Episode 10 — Happy Holidays!

SHOW NOTES: Episode 10 (Air Date: December 1, 2012) Here’s wishing you all a big, fat, happy holiday season! Please hit us up with any feedback you have, we love hearing from you! Email: [email protected] Leave us a voicemail: (315) VEGAN-01 (that’s 315-834-2601) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BigFatVeganRadio Twitter: @bigfatvegans And please help us out by posting a positive review and …

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Episode 10

(Air Date: December 1, 2012)

Here’s wishing you all a big, fat, happy holiday season!

Please hit us up with any feedback you have, we love hearing from you!

Email: [email protected]

Leave us a voicemail: (315) VEGAN-01 (that’s 315-834-2601)

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BigFatVeganRadio

Twitter: @bigfatvegans

And please help us out by posting a positive review and an excellent rating (5 stars?) of our podcast on iTunes!  It really helps us out!

 

WHAT’S FOR DINNER?

Laura has some hummus.

Ben went to Whole Foods for some

vegan chicken salad, split pea soup,

and a peanut butter & chocolate (spelt) brownie.

HISSES & PURRS:

Laura’s purring about:

The city of Los Angeles officially endorses Meatless Mondays!

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Los-Angeles-City-Council-Embraces-Meatless-Mondays-Vegetarian-178244541.html

Featured on The Today Show

http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49788648#49788648

Ben’s hissing about:

Ellen DeGeneres is no longer vegan!!!!

She casually mentioned an interview with Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) that she gets eggs from her neighbor’s backyard chickens.  Vegansaurus published a video in this article:

http://vegansaurus.com/post/36676372998 

Laura’s hissing about:

Peter Jackson’s new movie The Hobbit responsible for many deaths

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/11/19/hobbit-animals-dead/

Ben’s purring about:

269 Life, a group of Israeli animal rights activists, are planning a day of solidarity to recognize International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on December 18th.

Back on October 2nd, 2012, they staged this live demo in Israel.

[WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEAJgM-LVjc

You can help spread the word by checking out their Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/269calf

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

Join them on December 18th by getting a tattoo of the number “269”

Don’t wanna get a tattoo?

Show your solidarity by taking a photo of yourself with a sign that reads “Go Vegan – 269 Life” and post it to their Facebook wall

You can also help spread the word by posting the following Cover Photo on your Facebook Timeline:

Add the following description when posting this photo:
Click here for more info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/492766334086958/permalink/494432267253698/

BIG FAT VEGAN FOOD!

Laura re-visits…

Source in San Francisco 
…and discovers how amazing their pizza is!Source

11 Division Street @ De Haro

San Francisco, CA  94103

415-864-9000Ben is in love with…

Uptown Veg (Harlem)

14 E 125th St

(between 5th Ave & Madison Ave)

New York, NY 10035

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Ben & Laura discuss some yummy holiday foods!

Laura taste-tests the following:

Tofurky

http://www.tofurky.com/tofurkyproducts/holiday_products.html

Field Roast

http://www.fieldroast.com/products/retail/hazelnut-cranberry-roast-en-croute/

Gardein

http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=frozen&p=67

Ben is already guzzling…

So Delicious Holiday Egg Nog & Mint Chocolate Milk

http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/coconut-milk-beverages

(and gives a nod to…)

So Delicious GREEK yogurt!

http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/almond-milk-yogurts

 

BIG FAT HOLIDAY GIFTS!

Laura’s gift recommendations:

A Scent of Scandal candles

http://ascentofscandal.com/

Agloves touch screen gloves

http://www.agloves.com/

Ben’s gift recommendations:



Ben’s very own homemade Medieval Oil which you can buy here…

http://www.medievaloil.com

And homemade teas!  Buy some empty press-and-seal tea bags (like these for example):

http://www.herbco.com/p-1090-press-n-brew-50-pk-small-82525-in-x-275-in.aspx

And fill them with equal parts of Licorice Root & Peppermint Leaves

(optional) Add Stevia Extract

(optional) Add some Corriander



LISTENER MAIL

Uhmmmm….  there is NO listener mail for this episode.

…Not a voice mail.

…Not an email.

…Not a question on Facebook or Twitter.

We can’t stress enough just how much we LOVE hearing from you guys!  (Especially by voice mail!)  Don’t be shy, now!  Reach out and touch a vegan!

RANDOM SHOUT-OUTS!

Our good friend Ed Coffin has just published his

2012 Vegan Holiday Gift Guide at:

http://www.examiner.com/article/vegan-holiday-gift-guide-2012

Check it out for Gift Certificates, Gift Baskets, and Chocolates

in all price ranges!

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO

Theme song by: Michael Harren

Art and logo by: Kelly Huffine

 

FEATURED MUSICAL GUEST:

Mercy Howls is the lead singer/songwriter (and vegan!) of the band Beast of Beauty.

Check them out at: http://beastofbeauty.bandcamp.com

So we’re honored to end this episode with:

SONG: “The Voice”

by Beast of Beauty