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123 Episoden
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Our 62nd podcast takes us to Su Tao Cafe in Malvern, PA for an on-site interview with Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals, about the new cookbook The Best of Vegan Cooking. There is a song by a band called Lagoon and a Science Fact about the best foods for the heart. We will also tip you to a new Philadelphia vegan podcast.
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Our 61st podcast switches gears a bit with an exclusive behind the scenes report from Dr. Michael Greger about his appearance last night on the Colbert Report as an expert on diseases of the hedgehog. There is also a short instrumental from Green Beings and a Science Fact that should close the case on the question of red meat and human health.
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Our 60th podcast is the dessert course of our full menu, featuring an interview with vegan Dessert Diva Fran Costigan, who discusses her Vegan Baking Boot Camp and how to get fantastic results in pastries and other desserts without using butter or eggs. There is also a musical selection from Quinn band, and a Science Fact about a chimpanzee and his inner life, which apparently led him to throw stones at zoogoers on a daily basis.
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Our 59th podcast finds us still in midwinter mode and thinking of hearty stews and root vegetables. What better time to get the lowdown on pressure cooking with The Veggie Queen, Jill Nussinow. Jill explains why pressure cookers are nothing to fear and are in fact A Vegans Best Friend. There is a new song by Dada Veda, a Science Fact about cured meats and cancer in children, and a few news items in the mix.
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Our 58th podcast takes a look at the vegetarian fast-food chain Maoz Vegetarian, which is gaining ground in the US after starting in Amsterdam, with two locations in Philly and several more around the country. We talk with Maoz USA chief Yair Marinov about the future of veggie fast-food in America. Then there is a song from Rosie Burgess, another fine veggie musician from Australia. And a Science Fact takes a penetrating look at the study by the CDC that resulted in headlines stating that 1 in 200 children is vegetarian.
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On our 57th podcast, Heidi Prescott tells how she got the infamous pigeon shoot in Hegins, PA, shut down and how everyday people can get involved to create political change in 2009. There is an iconic new song from Green Beings, and a Science Fact about elephants and the mysterious bad effect that zoos seem to have on their ability to reach their normal lifespan. Also for Philly listeners, an event on Jan. 10th that the kids might enjoy.
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On our 56th podcast, Sarah Kramer rocks the house. The co-author of How it All Vegan and Garden of Vegan now has a new book, Vegan-a-gogo, which includes earlier recipes as well as new ones along with tips for vegan travel, all in an easy to carry format. Sarah talks about bringing her take-no-prisoners attitude to vegan publishing and her plans for a vegan pin-up calendar. There is a new track from Moby for your listening pleasure and a Science Fact about eggs as a substantial factor in Type II Diabetes.
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Our 55th podcast is a report from the Green Festival held in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. We take an audio stroll through the exhibit hall and stop to chat with Fran from Compassion Over Killing, Tracy from Sweet Haven Bakery and Surab Dalal from the Vegetarian Society of DC. Then we head over to the virtual music stage for a song, Green Backyard, from Floored on Empty, who played the Green Festival. And there is a Science Fact about the tainted milk scandal in China that may be a cautionary tale for U.S. food industries.
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On our 54th podcast we chat with Kathy Freston, the author of Quantum Wellness, the book that convinced Oprah Winfrey to go on a 21 day vegan cleanse. Freston discusses working with Oprah and the wider issues around conscious eating and living. Then we hear from the Quinn band a song called Good People that will have you humming along in no time. And there is a Science Fact about how eating red meat weakens the human body in its fight against the very pathogens that are likely to be present in red meat itself.
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On our 53rd podcast we talk with Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns about the fate of chickens and other food animals and how Proposition 2 in California may or may not wind up helping them in the long term. We hear a song from Heidi Howe, and there is a Science Fact about how the bad effects of a Western diet, high in meat, carry over no matter where in the world you are. Lastly we reveal the vegetarian connection to the Phillies winning the World Series.
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On our 52nd podcast we hear from Harold Brown, who came to Philadelphia to speak about the global water crisis, and how livestock and citizens, respectively, figure into the equation. Excerpts from his talk, sponsored by Club Veg, are supplemented with a Vegcast question and answer. Then there is a new track from Christina Louise Dicker, the kickass Australian chanteuse, and a Science Fact about the Fountain of Youth, which is another way of saying veganism and exercise.
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Our gala 51st podcast continues our series of VegNews musician spotlights, featuring an interview with Chris Walla, one of the two vegetarian founders of Death Cab for Cutie, a band whose Number One album Narrow Stairs is finally bringing them to the attention of the world at large. We also hear a tune from Chris from his solo projects, and there is a Science Fact about the disease fighting combo of veganism and a gluten free diet.
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With our gala 50th podcast, Vegcast goes international, focusing on a trip to Quebec to learn about veganic agriculture from Stephan Groleau. For the first time, the main interview is offered in two versions, one in English and one in French. We also introduce a new feature, The Veggie Market, reviewing the array of vegan choices in Quebec groceries. There is a song about the marketing of meat and a science fact about how to really reduce your carbon footprint, plus a quick, and I do mean quick, retrospective of Vegcasts 1 through 50.
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Our 49th Vegcast features an interview with filmmaker and activist James Laveck, who with Jenny Stein created The Witness and Peaceable Kingdom. They have now launched a Web site called HumaneMyth.org, and James discusses their mission to disabuse both the public and fellow activists of the notion that animals can be exploited and killed humanely. There is also a Green Beings song about fuel economy and a science fact about how eating locally pales in comparison to eating a plant based diet.
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Our 48th Vegcast launches a new series taking off from the VegNews magazine cover story on vegetarian musicians. The writer of that piece, Lisa Mickleborough, joins us to talk about the many bands and artists she spotlighted across many pages. We also hear a track from one of the bands, Young Rival, and chat with Noah Fralick, the drummer for the band, about growing up, playing, and touring vegetarian. We also meet the cosponsor for this summers podcasts, Farm Fresh Express.
