Dr. Elizabeth Walsh
ACT Radio HostLiz Walsh is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is also a member of the national Sierra Club Wildlife & Endangered Species Activist Team. Dr. Walsh also serves on the Executive Committee of the El Paso Regional Sierra Club Group, and as a board member of the Vegetarian Society of El Paso. Liz is also interim president of the Vegetarian Society of El Paso.
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Danielle Hanosh tells Tom and Liz that while in college a pamphlet led her down a rabbit hole to figure out where food came from. -
Liz Walsh and Tom Linney have a conversation with Brandon Kiem, journalist specializing in science, nature, and animals, and author of the book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. -
Liz Walsh and Tom Linney have a conversation with Richard Joel Miller, professor of Pharmacology and author of the book “The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation: Empathy, Science and the Future of Research”. -
Tom and Liz have a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Jacquet about recent efforts to start raising octopuses on farms for food, and the many animal welfare, environmental and human health concerns associated with this type of industrial aquaculture facility. -
Tom Linney and Liz Walsh have a conversation with Lauren Toyota, author of Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face. -
Hosts Liz and Tom talk with Dr. David M. Peña-Guzmán, co-host of the philosophy podcast Overthink and author of When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness, about the behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal sleep. -
On Animal Concerns of Texas, Liz and Tom talk with writer and director Adam Peditto, about the recently released film Common Enemy, a powerful documentary that examines the vibrant yet often-overlooked rural communities in Oklahoma suffering at the hands of corporate factory farming, and how people are fighting back. -
Tom and Liz have a conversation with Gloria Pancrazi. On the show, she discusses her work to save Orcas. She has volunteered with organizations that were fighting against the extinction of Orcas. -
On this edition of ACT Radio we revisit an interview with Dr. Michaell Greger. He will be in El Paso to give a talk titled “How Not To Age” which is based on his book. -
On Animal Concerns of Texas, Liz and Tom talk with author, international speaker, and food tech leader Jenny Stojkovic, about the future of food and the role that women play in tech and food systems.
