Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
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How to Engage in Politics without Becoming Cynical
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
06/10/20 • 50 min
As advocates for the causes we care about — whether it’s racial justice, environmental sustainability, animal protection, reproductive rights, or all of the above — it can be difficult to decide where to spend your time, money, and energy, and I don’t believe there’s one answer. But I do believe political engagement is one of them. Join me in this episode for the best ways to get your voice heard federally, regionally, and locally.
06/10/20 • 50 min
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Is Wildlife Tourism Good or Bad for Animals?
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
08/28/19 • 63 min
There has been such a proliferation of such terms as "eco-tourism," "wildlife tourism," and "sustainable tourism" that one wonders what is legitimate and what is just greenwashing. But is there such a thing as wildlife tourism; i.e. paying to see wild animals in their homes, without contributing to exploitation, such as going on a safari in Botswana or a mountain gorilla trek in Rwanda? Today's episode answers that question.
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08/28/19 • 63 min
I’m Not Evil, and Neither Are You: Tribalism, Ideology, and a Call for Compassion
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03/14/19 • 64 min
There’s a presumption among some vegans that if you’re vegan, you’re also liberal, socialist, atheist, feminist, intersectionalist, progressive, and leftist, that you’re pro-choice, anti-vaccine, anti-GMO’s — and that if you’re not any or all of these things and everything that they entail, you’re unwelcome — or at least you don’t belong. Or that you’re an imposter. Or that you welcome oppression.
We are living in a time when group loyalty and identity politics are valued more than reason, critical thinking, tolerance for another point of view, and compassion. And it scares the bejesus out of me.
Today's episode is (yet another) call for compassion. Listen to Food for Thought Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or JoyfulVegan.com⠀
03/14/19 • 64 min
Peace for Pigs (REBROADCAST)
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
06/05/19 • 29 min
"When creatures don't have an extraordinary beauty, it's because the person in contact with them is not seeing it," said pulitzer-prize winning poet Galway Kinnell, whose poem about pigs ends this episode. It's not an easy episode, but nothing worth talking about ever is.
From Original Broadcast:
Today’s episode is dedicated to pigs – how wonderful they are, how we misrepresent them, and what affect our perception of them has on our treatment of them. Pigs are exploited and used by humans in a variety of ways: as research tools, as “food animals,” in high school science classes, as entertainment in a blood sport called “hog-baiting” or “hog dogging,” as victims of hunting and the cycle of violence inherent in slaughterhouses. Even our language about them contributes to our abuse of them. Take a listen, share, and let me know what you think.
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06/05/19 • 29 min
Summer is Coming: A Food for Thought Update
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
04/25/19 • 14 min
Just coming up for air as I finish re-writes and edits on The Joyful Vegan: How to Stay Vegan in a World That Wants You to Eat Meat, Dairy, and Eggs. Here are some updates with light at the end of the tunnel.
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04/25/19 • 14 min
Lethal Gifts of Livestock (REBROADCAST)
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
04/19/19 • 42 min
Being animals ourselves, it makes sense that we share many of the same diseases as our non-human cousins. We aren’t – after all – plants. We aren’t at risk for catching aphids or sooty mold or downy mildew.
In fact, many of the major killer pandemics we’ve been plagued with were acquired from non-human animals.
Here are just a few: we got tuberculosis from cattle, influenza from pigs and birds, whooping cough from pigs and dogs, smallpox from cattle, and of course cowpox from cows.
Even HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is believed to have been first transmitted to humans through the butchering and consumption of infected chimpanzees.
It is our very consumption of animals and their products that has bestowed upon us what Guns, Germs, and Steel author Jared Diamond calls the “lethal gifts of livestock.” Our abuse of nature comes full-circle and at a heavy price for both the consumer and the consumed.
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04/19/19 • 42 min
Confessions of a Level-5 Zero Waste Vegan
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
07/20/19 • 57 min
Remember when Lisa Simpson proudly declared to her eco-warrior idol that she was vegetarian? He poo-pooed her. When she said she was thinking of becoming vegan, he haughtily responded that he "doesn't eat anything that casts a shadow" and declared that he was a "Level 5 Vegan." When she said she started an organic compost pile at home, he said, "Just at home? You mean you don't pocket-mulch??" While at one time I was able to identify with poor Lisa, I now fear I've crossed the line. Hear my confession, and take from it what you will.
07/20/19 • 57 min
The Taming of the Cattle (REBROADCAST)
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
02/27/19 • 31 min
Though we tend to forget, cattle (cows, bulls, and steers) did exist first as wild animals before humans began domesticating them for our own purposes. Before we got our hands on them and turned them into a commodity for human gain, what was their history? What was their background? What is their ancestry? Today I explore the answers to these questions, trace their fateful encounter with humans (leading to the extinction of their ancestors), document our use of them as instruments of cruel entertainment, and draw the connections between our contact with cattle and the many deadly diseases that continue to plague humans today.
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02/27/19 • 31 min
Are Avocados, Almonds, and Figs Vegan?
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
01/24/19 • 35 min
The world lit up on fire with stories (from vegans and non-vegans, including on the BBC TV show QI) that these plants — and more — are "not vegan" because of the way they're pollinated. Listen to this episode for my thoughts. (JoyfulVegan.com)
01/24/19 • 35 min
When Vegans Should Not Use the Word "Vegan"
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
09/18/19 • 42 min
One of my goals has always been to take the word "vegan" out of the box called "vegan." My goal is constantly thwarted by
*the overuse of the word vegan
*the use of "vegan" to refer to people as well as food
*the attempt by some vegans to narrow the definition and make the word "vegan" refer to every social problem that exists in the world
If you call yourself vegan or have ever been told you can't call yourself vegan, this episode is for you.
09/18/19 • 42 min
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Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan currently has 435 episodes available.
What topics does Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan cover?
The podcast is about Animals, Vegan, Compassion, Cooking, Eating, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Arts and Food.
What is the most popular episode on Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan?
The episode title 'How to Engage in Politics without Becoming Cynical' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan?
The average episode length on Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan is 42 minutes.
How often are episodes of Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan released?
Episodes of Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan are typically released every 11 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan?
The first episode of Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan was released on Mar 8, 2006.
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