The Vegan Feed : vegan podcasts : Big Fat Vegan Radio : 30-Apr-2012-931pm

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Episode 1
(Air Date: May 1, 2012)

We are live! Yay for Big Fat Vegan Radio!
Please feel free to contact us with any comments/questions/etc
https://www.bigfatveganradio.com/
Email: bigfatveganradio@gmail.com
Leave us a voicemail: (315) VEGAN-01 (that’s 315-834-2601)
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Twitter: @bigfatvegans

**Ben and Laura's “Hisses and Purrs”

Laura hates the PCRM fat shaming ad campaigns. Read about why:
http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2012/04/pcrms-sit-next-to-vegan-campaign-would.html
http://fuckyeahfatvegans.tumblr.com/post/16120122271/vegansaurus-wtf-pcrm

Laura loves these articles from the NY Times:
The Myth of Sustainable Meat
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/opinion/the-myth-of-sustainable-meat.html

Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/opinion/kristof-is-an-egg-for-breakfast-worth-this.html

Chicken Without Guilt:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/finally-fake-chicken-worth-eating.html

The Human Cost of Animal Suffering:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/the-human-cost-of-animal-suffering/

Arsenic in our Chicken:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/opinion/kristof-arsenic-in-our-chicken.html

Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/death-and-disarray-at-americas-racetracks.html
Ben loves Rachel Kay! Follow her on Twitter!
@SweetSerenitee

Ben hates these foods which secretly contain animal parts. Check out the photo! (Except for Smarties which are INDEED vegan!)
http://bigfatveganradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8-foods-you-didn_t-know-contained-meat.jpg

***CLICK HERE TO READ BEN’S UPDATE ON SMARTIES
http://bigfatveganradio.com/?p=440

…for more info on vegan alcohol visit
http://www.barnivore.com

Ben loves Christopher Dallman!
http://www.cjdmusic.com
…Especially his new Toxic video
http://www.thisistoxic.com
(be sure to choose the “YOU” option to see the video featuring footage from Earthlings)

Ben loves NY State Senator Tony Avella and his Bill A7748 which he has proposed to ban horse carriages in NY!
See the link for all the details and to learn what YOU can do to help this get passed
http://tinyurl.com/horsebill

**Ben and Laura's favorite things, April edition!

Chloe's Kitchen
http://www.chefchloe.com/

Daiya Cheese Wedges
Buy them from Vegan Essentials!
http://store.veganessentials.com/daiya-vegan-cheese-wedges-p3603.aspx

Sarah Kramer's Go Vegan iphone app
http://www.goveganapp.com/

Bee Free Honee
http://www.beefreehonee.com
Buy it from Pangea!
http://www.veganstore.com/

**Big Fat Vegan Food!

Dun-Well Donuts
222 Montrose Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11206
http://dunwelldoughnuts.com/

See the Big Fat Vegan Radio photo album from the trip:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.132072280250460.2653.112905482167140&type=3

**Extras

Tim VanOrden
http://www.runningraw.com/
Watch The Protein Myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-dlHOmwk4

The Discerning Brute (Joshua Katcher)
http://www.thediscerningbrute.com/
Watch Concrete Catwalk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_MB9YEmg7s

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO

Art and logo by: Kelly Huffine

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