ARZone (Animal Rights Zone) Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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ARZone exists to help educate vegans and non-vegans alike about the obligations human beings have toward all other animals. By providing a space for a variety of blog posts, forum discussions, notes, videos and more, ARZone fosters a sense of community among its members. Through live online chats as well as through recorded audio podcasts with a diversity of people who work both within and outside of the animal advocacy community, ARZone supports respectful and rational discourse and intelligent dialogue about the most pressing issues facing us today.
In this interview we were very pleased to welcome our special guests, Trev Weeden and Kristy Alger.
Trev has been an active member in the animal movement since becoming vegan in 2016. Co-organiser for the March to Close All Slaughterhouses since 2017, and co-organiser for both the World Day for the End of Speciesism march in 2017 and the Dominion March in 2018, he also helped organise Be Fair
In this interview we were joined by budding business sensation, Omari McQueen.
Omari, who is already an award winning chef, has always had a passion for cooking, and started his own You Tube channel called “The Mari Maker Show”, as well as his own vegan business, Dipalicious, all by the age of ten! Omari’s dips are not only delicious, he makes them all himself, before sharing them with the
In this interview we were pleased to welcome Phoebe Frampton to ARZone.
Phoebe is a vegan activist and artist and has been organising various activism events and campaigns within the vegan movement for 7 years. She and her sister together founded activism groups ‘London Vegan Actions’ and then ‘The Earthlings Experience’ which became a new form of activism, with events taking place in more than
In this interview we were pleased to welcome back to ARZone, Jeremy Hess.
Jeremy is a rights-based advocate, who creates content for social media to inspire us to respect other animals and to be thoughtful about our advocacy.
He volunteers at FRIEND Farm Animal Sanctuary, writes for the Vegan Publishers Facebook page, mentors new vegans, and runs Vegan Interactions which is designed to help us
In this interview we were delighted to welcome Farrah Rainfly back to ARZone.
Farrah is one of the founding directors of Life after Hummus Community Benefit Society, a BME-Led London-based social enterprise who are on a mission to pioneer nutrition and lifestyle intervention solutions for a changing health and care landscape to improve the physical and mental health of the public and reduce
In this interview we were very happy to welcome back to ARZone, Dr. Casey Taft.
Casey is co-owner of Vegan Publishers and Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. He’s an internationally recognised psychologist and clinical researcher, winning prestigious awards for his work. He has published over 100 journal articles, book chapters, and scientific reports, and has
In this new series of ARZone interviews, working with Vegfest UK we were very excited to begin the series with our special guest, Trent Grassian.
Trent is a full-time researcher who has spent over a decade working in the fields of anti-racism, LGBTQIA+ liberation, disability rights, and animal advocacy. He recently completed a PhD in Social Policy examining vegan, vegetarian, and even
In this interview we welcomed our special guest, Farrah Rainfly.
Farrah is a Food for Life instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the founding director of Social Enterprise Lifeafterhummus., a London-based BME led Community Benefit Society who are on a mission to pioneer nutrition and lifestyle intervention solutions for a changing health and care landscape to
In this interview we were very pleased to welcome our special guest, Geertrui Cazaux
Geertrui (Trudi) graduated in criminology and environmental sciences . As a research assistant, she explored the sociology of human, animal relations, and has a (PhD in anthropocentrism and speciesism in contemporary criminology). Geertrui edited the book 'Mensen en Andere Dieren' (Humans and Other Animals)
In this interview Roger and I were pleased to welcome Clare Mann as our special guest.
Clare is an Australian based vegan psychologist, communications trainer and animal advocate. She consults with people around the world to help address the personal and social challenges of living vegan in a non-vegan world, and has recently released a book called Vystopia: The anguish of being vegan in a non
In this interview we were pleased to welcome our special guest, Jeremy Hess.
Jeremy uses his street interviews and free resources, to demonstrate how behavioural psychology can help us to communicate effectively with people who aren’t yet vegan.
He develops content for the Vegan Publishers Facebook page, is a vegan mentor, and runs the Vegan Interactions Facebook group designed to share
In this interview we were pleased to be joined two special guests, Dan Kidby and Massimo Viggiani.
Dan is a campaigner, social movement researcher, trainer and animal lover. He is a co-founder of Animal Think Tank, a collective which seeks to develop and share knowledge about how to build an inclusive and strategic mass movement for animal liberation. He was a deckhand during Operation Nemesis,
In this interview, the first in our new series for Vegfest UK’s London event this year, we were very excited to welcome our good friend, Carol J Adams.
Carol is the author of many books, most famously, The Sexual Politics of Meat, now in a 25th anniversary edition, Burger, part of the Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons Series, and the recently released Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the
In today’s interview we welcome our special guest, Michelle Carrera.
Michelle is a professional translator, writer, and founding director of the vegan non-profit Chilis on Wheels, which is an organisation that helps to provide people in need with warm vegan meals via chapters across the US and in Puerto Rico.
Michelle has worked with a wide range of animal advocacy organisations, and has also
In this interview, we are joined by our very special guest, Rayven Whittaker.
Rayven is a 9th grade Home-Schooled Student, who chose to go vegan in 2017 after attending her second Triangle VegFest. She has been the co-host and co-producer of numerous Podcasts (dating back to 2012).
She is looking forward to the continuing pursuits of her interests in (Music, Dance, Film, Photography, Writing,
In this interview we were thrilled to welcome our special guest, Carol J. Adams.
Carol is the author of more than 20 books, including the ground breaking The Sexual Politics of Meat now in a 25th anniversary edition. Burger, just released in Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons Series and the forthcoming Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time. She
What is Intersectionality and what does it have to do with vegan advocacy and animal rights? In the lead up to the pro-intersectionality conference scheduled for Vegfest London in October 2016, ARZone is presenting a special series of brief interviews addressing these and other questions. We'll be speaking with members of the global vegan community about what intersectionality means to them, and
In this interview we were very excited to welcome our special guest, Harley McDonald-Eckersall.
