Jo-Anne McArthur—an award-winning photojournalist whose passion as an animal activist has informed her work in an ongoing project, “We Animals”—recounts her first forays into photography. She discusses her evolution as a photographer, deciding to specialize in...
Ellen Jaffe Jones—the running coach, cooking instructor and author of the enormously popular book, “Eat Vegan On $4 A Day”—discusses her new book, “Kitchen Divided: Vegan Dishes For Semi-Vegan Households.” She begins the conversation by reviewing a bit about “Eat...
Mark Devries—director of the new documentary, “Speciesism: The Movie”—discusses how the film came about, and how he first became interested in factory farming. He traces the genesis of “Speciesism” to encountering some PETA protests, spurring an interest in...
Dr. Milton Mills—the Associate Director of Preventative Medicine with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)—recounts the genesis of his lifelong devotion to preventative medicine. This included becoming a Seventh-day Adventist, as well as a...
Paul Shapiro—Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—recounts his formative years as an animal lover and advocate, including launching Compassion Over Killing and how that organization’s undercover video...
As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders–we returned to a format we try to...
Marisa Miller Wolfson--the writer-director of "Vegucated," the award-winning documentary tracking three dyed-in-the-wool meat and cheese eating New Yorkers who accept a challenge to go vegan for six weeks (WMNF presented the film's Tampa Bay area...
Roberto Martin--author of the new cookbook "Vegan Cooking For Carnivores: Over 125 Recipes So Tasty You Won't Miss The Meat" and who serves as personal chef for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi--discusses his history as a cook in Southern California at such...
Ellen Jaffe Jones--a personal trainer, running coach, cooking instructor (including a stint for The Cancer Project) and author of "Eat Vegan On $4 A Day: A Gameplan For The Budget Conscious Cook," a guide and cookbook--discusses how a medical scare (a colon...
Isabelle Tassi-- chief organizer of the second annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest, the Tampa area's only vegetarian/vegan festival - discusses her educational background and evolution as an animal activist, and describes the main mission and other aspects of Florida Voices...
