PRK On The Air: Vegans Take America

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Yumm, much? On Point’s second hour takes on vegan-ismo.   Tom Ashbrook will chat with three guests, Isa Chandra Moskowitz (author of the “Post Punk Kitchen” blog and author of the new book Appetite for Reduction), Molly Katzen (books include Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest), and Professor Susan Nitske (chair of the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin, where she also is a researcher in diet and nutrition).

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Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.

2 thoughts on “PRK On The Air: Vegans Take America”

  1. Catherine

    A vegan diet is extremely beneficial to one’s health. One should consider a vegan lifestyle, however, often excludes the use of animal products in ANY type of outwear and accessories in addition to food. Certainly the use of natural fibers like cotton and wool are good alternatives to fur and animal hide. However, we must weigh the costs of the use of synthetics in place of animal products have an impact on the environment which can persist for up to 200,000 years before being broken down. Also, plastics and synthetics consume fossil fuels during their production. Surely this impact cannot be better than the consumption of natural animal products?

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