Main Street Vegan

The seminal documentary, Forks Over Knives, made Dr. Alona Pulde and her husband, Dr. Mark Lederman, plant-based celebrities and bestselling authors. They’ve now written Wellness to Wonderful, a book that is exquisitely holistic, staying true to Whole Food Plant-Based dietary principles but bringing in …continue

If you’re not thrilled about meal prep these days, Brigitte Gemme is your fairy godmother. When you know what she calls “the grammar of soup,” you can make any soup — ‘same for stir-fries, bowls, salads, and roasted things. It’s …continue

Back after a break with episode 476, the Main Street Vegan Podcast resumes with some vegan star-power: Colleen Patrick Goudreau, “the joyful vegan.” Victoria and Colleen riff on compassion in action, how to live a joyful life in an uncertain world, and why words …continue

Barbara Butcher spent 23 years in the New York City Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, investigating more than 5500 deaths and working disasters including the 2004 tsunami and 9/11. In this fascinating interview, she shares What the Dead Know: Learning About Life …continue

Fans of Heartwood: The Art of Living With the End in Mind include Gloria Steinem and Katie Couric. The author of this memoir joins us today to discuss living fully with fully knowledge that this life will end –– for our loved ones, and …continue

Noted scholar of the history of religions, Elaine Pagels describes her own spiritual life as one of music, nature, friendship, and love. The author of books including The Gnostic Gospels, The Gospel of Thomas, and the memoir Why Religion? shares about her life — why …continue

Unity and Interfaith minister Carol Saunders, whose podcast-based ministry, The Spiritual Forum, serves a diverse audience of spiritual seekers, hosted the first Whole Planet Spirituality Forum & Retreat at Unity’s heavenly headquarters outside Kansas City, Missouri, in 2021. This year’s edition, …continue

When Kristel de Groot’s husband, then boyfriend, Michael Kuech, was diagnosed with cancer in his 20s, she stepped up to buoy his conventional treatments with superfood blends containing ingredients shown to bolster immunity and retard the progression of some malignancies. Michael …continue