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Drag superstar Sharon Needles joins us to talk about why she did PETA’s Halloween ad campaign that asks people to not be flesh eating zombies, her passion for being vegetarian and how to turn chopped up body parts into the ultimate fashion accessory.
Fausto Fernós is the host of iTunes’ #1 LGBT talk show, the Feast of Fun podcast, which he produces and hosts with his partner, Marc Felion.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois. Feast of Fun grew out of an audio blog to promote the live show into the world’s most downloaded talk show aimed for gay people.
When he’s not blogging, recording or sleeping, Fausto can be found at the gym or appreciating the beauty found in nature.
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I have a soy allergy. I really WISH soy wasn’t added to just about everything under the sun. It’s a dream ingredient though. It can thicken, it can thin, and it adds protein to anything it is added too. It is the most used oil in restaurants for frying. It also causes some pregnant women to have medical issues. It’s super cheap thanks to the subsidies. Check the ingredient listing, I would guess 90% of the time soy, in some form, is added. Damn soy!!
Hiya Fausto,
You’re shilling for paleo a little hard without acknowledging the tremendous amount of pseudoscience involved in its basis and promotion (ditto on the statement about vegetarianism being bad for the environment). I’m an epidemiologist and cancer researcher if you’d like to be directed to some relevant peer-reviewed resources, I just don’t want to be wasting my breath.
What part of having Genetically Modified Grains in your diet is a good idea? When I say your dinner-plate is a battleground, I’m not kidding.
I’m by no means a nutritionist, just a person who cares a lot about the way people eat. I’ve been a vegetarian for two years and vegan for five, so I know a lot about what it feels like to have that type of diet. I don’t recommend a vegan diet for anyone. Eggs are magic, they belong in everyone’s diet.
I do think some grains (especially quinoa and brown rice) are awesome in your diet, but I think we all benefit from a diet built out of mostly vegetables first, animals second and grains last. I don’t think any nutritionist would argue with that approach.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet
I think the corn/soy/wheat lobby has done tremendous damage to our environment, especially the way we’re now feeding cows candy corn! What a charade! If all cows could just eat grass, everyone would be a lot better off, including the cows.
It’s certainly an interesting idea, check out this excellent blog entry which examines a lot of the ideas vegetarians take for granted.
http://www.cheeseslave.com/are-vegetarians-bad-for-the-environment/
Notice one key ingredient in many vegetarian foods, Soy Protein isolate is pretty damn bad for the body and the environment. Even Cosmopolitan says you should avoid that stuff!
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/5-foods-to-never-eat?click=cos_latest#slide-3
Here’s a great argument against a Paleo diet, which is pretty funny:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paleo-atkins-meat-diet-info/6660246063/
That is scary. I am going to have nightmares!
woah, a lot was said in that interview, what to comment on first.
While Sharon made it clear that she doesn’t care about what PETA does, and does not agree with everything they do, which is fine. But that’s not how most people see it. To most people, when you associate yourself with some group, especially a group like PETA, they think you agree with/endorse everything they stand for. SO I am not surprised by the backlash Sharon got for doing the video. I thought the video she did was fun, but I can’t say I really support PETA, not so much because of their extreme campaigning against eating, eat etc etc, but the fact that the majority of the shelter animals they “rescue” end up being euthanized.
that all said, it was great having Sharon on the show again! She is the best! I wish her all the luck on her future endeavors, I do agree that she has to ignore the haters and the people trying to bring her down. She just has to be who she is and focus on the people who care about her, like Fausto said.
Many studies have been done on the health effects of genetically modified foods. People have been eating GMOs for decades. There is no evidence that GMOs do any harm to human health whatsoever. There’s an argument to be made that there is an environmental harm or at least environmental contamination implication that goes with GMOs, and there are certainly legal implications with patenting seeds. However, there is no important difference in nutrition between GMOs and so-called ‘organic’ foods. Humans have been genetically modifying our food through selective breeding practices for 10,000 years. We’re still here.
The beef and pork industries could never support current demand without factory farming practices that are devastating to the environment. Without reducing the demand on meat (veganism, vegetarianism, pescatarianism, or pescaterian+), we could never support the demand for beef and pork with organic ranching. The environmental benefits of at a minimum putting greater emphasis on fruits & vegetables in your diet cannot be denied. I think the health benefits of doing so have been well demonstrated.
If you want to raise awareness of harmful foods, look no further than fatty, salty, sugary processed foods. People should be eating whole foods, not always necessarily organic.
I wonder why so many countries ban GMO foods and grains?
http://www.purezing.com/living/toxins/living_toxins_gmofoods.html
Because they are adhering to the cautionary principle far too liberally.
I don’t have a problem with labeling in theory, but Prop 37 will create a windfall for lawyers & big organic food companies and perpetuate unscientific fears.
http://www.science20.com/science_20/prop_37_backer_gmos_cause_autism-93131
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/21/news/la-heb-gmo-foods-medical-association-20120620
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048106.htm
http://www.nationalacademies.org/webextra/crops/
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12804
That’s why I, as a California resident, will be voting against Prop 37 and the pseudoscientific hogwash.
Lawsuits aside, as a consumer I’d like to know if the grains I’m eating are made from genetically modified organisms.
The modification of our food supply using genetic engineering techniques is unprecedented, we simply don’t know what the impact of it is.
No one can be certain whether such diet is as more, less, or as harmful as a diet without GM foods.
Many countries have started labeling or banning it altogether, and I’d like to see some of that labeling that other countries already have available to us as consumers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food_controversies
Wouldn’t you like to see more studies on the impacts of GMOs done by impartial parties? There’s pseudoscience, and then there is politics. Here we have Monsanto, a very powerful sinister company pushing its patents on everyone, simply to make a buck. That’s simply unnerving.
Here’s an interesting discussion on Prop 37, and why it’s important to be politically involved if you care about food and where it’s coming from:
Watching this reinforces how i voted (no).
Something this complex should not be a proposition. Criticism shouldn’t be directed at the supporters of this (i fundamentally support labeling), it should be directed at California’s proposition system (direct democracy is ruining our state) and especially the legislature for not making this a priority.
My prediction is that junk food and processed food will have this label (stuff you and i stay away from already) and will be meaningless to most people.
Public policy like this should not be on the ballot, it should be done by the legislature. I don’t think anyone is against this in concept, but this isn’t the way to do it.
for those that care, like you and me, organic food in california is never and can never be genetically engineered.
for those that don’t, all the processed food, fast food and empty calories that they eat are for more harmful than a genetically modified tomato.
I voted no on 37. i don’t agree with you guys but i love that you discussed this today!
great show!
Why can’t legislation just pass a law requiring the labeling of GMOs? Since when is food labeling a bad thing?
it will go in the “This building contains chemicals known to cause cancer” heap. Well intentioned but 100% ignored.
The people most at risk already have nutritional information that is being ignored. Seeing GMO potatoes in the ingredients isn’t going to stop anyone from buying them.
Food labeling isn’t bad. Trader Joe’s already does it. I’m not against food labeling, I’m against having it on the ballot.
sorry…i gotta take a shit. talk to alaska.
still laughing!!!
ps….marc, I would like to remind you (again) that I’m Mexican. 😉
If this drag queen thing doesn’t work out, Sharon really needs to do standup. Either way I’d love it if he did stand-up.
DId you think I forgot?
Ah, and as to soy not having any flavor, that totally depends what you do to the soy (especially if you ferment it): soy sauce and soy paste are the key seasoning to many dishes:
SOY SAUCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_sauce
SOY PASTE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_bean_paste