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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2025 · 59 MIN

The Omnivore's Deception

from Main Street Vegan · host Victoria Moran

Regenerative agriculture. Farm to table. Humane meat. These are buzzwords of a movement led by Michael Pollan, Joel Salatin, and others who believe that animal foods are fine if they come from the "right" farms. Today's guest, Professor John Sanbonmatsu, excoriates their argument in his new book The Omnivore's Deception, making an on-target and heavy-hitting case for veganism. Book: The Omnivore's Deception: What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals, and OurselvesWebsite: https://www.johnsanbonmatsu.comX: https://x.com/SanbonmatsuJBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social Also mentioned in this episode: The 37th cohort of Main Street Vegan Academy starts in September. Due to world events and the online backlash again veganism, we are, for the first -- and last -- time, offering the extraordinary discount of 50% to enable people to attend the Academy who might not have had the opportunity before. Check out the program at https://www.mainstreetvegan.com, and use the code FRIEND to experience this lauded Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Educator certification program for half the tuition you'd pay otherwise. 

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Regenerative agriculture. Farm to table. Humane meat. These are buzzwords of a movement led by Michael Pollan, Joel Salatin, and others who believe that animal foods are fine if they come from the "right" farms. Today's guest, Professor John Sanbonmatsu, excoriates their argument in his new book The Omnivore's Deception, making an on-target and heavy-hitting case for veganism. Book: The Omnivore's Deception: What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals, and Ourselves Website: https://www.john...

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