Truth Files with Jane Velez-Mitchell

Truth Files with Jane Velez-Mitchell

Truth Files is a video podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell. Each episode focuses on the people, cases, and cultural shifts driving change for animals, from the courtroom to the kitchen table.

The show features breaking news, live coverage, and in-depth interviews with activists, innovators, businesses, and organizations working to transform how animals are treated. Truth Files also tracks key moments in the vegan movement, highlighting progress, challenges, and momentum as it unfolds.

What Truth Files covers:
- Breaking news and major wins for animals
- Live coverage of animal rights trials and rescues
- Interviews with advocates, innovators, and changemakers
- Factory farming, food system reform, and vegan business
- Research on health, climate, and animal welfare
- Key moments shaping the global vegan movement

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Stream the video podcast on UNCHAINED.TV and the UNCHAINEDTV Facebook Page where you can comment and interact with us during the podcast
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and Amazon Music.

Real stories. Real impact. Real change for animals.

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Truth Files with Jane Velez-Mitchell
  • Vegan School Pleads for Funds

    At Solid Rock Community School in Florida, lunch is more than just a midday break—it's a movement. As one of only two schools in the entire United States to offer a 100% plant-based lunch program, Solid Rock is taking a stand for student health, sustainability, and compassion. But this pioneering...

  • PETA to Pam Bondi: Help the Monkeys

    You can send the crucial message in 30 seconds by clicking here: https://www.peta.org/CharlesRiver

    PETA is calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate alarming reports that the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) may deliver more than 1,200 endangered...

  • Buddhism and Animals

    Compassion and nonviolence are central to Buddhist teachings, yet putting those principles into practice—especially in our eating habits—can be a serious challenge. This episode of Truth Files with Jane Velez-Mitchell features Andrea Diaz and Forrest Tierce of Dharma Voices for Animals, the world...

  • Big Wins for Animals!

    Explore five historic victories for animals and animal rights, spanning groundbreaking court decisions, landmark labeling laws, courageous ocean activism, and inspiring electoral wins. These triumphs are reshaping animal welfare across the globe.

    1. US Supreme Court Denies Iowa Pork Producers – ...

  • CDC Under Fire: TB Monkey Crisis

    In a dramatic press conference held in Washington, D.C., outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, PETA raises the alarm on a shocking and largely hidden public health threat: the importation of tuberculosis (TB)-infected monkeys into the United States for use in laboratory experi...

  • Meet 2 Women Changing the World

    This episode of UnchainedTV’s Truth Files is a total power surge. Host Jane Velez-Mitchell sits down with two real-life besties who are redefining what it means to thrive as vegan women in entertainment, fashion, and business: famed actress and TEDx speaker Nina Bergman and luxury entrepreneur Re...

  • Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's New Mission!

    Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is teaming up with UnchainedTV to help this famous Texas animal sanctuary achieve its goals. Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen is legendary for turning her husband Tommy’s cattle ranch into a farmed animal sanctuary, sparking global media coverage and a movement. Now, Renee...

  • LIVE from England: Beagle Trial

    UnchainedTV brings you a powerful and urgent interview LIVE from England as the global animal rights movement watches history unfold in the UK courts.

    UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell will be joined by Rose Patterson, co-director of the grassroots animal rights organization Animal Rising (https...

  • Transform Your Life Today!

    A legend in the world of veganism, known as the Joyful Vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a leading voice in compassionate living for over two decades, guiding countless people to achieve lasting health and purpose. Now, with her new book, A Year of Compassion, she shares simple, effective,...

  • Connect for Animals: New Animal Rights App

    Connect for Animals is a free, not-for-profit platform for people who want to create a better world for animals by ending factory farming. Download it on your cellphone or online. You can find events, groups, and like-minded people—and learn how to be more effective at advocating for animals. You...

  • International Vegan Film Festival

    This Halloween weekend, Toronto becomes the heart of the global vegan movement. From Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2, 2025, join an unprecedented fusion of storytelling, advocacy, and vision — all unfolding across the International Vegan Film Festival (IVFF) and VCOP23, the Vegan Converg...

