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Everybody knows that the future is vegan, but it can also be a grand adventure right now. On the Main Street Vegan Podcast, bestselling author and vegan OG Victoria Moran invites you to be in on conversations with the best and brightest in this space. You'll hear from physicians, philosophers, activists, athletes, chefs and celebrities on eating and living for optimum health, while protecting the planet and saving the lives and ending the suffering of animals. Whether you're a longtime vegan or just taking a look, Main Street Vegan will help you live with purpose, eat with joy, and craft a life that makes a difference.
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Caregiving is often called a labor of love. But what happens when love collides with a broken system? In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Victoria speaks with Laura Mauldin, PhD, author of In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories from the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis. Together, they explore the intimate realities of disability, partnership, policy failure, ableism, and what it truly means to love someone when bodies change. This episode is about story because story is...
What happens when Manhattan luxury real estate meets plant-based living and deep Christian faith? Victoria sits down with Darryl Williams — known as “The Vegan Broker” — a real estate professional with SERHANT., the firm featured on the Netflix series Owning Manhattan. Raised vegetarian in a Seventh-day Adventist home and now a committed health vegan, Darryl boldly brings his values into one of the most competitive industries in the world. Married with two young children, he shares how faith,...
This episode explores a surprising and thoughtful perspective on modern food systems. Victoria talks with scholars Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg, co-authors of Feed the People: Why Industrial Food Is Good and How to Make It Even Better, about how frozen vegetables, canned beans, plant milks, and other accessible foods can help make compassionate eating realistic and affordable for more people.
Peacefood Cafe has been feeding compassionate New Yorkers since 2009. In this conversation, co-owner Eric Yu shares about being a spiritual guy in a business role, his decision not to serve alcohol in his restaurants, and what it takes to thrive in changing times. Website: https://www.peacefoodcafe.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peacefoodnyc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacefoodnyc/ Peacefood Cafe locations: 460 Amsterdam Ave. at 82nd, and 41 E. 11th (Union Square), NYC
Mark Peters captures the soul of the cow in his photographic book, Voices of the Herd, and today we talk about cows as individuals and seeing animals differently. And guess what? This guy is so classy, he wrote me a thank-you note on paper. Website: https://markpetersphotography.com/ Book: Voices of the Herd: Portraits of Rescued Cows and Their Sanctuary Stories Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markpeters.photography/ And there's a book giveaway for this one: The instructions are at the...
Matthew C. Halteman, Ph.D, author of Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, teaches philosophy at Calvin University in Michigan. He also once lived on the same block in Wheaton, Illinois, as host Victoria Moran. Book: Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan Website: https://www.hungrybeautifulanimals.com/ Facebook: Matthew C. Haltemen Instagram: @hungrybeautifulanimals LinkedIn: Matthew Haltemen And Victoria's YouTube channel where you can watch the ...
EatMoveRest.com and the EatMoveRest YouTube channel have planted Erin and Dusty Stancyk firmly into influencer territory with their busy, beautiful life, 3 young kids, and a delicious, plant-based road to health. We discuss attachment parenting, using the word "vegan" (or not), putting the fun back in healthy, and living colorfully. Book: The Happy, Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook Website: https://eatmoverest.com - Subscribe and receive free PDF, How to Go Vegan YouTube: EatMoveRest - The...
Nutrition science took a massive hit with the January 7th release of the 2026 Dietary Guideline for Americans, recommending increased consumption of meat, eggs, and dairy (while, impossibly, keeping saturated fat low). Responding is Neal Barnard, MD, president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which has petitioned the U.S. government to withdraw these recommendations. Website: https://www.pcrm.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee/ Select books f...
We welcome 2026 with the inimitable Michael Greger, MD, of nutritionfacts.org and author of the million-selling How Not to Die, sharing info from his latest book Lower LDL Cholesterol Naturally with Food. Website: https://nutritionfacts.org/ Lower LDL Cholesterol Naturally with Food How Not Die How Not to Diet How Not to Age Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org/
NYC animal activist Donny Moss is out to set the record straight about animal abuse by congratulating the media when it's fair and coming down on biased, untrue reporting. We discuss his new venture, VegMediaWatch, as well as how to combat social media misinformation. Website: https://www.vegmediawatch.org Blinders, Donny's documentary on the New York City carriage horse industry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1oAV1fZXJM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vegmediawatch/ Facebook: https:/...
