Welcome to ACT Radio -- Animal Concerns of Texas, with co-hosts Elizabeth Walsh, and Tom Linney. Every second and fourth Sunday evening at 7:30, we offer a unique program that focuses on animals, and related issues such as vegetarianism and the environment. You can listen to past shows that include host Greg Lawson, who passed away in November 2022.
Everyone loves animals, and yet animals are the most helpless and victimized members of the living community. We believe with Gandhi that "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
Most people have no idea the horrors our animal friends undergo in zoos, circuses, rodeos, experimental laboratories, and factory farms and slaughterhouses. Through the airwaves and elsewhere, we seek to be a voice for the voiceless and to promote change through education and expanding awareness and compassion.
We discuss the ways our society exploits animals, and how drastically this abuse affects human interests concerning health, the environment, and our level of connectedness to life. We offer new visions for how to heal the breaches in our social world and in our relation to the natural world. We believe that animal liberation is the next great liberation movement on this planet, and that by promoting respect for nonhuman animals, we are advancing human moral evolution.
ACT brings you the latest news about animals, from local concerns to global issues, from vegetarianism to animal rights activism. We also feature lively interviews with people involved in the animal welfare and animal rights movements, from local folks to well-known figures who work toward the same goal of promoting a New Enlightenment in our relations with other species.
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One ACT Radio, Greg, Liz and Tom talk with Ana Bradley, Executive Director of Sentient Media, a non-profit journalism organization seeking to create transparency around the role of animals in our daily lives.
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Greg and Tom have a conversation with author and producer Bill Neal.
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Greg, Tom and Liz have a conversation with Dan McKernan, Founder of Barn Sanctuary.
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Greg, Tom and Liz have a conversation with Glen Merzer, playwright, screenwriter, and author about why he decided to change his diet.
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Greg, Tom and Liz have a conversation with Sherry Colb and Michael Dorf.
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Did you know that much of our food is harvested by prison labor? Prisoners are also used by slaughterhouses to work on the kill line as it can be…
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Raising children can be challenging, but helping them develop healthy habits doesn’t have to be. On ACT Radio, Greg, Liz and Tom talk with pediatrician,…
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In 2012, Stanley Chase, Founder of the wildly popular Louisville Vegan Jerky Company forgot to set a timer on his vegan manapua recipe and overcooked it…
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Laughter can boost heart health and immunity, improve sleep and memory, reduce stress, and much more. And using humor can be an important and effective…
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Melanie Joy, PhD, is a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in relationships, communication, and social transformation. Dr. Joy is also an…