Episodes

Janice Skoreyko, Raw Food Foundation; & Fur Tails, Feather Earrings… What’s So Hip About Cruelty?

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A review of the Raw Foundation's class "Intro to Raw: 5 Ingredients and 5 Minutes"; Fur Tails, Feather Earrings... What's So Hip About Cruelty?; and a feature interview with chef and nutritionist Janice Skoreyko on the cruelty-free raw vegan diet and lifestyle.
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Animal Rights National Conference preview, Bear Safety While Camping, & Review of the Film Eco-Pirate

Animal Rights National Conference preview, Bear Safety While Camping, & Review of the Film Eco-Pirate

For all the bears out there more menacing than the one at left, we talk to Tom Saare from the Rivers Institute about how to keep safe in the woods. Alison reviews Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, & we find out what to expect at the Animal Rights National Conference in LA.
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Jodey Castricano, Critical Animal Studies, & Top AR Film Recommendations – Part I

Jodey Castricano, Critical Animal Studies, & Top AR Film Recommendations – Part I

A review of Vegan Pizza House; Top Animal Rights Film Recommendations - Part I; and a feature interview with Dr. Jodey Castricano on her Critical Animal Studies course.
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Lauren Ornelas on Food Justice, Melisser Elliot of The Urban Housewife and The Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life

Lauren Ornelas on Food Justice, Melisser Elliot of The Urban Housewife and The Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life

Lauren Ornelas of The Food Empowerment Project about her Food Justice talk this weekend, as well as Melisser Elliot of The Urban Housewife and author of The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life. We also announce the winner of our contest for a copy of the book Striking at The Roots by Mark Hawthorne.
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Mark Hawthorne, Effective Animal Activism, and Florence Libert, World Weeks for the Abolition of Meat

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A review of the film Forks over Knives; an interview with Florence Libert on the World Weeks for the Abolition of Meat; and a feature interview with Mark Hawthorne, author of "Striking at the Roots", on Effective Animal Activism, and the Treatment of Farm and Slaughterhouse Workers.
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Geoff Urton of the BC SPCA on renting with pets, Adrian Nelson of Fur-Bearer Defenders on the election, and Striking at the Roots Review

Geoff Urton of the BC SPCA on renting with pets, Adrian Nelson of Fur-Bearer Defenders on the election, and Striking at the Roots Review

Discussing Monday's election and where animals in Canada factor in, learning all about renting with companion animals for both tenants and landlords, and Alison reviews the book Striking at the Roots by Mark Hawthorne.
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Shiri Joshua, Animal Spirituality & the Human-Animal Bond, and Voting for the Animals this Federal Election

Shiri Joshua, Animal Spirituality & the Human-Animal Bond, and Voting for the Animals this Federal Election

Discussion on voting for the animals this Canadian federal election, and a feature interview clinical psychologist Shiri Joshua on the animal-human bond, pet loss and grief, and animal spirituality.
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Canadian Coalition Against Animal Research and Experimentation (CCAARE), Vegan for Earth Day, and Easter bunnies

Canadian Coalition Against Animal Research and Experimentation (CCAARE), Vegan for Earth Day, and Easter bunnies

Feature interview with Brian Vincent of the Canadian Coalition Against Animal Research and Experimentation (CCAARE) which was just announced in light of this being World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week. Carissa shares some Earth Day reasons to go vegan, we talk about the VegNews photo scandal, and who could forget the Easter bunny!
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Vegan Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke, & the Canadian Seal Slaughter

Vegan Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke, & the Canadian Seal Slaughter

A feature interview with vegan bodybuilder Robert Cheeke, plus discussion on this week's opening of the annual Canadian seal slaughter, and a review of Robert's book "Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness".
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Plight of the Bumble Bee, & How To Eat Veg at Omni Restaurants

Plight of the Bumble Bee, & How To Eat Veg at Omni Restaurants

A feature interview with Dr. Sydney Cameron on the drastic population decline of the bumble bees in the U.S. and worldwide; How to Eat Veg at Omni Restaurants; and a review of the 2011 Seattle Vegfest.
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The Dairy Cow: The Most Overworked Mother On The Planet

Film trailer: LoveMEATender

What’s the price of the pleasure most of us take for granted every day?

Film trailer: Murder Mouth

Exploring the question: "Can you kill the animals you eat?"

The Facts About Orangutans and Palm Oil

The Canadian Seal Slaughter

Peta "Boyfriend Went Vegan" ad

Animal Aid Sanctuary in India

The Sacred Cow in India

Various typical landscapes of the cow in India.

Vegan travel with Carolyn Scott-Hamilton

Film trailer for Vegucated