Main Street Vegan
Episodes
Nathaniel Altman on The Spiritual, Nutritional, and Medicinal, Power of Plants
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Where did the foods we eat every day actually come from and what stories do they carry? In this fascinating and far-reaching conversation, Victoria M...
Inside the Fight for Farmed Animals with Dan Shannon
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What would it take to truly transform the global food system? In this compelling episode, Victoria Moran speaks with nonprofit leader and animal prot...
Strength with Soul: Veganism, Fitness, and the Spiritual Path with James Benefico
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can building muscle be an act of compassion? In this inspiring conversation, Victoria Moran speaks with natural bodybuilder and Organic Muscle co-foun...
Why Aren’t Doctors Taught Nutrition? Dr. Michael Klaper on Fixing Medicine
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Klaper shares what 50 years in medicine have taught him: most chronic disease is preventable—and often reversible—with diet. Now throu...
Making Vegans Gently: Cheryl Moss on Helping Animals with Heart
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can kindness change more minds than confrontation when it comes to helping animals?Animal advocate ​Cheryl Moss, founder of Better Life for Animals,...
Love, Caregiving & the Crisis We Don’t Want to See
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Caregiving is often called a labor of love. But what happens when love collides with a broken system?In this powerful and deeply human conversation, V...
Healthy Living in a High-Stakes World: The Vegan Broker
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when Manhattan luxury real estate meets plant-based living and deep Christian faith?Victoria sits down with Darryl Williams — known as ...
Can Processed Food Be Part of the Solution? A Conversation with Jan Dutkiewicz & Gabriel Rosenberg
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores a surprising and thoughtful perspective on modern food systems. Victoria talks with scholars Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosen...
Running a Vegan Restaurant in Challenging Times: Eric Yu of Peacefood Cafe
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Peacefood Cafe has been feeding compassionate New Yorkers since 2009. In this conversation, co-owner Eric Yu shares about being a spiritual guy in a b...
The Inner Lives of Cows: A Photographer’s Journey to Farm Sanctuaries
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Peters captures the soul of the cow in his photographic book, Voices of the Herd, and today we talk about cows as individuals and seeing animals ...
A Midwestern Philosopher on the Joy of Going Vegan
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew C. Halteman, Ph.D, author of Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, teaches philosophy at Calvin University in Michigan. H...
Radiant Living with the EatMoveRest Couple
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
 EatMoveRest.com and the EatMoveRest YouTube channel have planted Erin and Dusty Stancyk firmly into influencer territory with their busy, beautiful ...
Dr. Neal Barnard on the New Dietary Guidelines
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nutrition science took a massive hit with the January 7th release of the 2026 Dietary Guideline for Americans, recommending increased consumption of m...
Dr. Michael Greger on the Heart of the Matter
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome 2026 with the inimitable Michael Greger, MD, of nutritionfacts.org and author of the million-selling How Not to Die, sharing info from his ...
Shaping the Animal Rights Narrative
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NYC animal activist Donny Moss is out to set the record straight about animal abuse by congratulating the media when it's fair and coming down on...
Gary Yourofsky: The Power of Compassion
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Known for giving "the best speech you've ever heard" and for single-handedly making Israel the most vegan-dense country on earth, Gary ...
Special Needs Parenting & Islands of Peace
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Mark Reinfeld is known in the plant-based world and beyond as the culinary innovator of vegan fusion cuisine, but he is also the dad of two sons,...
Joel Fuhrman, MD, on Saving Your Life
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary founder of the Nutritarian diet shares the exact kind of vegan diet that protects against heart disease or cancer, the essential supplements...
How to Make Drugs (and Feel Great About Everything)
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is named for the important (and yet comedic) documentary about animal experimentation, focusing on pharma and product testing. Filmmakers...
Fabulous Health and How to Get It
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 A family tragedy led board-certified nutritionist Terri Chrisman to take on chronic disease and fight that battle in the kitchen. Her methodology an...
Lab Dog -- a Memoir and a Mission
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie Kaplan was not an expert on animal use in research until she adopted a beagle who had been a test subject. Investigation opened her eyes and h...
Veggie-Healthy History!
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
National Health Assn. Historian Dr. Jeanne Schumacher regales with tales of the dissident docs and nature nerds of the 19th and early 20th centuries w...
Legendary Cruelty Investigator Gail Eisnitz
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the front lines for animals with The Humane Farming Association for decades, Eisnitz weaves a compelling tale of the horrors of factory farms and s...
Philanthropy for the Rest of Us
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessika Ava of Thrive Philanthropy shares her engaging history of showing up for other-than-human beings in a variety of venues before starting her ow...
