Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

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Clara
 Dec 12, 2018
Amazing podcast, every episode is well researched and often offers new and interesting perspectives

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Food for Thought is THE resource for living compassionately and healthfully. Listen to insightful, common sense perspectives about food, animals, cooking, eating, health, language, politics, zero waste living, literature, film, advocacy, and so much more from the Joyful Vegan herself, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.

Episode Date
Pretzels Were Made for Vegans: The History of the Holy Knot
Mar 01, 2024
Herbs and Spices: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Didn't Know to Ask
Feb 16, 2024
Meaningful Life: Morning Routines
Feb 02, 2024
Aphrodisiac Foods and Love Potions (Valentine's Day Special)
Jan 26, 2024
Zero Waste Living: Triumphs and Failures
Jan 12, 2024
Ethical Tourism: Avoiding Animal Cruelty When Traveling (Rebroadcast)
Jan 05, 2024
Stop Doom-Scrolling and Start Joy-Browsing: Good News for Animals from 2023
Dec 29, 2023
It Would Be So Much Easier to Not Care (But Here's Why I Still Do)
Dec 22, 2023
Forbidden Meat: Fasting and Abstinence During Advent (rebroadcast)
Dec 08, 2023
Jewish Cuisine: Celebrating Diversity, Continuity, and Resiliency
Dec 01, 2023
2,500 Years Vegan: An Ancient Call to Compassion
Nov 24, 2023
Magnanimity: How to Live with Greatness of Spirit
Nov 20, 2023
Rescue Mission: Save a Book, Help an Animal, Empower a Human
Nov 10, 2023
Black Cats and Halloween: The History Behind the Superstition
Nov 01, 2023
Halloween and Plant-Based Food Traditions
Oct 30, 2023
Veganism is not a diet
Oct 25, 2023
I tried being vegan, but I craved meat.
Oct 18, 2023
Should vegans date non-vegans?
Oct 11, 2023
How to increase vegan options in restaurants
Oct 04, 2023
Cows have to be milked, or they would get sick and die
Sep 27, 2023
Vegan and Plant-Based in Bordeaux, France
Sep 22, 2023
If everyone stopped eating chickens, cows, and pigs, they’d go extinct
Sep 20, 2023
Why Vegans Become Ex-Vegans (Re-Broadcast)
Sep 15, 2023
Animals were put here for humans to eat.
Sep 13, 2023
Do you support the Native American practice of praying over the animal you kill?
Sep 06, 2023
When culture and tradition excuse cruelty
Aug 30, 2023
Why don't animal advocates care about humans?
Aug 23, 2023
Public Monuments and Memorials to Animal Advocates — Part Two
Aug 18, 2023
Cognitive dissonance and willful blindness
Aug 16, 2023
You don't have to kill a cow to get her milk, so what's wrong with it?
Aug 09, 2023
Why we make excuses and rationalize our consumption of animal products
Aug 02, 2023
Vegans are taking away jobs from people who work in the meat, dairy, and egg industries
Jul 26, 2023
Public Monuments and Memorials to Animal Advocates — Part One
Jul 21, 2023
How to talk about wild animals
Jul 19, 2023
Veganism is for the wealthy, privileged elite.
Jul 12, 2023
If you care about wildlife...
Jul 05, 2023
50 Ways to Create a Meaningful Life: Everything I Know I’ve Learned from Living (REBROADCAST)
Jun 30, 2023
Don't you agree that veganism is a bit extreme?
Jun 28, 2023
Demonizing soy. It's just a bean!
Jun 21, 2023
Eating meat is a personal choice.
Jun 14, 2023
There is no such thing as a vegan banana
Jun 07, 2023
How to Eat Like a (Vegan) Italian: Food Rules You Can Implement Wherever You Live
Jun 03, 2023
Nature is Cruel. Animals Deserve Better.
May 31, 2023
"Natural" Food Chain vs. "Artificial" Animal Agriculture
May 24, 2023
Is it Vegan to Wear Second Hand Leather, Wool, or Silk?
May 19, 2023
Losing Your Veganity: When Vegans Accidentally Eat Animal Products
May 17, 2023
Effective Communication and Advocacy + VegFest (Announcement)
May 12, 2023
What is a Joyful Vegan?
May 10, 2023
Religious, cultural, physiological, historical justifications for eating animals.
May 03, 2023
When animal advocates are called "anti-human."
Apr 26, 2023
Helping or Hindering Wildlife? Understanding When Baby Fawns Need Human Intervention
Apr 21, 2023
Being vegan is about saying "yes"
Apr 19, 2023
If everyone stopped eating meat, we would be overrun with animals.
