Main Street Vegan

Fashion Meets Mindfulness + A Zero-Waste Vegan

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bead & Reel's Sica Schmitz discusses connecting brands, bloggers, and shoppers to create a more compassionate world; and Cindy Thompson, VLCE...

Age Exquisitely with Pure Food, Hard Exercise, and Yoga

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Raw food chef and author Cherie Soria completed a 73-kilometer trail run for her 73rd birthday, and host Victoria Moran was just certified as a yoga i...

Gourmet Vegan Cheese + Expos in the Time of COVID-19

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you've had to pivot lately, you'll relate to Ben Davis, producer of convention-center-sized plant-based expos. He's followed by Tree...

Joel Kahn, M.D., + Investing in Plant Proteins

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hong Kong-based food scientist Dalal AlGhawas, Ph.D., shows us the world of plant-based venture capital, and Joel Kahn, M.D., fills us in on lipoprote...

Holistic Healing + Diabetes Reversal

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jacque Salomon experienced spiritual and physical healing and transformed it into activism, and Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D., of the Mastering Diabetes team...

Milton Mills, M.D., + Homo Ahimsa

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Milton Mills returns with more medical good sense, and author Judy Carman shares the hopeful concept of kindness as an evolutionary imperative.Lea...

Badass Vegan's Upcoming Film + Jewish New Year for Animals

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about They're Trying to Kill Us, a new film on dietary racism, with John Lewis; and hear from Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., on the mid-August ho...

Vegan Mainstream's Stephanie Redcross West

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn business savvy for aspiring and established entrepreneurs, and discover tips for taking these stressful times in stride as we care more for ours...

David Katz, M.D., + Vegetarian History

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yale's David Katz, M.D., noted preventive medicine and public health specialist, discusses health in the time of COVID-19, and journalist Avery K...

Endgame 2050 + Eight Steps to Radiant Health

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Environmentalist Sofia Pineda Ochoa, M.D., previews her new documentary, and CHIP founder Hans Diehl, D.H.S., shares proven tips from the stellar heal...

Laughter, Food, and Friendships

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Comic Eddie Brill and New York City restaurateur Vlad Grinberg, hosts of the video podcast OG Talk, join the show; and Growing Young author Marta Zara...

Honoring a Hero + Plant-Based Pain Management

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We remember Regan Russell, who lost her life in an accident at an Animal Save Movement vigil, and then explore natural ways to combat pain with Dr. Li...

Dr. Neal Barnard + NoMeat Athlete Matt Frazier

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine founder Dr. Neal Barnard makes a house call, and the No Meat Athlete Matt Frazier shows how sports succe...

Meatless in Solidarity + Dr. Greger on Pandemics

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Velez-Mitchell and Joe Enriquez Henry stand up for slaughterhouse workers and animals; then Michael Greger, M.D., discusses how to survive a pand...

Yoga and Veganism

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jivamukti Yoga cofounder Sharon Gannon finds vegan principles in every yoga teaching and elaborates them in her new book, Yoga and Veganism.Learn more...

Vegan Cooking + Vegan Commencement Address

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Discover culinary gems from Lukas Schanderl of the online cooking school Veecoco, and find graduation inspiration for vegan activists from martial art...

From Keto Disaster to Plant-Based Powerhouse

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A millennial with an MBA and a passion for plants, Mayo Clinic health coach Nivi Jaswal shares her powerful healing story and a vision for applying wh...

Hip Hop Is Green, Big Apple Edition

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rapper Doc G, Fred Beasley II, is a Renaissance man and the force behind New York Hip Hop Is Green. He discusses African-American issues, the power of...

A Vegan Party

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Five fab vegans—John Pierre (The Pillars of Health), Rev. Carol Saunders, and vegan coaches Sha-Hanna Soaper, Rachel Borkowski, and Heather Von Darl...

Dr. Klaper's Wondrous Wisdom and Horse Racing's Wrongs

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Horse racing is deromanticized with Patrick Battuello, and Michael Klaper, M.D., discusses science and sanity during COVID-19.Learn more about your ad...