Harley is one of the directors and founding members of an exciting new Australian group called Young Voices for Animals or YVA (pronounced ee-vah).
Founded in early 2017, YVA is a group run for youth, by youth, with a vision to educate, and empower the next generation of young people working
Episode 63 features professor of psychology and sociology, Dr. Melanie Joy. ARZone speaks with Dr. Joy about her recently published article “Speaking Truth to Power” and how the dominant ideology of carnism constructs and employs narratives to marginalize other animals and the humans who advocate on their behalf. Audio podcast, approx. 51 minutes.
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In this interview, we were delighted to welcome our special guest, Meneka Repka.
Meneka is an artist and teacher living in Calgary. As an illustrator, and in her work, Meneka investigates the complicated relationships between humans and other animals.
Meneka joins us today to speak about the 'cruelty free' label, cash crops, what she would like mainstream veganism to recognise in regard to
In this interview we were pleased to welcome our special guest, Mary Lawrence.
Mary is a vegan chef and wellness educator. She’s also a board member of the American Vegan Society, and a frequent speaker at vegan events in the United States. She holds a certificate in plant based nutrition, a BA in English, and an MA in Communication.
Through advocacy that includes cooking classes and
In this interview we spoke with Saryta Rodriguez.
Saryta is an author, editor, social justice advocate, and educator. Their first book, Until Every Animal is Free, was published in 2015, and they are currently working on a compilation of essays examining food justice from a variety of lenses. Saryta’s past writings have focused on food justice, veganism, race, and gentrification.
Saryta is
In this interview we spoke with Rama Ganesan.
Rama lived in Chennai India until the age of 10 when she emigrated to the UK with her family. She graduated from the University of Oxford, and also has a PhD from the University of Wales. She then moved to the US with her spouse, and has lived there ever since. Rama became a vegan after reading “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer, set as
In this interview, we are joined by two very special guests, Svetlana Chibireva and Laura Schleifer.
Svetlana is a pro intersectional vegan with an interest in looking at veganism as a political and ethical philosophy through a critical lense in order to challenge current narratives in mainstream veganism. She was born in Stalingrad, a city recovering from the atrocities of nazi occupation
In this interview we welcomed inspirational vegan leader, Kathy Divine, to ARZone.
Kathy is the author of five vegan books and founder of the magazine Australian Vegans Journal. The concept of ethical vegan leadership as the solution to world peace inspires and drives her work, and she uses publishing as a way to broadcast this vision into the world. Kathy offers one-on-one coaching to
This time and next, the ARZone Team discuss David Nibert's "entanglements thesis" laid out in the 2002 book Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation with Professor Nibert himself, and with Dr. Helen Masterman-Smith of Charles Sturt University.
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The second part of our podcast with Professor David Nibert and Dr. Helen Masterman-Smith.
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In this interview we welcomed back Dr. Casey Taft to ARZone. Casey is a Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University school of Medicine , and an internationally recognized researcher in the areas of trauma, family communication and violence prevention.
Casey sees the prevention of violence toward other animals as a natural extension of his work with humans.
He’s is the co-owner of Vegan
In this interview, we welcomed my fellow Australian animal advocate, James Aspey
James has overcome some huge hurdles in his life and is a true inspiration. He conquered leukaemia, drug abuse and bulimia before becoming one of Australia’s most well-known animal advocates.
Grabbing global attention in 2015 after breaking a year long vow of silence in a powerful TV interview seen by millions,
Stuart Chaifetz is an investigator who works with SHARK - Showing Animals Respect and Kindness.
Stu - began his animal campaigning as a “sab” in England in 1990 and continued his anti-hunting work after returning to the United States.
He’s also run for Congress as a Green Party candidate and is the winner of a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society award for anti-whaling work.
Stu is also an
Episode 84 features advocate and activist Prof. Steven Best, Ph. D.
Steve Best is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, but he’s perhaps best known as an advocate for the liberation of the earth and all who live on it - humans as well as other animals.
Steve has published 13 books and hundreds of articles and has been active nationally and internationally
Katrina is the founder and editor of the vegan business blog VeganBusinessMedia.com, the host of Vegan Business Talk podcast and author of Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business, She’s been vegan since 1996, and has had her ideas about the interconnections between human and other animal social justice featured in numerous books and articles. Her goal is to inform and inspire as many
In episode 3 of our new series on Total Liberation through Radical Veganism we spoke with Robert Grillo. Robert is an activist, author and speaker. He is the director of Free from Harm, which he founded in 2009 to expose animal agriculture’s impact on other animals, on vulnerable communities, and on the environment.
Robert’s first book, Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming
The activist behind Unparalleled Suffering Photography is a gifted artist who has chosen to use their significant talents to expose the diverse forms of animal exploitation and torment perpetrated and normalized by our culture. This activist, working anonymously and entirely on their own, expertly documents both the emotional terror and physical suffering that animals endure at human hands: --
In the early 1990’s, at the age of 55, Sukie, a Mexican born woman living in Texas and married to a hunter, made a life-changing choice to go vegan! She then went on to start the first animal advocacy group in El Paso along with The Vegetarian Society of El Paso.
The animal advocacy group Sukie started had their first meeting in her home in September 1992. There were eleven attendees, plus two
Katrina and Aivars were selected together as one winner this year. They are the co-founders of animal advocacy group, Animal Freedom in Latvia.
This group conducts undercover investigations, coordinates outreach and public education campaigns, lobbies government bodies to secure stronger laws for animals, participates in corporate outreach and pressure campaigns to secure meaningful animal
Chia-Pei and Yu-Sheng were selected together as one winner this year.
What Chia-Pei and Yu-Sheng do for the animal movement is awe-inspiring. They are the definition of activism!
