Tami Hay, founder of International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day, and Judy Carman, founding member of Million Vegan Grandmothers, join us for an interview on Vegan Nation. Tune in Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 4 PM EDT, On-Air WCUW 91.3 FM WCUW.org/listen.

Vegan Nation is a 1/2-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events and interviews. On-Air since 2015, founded and hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

The inauguration of Int’l Calf and Cow Mother’s Day is May 9 & 10, 2026. ICCMD is a campaign by Million Vegan Grandmothers. Click HERE for Vegan Nation’s coverage (& links ) of ICCMD.

“The dairy industry is not about nutrition; it is about power, control, domination over the feminine, and the violent rupture of a sacred bond. Veganism, therefore, is not merely a diet—it is a spiritual and political stance. It says: I will not be complicit in the severing of what is whole. I will honor the cries of all mothers. I will not consume the grief of a baby denied. Veganism is an act not just of eating but of listening. Of witnessing.” – Tami Hay

“I pledge to honor and protect all the animals, peoples and Mother Earth herself by following an infinitely sustainable, cruelty-free Vegan lifestyle that heals the climate and restores right relationships in the true spirit of Homo Ahimsa for all generations to come.” – Homo Ahimsa Pledge

“We are creating a vegan world of peace, freedom, and loving kindness for all. We believe that this is the time of the Great Awakening of Humanity to leave behind the destructive nature of Homo Sapiens and become who we have always been destined to be – Homo Ahimsa. As Vegan Grandmothers, we are here to midwife the birth of the new compassionate human and bring in the new era of a vegan ahimsa world so that our children and grandchildren and those of all species can thrive and be free.” – Million Vegan Grandmothers

“Ma mere mon lait” art by Pascale Salmon Vegan Art (Paris, France):

In celebration of the upcoming International Respect for Chickens Day, Vegan Nation features UPC’s truck campaign in Washington, D.C. Tune in Tues., April 28, 2026, 4 PM EDT, On-Air at WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org/listen Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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(Photo credit: UPC) This Apr 28th Vegan Nation broadcast includes UPC’s announcements:

On May 2, 3 and 4 we are once again running our “What Wings Are For – Life Can Be Beautiful – Go Vegan!” ads on a truck driving around downtown Washington, DC for 8 hours each day. Join us on May 2nd from 12-3pm for our leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day. – UPC Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day

Including snippets of previous speeches and talks by Dr. Karen Davis (R.I.P. Karen 1944 – 2023)

Hear the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 14 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, John Sanbonmatsu, author of The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves, joins us for a Vegan Nation interview. Tune in Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 4 PM EDT on WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. PHOTOS

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In The Omnivore’s Deception, author John Sanbonmatsu chronicles the rise of the meat industry, shows its catastrophic ecological effects, demolishes the myth of the “enlightened” omnivore, shows why animals are worthy of our respect, and advocates the abolition of the animal food economy. He edits and curates the website for the “Clean Meat Hoax”-– an informal group of scholar-activists concerned about the ways in which cellular or laboratory-grown meats are being used to attack animal advocacy and to strengthen the meat industry’s long-term strategy of creating a diverse “protein market” that includes meat from live animals. Cellular Meat serves as a distraction from the fundamental issues, papering over the problem of human mass violence against animals, and obscuring the urgent need for a plant-based human diet. 

John is a speaker (Presentation: The Omnivore’s Deception – Veganism in Defense of Terrestrial Life) at the upcoming New England VegFest, Sunday, Apr. 26th, 2 pm, at Worcester State University.

in this Vegan Nation show, music by Vegan Queen V, ARC Animal Rights Choir, and Will Tuttle

This show will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, April 21st at 4:30 PM EDT on WCUW 91.3 FM.

Manda Rose, Executive Director and Co-Founder of New England Vegfest, joins us for an In-Studio interview. Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4 PM EDT, on WCUW 91.3 FM Radio. wcuw.org/listen. Thank you. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. We’re in The LOBE!

NEVF is 4/26/26. One of the NEVF speakers is John Sanbonmatsu, Professor of Philosophy at WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) and author of The Omnivore’s Deception. John joined us for a Vegan Nation in-studio interview, April 14th. PHOTOS & PHOTOS (Photo: Manda & son)

Hear the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 19 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Author, Jim Mason joins us for a Vegan Nation interview on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 4 PM EDT, WCUW 91.3 FM WCUW.org/listen – Discussing his books, “An Unnatural Order” and “Madness”.

Music in this episode: “Everything Comes Around”, “Creatures Great and Small” Ellie Sarty; “Turkeysong” Will Tuttle. Vegan Nation and Jim Mason are in WCUW’s The LOBE!

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Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. (Image credit: Lantern Publishing and Media)

Hear the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 27 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you.

VEGAN NATION supports the International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day 2026, a campaign of the Million Vegan Grandmothers, featuring Georges Hayek, Beirut, Lebanon. Georges Hayek is the founder of Lebanese Vegans, and he is the owner & manager of Hayek Hospital, “World’s First Vegan Hospital”. Tune in Tuesday, March 31, 2026. 4 PM EDT, WCUW 91.3 FM WCUW.org/listen. We’re in The LOBE! (Artwork by Pascale Salmon Vegan Art, Paris, France)

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Music: “Chickensong” by Will Tuttle; “Only One Life” and “Mother Nature’s Conversations” by Vegan Queen V. (Int’l Calf and Cow Mother’s Day image on poster below, courtesy of ICCMD)

“My Call” music video. Thanks to Lebanese Vegans, Hayek Hospital, Art Echoes, and team.

