London Olympics: Closing Update with Vx, Animals in the Opening Ceremony, and Vegan Food

London Olympics: Closing Update As the athletes celebrate their victories and defeats, and the Spice Girls rock the closing ceremony, we look back over the Olympics and update you on the vegan stories behind the games. This show: We catch up with the vegan stories behind the Olympics, like Sandra Hood, Pogocafe, and Frys Ian updates you on the use of animals in the Opening Ceremony Rudy tells us who’s been coming to Vx, the little vegan shop that was braced for a difficult Olympics We sum up the experience of vegans looking for food at the Olympic Venues (15 min) Play or download (14MB MP3) (other formats) (via iTunes) Athletes Vegan-Sponsored Olympians In the first Olympic show, Diana suggested athletes you might want to cheer on the basis of their vegan sponsors rather than their flag: US Rowing, sponsored by “Perfect Snaque”, won 1 Gold and 2 Bronze medals The Women of US Water Polo, sponsored by vegan hair care products Malibu C, won Gold Unfortunately, Simon Whitfield broke his collarbone in a Triathalon cycling crash. Vegan Cross and other businesses Rudy owns and runs Vx (pronounced “V Cross”). My local vegan anarchist cafe is Pogocafe; and we mentioned Ms Cupcake. Animals at… more