ARZone (Animal Rights Zone) Podcasts
150 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsARZone exists to help educate vegans and non-vegans alike about the obligations human beings have toward all other animals. By providing a space for a variety of blog posts, forum discussions, notes, videos and more, ARZone fosters a sense of community among its members. Through live online chats as well as through recorded audio podcasts with a diversity of people who work both within and outside of the animal advocacy community, ARZone supports respectful and rational discourse and intelligent dialogue about the most pressing issues facing us today.
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ARZone Intersectionality Interview 12 - Will Tuttle
October 17, 2016 23:25Episode 12 features Dr. Will Tuttle. Will is the author of the bestselling book, The World Peace Diet. He has been vegan since 1980, and is a former Dharma Master in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Will, along with his partner Madeleine - a Swiss visionary artist, has been travelling full time since 1995, bringing the message of radical inclusion and peace to humans all over the planet. If he
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 11 - Tim Barford
October 16, 2016 12:04Episode 11 features VegFest’s Tim Barford. Tim Barford is the founder and manager of Vegfest UK. Living vegan since 1984, he founded Vegfest, originally called Bristol Vegan Fayre, in 2003. Vegfest UK now hosts four vegan festivals in the UK annually, attracting more than ten thousand visitors to each event. Tim and his team are organising the UK’s first vegan pro-intersectionality conference
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 10 - Carol J. Adams
October 11, 2016 22:22Episode 10 features pioneering author Carol J. Adams. Carol J. Adams has been one of the most inspirational leaders of the animal advocacy movement for decades. She is a writer, speaker, and activist as well as a mentor to countless animal advocates. As well as writing the groundbreaking book, The Sexual Politics of Meat, Carol has authored more than 20 other books, as well as countless articles
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 9 - Kate Stewart
October 06, 2016 22:41Episode 9 features Kate Stewart Ph. D., a sociologist at Nottingham Trent University. Kate is the author, with Matthew Cole, of the book Our Children and Other Animals (2014) which explores the sociological importance of other animals in the lives of human children - and vice versa. Her work reveals “the interconnectedness of studies in childhood, culture, and human-animal relations.” As part
ARZone Podcast Special Episode – The Lisa Shapiro Awards
September 30, 2016 00:21This Special Episode of the ARZone Podcast features Ari Nessel, the founder and president of The Pollination Project, speaking about TPP’s 2016 Lisa Shapiro Awards. Named in memorial of a selfless advocate, the Lisa Shapiro Awards recognise the unsung heroes of our movement who are working quietly behind the scenes creating a more just world for other animals. Nominated by their peers and
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 8 - Dawn Moncrief
September 16, 2016 00:07Episode 8 features Dawn Moncrief, a social justice advocate for more than 20 years. Dawn is the Founder & Executive Director of the non-profit organisation A Well-Fed World. She holds master’s degrees in both International Relations and Women’s Studies from George Washington University, both with a focus on economic development. Among other things, her work highlights how high levels of
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 7 - Laura Schleifer
September 05, 2016 21:54Episode 7 features Laura Schleifer - a writer, theater artist, and educator whose work has spanned the globe from the Middle East to Nicaragua to China and beyond. Laura is a pro-intersectional vegan, and active in the Palestine Liberation Movement. She created the word “artivist” to describe her vocation as an artist-activist. As a Jewish American she traveled to the West Bank in Palestine,
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 6 - Brenda Sanders
September 03, 2016 00:43Episode 6 features Brenda Sanders is a food justice activist in Baltimore City who has dedicated her life to fighting for vulnerable populations. As a community organizer, Brenda has coordinated events like The Vegan Living Program - an annual 6-week vegan education program, Eating for Life - a plant-based cooking workshop, Vegan SoulFest - a festival that celebrates culture and the vegan
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 5 – Nzinga Young
July 24, 2016 01:25Episode 5 features Nzinga Young, a freelance writer who focuses on vegan issues. A born-and-raised vegetarian who is now living vegan, she’s turned her predominantly plant-based upbringing into a passionate vegan lifestyle. Nzinga is a student of plant-based nutrition with eCornell, a vegan content contributor for Huffington Post, and an avid traveler for local and international vegan events.
