Main Street Vegan
Episodes
Youthful Aging, Healing Foods, and Savvy Self-Defense
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pilates guru Irene Rizzo, and her book, The Mountain of Youth; Chef Mark Reinfeld with his new book Healing the Vegan Way, celebrity trainer, wom...
Fitness for Mortals + Vegan Everyday Stories
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Jaffe Jones, champion sprinter and marathoner, was once a couch spud with health issues who knows how to get anybody fit with her new book Veg...
Plant-Based Nafsika + Matt Ruscigno, R.D.
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cable network FYI airs the weekly Plant-Based by Nafsika program (check local listings), so vegans finally have a talk show! Nafsika Antypas, the ...
Radical Beauty + Climate Healers
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Snyder, CN, whose new book, Radical Beauty, is coauthored by Dr. Deepak Chopra, joins us first, followed by Sailesh Rao, Ph.D, of climate...
Hockey Great Georges Laraque and PlantPure Summit
08 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PlantPure Nation filmmaker Nelson Campbell opens with PlantPure Summit 2016, an online event featuring 50 top experts (sign up at bit.ly/summitvmo...
No Bread? No Beer? Well, Maybe ...
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The scoop on gluten with author Joann Farb (she contends that many ex-vegans left the fold because of gluten-sensitivity issues) and a chat with An...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Veganized + "Be Fair, Be Vegan" Billboard Campaign
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two giant billboards in midtown Manhattan are encouraging viewers to "Be Fair, Be Vegan." We'll talk with this mega-project's spo...
Humane Party Presidential Candidate + Elephants' Advocate
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Clifton Roberts is in the 2016 United States' presidential race on the Humane Party ticket, and Sangita Iyer has made the haunting and importa...
TV Chef Jason Wrobel and a 9-Year-Old Activist
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pint-size animal advocate Genesis Butler, featured in the documentary Vegan Everyday Stories, opens for celebrity chef Jason Wrobel with his new c...
Barefoot Vegan and Saving One Small Life
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We’ll welcome August with our “seasonal sanctuary stroll” featuring the French sanctuary, Barefoot Vegan, and its eponymous magazine, and then ...
Brenda Davis, RD, Returns + Novelist Robin Lamont
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
“Ask the Dietitian” is one of our show’s most popular offerings, especially when said dietitian is the brilliant and delightful Brenda Davis, R...
Abortion and Animal Rights + Brian L. Patton
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sherry Colb, J.D., returns to the program with her husband, Michael C. Dorf, J.D., both Cornell law professors, with their important and controvers...
Vegan Mainstream and a Magical, Mystical Evening
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Redcross of veganmainstream.com brings us up to speed on vegan business, outreach, social media, branding, and buzzing, but first we enter ...
The Compassion Project and The Vegan Ethic
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Thomas Jackson on his film to interest people of faith in veganism + Bleating Hearts author Mark Hawthorne with his new book on intersection...
John Salley + Grape Cat
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Basketball legend John Salley shares his take on health, sport, veganism for a guy’s guy, and the Hip Hop Is Green movement. We’ll also be joine...
Humane Ed and New Kids’ Cookbook
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Roth, who made media waves with her children’s book, Vegan Is Love, is back with a charming and exquisitely illustrated cookbook for little v...
Fish Think and Ayurvedic Documentary
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., returns today with his new book, What a Fish Knows, a fascinating look at the cognitive abilities and self-awareness of our...
Counting Vegans
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Harris Polls commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group have been counting vegans, vegetarians, and the veg-leaning since 1994, and the latest resu...
"Unlocking the Cage" With Chimps’ Champion Steven Wise
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Legal personhood for chimpanzees has been a 30-year effort for attorney Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project, work that is explored in the groun...
81-Year-Old Athlete Ruth Heidrich and Traveling the (Vegan) World
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Vegan travel expert Caitlin Galer-Unti of theveganword.com gives us the skinny on eating across the globe and the hottest vegan travel destinations...
