ARZone (Animal Rights Zone) Podcasts

Episode 76 features the founder and president of The Pollination Project, Ari Nessel. The Pollination Project is an organisation that gives seed grants and loans to individual change-makers throughout the world, focusing on social justice, environmental sustainability, and community health & wellness. (ARZone has been the very grateful recipient of one of these grants.) Ari Nessel oversees

Episode 75 features Professor of Law and author Sherry Colb. Sherry Colb is professor of Law at Cornell University and is the author of two books, When Sex Counts: Making Babies and Making Law (2007) about the modern challenges of sexual equality, and Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger? and Other Questions People Ask Vegans (2013).  Sherry visits ARZone to talk about that book, in which she

Episode 74 features vegan advocate and author Kathy Divine. Kathy, from Sydney, Australia, has been vegan for 9 years and vegetarian for 12 years before that. She speaks with ARZone about her latest book, Plant Powered Men. We ask her about how she chose those who contributed to the book, why she feels that it's important that a book about veganism focus on men, and what she learned in the

ARZone Podcast 73 features Kim Socha and Sarahjane Blum. Kim Socha is a grassroots animal liberation advocate, an author, and educator who sits on the boards of The Institute for Critical Animal Studies and the Animal Rights Coalition. Sarahjane is also a grassroots animal liberation advocate, educator and board member of Support Vegans in the Prison System, and of New York City’s Empty Cages

ARZone Podcast 72 features a return visit with sociologist and activist Prof. David Nibert. A professor of sociology at Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio, USA, David Nibert is the author of the recently published book "Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism and Global Conflict". David discusses the thesis of his book, that the "domesecration" of other animals

ARZone Podcast 71 features sociologists Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole. Kate Stewart is a medical sociologist working at the University of Nottingham; Matthew Cole is a sociologist teaching with The Open University. Kate and Matthew speak with ARZone about the work they've done examining how children "learn the difference between animals they eat and animals they love". They discuss how the

ARZone Podcast 70 features Ruby Roth. Ruby Roth is an artist, designer, writer, and blogger with degrees in Art and American Studies; she’s now in her tenth year of living vegan. Ruby speaks with ARZone about her latest children's book "V is for Vegan: The ABC's of Being Kind", why she wrote it, and for whom it is intended. Ruby also talks about the importance of compassion and positive

ARZone Podcast 69 features Will Tuttle, PhD. Will Tuttle, a former Zen monk who has been vegan for more than 30 years, is the author of the best-selling book The World Peace Diet. Will speaks with ARZone about his latest efforts to bring veganism into the mainstream, about how our treatment of other animals has led us to a crisis of inner and external turmoil, and about how we can each reject

ARZone Podcast 68 features writer, educator and activist Al Nowatzki. We speak with Al about being a vegan parent raising vegan children, about the dominant narratives regarding other animals in media, about his work reaching out to new vegans, and much more. Audio podcast, approx. 65 minutes. You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember

Episode 67 features our special guest, vegan advocate and educator, Gypsy Wulff. Gypsy speaks with ARZone about her work bringing the vegan message to children and young people, about how her work with humans who have special needs has informed her advocacy, about her new book "Turning Points in Compassion" which features interviews with more than 50 advocates and activists from around the world

Welcome to the first podcast from Animal Rights Zone (ARZone). The ARZone team, Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Jason Ward, and Roger Yates, explain the aims of the podcasts before presenting and discussing extracts from their guest Q&A interview with animal rights philosopher, professor Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights, Defending Animal Rights and Empty Cages: Facing

Episode 66 features our special guest Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. Known widely as "The Compassionate Cook", Colleen talks with ARZone about her recent work reaching out to people who are interested in changing their lives through "The 30-Day Vegan Challenge". She also speaks about effective advocacy, the need for people to be compassionate to human as well as other-than-human animals, and the

ARZone is joined by five of the contributors to the recent book, "Earth, Animal and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement". In addition to two of the books editors, Judith K. C. Bentley and Anthony Nocella II, our conversation also includes contributing authors David Nibert, Norm Phelps and Kimberly Socha. Audio Podcast, approx 71 minutes. You may also listen H E R E,

Episode 64 features Karen and Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (www.SAENonline.org). Michael Budkie once worked in laboratories as an Animal Health Technician, witnessing first hand the traumas inflicted on other animals. Karen and Michael discuss the work that SAEN does in uncovering the abuse of other animals who are experimented on, the role of money in scientific research, and

Episode 63 features professor of psychology and sociology, Dr. Melanie Joy. ARZone speaks with Dr. Joy about her recently published article “Speaking Truth to Power” and how the dominant ideology of carnism constructs and employs narratives to marginalize other animals and the humans who advocate on their behalf. Audio podcast, approx. 51 minutes. You may also listen H E R E, or visit this