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MSV Podcast & Show Notes, January 20, 2021 End Animal Experiments + End Vegan Recidivism
You can also listen and download the Main Street Vegan Podcast on Unity Online Radio or listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, IROAR, Spotify or Stitcher. Dr. Jarrod Bailey is the Director of Science and Technology for the Center for Contemporary Sciences, which seeks to improve human health by accelerating the transition of medical... […]
“Avani,” Excerpt from OBLIVIOUS: A Vegan Memoir
by Sande Nosonowitz, MVLCE posted Jan 19, 2021 While I transitioned veganism as an older adult, I view becoming vegan as a midpoint. OBLIVIOUS: A Vegan Memoir took form as I felt I had to document this, drawn to poet Della Hicks-Wilson’s words, “Let the truth exist somewhere other than inside your body.” This excerpt... […]
MSV Podcast & Show Notes, January 13, 2021 Plant Meat Cuisine + Men of Color Summit
You can also listen and download the Main Street Vegan Podcast on Unity Online Radio or listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, IROAR, Spotify or Stitcher. Nava Atlas is author of several books including Plant-Powered Protein: 125 Recipes for Using Today’s Amazing Meat Alternatives, 5-Ingredient Vegan, Plant Power, Wild About Greens, Vegan Holiday Kitchen, and Vegan Soups and... […]
Food Choices and Creative Resilience: The Story of a Rural Indian Handicraft Artisan
by Nivi Jaswal, VLCE posted Jan 12, 2021 She is last in the line. I keep wondering why they file up so quickly. Maybe because they’re asked too often to “fall in line” and “wait their turn” that now they do it almost automatically, without even being asked to do so. Anyway, I wait patiently.... […]
MSV Podcast & Show Notes, January 6, 2021 Resolving the Weight Loss Resolution
You can also listen and download the Main Street Vegan Podcast on Unity Online Radio or listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, IROAR, Spotify or Stitcher. Chuck Carroll once weighed 420 pounds… And he’s just 5 feet 6 inches tall. His 10,000 calorie daily diet was sending him to an early grave, but... […]
Resolved: Be Effective, Be Happy, Be Hope-filled
by Victoria Moran, HHC, AADP, RYT posted Jan 5, 2021 My New Year’s resolutions always used to be about losing weight. I thought that after that happened, everything would be all sparkly, all the time. Well, it did happen — 37 years ago — and things were definitely better. I was freer, more content. I’d... […]
Vegans and Vaccines — A Measured View
by Greg Lawson, MVLCE posted Dec 29, 2020 I recently read a post on Facebook that said “You can’t be vegan and pro-vaccine.” I immediately felt that the person who posted that message misunderstood the meaning of veganism. For me being vegan isn’t about being perfect; it’s about living so as to prevent the suffering... […]
Building Your Vegan Home Gym
by Lisa Snow, MVLCE posted Dec 22, 2020 Whether you’re a vegan athlete or your “sport” is walking your four-legged friend, 2020 has undoubtedly disrupted your fitness routine. If your gym is closed—or you don’t feel safe going back yet due to COVID—you can create your own vegan and environmentally-friendly home gym. Yoga Gear Yoga... […]
MSV Podcast & Show Notes, December 16, 2020 Celebrating Being a Fabulous Vegan with a Host of Luminaries!
You can also listen and download the Main Street Vegan Podcast on Unity Online Radio or listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, IROAR, Spotify or Stitcher. Jasmin Singer is a worldwide leading expert on veganism; a coveted speaker on topics including radical body positivity, personal narrative as a means of social justice, and... […]
Food and the Narrow Path: A Vegan Perspective on Celebrating Christmas
by Vince Tucker, VLCE, MVE posted Dec 15, 2020 I was raised as a fundamentalist Christian. I was also raised to eat animals. Our family typically celebrated Christmas with either a turkey or a ham as the centerpiece of our meal. It was a happy way to end the Christmas season, a time to promote... […]