Progressive Kitch
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 10 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe delve into every aspect of conscious eating, food policy, food ethics, and healthy plant-based cooking. Join us!
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Episode 12: Brave New Project! The History of Vegetarianism, with The Vegan Option's Ian McDonald
January 30, 2014 05:33 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBDid you know Pythagoras had a mathematical musical vegetarian cult? Have you heard about the Manchester Victorian vegetarian church? Did you know early vegetarians weren't called vegetarians, but Brahmins? As interest in veganism and vegetarianism soars, there's no shortage of recipe sites, food documentaries, and information to help folks go vegan. But if you go looking for a a cohesive picture of our movement's history, your brain will be left hungry. BBC radio guy, vegan podcaster, and hi...
Episode 11: Celebrating a Turkey-Free Table, with Main Street Vegan's Victoria Moran
November 21, 2013 04:30 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWhat are you thankful for? We're thankful for the opportunity to visit with Victoria Moran, vegan lifestyle coach, radio host, and author of Main Street Vegan -- and we're also extra-super-thankful that our Thanksgiving table won't feature any dead birds! Like Halloween, Thanksgiving poses special navigational challenges to plant-eaters. We sort right through the holiday's ambiguous history, the nature of tradition invention, and the fine art of dealing constructively with friends and family...
Episode 10: Kid-Friendly Vegan Cooking, & Humane Halloween (with Vegan Street's Marla Rose)
October 24, 2013 04:16 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBCooking vegan for omnivorous kiddos? Transitioning towards plant-based habits with your family in tow? Worried about the horrors of navigating a certain candy-centric holiday with your vegan child? Don’t be scared! Humane Halloween creator Marla Rose joins us to explore tricks, treats, and tactics for feeding kids at a vegan table — or from a vegan-candy-stuffed punkin’. Listen! Your Episode 10 Reference Library The myth that ‘pushing your values onto’ your children is somehow different th...
Episode 9: New Vegan Food Mag Crests World Media Horizon! (Interview with Samantha Gould, Editor)
September 12, 2013 05:08 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBWe recently had an opportunity to visit with one of the creators of Vegan Food Magazine, a brand-spanking-new online publication preparing for blast-off next month. And o-my-goodness, what fun we had! Misconceptions about vegan eating, shocking revelations about the Parisian vegan scene, implications of ‘the health argument’ for veganism, the moral schizophrenia surrounding horse vs. cow slaughter, and rowdy discourse regarding those pasturbatory ‘Paleo’ diets… naturally, it’s all interspers...
Episode 8: Pork Queen Debacles, GMO Fails, and Cookbook Capers
July 12, 2013 04:48 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThis week we delve into headlines: Paula Deen, disgraced and disgruntled -- but mysteriously it has nothing to do with her cooking. Monsanto's claims fail to stand up to scientific scrutiny (yet again!), vis a vis improved crop yields. Chipotle's Mexican Grill boldly goes where no national restaurant chain has gone before, with voluntary GMO labeling. A cookbook called 'Kale' should actually be called 'Pig-n-Butter.' The USDA drops many balls, and some legislators are a**holes. (Ok, well, ma...
Ready, Set, Go (Vegan)! How to Ditch the Animal Junk, and Embrace a Plant-Based Paradigm
June 02, 2013 20:52 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBSo you've decided to go vegan -- CONGRATULATIONS! It's a journey well worth making, and a joyfully satisfying way to eat. Habit is comforting, and change can be intimidating; but armed with some knowledge and a world of resources, the transition to a vegan kitchen doesn’t have to be anything but exciting and delicious!
Episode 6: Anti-Veg Myths -- Debunkery and Social Navigation
April 29, 2013 00:42 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB'You need meat for protein! Eating meat is natural! Lookit my pointy teeth! What about the poor plants?!' When you go vegetarian or vegan, you'll almost certainly (and almost immediately) encounter a specific set of myths and assumptions that serve to rationalize the dominant meat-soaked food paradigm. To navigate this cultural game of Fact or Crap, it's important to understand why these perennial arguments are bunk; and it's (maybe even more) important to know how to respond to these myths,...
Episode 5: COK and HSUS Interview -- All About Ag-Gag Legislation (and How to Fight It)
March 31, 2013 04:17 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThere's a secrecy craze sweeping the nation right now, fueled by the animal-ag industry's deep lobbying pockets: bills pending in several states would criminalize whistleblowers and undercover investigators at animal facilities, towards the ignobal goal of protecting criminal abusers and mandating consumer ignorance. Cheryl Leahy (COK) and Mathew Dominguez (HSUS) join us for an in-depth discussion of what 'ag-gag' means, and why it matters -- and most importantly, what you can do to stop the...
Episode 4: Food Fog, Deceptive Labeling, and the Myth of Sustainable Seafood
March 17, 2013 07:31 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis week we delve into why food tends to get a pass, from progressive thinkers -- and why it surely shouldn't! We also tackle the mysteries of the deep: how marine-life-under-cellophane (aka 'seafood') labels mislead consumers, and why it matters (hint: it really really really matters). Mediterranean diet advocates encourage fish-eating: so should we do it? Also, we have exciting Kickstarter news to report, some great new recipes, a cookbook review, and even (gasp) some sweetness and light ...
Episode 3: GMOs A to Z (with guest Diana Reeves)
March 03, 2013 03:51 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBWhat's a GMO, and why should you care? If you value health, environmentalism, social justice, corporate accountability, and functional democracy, the issues surrounding genetically modified food deserve your ear! GMO Free USA's Diana Reeves pops by for an in-depth discussion of genetically engineered food crops, the need for GMO labeling, and strategies by which 'we the people' can agitate for meaningful change. Join us!
Episode 2: Green Smoothies, Vegan Dogs, This Week in GMO Fail, and Our Very First Cookbook Giveaway!
February 24, 2013 21:08 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWe cover some serious ground this week, so buckle up and hang on! HSUS offers a Congressional report card, on ag legislation affecting animal treatment. We embrace a diverse food ethics community, then throw stuff deliciously about the kitchen (recipes included!). Dawn cooks for vegan hounds. Food industry inches towards federal GMO labeling — but don’t get too excited, rotten motives may be in play. And we’re tickled to announce our first cookbook giveaway — comment to enter!
Episode 1: Asthma, Resource Waste, Moderation, and Radical Eating
February 24, 2013 04:53 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBBefore we unpack the heavy stuff, maybe we should get to know each other a little bit — listen, to find out Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask, about who we are and exactly what we’re up to! Meanwhile, new study links fast food to pediatric asthma, eczema, and hay fever. Another new study finds animal agriculture hugely wasteful of resources (I know: shocking, right?!). In both studies, researchers tiptoe away from the possibility that changing our behavior in these d...