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VegHist Episode 1: Ahimsa
VegHist Episode 1: Ahimsa
In the Ganges plain in Northen India in the middle of the first millennium BCE, the idea of “ahimsa” – non violence – em... Read more
22 Jan 2016
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Ranked #2
Veganism in Politics: Chris Williamson MP, Cathy Jamieson MP and Kerry McCarthy MP with questions from Dennis Kucinich and Maneka Gandhi
Veganism in Politics: Chris Williamson MP, Cathy Jamieson MP and Kerry McCarthy MP with questions from Dennis Kucinich and Maneka Gandhi
(40 min) Play or download (20MB MP3) (other formats) (via iTunes) Veganism in Politics 1: Worldwide We profile the hand... Read more
Ranked #3
VegHist Ep 2: The Middle Path
VegHist Ep 2: The Middle Path
Ian travels to the tree where the Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment, and explores the paradox of his early f... Read more
1 Mar 2016
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Ranked #4
VegHist Ep 6: Hinduism. On Indian Vegetarianism, Vaishnavism, Satvik, and Mahayana Buddhism
VegHist Ep 6: Hinduism. On Indian Vegetarianism, Vaishnavism, Satvik, and Mahayana Buddhism
In the first millennium CE, Indian vegetarianism advances from an ascetic fringe to a mainstream high-status lifestyle. ... Read more
5 Jul 2016
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VegHist Ep 5: Flesh and Spirit. On Egyptian monasticism, Early Christianity, Plutarch, Neoplatonism, and Manicheansim
VegHist Ep 5: Flesh and Spirit. On Egyptian monasticism, Early Christianity, Plutarch, Neoplatonism, and Manicheansim
In the eastern Roman Empire, several faiths and philosophies agree on one thing; that you need to eschew flesh to live a... Read more
7 Jun 2016
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VegHist Ep 2: Pythagoreans
VegHist Ep 2: Pythagoreans
In Ancient Greece, vegetarianism belongs to a secretive subculture – amongst the mystery religions of Orpheus and the mu... Read more
5 Apr 2016
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Ranked #7
VegHist Ep 8: Contacts. Indian Sufism, Bhakti, Akbar, Portuguese Christianity, and Gaudiya Vaishnavism
VegHist Ep 8: Contacts. Indian Sufism, Bhakti, Akbar, Portuguese Christianity, and Gaudiya Vaishnavism
When conquerors who profess Islam or Christianity rule over Indian vegetarians, the conversations about food ethics go b... Read more
6 Oct 2016
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Ranked #8
Digital Vegans: Picking up the Tab, with Stephanie Redcross of Vegan Mainstream
Digital Vegans: Picking up the Tab, with Stephanie Redcross of Vegan Mainstream
Digital Vegans: The Tab As the internet transforms the media landscape, how can vegan organisations and businesses survi... Read more
2 Feb 2014
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Ranked #9
VegHist Ep 9: Renaissance. Descartes, Montaigne, Gassendi, and the “sparing diet”
VegHist Ep 9: Renaissance. Descartes, Montaigne, Gassendi, and the “sparing diet”
Ancient philosophers inspire Renaissance thinkers to challenge the old hierarchy of man over beast. Episode 9: Renaissa... Read more
8 Dec 2016
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Palm Oil: with Catherine Laurence, Eric Lambin, Orangutan rescuer Daniek Hendarto, RSPO SG Darrel Webber
Palm Oil: with Catherine Laurence, Eric Lambin, Orangutan rescuer Daniek Hendarto, RSPO SG Darrel Webber
Palm Oil Palm oil is everywhere – from cooking oil to soap to vegan margarine. Equatorial rainforest and peatland are cl... Read more
Ranked #11
Kerry McCarthy MP on Brexit
Kerry McCarthy MP on Brexit
As the British public make their biggest decision in a generation, Ian asks Kerry McCarthy MP about the potential impact... Read more
11 Jun 2016
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Ranked #12
VegHist Ep 10: Revolution. English civil war, diet gurus, and the poetry of Sensibility
VegHist Ep 10: Revolution. English civil war, diet gurus, and the poetry of Sensibility
When printing lets ordinary people access a world of ideas, including Indian vegetarianism, some European radicals and d... Read more
3 Jan 2017
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Ranked #13
Veganism in Politics: Chris Williamson MP, Cathy Jamieson MP and Kerry McCarthy MP answer your questions
Veganism in Politics: Chris Williamson MP, Cathy Jamieson MP and Kerry McCarthy MP answer your questions
(14 min) Play or download (15MB MP3) (other formats) (via iTunes) Veganism in Politics 2: Q & A The three vegan Mem... Read more
1 Dec 2011
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Ranked #14
Science Fiction and Animals: from Jonathan Swift and HG Wells to Star Trek and Doctor Who; with Sherryl Vint, Robert McKay, and Tara Lomax
Science Fiction and Animals: from Jonathan Swift and HG Wells to Star Trek and Doctor Who; with Sherryl Vint, Robert McKay, and Tara Lomax
Science Fiction and Animals From Jonathan Swift’s talking horses to Star Trek’s Vulcans, from HG Wells to the Wachowskis... Read more
5 Jul 2013
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