Main Street Vegan

Photographer McArthur, subject of the documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine, documents through stunning images both the beauty and the exploitation of animals. Also, our fun first segment celebrates cooking from scratch with Lisa Pitman and Nicole Axworthy, of the cookbook DIY Vegan.

Cash Cow author, Quebecer Elise Desaulniers, discusses myths of the dairy industry, and Brenda and Aaron Beener, mom-and-son owners of Seasoned Vegan, Harlem’s hot and healthy soul cafe, talk about soul food, great food, and the restaurant biz.

Fascinating information on vegan foods in the 20th century and a brilliant discourse on “meat from plants” with Mr. Tibbot + a fun musical parody of the John Denver classic with motivational speaker and podcaster Madow.

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’ inheritance to chart new territory for humans, animals, and the planet. The opening segment is Austin …continue

Meg and Komie Vora of the upscale vegan fashion line Delikate Rayne open the program, followed by Michael Stura of Skylands Animal Sanctuary where “Freddie,” the brave bovine who escaped a New York City slaughterhouse this past week and made headlines around the globe, now resides. 

Former Mayor Ed Smith of Marshall, Texas, and his dynamic other half Amanda Smith, are the nonstop energy behind the annual Healthfest (coming in April) and the impetus for the upcoming documentary film The Marshall Plan, highlighting how this First Couple’s adoption of a plant-based diet has …continue

T​wo ​beautiful women, ​Esosa E., aka “Raw Girl in a Toxic World,” author, ​blogger, and star of​ the hot​ international TV​ show An African City (think Sex and the City transplanted to Ghana​); and​ Kimberly Wilson, VLCE, a wildly popular blogger whose fans appreciate her …continue

This special holiday show features the Cowie family from South Africa: 11- and 13-year-old daughters, image consultant mum, and lovely grandmother who took the vegan plunge at 68. We’re also joined by children’s book author Marian Hailey-Moss, author of Nala …continue