<p>Vance Lehmkhul is a vegan renaissance man: writer, journalist, cartoonist, and now, a vegan history detective. His book <em>Revolutionary Peace</em> cracks open the wild, untold story of how Philadelphia became the unlikely birthplace of America’s vegetarian and vegan revolt.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t just a history lesson. It&#39;s a street-level view of radical thinkers who saw food as revolution. We’re talking 18th-century Quakers, 19th-century anarchists, feminist firebrands, and proto-vegan agitators who linked animal liberation to every fight for justice.</p><p><br></p><p>Lehmkhul’s work proves something urgent: veganism was never just about diet — it was always political warfare. If you think today’s movements are divisive? Wait till you hear about the original plant-based rebels who scared the hell out of the status quo.</p><p><br></p><p>This one is for all history nerds, activists, and anyone tired of watered-down veganism. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Vance Lehmkhul <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.vegcast.com/vance/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460863&usg=AOvVaw00jm4GVAx38c9PzqMsoXth"><u>http://www.vegcast.com/vance/</u></a> </p><p><em>Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement</em></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/product/revolutionary-peace/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460907&usg=AOvVaw2bpEVYRTwQeqRevpiV_oNe">https://americanvegan.org/product/revolutionary-peace/</a> </p><p>Veg History Walking Tours <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/veg-history-walking-tours/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460934&usg=AOvVaw2dvAJsGmTvEHHGOmijYgtT"><u>https://americanvegan.org/veg-history-walking-tours/</u></a> </p><p>American Vegan Center <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/avc/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460959&usg=AOvVaw30Euzx5fV_IRL58zPBl42r"><u>https://americanvegan.org/avc/</u></a> </p><p>American Vegan Society <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460985&usg=AOvVaw1dmVSC17mIa7hXLIK9F3KM"><u>https://americanvegan.org</u></a> </p><p><em>The Return of Benjamin Lay </em><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.benjaminlayplay.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461015&usg=AOvVaw0wU-H-ffKSjmXqulfIdRQE"><u>https://www.benjaminlayplay.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Emi Leese</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emilialeese.substack.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461046&usg=AOvVaw3HB7Ln2gaJXdNgYlETEfZR">https://emilialeese.substack.com</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thinklikeavegan.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461071&usg=AOvVaw3e67eeXzusUFrsGk1dmYaw">http://thinklikeavegan.com</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://emilialeese.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461116&usg=AOvVaw3kdQ-kA7ozfrfs446cIuy8">http://emilialeese.com</a> </p><p>Instagram @emi.leese</p><p>YouTube <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461143&usg=AOvVaw2dh4_gHsIHBcPUu1HEdtlp"><u>https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Host: Emilia A. Leese </p><p>Guest: Vance Lehmkhul</p><p>Production &amp; Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461203&usg=AOvVaw2TYYCjdF-pxdIh0XlMOaB3"><u>https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com</u></a> </p><p>Graphics: Catherine Dorrell <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.messyvegancook.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461238&usg=AOvVaw0gifOphysHomBxNmwMd_2U"><u>https://www.messyvegancook.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music</strong></p><p>Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business </p><p>Interlude: &quot;Dappling&quot; by Matthew Gerstenberger</p><p>Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://iroarpod.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461289&usg=AOvVaw3KaP7yL5CBXXSh3C2a13IK"><u>https://iroarpod.com</u></a></p>

Think Like a Vegan

Emilia Leese

Ep. 28: Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement

NOV 1, 202551 MIN
Think Like a Vegan

Ep. 28: Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement

NOV 1, 202551 MIN

Description

<p>Vance Lehmkhul is a vegan renaissance man: writer, journalist, cartoonist, and now, a vegan history detective. His book <em>Revolutionary Peace</em> cracks open the wild, untold story of how Philadelphia became the unlikely birthplace of America’s vegetarian and vegan revolt.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t just a history lesson. It&#39;s a street-level view of radical thinkers who saw food as revolution. We’re talking 18th-century Quakers, 19th-century anarchists, feminist firebrands, and proto-vegan agitators who linked animal liberation to every fight for justice.</p><p><br></p><p>Lehmkhul’s work proves something urgent: veganism was never just about diet — it was always political warfare. If you think today’s movements are divisive? Wait till you hear about the original plant-based rebels who scared the hell out of the status quo.</p><p><br></p><p>This one is for all history nerds, activists, and anyone tired of watered-down veganism. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Vance Lehmkhul <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.vegcast.com/vance/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460863&usg=AOvVaw00jm4GVAx38c9PzqMsoXth"><u>http://www.vegcast.com/vance/</u></a> </p><p><em>Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement</em></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/product/revolutionary-peace/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460907&usg=AOvVaw2bpEVYRTwQeqRevpiV_oNe">https://americanvegan.org/product/revolutionary-peace/</a> </p><p>Veg History Walking Tours <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/veg-history-walking-tours/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460934&usg=AOvVaw2dvAJsGmTvEHHGOmijYgtT"><u>https://americanvegan.org/veg-history-walking-tours/</u></a> </p><p>American Vegan Center <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/avc/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460959&usg=AOvVaw30Euzx5fV_IRL58zPBl42r"><u>https://americanvegan.org/avc/</u></a> </p><p>American Vegan Society <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://americanvegan.org/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575460985&usg=AOvVaw1dmVSC17mIa7hXLIK9F3KM"><u>https://americanvegan.org</u></a> </p><p><em>The Return of Benjamin Lay </em><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.benjaminlayplay.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461015&usg=AOvVaw0wU-H-ffKSjmXqulfIdRQE"><u>https://www.benjaminlayplay.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Emi Leese</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emilialeese.substack.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461046&usg=AOvVaw3HB7Ln2gaJXdNgYlETEfZR">https://emilialeese.substack.com</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thinklikeavegan.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461071&usg=AOvVaw3e67eeXzusUFrsGk1dmYaw">http://thinklikeavegan.com</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://emilialeese.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461116&usg=AOvVaw3kdQ-kA7ozfrfs446cIuy8">http://emilialeese.com</a> </p><p>Instagram @emi.leese</p><p>YouTube <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461143&usg=AOvVaw2dh4_gHsIHBcPUu1HEdtlp"><u>https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Host: Emilia A. Leese </p><p>Guest: Vance Lehmkhul</p><p>Production &amp; Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461203&usg=AOvVaw2TYYCjdF-pxdIh0XlMOaB3"><u>https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com</u></a> </p><p>Graphics: Catherine Dorrell <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.messyvegancook.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461238&usg=AOvVaw0gifOphysHomBxNmwMd_2U"><u>https://www.messyvegancook.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music</strong></p><p>Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business </p><p>Interlude: &quot;Dappling&quot; by Matthew Gerstenberger</p><p>Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://iroarpod.com/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761753575461289&usg=AOvVaw3KaP7yL5CBXXSh3C2a13IK"><u>https://iroarpod.com</u></a></p>