Matthew Kenney Cooks and an Abolitionist Vegan Shares Her Views
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Matthew Kenney, weighing in on his latest culinary projects and his commitment to pla...
Minimalist Baker and Animals in Islam
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Power-blogger Dana Shultz, with her new cookbook, Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking; then, Imam Sohaib Sultan, a Princeton professor and auth...
Slow Cooking With Kathy Hester and "Meathooked" With Marta Zaraska
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We’ll learn the fine points of slow cooking with author/blogger Kathy Hester, and then discuss the fascinating new book, Meathooked—why on earth...
Fasting for Spirituality and Health
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Abstaining from food has a long history in many religions and a fascinating history in health and healing, as well. Esosa E. of rawgirltoxicworld.com ...
Poplar Spring Sanctuary, Plus Sex and Vegans
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We open with our Seasonal Sanctuary Stroll, featuring Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Maryland and cofounder Terry Cummings, and then we meet award-...
Veg Doc and Omni Doc in the Great Diet Debate
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Garth Davis, M.D., Houston bariatric surgeon and author of Proteinaholic, returns to the program to debate Connecticut bariatric surgeon, Neil Flo...
Yogic Weight Loss and Vegan Home Design
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles yogini Kathleen Kastner shares the ancient tradition's gentle techniques for shedding pounds and loving your body, and then noted d...
Sexy Fit Vegan Ella Magers and Vegan Roadie Dustin Harder
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Shape magazine named Ella Magers one of the nation's 50 Sexiest Trainers—she's also an animal-loving vegan and as kind as she is fit. B...
Dr. Greger Returns: How Not to Die ... Again! + Vegan Street and the 500th Meme
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The brilliant M.D. behind nutritionfacts.org and the New York Times best-seller How Not to Die returns to answer your questions and give us more ins...
Jasmin Singer’s New Memoir and Zesty VegDoc From New Zealand
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Always Too Much and Never Enough is the fabulous memoir of ourhenhouse.org‘s Jasmin Singer who turned childhood bullying into a way to understand ...
Jo-Anne McArthur and DIY Vegan
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer McArthur, subject of the documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine, documents through stunning images both the beauty and the exploitation of...
Harlem Soul and Dairy-Less in Montreal
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cash Cow author, Quebecer Elise Desaulniers, discusses myths of the dairy industry, and Brenda and Aaron Beener, mom-and-son owners of Seasoned Vega...
Tofurky Founder Seth Tibbot and "Vegan on a Jet Plane" With Dr. David Madow
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Fascinating information on vegan foods in the 20th century and a brilliant discourse on "meat from plants" with Mr. Tibbot + a fun musical p...
The Legendary John Robbins + Austin Health Hoopla
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you went vegan in the 1990s, chances are you did so because you read Diet for a New America by the man who left a Baskin-Robbins' inheritanc...
Saving Freddie (and Other Animals) and Pretty Vegan Clothes
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Meg and Komie Vora of the upscale vegan fashion line Delikate Rayne open the program, followed by Michael Stura of Skylands Animal Sanctuary whe...
The Town That Health Built and Peace on Earth
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Former Mayor Ed Smith of Marshall, Texas, and his dynamic other half Amanda Smith, are the nonstop energy behind the annual Healthfest (coming in...
Esosa E. of "An African City" and Tranquility du Jour's Kimberly Wilson
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two beautiful women, Esosa E., aka "Raw Girl in a Toxic World," author, blogger, and star of the hot international TV ...
Three-Generation Vegan Family
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This special holiday show features the Cowie family from South Africa: 11- and 13-year-old daughters, image consultant mum, and lovely grandmother who...
Veganuary! + Dr. Greger on How Not to Die
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
UK-founded Veganuary has put a new and exciting spin on the proverbial New Year's resolution, and we chat today with cofounder Jane Land abou...
NFL Lineman David Carter + Vegan Travel
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"The 300-Pound Vegan" David Carter weighs in on health, strength, sport, and being a guy's guy. My opening guest is Berlin-based Dana R...
