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Hannah Kaminsky is the author of My Sweet Vegan, and also takes the beautiful photographs for her cookbook and BitterSweet blog!

Show #52 - Sweet Vegan Valentines

February 14, 2008

Our 52nd show falls on Valentine's Day this year, and we feature an interview with the author of My Sweet Vegan: passionate about dessert, Hannah Kaminsky. Hannah is only 19 years old and attends UMass college in Amherst, making her a local vegan celebrity! Hannah was noticed by a publishing company due to the popularity and quality of her BitterSweet blog.

Ricardo "Mad Dog" Moreira: Don't mess with this vegan!

Show #51 - Ricardo "Mad Dog" Moreira

January 31, 2008

Our 51st show features vegan athlete and Ultimate Fighting contender Ricardo "Mad Dog" Moreira. Ricardo talks about his path to veganism and how such a seemingly violent sport can jibe with a compassionate vegan ethic. We find how Ricardo gets his protein, how he trains by moving furniture, and why he fights in a cage. In the news we have stories about people contracting neurological diseases from animals, how African refugees are effecting the bush meat trade, and chimps being denied personhood in Austria.

Show #50 brought Vegan Radio and a yummy vegan dinner to a live audience. Photo by John Schwenk.

Show #50 - Vegan Radio 50 Live at Cafe Evolution

January 17, 2008

Our 50th episode was recorded live at Cafe Evolution in Northampton, Massachusetts in front of a captive audience. Vegan chef Eden Love talks about living raw and the powers of water. Jeanine Taylor of Snooty Jewelry reveals the origins of her vegan bling business and some of her favorite designs.

Derek with Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich

Show #49 - Dennis Kucinich, Caroline Dupont, and Barry Lovelace

January 3, 2008

Our 49th episode Scott calls in on Skype from his vacation to give a report on the state of veganism in the U.K. Derek debuts his Dennis Kucinich Mix just in time for the primaries in New Hampshire. Will it help swing the vote?

Founders of Liz Lovely, Dan and Liz Holtz

Show #48 - Liz Lovely and Mark Braunstein

December 6, 2007

Our 48th show features an interview with Liz Holtz, co-founder of vegan cookie-maker Liz Lovely. Our own vegan baker Megan Shackelford talks shop with Liz about just what it is that makes their vegan cookies so freakin good. We feature a listener-submitted clip of a talk that Mark Mathew Braunstein gave at the NorthEastern Connecticut Vegetarian Society in June called "Why and How to Wean from Cow: Milk's Utter Truth and Udder Nonsense".

Dave Warwak's art explores the connection between the Cow and the Peep™ to help children of all ages understand what animal rights is all about.

Show #47 - Thanksgiving 2007

November 22, 2007

This year our regularly scheduled show falls on Thanksgiving, and we take the opportunity to get the animal rights message out while the blood is pooling on the counters of US citizens celebrating the genocide of Native Americans. First we talk about Peta's investigation into Butterball's House of Horrors.

Skinny Bitch by Rory Friedman and Kim Barnouin

Show #46 - Vegan Vixens & Skinny Bitch

October 25, 2007

On Vegan Radio 46 we are vexed by Hollywood vegans who use mainstream media-influenced ideas of female sexuality to bring the vegan message to the mesmerized masses. We talk to Sunny Subramanian from the Vegan Vixens, a group of five "sexy, trendy and fun loving women whose goal is to inspire men to live a longer and happier life". We also interview Rory Friedman, co-author of the NY Times bestseller Skinny Bitch.

Vegan Radio co-host Scott Lahteine tables with Susan and The Vegan Bus at the 2007 New York's Capital Region Vegetarian Expo.

Show #45 - Shokazoba & NY's Capital Region Vegetarian Expo

October 18, 2007

For our 45th episode we sneak into the studio on an off week, dragging along two of the members of Shokazoba, our local Afrobeat Battalion. Singer Hodges is a vegan anarchist running for "Vegan of the Year" (in Northampton, MA). Wendell Rheinheimer is one of the band's guitarists and also the veggie oil mechanic for The Vegan Bus. We talk about Afrobeat, politics and conspiracy theories, among other sordid things.

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