Food Joy and Grounded Woo
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tess Challis joins to talk about her 9th cookbook, Food Joy, coauthored with her adult daughter, a lifelong vegan. The conversation moves to vegan spi...
Cookies, Kids and Comedy with Audrey Dunham
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vegan entrepreneur, YouTuber, mother of twins, and wife of mega-comic Jeff Dunham, today's guest is the author of Vegan Christmas Cookies & C...
Good Sense Nutrition for Real-World Vegans
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ginny Messina, RD, MPH, is a breath of fresh air on the nutritional landscape, based as she is in science, ethics, and common sense. Get Ginny’s tak...
The Most Motivational MSV Episode Ever
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Gagnon is a tech entrepreneur, ultra-athlete (i.e., 6 marathons/6 countries/6 days), vegan, author, and life architect whose ideas on Living Inten...
Will 'America's Favorite Couple' Be Vegan?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Renee King-Sonnen and her husband, Tommy Sonnen, an ex-cattle rancher, are finalists in America's Favorite Couple con...
Vegan Fitness, Inside & Out
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karina Inkster is a fitness coach, author, and host of the No-B.S. Vegan Podcast. She also holds a Master's degree in gerontology, the study not ...
Chef AJ on Life, Love and Healing
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A celebrity in the plant-based space, Chef AJ is known for her wildly popular YouTube programming, as well as summits and bundles on weight loss and h...
Ag Industry Watchdog on Labels and Lies from Big Meat
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if half of American meals were plant-based? Discover how this shift could help end factory farming and transform our food system for good. Andre...
An All-Vegan Hospital!
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When owner Georges Hayek went vegan in 2021, so did his business: Hayek Hospital in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, serves only plant-based meals, and th...
Jim Mason on the Madness of Animal Agriculture
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Mason, attorney, author, and activist, grew up on an Ozarks farm in the mid-20th century. He witnessed and participated in animal cruelty that tra...
Humane, Non-Lethal "Pest" Control
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If mice, ants, or other little folks are a problem, Kevin Newell of Humane Wildlife Solutions has the answer. While his award-winning company is based...
Make Micronutrients Sexy Again With Callum Weir
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Callum Weir, UK nutritionist and global influencer (Plant Fuelled Podcast), joins us to address dethroning protein as the only nutrient that matters, ...
Censored Landscapes: Art, Ag, and Animals
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Without almost no images of actual animals, Censored Landscapes, a photo book depicting the landscapes of modern animal agriculture, sends a powerful ...
Farmed Animal Sanctuaries 2025
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Kathy Stevens, at the helm of Catskill Animal Sanctuary for over 25 years, moves to her next chapter, she gives up the inside scoop on what it&apos...
The Omnivore's Deception
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Regenerative agriculture. Farm to table. Humane meat. These are buzzwords of a movement led by Michael Pollan, Joel Salatin, and others who believe th...
Rip Esselstyn, from Engine 2 to Plant-Based Superstar
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World-class triathlete, #1 NYT bestselling author, host of the Plant-Strong Podcast, and Plantstrong Foods CEO Rip Esselstyn shares some "inner R...
Food Whisperer Ellen Kanner and Miami Vegan
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know Ellen Kanner for her Substack, Broccoli Rising, her years as HuffPo's Meatless Monday columnist, and as the "soulful vegan" wh...
Yoga for Osteoporosis
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Loren Fishman, MD, is a yogi who studied under B.K.S. Iyengar in India and long practicing doctor of physical medicine in New York City. He is a...
Game-Changing Peta Lawsuit for Animals in Labs
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Game-Changing Peta Lawsuit for Animals in LabsThe First Amendment promises not only freedom of speech but freedom to hear speech. In this landmark sui...
Not Protein Again!
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's Xavier Toledo, registered dietitian, specializing in the intersection of nutrition and communicat...
Chef Bai on Breaking Up With Dairy
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: the dope on dairy, some fab recipe guidance on making cheeses, milks, creams, yogurts, even cottage cheese and crème brûlée, and t...
Lifelong Vegan on Ex-Vegans & the State of the Movement Now
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TEDx speaker and fulltime vegan advcate Sarina Farb grew up vegan in Kansas and is now carrying the message far and wide with insightful presentations...
What Happens Psychologically When You Go Vegan?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Veganism isn't just a change of diet. It's a change of heart, one that clinical psychologist Angela, Crawford, PhD, studied at length for he...
Food, Culture, Community
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yoga teacher, ayurvedic educator, and culinary instructor Christina Gdisis (pronounced Dee-sis) alchemically blends her Greek heritage, animal rights ...
A Year of Compassion with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A vegan luminary for over 30 years, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau makes compassion accessible and joyful in this interview and in her new book, A Year of C...
