ARZone (Animal Rights Zone) Podcasts

ARZone Podcast 67: Gypsy Wulff - Turning Points in Compassion

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:55:31 PDT

Episode 67 features our special guest, vegan advocate and educator, Gypsy Wulff. Gypsy speaks with ARZone about her work bringing the vegan message to children and young people, about how her work with humans who have special needs has informed her advocacy, about her new book "Turning Points in Compassion" which features interviews with more than 50 advocates and activists from around the world

ARZone Podcast 66: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:17:15 PDT

Episode 66 features our special guest Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. Known widely as "The Compassionate Cook", Colleen talks with ARZone about her recent work reaching out to people who are interested in changing their lives through "The 30-Day Vegan Challenge". She also speaks about effective advocacy, the need for people to be compassionate to human as well as other-than-human animals, and the

ARZone Podcast 65: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:07:57 PDT

ARZone is joined by five of the contributors to the recent book, "Earth, Animal and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement". In addition to two of the books editors, Judith K. C. Bentley and Anthony Nocella II, our conversation also includes contributing authors David Nibert, Norm Phelps and Kimberly Socha. Audio Podcast, approx 71 minutes. You may also listen H E R E,

ARZone Podcast 64: Karen and Michael Budkie - Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:06:58 PDT

Episode 64 features Karen and Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (www.SAENonline.org). Michael Budkie once worked in laboratories as an Animal Health Technician, witnessing first hand the traumas inflicted on other animals. Karen and Michael discuss the work that SAEN does in uncovering the abuse of other animals who are experimented on, the role of money in scientific research, and

ARZone Podcast 63: Melanie Joy - Speaking Truth to Power

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:06:39 PST

Episode 63 features professor of psychology and sociology, Dr. Melanie Joy. ARZone speaks with Dr. Joy about her recently published article “Speaking Truth to Power” and how the dominant ideology of carnism constructs and employs narratives to marginalize other animals and the humans who advocate on their behalf. Audio podcast, approx. 51 minutes. You may also listen H E R E, or visit this

ARZone Podcast 62: RPA's David Cantor Returns

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:03:13 PST

Episode 62 features a return visit with the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals, David Cantor. When we first spoke with David in Episode 53, David explained RPA’s vision and mission as a group that engages in what he calls “strict rights advocacy”, rejecting both the traditional animal welfare strategy as well as abolitionism. David believes and argues that “rights precede

ARZone Podcast 61: Looking Back, Moving Forward

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:24 PST

In this special Looking Back, Moving Forward podcast, ARZone presents the thoughts of 35 advocates and activists from around the world - looking back on 2012 and moving forward into 2013. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to these remarkable and dedicated people share their thoughts on past success and hope for the future. This diversity of voices shows that even though many of us favour different

ARZone Podcast 60: Karol Orzechowski - Maximum Tolerated Dose

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:20:13 PST

Episode 60 features activist, vegan and creator of still and moving images, Karol Orzechowski. Karol Orzechowski, a long time advocate for social justice causes, has recently produced and directed the full length documentary Maximum Tolerated Dose. MTD presents accounts of experimentation on other animals from the perspectives of the humans who have performed it as well as of the other animals

ARZone Podcast 59: Animal Equality with Laura Gough and Sharon Núñez

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:45:33 PST

Episode 59 features Animal Equality’s Laura Gough and Sharon Núñez. Laura and Sharon speak with us about the how and why Animal Equality conducts anti-speciesist vegan animal rights advocacy, what they have learned from their international experience, and what they see as some of the best ways forward for the movment. They also respond to some criticisms that have been made of Animal Equality's

ARZone Special Edition - Remembering William C. Rodgers (with Anthony Nocelle II)

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:43:35 PST

This special edition of ARZone podcasts features author, educator, and advocate, Anthony Nocella II who speaks about a global memorial tribute to environmental and social justice activist, William C. Rodgers. Audio Podcast approx. 7 minutes. You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

ARZone Podcast 58: Ronnie Lee - Encouraging Vegan Education

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:37:20 PST

Episode 58 features ARZone admin Ronnie Lee. Ronnie Lee, famous as the founder of ALF (Animal Liberation Front), speaks with his fellow ARZone admins about his most recent project called Encouraging Vegan Education (EVE). He also talks about why the ALF has not been as effective as many had hoped, about the long history of veganism within the animal protection movement, about the best ways to

