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A Tribute to Schuster and Michael: Loved and Lost
In honor of Schuster, my beloved cat of 17 years, and Michael Scribner, my dear friend, I tell the stories of the lives and deaths of these two incre…
13 years, 3 months ago
Re-Reading the Classics Through the Lens of Compassion: Bambi and Frankenstein
When you look through the lens of compassion, you see our desire for it everywhere you look; you see the human expression of it everywhere you look; …
13 years, 4 months ago
A Journey Through England and Scotland Through the Eyes of an Animal-Centric, Anglophilic, Literary Geek
Experience a trip to the United Kingdom through the lens of an animal advocate / literary nerd / vegan. Where else will you learn the origin of the w…
13 years, 5 months ago
I Don't Eat Fake Meat: An Etymological Appeal for Living (and Speaking) Compassionately
I believe that change will occur for animals only as we change their status, and one thing we need to change is the way we talk about them. Every wor…
13 years, 5 months ago
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: Your Personal Guide for Living Compassionately and Healthfully
Six years in the making, and it's finally here: The 30-Day Vegan Challenge ONLINE (www.30dayveganchallenge.com). Join me today as I announce and desc…
13 years, 6 months ago
"Vegans are like Hitler" and other Logical Fallacies
Join me today as I talk about fallacious arguments: cheap and easy tactics for attempting to discredit veganism and undermine animal activism. Though…
13 years, 7 months ago
Disagreement is not Disrespect
If you've heard any variation of "Eating meat is a personal preference. I respect your preference not to eat animals just like you should respect my …
13 years, 7 months ago
John Oswald – a Scottish Voice for Compassion
John Oswald, born in Edinburgh in the 1700s (the exact date unknown), was a philosopher, a writer, a poet, a social critic, a revolutionary, and an e…
13 years, 10 months ago
Responses to 'I'm Vegan' and How to Reply
Even though I address a number of typical responses and excuses in previous podcast episodes, I felt it was important to return to this topic, becaus…
13 years, 11 months ago
Six-Year Anniversary: An Uber Lovefest
In celebration of the six-year anniversary of our podcast, I feature the letters of listeners who have been transformed by "Food for Thought." The st…
14 years ago