Vegan - Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment - Environmental and Ecological

Vegan - Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment - Environmental and Ecological

Author: Various Authors Language: English Episodes: 70
The conversation around how we feed ourselves is one of the most pressing of our time, touching everything from personal health to global policy. Vegan-Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment-Environmental and Ecological enters this space not as a single voice but as a collaborative project, drawing on perspectives from science, culture, and current affairs. Each episode brings a different author to the microphone, examining the multifaceted argument for a profound dietary shift. The core premise explored throughout this podcast is that moving away from animal-based foods isn't just a personal choice, but a necessary ecological intervention. Discussions naturally weave through the data of environmental impact, the cultural hurdles to changing diets, and the medical insights into plant-based nutrition. You'll hear analyses that connect the dots between agricultural practices, climate policy, and the simple question of what's on our plates. This isn't about perfection, but about practical solutions and the broader vision of a sustainable system. The aim is to provide a thorough, evidence-based exploration of why this transition is framed as a critical step for the planet's future, making the case through a lens that is as much about societal structures as it is about individual lifestyle. Tune in for a series that treats this complex topic with the seriousness and interdisciplinary depth it demands.
Episodes
Kathy Freston Interviews Dr. Michael Greger, Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:20
This is part two of a transcript reading of Kathy Freston's interview of Dr. Michael Greger posted on The Huffington Post January 8th, 2010. The title of the interview "Flu Season: E. Coli, Salmonella and Other Deadly Ba…
Kathy Freston Interviews Dr. Michael Greger, Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:39
This is part one of a transcript reading of Kathy Freston's interview of Dr. Michael Greger posted on The Huffington Post January 5th, 2010. The title of the interview "Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrop…
Frank L. Hoffman "The Immorality Of Meat Eating" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:56
Frank L. Hoffman, and his wife Mary are the founders of The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation and www.all-creatures.org We may be contacted at flh@all-creatures.org. The Immorality of Meat Eating addresses t…
Pamela Rice "Death By Algae" Read by Dawn D'Arcangelo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:32
I wish to thank Pamela Rice for so graciously giving the "Vegan - Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment" (VSSE) podcast permission to read from her book, "101 Reasons Why I'm A Vegetarian." Please visit her…
Mike Tidwell "The Low-Carbon Diet" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:24
Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, is the author of The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities (Free Press). In this article "The L…
Mike Hudak "Aesthetics" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:59
In this 20-minute podcast, Mike Hudak (mike_hudak@yahoo.com) suggests that a campaign to persuade the American people to drop their support of the federal grazing program should be primarily based on aesthetics rather th…
Wendy Gordon, The Huffington Post "Meals of Mass Destruction: Shrimp" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:55
Well we saw a bit of history two podcasts ago from 1994 and then on the last podcast we moved to 2004 and now let's again examine a 2010 article "Meals of Mass Destruction: Shrimp" by Wendy Gordon from the Huffington Pos…

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