Erik Marcus

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Erik Marcus

Erik Marcus runs the website Vegan.com, which discusses veganism news, vegan topics of interest, animal rights and animal welfare through a short, weekly podcast. Marcus has written two books: Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating and Meat Market: Animals, Ethics and Money. He currently resides in South Lake Tahoe, California. Marcus was raised in Westport, Connecticut and graduated from Staples High School in 1985. The 1985 Staples yearbook, "Stapleite," quotes him as follows: "If you love something, set it free. If it returns, it has a good sense of direction. If it doesn't, it is probably starving out in the woods somewhere looking for you." Marcus further stated that he will always remember "watching [biology teacher] Mr. Haugh eat lunch as he dissected a cat."

In 2008 Marcus changed the podcast format to a shorter, weekly podcast, called "VegTalk." This podcast features interviews with notable people in the vegan movement while still having some of the similar content as the previous podcast.

In addition to his regular podcasts, books, and popular website, he's known as a conference and public speaker who travels widely across North America. His early career writing software has been folded into his current technical ventures.

[edit] Books

Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating ISBN 0-93552687-0
Meat Market: Animals, Ethics and Money ISBN 0-97586791-1

[edit] External links

• Vegan.com
• Myspace Profile
• Facebook Profile