Episode 450: Rachel Krantz

Jasmin sits down with Rachel Krantz of Mercy For Animals to talk about the importance of successful media strategies, how to utilize social media for promoting content, and how the shifting media landscape relates to the vegan movement. Rachel Krantz is the Lead Writer at Mercy For Animals, where she writes about veganism. She is the namer of Bustle, and one of its three founding editors. She is the host of the podcast Honestly Though, named one of the best podcasts by The Guardian. Her work has also been featured on The Huffington Post, NPR, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, High Times, Salon, AlterNet, Jezebel, XOJane, Marie Claire, VegNews Magazine, and elsewhere. She lives in LA. She’s the recipient of the Peabody Award, The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights International Radio Award, The Investigative Reporters and Editors Radio Award, covered here by Ad Week, and the Edward R. Murrow Award for her work as an investigative reporter for Youth Radio. She has presented three times at Bindercon. 

Also, Jasmin and Mariann discuss the definitions of the word vegan, more about Vegandale, and the freeing of Animal Crackers. We’ve also got a very special dedication, plus News and Rising Anxieties.



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