Vegan Nation features an interview with Light and Angel of Gentle World. Tune in Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 4 pm Eastern Standard Time (4 to 4:30 pm EST). WCUW 91.3 FM Listen worldwide online: wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Music in this episode is by Will Tuttle. Vegan Nation archives: vegansradio.com . Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, and much thanks for your Vegan activism.

Light recently celebrated his 86th birthday, and he is a 53-year vegan, and is the co-founder of Gentle World, a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, and the world’s oldest vegan intentional community. Angel is a 22-year vegan and is Gentle World’s Outreach Director. Gentle World has an extensive history of public service that includes the opening of The Vegan Restaurant on Maui, Hawaii, the production of two celebrity vegan banquets in the 1980s, and the publication of the first full-length vegan cookbook in the United States way back in 1981: The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals. Their most recent publication is a free downloadable eBook titled Vegan FAQ: Demystifying Veganism with 20 Simple Questions.

Vegan Nation features an interview with antispeciesist activist/humanitarian, Tuesday Goti in Northern Ireland. Music in this episode includes Entyce the Lyrical Vegan, and also Will Tuttle. Tune in Tues., January 31, 2023 4 pm Eastern Standard Time (9 pm GMT) Listen worldwide here: wcuw.org/listen. Over the airwaves in Massachusetts WCUW 91.3 FM. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Vegan Nation archives: vegansradio.com. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. At the very start of this broadcast, we hear a short snippet of the song, “What Are They Hiding” by Jason Oliver (also known as Dayzee Deva) and Eva Hamer.

Tuesday Goti is the Meat the Victims organizer in Northern Ireland. MTV is an international association. In addition to hearing about their legal liberation of “Connor” in January 2020, we’ll also hear news of Tuesday & her team’s upcoming court case next month (February) in reference to another MTV Northern Ireland action that occurred in July 2021. Additionally, we’ll hear from Tuesday about delicious veganized Irish dishes, and about vegan restaurants & cafes in Northern Ireland. “Until all are free, none are free” – Tuesday Sophia Goti

Vegan Nation is a 1/2 hour informational news program that reports on Veganism worldwide. The views expressed on the broadcasts do not necessarily reflect the views & opinions of this program, station nor its management. Vegan Nation – On-Air weekly, since 2015. Deep Veganism philosophy – As we collectively sow, humanity eventually reaps; therefore, Peace and human freedom require animal liberation -nondiscriminatory compassion & justice. Veganism is the Golden Rule in action.

Vegan Nation features an interview with Animal Reiki healer/teacher, and Animal Communicator, Petra Dungate (vegan). Petra joins us from Ramsgate, Kent, England. We’ll hear stories about finding lost animals, helping with health issues, and communicating with ascended animal companions, as well as how we can promote veganism on a daily basis, and also ways to help Vegans cope with the stress of living in this current global nonvegan paradigm – where animals (human and other-than-human animals) are exploited & harmed. Music in this episode is “What are they hiding?” by Jason Oliver (Dayzee Deva) and Eva Hamer. Also the “Cow Song” and “Chicken Song” by Will Tuttle.

Tune in Tuesday, January 24, 2023 4 PM EST (9 PM GMT). WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org/listen . Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Vegan Nation archives: vegansradio.com Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard.

Vegan Nation is honored to feature an interview with Carrie Plummer, co-founder of Northern Vegans. Carrie joins us from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (Music in this episode is by the vegan duo, Tom & Sol of Roadkill Rising.)

Within this January 17, 2023 radio broadcast of Vegan Nation, Carrie Plummer shares her research into reductionist science. She also emphasizes the importance of wholistic health, the body/mind/spirit connection, veganism, and looking deeper into the methods traditionally used in science within the dominant culture.

Vegan Nation is hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. Vegan Nation archives: vegansradio.com (The views in this program do not necessarily reflect the views & opinions of this station nor its management.)

Carrie is also a professional singer. Her songs can be heard at: Carrie Schugar.

Carrie Plummer (co-founder of Northern Vegans) can provide analogies, historical cases of health & disease, resources, stories, and current scientific research, as well as her personal insights & experiences – especially in relation to reductionist science, and the rise of a new paradigm of health and animal liberation. Carrie is a wealth of knowledge, compassion & wisdom. One can contact Carrie at info@northernvegans.com.