“Vegan living as a practical response to war, injustice, disease, and environmental devastation continues to beckon humanity toward a bright alternative future. When we release our insistence on unnecessarily abusing other living beings, and reconnect with our inherent compassion for all forms of life, we will at last be worthy of the world of peace, abundance, justice, and health for which we yearn.” ~ Will Tuttle. AS WE COLLECTIVELY SOW, HUMANITY INEVITABLY & EVENTUALLY REAPS.

Hear the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 19 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Volunteer organizer and vegan travel guide, Mike Weinberg joins us from San Diego for a Vegan Nation interview. Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 4 PM EDT, WCUW 91.3 FM WCUW.org/listen. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. ARCHIVES. PHOTOS. We’re in The LOBE!

Tune in to the rebroadcast on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 4:30 PM EDT, on WCUW 91.3 FM!

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Music: “From the Mountain Top” Will & Madeleine Tuttle; “Louder than Words” CarbonWorks: “Peace Is the Way” Charity and the JAMband

Mike’s sites: Mike’s Vegan Adventures; Foreign Language V-Cards; MaxVegan No-SOS Recipes; Vegan Diego Directory; Vegan Diego Blog; MaxVegan HEALth Topics; San Diego Vegan Hikers & Backpackers. Topics include Vegan Iceland and Vegan Himalayas (Photos by Mike Weinberg)

Hear the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 23 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan artist, Gretchen Ryan, joins us from Santa Barbara, California, for a Vegan Nation interview! Tune in Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 4 PM EDT on WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org/listen.

NOTICE: Tuesday, March 24th, On-Air rebroadcast at 4:30 PM EDT. Please tune in…!

Music in this March 17th broadcast includes: “We Love Animals” Charity and the JAMband; “Cowsong”, “Turkeysong”, “To Be Free…” Will Tuttle; “Everything Comes Around” Ellie Sarty

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Gretchen Ryan is a highly accomplished oil painter who has been an animal rights advocate and vegan for twenty-five years. For the past six years, she has been working on a monumental painting Liberty Leading the Animals, created with the ambitious intention of inspiring compassion for animals and envisioning a better way for humanity to interact with them, serving as heroes rather than their killers.  The show stopping painting is seven feet tall by thirteen feet wide and depicts over 200 individual animals. 

The singular, luminous work was inspired by Ryan’s early experiences learning about factory farming and the profound moral shift that led her to become vegan. Drawing on the composition of Eugène Delacroix’s historic painting Liberty Leading the People, Ryan reimagines the idea of liberation as something all sentient life should be allowed.

Known for her highly detailed, classically influenced oil painting, Ryan spent more than three decades developing her craft before undertaking this ambitious work. She chose to render the subject with beauty and dignity, creating an image that invites viewers to reflect on animals not through shock, but through reverence and empathy.

Ryan is currently completing the final days of work on the painting after more than six years in the studio. A documentary feature film, Liberty, about Ryan, the creation of the work and the ideas behind it by Fauna Films is forthcoming. Through the release of the painting and a forthcoming series of prints, Ryan hopes the project will inspire deeper awareness and compassion for animals while supporting the broader movement for their protection.

Hear the replay at the link above (28 minutes and 25 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. March 10, 2026, Vegan Nation celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. Tune in 4 PM EDT on WCUW 91.3 FM and also online: WCUW.org/listen. PHOTOS

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Here’s Vegan Nation show followed by rebroadcast of interview with Renee King-Sonnen & Tommy Sonnen of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Texas, and Renee’s song, “The Red Trailer”:

(Poster image credit: Street-Art courtesy of Pascale Salmon Vegan Art, Paris, France)

Music: “Earthlings ~ Vegan Rap Song” by Revery Rose; “Animal Blessing Hymn” by Sherry Zitter; “Chickensong” by Will Tuttle; “Awake” by Vegan Queen V

Local activist, musician and vegan chef, Sherry Zitter, joins us for an interview. Topics include overcoming speciesism, sexism and injustice. Also Sherry shares vegan recipes (and her music).

Photos by Sherry Zitter: 1. Sherry (on left) & her wife, Forest Otter. 2. Their kitchen. 3. One lemon fig ball; one dehydrated banana not rolled up yet; two banana cinnamon rolls with apricot filling; three banana rolls with three-berry filling; banana crepes with various fillings; (all nut/seed/gluten-free, from “Sweet Life” by Myriam Bakhti); two vegan recipe books mentioned by Sherry in her interview

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 2 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. March 3, 2026, Vegan Nation looks forward to the return of Spring and to manifesting world peace. Animal liberation (authentic Veganism) is essential for co-creating a world of abundance, safety, freedom and peace. As we collectively sow, humanity eventually and inevitably reaps.

This broadcast (March 3, 2026) features a snippet of the March 3, 2017 Vegan Nation interview with Renee King-Sonnen and Tommy Sonnen, co-founders of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Texas.

This episode includes Alfee’s Vegan Parenting Tips. Alfee West & Solstice:

Tune in Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 4 PM EST wcuw.org/listen. Thank you.

(Elijah ~ holstein/jersey bull-calf) A Vegan world is a reality of mutual harmlessness.

Music within includes Renee’s song, “The Red Trailer”. When one listens to this great song, one can easily understand its impact for peace on Earth (based on the Boomerang Effect). PHOTOS

Vegan Nation is a 1/2-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events & interviews. On-Air since 2015. Founded & hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. vegansradio.com Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard. We’re in The LOBE!

Stay tuned in (4 PM to 5 PM EST) on WCUW 91.3 FM (wcuw.org/listen) to hear the rebroadcast of last week’s Vegan Nation show ~ interview w/ Dr. Susan Craig in California. Susan & goats: