Food for Thought with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Latest Episodes:

Beauty without Animal Cruelty Jun 13, 2014

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In today's episode, I talk about my favorite personal care and cosmetics products and how to determine if a company doesn't test their final products or their ingredients on animals. I also discuss the importance of supporting organizations and companies striving to vet this information for us so we, the consumer, can trust that what we buy has not contributed to violence against animals. I also talk about the line we have to walk as compassionate people knowing that - even when trying to make purchasing decisions that don't hurt animals - sometimes we do so because it isn't a perfect world.

Thank you to today's Compassionate Business Partners:

Beauty Without Cruelty

and

Arbonne

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Advocating for Animals in Social Media Jun 02, 2014

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The centerpiece of today's episode is how to be the best advocate for animals and veganism in the age of social media. One of the most common questions I receive is about how to respond to people who make hostile or passive aggressive comments about veganism and animal protection on their Facebook (et. al) page. I share my philosophy about interacting on social media and offer some guidance for planting seeds online. I also share my experience sleeping in our 20th California county and discovering a new "plant-based" neighbor, and I answer some questions from awesome callers, including one about humane meat and meatless Mondays and one about choosing animal rights organizations to support.

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Vegan in New York City May 18, 2014

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Join me in this episode in which I share with you my recent journey to the Big Apple, lauding the vegan restaurants I frequented and the animal activist/friends I cavorted with. And, amazingly, this California snob admits that NYC does some things better than we do in the Golden State. I also answer a couple questions from some lovely women who are learning to remain joyful vegans in a non-vegan world.

Thanks to today's listener sponsors, as well as our Compassionate Partners:

Animalearn - animalearn.org/compassion - compassion in classrooms

Tofurky - tofurky.com - delicious plant-based meats

Today's music by:

Gosta Berling - gostaberling.com

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Knowing Where You End and Another Person Begins May 04, 2014

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Join me for a great episode in which I answer some really common but important questions about how to deal with people who poke fun at or ignore your concern about animals. I also answer a great question about the myth that it costs more to eat healthfully. All of this follows my joyful riff about living among wildlife.

Thank you to today's podcast sponsors:

Animalearn - animalearn.org/compassion (free resources for opting out of animal dissection in schools)

FakeMeats.com - fakemeats.com (your one-stop shop for your favorite vegan meats!)

Music by Gosta Berling - gostaberling.com

THIS EPISODE COMES IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN to bring BACK The 30-Day Vegan Challenge. Please support and share!

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The 30-Day Vegan Challenge is coming back! All I need is you. May 01, 2014

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The first edition of The 30-Day Vegan Challenge book sold almost 20,000 copies before going out of print. Help me bring back a new (improved) edition so it can resume changing and saving lives. Listen to this episode to find out why I need YOU to make this possible. We have only 30 days to make this possible!

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Vegan Weddings: How Dare You Reflect Who You Are on Your Special Day Apr 21, 2014

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So many vegans have been conditioned to be apologetic, self-effacing, or even ashamed for manifesting their values. Lest they be called selfish, rigid, or unreasonable, many compromise what they care about most to please someone else. This plays out in many scenarios but especially during wedding-planning. Whether or not you're getting married, this episode will pertain to you, as it focuses on why you can and should speak up for who you are and what you want.

Thanks to today’s podcast sponsors:

Animalearn - animalearn.org/compassion (free resources for opting out of animal dissection in schools)

Coral8 - coral8.com (fashionable, economical, ethical shoes for women)

Field Roast - fieldroast (the best artisan, vegan grain meats)

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Compassionate Fashion Apr 06, 2014

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I get a lot of questions from both men and women about finding compassionate clothing and shoes made without animal skins, fur, hair, or other body parts(!) - that are both fashionable as well as affordable. Today, I share my thoughts about why it costs a little more to make ethical wares, and I assure you that you don't have to trade fashion for compassion. You can have both. I also explain how Colleen Patrick-Goudreau almost became Alexandra Goudrick. Tune in to find out what the heck I'm talking about!

Thanks to today's podcast sponsors:

Animalearn - animalearn.org/compassion (free resources for opting out of animal dissection in schools)

Coral8 - coral8.com (fashionable, economical, ethical shoes for women)

FakeMeats - fakemeats.com (your go-to online store for vegan meats and jerky)

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Benji: My Gateway Film into Animal Advocacy Mar 23, 2014

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My love of film began when I was very young and my parents took me to the movies every Friday night. Granted, some of the films I saw were incredibly inappropriate for my age, but I'll always be grateful for seeing Benji in the theatre when I was 6 years old. I almost didn't make it through for all the tears I cried, but it is truly one of my earliest memories of realizing how empathic I am. If someone else is suffering, I can't help but suffer, too - and so we have the beginning of my animal advocacy. Also, some great callers with great questions for how to live compassionately and healthfully; i.e. vegan.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Animalearn - animalearn.org

V-Dog - v-dog.com

eCornell Center for Nutrition Studies - nutritionstudies.org

Music featured:

"Across the Lake" by Gosta Berling - gostaberling.com

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I Am (Not) An Animal Mar 09, 2014

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In today's episode, I discuss the origins of the word "animal," whose root word means "soul" - something humans are in danger of losing if we keep denying non-human animals theirs. Thanks to today's sponsors: 22DaysNutrition.com, AnimaLearn.org, & FieldRoast.com. I also share the origins of other animal-related words (beast, creature, brute, brute and savage) and answer your questions and calls: one being from a student whose science teacher challenges her about animal issues in the middle of class and another being from a woman who wants advice for discarding her wool- and lambskin-lined boots. Finally, there's a question about the difference between Vitamin D2 and D3 - and yet another about what I feed my cats (for the umpteenth time: meat!).

Thanks to today's sponsors:

*22DaysNutrition - protein and energy bars and powder - 22daysnutrition.com

*Animal Learn, the education division of AAVS - animalearn.org

*Field Roast, the makers of artisan vegan meat - fieldroast.com

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Vegan in Napa, Cruelty-Free Antibacterial Soap (Why It's Unnecessary), and Holy Roaches Feb 24, 2014

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In this episode, I share my experience sleeping in my 20th county in California (Napa), booking an Air B&B for the first time, eating vegan in Napa Country (particularly in the towns of Napa and Helena), and I answer such questions as "How do you respond to folks who say 'it must be hard to be vegan' as you stand there with a plate of carrots at a fancy wedding dinner?" and "How can I find vegan antibacterial soap" and "How do I humanely discourage roaches from taking up residence in my home?" Check out all this - and more - in today's episode...sponsored by FakeMeats.com - vegan meats galore!

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