Main Street Vegan

By Unity Online Radio

Alternative Health

What's Main Street Vegan about?

Main Street Vegan is a lively hour devoted to your health, well-being, and ways to live lightly and lovingly on planet Earth. Host Victoria Moran will entertain you each week with the latest on the vegan life-it's not just for celebrities and moguls, but for the guy and gal on Main Street who want to look and feel amazing, eat extraordinary food, help animals, and create a physical body perfectly attuned to spiritual growth. Their guests will range from Unity ministers to vegan authors, activists, physicians, chefs-and even some of those glittery celebs. There'll be recipes, ideas, ways to go vegan (or "veganward") at your own pace, and tips for making a difference for animals and the planet at every meal.

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The ideas and opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect the teachings of Unity. Unity respects a wide range of spiritual thoughts and beliefs, as reflected in the diverse range of subjects presented on Unity Online Radio.

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Yoga of Eating + Vegans of LA

05.06.2021

Plant-based Ayurvedic coach Kartikeya Talreja joins the show. Plus, an encore visit from spiritual powerhouse and Vegans of LA founder Gwenna Hunter.

Main Street Vegan episodes:

05.06.2021 Yoga of Eating + Vegans of LA Plant-based Ayurvedic coach Kartikeya Talreja joins the show. Plus, an encore visit from spiritual powerhouse and Vegans of LA founder Gwenna Hunter.
04.29.2021 Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz This vegan, modern, orthodox rabbi who donated a kidney to a stranger says, “It’s fine to be spiritual and not religious, as long as your spirituality has rigor.”
04.22.2021 Hinduism, Veganism, and the Planet Gopal Patel, co-chair of the UN Multi-faith Advisory Council and founder of the Bhumi Global. shares ahimsa and the culture of its birth.
04.14.2021 Insomnia Aid + Filmmaker Liz Marshall Sleep well with Deirdra Barr, and Meat the Future with Liz Marshall’s new documentary on cell-based or “cultivated” meats.
04.08.2021 Church for Animals! Compassion Consortium is an interfaith, online spiritual center launching this month. Guests are two of the cofounders, Rev. Sarah Bowen and Rev. Erika Allison.
03.25.2021 Brotha Vegan: Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society Milton Mills, MD, and Kevin Jenkins, DMin, two contributors to this new anthology, meet with its editor, Omowale Adewale, to share what Black vegan men have to say now.
03.18.2021 A Vegan Memoir + Kind Poetry Dianne Waltner takes us though her rural Kansas upbringing to her vegan awakening with Evolving Into Wholeness, and Gretchen Primack shares Kind, her book of compassion-awakening poetry and art.
03.11.2021 Gearing Up for Kapha Season Ayurvedic physician Sarah Kucera, D.C., C.A.P., returns to keep us all healthy and vibrant through the late winter and springtime.
03.04.2021 Yoga Goes Vegan! Integral Yoga’s Chandra/Jo Sgammato and Holly Skodis of Yoga Is Vegan join the show to discuss the yoga/vegan controversy, the nature of ahimsa, and the March 20, 2021, Yoga Goes Vegan retreat.
02.25.2021 Inspiring Entrepreneur + World’s Youngest Yoga Teacher Wheelchair-bound with MS, Melissa Guzman recovered sufficiently to run The Caribe Vegan food truck in Miami. And vegan Tabay Atkins was certified as a yoga teacher at 15. We talk with him and his mom.
02.18.2021 Heading Toward a PlantPure Nation Nelson Campbell, director of the film PlantPure Nation, updates us on the work of PlantPure Communities' local pods; then we hear from Lianna Levine Reisner, who heads the most populous pod, Plant Powered Metro New York.
02.11.2021 Musical Mockumentary “The Golden Age” Filmmaker Justin Connor—vegan, yogi, singer-songwriter—riffs on the film The Golden Age, his spiritual life, and his alter ego, the superstar who wasn’t, Maya O’Malley.
02.04.2021 Unreal Deli + Feeding Real Families Shark Tank alum Jenny Goldfarb shares her deli destiny, and Marisa Miller Wolfson cooks up healthy, kid-pleasing fare in The Vegucated Family Table (yes, she made the Vegucated movie).
01.28.2021 Bodegas Go Vegan + Eco-Savvy Living Transforming corner stores with Erick Castro of How to Be Vegan in the Hood and serious but simple ways to protect the planet with Tracey West of The Word Forest Organisation.