  • The Green Smoothie Challenge!

    Learn how to make a delicious and hyper-nourishing green smoothie! This life-changing drink is easy and fast to make, with just a few key, superfood ingredients. Pioneered by Dr. Brooke Goldner, this secret to super health has been adopted by The Plant Based Treaty as a way to kickstart a health ...

  • How The Good Card Can Save You $

    In this exciting episode of Truth Files with Jane Velez-Mitchell, live from UnchainedTV headquarters, we unveil The Good Card—Los Angeles’ first eco-minded loyalty program that’s revolutionizing how consumers shop, save, and support compassionate businesses. Founder Jill Ettinger shares how this ...

  • Documentary Channel's Vegan Push

    UnchainedTV is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with the Documentary Channel, which has begun to feature a myriad of award-winning, impactful documentaries from UnchainedTV, amplifying crucial messages about sustainability, environmental justice and the fight against factory farming.
    ...

  • How Mr. Charlie’s Is Changing Fast Food Forever!

    Mr. Charlie’s is the up-and-coming, plant-based, fast food chain, sometimes dubbed “The Vegan McDonald’s.” It made headlines when world-renowned boxer Mike Tyson did a media event at Mr. Charlie’s in Los Angeles to celebrate the brand’s 3-year anniversary! The crowd went wild. Turns out Tyson, wh...

  • Little Red Barns

    Little Red Barns is a book that needs to be read by every journalist, influencer, politician, CEO and consumer. Investigative journalist Will Potter spent years going from “factory farms to international climate summits, from Congressional hearings to neo-Nazi fascist groups” to expose the ugly, ...

  • What The Vegan Dog Food Study Reveals

    If all dogs and cats in the US populated their own country, they’d be the fifth-largest meat-eating country in the world. And, now, our pets are suffering some of the diet-related ailments their human companions experience. So, a crucial question: Can dogs thrive on a plant-based diet? UnchainedT...

  • Let's End Cruel Monkey Experiments Now & Forever!

    Breaking News: PETA says it has just uncovered a serious lapse by the U.S. government when it comes to its handling of 43 monkeys who escaped from a South Carolina research facility in November of 2024. All have now been recaptured but monkey escapes are just one of the many hazards of housing pr...

  • Stop Live Market Animal Abuse!

    Animal Outlook has conducted undercover investigations - complete with shocking video footage - and says it has documented “widespread abuse” that “violates California law.” The group says, even though it has presented evidence and detailed solutions to help law enforcement do its job, it can’t ...

  • Capt Paul Watson, Freed from Prison, SPEAKS!

    Captain Paul Watson, the world famous anti-whaling activist, has been freed from prison after serving five months behind bars! This is huge victory for environmental activism, human rights and animal rights. And, now, Capt Watson is speaking about what it was like to be held for 150 days due to w...

  • Veganuary Is Everywhere!

    Veganuary is an international campaign to encourage people to go vegan during the month of January, a month where millions of us are making vows to get healthier and in better shape. The campaign began with a kitchen table discussion in late 2013. Matthew Glover and Jane Land brainstormed about t...

  • Will Bird Flu Be the Next Pandemic?

    Now, fears surrounding Bird Flu are making headlines like: Experts Warn of Bird Flu Pandemic As Signals of Mutation Mount. That from ScienceAlert. SciTechDaily's headline reads: Alarming Mutation in H5N1 Virus Raises Pandemic Red Flags. The article goes on to say: "A recent study published in Sci...

  • Because They Need Us

    “Because They Need Us” is a page-turner that reads like a thriller as she faces off against powerful interests making $ off animal abuse.
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    Mancuso is a powerhouse who has passed many crucial laws to save animals, with a focus on California, the world’s 5th lar...

  • Vegans Across America

    Ft. Wayne, Indiana is America's 83rd largest city in terms of population. It's the heart of the heartland and a typical example of America's Midwest. And, it's leaning plant-based as evidenced by the success of its Vegan Restaurant Month celebration, which is taking place all this month, through ...