John Robbins-Diet for a New America Revisited on P I Radio

Scott Cluthe Live tonight with John Robbins as they re-visit Diet
for a New America on it's 25th Anniversary. John Robbins is the
author of The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of
Less. He is also author of the international bestseller DIET FOR A
NEW AMERICA: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness,
and the Future of Life on Earth, THE FOOD REVOLUTION: How Your Diet
Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, HEALTHY AT 100: The
Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and
Longest-Lived Peoples. John’s work has been the subject of cover
stories and feature articles in The San Francisco Chronicle, The
Los Angeles Times, Chicago Life, The Washington Post, The New York
Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer. His life and work have also been
featured in an hour long PBS special titled Diet For A New America.
The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire,
John Robbins was groomed to follow in his father’s footsteps, but
chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it
represented to “…pursue the deeper American Dream…the dream of a
society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives
in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly
healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a
balanced ecosystem.” Considered by many to be one of the most
eloquent and powerful spokespersons in the world for a sane,
ethical and sustainable future, John has been a featured and
keynote speaker at major conferences sponsored by Physicians for
Social Responsibility, Oxfam, the Sierra Club, the Humane Society
of the United States, the United Nations Environmental Program,
UNICEF, and others.