Ep 11: Enlightenment (Vegetarianism: The Story So Far) by The Vegan Option

Ian traces a winding path of vegetarian inspiration from the personal diary of an Indian vegetarian working for the French, to the darkest corner of British imperial propaganda, to the Enlightenment's favourite Paris café, to a rural retreat that inspired a social revolution, and to the squares where citizens plotted a real one.

More information at the full show post:
* http://theveganoption.org/2017/02/07/veghist-ep11-enlightenment-voltaire-rousseau-renan-larue/

With the voices of Guillaume Blanchard, Brian Roberts, and Selva Rasalingham, and the music of Robb Masters.

The featured image is "Banyan tree with Hindu temples at Agori, Bihar" by Thomas Daniell, 1796, CC-BY Wellcome Trust - an early colonial vision of Indian religion to match the information about Indian religion that sets the episode in progress.

This episode is kindly sponsored by Kickstarter backer Martin Taylor Costumes</a>, which specialises in vegan costumes, particularly for the century this episode covers:
* https://facebook.com/MartinTaylorCostumes