01.21.2021 End Animal Experiments + End Vegan Recidivism Jarrod Bailey, Ph.D., gives scientific backing on the unreliability of vivisection, and Patricia Maroday offers data-driven hacks for keeping vegans in the fold.
01.14.2021 Plant Meat Cuisine + Men of Color Summit Nava Atlas shows how to prep plant meat like a pro, and Emmy Award-winning actor and director Kiko Ellsworth shares the new masculinity.
01.07.2021 Resolving the Weight Loss Resolution Chuck Carroll, host of PCRM’s The Exam Room podcast, who lost more than 100 pounds, opens the show. He’s followed by Esther Lebeck Loveridge and Phil Dejean, vegans who have lost more than 100 pounds each.
12.17.2020 Celebrating Being a Fabulous Vegan with a Host of Luminaries! Jasmin Singer and VegNews publisher Colleen Holland launch their new book with a gala podcast party with other best-selling vegan authors, and you’re invited!
12.10.2020 T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., on COVID-19, Nutrition, and Science Researcher, New York Times best-selling author of The China Study, and the person credited with naming the Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet, T. Colin Campbell is still innovating at 86.
12.03.2020 Ingrid Newkirk on Why Animals Matter PETA’s legendary founder Ingrid Newkirk is fascinating, humble, hands-on, and more committed to changing things for animals than, arguably, anyone who’s ever lived.
11.26.2020 Recovered Animal Farmer Harold Brown Abandoning what he thought was his life’s work and appearing in Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, Harold Brown shatters the “humane myth.”
11.19.2020 Moral Menus for Nonprofit Events + Vegans for Black Lives Matter End exploitative fundraising with Jessica Janson of Animal Place sanctuary, and learn about food choices as a justice issue with Gwenna Hunter of Vegans for BLM.
11.12.2020 Attorney for Animals + Yogic, Vegan Lawmaker Peter Brandt is an animal rights lawyer, and Representative Jeremy Gray is working to legalize yoga in Alabama schools.
11.05.2020 Healthy Kids and Families Brenda Davis, R.D., and Reshma Shah, M.D., M.P.H., authors of Nourish, discuss plant-based family nutrition and making this work in the real world.
10.29.2020 Ayurveda for Vegans Sarah Kucera, D.C., C.A.P., author of The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook, shares physical and mental healing secrets of this ancient Indian tradition.
10.22.2020 Undercover Investigations and Overcoming Diabetes Discover the inside scoop on getting visual evidence of animal abuse with Tracks Investigations’ Gem de Silva, and then hear from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams about his new book Healthy at Last.
10.15.2020 NoBull Burgers and Macadamia Milk Vegan entrepreneurs Elizabeth Raymond (NoBull) and Jim Richards (Milkadamia) discuss how plant-based foods are changing the world and the place of small—for now—companies in this space.
10.08.2020 From Breast Cancer Awareness Month to Breast Cancer Prevention Kristi Funk, M.D., New York Times best-selling author and breast surgeon for celebs, including Angelina Jolie and Sheryl Crow, shares the plant-based connection to breast health.
10.01.2020 Becoming a Dietitian—and Getting Some of Their Nutrition Smarts Brenda Davis, RD, returns to address your knottiest nutrition concerns, and Sherene Chou, M.S., RDN, shares what you or your kid need to know about getting the RD credential and practicing as a vegan.
09.24.2020 Chef AJ Rocks and Teams with Glen Merzer on "Own Your Health" WFPB icon Chef AJ shares her story and her food philosophy (unprocessed!) before we're joined by author Glen Merzer, whose brand-new book features recipes Chef AJ created.
09.17.2020 Fashion Meets Mindfulness + A Zero-Waste Vegan Bead & Reel's Sica Schmitz discusses connecting brands, bloggers, and shoppers to create a more compassionate world; and Cindy Thompson, VLCE, wastes not and lives really well.
09.10.2020 Age Exquisitely with Pure Food, Hard Exercise, and Yoga Raw food chef and author Cherie Soria completed a 73-kilometer trail run for her 73rd birthday, and host Victoria Moran was just certified as a yoga instructor at age 70. Get inspired!
