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Compassion & Cucumbers
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Hey Pickles!
We're back with a new episode, and we have so much to tell you!
This week, we will catch you up on some of the things that have happened in the vegan space while we were on break.
We'll share some changes that we're planning for the show, and we're asking for your help!
We'll also take you with us to the Pittsburgh VegFest!
We've missed talking to you so much, and we're excited to be back!
Thank you so much for spending some time with us.
Much love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
It's the last week of our summer break! We hope you've been having a fun summer.
This week we're releasing a replay of Ep 155. We discuss a vegan conundrum answered by Miss Manners, a dairy farm that claims they are "Compassionate Dairy" and "Slaughter Free", and we talk about a delicious vegan recipe that we made!
Enjoy the show, and we will talk to you next week! We'll be telling you all about the Pittsburgh VegFest and boy, do we have a lot to catch you up on!
Till soon.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well, and that you're enjoying your summer!
This week's summer break replay revisits Ep 175. We explore some Vegan Dad jokes, talk about a Vegan death cult, and generally keep it weird!
Thanks so much for listening! We'll have new episodes coming in August!
Much Love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having lots of Summer fun!
This week's replay is Ep 210. We play a rousing game of Vegan Jeopardy! Play along with us, and let us know how you did!
We will be back August 3rd with a brand new episode. We'll tell you all about the Pittsburgh Vegfest!
Thank you so much for listening to the show!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hi Pickles!
We hope you're having an amazing summer!
While we're on summer break, we will be re-releasing some of our favorite episodes.
Enjoy this replay of Am I the Vegan Asshat!
Thanks for listening!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you why you should check your freezer for these MorningStar Farms products.
Here's the article: https://vegnews.com/morningstar-farms-recall-beyond-filets
In our Noteworthy segment, New York Mayor Mamdani hired a lifelong vegan to head up the city’s office of food policy!
Read the article here: https://vegnews.com/nyc-mayor-office-of-food-policy-vegan
And, in Our Main Topic, once again the legal personhood of elephants is being decided in court. Could this set a precedent for the fate of future captive animals?
Here's the article: https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/should-animals-have-human-rights-hawaii-court-to-decide/
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and a healthy dose of our usual shenanigans!
Thank you so much for listening!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well. This week, we are releasing a replay of Ep 198!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files exposes a Denmark zoo that requested patrons to donate their pets. Why????
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a vegan food & travel series streaming on Peacock!
Here's a link to the article & interview: https://www.forksoverknives.com/people/mena-massoud-on-peacock-tv-evolving-vegan-and-his-plant-based-journey/
And, in Our Main Topic, we look at 7 cooking mistakes that you could be making as a vegan!
Take a look at the article here: https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/a-7-vegan-cooking-mistakes-you-might-be-making-even-if-youve-been-doing-it-for-years/
Our featured restaurant in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is The Kitchen at Farm Sanctuary. Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen NY has a wonderful fully vegan cafe. We'll read some reviews and tell you more about it!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual shenanigans! Thanks so much for listening!
Love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We really hope that this finds you well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, We look at WHY vegan restaurants can be more expensive than “traditional” restaurants.
In our Noteworthy segment, are vegans weird? One vegan known as the No Meat Athlete thinks we are!
Here's a link to Matt Frazier's article: https://www.nomeatathlete.com/weird-vegan/
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re buying a one way ticket on an imaginary jet plane to insanity island otherwise known as Vegan Reddit Am I the Ass Hat!
We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for spending part of your day with us!
Much Love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll share why the African Lungfish is such an amazing non human animal!
Read the article: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/west-african-lungfish/
In our Noteworthy segment, The USDA pauses loans for animal farm digesters. Is this a good thing?
Read the article:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25052026/usda-biogas-digester-loan-pause/?
And, in Our Main Topic, The University of Wisconsin is investigating an animal advocacy student group. We’ll tell you why.
Read the article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/06/04/uw-investigates-student-group-amid-dog-breeder-raids
We, of course have a new Listener Shout Out & it could be YOU!
Thank you so much for listening, and for supporting what we do.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, We’ll tell you why recently deceased Bronx Zoo elephant, Happy was so important to animal rights.
Here's the article: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5837163/happy-elephant-euthanized
In our Noteworthy segment, why is the GOP using veganism to “slander” a Democratic US senator?
