Plantriotic Podcast

Before I learned what punk rock was really about, I assumed punk rockers were violent, aggressive, hooligans without a message. I was very wrong, along with most of the mainstreams perspective. Punk rock and the DIY movement is about rethinking the ways in which our society functions and making positive change that will result in a more fair, just, and peaceful world. Sounds heroic to me. Punk rock is also historically linked with veganism as an ethical lifestyle practice. James Spooner is a vegan activist, punk rocker, documentary filmmaker, social justice activist, and now vegan tattooer, which makes him one of the most interesting people I have ever met. James owns and founded the only all vegan tattoo shop California, Monocle Tattoo, and to hear more about what a vegan tattoo is...listen to the episode. Tattooing came later in James’s life. After studying sculpture in school James set out to make a film investigating minority culture, which is people of color, in the punk scene. As a black man, James noti