And I'm an author and educator dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices

to debunking myths about veganism, to being a voice for animals, and to giving people the tools

and resources they need to live according to their own values of compassion and wellness.

For those of you who have been listening to this podcast for a long time. You've heard that

introduction for many many years now. Food for thought has been running for almost

eight years which is fantastic and incredible and possible thanks to you and I'm honored to say

that this podcast has been the catalyst for change for many people around the world.

As you know, each podcast episode focuses on one topic

which enables me to go deeply into any given issue, which has worked well well it has clearly been effective and has had

results beyond my wildest dreams however for a while now I have been itching to

branch out to change things up and to engage with all of you in a way

we haven't had the opportunity to do in our current format. So I want to try something new. I want to try a new format. My hope is that you will love this more than the old format and my hope is to eventually bump things up such that I can distribute the show or at least

segments of the show to public radio stations. So as I think about the

possibilities for this podcast I want to ask for your support, for your patience, for your

feedback and for your enthusiasm. Perhaps it will turn into its own separate

show, but before I go down that road, I want to test out the new format on food

for thought with all of you, my beloved and devoted listeners who have supported me for so long

in so many ways. Just to let you know, I plan

on completing the Ten Stages series, which will most likely be in the old format, but while I work through the 10 stages, at the same time I plan on producing

some episodes in the new format. If this new format doesn't work, we can always go back, but I thought

we would at least give it a try together.

And I think no matter what, there will be things that will work that we will want to continue.

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