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 4 - lauren Ornelas
July 17, 2016 20:22Episode 4 features Lauren Ornelas, who has been active in the animal rights movement for more than 20 years. She is the founder and director of Food Empowerment Project, a vegan food justice nonprofit which seeks to create a more just world by helping consumers recognize the power of their food choices. Food Empowerment Project works in solidarity with farm workers, advocates for chocolate not
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 3 - Aph Ko
July 09, 2016 20:24Episode 3 features Aph Ko an intersectional vegan feminist, anti-racist activist and writer. Aph founded the website www.blackvegansrock.com after producing the first list of 100 influential Black vegans, and is also the founder of http://aphro-ism.com, a website that provides critical analysis through a black vegan feminist framework. Aph focuses on how intersectionality is a useful tool for
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 2 - Sebastian
July 02, 2016 22:41Episode 2 features Sebastian, a staff writer at Vegan Publishers, part-time lecturer on speciesism at Columbia University, and volunteer coordinator for VINE Sanctuary. Focused in his work mostly on examining the complex relationships between speciesism, racism, and queer oppression, Sebastian speaks with ARZone about how Intersectionality can be used as a lens through which we can
ARZone Intersectionality Interview 1 - Sarah K. Woodcock
June 30, 2016 01:18What is Intersectionality and what does it have to do with vegan advocacy and animal rights? In the lead up to the pro-intersectionality conference scheduled for Vegfest London in October 2016, ARZone is presenting a special series of brief interviews addressing these and other questions. We'll be speaking with members of the global vegan community about what intersectionality means to them, and
ARZone Podcast Episode 89 - Ruby Roth - (Not only) Vegan Cooking for Kids
June 28, 2016 01:30Episode 89 features noted artist and author Ruby Roth. Ruby Roth, who’s lived vegan since 2003, is an artist, designer, an activist and is the author and illustrator of four vegan books for children: “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals” (2009), “Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action” (2012), ”V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind” (2013), and most recently “The Help Yourself Cookbook for
ARZone Podcast 88: Casey Taft - Clinical Psychologist
May 23, 2016 22:41Episode 88 features Casey Taft. Casey Taft is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and focuses his research on the prevention of interpersonal violence. He has consulted with the United Nations and the domestic violence programs that he has developed are being utilized in the United States Department of Defense as well as the Veteran’s Health Administration. He’s also
ARZone Podcast 87: Nick Cooney - How to be Great at Doing Good
January 21, 2016 20:43Episode 87 features Nick Cooney. Nick Cooney is Director of Education at Mercy For Animals, a national nonprofit animal protection organization and he’s founder of The Humane League. His work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, and he’s lectured extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He is the author of three books: Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About
ARZone Podcast 86: Saryta Rodriguez - Until Every Animal is Free
November 22, 2015 23:50Episode 86 features advocate and author Saryta Rodriguez. Saryta Rodriguez is graduate of Columbia University (New York, USA) who is committed to social justice activism, with a focus on issues of human hunger and violence against other animals. Saryta has written her first book, "Until Every Animal is Free", recently published by Vegan Publishers (2015). She joined us to speak about that book,
ARZone Podcast 85: Kim Socha - Animal Liberation and Atheism
January 24, 2015 00:22Episode 85 features advocate, educator, and author Kim Socha Kim Socha, who holds a PhD in English Literature and Criticism, is an English professor working in the US. A grassroots animal liberation advocate, Kim is also active in drug policy reform, and transformative justice. Kim is the author or editor of 4 books relating to animal rights and veganism including her most recent from 2014,
ARZone Podcast 84: Steve Best - The Politics of Total Liberation
November 16, 2014 16:39Episode 84 features advocate and activist Prof. Steven Best, Ph. D. Steve Best is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, but he’s perhaps best known as an advocate for the liberation of the earth and all who live on it - humans as well as other animals. Steve has published 13 books and hundreds of articles and has been active nationally and internationally