Undercover Investigator + Where We Go from COVID-19

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Animal Hero Award winner Rich Hardy and Scott Stoll, M.D., cofounder of The Plantrician Project, are guests.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Earth Day Special: Nontoxic Cleaning and Planetary Urgency

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Earth-friendly (and vegan) designer Deborah DiMare helps clean our homes in good health, and environmental author J. Morris Hicks shares his new book,...

Daniella Monet + Dr. Aysha Akhtar on the Origins of COVID-19

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TV star and vegan entrepreneur Daniella Monet fills us in on life in the fast lane currently slowed. Then Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., explains in lay...

Prospering Now and Prospering Others

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Humane investments advisor Brenda Morris, CFP, helps us navigate financial uncertainties, and Paul Rodney Turner, the food yogi, shares on feeding the...

Nature, Nurture, and COVID-19

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Complementary health care researcher Jayney Goddard opens with insights from alternative medicine, and psychologist Angela Crawford, Ph.D, helps us nu...

M.D. Immune Boosts + Obesity to Runner's World Cover

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stay healthy through the pandemic with Brooke Goldner, M.D., and be inspired by Josh LaJaunie, who went from 420 pounds to Good Morning America, Peopl...

Vegan Model Helps You Live Your Best Life

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Anthony Mangan traded a destructive lifestyle for purpose, meaning, and real-world fitness. He’ll share how we can all have that.Learn more a...

Dr. Milton Mills on Immune Support

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Milton Mills, M.D., offers tips for building immunity during this time when we all want to protect ourselves from the flu and Coronavirus.Learn more a...

Close Live Markets + Eat Buddha Bowls!

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Urban slaughterhouses breed illness and cruelty says activist and vegan lifestyle coach Heather Greenhouse, VLCE. Vegan Buddha Bowls author Cara Carin...

Ruby Warrington of The Numinous

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Material Girl, Mystical World author and spiritual it girl Ruby Warrington discusses being vegan in the worlds of tarot, astrology, media, and fashion...

Feeding Pets and Feeding Ourselves

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ernie Ward, D.V.M., celeb veterinarian and coauthor of The Clean Pet Food Revolution, returns to the show along with health coach Dianne Wenz, author ...

Spiritual Rebel Sarah Bowen

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Interfaith minister and a gal with some tough stories, Rev. Sarah Bowen riffs on being a vegan (and a rebel) in the world of faith.Learn more about yo...

PETA's Legendary Ingrid Newkirk

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ingrid Newkirk has arguably done more for animals than anyone who's ever lived. She discusses her newest book Animalkind and PETA's plans fo...

Neal Barnard, M.D., on Hormones and Health

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine founder Dr. Neal Barnard shares groundbreaking information from his new book, Your Body in Balance: The ...

Women's Health with Two Vegan Ob-gyns

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nitu Bejakal, M.D., in London, and Debra Shapiro, M.D., in San Francisco, bring women's health into the new decade with plant-based nutrition and...

Heart Health, Holistically

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joel Kahn, M.D., is a cardiologist on a mission to impart whole-food, plant-based nutrition and other positive practices for a healthy heart and a hea...

Overcoming MS with Whole Plant Foods

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Saray Stancic, M.D., embodies the phrase "doctor, heal thyself" in her dramatic turnaround of crippling MS, chronicled in her film Code Blue...

Seane Corn + Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Yogini Seane Corn and Joyful Vegan Colleen Patrick-Goudreau share holiday magic and two new books.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Michael Greger, M.D. + Psychic Medium Lisa Williams

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Michael Greger and psychic medium Lisa Williams join the show. Dr. Greger discusses his book How Not to Diet, and Lisa Williams juxtaposes her my...

VeganEvan and His Mother, Shannon Blair

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

9-year-old speaker, activist and influencer VeganEvan and his mom, Shannon Blair, join the show to discuss their commitment to changing the world.Lear...

