focused on the COVID-19 crisis, the gas industry has been caught doing an end-run around the will of the public, which is rising up against the horrific plan to bulldoze the Bal...
Sept. 28, 2020
Create an Impact: Compassionate Companies Helping Vegan Non-Profits, a Model to Save the World!
Could compassionate companies save the world by donating some or all of their profits to vegan charities? We discuss with Margaux Khoury. She is the co-founder of IMPACT: a company founded by vegan activists that donates 100%...
Sept. 21, 2020
Plant-Based on a Budget with a World of Vegan! Two Compassionate Powerhouses!
Two vegan powerhouses have teamed up to create a perfect book for these challenging times when being healthy can literally mean the difference between life and death. The book is called The Friendly Vegan Cookbook! 100 mouthw...
Sept. 14, 2020
The Vegan Matrix! Award-Winning Author/Psychologist Dr Melanie Joy Talks about Her Latest Book!
Dr Melanie Joy is one of the most insightful thinkers, authors and activists of our time. Dr Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in relationships, communication, and social transformation. She is the award-win...
Aug. 31, 2020
Defend Ballona Wetlands: Don't Let Them Bulldoze LA's Last Coastal Wetlands!
The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is under assault... from people and organizations that claim to be pro-environment. They plan to completely bulldoze over the 640 acres that form Ballona Wetlands, the last coastal wetl...
Aug. 24, 2020
Winning the War against Fur and other Animal Cruelties
In a huge animal rights victory, Paragon Sports has announced it will no longer sell goods that feature real fur, which includes Canada Goose fur collared parkas, after this winter, when it apparently plans to clear out its l...
Aug. 17, 2020
Risk not Race: The Real Reason People of Color are Suffering More from COVID-19!
Risk not Race! That’s the threat when it comes to getting very sick or dying of COVID-19. While news media reports that minorities are particularly at risk for suffering the most serious consequences of the virus, world famou...
Aug. 10, 2020
Black, Vegan, Female & Rocking It!
Two very funny female, African-American, vegan powerhouses, who are multi-talented singers, writers, humorists and entrepreneurs literally sing their goals and accomplishments and talk all things intersectionality!
Aug. 3, 2020
Vegan Justice League: Fighting for Planetary Justice!
The Vegan Justice League fights for planetary justice on many fronts and in many cities! VJL is a non-profit. A sister organization, Agriculture Fairness Alliance, lobbies for ethical food policies. Now, VJL is teaming up wit...
July 27, 2020
Slaughter Free Cities! Ending Wet Slaughter Markets!
When the coronavirus showed up and shattered all of our lives, many people learned - for the first time - about live slaughter markets. Yes, China was the focus, at first, because the first reported cases of coronavirus stemm...
July 20, 2020
The Intersection between Racism & Food! How People of Color Can Take the Power Back with Diet!
The Black Lives Matter movement has exploded across American. Largely, it's a movement about power and who has it. Protests are powerful. But, in today's society, money is the real power. Today, we talk to two members of Vega...
July 13, 2020
VegFests Swept the World: Now What?
Twenty years ago there were only a handful of VegFests around the world. One of the earliest one was WorldFest in Los Angeles, which then became VegFestLA, attracting upwards of 20,000 people every May. Central Coast VegFest ...
July 6, 2020
From Hot Mess to Plant-Based Superwoman!
Gina Bonanno-Lemos describes herself as a former hot mess. Gina grappled with health issues that literally left her gasping for air. She suffered from allergies, asthma, sinus conditions, seasonal depression and lack of energ...
June 29, 2020
Why Do They Call Him the Conscience of the Food Movement? Find Out!
Gene Baur has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. For more than 25 years he has traveled extensively around the country, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized fac...
June 22, 2020
Regan Russell Was Killed Fighting for the Rights of Pigs.
Regan Russell was a beloved, relentless and skilled activist who – for more than forty years – devoted her life to advocating for voiceless animals. But, in an instant, she was silenced, run over and killed, on Friday, June 1...
June 15, 2020
The Invisible Vegan: Jasmine Leyva's Powerful Doc on Black Vegans
The Invisible Vegan is a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community and the health transformation that occurs with a switch to a vegan diet. It ...
June 8, 2020
Black Lives Matter & Veganism: Dr. Milton Mills Connects the Dots!
As we experience a national uprising in solidarity against racism, Dr Milton Mills helps us look at the issue from the angles of human health and environment. Environmental racism and dietary racism are terms unfamiliar to ma...
June 1, 2020
How to Survive a Pandemic!
We talk to NY Times bestselling author Dr Michael Greger about his book: How to Survive a Pandemic. He is also the author of many other acclaimed books including HOW NOT TO DIE. Dr Greger's knowledge of infectious diseases, f...
May 18, 2020
Ending Wet Slaughter Markets in the United States...Yes, we have them too!
With the coronavirus believed to have started in a wet market in China, there is an outcry against these bloody and unsanitary retail slaughter markets. But, did you know there are thousands in the Unite States? Yes, in New Y...
April 27, 2020
BIG LOVE - Feeding Vegan Food to First Responders during COVID-19
Ray Ippolito is heading up a food for first responder program in NYC with a dear friend Felipe Avalos, called BIG LOVE. They have served thousands of vegan meals to NYC doctors and nurses and have acquired some truly generous...