Hear the replay at the link above (28 minutes and 41 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you.

October 13, 2026, Vegan Nation pays a memorial tribute to John Bussineau, author of The Buddha, The Vegan, and You. Tune in 4 PM EDT on WCUW 91.3 FM and online: wcuw.org/listen.

Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard. John joined us for an interview on October 14, 2016. The image within the poster was created by John, which he had uploaded (with .mp3 replay) onto his then website.

Music: “CalveSong”, “ChickenSong” Will Tuttle; “Tragedy of Petulance”, “Still the Line” Sally Zito; “You Are”, “Freedom Bound” Vegan Queen V; “One Golden Bowl” Charity and the JAMband

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The late John Bussineau was an author and member of the Jewel Heart Sangha. He was a senior student of the late Gelek Rimpoche and taught Dharma classes in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. John was also a chapter leader of Dharma Voices for Animals Detroit-Ann Arbor group.

His first book is The Buddha, The Vegan, and You: Part 1 – Meat, Myself, & Irony – From Carnism to Compassion (2015). His second book is Healthy Body, Peaceful Earth, Loving Heart: The Compassionate Jewel of Vegan Buddhism – The Buddha, The Vegan, and You: Part 2 (2017).