The Vegan Option including Vegetarianism: The Story So Far
Ian McDonaldStories from vegan perspectives. Great radio that just happens to be vegan. Shows pick a topic to explore in-depth. In the 2016-7 season Ian McDonald covered one epic tale - the backstory to today's vegetarian and vegan movements. From the Ganges delta to the hills of New England, from the iron age to the present day, voices challenge the idea that other animals exist soley for humans. Discover ph... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 40 | Founded | 14 years ago |
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| Categories | Society & CulturePhilosophyNews | ||||
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How does animal exploitation increase the emergence of new diseases?
With the world fighting a vicious new pandemic, Ian asks a front-line physician, an epidemiologist, a public health expert and activists about how new diseases spill over fro... more
How does animal exploitation increase the emergence of new diseases?
With the world fighting a vicious new pandemic, Ian asks a front-line physician, an epidemiologist, a public health expert and activists about how new diseases spill over from othe... more
How has western vegetarianism risen, within living memory, from fringe to mainstream choice? And how has veganism gone from nowhere to everywhere?
Episode 15: Liberation
This final episode recounts the growth of veganism, vegetarianism, and the mo... more
How has western vegetarianism risen, within living memory, from fringe to mainstream choice? And how has veganism gone from nowhere to everywhere?
Episode 15: Liberation
This final episode recounts the growth of veganism, vegetarianism, and the mod... more
Reviews
- Fascinating Series. Highly enjoyed!
It figures that just when I find this pod, it has long seen it’s last days. I really loved the stories and format. The journalistic/documentary styling is well crafted. I still listen to repeats, particularly the history-of timeline.
Apple Podcasts5Nate-M-Seattle
United States3 years ago - History of Veganism
Educational, informative & enlightening. Very well composed and narrated. The most all encompassing historical account I've ever heard.
Apple Podcasts5Inner Calm
Canada7 years ago - Excellent and strangely soothing
Very well produced and informative. I love the documentary-style format.
Apple Podcasts5Calculad
United Kingdom7 years ago - Fascinating and well done
Please keep it coming!
Apple Podcasts5Someone other than JoeyUnited States8 years ago - Outstanding research.
It is easy to think of vegetarianism as a 20th Century trend, or more precisely, something particularly rooted in the Aquarian Age and later. In this podcast, Mr. McDonald winds his way through the long history of abstention from animal products, the motivations of early vegetarians, interviewing many interesting people on the way.
This is quite produced and well-written and well-worth anyone's time, whether you are a vegetarian (or vegan) or not.
Apple Podcasts5LarkpenchUnited States8 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #138 | United Kingdom/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #147 |  Australia/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #194 |  Ireland/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #221 |  Netherlands/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
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