Vance http://www.Vegcast.com The Veggie Podcast Vegcast is a bimonthly podcast on vegetarian and vegan issues, featuring interviews, reviews, music and commentary. Vegcast, the Veggie Podcast en-us Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:23:00 EST admin@vegcast.com Vegcast admin@vegcast.com vegetarian,vegan,veggie,vance,agriculture,food,animals,compassion,ahimsa,peace,green,global,environment,health,tofu 60 http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast46.mp3 Our 46th Vegcast features an interview with Isa Chandra Moskowitz of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World Fame. She has written what some are calling the ultimate vegan cookbook. We also meet Safiya from KOV foods, a new Vegcast sponsor. From the new album, Electric Green, we hear a terrific new Green Beings song that I did not write, but wish I had, and there is a science fact about veggie benefits for smokers. Podcasts Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast45.mp3 For our 45th Vegcast we visit Maria Pandolfi at the headquarters of Rat Chick Rat Rescue in South Philly. Maria talks about the upcoming Fab Rat Animal Friend Festival and how the movie Ratatouille was both a blessing and a curse for rat advocates. There is a song taking off from the lives of lab rats by Christina Louise Dicker, and a Science Fact about scarcity of food and water in which rats make a cameo appearance. Podcasts Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast44.mp3 Our 44th Vegcast takes us to NatureSoy, the largest tofu manufacturer on the East Coast, located right in downtown Philadelphia. NatureSoy chief Gene He gives a quick tour of the operation and explains the challenges and benefits of the tofu business. We hear a song from Maggie, Pierce and EJ and there is a Science Fact about the toll factory farming is taking on human health, among other things. Podcasts Mon, 19 May 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast43.mp3 Our 43rd Vegcast looks at sexism, how it can be used as a tool to grab the attention of the public for vegan purposes, and whether it should be. Rory Freedman, the co author of Skinny Bitch and Skinny Bitch in the Kitch, talks about how the book came to be called that and what the duo of vegan women have coming up next. There is also a song from Moby, a Science Fact about macadamia nuts, and a little more. Please be forewarned that the word Bitch will be used in this podcast. Podcasts Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast42.mp3 Our 42nd Vegcast features an interview with prolific cookbook author and graphic artist Nava Atlas, ranging from her first book, Vegetariana, to her latest, Vegan Express. Atlas also talks about how a visit to reassure herself about humane farms pushed her to veganism. There is also a song called I Dont Eat Meat by Dada Veda, a Science Fact about two benefits of a vegan diet, a Seattle restaurant addendum from the mailbag and more. Podcasts Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast41.mp3 Our 41st Vegcast focuses on the Pacific Northwest, with a pair of interviews about life in what may be the most vegetarian friendly region of the country. Stewart Rose of Vegetarians of Washington talks about VegFest and his book The Vegetarian Solution, and Lisa Higgins of Sweet Pea Baking Company in Portland discusses the opening of the first vegan mini mall. There is also music from Beloved Binge, from their Seattle era, and a science fact about the potential for ending soy allergies. Podcasts Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast40.mp3 Vegcast turns 40 with an in depth look at the revelations of animal abuse and unsafe food production at a California slaughter plant stemming from an undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States. Paul Shapiro, who was involved in planning the investigation, talks about how it came about, what it means and where we might expect it to lead. We then take a minute to check in on how this development affects our guest from Vegcast 33. There is also a Science Fact about Animal Minds, as well as a zany and somewhat disturbing song from Vegcast faves Green Beings. Podcasts Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast39.mp3 Our 39th podcast features an interview with bestselling mystery writer and vegetarian Martha Grimes, whose new novel Dakota takes readers into the world of food animal production. We also have a musical track from Watercolor Paintings and a Science Fact about poultry workers and their injuries. . Podcasts Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast38.mp3 Our 38th podcast looks at a new Web site for Pennsylvania vegetarians put together by Hugs for Puppies and Mercy for Animals. We talk with Nick Cooney about how the site was created and the larger mission of Hugs for Puppies. There is also a musical selection from Verdun, and a Science Fact about animals and their capacity for mental time travel. Podcasts Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast37.mp3 We kick off the New Year with Caroline Dupont, author of Enlightened Eating, who explains in detail how to go about making major beneficial changes in your diet. The show opens with a contemplative selection from Will Tuttle and closes with a Science Fact about cholesterol drugs and the alternatives to them. Podcasts Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast36.mp3 Vegcast wishes you a happy holiday season. Our 36th podcast takes a look at claims that eating some meat may be a better environmental bet in terms of agricultural land use. Grazing and environment expert Mike Hudak puts the recent Cornell report and its press release under careful scrutiny to bring out the real facts. There is also a song from Bah and the Humbugs, and a Science Fact that sounds like a rerun but is not, tying meat consumption more definitively than ever to several cancers, including lung cancer. Podcasts Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast35.mp3 