Explore being vegan in this informative and passionate series, supported by the Vegan Society of Aotearoa. Mark Humanity has chosed to live being vegan for life and over the course of his programme, he'll unpack his reasons and the many benefits to living plant based.
Mark and Phill discuss the life and work of Ronnie Lee, the activist who established the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Starting from his time as a hunt sabotuer all the way through to serving a prison sentence and writing a book, the episode examines his legacy and discussion on whether his tactics were beneficial to the movement, or not.
15 Sept 2026
Ronnie Lee
Mark and Phill discuss the life and work of Ronnie Lee, the activist who established the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Starting from his time as a hunt sabotuer all the way through to serving a prison sentence and writing a book, the episode examines his legacy and discussion on whether his tactics were beneficial to the movement, or not.
8 Sept 2026
Nemesis The Warlock and The Humanity Trigger 📖
Today’s episode starts with a fictional character profile – Nemesis the Warlock, a character from the 2000AD comic book canon. His creator, Pat Mills, is a prominent animal rights activist. Then we learn more about Mark’s own book, The Humanity Trigger – a chronicle of a 200 year history of direct action and animal activism in his native Ireland.🔎📚
1 Sept 2026
In It For Life: Mike Huskisson 🕵️♂️
Mark profiles the legendary Mike Huskisson on today’s episode. He went deep undercover into the fox hunting community in the 1980’s putting himself in extreme danger for the benefit of the animals. He started out by documenting animal cruelty in scientific testing, making a huge impact on the movement towards a kinder world.🦊🔎👀
25 Aug 2026
In It For Life: Ronald McDonald, Stan Marsh & How Not To Die
It’s another packed episode of In it For Life – starting with a profile of one of the original actors who portrayed Ronald McDonald, Geoffrey Giuliano. From Corporate Clown to Activist, Mark looks at his journey before moving on to Stan Marsh from South Park who briefly went vegetarian in the series! All capped off with another book review, the esteemed How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger.🌏🤡✌️
18 Aug 2026
In It For Life: Colin Jerwood 🥦🍅🥕
Today’s episode is a deep dive into another inspirational historical figure of the vegan movement – Colin Jerwood, of the anarcho-punk band, Conflict. Fierce, passionate and uncompromising, this episode is a little bit of a tribute to a man who made a difference. You can hear more from Colin Jerwood here:
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egWW6054C_w&list=RDegWW6054C_w&start_radio=1
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x7WKRS162g
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1do5u9eTbg&list=PLFDB6EAD36063A854
11 Aug 2026
In It For Life: Alan Desmond, the Incredible Hulk and King Kong
The Plant-Based Diet Revolution is today’s book review, by Dr Alan Desmond. It’s all about the health benefits of a vegan diet and living in optimal health. Mark then goes into fictional character profiles – today looking at both the Incredible Hulk AND King Kong!
4 Aug 2026
In It For Life: The Fox
Mark profiles James Phillips, also known as ‘The Fox’; a legendary figure in the history of environmental activism. A predecessor to larger movements such as Greenpeace, this is a must-listen for activists of any focus – a nonviolent leader to inspire the change makers of today.
28 Jul 2026
In It For Life: Rewilding and Scooby Doo
In this episode Mark and Phill review the book Wild Thing, by Randal Plunket – a reluctant aristocrat who lets nature run wild on previously farmed grounds. Followed up by a profile of Shaggy, one of the main characters from Scooby Doo – who you may not know, was vegan
21 Jul 2026
In It For Life: Mike Nunn and Open Rescue
In it for Life returns for a second series, where Mark and Phill delve into book reviews, profiles of historical & fictional figures in the vegan movement, and a few tangents along the way. In today’s episode Mark profiles Mike Nunn, a former butcher who later became a leader in the UK’s animal liberation movement. They also discuss the beginnings of the Open Rescue movement where activists document the living conditions of farmed animals, often removing them from suffering.
24 Feb 2026
In It For Life: The History of the Vegan Movement
Learn more about how we got to where we are now - we discuss the religious attitudes towards animals, the early vegetarian societies and how veganism became more accepted in mainstream society.
17 Feb 2026
In It For Life: Where to Learn More
Learn more about how we got to where we are now - we discuss the religious attitudes towards animals, the early vegetarian societies and how veganism became more accepted in mainstream society.
10 Feb 2026
In It For Life: Switching to a Vegan Diet
Today we look at the practicalities of switching to a vegan diet, with tips and advice for your journey.
3 Feb 2026
In It For Life: The Four N’s: Normal & Nice
The Four N’s are arguments used to justify the consumption of animal products. Mark dismantles each of these, today looking at the arguments that consuming animal products is Normal & Nice.
27 Jan 2026
In It For Life: The Four N's - Natural
The Four N’s are arguments used to justify the consumption of animal products. Mark dismantles each of these, today looking at the argument that consuming animal products is Natural.
20 Jan 2026
In It For Life: The Four N's - Necessary
The Four N’s are arguments used to justify the consumption of animal products. Mark dismantles each of these, today starting with the argument that consuming animal products is Necessary.
13 Jan 2026
In It For Life: Why do Animals Matter?
Today we ask the big question - why do animals matter and deserve our moral consideration?
6 Jan 2026
In It For Life: Introductions
We introduce Mark and his journey towards being in it for life - from early days in Cork in Ireland, discovering anarcho-punk and comics, to an influential Greenpeace video that changed his outlook.
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