Melanie Joy--a professor who teaches psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and author, most recently of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism"---reprises the hypothetical dinner scene that opens her new...
Jonathan Safran Foer--the 32-year-old author acclaimed for his novels "Everything Is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud," he's now penned a non-fiction book, "Eating Animals," which just in its first week out has already generated tremendous attention, discussion and...
Wayne Pacelle--the President and CEO of The Humane Society Of The United States, the country's largest animal protection organization, with upwards of 11 million members--discusses what he views as the three most important hallmarks of his tenure as CEO, at the...
Chrissie Hynde--The Pretenders singer-songwriter-guitarist (currently touring the U.S. behind the acclaimed new Pretenders album, "Break Up The Concrete") and longtime animal advocate--discusses the enormous and somewhat surprising (to her, at least) success of...
Jodi Chemes (pictured with a bovine buddy) & Nikki Benoit--members of Florida Voices For Animals, a Tampa-based organization devoted to educating the public about a host of animal issues and fostering compassionate choices--discuss the history and evolution of...
Comedian-actor and veteran animal advocate Kevin Nealon--perhaps best known for his lengthy stint on "Saturday Night Live" (1986-1995), but who's more recently earned some of the best reviews of his career in his role as Doug Wilson, the pot-loving and increasingly...
In a conversation that traveled a distinctive arc, Chrissie Hynde--The Pretenders' singer-songwriter-guitarist and longtime animal activist, whose actions range from protesting KFC's inhumane treatment of chicken in the processing plant (one of the protests for...
Dan Piraro--who draws the award-winning, widely-syndicated panel cartoon "Bizarro," who's a vegan and who's been recognized in recent years for his work as a vocal animal-rights advocate, including presenting animal rights issues in "Bizarro"--discusses what...
Bo Rinaldi--a natural food chef and co-author of "Vegan World Fusion Cuisine," a gorgeous cookbook jam-packed with wonderful recipes, stunning photography, an array of resources & information, including gentle guidance on making the transition to a veg diet,...
Tanya Petrovna--Chef (that's no typo!) Executive Officer of Native Foods California Vegan restaurants--discusses her background, how she got into veggie cooking, some of the philosophy behind her Native Foods restaurants & menus, her cookbooks ("The Native...
