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Ian McDonald, Ph.D, is a British news media personality with a passion for radio. He is interested in the kind of stories best told when we see humans as part of the world of animal minds. He is the podcaster and blogger behind The Vegan Option.
About The Vegan Option: The Vegan Option is great public radio that just happens to be vegan. Shows are short (20-30 mins) and find the multiple voices that can really address the issue.
Veganism in politics? Ian interviews the three vegan members of the UK Parliament – most of the world’s vegan lawmakers – together. What to feed cats? Let’s get hold of the vets who have done the research. An obscure (to the west) medieval Arab poet? Talk to the leading vegan poet of the twenty-first century, Benjamin Zephaniah.
In my interview with Ian — pre-recorded in London where he lives and where I was visiting for VegFestUK London 2017, we delve into the fascinating history, ancient and more recent, of vegetarianism and veganism. The book title A Brief History of Time crossed my mind during the interview because 55 minutes allowed for only a very brief history of meatless living through the ages. For more depth and details, do check out Dr. McDonald’s full audio series in which he interviews experts around the world, often onsite at the very places where the historic events transpired.
Website: www.theveganoption.org/vegetarian-history
Facebook: http://facebook.com/veganoption
LinkedIn: IanMcDonald
Instagram: http://instagram.com/_the_vegan_option_
YouTube: http://soundcloud.com/veganoption
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Blast from the past! History buff? Listen to Freya Dinshah, cofounder in 1960 of the American Vegan Society, talk about how things were for vegans in the mid-20th century.