Our 35th podcast is a trip down memory lane with Zinnia Konviser, a lifelong vegetarian whom Summerfest attendees will recognize instantly. She tells about the amazing Vegetarian Hotel in the Catskills operated by her parents throughout most of the last century. Then we have some music you may recognize, and an announcement that comes with it, and a Science Fact about nutritious school lunches. Podcasts Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast34.mp3 Our 34th podcast brings you our third Twisted Thanksgiving. This time, in the face of the holiday of exceesive eating, we chat with dietician and author Vesanto Melina about food allergies and sensitivies that bedevil more and more vegetarians and vegans. Melina sorts fact from fiction and offers alternatives that can benefit everybody. We also have a Science Fact about meat and cancer, and a quick profile of Vegcast 34 Sponsor Temptation Vegan Ice Cream. Podcasts Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast33.mp3 Our 33rd podcast has an interview with Dave Warwak, the vegan teacher who was fired from an Illinois school for promulgating vegan ideas. Warwak tells his story and addresses where the line is in presenting controversial ideas to children. After a track from Moby there is a Science Fact about the coming water shortage in the United States and one sure way to avoid or ameliorate it. Podcasts Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast32.mp3 Our 32nd podcast features an interview with Dr. John McDougall, in which the well known physician, author and nutrition expert tells vegetarians to get off their butts and spread the word. The McDougall web site offers key scientific info to factcheck the statements of your friends as well as yourself. This is followed by a song about making soup, a Science Fact about fighting breast cancer, and a short diatribe about the clueless treatment of meat recalls by the media. Podcasts Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast31.mp3 Our 31st podcast features the cartooning mastermind behind the daily comic Bizarro, Dan Piraro, who was recently in Philadelphia for the Veggie Cabaret. Vance and Dan discuss cartooning and vegetarianism, and how difficult it can be to derive humor from a grim, depressing situation. Jim Harris, who helmed the pit band for the Veggie Cabaret, sings a song with his band Saint Mad, and there is a Science Fact about the power of a plant based diet to ward off prostate cancer. Podcasts Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast30.mp3 Our 30th podcast features an interview with Brenda Davis, minutes after her surprise induction into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame by the North American Vegetarian Society in July. Brenda Davis talks about her latest field work in which she and fellow researchers are combatting and reversing a diabetes epidemic in the Marshall Islands. The new Green Beings single, Where Do You Get Your Protein, is also featured, and there is a Science Fact about flaxseed and its power to fight the hot flashes of menopause. Podcasts Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast29.mp3 Our 29th podcast is our 2007 edition of Sounds of Summerfest, focusing on what attendees take away from the annual experience in Johnstown, PA, and what we can do with it back in our local communities. Ted Barnett, Joann Farb and Howard Lyman offer their perspectives among other sound clips. Kyle Vincent performs Petals of Peace in front of the Living Learning Center as our musical selection, and there is a Science Fact about an excess of naturally occurring growth hormones in commercially produced milk. Podcasts Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast28.mp3 Our 28th podcast closes out, for now, our obsessive coverage of the livestock connection to global warming and the Al Gore movement with a visit to Live Earth from July 7. Then there is a song, Sierra, from Kyle Vincent and a Science Fact featuring yet another study showing that forgoing meat is a more powerful way to fight global warming than changing your driving habits or light bulbs. Podcasts Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast27.mp3 Our 27th podcast looks at the factor of livestock in global warming from an insider perspective. Kyle Vincent, who was personally trained by Al Gore, along with hundreds of others, to deliver the presentation seen in An Inconvenient Truth, relates how Gore reacted when he raised the livestock question. We also hear a new Green Beings song and have a science fact about two diametrically opposed ways to keep weight off. Podcasts Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast26.mp3 Our 26th podcast features an interview with Pamela Rice of the Viva Vegie Society, who talks about her influential pamphlet 101 Reasons Im a Vegetarian as well as her latest video campaign focusing on Al Gore and the unspoken facts about global warming. The Science Fact for this episode reveals that dogs are capable of reasoning and inference, in yet another study showing animals doing something that previously, supposedly, separated us from the animals. Podcasts Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast25.mp3 Our 25th podcast looks at the nexus of our government, our media and the food industry, with an interview with Mindy Kursban of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who spearheaded the FTC petition that resulted in the dairy industry dropping bogus weight loss claims from their milk mustache ads. There is also music from Beloved Binge and a Science Fact about the toxic chemicals generated by frying, broiling or grilling animal products. Podcasts Fri, 25 May 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast24.mp3 Our 24th podcast focuses on local activism, as we chat with Jodi Chemes of Florida Voices for Animals, who has had success int he Tampa Bay area both with vegan leafleting and getting a resolution against battery cages