ARZone Podcast 56: Jonathan Balcombe - Pleasurable Kingdom

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:33:18 PST

Episode 56 features ethologist, author, public speaker and vegan advocate, Dr. Jonathan Balcombe. Dr. Balcombe speaks with ARZone about his work with the newly launched Humane Society University, about the Experience of Pleasure and the Elimination of Suffering, as well as about the complex inner lives of fishes, language and communication in other animals, and much more. Audio Podcast,

ARZone Podcast 57: James McWilliams - Eating Plants

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:00:44 PST

Episode 57 features history professor, author, and vegan advocate James McWilliams. Prof. McWilliams speaks with us about the sustainable agriculture/locavore movement, the controversy surrounding Green Mountain College's decision to slaughter the two oxen Bill and Lou, the divisions and disagreements within the movement, the parallels between the "animal movement and the movement to abolish

ARZone Podcast 55: Ed Coffin - Eating Consciously

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:50:27 PST

Episode 55 features activist and writer, Ed Coffin. Ed speaks with ARZone about his Free Speech battle with the city of Philadelphia, his grassroots activism, the HSUS/UEP deal regarding egg-laying hens, racism in the AR movement and more. Audio podcast, approx. 47 mins. Ed, who received his degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, is a registered dietitian and

ARZone Podcast 54: Dr. Andrew Knight Returns!

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:22:23 PST

Episode 54: ARZone welcomes back special guest Dr. Andrew Knight. Andrew speaks with ARZone about his work making schools of veterinary medicine aware of methods and procedures that respect the lives of other animals, he answers some questions regarding the health and diets of cats and dogs, and he tells about the incredible vegan endurance events he's participated. Audio podcast, approx 59

ARZone Podcast 53: David Cantor - Responsible Policies for Animals

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:34 PST

Episode 53 features special guest David Cantor.http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7392026724731048755#editor/target=post;postID=1699410862535916337 A full-time animal advocate with national organizations since 1989, in late 2002 David Cantor founded and since then has served as the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals (RPA), a group that engages in what he refers to as “

ARZone Podcast 52: Dr. Melanie Joy - Understanding Carnism

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:40:07 PDT

Episode 52 features special guest, Dr. Melanie Joy. Dr. Joy is a social psychologist, a professor of psychology and sociology, and a celebrated speaker who has spent many years researching the psychology of eating meat, systems of oppression and strategic social change. Running time approx. 53 minutes. Melanie is the author of two books Strategic Action for Animals as well as Why We Love Dogs,

ARZone Podcast 51: Greg McFarlane - Vegan Australia

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:02:34 PDT

Episode 51 features special guest Greg McFarlane. Greg McFarlane is the president of the Vegan Society of New South Wales, a community-based, non-profit organisation founded in 1981 in Southeastern Australia. In this ARZone Podcast, Greg talks about the challenges of creating a national advocacy organization, the core influences that affect the "life cycle of a vegan", single-issue campaigns

ARZone Podcast 50: Bob Linden - Go Vegan Radio

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:52:00 PDT

Episode 50 features special guest Bob Linden. Bob Linden, is the host of GO VEGAN Radio, a one hour talk radio programme accessible via download, live-stream and free podcast as well as weekly on US broadcast radio in California. In this ARZone Podcast, Bob talks about his radio show, the events, promotions, organizations and other forms of vegan outreach he conducts, the problems he sees

ARZone Podcast 49: Anthony Marr: Global Environmentalist

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:05:08 PDT

Episode 49 features our special guest Anthony Marr. Anthony speaks about his recent campaigns against oil pipelines, tankers and "dirty oil"; global climate change; vegans who ride horses, speciesism and racism in the AR movement; and much more. Audio podcast, aprrox. 1 hour 50 minutes. Anthony Marr, who was honoured with the Henry Spira Grassroots Activist Award at the AR2010 conference,

ARZone Podcast 48: Nick Cooney - Change of Heart

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:46:02 PDT

Episode 48 features special guest Nick Cooney. Nick is the Compassionate Communities Campaign manager for Farm Sanctuary. He is also the author of “Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change” which VegNews named as one of its top ten books of 2011. Nick is also the founder of The Humane League, an advocacy organization that works to protect other animals through