They volunteer, serve as key organizers, emcees, speakers and spokespersons. They keep their fingers on the pulse of anything new related to veganism; -- a new vegan friendly business, a new animal advocacy
Dr. Dawa Dolker works as a full-time dentist during the day and dedicates every other spare moment of her life to other animals. Over four years ago Dawa co-founded the Dharmasala Vegan Movement (DVM) which finds homes for other animals in need and encourages people to address their consumption of animal products.
This powerful activist has been known as the animal rescuer of her village
In episode 2 of our new series on Total Liberation through Radical Veganism, we speak with Vegfest UK Founder, Tim Barford.
Tim is the founder and manager of Vegfest UK. He has been living vegan since 1984. Tim founded Vegfest-- originally called “Bristol Vegan Fayre” in 2003, making this year the sixteenth year Tim and Vegfest UK have been holding vegan festivals which attract well over ten
In episode 1 of our new series on Total Liberation through Radical Veganism, we speak with vegan author, Julia Feliz Brueck.
Julia is a decade long vegan, mother of two, scientist, and published author and illustrator. She is also the founder of Sanctuary Publishers, a vegan book publisher that gives back to marginalised communities with every book sold. Sales from Julia’s new guide, the Baby
Episode 91 features long time advocate, Matt Ball.
Matt has been a globally recognised advocate for other animals, for vegetarian diets and for applied ethics for over two decades. He has presented at, and written for diverse forums over the past two decades. Matt has written dozens of essays, articles, editorials and book chapters, and is the co-author (with Bruce Friedrich) of The Animal
Episode 25 features special guest, Dr. Kim Socha. Kim holds a Ph.D. in English and teaches writing and literature at a community college. Her publications include "Animal Liberation and Atheism” and "Women, Destruction, and the Avant-Garde".
She is also contributing editor of "Defining Critical Animal Studies: An Intersectional Social Justice Approach for Liberation" and "Confronting Animal
Episode 90 features Professor of Psychology, Casey Taft
Casey is a Professor of Psychiatry, an internationally recognized researcher in the areas of trauma and the family. He has published over 100 journal articles, book chapters, and scientific reports, and has consulted with the United Nations.
Casey sees the prevention of violence toward other animals as a natural extension of his work with
Episode 8 features Dawn Moncrief, a social justice advocate for more than 20 years.
Dawn is the Founder & Executive Director of the non-profit organisation A Well-Fed World. She holds master’s degrees in both International Relations and Women’s Studies from George Washington University, both with a focus on economic development. Among other things, her work highlights how high levels of animal
Episode 89 features noted artist and author Ruby Roth.
Ruby Roth, who’s lived vegan since 2003, is an artist, designer, an activist and is the author and illustrator of four vegan books for children: “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals” (2009), “Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action” (2012), ”V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind” (2013), and most recently “The Help Yourself Cookbook for
Episode 24 features long time vegan and pro-intersectionality justice advocate, Christopher Sebastian.
Sebastian is a long time vegan and social justice advocate. He focuses on examining the complex relationships between speciesism, racism, and queer oppression, and he organises discussions relative to exploring the intersectionality of veganism and other movements for social justice.
Episode 23 features pro-intersectional vegan advocate, Laura Schleifer
Laura is a pro-intersectional vegan. She is a writer, theatre artist and educator whose work has spanned the globe, from the Middle East to China and beyond.
Laura has been working on a book for Vegan Publishers, Liberating Veganism, which deals with animal rights psychology and philosophy, and she regularly speaks about
Episode 22 features intersectional vegan activist and author, Julia Feliz.
Julia is an intersectional vegan, an artist and the author of the first ever vegan themed board book for babies and toddlers, Libby Finds Vegan Sanctuary.
Julia runs The Vegan Craftivist Project, which advocates on behalf of other animals through craft, and recently became president of a Swiss based association,
Episode 21 features farmer-turned-advocate Harold Brown.
Harold Brown, who is featured in the documentary Peaceable Kingdom, The Journey Home, spent over half of his life working in animal agriculture. Growing up on a beef farm in Michigan and later working in the dairy industry, Harold has been involved in the behind the scenes operations of food production that uses other animals. Today
Episode 20 features long-time activist Joe Brydon.
Joe Brydon has been engaged in activism of one form or another for as long as they can remember, primarily involved with disarmament and anti-war campaigns, with brief forays into anti-fracking and anti-nuclear escapades. Growing up gay in a very heterosexual world has helped Joe realise the importance of intersectionality in each of these
Episode 19 features Casey Taft and Jay Shooster in a conversation about effective altruism and the animal advocacy community. Audio podcast, approx. 59 minutes.
Casey Taft, Ph. D., a Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, is an internationally recognized researcher in the areas of trauma and the family, winning prestigious awards for his work in this area. He has
Episode 17 features Sarah K. Woodcock.
Sarah K. Woodcock is an intersectional vegan of colour living in Minnesota. We are honoured to have hosted Sarah for our inaugural podcast in this Intersectionality Interview series. She is the founder and Executive Director of TAVS - The Advocacy of Veganism Society. She joined us this time to speak about what’s happened in the United States since the
Episode 17 features the director of Free from Harm, Robert Grillo.
Robert Grillo is an activist, author and speaker. He is the director of Free from Harm, which he founded in 2009 to expose the effects of animal agriculture on other animals, vulnerable human communities and the environment. With a background in marketing communications, Robert is particularly interested in how popular
Episode 16 features xavi finix.
xavi finix is an autistic transgender animal rights activist squatting in Dublin. xavi joined us to speak about ableism within the animal advocacy community, and about links between veganism, anarchy, and the queer liberation movement. Audio podcast, approx. 14 mins.
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Episode 15 features Judy Nadel and Damien Clarkson.
Judy Nadel and Damien Clarkson are the co-founders of Vevolution, a new vegan and conscious living festival staged in London on Saturday November 5, 2016. Judy and Damian are passionate about encouraging people to care about other animals and the environment, and believe that veganism is a social justice movement changing the world. Judy
Episode 14 features, for a second time, artist and activist Laura Schleifer.