In Loving Memory of Marie Oser, vegan author, and host & exec. producer of VegTV. R.I.P., Marie (9/8/1946 – 5/7/2022). This memorial tribute to Marie Oser includes Vegan Nation host, Marlene Narrow’s interview with Marie on Sept 6, 2018. This episode also includes a couple clips from VegTV. Music within this Vegan Nation show includes Joseph Peck (Heartfully Awake), and also Will Tuttle (Chicken Song, and Duck Song). VeganNation, on WCUW 91.3 FM, January 10, 2023, 4 PM EST, Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard.

Happy New Year from Vegan Nation! We are thrilled to start the new year 2023 with an interview with Martina Mercer (vegan), founder of Radio Illumini. Martina joins us from East Sussex, England, UK. In 2021, Martina launched her online station, Radio Illumini, to provide an alternative platform for ‘free-thinking’ people to produce and broadcast a wide range of shows, and many genres of music. Music in this Vegan Nation New Year’s Special is by Mobius Loop. Tune in Tuesday, January 3, 2023, over the airwaves in Massachusetts, New England – WCUW 91.3 FM, and streaming worldwide online: wcuw.org/listen. 4 pm Eastern Standard Time (9pm GMT). Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Vegan Nation is a half-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events, and interviews. On-Air at WCUW 91.3 FM since 2015. Vegan Nation embraces the philosophy of authentic-wholistic veganism. Human freedom requires animal liberation. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard; and much thanks for your compassionate activism. Archived Vegan Nation shows can be heard anytime at: vegansradio.com. Peace.

Vegan Nation celebrates the New Year 2023 with an interview with Tashi Nyami, a Tibetan Buddhist Monk. Lama Tashi leads the Universal Compassion Buddhist Congregation, with Sanghas in North, Central, and South America. Tashi was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and now resides in Dallas, Texas. Tune in Tuesday, December 27, 2022. 4 pm Eastern Standard Time. WCUW 91.3 FM Listen worldwide online: wcuw.org/listen . Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Archived shows can be heard anytime at: vegansradio.com.

A portion of this December 27th interview with Tashi Nyami is conducted in the Spanish language by WCUW DJ Tania Romero. (Tania is host of LA VOZ LATINA DE WORCESTER, On-Air WCUW 91.3 FM, Tuesdays 3 to 4 pm EST.)

Vegan Nation is a 1/2 hour radio show, On-Air Tuesdays 4 to 4:30 PM EST, featuring vegan music, news, events and interviews about the Vegan evolution revolution – Wholistic, authentic veganism – Health, peace, wellness & freedom. Human freedom requires animal liberation. Vegan Nation was founded by Marlene Narrow, and has been On-Air weekly since 2015.

Music in this episode is by Dayzee Oliver (Dayzee Deva).

Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard.

Lama Tashi Nyima biography: The Venerable Tashi Nyima has studied under eminent Lamas of the Jonang, Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, and Geluk lineages of Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism, and leads the Universal Compassion Buddhist Congregation, with Sanghas in North, Central, and South America.

For more than three decades, Lama Tashi has shared non-sectarian Dharma teachings in person and through extensive use of social media and virtual platforms, and leads several meditation retreats and monthly online sessions for Vegan/animal rights activists throughout the year. He publishes two daily Dharma blogs: GreatMiddleWay.wordpress.com, and GranViaCentral.wordpress.com (Spanish), and manages several Buddhist internet groups.

Known for his directness, clarity of expression, and sense of humor, Lama Tashi is the author of The Buddha’s Bowl, a collection of Buddhist instructions on radical compassion for animals, and The Dharma Handbook, an extensive commentary on a seminal text by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. He has also published El cuenco del Buda and Meditación sin mitos in the Spanish language. For more information about the meditation retreats and monthly online sessions for Vegan activists, one can visit The Pollination Project. (thepollinationproject.org/category/retreats).

Vegan Nation celebrates the Solstice 2022 with Happy Holidays for all. Interview with Joseph & Jessica Seckman, messenger of the Universal and Apostolic Church. Joseph & Jessica join us from West Virginia, USA. We’ll learn about their wild friend, Thorn the buck, a bit about The Gospel of the Holy Twelve, and how to forage for food and mushrooms in all seasons. We’ll also hear about their vegan children, Joshua & Bithyah, metal forging, and martial arts. Tune in Tuesday! December 20, 2022 at 4 pm EST. wcuw.org/listen worldwide. On your radio dial 91.3 FM WCUW in central Massachusetts. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Vegan Nation archives can be heard anytime at: vegansradio.com. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. Vegan Nation is a 1/2 hr radio show, On-Air since 2015, featuring vegan music, news, events and interviews about wholistic veganism. Human freedom, population health & world peace require animal liberation. (Art by Lynda Bell.) Music within Vegan Nation radio: We Wish You a Vegan Christmas by iChoc; and Be Kind Already by Jane Velez-Mitchell, Jason Oliver (Dayzee) and Michelle Swan.