Apr 12, 2023
I can't be vegan because of my cultural heritage.
Apr 05, 2023
How to Talk to Strangers: A Masterclass in Conversations and Communication
Mar 31, 2023
I don't eat a lot of meat, dairy, and eggs.
Mar 29, 2023
Plants feel pain, too.
Mar 22, 2023
Finding Abundance While Traveling Vegan — in General and in Ireland!
Mar 17, 2023
It's hard to find vegan food when traveling.
Mar 15, 2023
Buying In or Selling Out? When Meat and Dairy Corporations Buy Vegan Companies
Mar 10, 2023
Compassion has nothing to do with someone else's behavior. It has everything to do with our own.
Mar 08, 2023
My goal is not to make the world vegan.
Mar 01, 2023
If you were on a desert island, would you eat animals then?
Feb 22, 2023
Vegan Passover Seder — Honor Tradition without Compromising your Values
Feb 18, 2023
Animals eat other animals, so it's natural for us to, as well.
Feb 15, 2023
Plant-Based Aphrodisiacs and Love Potions
Feb 10, 2023
I want to eat healthy, but it takes so long to chop vegetables.
Feb 08, 2023
Vegan Trips and Retreats
Feb 03, 2023
Vegans should stop telling people what to eat.
Feb 01, 2023
With so many humans suffering in the world, why spend time advocating for animals?
Jan 30, 2023
Small Bites for Big Appetites (Announcement)
Jan 27, 2023
Civic Engagement for Animals: The Power of Local Political Activism
Jan 20, 2023
The Burden of Burros and the Plight of Donkeys
Jan 13, 2023
Favorite Films and Books — Recommendations from the Past Year
Jan 06, 2023
Good News for Animals and Nature: 10 Reasons for Hope
Dec 30, 2022
The 10 Principles of Compassion
Dec 23, 2022
A Magical Fairytale Christmas in Alsace (A Conversation)
Dec 08, 2022
Food and Feasting: The 12 (Vegan) Days of Christmas
Dec 02, 2022
Forbidden Meat: Fasting and Abstinence During Advent
Nov 25, 2022
Northern Italy Tour: A Conversation
Nov 18, 2022
Unbridled Animalogies — Horse-Related Words (Part Two)
Nov 04, 2022
Animal-Themed Halloween Films (Re-Broadcast)
Oct 31, 2022
Eco-Friendly / Zero Waste Halloween Treats for Trick-or-Treaters
Oct 26, 2022
Traveling in Tuscany: A Conversation
Oct 21, 2022
Animal Cruelty at the Supreme Court
Oct 14, 2022
Bad News. Good News.
Oct 07, 2022
Service Dogs — Unwilling Slaves or Helpful Companions?
Sep 30, 2022
Animals Would Take Over the World If Everyone Went Vegan (REBROADCAST)
Sep 16, 2022
Equestrians, Cavalries, and Hippos — Horse-Related Words (Part One)
Sep 09, 2022
10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates
Sep 02, 2022
Living a Meaningful Life: Creating Surprises
Aug 28, 2022
Vegans Kill More Animals Than Meat-Eaters (REBROADCAST)
Aug 19, 2022
Horse-Related Expressions: The Obvious and the Obscure
Aug 12, 2022
Do Vegans Overuse the Word "Vegan"?
Aug 05, 2022
Are Elephants Vegan? (No, They Are Not.)
Jul 28, 2022
Angry Vegan vs. Joyful Vegan
Jul 15, 2022
Zero Waste Travel Packing and Hacking (Hint: Never Check Bags Again!)
Jul 01, 2022
Ex-Vegans — Why People Stop Being Vegan
Jun 21, 2022
Northern Italian Cuisine: Polenta, Focaccia, and Tiramisu
Apr 26, 2022
Chickpeas: The Magic Bean
Apr 08, 2022
Tuscan Italian Cuisine — Beans, Biscotti, Bread…and Olive Oil (Part Three)
Mar 25, 2022
Are Almonds Suitable for Vegans? (Rebroadcast)
Mar 19, 2022
Central Italian Cuisine: Forests, Farms, and Funghi (Part Two)
Mar 11, 2022
Animal-Related Expressions: Choosing Compassionate Cliches Over Violent Idioms
Feb 25, 2022
Southern Italian Cuisine — Pizza, Pasta, and Produce (Part One)
Feb 18, 2022
We Are Not a Single Movement: In-Fighting in the Vegan, Plant-Based, and Animal Advocacy Communities
Feb 11, 2022
Pet Trusts & Bequests: Planning for the Care of our Animals
Feb 04, 2022
Vegan Purity: The Problems and the Pitfalls
Jan 27, 2022
Plant-Based Options at Fast Food Restaurants: Not Suitable for Vegans?