A pro-intersectional vegan who regularly speaks publicly about the ways in which the struggle for human liberation intersects with the movement for the liberation of other animals, Laura rejoins us to talk about the manner in which PeTA choose to advertise. Audio podcast, 23 minutes.
Episode 13 features journalist and author Katrina Fox.
Katrina Fox is the founder and editor of the vegan business blog VeganBusinessMedia.com, host of Vegan Business Talk podcast, and author of Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business. She’s been vegan since 1996, and has had her ideas about the interconnections between human and other animal social justice featured in numerous
Episode 12 features Dr. Will Tuttle.
Will is the author of the bestselling book, The World Peace Diet. He has been vegan since 1980, and is a former Dharma Master in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Will, along with his partner Madeleine - a Swiss visionary artist, has been travelling full time since 1995, bringing the message of radical inclusion and peace to humans all over the planet. If he
Episode 11 features VegFest’s Tim Barford.
Tim Barford is the founder and manager of Vegfest UK. Living vegan since 1984, he founded Vegfest, originally called Bristol Vegan Fayre, in 2003. Vegfest UK now hosts four vegan festivals in the UK annually, attracting more than ten thousand visitors to each event. Tim and his team are organising the UK’s first vegan pro-intersectionality conference
Episode 10 features pioneering author Carol J. Adams.
Carol J. Adams has been one of the most inspirational leaders of the animal advocacy movement for decades. She is a writer, speaker, and activist as well as a mentor to countless animal advocates. As well as writing the groundbreaking book, The Sexual Politics of Meat, Carol has authored more than 20 other books, as well as countless articles
Episode 9 features Kate Stewart Ph. D., a sociologist at Nottingham Trent University.
Kate is the author, with Matthew Cole, of the book Our Children and Other Animals (2014) which explores the sociological importance of other animals in the lives of human children - and vice versa. Her work reveals “the interconnectedness of studies in childhood, culture, and human-animal relations.” As part
This Special Episode of the ARZone Podcast features Ari Nessel, the founder and president of The Pollination Project, speaking about TPP’s 2016 Lisa Shapiro Awards.
Named in memorial of a selfless advocate, the Lisa Shapiro Awards recognise the unsung heroes of our movement who are working quietly behind the scenes creating a more just world for other animals. Nominated by their peers and
Episode 7 features Laura Schleifer - a writer, theater artist, and educator whose work has spanned the globe from the Middle East to Nicaragua to China and beyond.
Laura is a pro-intersectional vegan, and active in the Palestine Liberation Movement. She created the word “artivist” to describe her vocation as an artist-activist. As a Jewish American she traveled to the West Bank in Palestine,
Episode 6 features Brenda Sanders is a food justice activist in Baltimore City who has dedicated her life to fighting for vulnerable populations.
As a community organizer, Brenda has coordinated events like The Vegan Living Program - an annual 6-week vegan education program, Eating for Life - a plant-based cooking workshop, Vegan SoulFest - a festival that celebrates culture and the vegan
Episode 5 features Nzinga Young, a freelance writer who focuses on vegan issues. A born-and-raised vegetarian who is now living vegan, she’s turned her predominantly plant-based upbringing into a passionate vegan lifestyle. Nzinga is a student of plant-based nutrition with eCornell, a vegan content contributor for Huffington Post, and an avid traveler for local and international vegan events.
Episode 4 features Lauren Ornelas, who has been active in the animal rights movement for more than 20 years. She is the founder and director of Food Empowerment Project, a vegan food justice nonprofit which seeks to create a more just world by helping consumers recognize the power of their food choices. Food Empowerment Project works in solidarity with farm workers, advocates for chocolate not
Episode 3 features Aph Ko an intersectional vegan feminist, anti-racist activist and writer. Aph founded the website www.blackvegansrock.com after producing the first list of 100 influential Black vegans, and is also the founder of http://aphro-ism.com, a website that provides critical analysis through a black vegan feminist framework. Aph focuses on how intersectionality is a useful tool for
Episode 2 features Sebastian, a staff writer at Vegan Publishers, part-time lecturer on speciesism at Columbia University, and volunteer coordinator for VINE Sanctuary.
Focused in his work mostly on examining the complex relationships between speciesism, racism, and queer oppression, Sebastian speaks with ARZone about how Intersectionality can be used as a lens through which we can understand
Episode 88 features Casey Taft.
Casey Taft is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and focuses his research on the prevention of interpersonal violence. He has consulted with the United Nations and the domestic violence programs that he has developed are being utilized in the United States Department of Defense as well as the Veteran’s Health Administration.
He’s also
Episode 87 features Nick Cooney.
Nick Cooney is Director of Education at Mercy For Animals, a national nonprofit animal protection organization and he’s founder of The Humane League. His work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, and he’s lectured extensively throughout the United States and Europe.
He is the author of three books: Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About
Episode 86 features advocate and author Saryta Rodriguez.
Saryta Rodriguez is graduate of Columbia University (New York, USA) who is committed to social justice activism, with a focus on issues of human hunger and violence against other animals.
Saryta has written her first book, "Until Every Animal is Free", recently published by Vegan Publishers (2015). She joined us to speak about that book,
Episode 78 features professor of political theory, Robert Garner.
Rob Garner is professor of political theory at the University of Leicester in the UK who has, for more than two decades, specialised in animal rights.
In this interview, Prof. Garner speaks with ARZone about his recently published book A Theory of Justice for Animals. He explains why Animal Welfare fails to protect the interests
Episode 85 features advocate, educator, and author Kim Socha
Kim Socha, who holds a PhD in English Literature and Criticism, is an English professor working in the US. A grassroots animal liberation advocate, Kim is also active in drug policy reform, and transformative justice.
Kim is the author or editor of 4 books relating to animal rights and veganism including her most recent from 2014,
Episode 81 features long time advocate and author Will Tuttle Ph. D.