Philip Wollen and Hope Bohanec
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Former Citibank Australia Vice President Philip Wollen, known for his viral "Let's Get Meat off the Menu" 2012 debate presentation, is ...
Kris Carr on Juice and Rae Sikora on Kindness
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the most beautiful women in our movement, inside and out: Crazy Sexy Cancer’s Kris Carr with her new book Crazy Sexy Juice, and Rae Sikora ...
Abandoned Chimps and Horses Pulling Carriages
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We'll discuss these issues and what it's like to be a full-time animal rights activist with Donny Moss, filmmaker of the award-winning docum...
"The Last Pig" and Smarties Are Vegan!
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Just about everybody works and most of us want out professional lives and our ethical lives to line up. On today's show, we'll be talking wi...
Happy Herbivore Lindsay Nixon + Healing Digestive Disorders
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Nixon is a major culinary celeb and she joins us to discuss her latest book and trends in vegan cuisine. Our starter: David Klein, who overcam...
The Jazzy Vegetarian and Jazzy Cowboy Boots
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
PBS show host Laura Theodore regales us with vegan culinary tips, best foods for autumn, and how she became a TV personality (maybe you can too); open...
Vegan Business and Spectacular Shoes
15 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aussie biz wiz Katrina Fox on starting and growing your vegan business, plus a vegan business success story, Beyond Skin, dazzling, eco-friendly footw...
Saving Cats and Cooking in the Jain Tradition
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alley Cat Allies' founder Becky Robinson discusses feral cats, the problem, and the solutions, after our tantalizing chat with Pramoda Chitrabhan...
Protein Addiction and the Obesity Crisis
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Garth Davis, M.D., Houston bariatric surgeon and author of Proteinaholic, with opener featuring Danielle Legg, VLCE, on how she rescued two chickens f...
Comedian Jamie Kilstein and Environmental Art
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Citizen Radio host and standup comic Jamie Kilstein + artist Jack Gescheidt, founder of the TreeSpirit Project.Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
80-Year-Old Bodybuilder Jim Morris and VegFestUK
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Barford on October's VegFestUK, and legendary vegan bodybuilder, Jim Morris, an inspiration for civil rights, gay rights, and compassiona...
A French Novel and Good Health American-Style
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lani Muelrath, author of The Plant-Based Journey (preface by Colin Campbell, Ph.D, foreword by Neal Barnard, M.D.), and Elizabeth Lyman on her tra...
Dreena Burton's Family Recipes and Nutritionist Lauren Krohn
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dreena Burton discusses her new book Plant-Powered Families, and nutritionist Lauren Krohn addresses working in the health field while dealing wit...
Hot Spot in L.A., Hot Doc in D.C.!
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Milton Mills, M.D., discusses the real Paleo diet and African-American health concerns, and Amy Rebecca introduces us to Vegan Scene, "a vegan St...
Buddhism, Jainism, Veganism
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lifelong Jain Saraubh Dalal, and Buddhist Bob Isaacson of Dharma Voices for Animals, discuss their ahimsa-based religions, compassion, and veganism, f...
New Vegans and Plant-Based Health
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Letters to a New Vegan and 4Leaf Guide to Vibrant Health are featured, with Letters' coeditor Justin Van Kleeck and 4Leaf's authors J. Mor...
Filmmaker Shaun Monson
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Earthlings director Shaun Monson has a new film, Unity, about living from love for all beings. Our opening guest is Carol Cymerint, R.N., VLCE, aut...
Ladies Who Lift and Help With Pet Grief
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Definition Fitness Magazine founder, bodybuilder, and cookbook author Christy Morgan is our headliner, following a helpful segment about healing from...
VegNews Relaunch!
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The magazine's editor/publisher Colleen Holland joins Christopher Locke, author of the animal rights novel Persimmon Takes on Humanity.Learn ...
PlantPure Nation and Vegan Spirituality
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmakers Nelson Campbell and Kim Campbell on the new documentary PlantPure Nation, plus Lisa Levinson of Vegan Spirituality.Learn more about your ...