Jan 20, 2022
Why Is It So Expensive to Be Vegan?
Jan 12, 2022
Looking Backward, Inward, and Forward — Happy New Year!
Dec 31, 2021
Monuments and Memorials to Animals
Dec 19, 2021
Animal-Inspired Pasta Names
Dec 06, 2021
White Elephants and Gift Exchanges: What's the Connection?
Dec 01, 2021
A Guide to Wine: Sustainable, Organic, Vegan — Oh My!
Nov 20, 2021
Make a Vow and Renew it Regularly
Nov 03, 2021
Animal-Themed Halloween Films (Re-Run)
Oct 29, 2021
Breaking Bread: Words from the Staff of Life
Oct 19, 2021
Zero Waste: Only Humans Produce Garbage (and How Not To)
Sep 10, 2021
How to Avoid Food Waste — Tips, Tricks, Strategies (REBROADCAST)
Sep 01, 2021
Pet Cemeteries and Animal Burials: How We Memorialize Those We Love
Aug 10, 2021
Is Wildlife Tourism Good or Bad for Animals? (REBROADCAST)
Jul 26, 2021
Plastic-Free July: How to Reduce Your Plastic Use
Jul 01, 2021
The Problem with Zoos
Jun 25, 2021
Keep Flowers Not Bees — How to Save Bees without Eating Honey
May 28, 2021
Zero Waste: What to Do About Catalogs, Junk Mail, and Envelopes with Plastic Windows
May 05, 2021
A Kindness of Ravens: Words from Our Black-Feathered Friends
Apr 16, 2021
Time is Passing. How Do You Want to Spend It?
Apr 02, 2021
When to Use (and Not Use) the Word Vegan — REBROADCAST
Mar 19, 2021
Foods Easter and Passover — Honoring Tradition AND Our Values (Re-broadcast)
Mar 12, 2021
World Vegan Travel (In Conversation)
Mar 11, 2021
Jim Crow and Zip Coon: The Animals in Racial Stereotypes
Mar 05, 2021
Zero Waste — Rain Tanks and Grey Water
Feb 27, 2021
To Take or Not to Take Supplements
Feb 20, 2021
Learning By Heart: The Art of Memorizing
Feb 13, 2021
Aphrodisiac Foods and Love Potions
Feb 06, 2021
Zero-Waste, Eco-Friendly, Cruelty-Free Gifts for Valentine's Day
Feb 01, 2021
The Gift of Appreciation: It Goes Both Ways
Jan 25, 2021
Inauguration: On a Wing and a Prayer
Jan 19, 2021
How to Not Be Cynical About the World
Jan 18, 2021
Yes, I Have Hope. No, I'm Not a Mythical Creature
Jan 15, 2021
How the Past Can Give Us Hope for the Future
Jan 13, 2021
Animal-Free Fertilizers for Healthy Gardens
Jan 10, 2021
Mindful Eating
Jan 09, 2021
Know Your Numbers (Cholesterol)
Jan 08, 2021
Vegan Travel & Vegan Trips
Jan 07, 2021
Eat By Color
Jan 06, 2021
Know Your Numbers: Blood Pressure
Jan 05, 2021
A Powerful Non-Verbal Greeting
Jan 04, 2021
From Excuse-itarian to Vegan
Jan 03, 2021
Why 30 Days Vegan?
Jan 02, 2021
Plant-Based Food Rituals for the New Year
Jan 01, 2021
TEDx Talk for the Animals
Dec 23, 2020
14-Year Podcast Anniversary Love Fest
Dec 14, 2020
Covid Christmas: How to Make the 2020 Holidays a Little Brighter
Dec 05, 2020
Lessons and Gifts: Making Meaningful Holidays (Rebroadcast)
Dec 01, 2020
The Meaning of Compassion
Nov 23, 2020
Creating an Extra Special Thanksgiving / Holiday During the Pandemic
Nov 12, 2020
Plant-Based Holiday Menus (Special Announcement)
Oct 29, 2020
Animal-Related Scary Movies
Oct 23, 2020
Animal-Friendly Gardens: Plants, Flowers, and Trees Named After Animals
Sep 02, 2020
Staying Healthy — Physically, Emotionally, Mentally — During (and After) a Pandemic
Aug 06, 2020
How to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Jul 16, 2020
Heat of the Moment: Coping with Anxiety and Anger in Turbulent Times (Such as a Pandemic)
Jul 03, 2020
Humane Critter Control: Managing Uninvited House Guests (REBROADCAST)
Jun 30, 2020
Pig Laws and Black Codes: Why Voting Matters (and Why Those Who Suppress it Are Losing)
Jun 18, 2020
How to Engage in Politics without Becoming Cynical
Jun 10, 2020
Gut-Wrenching: Common Words with Surprising Animal Origins
May 19, 2020
Zero Waste: It Ain't About Recycling (REBROADCAST)
May 12, 2020
Favorite Countertop Appliances + Lessons from a Kitchen Remodel
Apr 29, 2020
How to Create an Intentional Daily Routine — During Quarantine or Anytime!