ARZone Podcast 83: Paul Shapiro, The Humane Society of the United States
October 15, 2014 00:49Episode 83 features Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States. Since 2005 Paul Shapiro has been the Vice President for Farm Animal Protection for the Humane Society of the United States. Prior to joining the HSUS, Paul was, for 10 years, the founder and campaigns director of Compassion Over Killing, a group he initially began while still in high school. Paul joins us today to
ARZone Podcast 82: Matt Ball
October 05, 2014 13:05Episode 82 features activist Matt Ball. Matt Ball is Senior Advisor for VegFund, an organization that funds the outreach of advocates for other animals around the world. In 1993, Matt co-founded Vegan Outreach; where he served as the group’s Executive Director for more than 20 years. Matt speaks with us about his new job, his latest book, and his current thoughts about the state of the animal
ARZone Podcast 81: Will Tuttle - Tour of Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand
April 29, 2014 00:19Episode 81 features long time advocate and author Will Tuttle Ph. D. In early 2014 Dr. Will Tuttle, who holds a masters in humanities and a Ph.D in education, completed an international speaking tour, traveling to Taiwan, throughout Australia, and to New Zealand. In this podcast, Dr. Tuttle speaks with ARZone about his work and to tell us about his experience speaking to sold out audiences
ARZone Podcast 80: Jon Bockman - Animal Charity Evaluators
March 24, 2014 23:14Episode 80 features the Executive Director of Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE), Jon Bockman. In this interview, we discuss the work that ACE does in trying to utilise the best survey and research methods to evaluate the effectiveness of various groups and organizations working within the animal advocacy movement. Audio Podcast, approx 57 minutes. According to their website (
ARZone Podcast 79: Nick Cooney - Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians
February 23, 2014 21:21Episode 79 features long time advocate Nick Cooney. Nick Cooney, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Humane League, is also the Director of Education for Mercy For Animals. Nick is the author of two books, Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change (2011) and Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to
ARZone Podcast 78: Rob Garner - Animal Rights as Justice
January 28, 2014 01:08Episode 78 features professor of political theory, Robert Garner. Rob Garner is professor of political theory at the University of Leicester in the UK who has, for more than two decades, specialised in animal rights. In this interview, Prof. Garner speaks with ARZone about his recently published book A Theory of Justice for Animals. He explains why Animal Welfare fails to protect the interests
ARZone Podcast 76: Ari Nessel - The Pollination Project
December 13, 2013 02:32Episode 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
ARZone Podcast 75: Sherry Colb - Mind If I Order The Cheeseburger?
December 03, 2013 02:08Episode 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
ARZone Podcast 74 - Kathy Divine - Plant Powered Men
November 20, 2013 01:19Episode 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: Kim Socha And Sarahjane Blum - Confronting Animal Exploitation
November 08, 2013 00:32ARZone 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: David Nibert - Domesecration
October 22, 2013 12:00ARZone 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: Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole - Food, Animals, and Children
September 29, 2013 02:02ARZone 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: Ruby Roth - V is for Vegan
August 02, 2013 01:08ARZone 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: Dr. Will Tuttle - Radical Inclusiveness
June 26, 2013 01:02ARZone 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: Al Nowatski - Vegan Parenting
June 11, 2013 02:39ARZone 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
ARZone Podcast 67: Gypsy Wulff - Turning Points in Compassion
May 03, 2013 01:55Episode 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
ARZone Podcast 66: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
April 06, 2013 02:29Episode 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 Podcast 65: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement
March 29, 2013 02:02ARZone 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,
ARZone Podcast 64: Karen and Michael Budkie - Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!