Known for giving "the best speech you've ever heard" and for single-handedly making Israel the most vegan-dense country on earth, Gary Yourofsky is a legendary animal activist and orator. In this interview, first posting on Thanksgiving morning 2025, Yourofsky shares how we can all be effective in standing up for the rights of our fellow beings. Website: http://www.adaptt.org Instagram: @realgaryyourofsky
Chef Mark Reinfeld is known in the plant-based world and beyond as the culinary innovator of vegan fusion cuisine, but he is also the dad of two sons, one of whom has a genetic condition called Angelman Syndrome. His new book, Islands of Peace, is for other special needs parents and anyone dealing with an ongoing challenge to love and patience, and energy. Book: https://www.ohanavitality.org/islands-of-peace Ohana Vitality, programs and events for parents with special needs children C...
Legendary founder of the Nutritarian diet shares the exact kind of vegan diet that protects against heart disease or cancer, the essential supplements that protect vegans from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, how to seriously build bone, plus new diagnostic options and a lifestyle medicine doctor's take on MAHA. Dr. Fuhrman's website Dr. Fuhrman's Amazon Author Page Longevity RX (Dr. Fuhrman's new San Diego clinic in partnership with his daughter, Cara Fuhrman, ND) Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
This episode is named for the important (and yet comedic) documentary about animal experimentation, focusing on pharma and product testing. Filmmakers Journey Zephyr and Keegan Kuhn, with Aysha Aktar, MD, MPH, join Victoria to get us clear on this issue (and explain how such a somber subject than make such a funny movie). Contacts: Website: https://howtomakedrugsfilm.com (You can watch the film on this site and Vimeo; more streaming options are coming. The website also has an opportunit...
A family tragedy led board-certified nutritionist Terri Chrisman to take on chronic disease and fight that battle in the kitchen. Her methodology and her bestselling book, Fabulous Health: A Simple Plan to Get Well and Stay Well, are based on the 6 Pillars of a Healthy Lifestyle, codified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Book: Fabulous Health: A Simple Plan to Get Well and Stay Well Website: https://fabuloushealth.net Facebook: https://facebook.com/fabuloushealthtlc...
Melanie Kaplan was not an expert on animal use in research until she adopted a beagle who had been a test subject. Investigation opened her eyes and her journalist's cred opened doors into the hidden world of breeding and using beagles for biomedical research, drug and product testing, and education. Her book takes readers behind lab doors and into conversations with researchers, activists, ethicists, vets, and lawmakers. Website: https://melaniedgkaplan.com Facebook: https://www.face...
National Health Assn. Historian Dr. Jeanne Schumacher regales with tales of the dissident docs and nature nerds of the 19th and early 20th centuries who got the plant-based ball rolling. Her fascinating stories put health-promoting, animal-free food choices in a historic context: it's not a fad, it's not a trend, it's evolution. Websites: https://www.simplyplantbased.net (guest) https://healthscience.org (Nat'l Health Assn.) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyPlantBased Instagram:...
On the front lines for animals with The Humane Farming Association for decades, Eisnitz weaves a compelling tale of the horrors of factory farms and slaughterhouses -- as well as a gripping medical mystery as she seeks a diagnosis for a rare visual processing disorder -- in Out of Sight: An Undercover Investigator's Fight for Animal Rights and Her Own Survival. [Note: If you have trouble hearing about the harsh reality of animals in agriculture, tune in at the 25-minute mark when that part of...
Jessika Ava of Thrive Philanthropy shares her engaging history of showing up for other-than-human beings in a variety of venues before starting her own organization that supports pro-animal endeavors around the world. Learn where the work is happening, where it's needed most, and how everyone at every income level can be part of the groundswell. Website: https://www.thrivephilanthropy.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566414500261 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...
Tess Challis joins to talk about her 9th cookbook, Food Joy, coauthored with her adult daughter, a lifelong vegan. The conversation moves to vegan spirituality, the current state of being vegan in America, and the great respite of meditation. Food Joy book Website: https://www.tesschallis.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tesschallis/ Instagram: @Tess Challis Tess's wonderful guided meditation on YouTube
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This is one of the best episodes on MSV! Awesome!
the Keith tucker interview is great, but the background noise is loud and distracting. new first time listener.