ARZone Podcast 47: Dr. Andrew Knight

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:21:13 PDT

Episode 47 features special guest Dr. Andrew Knight. Andrew talks about his book The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments, the problem of vivisection, the use of other animals in veterinary schools, vegan ultramarthons and fitness, and much more. Approx. 44 min audio podcast. Dr. Andrew Knight is an Australian bioethicist and European Veterinary Specialist in Welfare Science, Ethics and

ARZone Podcast 46: Brad King - Farm Animal Rescue Australia

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:21:51 PDT

Episode 46 episode features special guest Brad King. Brad King is the founder of Farm Animal Rescue Australia, a new sanctuary in Queensland Australia. Brad speaks with us about the needs of the rescued animals, the challenges of running a sanctuary, how connecting people with living beings is a great form of vegan outreach and education, the role of government in animal

ARZone Podcast 45: Marc Bekoff

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:22:48 PDT

An interview with Marc Bekoff, world renowned animal behaviorist, biologist, author (Animals Matter) and advocate for other animals. Marc talks about the need to connect hearts and minds by "rewilding" ourselves, his ideas about compassionate conservation, what we know about the minds of other animals, and how the way forward for other animals is for human advocates to stop their

ARZone Podcast 44: The Ronnie Question - Kevin White

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:13:21 PDT

In the first in a series, Ronnie Lee interviews long time UK activist Kevin White about when and why he became vegan and how he now advocates on behalf of other animals. Ronnie is then joined by ARZone founder Carolyn Bailey and admin Tim Gier in a discussion of Kevin's interview. You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit

ARZone Podcast 43: Alliance Politics

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:14:16 PDT

In this episode, the ARZone admins discuss the subject of Alliance Politics. In recent ARZone podcasts and online interviews, various members of the global social justice movement for other animals have spoken about whether those of us in the movement need to align ourselves with those in other social movements. The question is, would our working with other movements help those movements, at

ARZone Podcast 42: Ronnie Lee on the ALF & Direct Action

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:15:04 PDT

Ronnie Lee, founder of the Animal Liberation Front talks about how he is still identified with the ALF, what he thinks about the role of direct action in the movement for other animals, and how he believes that progress depends on education an political involvement. You may also listen H E R E or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web

ARZone Podcast 41: Intersectionality, the Internet and Advocacy in a non-Vegan World

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:15:51 PDT

In this episode ARZone admins Carolyn Bailey, Ronnie Lee and Tim Gier talk about how veganism can be more or less difficult for different people depending on how all the various aspects of life intersect. We also talk about how the different needs of each person ought to be considered in our outreach and advocacy. Finally, we talk about the benefits and drawbacks of using the internet for

ARZone Podcast 40: Cameron Blewett

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:16:36 PDT

ARZone Podcast #40 features special guest Cameron Blewett, a vegan advocate from Brisbane, Australia, who, after spending many years as an avid hunter, has now been vegan for almost 20 years! Cameron served in the Australian Army Reserves and has also advocated for the rights of workers within the Trade Union Movement. He is a keen writer (see here). Most recently Cam has made the decision

ARZone Podcast 39: Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:09:38 PDT

ARZone Podcast Episode 39 features special guest Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, award-winning author, educator, and community organizer, and professor at Hamline University in the School of Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Anthony is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. He’s published more than 10 books including - as co-editor - Terrorists or

ARZone Podcast 38: Animal Slave Lawyer, Steve Wise

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:11:20 PDT

Professor Steven Wise has practiced animal protection law for over 30 years. He was the first person to teach a class on Animal Law at Harvard Law School, and has taught "Animal Rights Law" or "Animal Rights Jurisprudence" for more than 20 years. Author of four books including Rattling the Cage:Toward Legal Rights For Animals, and Though the Heavens May Fall:The Landmark Trial That Led to the

ARZone Podcast 37: Having Heart and Taking Action with Ruby Roth.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:35:38 PDT

This time, the ARZone team are joined by artist, designer, writer, and blogger, Ruby Roth. Vegan since 2003, Ruby is the author of two children’s books about human relations with other animals, “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals,” published in 2009, and her new book, “Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action.” In this podcast, we discuss with Ruby the links between health veganism and ethical

