ARZone (Animal Rights Zone) Podcasts

In this interview we were thrilled to welcome our special guest, Carol J. Adams.  Carol is the author of more than 20 books, including the ground breaking The Sexual Politics of Meat now in a 25th anniversary edition. Burger, just released in Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons Series and the forthcoming Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time.

In this interview we were very excited to welcome our special guest, Harley McDonald-Eckersall.  Harley is one of the directors and founding members of an exciting new Australian group called Young Voices for Animals or YVA (pronounced ee-vah).  Founded in early 2017, YVA is a group run for youth, by youth, with a vision to educate, and empower the next generation of young people

In this interview, we were delighted to welcome our special guest, Meneka Repka.  Meneka is an artist and teacher living in Calgary.  As an illustrator, and in her work, Meneka investigates the complicated relationships between humans and other animals.  Meneka joins us today to speak about the 'cruelty free' label, cash crops, what she would like mainstream veganism to recognise

In this interview we were pleased to welcome our special guest, Mary Lawrence.  Mary is a vegan chef and wellness educator. She’s also a board member of the American Vegan Society, and a frequent speaker at vegan events in the United States.  She holds a certificate in plant based nutrition, a BA in English, and an MA in Communication.  Through advocacy that includes cooking

In this interview we spoke with Saryta Rodriguez.  Saryta is an author, editor, social justice advocate, and educator. Their first book, Until Every Animal is Free, was published in 2015, and they are currently working on a compilation of essays examining food justice from a variety of lenses. Saryta’s past writings have focused on food justice, veganism, race, and gentrification. 

In this interview we spoke with Rama Ganesan.  Rama lived in Chennai India until the age of 10 when she emigrated to the UK with her family.  She graduated from the University of Oxford, and also has a PhD from the University of Wales. She then moved to the US with her spouse, and has lived there ever since. Rama became a vegan after reading “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer,

In this interview, we are joined by two very special guests, Svetlana Chibireva and Laura Schleifer.  Svetlana is a pro intersectional vegan with an interest in looking at veganism as a political and ethical philosophy through a critical lense in order to challenge current narratives in mainstream veganism. She was born in Stalingrad, a city recovering from the atrocities of nazi occupation

In this interview we welcomed inspirational vegan leader, Kathy Divine, to ARZone.  Kathy is the author of five vegan books and founder of the magazine Australian Vegans Journal. The concept of ethical vegan leadership as the solution to world peace inspires and drives her work, and she uses publishing as a way to broadcast this vision into the world. Kathy offers one-on-one coaching to

In this interview we welcomed back Dr. Casey Taft to ARZone. Casey is a Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University school of Medicine , and an internationally recognized researcher in the areas of trauma, family communication and violence prevention.  Casey sees the prevention of violence toward other animals as a natural extension of his work with humans. He’s is the co-owner of Vegan

In this interview, we welcomed my fellow Australian animal advocate, James Aspey James has overcome some huge hurdles in his life and is a true inspiration. He conquered leukaemia, drug abuse and bulimia before becoming one of Australia’s most well-known animal advocates. Grabbing global attention in 2015 after breaking a year long vow of silence in a powerful TV interview seen by millions,

Stuart Chaifetz is an investigator who works with SHARK - Showing Animals Respect and Kindness.  Stu - began his animal campaigning as a “sab” in England in 1990 and continued his anti-hunting work after returning to the United States. He’s also run for Congress as a Green Party candidate and is the winner of a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society award for anti-whaling work. Stu is also an

Katrina is the founder and editor of the vegan business blog VeganBusinessMedia.com, the host of Vegan Business Talk podcast and author of Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business,  She’s been vegan since 1996, and has had her ideas about the interconnections between human and other animal social justice featured in numerous books and articles. Her goal is to inform and inspire as

In episode 3 of our new series on Total Liberation through Radical Veganism we spoke with Robert Grillo. Robert is an activist, author and speaker. He is the director of Free from Harm, which he founded in 2009 to expose animal agriculture’s impact on other animals, on vulnerable communities, and on the environment.  Robert’s first book, Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming

The activist behind Unparalleled Suffering Photography is a gifted artist who has chosen to use their significant talents to expose the diverse forms of animal exploitation and torment perpetrated and normalized by our culture. This activist, working anonymously and entirely on their own, expertly documents both the emotional terror and physical suffering that animals endure at human hands: --&

In the early 1990’s, at the age of 55,  Sukie, a Mexican born woman living in Texas and married to a hunter, made a life-changing choice to go vegan! She then went on to start the first animal advocacy group in El Paso along with The Vegetarian Society of El Paso. The animal advocacy group Sukie started had their first meeting in her home in September 1992. There were eleven attendees, plus