Omowale Adewale, Brotha Vegan, Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society Omowale Adewale is an activist and organizer, and the founder of Black VegFest, a network of African American festivals celebrating veganism, wellness, social justice, and resilience throughout the United States. A former athlete in bodybuilding and track and field, he is…
Hartglass & De Mattei, Mardi Gras Musings Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei discuss their Valentine’s Day menu and how to celebrate Mardi Gras virtually. They comment on the recent On Being Podcast with Alain de Botton entitled The True Hard Work of Love and Relationships. They also cover a recent report on high…
Rosa Abreu-Runkel, Vanilla Dominican born and raised in the United States, Rosa Abreu-Runkel is currently an assistant professor at New York City College of Technology (CUNY), Hospitality Management Program. She has held various mid and executive level management positions in Food and Beverage with, among others, Marriott International, Millennium Hotels, Highgate Hotels and IHG International…
Brenda Sanders, Veguary Brenda Sanders is a vegan food justice activist who Co-Founded Thrive Baltimore, a community resource center that offers free classes, workshops, cooking demos and other programming that supports people in living a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. She’s also Executive Director of Afro-Vegan Society, a nonprofit organization that provides resources to people in…
Ramin Ganeshram, Saffron, A Global History Journalist and chef Ramin Ganeshram is the author of a number of cookbooks and The General’s Cook: A Novel. Explore the dramatic history of the world’s most expensive spice in Saffron: A Global History. Literally worth their weight in gold, sunset-red saffron threads are prized internationally. Saffron…
Hartglass & DeMattei, Cèpes and Crêpes and Celebrating Veganuary Caryn Hartglass and Gary DeMattei are in the studio at Responsible Eating And Living Headquarters to talk to you about cèpes and crêpes and the importance of terroir when it comes to the flavor in food, on land and in the sea. They’ll also be giving…
Nava Atlas, Plant-Powered Protein Nava Atlas is a vegan cooking expert and the author of many bestselling cookbooks, including 5-Ingredient Vegan, Vegan on a Budget, Wild About Greens, and Vegan Holiday Kitchen. Nava also creates visual books on women’s issues and runs two websites, TheVeganAtlas.com and LiteraryLadiesGuide.com. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of…
Wendy A. Woloson, Crap, A History of Cheap Stuff in America Wendy A. Woloson is associate professor of history at Rutgers University-Camden and the author, most recently, of In Hock: Pawning in America from Independence through the Great Depression, also published by the University of Chicago Press, and coeditor of the collection, Capitalism by Gaslight:…
Ian Theasby and Henry Firth, SPEEDY BOSH Ian Theasby, Creative Director and Co-Founder Ian is a creative marketeer with a background in fashion whose wordplay and creative concepts create new go-to favorites for BOSH’s thousands of fans. He also desires to bring plant-based food to the world, helping people and planet to thrive. …
Chris Otter, Diet for a Large Planet, Industrial Britain, Food Systems, and World Ecology Chris Otter is associate professor of history at the Ohio State University. He is the author of The Victorian Eye: A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Carolyn Cobbold, A Rainbow Palate, How Chemical Dyes Changed the West’s Relationship with Food Carolyn Cobbold is a research fellow at the University of Cambridge, where she investigates the history of food and science. Her work has been published in Annals of Science, Osiris, Ambix, and Business Insurance, among others. We live in a world…
Saray Stancic, MD, What’s Missing From Medicine Saray Stancic, MD is a board-certified physician and the subject of the recent documentary film Code Blue. From 1999 to 2006, Dr. Stancic served as chief of infectious diseases at the Hudson Valley Veterans Administration Hospital in New York. During those years she treated hundreds of patients with…
Hartglass & De Mattei, Giving Tuesday On this Giving Tuesday, Caryn Hartglass & Gary De Mattei discuss how two chefs with different styles share their New York City kitchen while cooking all day for the Thanksgiving Feast. They also discuss alternatives to Gift Giving, and the evils of Teflon. Links mentioned in the…
Hartglass & De Mattei, Okara Magic, Metamorphosis and Gratitude Hartglass & De Mattei are grateful to be back to talk about Gratitude, plus environmentally friendly personal care products like shampoo in bars, dental hygiene and new REAL recipes like Okuna Okara Salad and Okara Chorizo. Find out about the upcoming Cook Along with the Swingin’…
Brenda Davis, RD and Reshma Shah, MD, MPH, NOURISH, The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families Brenda Davis, RD Brenda Davis, RD, is widely regarded as a rock star of plant-based nutrition. She has been a featured speaker at medical and nutrition conferences around the world and is the prolific author of 11…
Hartglass & De Mattei, Let’s Go On Let’s talk about the weather! Caryn Hartglass & Gary De Mattei discuss the weather and global warming; visiting New Hampshire and Vermont, discovering a new Squash, and recipes for Thanksgiving. They touch on the election, truth, art and politics. Caryn shares a song from one of her albums…
Hartglass & De Mattei, Finally On the Road Again Caryn and Gary are traveling in New Hampshire and talk about Election Day anxiety, artists and activism. Links mentioned in the program: Healthy World Burger Corn Tortillas It’s All About Food Interview with Sue Coe Vegans Who Won’t Date Meat Eaters
PART 1: Nama Arian & Rona Stein, Lands in Love Hotel and Animal Rescue Center The Animal Love Rescue center needs urgent help. It is a non-profit no-kill charitable shelter in Costa Rica that takes care of more than 1,000 animals (more than 800 are dogs and cats). The rescue center funded is by the…
Tom Philpott, Perilous Bounty, The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It Tom Philpott has been the food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones since 2011. Previously, he covered food as a writer and editor for the environmental-news website Grist. Philpott’s work on food politics has won numerous awards, including the…
J. Morris Hicks, Outcry, Urgent Alarms from Our Planet and What We Can Do About Them A former career business executive and executive vice president with Ralph Lauren in New York, Jim has always tried to focus on the big picture when analyzing any issue. In 2002, after becoming curious about the optimal diet for…