February 24, 2013 01:17Episode 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
ARZone Podcast 63: Melanie Joy - Speaking Truth to Power
February 20, 2013 00:31Episode 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
ARZone Podcast 62: RPA's David Cantor Returns
February 13, 2013 02:03Episode 62 features a return visit with the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals, David Cantor. When we first spoke with David in Episode 53, David explained RPA’s vision and mission as a group that engages in what he calls “strict rights advocacy”, rejecting both the traditional animal welfare strategy as well as abolitionism. David believes and argues that “rights precede
ARZone Podcast 61: Looking Back, Moving Forward
January 29, 2013 20:50In this special Looking Back, Moving Forward podcast, ARZone presents the thoughts of 35 advocates and activists from around the world - looking back on 2012 and moving forward into 2013. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to these remarkable and dedicated people share their thoughts on past success and hope for the future. This diversity of voices shows that even though many of us favour different
ARZone Podcast 60: Karol Orzechowski - Maximum Tolerated Dose
January 07, 2013 21:20Episode 60 features activist, vegan and creator of still and moving images, Karol Orzechowski. Karol Orzechowski, a long time advocate for social justice causes, has recently produced and directed the full length documentary Maximum Tolerated Dose. MTD presents accounts of experimentation on other animals from the perspectives of the humans who have performed it as well as of the other animals
ARZone Podcast 59: Animal Equality with Laura Gough and Sharon Núñez
December 24, 2012 23:45Episode 59 features Animal Equality’s Laura Gough and Sharon Núñez. Laura and Sharon speak with us about the how and why Animal Equality conducts anti-speciesist vegan animal rights advocacy, what they have learned from their international experience, and what they see as some of the best ways forward for the movment. They also respond to some criticisms that have been made of Animal Equality's
ARZone Special Edition - Remembering William C. Rodgers (with Anthony Nocelle II)
December 22, 2012 03:03This special edition of ARZone podcasts features author, educator, and advocate, Anthony Nocella II who speaks about a global memorial tribute to environmental and social justice activist, William C. Rodgers. Audio Podcast approx. 7 minutes. You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.
ARZone Podcast 58: Ronnie Lee - Encouraging Vegan Education
December 21, 2012 03:19Episode 58 features ARZone admin Ronnie Lee. Ronnie Lee, famous as the founder of ALF (Animal Liberation Front), speaks with his fellow ARZone admins about his most recent project called Encouraging Vegan Education (EVE). He also talks about why the ALF has not been as effective as many had hoped, about the long history of veganism within the animal protection movement, about the best ways to
ARZone Podcast 56: Jonathan Balcombe - Pleasurable Kingdom
November 24, 2012 23:33Episode 56 features ethologist, author, public speaker and vegan advocate, Dr. Jonathan Balcombe. Dr. Balcombe speaks with ARZone about his work with the newly launched Humane Society University, about the Experience of Pleasure and the Elimination of Suffering, as well as about the complex inner lives of fishes, language and communication in other animals, and much more.
ARZone Podcast 57: James McWilliams - Eating Plants
November 22, 2012 03:00Episode 57 features history professor, author, and vegan advocate James McWilliams. Prof. McWilliams speaks with us about the sustainable agriculture/locavore movement, the controversy surrounding Green Mountain College's decision to slaughter the two oxen Bill and Lou, the divisions and disagreements within the movement, the parallels between the "animal movement and the movement to abolish
ARZone Podcast 55: Ed Coffin - Eating Consciously
November 19, 2012 01:50Episode 55 features activist and writer, Ed Coffin. Ed speaks with ARZone about his Free Speech battle with the city of Philadelphia, his grassroots activism, the HSUS/UEP deal regarding egg-laying hens, racism in the AR movement and more. Audio podcast, approx. 47 mins. Ed, who received his degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, is a registered dietitian
ARZone Podcast 54: Dr. Andrew Knight Returns!
November 13, 2012 21:22Episode 54: ARZone welcomes back special guest Dr. Andrew Knight. Andrew speaks with ARZone about his work making schools of veterinary medicine aware of methods and procedures that respect the lives of other animals, he answers some questions regarding the health and diets of cats and dogs, and he tells about the incredible vegan endurance events he's participated. Audio podcast, approx 59
ARZone Podcast 53: David Cantor - Responsible Policies for Animals
September 29, 2012 04:58Episode 53 features special guest David Cantor.http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7392026724731048755#editor/target=post;postID=1699410862535916337 A full-time animal advocate with national organizations since 1989, in late 2002 David Cantor founded and since then has served as the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals (RPA), a group that engages in what he refers to as “