Apr 21, 2020
Vaccines Are a Bunch of Bull: Animal-Related Words for Diseases and Cures
Apr 14, 2020
Animals and the Coronavirus Pandemic (Part One): Poaching, Farming, and Eating Wild Animals
Apr 07, 2020
Vaccine is an Animalogy + Online Vegan Cooking Class (Announcement)
Mar 31, 2020
Essentials for a Well-Stocked Plant-Based Kitchen
Mar 24, 2020
Why Vegan? Pick a Reason. Any Reason.
Mar 16, 2020
The Lethal Gifts of Livestock: Zoonotic Diseases and their Origins
Mar 13, 2020
50 Ways to Live a Meaningful Life
Mar 08, 2020
Can You Eat Eggs And Still Be Vegan?
Feb 25, 2020
Life-Changing Books (Fiction and Nonfiction to Live By)
Feb 06, 2020
Better is Better: The Emotional and Practical Aspects of Fostering Cats and Dogs
Jan 22, 2020
How Zero Waste Changed the Way I Eat (And Why Baby Carrots Are Evil)
Jan 09, 2020
Five Favorite Foods (And The Strange Way I Eat Popcorn)
Dec 30, 2019
Lessons and Gifts: Making Meaningful Holidays (and Lives)
Dec 07, 2019
The Last Thanksgiving Turkey
Nov 26, 2019
Ask for What You Want: Vegan on Vancouver Island
Nov 21, 2019
The Joyful Vegan
Oct 27, 2019
When Vegans Should Not Use the Word "Vegan"
Sep 18, 2019
Is Wildlife Tourism Good or Bad for Animals?
Aug 28, 2019
Confessions of a Level-5 Zero Waste Vegan
Jul 20, 2019
Peace for Pigs (REBROADCAST)
Jun 05, 2019
Summer is Coming: A Food for Thought Update
Apr 25, 2019
Lethal Gifts of Livestock (REBROADCAST)
Apr 19, 2019
I’m Not Evil, and Neither Are You: Tribalism, Ideology, and a Call for Compassion
Mar 14, 2019
The Taming of the Cattle (REBROADCAST)
Feb 27, 2019
Are Avocados, Almonds, and Figs Vegan?
Jan 24, 2019
Vegan in France (+ Switzerland, too!)
Jan 08, 2019
Vegan Travel Around the World
Nov 23, 2018
The Vegan Police: How to Speak Up for Animals Without Talking Down to People (REBROADCAST)
Oct 28, 2018
Is Palm Oil Vegan? Should Vegans Eat Palm Oil? (REBROADCAST)
Oct 19, 2018
Vegan at Work: When Your Job Conflicts with Your Ethics (REBROADCAST)
Oct 09, 2018
Are Oysters Vegan? (REBROADCAST)
Sep 29, 2018
Masculinity and Meat: Re-Defining What Makes a “Real Man” (REBROADCAST)
Sep 27, 2018
What's Wrong with Eggs if Chickens Don't Have to Be Killed? (REBROADCAST)
Sep 06, 2018
Vegan Travel: Vietnam
Aug 15, 2018
Zero Waste, Vegan, and Living with Cats
Jul 11, 2018
Food Waste (Part 3) — Make Soil Not Trash: The Ins and Outs of Composting
Jun 07, 2018
Food Waste (Part 2) — Food is Not Garbage
Apr 22, 2018
Food Waste (Part 1): How Animal Products Hinder Zero Waste Goals
Mar 23, 2018
Zero Waste: It Ain't About Recycling
Mar 09, 2018
The Vegan Experience: Special Announcement
Feb 17, 2018
Don't Get Fleeced: Check out This Episode!