Save the Planet + Up Your Creativity

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Velez-Mitchell discusses her new film Countdown to Year Zero, and novelist Camille DeAngelis explores the vegan/creativity connection.Learn more ...

Joel Fuhrman, M.D., Answers Your Questions

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary physician Joel Fuhrman joins the show to discuss osteoporosis, neurological disorders, dietary supplements, the healthiest way to eat as a v...

Vegan Renaissance Women

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Elysabeth Alfano and Nava Atlas join the show. Elysabeth is an award-winning media personality, radio host, and web/TV host, and Nava is a culinary le...

Travel + Home Decor—Veganized!

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brighde Reed of World Vegan Travel and Deborah DiMare, designer of compassionate and health-promoting interiors, join the show.Learn more about your a...

A Vegan Witch + Sweets Worth Celebrating

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Witchcraft is a misunderstood religion, and we'll explore this with practitioner Kris Gurky. We will then turn to dessert craft with Hannah Kamin...

Melanie Joy, Ph.D.

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joy returns to discuss ideas in her latest book, Powerarchy: Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation.Show notes.Learn...

VEGN Investments + Vegan Fine Foods Market

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Smith, founder of the first vegan Exchange Traded Fund, and Steven Smith, Ph.D., founder of Fort Lauderdale's all-vegan supermarket, will ...

Veterinary Ethics

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vegan veterinarian Jonas Watson, 2019 winner of the World Veterinary Association Welfare Award, and veterinary nurse Brittany Semeniuk ask, "Who&...

Alex Hershaft + the Animal Holocaust

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The legendary Alex Hershaft, Ph.D.—Warsaw Ghetto survivor, animal rights pioneer, and founder of FARM and the National Animal Rights Conference—di...

Dr. Pam Popper + AR Behind Enemy Lines

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pam Popper, N.D., Ph.D., gets serious about looking out for our own health, and Mercy for Animals' Leah Garces looks for allies inside the chicke...

Dean Ornish, M.D.

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The legendary cardiologist weighs in on telomeres, heart health, prostate cancer, yoga, meditation, and lifestyle medicine.Show notes.Learn more about...

Animal Rights Power Couple

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Shaun Monson (Earthlings) and LA SAVE founder Amy Jean Davis inspire our activism and resolve.Show notes.Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Beyond Meat + Miyoko's Creamery

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Goldman of Honest Tea and Beyond Meat, and Miyoko Schinner of Miyoko's Kitchen show that vegan means business.Show notes.Learn more about yo...

Moral Philosophy + Vegan Nation

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Kemmerer, Ph.D., outlines the ethical matrix of animal rights; Isaac Thomas of VeganNation moves the vegan economy forward.Show notes.Learn more ...

Climate Change + Healing with Animals

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aysha Ahktar, M.D. (Our Symphony with Animals), believes that a connection to animals can help us heal, and Sailesh Rao, Ph.D., sheds lights on healin...

Clean Meat and Lighter Living

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Olivia Fox Cabane, chair of the International Alliance for Alternative Protein, gives us the facts on future meats, and Alexis Fox, founder of Lighter...

Hoarding Film and Sanctuary Tours

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Miron's documentary For the Birds focuses on a woman who loves her numerous poultry pets but can't adequately care for them. We then...

Agelessly Raw + Empathically Vegan

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Calabrese, who did a swimsuit shoot with 20-something models to mark her 70th birthday, shares her secrets. We're then joined by Sande Noso...

Actors in Their Most Important Roles

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Game of Thrones' Jerome Flynn and actress Elaine Hendrix (The Parent Trap, What the Bleep?) bring their influence to bear on animal rights and en...

Vegans of IG Founder + Catskill Sanctuary Director

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kathy Stevens of Catskill Animal Sanctuary (and the yummy new cookbook, Compassionate Cuisine) opens, followed by Amy Rebecca Wilde, who founded Vegan...

Plantrician Project Founder Scott Stoll, M.D.

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Scott Stoll on plant-based living from his perspective as both a medical doctor and an evangelical Christian.Show notes.Learn more about your ad c...

