Noted scholar of the history of religions, Elaine Pagels describes her own spiritual life as one of music, nature, friendship, and love. The author of books including The Gnostic Gospels, The Gospel of Thomas, and the memoir Why Religion? shares about her life -- why she took up the study of religion as an academic discipline, how she navigated the death of her six-year-old and her beloved husband within a single year, and how she sees life and faith today. Some tidbits: "Bach and Aretha Franklin came out of the church ... What matters to me is not what you believe, but how you relate to reality ... That openness to something unexpected is what transforms people." Website: https://www.elaine-pagels.com. Amazon author page: https://tinyurl.com/pagelsamazon. 
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Elaine Pagels: Why Religion?

Everybody knows that the future is vegan, but it can also be a grand adventure right now. On the Main Street Vegan Podcast, bestselling author and vegan OG Victoria Moran invites you to be in on conversations with the best and brightest in this space. You'll hear from physicians, philosophers, activists, athletes, chefs and celebrities on eating and living for optimum health, while protecting the planet and saving the lives and ending the suffering of animals. Whether you're a longtime vegan or just taking a look, Main Street Vegan will help you live with purpose, eat with joy, and craft a life that makes a difference.

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Known in the vegan world for her very successful children's books, LA artist Ruby Roth has done a definite pivot. Following the breakup of a defining relationship, she started to explore herself as an individual and a woman, and turned her art to an exploration of the female form. Her new book, Boss Inside: A Reclamation of the Feminine, reveals this new course. In this episode, we talk about art, all the "selves" we have inside, and about new beginnings. And yes, Ruby remains staunchly vegan.
Ruby's Website: www.rubyroth.co. 
Instagram/current iteration: @ruby_roth.
Instagram/kids' books: @wedonteatanimals
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Ruby Roth & Artistic Reinvention

Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an adjunct professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and [resident of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Today he discusses his latest book, The Power Foods Diet, and how keeping where we want it can be easy and drug-free. Also joining the show is Shaune Hayes who is maintaining a 100+-pound weight loss, drug-free, using Dr. Barnard's methods.
Links for today's guests - 
https://pcrm.org
The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Taps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Fast, Easy, and Permanent Weight Loss
https://TheShauneLife.com
https://facebook.com/theshaunelife
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Neal Barnard, MD, & Natural Weight Loss in the Age of  Pharma

This week we're growing younger with the inimitable Michael Greger, MD, and his latest New York Times Bestseller, How Not to Age, plus bonus guest Nancy Byerly-Jones with the 5 Tibetan Rites, yantra yoga exercises said to work on the chakras to reverse aging. I think of this episode as science meets spirituality: totally my cup of tea and a great selection to air on my 74th birthday.
Find Dr. Greger at his website, the source of straight-from-the-science videos on every conceivable topic: https://nutritionfacts.org. 
Check out the 5 Tibetan Rites with Nancy on YouTube , and the classic (and curious) book that brought the rites to world - Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth , by Peter Kelder
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Dr. Greger on How Not to Age + Birthday Bonus: The 5 Tibetan Rites with Nancy Byerly-Jones

Christine Mania (pronounced man'-ya) is "the vegan girl next door." Author of Vegan Minded: Becoming a Steward for Animals, People, and the Planet, she sees that this way of living has a fourth element in addition to animals, health, and environment, and that is community. We also talk about the authorship process and a common interest in yoga and ahimsa. 
Website: christinecookmania.com
Facebook and Instagram: @vegangirlnextdoor
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Veganism, Creativity, Community, & Yoga with Christine Mania

Wayne Hsiung grew up loving dogs. And he recently served jail time for rescuing sick chickens from an egg factory and getting them veterinary care. Founder emeritus of DXE and founder of SimpleHeart.org, Wayne is a lawyer, a thinker, and a man of rare courage and insight. He is also dog dad to Oliver, rescued from the dog meat trade in China. Visit the Simple Heart site and subscribe to his blog on Substack: blog@simpleheart.org. His IG is https://www.instagram.com/waynehhsiung/.
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Elaine Pagels: Why Religion?

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