Rowdy Girl ~ Vegan ~ Texas – December 10, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes, 56 seconds audio .mp3). Thank you. Interview with Renee King-Sonnen, founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Renee joins us from Texas and shares information about RGS, the Rowdy Girl Film, and also intimate details about her forthcoming book. December 10, 2024, 4 PM EST. WCUW 91.3 FM Listen worldwide online: wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Archives: vegansradio.com. (Rowdy Girl Sanctuary interviews 2015-2024)

Vegan Nation is in The LOBE! PHOTOS. Music by Renee King-Sonnen, (TurkeySong by Will Tuttle). Part 2 of Renee’s interview (aired 12/17/24). Vegan Nation on RGS

Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, for your support of nonprofit Community radio, and your compassionate Vegan activism. Vegan Nation is a 1/2-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events, and interviews. On-Air since January 2015.

IFEEL ~ Vegan Rapper ~ Croatia – December 3, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes, 19 seconds audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation features an interview with IFEEL. Tune in Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 4 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time). WCUW 91.3 FM and online: wcuw.org/listen (10 PM Central European Time) Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Archives: vegansradio.com

Rapper IFEEL is also a vegan animal rights activist. He organizes public events that promote veganism and compassionate lifestyle in Croatia. IFEEL also brings people to volunteer and work at animal sanctuaries – to help the sanctuaries and to inspire people to directly connect with animals. As a rapper, he has recorded three studio albums and has numerous music videos about animal lives and their suffering in today’s society. His album LET’S TALK ABOUT IT is a blueprint for a FEEL-GOOD life. It was designed to take listeners on an emotional trip, inform them, connect them with animals and inspire them to live a more compassionate lifestyle.

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Vegan Thanksgiving – November 26, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (28 minutes 35 seconds audio .mp3). Thank you. Happy Thanksliving! Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 4 PM EST. Vegan Nation features vegan music & news in this Thanksliving~Thanksgiving Special. Listen here: WCUW 91.3 FM and online: wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. vegansradio.com

Vegan songs: “TurkeySong” & “GeeseSong” (Will Tuttle); “Go Vegan” (Liedermacherin NETTE); “Prayer Flags for the Path” (ImmovableRecordCompany5073) written by Tami Hay and the Million Vegan Grandmothers; “Oh People” (The Invisible Bee); Intro music (Sally Zito).

Includes UPC, and also Dr. Karen Davis at NARD NYC 2016 (R.I.P. Karen Davis, February 4, 1944 -November 4, 2023). Within this Vegan Nation show (11/26/24), Dr. Karen Davis is at Timestamp: 12:30 to 14:00. United Poultry Concerns (Nov 2015) is at Timestamp: 1:00 to 4:30.

Includes Peace To All Beings Prayer Flags for Animals (by Judy Carman). PABPFA Timestamp: 4:30 to 11:30. And snippet of previous interview with Dr. Will Tuttle (Timestamp 16:00 – 26:30).

Vegan Nation is a 1/2-hour radio show, On-Air since 2015. Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, for your support of nonprofit Community radio, and your compassionate Vegan activism. Photo: Veganically grown blueberries by Stephane Groleau, Learn Veganic (Canada).

Vegan Publishers ~ Dr. Casey Taft ~ November 19, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (28 minutes, 30 seconds audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation interview with Dr. Casey Taft, owner of Vegan Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 2024. 4 PM EST. WCUW 91.3 FM. Listen online: wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Archives: vegansradio.com. Vegan Nation is a 1/2-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events & interviews. On-Air since 2015. PHOTOS The LOBE. Music: “Are You Kind”, “Making Cookies from Plants”, “Peace is the Way” Charity and the JAMband; “Return to Love” Immovable Record Company. Much thanks to all!

Dr. Casey Taft is an internationally recognized psychologist at the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston and Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. He has led many funded research grants focusing on understanding and preventing partner violence and has published over 150 academic articles and an American Psychological Association book on trauma-informed partner violence intervention. He is also owner of a vegan-themed publishing company, Vegan Publishers, that has published close to 40 vegan-themed books. (Image: One Heartbeat, publ. August 2024)

Stella Paris ~ Vegan Activist ~ November 12, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes 11 seconds audio .mp3 file). Thank you. Vegan Nation features an interview with singer songwriter, actress, and vegan animal rights activist, Stella Paris (based in England). Tuesday, November 12, 2024. 4 PM EST. WCUW 91.3 FM Listen online: wcuw.org/listen. Thank you. Archives: vegansradio.com.

On Nov 7th, Stella Paris released her new music video, “by the sea” (filmed in Scotland). On Sunday, June 2nd, she released her song, “To The Animals” (and gives away a monthly donation to a different vegan sanctuary in collaboration with this song). We hear about food, as well as Stella’s activism & international travels, including her stay at Las Aguas Risas Laughing Waters Vegan Community in the Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador.

Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, for your support of nonprofit Community radio, and your compassionate Vegan activism. Vegan Nation is a 1/2-hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events, and interviews. On-Air since 2015. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. PHOTOS & more PHOTOS

Matthew Sikora ~ Deep Veganism ~ November 5, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes 46 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Tuesday, November 5, 2024, vegan activist, Matthew Sikora joins us from Colorado for an interview. WCUW 91.3 FM 4 PM EST wcuw.org/listen Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. vegansradio.com Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, for your support of nonprofit Community radio, and your compassionate Vegan activism.