passed in her home town. There is also music from Moby and an interesting science fact about how smoking is not the only danger to lung health. Podcasts Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast23.mp3 Our 23rd podcast spotlights the inimitable, irrepresible Arnold Kauffman, founder and proprieter of Arnolds Way, late of Manayunk, now of Lansdale, PA. Arnold talks about his enthusiasm for raw foods and his business credo, and we hear a track from his band, the Cant Sing Cant Rhyme band. There is also a science fact about how beefeating by mothers can lead to infertility in males. Podcasts Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast22.mp3 Our 22nd podcast looks at East Coast Great American MeatOut events with a special emphasis on the Animal Aid Concert in Baltimore. We chat with Bob Pyle, the founder and organizer of the event, and hear music from some of the artists. There is also a science fact on the discovery of metacognition in rats. Podcasts Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast21.mp3 Our 21st podcast is a Valentines Day edition, focusing in chocolate and the difference between dark and milk chocolate. First there is the science showing dark chocolate to have health benefits that are wiped out by the addition of milk, then a different angle on the disadvantages of milk chocolate as presented by Garrison Keillor. Rounding out the podcast is a feature interview with Allison Rivers Samson of Allisons Gourmet and some music from Moby. Podcasts Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast20.mp3 Our 20th podcast looks at the role of the media in covering vegetarianism, and a possible bias therein. First Vance examines the UN report detailing how the biggest human contribution to global warming is from livestock and finds a discrepancy between the problem and proposed solutions. Then we have an interview with longtime vegan activist and media critic Mickey Z, focusing on reviews of The Bloodless Revolution. Plus some instrumental music and a Science Fact about the dangers of raw meat. Podcasts Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast19.mp3 Our 19th podcast is almost completely given over to an extra long interview with one of the founding fathers of the animal rights movement, Gary Francione, who has just started blogging. We find out what he thinks about the prospects for meaningful change in 2007. Before that comes a truncated Science Facts segment about the healthfulness, or lack thereof, of cows milk. Podcasts Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast18.mp3 On our 18th podcast, we have a somewhat twisted Thanksgiving with a feature interview of Dr. Michael Greger, who has just released his latest book, Bird Flu, A Disease of Our Own Hatching. He explains what has been going on while the potential pandemic has dropped from the headlines. Then there is the podcast debut of David Cantor as a singer songwriter, and a Science Fact about a fourfold increase in salmonella among broiler chickens. Bon appetit... Podcasts Wed, 31 Oct 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast17.mp3 On our 17th podcast, we talk some more about animal sanctuaries, this time with David Cantor of Responsible Policies for Animals. Cantor has an idea for transforming animal agriculture programs in higher learning institutions away from preparations for animal exploitation and toward animal care. Also music from Green Beings and a Science Fact. Podcasts Wed, 31 Oct 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast16.mp3 On our 16th podcast, we take a trip to Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in Woodstock, NY. Cofounder Doug Abel shows us around and we hear from the chickens, roosters, turkeys, a guinea fowl, a couple pigs and more. The kids get to feed Dylan the cow and a goat almost eats my shirt off my back. Woodstock is having their Grand Opening this weekend, so if you're anywhere around there, head over and check it out. Also music from Will Tuttle and a Science Fact. Podcasts Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vcup831.mp3 Just a quick VegCast update before we get into a boffo September. No interview this time, just a few referrals to handy veggie recipe sites plus excuses and promises for the next couple of podcasts. Podcasts Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast15.mp3 On our 15th podcast, we bring you the Sounds of Summerfest, including a chat with Erik Marcus about podcasting and an interview with Joe Connelley on the 50th issue of VegNews. There are also clips from the entertainment sessions, notably the incomparable singing of Sarah Eisman and some clips from the unparallelled collaborative improv cartooning shtick delivered by Dan Piraro and myself. There are also perspectives on what makes Summerfest Summerfest from notables such as Howard Lyman, Carol Adams, Gene Bauston, Amie Hamlin, Michael Greger and others, and as always, a new Science Fact. Podcasts Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast14.mp3 On our 14th podcast, Vegcast tackles the issue of hot dogs, with a report from Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, which has just this season begun offering veggie dogs in their concessions, thanks to the efforts of Scott Geiger of Club Veg Philadelphia. There is also a jaunty song about hot dogs as well as a Science Fact that may be all too sadly relevant. Podcasts Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast13.mp3 On our lucky thirteenth podcast we talk with Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet and well known musician and composer, about how what we practice makes a difference, and how behavior can alter consciousness in addition to the other way around. Also, commentary on a recent animal tragedy, a related song, and a Science Fact. Podcasts Wed, 31 May 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast12.mp3 Our twelfth podcast is devoted to the Genesis Awards, which we covered, after