Earthling Ed and Robbie Lockie

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Special episode, recorded live in London: a sit-down conversation with two vegan megastars—Earthling Ed, who's been called "the Jesus of v...

Your Gut Brain + Your Body Clock

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cell biologist Frank Sabatino, D.C., Ph.D., enlightens us on food and mood. Jayney Goddard, author of Rewind Your Body Clock, shares ways to grow youn...

Puerto Rico Vegan + Yums on a Budget

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cindy Negron, VLCE, used vegan food to help neighbors through Puerto Rico's devastating hurricane and now she's veganizing the island big ti...

Relationship Rescue

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You're vegan. Your partner (or mom or boss or best friend) is not. Vegan Mos bloggers Michael Suchman, VLCE, and Ethan Ciment, DPM, share how to ...

Juicing for Health and Pigeon Adoption

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kitten the Juice Pirate went from morbid obesity to radiant health via juicing and vegan living, and Elizabeth Young of Palomacy Pigeon and Dove Rescu...

Love Your Body, Ease Your Stress

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Body positivity says we'll cool at every size and Chelsea Lincoln fills us in. Then natural health care practitioner LeAnn Fritz, Ph.D., puts st...

Elder Animals + Plant-Based World Expo

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Photographer Isa Leshko with her glorious book, Allowed to Grow Old, and then Ben Davis, organizer of the world's biggest plant-based expo ever. ...

Michael Klaper and Moving Medicine Forward

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Among the first American medical doctors to actively espouse veganism, Dr. Klaper has a unique wealth of nutrition and health knowledge that he'...

Dogs Go Veg!

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ernie Ward, "America's Pet Advocate," shares dog health tips, and Amanda Rolat of the new startup fresh vegan dog food company, Tai...

Max La Manna + Vegan Food Truckin'

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zero-waste chef and online celeb Max La Manna opens, and then we explore the vegan food truck business with Matt Korsky of Green Street Food Truck on ...

Fighting Trophy Hunting + Fighting Hunger

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Born Free director Angela Grimes discusses a cruel nonsport, and Michelle Carrera of Chilis on Wheels shares about vegan outreach to the hungry and ho...

Kids and Animals + Vegan M.D./Theologian

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Animal Hero Kids' founder Susan Hargreaves and Holly Roberts, M.D., author of Your Vegetarian Pregnancy and Vegetarian Christian Saints.Show note...

Billion Vegans + Find Veg Love

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Hochberg seeks to build an "Amazon for vegans" and Karine Charbonneau has come up with speed-dating for plant-eaters.Show notes.Learn m...

Ballerina, Humanitarian, and BevVeg Founder

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

BevVeg is the authenticity seal developed by today's guest, TV lawyer Carissa Kranz, so we can know for sure that what we're drinking (and e...

Fashion Animal Author and Brave Gentleman Designer Joshua Katcher

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Featured in Vogue and GQ, Joshua Katcher is changing the face of fashion with his upscale menswear line, the classes he teaches in sustainable fashion...

Octogenarian Triathlete and Tween Activist

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D., is a 40-year cancer survivor and one of the world’s 10 fittest women; Genesis Butler is the 12-year-old superstar trying to ge...

Native American and Jewish Veganism

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Two stars of the new film A Prayer for Compassion join us for a look into their traditions: Linda G. Fisher of the Ojibwe Nation and Jeffrey Cohan, ex...

James Aspey and Bright Zine’s Laura Callan

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Observing silence for a full year in solidarity with the animals, James Aspey has been called the conscience of the animal rights movement; and Laura ...

Love of Animals With the Authors of "The Cow With Ear Tag #1389" and "Striking at the Roots"

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In The Cow With Ear Tag #1389, Kathryn Gillespie translates the journey from a living cow to a glass of milk into tangible terms. And in Striking at t...

Love of Family With Raise Vegan CEO Emily L. Wood and Editor in Chief Clare Chartrand

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Two of the forward-thinking women behind today’s hottest vegan magazine for moms and dads, Emily and Clare will riff on what it’s like to raise li...