In early 2014 Dr. Will Tuttle, who holds a masters in humanities and a Ph.D in education, completed an international speaking tour, traveling to Taiwan, throughout Australia, and to New Zealand. In this podcast, Dr. Tuttle speaks with ARZone about his work and to tell us about his experience speaking to sold out audiences
Episode 83 features Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States.
Since 2005 Paul Shapiro has been the Vice President for Farm Animal Protection for the Humane Society of the United States. Prior to joining the HSUS, Paul was, for 10 years, the founder and campaigns director of Compassion Over Killing, a group he initially began while still in high school.
Paul joins us today to
Episode 82 features activist Matt Ball.
Matt Ball is Senior Advisor for VegFund, an organization that funds the outreach of advocates for other animals around the world. In 1993, Matt co-founded Vegan Outreach; where he served as the group’s Executive Director for more than 20 years. Matt speaks with us about his new job, his latest book, and his current thoughts about the state of the animal
Episode 80 features the Executive Director of Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE), Jon Bockman.
In this interview, we discuss the work that ACE does in trying to utilise the best survey and research methods to evaluate the effectiveness of various groups and organizations working within the animal advocacy movement. Audio Podcast, approx 57 minutes.
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Episode 79 features long time advocate Nick Cooney.
Nick Cooney, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Humane League, is also the Director of Education for Mercy For Animals. Nick is the author of two books, Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change (2011) and Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to
Episode 76 features the founder and president of The Pollination Project, Ari Nessel.
The Pollination Project is an organisation that gives seed grants and loans to individual change-makers throughout the world, focusing on social justice, environmental sustainability, and community health & wellness. (ARZone has been the very grateful recipient of one of these grants.)
Ari Nessel oversees a
Episode 75 features Professor of Law and author Sherry Colb.
Sherry Colb is professor of Law at Cornell University and is the author of two books, When Sex Counts: Making Babies and Making Law (2007) about the modern challenges of sexual equality, and Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger? and Other Questions People Ask Vegans (2013).
Sherry visits ARZone to talk about that book, in which she
Episode 74 features vegan advocate and author Kathy Divine.
Kathy, from Sydney, Australia, has been vegan for 9 years and vegetarian for 12 years before that. She speaks with ARZone about her latest book, Plant Powered Men. We ask her about how she chose those who contributed to the book, why she feels that it's important that a book about veganism focus on men, and what she learned in the
ARZone Podcast 73 features Kim Socha and Sarahjane Blum.
Kim Socha is a grassroots animal liberation advocate, an author, and educator who sits on the boards of The Institute for Critical Animal Studies and the Animal Rights Coalition. Sarahjane is also a grassroots animal liberation advocate, educator and board member of Support Vegans in the Prison System, and of New York City’s Empty Cages
ARZone Podcast 72 features a return visit with sociologist and activist Prof. David Nibert.
A professor of sociology at Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio, USA, David Nibert is the author of the recently published book "Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism and Global Conflict". David discusses the thesis of his book, that the "domesecration" of other animals
ARZone Podcast 71 features sociologists Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole.
Kate Stewart is a medical sociologist working at the University of Nottingham; Matthew Cole is a sociologist teaching with The Open University. Kate and Matthew speak with ARZone about the work they've done examining how children "learn the difference between animals they eat and animals they love". They discuss how the
ARZone Podcast 70 features Ruby Roth.
Ruby Roth is an artist, designer, writer, and blogger with degrees in Art and American Studies; she’s now in her tenth year of living vegan. Ruby speaks with ARZone about her latest children's book "V is for Vegan: The ABC's of Being Kind", why she wrote it, and for whom it is intended. Ruby also talks about the importance of compassion and positive
ARZone Podcast 68 features writer, educator and activist Al Nowatzki.
We speak with Al about being a vegan parent raising vegan children, about the dominant narratives regarding other animals in media, about his work reaching out to new vegans, and much more. Audio podcast, approx. 65 minutes.
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ARZone Podcast 69 features Will Tuttle, PhD.
Will Tuttle, a former Zen monk who has been vegan for more than 30 years, is the author of the best-selling book The World Peace Diet. Will speaks with ARZone about his latest efforts to bring veganism into the mainstream, about how our treatment of other animals has led us to a crisis of inner and external turmoil, and about how we can each reject
Episode 67 features our special guest, vegan advocate and educator, Gypsy Wulff.
Gypsy speaks with ARZone about her work bringing the vegan message to children and young people, about how her work with humans who have special needs has informed her advocacy, about her new book "Turning Points in Compassion" which features interviews with more than 50 advocates and activists from around the world
An ARZone Special on the history and development of the Animal Advocacy Movement, featuring "The Brit Pack" - Brendan McNally, Kim Stallwood, Louise Wallis, Lynne Yates, Ronnie Lee, and Roger Yates. The host is ARZone founder, Carolyn Bailey.
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A Toast to Ronnie Lee, or Ronnie Lee You're Toast! Listen in awe as Brendan McNally stops Ronnie Lee in full flight with the
Episode 66 features our special guest Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.
Known widely as "The Compassionate Cook", Colleen talks with ARZone about her recent work reaching out to people who are interested in changing their lives through "The 30-Day Vegan Challenge". She also speaks about effective advocacy, the need for people to be compassionate to human as well as other-than-human animals, and the
ARZone is joined by five of the contributors to the recent book, "Earth, Animal and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement". In addition to two of the books editors, Judith K. C. Bentley and Anthony Nocella II, our conversation also includes contributing authors David Nibert, Norm Phelps and Kimberly Socha. Audio Podcast, approx 71 minutes.
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Episode 64 features Karen and Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (www.SAENonline.org).
