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A Journey Through England and Scotland Through the Eyes of an Animal-Centric, Anglophilic, Literary Geek
Posted on October 30th, 2012 by Colleen in Food for Thought Blog Podcast Writings
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Experience a trip to the United Kingdom through the lens of an animal advocate / literary nerd / vegan. Where else will you learn the origin of the word Shambles, walk on the Yorkshire moors, eat at wonderful vegetarian restaurants, meet British icons Alan Davies and David Mitchell, and hear poetry by William Wordsworth? It’s all here in today’s episode!
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Resources from this episode:
- Free audio download at Audible: audiblepodcast.com/vegetarian
- Goji vegetarian cafe in York: www.gojicafe.co.uk
- Ambiente vegetarian restaurant in York: www.ambiente-tapas.co.uk
- Boathouse at Knotts End
- William Wordsworth’s “Fidelity“
- Sir Walter Scott’s “Helvellyn” and Landseer’s painting “Attachment“
- Fellini’s vegetarian restaurant in Ambleside (Lake District)
- Henderson’s vegetarian restaurants (Edinburgh)
- Vittoria Italian restaurant (Edinburgh)
- David Bann vegetarian restaurant (Edinburgh)
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- Goji Vegetarian Restaurant (York)
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- Ambiente in York
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- David at Ambiente (York)
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- Colleen at Bronte’s House in Haworth
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- Colleen at Dove Cottage (Grasmere)
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- Colleen at Fellinis Veg Restaurant (Lake District)
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- Dog Cemetery at Edinburgh Castle
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- Colleen with Greyfriar’s Bobby Statue (Edinburgh)
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- Colleen at David Bann Vegetarian Restaurant
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- Colleen and Alan Davies
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- Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant (Colleen covers egg photo)
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- Colleen and David with David Mitchell
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5 Comments for this Post
November 2, 2012 at 11:49 am
Hi Colleen! I really enjoyed listening to this podcast. I’m British, and was in the Lake District and York early this year myself. I’m so impressed by your knowledge and passion for British history and literature. I was wondering if I could request a topic for another podcast, perhaps. Most, if not all, of the books I read about veganism are written in and therefore focussed on the USA. I’d love to know more about the treatment of animals worldwide and how it compares. For example, in the UK many dairy cows really do seem to be out in the fields eating grass. When I’m in conversation with people I find myself having to quote American statistics, rather than UK ones, and I feel it undermines my argument a little. I know I could probably find out this information if I tried, but you always do such a wonderful job in your podcasts, perhaps you already know a lot about this?
January 22, 2013 at 3:31 am
I’m with you, Catherine. I’ve been on the lookout for documentaries/information about UK animal agriculture and welfare for a short while but I’ve not found anything besides the occasional undercover footage.
This is the first pod I’ve checked out, enjoying it. Especially as I’m planning to visit York myself within the next month.
November 20, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Thank you so much for being a voice for the animals and helping me through my journey as a vegan. You played a BIG role in my coming out as a vegan, along with Gary Yourofsky, Kathy Freston, Dr. Neal Barnard and Alicia Silverstone. But your style of activisim is quite different. I love that you stress the compassion part. A lot of people who eats animals are turned off by that aspect and tend to see that as not important.
Thank you so much for being who you are and spreading love not hate <3
November 27, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Did you delete this podcast from itunes?
November 27, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Nope! It’s there!