ARZone Podcast 36: A Second Vegan Buddies Special

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:05:22 PDT

In this short special podcast, the ARZone team of Carolyn Bailey, Ronnie Lee, and Roger Yates speak about the ARZone Vegan Buddies programme being fully operational. Its "third stage" - making the Vegan Buddies programme known to new and aspiring vegans - is now up and running. ARZone's second video about its Vegan Buddies initiative is also available. SEE HERE. [See HERE for Vegan Buddies 1

ARZone Podcast 35: Rae Sikora and JC Corcoran

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:28:20 PDT

Rae Sikora and JC Corcoran join the ARZone team for a lively discussion about vegan advocacy and related topics. Rae and JC have each been advocates and educators for more 30 years. Rae Sikora is a co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, working to help develop critical thinking skills and awareness about human health, the global environment, and justice for other animals. JC

ARZone Podcast 34: ARZone's Vegan Buddies.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:38:15 PDT

In this special podcast, the ARZone team introduce their Vegan Buddies programme. Vegan Buddies is a vegan mentoring scheme designed to help new and aspiring vegans to become and stay vegan. In this podcast, listeners are given a brief "audio tour" of the main features of ARZone's Vegan Buddies initiative which can be accessed via the main Animal Rights Zone (ARZone) website. At this stage,

ARZone Podcast 33: Philosopher David Pearce

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:44:22 PDT

David Pearce is without doubt a controversial figure within the animal advocacy movement. He is a British negative utilitarian and transhumanist philosopher and author of the online text calling for the end of suffering for all sentient life, The Hedonistic Imperative. In 2002, David Pearce co-founded the Abolitionist Society, which has "Towards the abolition of suffering through science" as

ARZone Podcast 32: The Brit Pack.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:49:33 PDT

An ARZone Special on the history and development of the Animal Advocacy Movement, featuring "The Brit Pack" - Brendan McNally, Kim Stallwood, Louise Wallis, Lynne Yates, Ronnie Lee, and Roger Yates. The host is ARZone founder, Carolyn Bailey. or listen HERE. A Toast to Ronnie Lee, or Ronnie Lee You're Toast! Listen in awe as Brendan McNally stops Ronnie Lee in full flight with the

ARZone Podcast 31: Harold Brown.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:36:35 PDT

This time the ARZone team are joined by Harold Brown, founder of Farm Kind. Harold was born and raised on a “cattle” farm, and spent more than half of his life involved in agriculture - three years of which were in the dairy industry. Now he works as an advocate for sustainable, independent family farms, environmental and social justice, and peace – through non-violence. Harold is featured in

ARZone's Greatest Hits 3 (PART TWO)

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:22:30 PST

Welcome to Part Two of ARZone's Greatest Hits Number Three with Dean Bracher, Katrina Fox, Robert Garner, Sharon Nunez, Dino Sarma, Kim Stallwood, David Sztybel, Jose Valle, and Lynne Yates.Issues covered in this episode include, ARZone member's questions, the "Ronnie Question," up-to-date and local video materials, the meaning of Dharma, intersectionality, vegan supplementation, reading Animal

ARZone's Greatest Hits 3 (PART ONE)

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:24:05 PST

Welcome to Part One of ARZone's Greatest Hits Number Three, featuring podcast guests Dean Bracher, Brandon Becker, Katrina Fox, Robert Garner, Sharon Nunez, Dino Sarma, Gary Smith, Kim Stallwood, David Sztybel, Jose Valle, and Lynne Yates.The ARZone Team members featured: Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Ronnie Lee, Jason Ward, and Roger Yates.or listen HERE.

ARZone Podcast 30: Dr. Mary Martin.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:25:27 PST

This time the ARZone team are joined by Mary Martin who holds a doctorate in Applied Linguistics from New York University. She is a vegan, a runner, meditator, atheist, and most importantly, a mother. Mary's blog Animal Person, deconstructs the language, ethics and economics of our relationship with other animals. You can find her blog at www.animalperson.net. Mary Martin is also a writer and

ARZone Podcast 29: Kim Stallwood.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:27:09 PST

This time, the ARZone team are joined by long-time animal advocate and vegan since 1976, Kim Stallwood, who has worked for a number of campaigning organisations including Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV).Kim Stallwood.Grumpy Vegan. or listen HERE.FIND THE "DANG!" AND WIN A PRIZE.

