VeganFreak Radio
The Vegan Freaks come at you with advice on going vegan, being vegan, and staying vegan, as well as thoughts on animal liberation and getting along with the rest of the world.
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#103: Is it vegan to own stock in Tyson?; Author Claire Askew
This week, we talk about PETA buying stock in companies with a stake in animal exploitation. We also return to the question of what to tell kids who ask why youre not eating meat. To close out the show, we have your voicemails, and we also interview Claire Askew, author of the new book, Generation …
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102: Holy Vegan Randomness, Batman!
Holy vegan randomness, batman! Today we veer all over the place talking about Bobs recent piece on animal rights for the site Opposing Views, how vegans are portrayed on the tee vee, and in response to emails/voicemails, why white lies are sometimes ethical (and believe it or not, our answer has t …
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101: Veganism 101 and we get angry with the Angry Hippie
On the occasion of show 101, we do a sort of 101 on veganism, hitting on a few essential points for the n00bie vegans out there, including why vegetarianism isnt enough, why you should use teh google, and the reasons that you should think for yourself when it comes to important issues. After that, …
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100: The Centenary of Vegan Freakdom
Back in July 2005, two dorky PhD types hunched over a single cheap microphone plugged into an iBook, thinking that theyd do a few shows. Now, thanks to all of you who have supported us over the years, were at 100. We use todays episode to look back at the beginning, and to talk about where weve been …
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99: Channel your energy, and get moving
On todays show, we feature an interview with Mark Love, a fitness trainer with over ten years of experience in training all kinds of people, from athletes to sedentary adults and people recovering from illness or injury. Mark gives tips on how to get motivated and keep yourself motivated to exercise …
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#98: Summer cooking with Dreena, Joy, and Dino
This week we have a treat for you interviews with Dreena Burton, Joy Tienzo, and Dino Sarma, three cookbook authors, about what theyre cooking these days, and some of their thoughts on vegan cooking in general. Dreena emphasizes local in-season foods, while Joy gives you some tips on a simple summe …
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New show coming next week
Hey folkswe know some of you get antsy when we fall out of our (somewhat) weekly rotation, so we wanted to post a quick note to let you know that our next show will be coming next week. The next show features three different guests, all on a similar theme. We hope youll like it! See you next w …
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Show 97: OMGWTFBBQ soy is evil!
Yes, there are more sensationalistic headlines in the news these days about the evils of soy, and we use some of our critical thinking skills to analyze why the studies arent necessarily what they seem on the surface. No voicemails this show, but we do finally get around to some positive email sto …
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96: Want a real happy meal? Try a vegan meal!
According to free-range enthusiasts, pampered cows make tasty steaks and its okay to feel good about eating them. Make you angry? Good, it made us angry too! Today we rant about several happy meat articles, as well as an article that tries to scare everyone into thinking that veganism is unhealth …
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FAIL
So, yeah, I know we said we would do a show this week but it looks like its not going to happen. (We really need to stop making promises we cant keep!) We had to take Emmy to the vet today (shes fine, its nothing serious) and other things just caught up with us. We hope to get one in late next we …
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95: Gary Francione Interview, Part 2
This week, we continue our interview Professor Gary L. Francione on the occasion of the publication of his new book, Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation. Please note that this is the second half of a longer interview. The first half is available in show #94.File Dow …
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94: Gary Francione Interview, Part 1
This week, we interview Professor Gary L. Francione on the occasion of the publication of his new book, Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation. As Bob wrote in his pre-press quote about the book: Franciones searing and insightful theoretical vision shines through in thi …
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93: Killing Chickens is a Victory?
Sorry about the brief hiatus as we explain during the show, things really were as they used to be around here we were without power and internet for a few days. The picture above should give you a sense of how bad it was: that was taken right down the street from our house. (You can find more sho …
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Delays....
Hey everyone: were sorry about the missed shows the past two Tuesdays. Last Tuesday, our house was busy with renovations and too noisy to record, and yesterday, we had a damaging storm that knocked out power lines in our town. We have no power and will not for at least 4-5 more days. (Check out the …
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Show #92: Veganism Shows Us its "O-face"
No! Not that o Face. With apologies to those of you that havent seen this clip from the fine movie Office Space, this week, we talk about the new O face of veganism.Oprah Winfrey. Thats right, as you probably have heard by now, Oprah is going on a 21-day vegan cleanse in which she is giving up all …
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Show #91: Happy meat - great for business!
This is a short show, but we find plenty of time to critique new articles and books about happy meat, and talk about the commodifiacation of animals and people. Apologies if we seem a little scattered today but at least its a show! Well be back next week with more vegan goodness.File Download (47 …
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90: Radical = Get at the Root
Hey, were back! Are you a vegan radical? Most people would say vegan equals radical, especially if you promote veganism over, say, welfarism, or if you dont think its okay to buy used leather. We talk about several articles that mention how the vegan alternative is the radical one and we say yes …
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we're in ur ipodz makin u hungry (show #89)
This week weve decided to review various products that weve tried lately, including a B12 patch and teese vegan cheese, as well as three recently published vegan cookbooks: Vegan Express, the Asian Vegan Kitchen, and Refresh (links below). We also talk about a study on rheumatoid arthritis and a v …
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88: The means should match the ends... they should be vegan!
As we explain in this podcast, our lives have been unusually crazy and so we apologize for the delay between shows. Were back, answering some email questions ranging from is breast milk vegan to a complicated question about what our vegan utopia would look like. Old man Bob also makes a guest appear …
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87: Don't stop short! Go Vegan!
This week, we discuss a recent Mark Bittman article from the New York Times in which the author presents a fairly compelling argument for veganismwithout arguing that one should go vegan! We also discuss a piece that argues that eating organic is meating vegans halfway, and we roll your voicemail …
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