Michael Budkie once worked in laboratories as an Animal Health Technician, witnessing first hand the traumas inflicted on other animals. Karen and Michael discuss the work that SAEN does in uncovering the abuse of other animals who are experimented on, the role of money in scientific research, and
Episode 62 features a return visit with the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals, David Cantor. When we first spoke with David in Episode 53, David explained RPA’s vision and mission as a group that engages in what he calls “strict rights advocacy”, rejecting both the traditional animal welfare strategy as well as abolitionism. David believes and argues that “rights precede
Episode 53 features special guest David Cantor.http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7392026724731048755#editor/target=post;postID=1699410862535916337
A full-time animal advocate with national organizations since 1989, in late 2002 David Cantor founded and since then has served as the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals (RPA), a group that engages in what he refers to as “
In this special Looking Back, Moving Forward podcast, ARZone presents the thoughts of 35 advocates and activists from around the world - looking back on 2012 and moving forward into 2013. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to these remarkable and dedicated people share their thoughts on past success and hope for the future. This diversity of voices shows that even though many of us favour different
Episode 60 features activist, vegan and creator of still and moving images, Karol Orzechowski.
Karol Orzechowski, a long time advocate for social justice causes, has recently produced and directed the full length documentary Maximum Tolerated Dose. MTD presents accounts of experimentation on other animals from the perspectives of the humans who have performed it as well as of the other animals
Episode 59 features Animal Equality’s Laura Gough and Sharon Núñez.
Laura and Sharon speak with us about the how and why Animal Equality conducts anti-speciesist vegan animal rights advocacy, what they have learned from their international experience, and what they see as some of the best ways forward for the movment. They also respond to some criticisms that have been made of Animal Equality's
This special edition of ARZone podcasts features author, educator, and advocate, Anthony Nocella II who speaks about a global memorial tribute to environmental and social justice activist, William C. Rodgers. Audio Podcast approx. 7 minutes.
You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.
Episode 58 features ARZone admin Ronnie Lee.
Ronnie Lee, famous as the founder of ALF (Animal Liberation Front), speaks with his fellow ARZone admins about his most recent project called Encouraging Vegan Education (EVE). He also talks about why the ALF has not been as effective as many had hoped, about the long history of veganism within the animal protection movement, about the best ways to
Episode 56 features ethologist, author, public speaker and vegan advocate, Dr. Jonathan Balcombe.
Dr. Balcombe speaks with ARZone about his work with the newly launched Humane Society University, about the Experience of Pleasure and the Elimination of Suffering, as well as about the complex inner lives of fishes, language and communication in other animals, and much more. Audio Podcast,
Episode 57 features history professor, author, and vegan advocate James McWilliams.
Prof. McWilliams speaks with us about the sustainable agriculture/locavore movement, the controversy surrounding Green Mountain College's decision to slaughter the two oxen Bill and Lou, the divisions and disagreements within the movement, the parallels between the "animal movement and the movement to abolish
Episode 55 features activist and writer, Ed Coffin.
Ed speaks with ARZone about his Free Speech battle with the city of Philadelphia, his grassroots activism, the HSUS/UEP deal regarding egg-laying hens, racism in the AR movement and more. Audio podcast, approx. 47 mins.
Ed, who received his degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, is a registered dietitian and
Episode 54: ARZone welcomes back special guest Dr. Andrew Knight.
Andrew speaks with ARZone about his work making schools of veterinary medicine aware of methods and procedures that respect the lives of other animals, he answers some questions regarding the health and diets of cats and dogs, and he tells about the incredible vegan endurance events he's participated. Audio podcast, approx 59
Episode 51 features special guest Greg McFarlane.
Greg McFarlane is the president of the Vegan Society of New South Wales, a community-based, non-profit organisation founded in 1981 in Southeastern Australia.
In this ARZone Podcast, Greg talks about the challenges of creating a national advocacy organization, the core influences that affect the "life cycle of a vegan", single-issue campaigns
Episode 52 features special guest, Dr. Melanie Joy.
Dr. Joy is a social psychologist, a professor of psychology and sociology, and a celebrated speaker who has spent many years researching the psychology of eating meat, systems of oppression and strategic social change. Running time approx. 53 minutes.
Melanie is the author of two books Strategic Action for Animals as well as Why We Love Dogs,
This time the ARZone team are joined by grassroots activist from Animal Liberation Action, Brandon Becker. Brandon speaks about his time at PeTA and why he left the organisation, the formation of his grassroots group, their activities, and their aims. He also considers whether there remains a place for many of the large national animal advocacy groups in the age of internet and comments on
ARZone Podcast #40 features special guest Cameron Blewett, a vegan advocate from Brisbane, Australia, who, after spending many years as an avid hunter, has now been vegan for almost 20 years!
Cameron served in the Australian Army Reserves and has also advocated for the rights of workers within the Trade Union Movement. He is a keen writer (see here).
Most recently Cam has made the decision
In this episode ARZone admins Carolyn Bailey, Ronnie Lee and Tim Gier talk about how veganism can be more or less difficult for different people depending on how all the various aspects of life intersect. We also talk about how the different needs of each person ought to be considered in our outreach and advocacy. Finally, we talk about the benefits and drawbacks of using the internet for
Ronnie Lee, founder of the Animal Liberation Front talks about how he is still identified with the ALF, what he thinks about the role of direct action in the movement for other animals, and how he believes that progress depends on education an political involvement.
You may also listen H E R E or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web
In this episode, the ARZone admins discuss the subject of Alliance Politics.
In recent ARZone podcasts and online interviews, various members of the global social justice movement for other animals have spoken about whether those of us in the movement need to align ourselves with those in other social movements.
The question is, would our working with other movements help those movements, at
In the first in a series, Ronnie Lee interviews long time UK activist Kevin White about when and why he became vegan and how he now advocates on behalf of other animals. Ronnie is then joined by ARZone founder Carolyn Bailey and admin Tim Gier in a discussion of Kevin's interview.
You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit
ARZone Podcast Episode 39 features special guest Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, award-winning author, educator, and community organizer, and professor at Hamline University in the School of Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Anthony is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies.