09.03.2020 Gourmet Vegan Cheese + Expos in the Time of COVID-19 If you've had to pivot lately, you'll relate to Ben Davis, producer of convention-center-sized plant-based expos. He's followed by Treeline founder Michael Schwarz (whose cheese is so good you could feed it to French people).
08.27.2020 Joel Kahn, M.D., + Investing in Plant Proteins Hong Kong-based food scientist Dalal AlGhawas, Ph.D., shows us the world of plant-based venture capital, and Joel Kahn, M.D., fills us in on lipoprotein(a) and our hearts.
08.20.2020 Holistic Healing + Diabetes Reversal Jacque Salomon experienced spiritual and physical healing and transformed it into activism, and Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D., of the Mastering Diabetes team, helps diabetics thrive with whole-plant nutrition.
08.13.2020 Milton Mills, M.D., + Homo Ahimsa Dr. Milton Mills returns with more medical good sense, and author Judy Carman shares the hopeful concept of kindness as an evolutionary imperative.
08.06.2020 Badass Vegan's Upcoming Film + Jewish New Year for Animals Learn about They're Trying to Kill Us, a new film on dietary racism, with John Lewis; and hear from Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., on the mid-August holiday calling for compassion for all animals.
07.30.2020 Vegan Mainstream's Stephanie Redcross West Learn business savvy for aspiring and established entrepreneurs, and discover tips for taking these stressful times in stride as we care more for ourselves and others and move vegan commerce forward.
07.23.2020 David Katz, M.D., + Vegetarian History Yale's David Katz, M.D., noted preventive medicine and public health specialist, discusses health in the time of COVID-19, and journalist Avery Kamila explores vegetarian American history.
07.16.2020 Endgame 2050 + Eight Steps to Radiant Health Environmentalist Sofia Pineda Ochoa, M.D., previews her new documentary, and CHIP founder Hans Diehl, D.H.S., shares proven tips from the stellar health tradition of Seventh-day Adventists.
07.09.2020 Laughter, Food, and Friendships Comic Eddie Brill and New York City restaurateur Vlad Grinberg, hosts of the video podcast OG Talk, join the show; and Growing Young author Marta Zaraska shows how friendship, optimism, and kindness extend life.
07.09.2020 Laughter, Food, and Friendships Comic Eddie Brill and New York City restaurateur Vlad Grinberg, hosts of the video podcast OG Talk, join the show; and Growing Young author Marta Zaraska shows how friendship, optimism, and kindness extend life.
07.02.2020 Honoring a Hero + Plant-Based Pain Management We remember Regan Russell, who lost her life in an accident at an Animal Save Movement vigil, and then explore natural ways to combat pain with Dr. Lillie Rosenthal.
06.25.2020 Dr. Neal Barnard + NoMeat Athlete Matt Frazier Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine founder Dr. Neal Barnard makes a house call, and the No Meat Athlete Matt Frazier shows how sports success is spelled v-e-g-a-n.
06.18.2020 Meatless in Solidarity + Dr. Greger on Pandemics Jane Velez-Mitchell and Joe Enriquez Henry stand up for slaughterhouse workers and animals; then Michael Greger, M.D., discusses how to survive a pandemic.
06.11.2020 Yoga and Veganism Jivamukti Yoga cofounder Sharon Gannon finds vegan principles in every yoga teaching and elaborates them in her new book, Yoga and Veganism.
06.04.2020 Vegan Cooking + Vegan Commencement Address Discover culinary gems from Lukas Schanderl of the online cooking school Veecoco, and find graduation inspiration for vegan activists from martial artist and vegan food impresario Tammy Fry.
05.28.2020 From Keto Disaster to Plant-Based Powerhouse A millennial with an MBA and a passion for plants, Mayo Clinic health coach Nivi Jaswal shares her powerful healing story and a vision for applying what she learned in the corporate world to veganizing the whole world.
05.21.2020 Hip Hop Is Green, Big Apple Edition Rapper Doc G, Fred Beasley II, is a Renaissance man and the force behind New York Hip Hop Is Green. He discusses African-American issues, the power of the music industry, and the promise of youth.
05.14.2020 A Vegan Party Five fab vegans—John Pierre (The Pillars of Health), Rev. Carol Saunders, and vegan coaches Sha-Hanna Soaper, Rachel Borkowski, and Heather Von Darling—drop by for nourishing conversation

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