Jan 18, 2018
Clean Meat: Slaughter-Free and Sustainable
Jan 05, 2018
12-Year Podcast Anniversary: A Love-Filled Love Fest
Dec 23, 2017
Buying In or Selling Out? When Meat and Dairy Corporations Buy Vegan Companies
Dec 10, 2017
10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates (REBROADCAST)
Dec 06, 2017
Co-Existing with Carnivores: A Conversation with Camilla Fox (Project Coyote)
Dec 01, 2017
How to Talk to a Hunter (Or Anyone Else with Whom You Disagree)
Nov 27, 2017
Thanksgiving for the Birds (REBROADCAST)
Nov 22, 2017
Talking Turkey (REBROADCAST)
Nov 22, 2017
Ethical Tourism: Avoiding Animal Cruelty When Traveling (Thailand Edition)
Nov 01, 2017
Novels Inspired by Animals
Oct 07, 2017
Special Episode: Berserk for Bears (+Vegan Vietnam Trip with CPG)!
Sep 22, 2017
My Client is Innocent: The History and Significance of Protecting Animals Under the Law
Aug 06, 2017
100-Mile Trek in the Scottish Highlands
Jul 26, 2017
Compassion for All Creatures Great and Small: In Conversation with Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener
Jun 17, 2017
If the World Went Vegan, We Would be Overrun with Animals and Other Hypotheticals
Jun 03, 2017
Laws for Animals: Effective Political Activism
Apr 28, 2017
SPECIAL EPISODE: Old English Pigs and Old French Pork
Apr 11, 2017
Vegan in Africa: Animals, Food, and Nature in Four Countries
Mar 14, 2017
SPECIAL EPISODE -- The Semantics of Meat (with Paul Shapiro)
Feb 20, 2017
11-Year Anniversary: Another Amazing Love Fest!
Feb 01, 2017
SPECIAL EPISODE — Eating Crow? Trying Eating Humble Pie Instead.
Jan 23, 2017
SPECIAL EPISODE — Zodiac: A Circle of Animals (Literally)
Jan 23, 2017
SPECIAL EPISODE — Coccyx: Please Don't Sit on the Cuckoo
Jan 11, 2017
SPECIAL EPISODE - Inauguration: On a Wing and a Prayer
Jan 10, 2017
Announcement: Animalogy is Live!
Dec 14, 2016
Animalogy: Our Animal-Related Words and Phrases
Dec 05, 2016
Vegan in Los Angeles
Nov 13, 2016
Animal Words with No Animal Origins
Oct 09, 2016
Animals in the Alphabet
Sep 11, 2016
A Gaggle of Geese, A Pride of Lions, A School of Fish, and More Collective Animal Nouns
Aug 17, 2016
10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates
Jul 26, 2016
In Defense of Butchers: A Semantic Justification
Jun 27, 2016
Traveling to Africa: Planning and Preparing for a Dream Trip
Jun 08, 2016
Of Vegan Wine and Hunters
May 08, 2016
30 Things You Can Do To STOP Changing the World
Apr 03, 2016
Vegan in Seattle
Mar 21, 2016
Are Oysters Vegan?
Feb 29, 2016
Cat Cafes: Helpful or Harmful
Feb 14, 2016
Animals in Film — Part Three: How to Help
Feb 01, 2016
Vegan in Germany: Beyond Pretzels, Beer, and Bratwurst
Jan 18, 2016
Ten-Year Podcast Anniversary: A Crazy Love Fest!
Jan 04, 2016
Advocacy & Adaptation: Fitting In and Living Joyfully in a Non-Vegan World
Dec 20, 2015
Humane Critter Control: Managing Uninvited Guests
Dec 07, 2015
5 Ways We Can Help Animals in our Every Day Lives
Nov 10, 2015
Animals in Film Part Two: Animals Were Harmed
Oct 26, 2015
Animals in Film Part One: The History of the "Animals Were Not Harmed" Disclaimer
Oct 05, 2015
Raw vs. Cooked Foods: Which is Better?
Sep 20, 2015
White God: A Film for the Animals
Sep 07, 2015
A Compilation of Compassion
Aug 30, 2015
Vegan at Work: When Your Job Conflicts with Your Ethics
Aug 16, 2015
Expansion of Awareness and Skills: Stage 8 of What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals
Aug 02, 2015
Vegan with Cats and Dogs: What to Feed Our Companion Animals
Jul 19, 2015
Vegan in the South (of Italy and France)
Jul 08, 2015
Nine-Year Podcast Anniversary: A Super Duper Love Fest
Jun 24, 2015
Nine-Year Podcast Anniversary: A Super Duper Love Fest
Jun 20, 2015
Processed Foods Are Evil! (Or Are They?)