In this interview, Joseph shares that he practices the Martial Art called Wing Chun Kung Fu from the IP Family lineage. Interested folk can contact him on his FB pages: Joseph Jessica Seckman, and UAC Messenger, for more information & instruction. Their belief is that Jesus might have used a similar style of this practice when liberating the animals and stopping the slaughterhouse business (purchase, sale & slaughter of animals) in the basement of the temple. “We suffer as a people all things we cause all other creatures to suffer from. ” ~ Joseph & Jessica Seckman, messenger of the Universal & Apostolic Church

Vegan Nation features an interview with vegan activist/speaker, Dr. Joanne Kong. Dr. Kong is the editor of the anthology, Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers. She joins us from Richmond, Virginia. In this interview, we hear about all 52 contributing writers to Vegan Voices! Joanne is also a pianist, and we learn about her recently formed partnership with an amazing German cellist, Christoph Wagner, who is also a vegan advocate! They call themselves “Vegan Virtuosi”. They are going to be featured in a documentary, Taking Note, about vegan musicians.  It will be released next Summer, and the producer is UK filmmaker Chris Hines, who is also in Vegan Voices.  Dr. Kong is going to the UK and Europe this month, to film more interview footage. 

Tune in Tuesday, December 13, 2022! WCUW 91.3 FM over the airwaves in New England; and worldwide online: https://wcuw.org/listen/ 4 PM Eastern Standard Time. Vegan Nation is a 1/2 hour radio show, on-air since 2015. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Archived shows can be heard anytime at: https://vegansradio.com/ This episode also includes a recording of the Vegan Nation interview (2017) with vegan activist, Katina Czyczelis, in Adelaide, Australia. Katina is one of the essayists in Vegan Voices. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard.

Vegans Make a Difference (Dr. Joanne Kong’s websites) Joanne Kong Music Music in this 12/13/22 Vegan Nation show includes: Harpsichordist Joanne Kong, and Vegan Virtuosi (the partnership of pianist Joanne Kong & German cellist Christoph Wagner). Also, a snippet of “A Little Bit of Something” by flutist Katina Czyczelis is included.

Strands of Compassion – Vegan Virtuosi

Christoph Wagner, a native of Germany, is a sought-after cellist who has concertized on four continents. In 2018, he received the Sviatoslav Richter Grant from Rice University, followed by the Amici di Via Gabina Fellowship in 2019. His many concerts include a 2019 tour of Italy, appearances at Wiesbaden Winter Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas, and performances as orchestral cellist throughout the US and Germany. Mr. Wagner is currently completing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Rice University, and his current research focuses on the role of
nutrition in musical peak performance. A passionate advocate for Sustainability and Plant-Based nutrition, Wagner created Rice Vegan Society in 2017, advocating for a more veg-friendly and zerowaste environment at Rice University, as well as sharing information about the manifold benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle: environmental sustainability, animal rights, health, social justice and world peace. He holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University.

Dr. Joanne Kong
Pianist Joanne Kong’s performances have been praised for “great finesse and flexibility” (The Washington Post), and “superb artistry” (San Antonio Express-News) in works “sensitively played” (New York Times). She premiered Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Colgrass’s concerto Side by Side, and has received numerous national and international honors including a fellowship from the American Academy of the Arts in Europe and the Grand Prize in the 1985 International Piano Recording Competition. She is currently director of chamber music ensembles at the University of Richmond. Dr. Kong speaks around the world as an animal, environmental and vegan advocate.
Her TEDx talk, The Power of Plant-Based Eating, has over 1 million views, she is editor of Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers, and appears in the major documentary, Eating Our Way to Extinction. An award-winning performer across the US, Asia, Europe and South America, she draws upon a diversity of skills as a writer, speaker and creative artist in her advocacy activities.

Vegan Nation celebrates the 6th year anniversary of Abolition Day – December 6, 2022. Interview with Shelley Harrison, law teacher & primary author/editor of the Abolition Amendment. Shelley Harrison is also the convener & co-founder of the Humane Party, vegan political party in USA. Tune in Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 4 pm EST. Listen online: wcuw.org/listen. Over the airwaves in New England: WCUW 91.3 FM. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Vegan Nation is a 1/2 hr radio show, on-air since 2015. Archived shows can be heard anytime at: https://vegansradio.com/. Thank you for caring enough to hear and be heard. To listen to details of the 5 Sections of the Abolition Amendment here (includes music by DJ CaveM, and others)