Hear the replay at the link above (29 minutes and 12 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation features World Peace Diet Sunday, a weekly book study group facilitated by Dr. Susan Craig. Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 4 PM EDT, WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org/listen. Hear from WPDS participants in Kenya, Columbia, Canada, Massachusetts, South Australia, and California.

Vegan Nation is again featuring WPDS book study (Ch. 3 continued) on September 8, 2026.

VEGAN NATION is a 1/2-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events and interviews. On-Air every week since 2015. Founded and hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. PHOTOS

“Jojo” Photo Credit: Mary Lee’s Photograph (at Happy Chihuahua Acres Animal Sanctuary, CA)

World Peace Diet Sunday is a weekly book study that meets online every Sunday. For more information, please contact Dr. Susan Craig: drsusancraig@icloud.com or worldpeacediet.com.

Music: “Everything Comes Around”, “Creatures Great and Small” Ellie Sarty; “Water” by DJ CaveM; “ChickenSong”, “CalveSong”, “GeeseSong” Will Tuttle {TWPD book cover, art by Madeleine Tuttle}

(8/18/26 Show notes: Sondu Vegan Community in Kenya; Kameron Waters The Way; Tami Hay Widening Our Circle of Compassion; Keith Akers Lost Religion of Jesus; Christian Care Church)

Overview of Chapter 3 THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE:

Chapter 3 begins with quotes by Maimonides and Arthur Koestler about humanity’s relationship with other beings and the destructive patterns in history. Because society operates with a lack of understanding of interconnectedness, and the continued suppression of awareness of the cruelty inherent in our commodification and consumption of animals, this leads to broader societal injustice and dysfunction. This ‘Taboo Against Knowing‘ ignorance perpetuates a cycle of co-dependence on harmful practices that ultimately lead to societal dystopia because the animals’ suffering eventually reflects back on humanity. ‘An Interconnected Suffering‘ – By imprisoning, harming and exploiting animals, and stripping them of their intelligence and purpose, this ultimately results in human societies based on domination instead of connection and partnership. The actions taken against animals for food have ramifications that inevitably return to humanity. By adopting a vegan diet and co-creating a Vegan paradigm on Earth, we can foster a culture of respect and care, and we can begin to heal underlying injustice, misogyny, violence, and dysfunction in society. (Written by Marlene Narrow)

Dr. Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, and Food for Freedom (Photo: Lecture in Malibu)