Bruce Friedrich and Dress Designer Lois Eastlund
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Called 'the conscience of the animal rights movement,' Bruce Friedrich is with Farm Sanctuary and has a background in human rights; Lois Eas...
Haute Cuisine Meets Haute Compassion
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Noted food critics and journalists Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, authors of The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, talk fine dining with a vegan twist; ope...
PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the Main Street Vegan show's third birthday, Victoria welcomes animal rights icon Ingrid Newkirk, founder of PETA, and The Meaty Tru...
Animals, Fashion, and the Compassionate Male
11 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Designers John Bartlett and Joshua Katcher discuss fashion, aesthetics, animal use and alternatives, menswear, and the rise of the new male, aka Katch...
Raw Food Made Easy and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Cornbleet's book Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People is the most often used cook (well, cookless ...) book in my kitchen and Jenny w...
La Diva Dietitian Returns + YEA Camps for Young Activists
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marty Davey, M.S., R.D., aka "La Diva," is back with her new multimedia e-book, I'm Not Dead Yet: Vegan Nutrition for the Over-50 Crowd...
Launch of "The Good Karma Diet," Host Victoria Moran's 12th Book!
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Recipe creator Doris Fin and "Good Karma Story" providers Kayle Martin, Deirdre Gaffke, and Marissa Podany join Victoria to discuss their ...
Esther the Wonder Pig and Pitch Perfect 2's Sarah Webster
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Esther, the earth's most famous pig, represented by her dads Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, + Sarah Webster, music supervisor for Pitch Perfec...
Howard Lyman and Alexandra Paul
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Mad Cowboy" Howard Lyman—cattle rancher turned vegan, famously sued with Oprah by Texas cattlemen in the 1990s—and actress Alexandra Pa...
Your Nutrition Questions Answered!
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda Davis, R.D., vegan, diabetes expert, and wealth of nutritional knowledge, returns to answer listeners' questions on all aspects of healthy...
Rich Roll, Julie Piatt, and The Food Duo's Carmella Lanni-Giardina
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ultramarathoner Rich Roll teams with his musician-wife Julie Piatt to create The Plantpower Way, a glorious cookbook and lifestyle guide. Carmella La...
Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chefs Jay Astafa and Angela Lowe open deliciously for Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary director and coauthor of Living the Farm Sanctuary Life. Cohost: Lond...
MFA Undercover Investigations
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Rice of Mercy for Animals takes us inside the world of undercover investigations. Appetizer guest: actor Stan Krajewski, a new vegan with great h...
Raw Vegan Power
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Powerlifter Pat Reeves is a cancer survivor, grandmother, and champion on a raw vegan diet. We'll also meet Lisa Viger, whose blog is Raw on $10...
May I Be Frank? and Candle Cafe Holiday Dishes
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Ferrante, subject of the transformational documentary May I Be Frank? headlines, and Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza of New York City's Cand...
Judaism, Veganism, and the MeatOut
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We honor Passover by hearing from Rabbi Steven Fuchs and Richard Schwartz, Ph.D, Skyping in from Israel. Also, Michael Webermann of FARM on the annual...
The Beasts and the Bible + The Vegan Roadie
12 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
United Methodist clergyman Rev. Frank L. Hoffman goes chapter and verse in stating that the Bible supports a meat-free diet. Appetizer segment: Dusti...
Honey, Bees, and the Future of Food
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
June Stoyer, host of The Organic View, is a vegan who'll eat honey and she’ll tell us why.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Miyoko Schinner, the Cheese Whisperer
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Miyoko returns to talk cheese, vegan business, and what it took to do a Tough Mudder race + cohost Camille DeAngelis, VLCE, whose latest novel is Bon...
Running, Cooking, Music, Life
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Running, Eating, Thinking editor Martin Rowe and two of the book's essayists, Vegan Pressure Cooking author JL Fields, VLCE, and operatic sopr...