Jun 07, 2015
Masculinity and Meat: Re-Defining What Makes a “Real Man”
May 24, 2015
The Best Animal Mothers: Human and Non-Human
May 10, 2015
10 Strategies for Effective Communication (Part Two)
Apr 26, 2015
10 Strategies for Effective Communication (Part One)
Apr 12, 2015
Vegan for Health vs. Vegan for Ethics: Is There a Difference and Does it Matter?
Mar 29, 2015
A Note to Excuse Me: Natural Foods Expo + Holistic Holiday at Sea Vegan Cruise
Mar 24, 2015
The Symbols of Easter and Passover: Honoring Tradition as well as Our Values
Mar 08, 2015
The Vegan Police: Speaking Up for Animals without Talking Down to People
Feb 22, 2015
Animals and The Age of Enlightenment: How thinkers in the 17th century paved the way for animal protection today
Feb 08, 2015
Raccoon Rescue
Jan 30, 2015
Rites and Wrongs: When Slaughter Rituals Mask Discomfort
Jan 24, 2015
How to Make a Vegan: Mainstreaming The 30-Day Vegan Challenge
Jan 10, 2015
Seeking a Sense of Community (Stage 6 of What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals)
Dec 28, 2014
Victory for Elephants in Circuses
Dec 14, 2014
Vegan Traveling in Ireland: Plant-Based Eating in my Ancestor's Land
Nov 30, 2014
American Vegan in London
Nov 17, 2014
Animal Word Origins
Nov 03, 2014
Practical Answers to Real-World Vegan Concerns
Oct 05, 2014
Animals Are Not Plants
Sep 21, 2014
The Power of Compassion
Sep 07, 2014
Indoor Cats with Outdoor Access
Aug 25, 2014
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals – Stage Four: Evangelizing
Aug 11, 2014
Being the Vegan in the Room: Representing Veganism in a Joyful Way
Jul 27, 2014
Palm Oil, Earth Balance, and Rainforest Destruction: Straw-Man Argument or Legitimate Connection?
Jul 16, 2014
Vegan in Italy
Jul 07, 2014
Feeding Wildlife: Is it Ever Okay?
Jun 29, 2014
2,500 Years of Veganism: A Brief History
Jun 27, 2014
Beauty without Animal Cruelty
Jun 13, 2014
Advocating for Animals in Social Media
Jun 02, 2014
Vegan in New York City
May 18, 2014
Knowing Where You End and Another Person Begins
May 04, 2014
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge is coming back! All I need is you.
May 01, 2014
Vegan Weddings: How Dare You Reflect Who You Are on Your Special Day
Apr 21, 2014
Compassionate Fashion
Apr 06, 2014
Benji: My Gateway Film into Animal Advocacy
Mar 23, 2014
I Am (Not) An Animal
Mar 09, 2014
Vegan in Napa, Cruelty-Free Antibacterial Soap (Why It's Unnecessary), and Holy Roaches
Feb 24, 2014
Lessons from a Kitchen Remodel + The Links Between Animal Advocacy and All Social Justice Issues
Feb 09, 2014
Valuing One Life, Changing the Barometer, and Knowing You Can't Please Everyone!
Jan 27, 2014
Eight-Year Anniversary: An Uber Love Fest!
Jan 14, 2014
The Shame of Overweight Vegans
Jan 04, 2014
Setting Boundaries, Reading Chaucer, and Talking Bees
Dec 21, 2013
Creating a Foundation of Compassion
Dec 08, 2013
Being Vegan is a Means to An End. It is Not An End in Itself.
Nov 25, 2013
A New Era for Food for Thought!
Nov 18, 2013
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals – Stage Three: Coming Out
Nov 07, 2013
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals – Stage Two: Guilt & Remorse
Oct 06, 2013
Humane Montaigne (mon*tayne)
Sep 05, 2013
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals - Stage One: Validation and the Voracious Consumption of Information
Aug 01, 2013
The End of the Food for Thought Podcast?
Jul 18, 2013
¡Adiós, Cordera!: An 1892 Spanish Short Story (Read in English!)