ARZone Podcast 28: Katrina Fox.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:28:41 PST

This time the ARZone team are joined by Katrina Fox. Katrina is a freelance journalist, originally from London and now based in Sydney, Australia. She is the editor-in-chief and publisher of the online magazine The Scavenger.Vegetarian since the age of 11 and vegan since 1997, Katrina is also passionate about feminist, gay, lesbian, bisexual and Sex and/or Gender Diversity issues, and the

ARZone Podcast 27: Brandon Becker

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:37:41 PDT

This time the ARZone team are joined by grassroots activist from Animal Liberation Action, Brandon Becker. Brandon speaks about his time at PeTA and why he left the organisation, the formation of his grassroots group, their activities, and their aims. He also considers whether there remains a place for many of the large national animal advocacy groups in the age of internet and comments on

ARZone Podcast 26: Dean Bracher.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:52:05 PST

Joining the ARZone team this time is Dean Bracher, a British grassroots animal activist who for many years has been giving school talks on veganism and related topics. He is also an experienced organiser of a number of vegan events and animal advocacy activities in Britain. or play HERE.

ARZone's Greatest Hits No.2

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:54:58 PST

Welcome to ARZone's second Greatest Hits package, featuring discussions and guest voices from ARZone podcasts 11-20. Guests featured are Bruce Friedrich, Oscar Horta, Thomas Janak, Robin Lane, Helen Masterman-Smith, David Nibert and Jordan Wyatt. The ARZone team featured are Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Ronnie Lee, Jason Ward and Roger Yates. or play HERE.

ARZone Podcast 25: Sharon Núñez & Jose Valle.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:27:12 PDT

Find the Hidden DANG! and Win a Prize! This time the ARZone team are joined by anti-speciesists Sharon Nunez and Jose Valle of Animal Equality who talk about their dramatic street events, single-issue events, vegan education, their open rescues, their journeys to veganism, their on-going legal problems, and their general anti-speciesist campaigning for other animals. or listen HERE.

ARZone Podcast 24. It's ****ing Dino Sarma!

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:31:44 PDT

This time the ARZone team are joined by Dino Sarma, cook, podcaster, vegan educator, and all-round good (vegan) egg. Dino Sarma is the author of Alternative Vegan: International Vegan Fare Straight From the Produce Aisle, which is a vegan cookbook based solely on produce. Dino focuses on cooking simply, inexpensively and with an East Indian influence. Dino produces popular podcasts, in which he

ARZone Podcast 23: David Sztybel - Vegan Animal Ethicist

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:31:17 PDT

Episode 23 features Dr. David Sztybel. David has been a vegan since 1988 and talks about his evolving philosophy in the field of animal ethics, how a genuine interest in the concept of ahimsa has been an influence in his life, his interest in normative sociology, his journey to veganism, and his vision for the future. You may also LISTEN HERE. There were one or two technical difficulties

ARZone Podcast 22: Lynne Yates - Vegan advocate and anti-angling campaigner

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:26:54 PDT

Episode 22 features long-time British activist Lynne Yates. Lynne, a vegan since the late 1970s, has been a science teacher for many years, an education adviser to a local authority, and has worked in Southern Sudan. In the 1980s, she was the National Secretary of The Campaign for the Prevention of Cruelty by Angling (which, when she joined, had a membership of about 5 people!) and, as a

ARZone Podcast 21: Political Theorist Prof. Robert Garner

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:22:31 PDT

The ARZone team are joined by political theorist Professor Robert Garner, author of Animals, Politics and Morality, the Political Theory of Animal Rights, and Animal Ethics, and co-author with some other guy of The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation. You may also :ISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 20: Gary Smith on Vivisection, Beagles, Single-Issues, and the Mass Media.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:15:45 PDT

Episode 20 features Gary Smith, author of the blogThe Thinking Vegan, who speaks about ways to campaign against vivisection. You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 19 (Pt. 2): Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:12:16 PDT

The second part of our podcast with Professor David Nibert and Dr. Helen Masterman-Smith. You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 19 (Pt. 1): Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:11:35 PDT

