Month: July 2020

Children’s Books and Parenting from a Vegan Perspective: Abioseh the Vegan Poet on his Unique Book, “I am Not Food,” Addy Rivera Sonda on Illustrating New Book, “Junebug: No Life Too Small,” and Jen Rivera Bell on her Passion for Indigenous Vegan Motherhood

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Cover of Children's Book, "Junebug: Not Life Too Small", featuring a small child with brown skin and dark curly hair in a denim romper and yellow rain boots, laying on the grass looking up into the sky

In this show we hear from Abioseh Cole, the Vegan Poet on the power of language and what lead him to writing the children’s book, “I am Not Food”, a text which explores why animals are people. We also speak to, Addy Rivera Sondas, the illustrator of the new children’s book, “Junebug: No Life Too Small” on her process of bringing this sweet story to life as well as how she uses her artwork to inspire empathy and social change. Our feature interview is with YouTuber and Indigenous mama, Jen Rivera Bell, on Veganism, parenthood, decolonizing food, and minimalism.

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International Ice Cream Day: Katherine Backman of Nora’s Plant Based on How Veganism Brought Passion to Her Work, and Christy Cunanan of Cheeri Cheeri on Connecting with People Through Filipinx Vegan Ice Cream

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In this show, we feature interviews with the founders of two vegan ice cream companies: Local vegan and co-founder of Nora’s Non-Dairy Katherine Backman and avid vegan and founder of Cheeri Cheeri, Christy Cunanan.

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Writer Paradox Delilah on Her Eye-Opening Science Fiction Novel, “The Race,” and Aph Ko on Speciesism as an Extension of White Supremacy

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Book cover of The Race by Paradox Delilah

In this show, we feature an exclusive interview with writer and boom operator Paradox Delilah on her first self-published book, The Race, which draws on concepts of the modern dairy industry and the insidious ways we are distracted from its cruelties. We also listen to an encore interview of Aph Ko on speciesism as an extension of white supremacy.

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