Veganism, Yoga & Newsweek's Pet of the Year
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know the universe has something big in store when your first job out of college is personal trainer for Dr. Deepak Chopra. That's how it was ...
Good Sense Nutrition for Real-World Vegans
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ginny Messina, RD, MPH, is a breath of fresh air on the nutritional landscape, based as she is in science, ethics, and common sense. Get Ginny's ...
Grief, Gratitude & Marching Forth
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rather than focusing on veganism, today's show looks at a vegan doing something remarkable. Writer Deborah Shouse experienced the death of her ad...
Humane, Non-Lethal "Pest" Control
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If mice, ants, or other little folks are a problem, Kevin Newell of Humane Wildlife Solutions has the answer. While his award-winning company is based...
PBD Grey: Vegan Hip Hop Artist, Foodie, Entrepreneur
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grey is a Renaissance man who rose to prominence when his Vegan Thanksgiving music video went viral eight years ago. He is still a force in Hip Hop, a...
Adair Moran: Stuntwoman, Aerialist, Lifelong Vegan
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this special 500th episode, Victoria's daughter, Main Street Vegan coauthor, and cohost in the early days of the the Main Street Vegan Podcas...
From Award-Winning Journalist to Dog Rescuer
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Asp is a veteran magazine writer and author specializing in health and fitness (and she holds world records in Nordic Walking). She is also an a...
Yoga, Life & Caring with Tara Stiles
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author and wellness expert Tara Stiles shares her yogic journey and a lifestyle based on caring for ourselves and each other. A vegan, and...
Yoga and Veganism with Jivamukti's Sharon Gannon
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear why yoga is innately vegan, how yoga asanas work on each chakra to clear karma and prompt spiritual growth, and all about the magical formation o...
Compassionate Weight Loss for Life
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the era of Ozempic, Frank Sabatino, DC, PhD, offers another path: love for self and others (animal "others" included), a lifestyle that n...
Healing Inside and Out: Compassion, Love, and Wellness
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A brand new show as the MSV podcast relaunches. The guest is Kate Galli, health coach, personal trainer, NLP practitioner, author, and podcaster. Kate...
Victoria's Favorites - Dr. Greger on How Not to Age + Birthday Bonus: The 5 Tibetan Rites with Nancy Byerly-Jones
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesThis week we're growing younger with the inimitable Michael Greger, ...
Victoria's Favorites - Neal Barnard, MD, & Natural Weight Loss in the Age of Pharma
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesNeal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an adjunct professor of Medicine at the George...
Victoria's Favorites - The Surprising Truth About Protein & Vegans with Brenda Davis, RD
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesBrenda Davis, RD, the "godmother of vegan dietitians", accor...
Victoria's Favorites - Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life with Trina Felber, RN
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesWhen her 2-year-old developed what the dentist called a "natural cav...
Victoria's Favorites - Lower-Carb Vegan Eating
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesDavid Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., of the University of Toronto invented ...
Victoria's Favorites - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesThe name says it all: T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., is the preeminent nutriti...
Victoria's Favorites - Wayne Hsiung on Courage, Commitment, Optimism, and Life After Jail
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesWayne Hsiung grew up loving dogs. And he recently served jail time for...
Victoria's Favorites - Social Media Savvy with John Oberg
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesEnergize your Instagram, make your Facebook fabulous, and create tantaliz...
Victoria's Favorites - They’re Trying to Kill Us
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesFilmmakers John Lewis and Keegan Kuhn discuss their thought-provoking doc...
Victoria's Favorites - Medical Medium Protocols With Muneeza Ahmed
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesMuneeza, the Intuitive Medicine Woman®, is a healer who was once a patie...
Victoria's Favorites - From Hollywood to the Himalayas
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesVegan swami Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Ph.D., started her life with Beve...
Victoria's Favorites - From Breast Cancer Awareness Month to Breast Cancer Prevention
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesKristi Funk, M.D., New York Times best-selling author and breast surgeon ...
Victoria's Favorites - Evanna Lynch: The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesEvanna Lynch, the Harry Potter star and animal rights activist shares her...
Victoria's Favorites - Ingrid Newkirk on Why Animals Matter
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesPETA’s legendary founder Ingrid Newkirk is fascinating, humble, hands-o...
Victoria's Favorites - Brotha Vegan: Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesMilton Mills, MD, and Kevin Jenkins, DMin, two contributors to this new a...
Victoria's Favorites - Vegan Dermatologist Jessica Krant, M.D.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesVegan Dermatologist Jessica Krant joins Main Street Vegan to share how to...