This time and next, the ARZone Team discuss David Nibert's "entanglements thesis" laid out in the 2002 book Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation with Professor Nibert himself, and with Dr. Helen Masterman-Smith of Charles Sturt University. You may also LISTEN HERE

ARZone Podcast 18: Reflections on Bruce Friedrich

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:10:15 PDT

In our last podcast, ARZone interviewed Bruce Friedrich from Farm Sanctuary. In this episode, the ARZone team chat about issues that seemed to us to arise from Bruce Friedrich's podcast. You may also LISTEN HERE. Extra, Extra, hear all about it. A few minutes cut from the main podcast. Or LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 17: Bruce Friedrich - Farm Sanctuary.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:06:08 PDT

Episode 15 features Bruce Friedrich of Farm Sanctuary. Bruce Friedrich recently left PeTA after 15 years working there. The ARZone team were interested to discover the reason for the move, and to explore issues about "farm animal" welfare, his film editing, and his veganism. We experienced a thunderstorm during the recording which accounts for the abrupt ending as well as for the less than

ARZone Podcast 16a: Studio Outtakes!

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:01:11 PDT

Here are some of the materials that did not make ARZone Podcast 16. You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 16: Vegan Education in Schools.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:57:11 PDT

Building on recent Veganacious and Coexisting With Nonhuman Animals podcasts, the ARZone team look again at vegan education - this time vegan education in schools and in relation to teaching young children about how society uses other animals. How can animal advocates get access into schools and what should they - what can they - say once there? You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 15: Prof. Oscar Horta - Anti-Speciesism

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:31:50 PDT

Episode 15 features special guest, professor of moral philosophy and member of Spanish animal rights group, Equanimal, Oscar Horta who discusses the plight of the Spanish 12, his position on free-living individuals, his thoughts on why environmentalism is not aligned with animal rights or anti speciesism, and much more. You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 14: Robin Lane - London Vegan Festival

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:28:10 PDT

In this podcast, the ARZone team are joined by Robin Lane, co-founder with Alison Lane of the London Vegan Festival (LVF). Robin, an ethical vegan since 1982, talks about the development of the LVF, vegan education, national animal advocacy organisations, grassroots campaigns, and much more. You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 13. Unlucky for Thomas Janak.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:23:51 PDT

Thomas Janak of Wild Time Radio Thomas Janak is the host of Wild Time radio, a pet psychologist and ananimal healer. Thomas has performed 190 interviews and has a wide array of experiences in talking with animal people. Thomas discusses his successful radio show, explaining its transformation from a human rights show to one focused on animal rights. We also discuss his own transformation and

ARZone Podcast 12. Vegans and Veganism.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:13:53 PDT

Going Vegan. The reasons that people live vegan vary. For some, like the founders of the English Vegan Society, it was a matter of ethics; for others, it is health; for others still, environmental issues. Some may go vegan for all of these reasons combined. Furthermore, what of the process of becoming a vegan? What "route" do people take? What triggers their veganism: is it the culmination of a

ARZone's Greatest Hits Vol. 1.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:07:55 PDT

Welcome to Vol. 1 of ARZone's Greatest Hits in which we present highlights from past shows. In this podcast, we feature clips from our first 10 episodes, which feature wonderful guests and lively discussions. We hope you enjoy this Greatest Hits package. Guests featured: Kari Bagnall Bob Ingersoll Emma Kaczmarczyk Ronnie Lee David Pearce Will Tuttle You may also LISTEN HERE.

ARZone Podcast 11. Jordan Wyatt of the Invercargill Vegan Society.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:04:43 PDT

Animal Rights Zone's special guest for this episode is Jordan Wyatt, Dictator for Life of the Invercargill Vegan Society (INVSOC), and the producer of the Coexisting With Nonhuman Animals Podcast. Jordan talks about his chicken friends, the development of the Invercargill Vegan Society, his recent attendance at New Zealand's "National Animal Rights Conference 2011", and how language is used

ARZone Podcast 10. Hey, Hey, We're the Primates.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:56:32 PDT

This time the ARZone team are joined by two guests, Bob Ingersoll of Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary, and Kari Bagnall of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. We speak about the Jungle Friends Expansion Project, and learn from Bob about the film Project Nim, in which he is featured. Despite a few small technical problems, this was an informative and interesting conversation between seven people