Jun 19, 2013
Verbal Vivisection: How Euphemisms, Oxymorons, and Doublespeak Disguise Our Violence Against Animals
May 20, 2013
From Consumption to Compassion: The Stages We Go Through When We Stop Eating Animals and What We Need to Know to Stay Hopeful and Joyful
Apr 08, 2013
Vegan Dating
Mar 14, 2013
Keeping a Vegan Home
Feb 14, 2013
Seven-Year Anniversary: An Uber Lovefest
Jan 17, 2013
A Tribute to Schuster and Michael: Loved and Lost
Dec 13, 2012
Re-Reading the Classics Through the Lens of Compassion: Bambi and Frankenstein
Nov 28, 2012
A Journey Through England and Scotland Through the Eyes of an Animal-Centric, Anglophilic, Literary Geek
Oct 30, 2012
I Don't Eat Fake Meat: An Etymological Appeal for Living (and Speaking) Compassionately
Oct 11, 2012
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: Your Personal Guide for Living Compassionately and Healthfully
Sep 21, 2012
Disagreement is not Disrespect
Aug 08, 2012
John Oswald – a Scottish Voice for Compassion
May 25, 2012
Responses to 'I'm Vegan' and How to Reply
May 04, 2012
Six-Year Anniversary: An Uber Lovefest
Apr 06, 2012
Vegan with Child: A Healthy Combination
Feb 14, 2012
The Newest Diet Fad: Paleo
Jan 11, 2012
It's a Girl! (and Other Announcements)
Dec 30, 2011
Big Vegan Finds in Little Places
Nov 14, 2011
The Pleasures and Politics of Yellowstone National Park
Jun 23, 2011
Vegan Outreach to Restaurants
Apr 26, 2011
The Moral Crusade Against Foodies
Mar 25, 2011
How to Talk to Hunters (or anyone with whom you disagree)
Jan 06, 2011
Finding Abundance while Traveling Vegan — in General and in Ireland!
Oct 14, 2010
The Shearing of Sheep
Aug 31, 2010
Critters on the Streets - When to Intervene (Part Two)
Aug 09, 2010
Losing Weight - Part Two: Calorie Reduction
Jul 26, 2010
Critters on the Streets - When to Intervene (Part One)
Jun 20, 2010
Losing Weight - Part One: Calorie Expenditure
May 24, 2010
Five Favorite (Japanese) Foods: Miso, Sushi, Agar, Sea Vegetables, Shiitake/Maitake Mushrooms
Apr 29, 2010
Finding Sanctuary
Apr 05, 2010
Favorite Food: For the Love of Lentils
Mar 31, 2010
Art and Consciousness
Feb 10, 2010
The Compassionate Gift Guide - 2009
Dec 01, 2009
The Color of Animals
Nov 06, 2009
Man’s Place in the Animal World by Mark Twain
Oct 30, 2009
My Evolution Through Cats: A Tribute and a Memorial to Simon
Aug 25, 2009
Five Favorite Kitchen Tools
Jul 27, 2009
How to Read the "Nutrition Facts" Label
Jul 10, 2009
A Dog's Tale: A Short Story by Mark Twain
Jun 30, 2009
Down with Feathers
Apr 09, 2009
Three-Year Anniversary Show: An Unabashed Lovefest
Mar 08, 2009
The Compassionate Kitchen: Eating Healthfully Affordably
Mar 03, 2009
Rabbit Tales
Feb 04, 2009
Memorials to Animals
Jan 29, 2009
The Compassionate Bathroom
Dec 29, 2008
Diseases of Civilization (aka "Lifestyle Diseases")
Dec 11, 2008
The Compassionate Gift Guide - 2008
Nov 03, 2008
Food for the Road: Packed Lunches and PIcnics
Oct 09, 2008
Little Boy Pig: A Genetically Modified Tale
Oct 01, 2008
Where do I get my calcium if I don't drink cow's milk?
Sep 21, 2008
Celebrating Halloween and Thanksgiving Without Compromising Your Values
Sep 18, 2008
Drawing the Line: How Vegan is Vegan?
Aug 27, 2008
Honoring the Animals We Eat - Just Like the Native Americans
Aug 10, 2008
Conversations with Strangers (on Land and in the Air)
Jul 30, 2008
The Favors We Do Animals
Jul 25, 2008
Greening Your Life
Jul 02, 2008
How Does Your Garden Grow? (Without Animal Products!)
Jun 12, 2008
Eating for World Peace
Jun 05, 2008
Living Among Meat-Eaters - Part II
May 08, 2008
The Safety of Supplements
Apr 16, 2008
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
Apr 15, 2008
Two-Year Anniversary Show: A Veritable Lovefest
Mar 07, 2008
Five Favorite Foods: Carrots, Dates, Walnuts, Oats, Brussels Sprouts
Mar 03, 2008
Definition: Vegan
Feb 07, 2008
The Anarchist - His Dog
Jan 29, 2008
Are You Serious? Strategies for Good Communication
Jan 24, 2008
I Eat Only "White Meat" - In Defense of Chickens
Jan 21, 2008
Acts of Forgiveness - What Humans Can Learn from Non-Human Animals
Jan 15, 2008
To Florida: An Apology
Jan 14, 2008
The Vegetarian Philosophy of Pythagoras, as told by Ovid in "The Metamorphoses"
Jan 12, 2008
Favorite Foods: Beans!
