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“The Job” CBS Reality Show Featuring Vegan Restaurant Manager

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 in Business, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

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The Job is a new reality show that will premiere on CBS in February.

Each week, candidates will complete a series of challenges as they vie for a top position with a famous and well established company.

The first episode of The Job will have 31-year old Alex Carabano competing with several others to be an editorial assistant at Cosmopolitan.

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“The Oprah Winfrey Show” Vegan Episode (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.

A good  portion of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” where Oprah‘s staff went vegan for a week is now posted online.

Scenes of Oprah’s staff eating vegan in the Harpo cafeteria, getting coached by Kathy Freston, the discussion with Michael Pollan and Lisa Ling‘s glimpse into a meat processing plant are all included.

Cargill, one of the largest producers of meat products, agreed to let the cameras behind the scenes when 20 other producers refused.

There was only one graphic part that was not allowed to be shown on camera, and that was stunning the cow before it was slaughtered. However, Ling’s reaction to the ordeal was caught on camera. And it does say much.

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Oprah’s Vegan Challenge–Most Harpo Staff Could Handle It

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, TV Hosts.

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In case you missed it, Oprah Winfrey hosted Kathy Freston and Michael Pollan on her show today in an episode which featured the story of how her 378 staffers at Harpo Studios went vegan for one week.

The Harpo Studios cafeteria has already implemented Meatless Monday. Could the entire staff abstain from all animal products for an entire week?

The short is answer is, most could.

Out of the 378 who signed up for the challenge, 300 successfully completed it.

Video editor Rich was overjoyed about his results. Rich lost 10 pounds as well as migraine headaches and his need for antacids. Rich said he opted for vegetables and whole grains versus simple carbohydrates.

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Lisa Ling On Factory Farms And Animals

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Journalists.

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Lisa Ling has been reporting on animal welfare issues for years.

In 2008, she worked as a correspondent for Oprah to uncover the story of mistreatment in a Pennsylvania puppy mill.

Although she’s not a vegetarian (yet), her investigative work conducted while visiting factory farms and free range farms has made her think more about the food that does arrive on her plate.

A few highlights from her interview with TailsInc.:

You also exposed the reality of factory farming on Oprah. Has it affected you and the way you eat meat in your own life?

“It absolutely has. These animals we consume never even get to mate. They never for their entire lives come out of these factory-like conditions, and it’s horrifying. I can’t even imagine what is going into them and then what’s going into us. Has it made me stop [eating meat]? No, but I’m just more conscious about it.”

Did the animals seem happier on the free-range farm?

“Absolutely. They’re still animals we would consume, but at least for their short lives they are able to actually just live. The man who had the grass-fed chickens said, “I believe that people should feel OK about consuming animals, but we just don’t want to torture them.” I just found that really interesting because he was really religious. And there are certainly people who say we shouldn’t kill anything. During Jesus’ time they were consuming animals, but they weren’t torturing the animals. They weren’t injecting the animals and pumping the animals with who knows what foreign substances.”

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