The Feminist and the Farm Sanctuary + a Zen Sage Cat
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Patrice Jones, codirector of VINE Sanctuary in Vermont, on the psychology of activism and the art of being vegan, “the next evolution.” And a p...
Mark Rifkin, R.D., and Marc Bekoff, Ph.D.
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Rifkin, R.D., M.S., LDN, has a mission to scour the scientific literature and unearth information we can use NOW. And pop-in from animal behavi...
Beyonce's Trainer and Curing Candida as a Vegan
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Celeb trainer Marco Borges talks fitness and food + vegan chef and Living Candida-Free author Ricki Heller. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Neal Barnard, M.D., and 90-Year-Old Yogini
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Barnard, M.D., founder and president of PCRM, on preventing Alzheimer's and the new PCRM medical clinic, + a visit from 90-year-old yoga ins...
Powerful Vegan Messages and Diet No More!
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
American Vegan Society cofounder Freya Dinshah and her daughter Anne Dinshah, author of Powerful Vegan Messages, plus vegan and diet-free coach Mags B...
Rip Esselstyn of The Engine 2 Diet
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Rip and his sister, Jane Esselstyn, coauthor of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, talk food, family, health, and legacy.Learn more ...
Cowspiracy and The Vegiterranean Diet
11 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmakers Keegan Kuhn and Kip Andersen discuss their eye-opening documentary, Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, + pop-in from Julieanna Heve...
Brendan Brazier, Matt Frazier, and Joel Brody
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Former pro-Ironman and author of The Thrive Energy Cookbook, Brendan Brazier; ultra-marathoner Matt Frazier, author No Meat Athlete; and veteran ...
Jane Velez-Mitchell and John Lewis, CEO of BadAss Vegan
27 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran TV broadcaster Jane Velez-Mitchell, author of Addict Nation, + drop-in from John Lewis, CEO of BadAss Vegan power cookies and message wear....
Brenda Davis, R.D.
20 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Coauthor of Becoming Vegan and Becoming Raw, diabetes researcher.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Responsible Eating and Living, and Raw Cookies
13 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Caryn Hartglass, founder of REAL (Responsible Eating and Living), radio host, and ovarian cancer survivor; pop-in visit from Julia Corbett, author of...
Russell Simmons and Jivamukti's Sharon Gannon
06 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Simmons, hip-hop mogul and author of Success Through Stillness, and his yoga teacher, Jivamukti cofounder Sharon Gannon, author of Simple ...
A Planetary Prescription and Candle Cafe
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Richard Oppenlander, author of Comfortably Unaware, and a pop-in from Bart Potenza and Joy Pierson, of New York City's Candle restaurants, wi...
Will Tuttle, Ph.D., + Beagles and Interconnection
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Memoirist Teresa J. Rhyne (The Dogs Were Rescued and So Was I), and author and filmmaker Michael Lanfield (The Interconnectedness of Life) join The ...
Beating Lung Cancer and Teen Activism
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
81-year-old Carl Helvie, RN, M.P.H., outwitted cancer naturally 37 years ago, and 13-year-old Rose McCoy is a lifelong vegan and animal activist arr...
Talia Fuhrman and La Fashionista Compassionista
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The enchanting Talia Fuhrman, nutritionist, author of Love Your Body, and daughter of Joel Fuhrman, M.D., plus Adrienne Borgersen, coeditor of La ...
No Heart Disease + Miyoko's Cheese
02 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Ostfeld, M.D., director of the Cardiac Wellness Program (all vegan!) at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, with pop-in visit from Miyo...
Live From London
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona Oakes, world champion marathoner and the heart and hands behind the UK farmed animal sanctuary, Tower Hill Stables. And Kim Stallwood, author o...
Gene Stone
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The prolific author and ghost writer behind half a dozen of your favorite plant-based health books, to discuss his fascinating new work of fiction, Th...
Nava Atlas
11 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nava Atlas, prolific vegan recipe creator and cookbook author, with her new book Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life With Over 150 Fr...