All Things Vegan ~ Radio

In this episode, we talk with Mark Hawthorne, author of the soon to be released book, “Bleating Hearts: The Hidden World of Animal Suffering,” which has been described as, “A staggering investigation into the ethics of animal exploitation around the world.” Mark is also the author of the popular book, “Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism.” He’s also a frequent contributor to VegNews magazine and volunteers, along with his wife lauren, for the Food Empowerment Project.
We also talk with Nava Atlas, founder of VegKitchen.com and author of numerous vegan and vegetarian cookbooks, including “Wild about Greens,” “Vegan Holiday Kitchen,” and “Vegan Express.” Nava also writes articles on healthful cooking with natural foods, which have appeared in Vegetarian Times, VegNews and many other publications. In addition to her food writing, she also produces visual books on family themes, humor, and women’s issues, and is an active fine artist. Her artwork, which sometimes portrays social commentary on food animals and society, can be viewed at navaatlasart.com.

In addition, we discuss why superfoods are not so super for the animals who undergo cruel and unnecessary tests in manufacturer’s attempts to make health claims, let you know how you can help memorialize the 46 million turkeys that are killed and consumed each year during Thanksgiving, tell you why Queen guitarist Brian May is fighting for badgers in Britain, and discuss a new survey that you can take to be included in a worldwide count of vegans.

And, of course, we highlight other News from the Vegan Frontier, let you know about vegan related happenings in and around Central Oregon, and more!

Music:

“Save us from the Cull (Badger Song)” is by Vegan Smythe, a Melbourne, Australia based entertainer who’s putting a fresh spin on animal rights through satirical songs and comedy. To learn more about Vegan and his music, please listen to our interview with him from September 2012.

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Theme song and musical clips are courtesy of Paul Seymour. To learn more about New Zealand / Australia based Paul or his music, please visit paulseymour.com.au.

Paul has new music he’d love you to listen at YouTube, Amazon.com, or iTunes.

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All Things Vegan airs on KPOV, Bend Community Radio.