Episodes

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 Ballona Wetlands, LA’s last coastal wetlands in Playa del Rey whose 640 acres is teeming with 1,700 species of animals and plants, some endangered. During public meetings, community leaders have denounced the plan to bulldoze the wetlands, which is being pushed by allies of the...

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% of after-tax profits to animal liberation. CreateAnImpact.org Safe for the earth, safe for the animals, safe for all humans, is a tag line. But, this high-quality, low-footprint deodorant is more than just a product. It's a gateway to a new movement. Margaux explains her co...

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 mouthwatering recipes, packed with superfoods! Get it here: http://friendlyvegancookbook.com - by Toni Okamoto and Michelle Cehn. Plant-Based on a Budget is Toni Okamoto's popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save money and supersize your health by eating veggies. M...

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-winning author of five books, including the bestselling Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows and Getting Relationships Right: How to Build Resilience and Thrive in Life, Love, and Work. Joy is also an internationally recognized speaker and trainer who’s presented her work ...

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 wetlands in Los Angeles, in the Playa del Rey region. And, with some nerve, the proponents claim this obliteration is actually a restoration. 1,700 species call this pristine sliver of wildlife home. They would all be pushed out.. wiped out. We are talking foxes, owls, egrets, l...

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 last remaining fur items. This victory is thanks to a relentless, 3-year campaign by some of New York City's leading animal rights activists, whom you'll meet on this broadcast, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has long led the movement against killing f...

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 famous cardiologist Kim Williams, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and its former President, says that stat is really a distortion. Poor diet contributes to the underlying conditions of obesity, heart disease and other illness which increase anyone’s risk of sufferi...

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!

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 with New York City’s P.S. Kitchen to offer a groundbreaking new Rewards Program. At a critical time in our history, the pandemic has hit vegan restaurants hard. Restaurants that were once busy with in-person patrons are looking for creative ways to continue to attract customers...

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 stemmed from a slaughter market in China. But, did you know that there are thousands of wet slaughter markets, retail slaughterhouses, in the US? Big cities, like New York, have lots of them. Today, we discuss the dangers these markets potentially pose and how there is growing mo...

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 Vegan Outreach about the intersection between Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements and veganism.

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 is one of the newer entrants but took off with a bang, drawing huge crowds in February to beautiful San Luis Obispo. But, this year, the coronavirus has forced VegFests around the world to shut down, go virtual or.. just skip a year.. or maybe two, So, what's next for VegFes...

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 energy. Then, she woke up and realized she didn't have to live that way. What changed? She discovered plant-based eating and found that her ailments had vanished and she was left with non-stop energy. Today, Gina promotes a vegan diet through her books and public speaking events....

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 factory farming. Recently, Gene made waves with his thought provoking Op-Ed piece in The Guardian entitled: It's time to dismantle factory farms and get used to eating less meat. He tells it like it is and speaks truth to power, noting Slaughterhouses are a breeding ground for ...

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 19th, by a truck packed with pigs as it headed to a slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario in Canada. Protests and blockades have now erupted at the spot where Regan was run down, as a scrum of media assembled to hear from the victim’s family and fellow animal rights advocates...

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 also explores African-American history as it pertains to food. The documentary begins with the personal story of Jasmine Leyva, a 30-year-old black actress and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. Over the past seven years, Leyva has committed herself to veganism, both ...

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 many. However, millions of African-American citizens are experiencing the ill-effects of both. Dr Mills has spoken truth to power at the USDA about its dietary guidelines pushing unhealthy dairy on minority school kids. Dr Mills also tells us about the ill-effects of factory f...

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, from tuberculosis and measles to AIDS and COVID-19, is deep. He explains their origin: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these infections—both pre-existing ones and those newly identified—have sparke...

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 York City alone, there are more than 80 such markets where a wide variety of animals are slaughtered as the buyer waits to pick up the carcass. Now, Social Compassion in Legislation is proposing legislation to end these establishments in the U.S. Legislation discussed in this...

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 and loving supporters as Tofurkey, Freakin Vegan, Miyokos, Raw Rev and many others.

Megan Sadd is the creator of CarrotsandFlowers.com and the author of the amazing cookbook: 30 Minute Vegan Dinners, 75 plant-based meals you're going to crave! This book is packed with mouthwatering dishes that are fast and easy, yet delicious! These meals deliver all the creaminess and crunchiness of your favorite comfort foods, without the cholesterol, with fewer calories and guilt-free. These meals have a very low carbon footprint. Additionally, the kids will love them and even help you out i...

Wicked Kitchen Foods is based on the concept: 80% healthy, 20% wicked, 100% plant-based! To date, they've sold more than 10 million Wicked Kitchen products, that is 10 million meals without the use of animals. As great as that is, billions of animals are still killed each year. They are proud of the impact so far, but they are nowhere near stopping. Get the inside scoop on their plan to save the world, one meal at a time!

Right now, during the virus pandemic, restaurants across the globe are struggling. Many have shuttered. Others are trying to find their footing. We are focusing on vegan restaurants because our culture must transition to plant-based to avoid future pandemics. The coronavirus began in a meat market. So did SARS! Let's learn from this tragedy to avoid any more pandemics in future. Let's help people transition to healthful, compassionate meals that don't involve animals or their by-products. Two to...

Coronavirus has brought 21st Century human culture to a standstill as nature says: time out. Go to your room and think about how you are treating the natural world and the animals in it. This catastrophe began in a slaughterhouse in China. You can call it a wet market. You can call it a live market. You can call it a meat market. It's all the same. Innocent animals were being unnecessarily slaughtered in a cesspool of filth, feces, urine, blood, guts and bone. Every slaughterhouse has all of the...