Cow Hug Therapy With Ellie Laks
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of the Gentle Barn animal sanctuaries in California, Missouri, and Tennessee, Ellie Laks shares what she has learned from animals and her new ...
Save More Animals, Make More Impact with Robert Cheeke
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We know Robert Cheeke as an award-winning vegan bodybuilder and coauthor of the New York Times Bestselling book, The Plant-Based Athlete. He's n...
Juice Cleansing, Juice Feasting with Courtney Pool
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Courtney Pool is a juicing coach with nearly two decades experience helping clients feast on freshly squeezed vegetable juice for detoxing and health....
Ruby Roth & Artistic Reinvention
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Known in the vegan world for her very successful children's books, LA artist Ruby Roth has done a definite pivot. Following the breakup of a defi...
Neal Barnard, MD, & Natural Weight Loss in the Age of Pharma
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an adjunct professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and [resident of Physicians Committ...
Dr. Greger on How Not to Age + Birthday Bonus: The 5 Tibetan Rites with Nancy Byerly-Jones
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're growing younger with the inimitable Michael Greger, MD, and his latest New York Times Bestseller, How Not to Age, plus bonus gu...
Veganism, Creativity, Community, & Yoga with Christine Mania
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Mania (pronounced man'-ya) is "the vegan girl next door." Author of Vegan Minded: Becoming a Steward for Animals, People, and...
Wayne Hsiung on Courage, Commitment, Optimism – and Life After Jail
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wayne Hsiung grew up loving dogs. And he recently served jail time for rescuing sick chickens from an egg factory and getting them veterinary care. Fo...
Vegan in the Military with Bill Muir
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Muir, aka Sgt. Vegan, went through basic training and tours as a combat medic in Afghanistan while living a fully plant-based lifestyle. He is c...
Animals in Academia and Religion with Lisa Kemmerer
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Animal studies is a viable discipline at universities around the world, and more and more religious bodies are, haltingly perhaps, paying attention to...
The Surprising Truth About Protein & Vegans with Brenda Davis, RD
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda Davis, RD, the "godmother of vegan dietitians", according to VegNews magazine, dishes on protein and guess what?––Some of us do n...
Real Superfoods with Ocean Robbins
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are there foods that super-nourish, that make a noticeable difference in how we look, feel, and age? Ocean Robbins, co-founder with his legendary dad,...
An Olympian, an Actress, and Animal Rights with Dotsie Bausch and Alexandra Paul
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silver Medal-winning cyclist Dotsie Bausch and Baywatch star Alexandra Paul get serious about animal protection in this moving episode dedicated to Wa...
Live Plantstrong With Rip Esselstyn
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Esselstyn dynasty is plant-based royalty and Rip has been exemplifying the lifestyle and carrying its message since he transformed the food choice...
Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life with Trina Felber, RN
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When her 2-year-old developed what the dentist called a "natural cavity", registered nurse Trina Felber, already a crusader for chemical-fre...
The Daniel Fast & Beyond with Gigi Carter and Sersie Blue
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Certified nutritionist Gigi Carter and health coach Sersie Blue, authors of Daniel Fast: Why You Should Only Do It Once, are the inspiring author duo ...
Wellness to Wonderful, with Alona Pulde, MD
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The seminal documentary, Forks Over Knives, made Dr. Alona Pulde and her husband, Dr. Mark Lederman, plant-based celebrities and bestselling authors...
Stress-Free Vegan Cooking with Brigitte Gemme
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not thrilled about meal prep these days, Brigitte Gemme is your fairy godmother. When you know what she calls "the grammar of soup...
Main Street Vegan Returns! Our Guest: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back after a break with episode 476, the Main Street Vegan Podcast resumes with some vegan star-power: Colleen Patrick Goudreau, "the joyful ve...
Life Lessons from a Death Investigator, Barbara Butcher
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Butcher spent 23 years in the New York City Chief Medical Examiner's Office, investigating more than 5500 deaths and working disasters in...
Living With End in Mind, With Heartwood Author Barbara Becker
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fans of Heartwood: The Art of Living With the End in Mind include Gloria Steinem and Katie Couric. The author of this memoir joins us today to dis...
Elaine Pagels: Why Religion?
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Noted scholar of the history of religions, Elaine Pagels describes her own spiritual life as one of music, nature, friendship, and love. The author o...
Grassroots Peacemaking With Rev. Carol Saunders
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unity and Interfaith minister Carol Saunders, whose podcast-based ministry, The Spiritual Forum, serves a diverse audience of spiritual seekers, host...
SuperFoods, Super Life With Your Super Founder Kristel de Groot
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Kristel de Groot's husband, then boyfriend, Michael Kuech, was diagnosed with cancer in his 20s, she stepped up to buoy his conventional tr...