He’s published more than 10 books including - as co-editor - Terrorists or
Episode 50 features special guest Bob Linden.
Bob Linden, is the host of GO VEGAN Radio, a one hour talk radio programme accessible via download, live-stream and free podcast as well as weekly on US broadcast radio in California.
In this ARZone Podcast, Bob talks about his radio show, the events, promotions, organizations and other forms of vegan outreach he conducts, the problems he sees
This time the ARZone team are joined by Dino Sarma, cook, podcaster, vegan educator, and all-round good (vegan) egg. Dino Sarma is the author of Alternative Vegan: International Vegan Fare Straight From the Produce Aisle, which is a vegan cookbook based solely on produce. Dino focuses on cooking simply, inexpensively and with an East Indian influence. Dino produces popular podcasts, in which he
Episode 23 features Dr. David Sztybel.
David has been a vegan since 1988 and talks about his evolving philosophy in the field of animal ethics, how a genuine interest in the concept of ahimsa has been an influence in his life, his interest in normative sociology, his journey to veganism, and his vision for the future.
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Episode 22 features long-time British activist Lynne Yates.
Lynne, a vegan since the late 1970s, has been a science teacher for many years, an education adviser to a local authority, and has worked in Southern Sudan. In the 1980s, she was the National Secretary of The Campaign for the Prevention of Cruelty by Angling (which, when she joined, had a membership of about 5 people!) and, as a
The ARZone team are joined by political theorist Professor Robert Garner, author of Animals, Politics and Morality, the Political Theory of Animal Rights, and Animal Ethics, and co-author with some other guy of The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation.
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Episode 20 features Gary Smith, author of the blogThe Thinking Vegan, who speaks about ways to campaign against vivisection.
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In our last podcast, ARZone interviewed Bruce Friedrich from Farm Sanctuary. In this episode, the ARZone team chat about issues that seemed to us to arise from Bruce Friedrich's podcast.
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Extra, Extra, hear all about it. A few minutes cut from the main podcast.
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Episode 15 features Bruce Friedrich of Farm Sanctuary. Bruce Friedrich recently left PeTA after 15 years working there. The ARZone team were interested to discover the reason for the move, and to explore issues about "farm animal" welfare, his film editing, and his veganism.
We experienced a thunderstorm during the recording which accounts for the abrupt ending as well as for the less than
Here are some of the materials that did not make ARZone Podcast 16.
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Building on recent Veganacious and Coexisting With Nonhuman Animals podcasts, the ARZone team look again at vegan education - this time vegan education in schools and in relation to teaching young children about how society uses other animals. How can animal advocates get access into schools and what should they - what can they - say once there?
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Episode 15 features special guest, professor of moral philosophy and member of Spanish animal rights group, Equanimal, Oscar Horta who discusses the plight of the Spanish 12, his position on free-living individuals, his thoughts on why environmentalism is not aligned with animal rights or anti speciesism, and much more.
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In this podcast, the ARZone team are joined by Robin Lane, co-founder with Alison Lane of the London Vegan Festival (LVF). Robin, an ethical vegan since 1982, talks about the development of the LVF, vegan education, national animal advocacy organisations, grassroots campaigns, and much more.
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Thomas Janak of Wild Time Radio
Thomas Janak is the host of Wild Time radio, a pet psychologist and ananimal healer. Thomas has performed 190 interviews and has a wide array of experiences in talking with animal people.
Thomas discusses his successful radio show, explaining its transformation from a human rights show to one focused on animal rights. We also discuss his own transformation and
Going Vegan.
The reasons that people live vegan vary. For some, like the founders of the English Vegan Society, it was a matter of ethics; for others, it is health; for others still, environmental issues. Some may go vegan for all of these reasons combined. Furthermore, what of the process of becoming a vegan? What "route" do people take? What triggers their veganism: is it the culmination of a
Welcome to Vol. 1 of ARZone's Greatest Hits in which we present highlights from past shows. In this podcast, we feature clips from our first 10 episodes, which feature wonderful guests and lively discussions. We hope you enjoy this Greatest Hits package.
Guests featured:
Kari Bagnall Bob Ingersoll Emma Kaczmarczyk Ronnie Lee David Pearce Will Tuttle
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Animal Rights Zone's special guest for this episode is Jordan Wyatt, Dictator for Life of the Invercargill Vegan Society (INVSOC), and the producer of the Coexisting With Nonhuman Animals Podcast.
Jordan talks about his chicken friends, the development of the Invercargill Vegan Society, his recent attendance at New Zealand's "National Animal Rights Conference 2011", and how language is used
This time the ARZone team are joined by two guests, Bob Ingersoll of Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary, and Kari Bagnall of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. We speak about the Jungle Friends Expansion Project, and learn from Bob about the film Project Nim, in which he is featured.
Despite a few small technical problems, this was an informative and interesting conversation between seven people
This time the ARZone team explore the ideology of speciesism and The Big C - Capitalism. Using themes from Professor David Nibert's "entanglements thesis," should we understand speciesism as rather more than simply a prejudice held by indviduals? To what extent is capitalism a major structural impediment to the liberation of all human and other animals? Can we see a vegan capitalist future -
Episode 49 features our special guest Anthony Marr.
Anthony speaks about his recent campaigns against oil pipelines, tankers and "dirty oil"; global climate change; vegans who ride horses, speciesism and racism in the AR movement; and much more. Audio podcast, aprrox. 1 hour 50 minutes.
Anthony Marr, who was honoured with the Henry Spira Grassroots Activist Award at the AR2010 conference,
Episode 48 features special guest Nick Cooney.
Nick is the Compassionate Communities Campaign manager for Farm Sanctuary. He is also the author of “Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change” which VegNews named as one of its top ten books of 2011. Nick is also the founder of The Humane League, an advocacy organization that works to protect other animals through
An interview with Marc Bekoff, world renowned animal behaviorist, biologist, author (Animals Matter) and advocate for other animals.
