HSUS Factory Farming Campaigns director Paul Shapiro joins me on today’s podcast to discuss Ohio’s newly-launched Prop 2-style ballot initiative. As Paul says in this interview, in many respects this campaign could impact far more animals than Prop 2 affected in California. You can visit the campaign’s website for information on how to get involved, as well as to make a donation to support this crucial effort. Today’s podcast is 19 minutes.

It’s the last Vegan.com podcast of 2009, and we’re going out with a bang. Jonathan Safran Foer joins me for a 42-minute podcast in which we discuss how to engage people on the subject of animal farming. Jonathan’s outstanding book Eating Animals is by far the most influential text on factory farming to be released this year, and I’m betting it will become the default title recommended by vegetarian activists for the next decade. Today’s podcast is 42 minutes.

Two big pieces of farmed animal news happened this past week, and HSUS’ Paul Shapiro joins me on today’s podcast to share his take on things. We begin by discussing the HSUS undercover investigation that occurred at the Bushway veal calf slaughterhouse in Vermont. The resultant footage was some of the most disturbing animal cruelty video I’ve ever witnessed.

Next we talk about the passage of Ohio’s Issue 2, and what it means for future efforts to rid Ohio of agribusiness’ worst cruelties. Today’s podcast is 24 minutes.

HSUS factory farming campaigns senior director Paul Shapiro joins me for today’s podcast. We discuss the soon-to-be-signed bill in Michigan that will outlaw battery cages, veal crates, and gestation crates. Paul’s now turning his attention to Ohio, where agribusiness is pushing a bill to that would perpetuate cruel farming practices. Today’s podcast is 17 minutes.

Nathan Runkle, founder of Mercy For Animals, joins me for today’s podcast. We discuss MFA’s investigation of Iowa’s Hy-Line hatchery: the fallout from the video, the company’s inept response, and how you can use social networking services to expose this video to even more people. Today’s podcast is 22 minutes.

Today’s VegTalk podcast features Erica Meier of Compassion Over Killing. Erica and I discuss the group’s efforts to get Dunkin’ Donuts to commit to ridding its products of eggs. COK has set up a website offering information about the campaign, and providing a handy online form to contact the company. Today’s show is 19 minutes.

I’m back with my first VegTalk podcast in more than two months. Paul Shapiro, the Senior Director of HSUS’ Factory Farming Campaign, joins me and we discuss agribusiness’ sleazy efforts to codify cruel farming practices in Ohio and Michigan. Today’s show is 21 minutes.

Just hours after winning a major victory in Maine, that will abolish veal and gestation crates, HSUS factory farming campaigns director Paul Shapiro has joined me for today’s VegTalk podcast. In addition to discussing Maine, we talk about prospects for comparable reform in Ohio, as well as HSUS’ legal actions against Chino California’s Hallmark slaughterhouse. Today’s show is a mere 13 minutes, so go listen.

I’m thrilled to welcome German animal protection activist Mahi Klosterhalfen back to today’s show. Mahi has been instrumental in pushing Germany to abandon battery cages, and to leap to cage-free as the new minimum standard for raising layer hens. We talk about Mahi’s campaign, and how any motivated person can have similar impact.

During the interview, Mahi discusses how Peter Singer’s Ethics Into Action has informed his approach to activism. And I end the show by talking about the updated release of my own Ultimate Vegan Guide. Today’s podcast is 22 minutes.

I’m thrilled to welcome Rip Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet, to today’s VegTalk podcast. We talk about all the advantages his plan has to offer in terms of weight loss, disease prevention, and athletic performance. I also urge you to check out Rip’s website, which offers plenty of great material to supplement the book. Today’s podcast is 26 minutes. Link.