Show #96 - Melanie Joy to the World

December 31, 2011

Melanie Joy at NY Capital Region Vegetarian Expo with her fuzzy friends

Featuring interviews conducted at the New York Capital Region Vegetarian Expo on October 1, 2011. The featured interview is with Melanie Joy, author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows. Melanie talks about carnism, the word she coined to describe the invisible system we are born into that supports the eating of animals. She also discusses idioms, activism, happy meat and abolition. An illuminating interview for sure!

Also featured are interviews with Jill & Tracey from Compassion Couture, a vegan high fashion shop, and Samantha & her son Noah from Emmy's Organics, an Ithaca-based business making yummy vegan foods. Derek also interviews Jeff and Lisa, proprietors of the Red Robin Song Guest House in New Lebanon, NY (in the Berkshires on the NY/MA border). Having met Lisa at the expo, Derek went to the vegan B&B to get a true flavor of the place, and meet the goats and chickens who live at the sanctuary that is part of the operation.

Finally we debut two new songs. In Big Ole Vegan Mountains Derek has written new lyrics to the classic song 'Big Rock Candy Mountains' to describe a vegan paradise rather than a hobo one. At the end of the podcast we offer a jam improvisation by Derek (ukulele/vocals), Vee Hadad (guitar/vocals), and Christopher Phillips (cello). The song is Crazy Vegan, and for a song that was being written as it was played and recorded it is very entertaining. Hopefully it will be shortened and made more radio-friendly in the near future!

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View and Purchase photos of goats from the Red Robin Song Sanctuary here

Comments

Submitted by AnyaS on January 2, 2012 - 10:34am.

Enjoyed listening to the episode (twice). All interviews are so good and educative, and each very different. The jammin at the end worth listening many times! I love what you do.

Submitted by veganicat on January 2, 2012 - 10:41am.

thanks anya! it was fun to make this episode!

Submitted by Raphaël on February 5, 2012 - 8:00am.

Thank you so much for this episode. It cheered me up. I love the kid and all the interviews. You sound really kind and like you really care about the people you talk with. Great, great, great! :)

A friend of mine and I are about to start our own podcast about veganism, in french. And to me, you are an inspiration. :)

Submitted by veganicat on February 9, 2012 - 1:40pm.

Thanks Raphael, that means a lot to us! We will be posting a new episode soon, to inspire you some more! I wish I spoke French and could listen to your podcast, but I am a victim of the 'Amerikan' school system. Bon Jour!