Matthew Sikora studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He was a Communications Officer in the United States Air Force stationed in Italy.  He obtained his master’s degree in Washington D.C. and after a tour with the Defense Intelligence Agency, he taught Computer Science at the United States Naval Academy. During his time at the Academy, he became a vegan.  He then spent 5 years working for Federal law enforcement in Jackson, Mississippi, and bringing vegan advocacy to Mississippi. Matthew is a Computer Scientist and Software Engineer. Matthew loves questioning everything. Matt, along with his yoga teacher wife, their two born & raised vegan, unvaccinated children, and 2 vegan dogs, enjoy the outdoors & traveling.

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World Vegan Day ~ S. Harrison: Abolition ~ October 29, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes 44 seconds, audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation celebrates the 30th anniversary of World Vegan Day! Tune in Tuesday, October 29, 2024. 4 PM EDT. WCUW 91.3 FM Listen worldwide: wcuw.org/listen. This celebration of World Vegan Day includes an interview with law teacher, Shelley Harrison, discussing abolitionism and public policy. Vegan Nation PHOTOS Vegan Nation is in The LOBE!

Shelley Harrison is the convenor of the Humane Party. “The Humane Party, launched in 2009, is the U.S.’s first fully abolitionist political party. The Humane Party platform calls for abolishing the property status of all animals – not just the human kind – thereby ending ownership, rape, torture, mutilation, and slaughter of animals throughout the U.S.”

Vegan Nation is a weekly, 1/2-hour radio show, featuring vegan music, news, events and interviews. On-Air since 2015. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Archived shows: vegansradio.com (Each week’s On-Air broadcast is immediately followed by a rebroadcast of the previous week’s show. Stay tuned in… wcuw.org/listen 4 pm to 5 pm ET ~ Tuesdays.) Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, for your support of nonprofit Community radio, and your compassionate Vegan activism.

Seasonal Events and Vegan Music – October 22, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes, 10 seconds – audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation features news of upcoming events: Vegan Trunk or Treat and Vegan Thanksliving Potluck (Nov 9th, Boylston, Massachusetts). Manda Rose (co-founder of New England VegFest) joins us to provide details. Two other upcoming events in central Massachusetts are workshops offered by Steven Lombardi (vegan), owner of Steven’s Pet Care Services. These in-person free workshops are: Adopting a Shelter Pet (Nov 5th), and Basics of Pet Care (Nov 14th) at the Shrewsbury Public Library. Also, Vystopia Resilience Webinar ~ Vegan Psychologist Clare Mann

Music: In Dog We Trust, newly released album by Vegan Queen V in England UK; The Vegan Album by Charity and the JAMband. (Poster: Liberty Fruits by Pascale Salmon Vegan Art in Paris, France) “TurkeySong” underscore by Will Tuttle. Vegan Nation is in The LOBE! PHOTOS

Other announcements: Love & Thrive through the Holidays ~ The Vegan Community (panel discussion includes: Lisa Levinson, Linda Middlesworth, Dr. Will Tuttle, Dr. Angela Crawford, Jeenal Mehta, Jonathan Balcombe and Dr. Sailesh Rao. Hosted by Mariquita Solis) ~ “Discover effective strategies to communicate your values with friends and family. Connect with like-minded individuals who understand the emotional challenges you face. Find support and tools to stay strong when witnessing animal exploitation during the holidays.”

Oct 22, 2024, 4 pm EDT, WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org/listen Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Vegan Nation archives: vegansradio.com Much thanks to all!

Sandra Kyle. Singing Vegan. New Zealand – October 15, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation features an interview with Sandra Kyle in New Zealand. Tune in Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 4 PM EDT. WCUW 91.3 FM Listen worldwide online at: wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Music by Sandra Kyle; Will Tuttle; Ellie Sarty

Thank you for caring enough to hear & be heard, for your support of nonprofit Community radio, and your compassionate Vegan activism. Vegan Nation is a 1/2 hour radio show featuring vegan music, news, events & interviews. PHOTOS Archives: vegansradio.com

Sandra Kyle has been advocating for animals since the 1990s. She is a writer and speaker on animal rights issues, both in New Zealand and internationally. Sandra was one of the authors of Vegan Voices (ed Dr. Joanne Kong). Sandra does regular weekly vigils for The Save Movement, where she often stands alone. She sings to the animals waiting to be slaughtered to try to calm them, and to convey her love for them. Her radio show ‘Safe and Sound’ (2015-2019) was a finalist in the New Zealand Radio Awards, and in 2018 she was a recipient of the Philip Wollen Animal Welfare Award. She has a nonprofit called Project Karuna, which raises money to help street animals in India. Sandra is on the Executive and Policy committees of the Animal Justice Party of Aotearoa NZ, and is their Volunteer Coordinator. Sandra Kyle’s website (inc. links to Sandra’s social media pages): May Safely Graze

Peace & Justice. Authentic Veganism – October 8, 2024

Listen to the replay at the link above (29 minutes, 55 seconds audio .mp3). Thank you. Vegan Nation On-Air Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Tune in 4 PM EDT, WCUW 91.3 FM Listen worldwide online at: wcuw.org/listen. Hosted by Marlene Narrow, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Generating peace & freedom through authentic Veganism (Animal liberation). As we collectively sow, humanity eventually reaps. Reading short segments of Chapters 1, 10, and 12 in the book, Food For Freedom: Reclaiming our Health and Rescuing our World by Dr. Will Tuttle. Music within: ‘Only One Order’ by Jeremy Ahimsa; ‘Freedom’ by The Schugars; and ‘PigSong’ by Will Tuttle. (Art: ‘Soul Mates’ by Madeleine Tuttle) Much thanks to all! PHOTOS Vegan Nation is in The LOBE!