ARZone Podcast 9. Speciesism and Capitalism.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:52:26 PDT

This time the ARZone team explore the ideology of speciesism and The Big C - Capitalism. Using themes from Professor David Nibert's "entanglements thesis," should we understand speciesism as rather more than simply a prejudice held by indviduals? To what extent is capitalism a major structural impediment to the liberation of all human and other animals? Can we see a vegan capitalist future -

ARZone Podcast 8. The Ethics of "Wildlife" Rehabilitation.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:26:24 PDT

This time the ARZone team of Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, and Roger Yates are joined by "wildlife rehabilitator" Emma Kaczmarczyk to talk about the rehabilitation of "wildlife" and, in particular, the ethics of feeding flesh or other animal products to the recovering animals and birds. What to do about - or with - free-living beings is far from a settled issue in terms of

ARZone Podcast 7. General Orders.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:47:13 PDT

ARZone's special guest for this episode is Ronnie "The General" Lee, longtime British animal protectionist, co-founder of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), and ethical vegan since 1971. Ronnie provides ARZone Podcast listeners with an action-packed trip down memory lane as well as a powerful thought-provoking vision for a radical vegan future in which humanity returns to inhabiting the Earth

ARZone Podcast 6. Intervention, Interaction, or Non-Interference.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:34:00 PDT

This time the ARZone team explore the difficult and complex issue about whether human beings should interfere in the lives of other animals - indeed, should we, as philosopher David Pearce suggests, micro-manage every part of the planet in the name of compassion and in order to prevent pain anywhere and everywhere? The New York Times website mentioned by David Pearce in this podcast can be

ARZone Podcast 5. Dr. Will Tuttle.

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:27:05 PDT

This is our first podcast with a former ARZone "chat" guest. We are very pleased to have Dr. Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, as our first podcast interviewee. Dr. Tuttle talks about his appearance at the 2011 Vegetarian Summer Fest in the USA (yes, we do ask him why it is not known as the Vegan Summer Fest), and issues raised in his book The World Peace Diet, including a wonderful

ARZone Podcast 4: Bearing Silent Witness

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:24:43 PDT

In this podcast, the ARZone team provide a tour around the Animal Rights Zone (ARZone) website, explaining it uses and features and then they discuss an ARZone guest answer by Animal Equality's Jose Valle about a particular style of demonstration made popular in Spain when animal advocates quietly and respectfully hold the dead bodies of the nonhuman animals they have found on Spanish farms,

ARZone Podcast 3: Communicating Disagreement

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:21:48 PDT

After a productive ARZone guest interview, or "chat," with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau of Compassionate Cooks, the ARZone team discuss a clip from one of Colleen's podcasts in which she talks about communicating with those we disagree with - and also those we agree with. The ARZone team for podcast 3 are Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Jason Ward, and Roger Yates. Click on the

ARZone Podcast 2: Live Exports

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:21:19 PDT

Tim Gier reads out the ARZone Mission Statement and then the ARZone team, Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Jason Ward and Roger Yates discuss the ongoing controversy about live exports to Indonesia from Australia. Click on the embedded player above - or LISTEN HERE. At about 6 mins in, this image is the subject of the discussion. And just for fun...

ARZone Podcast 1: Considering Tom Regan

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:56:54 PDT

Welcome to the first podcast from Animal Rights Zone (ARZone). The ARZone team, Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Jason Ward, and Roger Yates, explain the aims of the podcasts before presenting and discussing extracts from their guest Q&A interview with animal rights philosopher, professor Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights, Defending Animal Rights and Empty Cages: Facing

ARZone Podcast 0: Introducing Animal Rights

AnimalRightsZone@gmail.com (www.ARZone.net) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:20:15 PDT

ARZone hopes to begin posting soon. In the meantime, here's a great podcast from Roger Yates, featuring some of the ARZone team. The Tom Tom Club: An ARZone Tom Regan Week Podcast. In this podcast, featuring Animal Rights Zone (ARZone) administrators Carolyn Bailey, Tim Gier, Jason Ward, and myself, we informally review and assess why ARZone staged the Tom Regan Week (duh!), talk about