Love of Food With Food Whisperers Jackie Sobon and Robin Asbell

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cookbook author and food photographer Jackie Sobon is the upbeat voice of the popular blog veganyackattack.com, and Robin Asbell makes Midwestern comf...

Suzy Cameron and Evanna Lynch

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wife of Titanic director James Cameron and a force in her own right, Suzy is at the helm of the One Meal a Day campaign, to help save the planet. And ...

The Vegan Starter Kit

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A new book from Dr. Barnard is always something to celebrate, and this one is a quick-read keeper: The Vegan Starter Kit. Barnard answered questions f...

Younger in 2019?

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It’s very possible, say today’s guests, all who have terrific new books on how to accomplish this amazing feat: Chef Mark Reinfeld and his wife As...

Intuitive Medicine Woman Muneeza Ahmed

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Medical Medium Anthony William refers people to someone with the gift of healing, Muneeza Ahmed is at the top of his list. We’ll veer this week...

Health Gurus Goldhamer and Sabatino and a Healthy New Year

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Frank Sabatino of Balance for Life and Dr. Alan Goldhamer of True North Health show the route from the "pleasure trap" to high level hea...

Keith Tucker + Dominick Thompson

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hip Hop Is Green founder Keith Tucker opens and Dominick Thompson brings his powerful story of life transformation and vegan entrepreneurship.Show not...

Ocean Robbins, JL Fields, and Victoria's Top Gift Ideas

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ocean Robbins, grandson of Baskin-Robbins cofounder Irvine Robbins, shares his new healthy-living book, and JL Fields introduces her latest cookbook a...

Chad Sarno + Andrew "SpudFit" Taylor

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Chad Sarno, coauthor of Wicked Healthy, knows raw food, whole food, and fabulous food; and Andrew Taylor lost more than 100 pounds eating only po...

Fighting Poaching + Finding Inspiration

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Poaching meets its match in former Australian military sniper Damien Mander; and author Jennifer Skiff follows her best-selling The Divinity of Dogs w...

Peter Singer, the Philosopher Who Invented Animal Rights

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Animal Liberation, Singer's 1975 classic, introduced the term "animal rights," and this Australian moral philosopher has continued to i...

Dueling Chefs: Fast Food vs. Plant-Based Whole Food

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chef AJ creates dazzling dishes that don't stray from the straight and narrow (no sugar, oil, salt) while Marty's V-Burger creator Marty Kru...

Protest Kitchen + The End of Animal Farming

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ginny Messina, R.D., shares the social justice message of her new book coauthored with Carol J. Adams, and Jayee Reese explores how scientists, entrep...

Will Tuttle, Anna Ferguson, and World Peace Yoga

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yoga gets the world peace treatment when World Peace Diet author Dr. Will Tuttle teams with yogi Anna Ferguson for the book, and the movement, World P...

Documentary "Running for Good" With Filmmaker Keegan Kuhn and Marathoner Fiona Oakes

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cowspiracy and What the Health put documentarian Keegan Kuhn on the A-list in his genre, and he's back with the heartening story of inspiring ult...

Brooklyn Borough's President's Diabetes Recovery + Vegan Unity Minister Carol Saunders

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Adams overcame diabetes and partial blindness with a whole-foods, plant-based diet. Rev. Carol Saunders is a Unity minister dedicated to reinstat...

Autoimmune Reversal + Wildlife as a Vegan Issue

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wildlife should matter to vegans, says U.S. parks ranger and certified vegan lifestyle coach Greg Lawson. In our second segment, we hear the dramatic ...

Healthy School Food + Jack Norris, R.D.

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Two ethical vegans who have a health message too: We open with Amie Hamlin of New York Coalition for Healthy School Food and in our second segment, we...

A Prayer for Compassion and Ageless Vegan Returns

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tracye McQuirter, coauthor of Ageless Vegan, returns, and filmmaker Thomas Jackson shares about his new documentary, A Prayer for Compassion.Show note...