Dec 15, 2007
Marks of Domination: The Branding of Human and Animal Slaves
Nov 30, 2007
A Passionate Life
Nov 13, 2007
Thanksgiving FOR the Birds
Nov 02, 2007
Compassionate Clichés
Oct 15, 2007
On the Road: Traveling as a Vegan (with a Focus on Italy, London, and - Florida)
Sep 27, 2007
Raising Vegan Children - Social Situations
Sep 25, 2007
Poetry's Plea for Animals
Sep 07, 2007
The Fall of the Excuse-itarians (or The Emperor is Naked!)
Aug 26, 2007
Living Among Meat-Eaters - Part I
Aug 20, 2007
The High Costs of Cheap Meat
Aug 12, 2007
The Practical Aspects of Being Vegan
Aug 02, 2007
Motherhood and Maternal Instincts
Jul 31, 2007
Leather: Not an Innocent By-Product
Jul 26, 2007
All About Tofu
Jul 13, 2007
Animal Advocacy and Emotional Stress
Jul 09, 2007
BBQs, Burgers, and Backyard Bites
Jun 17, 2007
Grateful for Goats
Jun 06, 2007
Fish Consumption and By-Catch
May 22, 2007
Like Animals
May 14, 2007
Teen (and College-Age) Vegetarians
May 07, 2007
Peace for Pigs
Apr 19, 2007
Eat Your Vegetables!
Apr 10, 2007
Turning the Tables
Mar 27, 2007
What do Vegetarians Feed their Dogs and Cats?
Mar 19, 2007
Response to: Why don't you spend your time on people instead of animals? or Why don't you care about humans?
Mar 01, 2007
Life After Cheese
Feb 26, 2007
Soy is Not Evil
Feb 22, 2007
Becoming Re-Sensitized
Feb 17, 2007
Mutilation: An Ugly Word, An Ugly Act
Feb 02, 2007
An Essential Mineral: Iron
Jan 25, 2007
Minding the Gatekeepers - or Meat is Not Neutral
Jan 20, 2007
Taking It All In
Jan 08, 2007
Five Favorite Foods: Quinoa, Kale, Blueberries, Tempeh, and Tea
Dec 28, 2006
Don't Give a Cow
Dec 19, 2006
An Essential Vitamin: B12
Dec 11, 2006
Speaking your Truth
Dec 03, 2006
Common Responses to Vegetarianism
Nov 26, 2006
Talking Turkey
Nov 16, 2006
Replacing Eggs in Cooking and Baking
Nov 06, 2006
Transitioning to a Vegan Diet - or - Tips for Eating Healthfully
Nov 01, 2006
The Rise of the Excuse-itarians (or The Emperor's New Clothes)
Oct 28, 2006
How humane are "humane" meat, dairy, and eggs?
Oct 12, 2006
10 Tips for Eating Vegetarian in Social Situations
Oct 11, 2006
The Language of Meat
Oct 02, 2006
Favorite Foods: Non-Dairy Milks
Oct 02, 2006
Eating Animals
Sep 26, 2006
The Myth of the "Perfect Vegan."
Aug 16, 2006
Response to: "Eating meat is my personal preference, and since I respect your choice not to eat meat, I would appreciate your respecting my choice to eat it."
Aug 04, 2006
Being a "Joyful Vegan."
Jul 11, 2006
What about the insects killed for plant production - don't you care about them (and other tenuous arguments)?
Jul 07, 2006
Response to: "If you were on a desert island and were starving, I bet you'd eat meat then; I eat only meat from humanely raised animals"; and other statements based on hypothetical scenarios and myths.
Jun 24, 2006
Milk is a natural food, and cows naturally give milk, so what's wrong with drinking it?
May 30, 2006
PART II Humans are meant to eat meat. Just look at these incisors in my mouth.
May 15, 2006
PART I Humans are meant to eat meat. Just look at these incisors in my mouth.
May 08, 2006
Skipping the Middle Animal: The Nutrients We Need are Plant-Based (Not Animal-Based)
Apr 26, 2006
A Visit to Two "Free-Range" Egg Facilities
Apr 05, 2006
Aren't free-range eggs better than eggs from battery-cage hens?
Mar 31, 2006
What's wrong with eating eggs since the chickens aren't killed to get her eggs?
Mar 29, 2006
The Protein Myth and Vegetarianism / Veganism
Mar 08, 2006