Marc talks about the need to connect hearts and minds by "rewilding" ourselves, his ideas about compassionate conservation, what we know about the minds of other animals, and how the way forward for other animals is for human advocates to stop their
Episode 46 episode features special
guest Brad King.
Brad King is the founder of Farm Animal
Rescue Australia, a new sanctuary in Queensland Australia. Brad speaks with us about the needs of the rescued animals, the challenges of running a sanctuary, how connecting people with living beings is a great form of vegan outreach and education, the role of government in animal
Episode 47 features special guest Dr. Andrew Knight.
Andrew talks about his book The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments, the problem of vivisection, the use of other animals in veterinary schools, vegan ultramarthons and fitness, and much more. Approx. 44 min audio podcast.
Dr. Andrew Knight is an Australian bioethicist and European Veterinary Specialist in Welfare Science, Ethics and
David Pearce is without doubt a controversial figure within the animal advocacy movement. He is a British negative utilitarian and transhumanist philosopher and author of the online text calling for the end of suffering for all sentient life, The Hedonistic Imperative.
In 2002, David Pearce co-founded the Abolitionist Society, which has "Towards the abolition of suffering through science" as
In this special podcast, the ARZone team introduce their Vegan Buddies programme. Vegan Buddies is a vegan mentoring scheme designed to help new and aspiring vegans to become and stay vegan. In this podcast, listeners are given a brief "audio tour" of the main features of ARZone's Vegan Buddies initiative which can be accessed via the main Animal Rights Zone (ARZone) website. At this stage,
Rae Sikora and JC Corcoran join the ARZone team for a lively discussion about vegan advocacy and related topics.
Rae and JC have each been advocates and educators for more 30 years.
Rae Sikora is a co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, working to help develop critical thinking skills and awareness about human health, the global environment, and justice for other animals.
JC
Professor Steven Wise has practiced animal protection law for over 30 years. He was the first person to teach a class on Animal Law at Harvard Law School, and has taught "Animal Rights Law" or "Animal Rights Jurisprudence" for more than 20 years.
Author of four books including Rattling the Cage:Toward Legal Rights For Animals, and Though the Heavens May Fall:The Landmark Trial That Led to the
This time, the ARZone team are joined by artist, designer, writer, and blogger, Ruby Roth. Vegan since 2003, Ruby is the author of two children’s books about human relations with other animals, “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals,” published in 2009, and her new book, “Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action.”
In this podcast, we discuss with Ruby the links between health veganism and ethical
In this short special podcast, the ARZone team of Carolyn Bailey, Ronnie Lee, and Roger Yates speak about the ARZone Vegan Buddies programme being fully operational. Its "third stage" - making the Vegan Buddies programme known to new and aspiring vegans - is now up and running.
ARZone's second video about its Vegan Buddies initiative is also available. SEE HERE.
[See HERE for Vegan Buddies 1
This time the ARZone team are joined by Harold Brown, founder of Farm Kind.
Harold was born and raised on a “cattle” farm, and spent more than half of his life involved in agriculture - three years of which were in the dairy industry. Now he works as an advocate for sustainable, independent family farms, environmental and social justice, and peace – through non-violence.
Harold is featured in
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This time the ARZone team are joined by anti-speciesists Sharon Nunez and Jose Valle of Animal Equality who talk about their dramatic street events, single-issue events, vegan education, their open rescues, their journeys to veganism, their on-going legal problems, and their general anti-speciesist campaigning for other animals.
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This time the ARZone team are joined by Katrina Fox. Katrina is a freelance journalist, originally from London and now based in Sydney, Australia. She is the editor-in-chief and publisher of the online magazine The Scavenger.Vegetarian since the age of 11 and vegan since 1997, Katrina is also passionate about feminist, gay, lesbian, bisexual and Sex and/or Gender Diversity issues, and the
This time, the ARZone team are joined by long-time animal advocate and vegan since 1976, Kim Stallwood, who has worked for a number of campaigning organisations including Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV).Kim Stallwood.Grumpy Vegan. or listen HERE.FIND THE "DANG!" AND WIN A PRIZE.
This time the ARZone team are joined by Mary Martin who holds a doctorate in Applied Linguistics from New York University. She is a vegan, a runner, meditator, atheist, and most importantly, a mother. Mary's blog Animal Person, deconstructs the language, ethics and economics of our relationship with other animals. You can find her blog at www.animalperson.net. Mary Martin is also a writer and
Welcome to Part One of ARZone's Greatest Hits Number Three, featuring podcast guests Dean Bracher, Brandon Becker, Katrina Fox, Robert Garner, Sharon Nunez, Dino Sarma, Gary Smith, Kim Stallwood, David Sztybel, Jose Valle, and Lynne Yates.The ARZone Team members featured: Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Ronnie Lee, Jason Ward, and Roger Yates.or listen HERE.
Welcome to Part Two of ARZone's Greatest Hits Number Three with Dean Bracher, Katrina Fox, Robert Garner, Sharon Nunez, Dino Sarma, Kim Stallwood, David Sztybel, Jose Valle, and Lynne Yates.Issues covered in this episode include, ARZone member's questions, the "Ronnie Question," up-to-date and local video materials, the meaning of Dharma, intersectionality, vegan supplementation, reading Animal
Joining the ARZone team this time is Dean Bracher, a British grassroots animal activist who for many years has been giving school talks on veganism and related topics. He is also an experienced organiser of a number of vegan events and animal advocacy activities in Britain. or play HERE.
Welcome to ARZone's second Greatest Hits package, featuring discussions and guest voices from ARZone podcasts 11-20. Guests featured are Bruce Friedrich, Oscar Horta, Thomas Janak, Robin Lane, Helen Masterman-Smith, David Nibert and Jordan Wyatt. The ARZone team featured are Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Ronnie Lee, Jason Ward and Roger Yates. or play HERE.