a fashion, right there on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton back in March. The show will be telecast on Animal Planet this weekend. There are also a couple of interesting musical numbers, a little bit of rumination on the soda ban, and a Science Fact. Podcasts Fri, 05 May 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast11.mp3 This is a shorter podcast, just in time for the Great American Meatout. No feature interview, but some news on Mad Cow, another podcast, a song about flexitarianism and a Science Fact. Podcasts Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast10.mp3 Our tenth podcast is devoted to the big news around the Philly vegetarian scene that Horizons Cafe, now simply Horizons, has moved from Willow Grove to downtown Philadelphia. We take a tour of the restaurant in progress, talk to Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby about the finer points of vegan dining, and check back in on their opening night. Also some brief bits on the media and low fat, the Cheney hunting game and the report from the USDA inspector general on Mad Cow. Podcasts Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast09.mp3 Beat the winter blahs by joining VegCast in beautiful Key West, where we check out the burgeoning vegetarian community and chat with the owners of two successful vegetarian eateries. For anyone who plans on visiting Key West, this podcast will walk you directly to their doors. There is also a look ahead to some of the potential issues of 2006, some new veggie music, a New England podcast to check out, and a Science Fact on the demise of Atkins. Podcasts Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast08.mp3 A heapin helpin of holiday cheer on this Vegcast includes two music tracks, one from Kyle Vincent and the Summerfest kids and another from Bah and the Humbugs, plus news, a science fact and a remote report from San Jose. Our featured interview is with Vegetarian Hall of Famer Richard Schwartz, who discusses why not only Judaism but all religions point the faithful to vegetarianism. Podcasts Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast07.mp3 This is the second of our two Thanksgiving editions of Vegcast. This time we talk about the experience of vegetarians diving back into the culture of meat eaters and sharing a table with them, with Carol J. Adams as our featured interview. There's also music from Bob Pyle and as always a Science Fact. Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. Podcasts Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast06.mp3 This is the first of two Thanksgiving editions of Vegcast. We start with a soothing song from Maggie Pierce and E.J. then move into our feature interview with Karen Davis, head of United Poultry Concerns and author of More Than a Meal - The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual and Reality. Along with a Science Fact and a promo for Bloodthirsty Vegetarians, there is certainly a full menu on Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. Podcasts Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast05.mp3 For the Halloween edition of Vegcast, there is some scary news about avian flu, a song about a bag of candy, and a feature interview with Neal Barnard, the head of PCRM. While known for his groundbreaking work in vegetarian research and advocacy, Barnard also has a band, Verdun, that has to be heard to be believed. Plus, watch out for those Bloodthirsty Vegetarians. All this and more on Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. NOTE, THIS VEGCAST HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM THE SERVER AND WILL BE REINSTITUTED IN EARLY DECEMBER. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. Podcasts Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast04.mp3 For the fourth Vegcast we stop in at the Blessing of the Animals art opening at the Allens Lane Art Center, including some sound clips of interviews and a great song by Tyler Shepherd called "Animal Eyes." We also have part II of our Michael Greger interview, focusing on strategies and tactics in vegan activism, plus a recipe for chocolate tofu pie. All this and more on Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. Podcasts Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast03.mp3 The third Vegcast features our first book review, of the book Vegan Freak, plus a soundseeing tour of Chinatown in Philadelphia where there are four vegan restaurants within a very short walk. Also included is a Science Fact dealing with antioxidants and mainstream journalism, and music from Heidi Howe and Green Beings. All this and more on Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. Podcasts Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:23:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast02.mp3 Welcome to the Sounds of Summerfest edition of Vegcast, looking back at Vegetarian Summerfest 2005 where VegCast was first announced. In addition to sound clips from the conference, we have music from two artists who played there, namely Will Tuttle and Kyle Vincent, and an in-depth interview with Dr. Michael Greger, who is now Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture for the Humane Society of the United States. And in Science Fact this week, a look at how a vegan diet can help stop or reverse prostate cancer. Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. Podcasts Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:01:00 EST http://www.vegcast.com/vegcast01.mp3 Hello and welcome to VegCast. On our first show we hear songs from Seattle band Beloved Binge and my own Green Beings, and talk to a vegan entrepreneur who makes tasty power bars, and she show us how she does it. Also the debut of the Science Fact feature, with new proof that chickens think about the future. Vegcast, the veggie podcast, bringing you the sound of vegetarianism since July of this year. 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