Here's the article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/politics/james-talarico-ken-paxton-texas-senate-vegan
And, in Our Main Topic, we’ll tell you how philanthropists are funding a vegan studies program at a California Institute.
Here's the article: https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/20/drs-jasvant-meera-modi-fund-vegan-studies-professorship-481227/
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and some important announcements!
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you about a black goo that was discovered inside a ship, and how it turned out to be a living organism!
Here's the article: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a71151516/black-goo-new-species-discovery/
In our Noteworthy segment, a recent BBC article claims that a young woman died as a result of her vegan diet causing her to be delusional.
Here's the BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62d0z7l4rno
And, in Our Main Topic, we explore the theory of human exceptionalism and how it relates to animal rights.
Here's the article: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/13/animal-rights-vs-welfare-sentience/
We also have a new Listener Shout Out & more!
Thank you so much for listening.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’re stepping away from the animals for a bit, and telling you how the government is seizing farmlands in the US & why.
Here's the article: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/government-seizes-farmers-land-build-airport-corporate-jets-and-business
In our Noteworthy segment, well known animal activist, Joey Carbstrong was arrested for exposing conditions in a Manchester slaughter facility. We’ll tell you what he exposed.
Here's the article: https://www.theanimalreader.com/2026/05/11/joey-carbstrong-arrested-after-new-animal-cruelty-investigation/
And, in Our Main Topic, we’ll tell you how singer Billie Eilish is causing an uproar with non vegans!
Here's the article: https://the-ethos.co/can-billie-eilish-make-vegan-cool-again/
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it YOU?
Thank you so much for listening!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you why snails are amazing animals!
In our Noteworthy segment, There is a planned action at the Marshall Resources animal testing facility in North Rose NY. We’ll give you all the details so that you can decide if you want to participate.
Here's a link with all the details: https://www.beagleloversandrescuers.org/protest/
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re keeping it light with the 10 most anticipated vegan product launches in 2026.
Here's the article: https://vegnews.com/best-new-vegan-products-of-
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual vegan mayhem!
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you about a recently discovered hamster sized mammal that lived along side dinosaurs & could be a link to the mammals of today!
Here's the article: https://www.futurity.org/new-hamster-sized-mammal-species-cimolodon-desosai-3332902/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-hamster-sized-mammal-species-cimolodon-desosai-3332902
In our Noteworthy segment, The Sportsman’s Alliance is claiming a major win in the passing of the most recent language in the Farm Bill. We’ll tell you why they’re celebrating.
Here's the article: https://sportsmensalliance.org/news/house-passes-2026-farm-bill-anti-hunting-language-removed-in-major-win/
And, in Our Main Topic, Is the purchasing of dogs from Ridglan Farms really a win for the future of open rescue?
Here's the article: https://www.wkow.com/news/top-stories/animal-rescue-groups-reach-agreement-to-acquire-1-500-beagles-from-ridglan-farms/article_e1f5e6fb-fbe8-471d-bc15-cc4147bd63ec.html
We also have a new Listener Shout Out & more!
Thank you so much for listening.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
So sorry to have to delay the show again. Sam is having terrible back issues, and sitting for an extended period of time (aka recording a podcast) is difficult for her.
We took her for X-rays and she has a PT appointment tomorrow, so she should be loose enough to record.
We'll have a new episode wednesday 5-6.
Thanks so much for listening.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having in there.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you how warming ocean temperatures are threatening sharks & other ocean animals
Read the article here: https://sentientmedia.org/great-white-sharks-overheating/
In our Noteworthy segment, the largest meat company in the world avoids paying taxes. We’ll tell you how they are getting away with it.
Read the article here: https://sentientmedia.org/jbs-the-worlds-largest-meat-company-avoids-paying-taxes/
And, in Our Main Topic, more top officials in the USDA have ties to the meat industry. We expose who they are and how this affects the ethical integrity of the USDA.
Read the article here: https://sentientmedia.org/big-meats-ties-to-usda-top-official/
We also have a new vegan recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a delicious lemon yogurt cake from The Vegan Baking Bible by Karoline Tegelaar!
Get the cookbook here: https://amzn.to/4tDHi2Y
We have a new Listener Shout Out and our usual shenanigans.
Thanks so much for listening!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well! Happy Earth Day!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’re diving back into the deep ocean to tell you about a sea animal that is essentially immortal!
Read the article here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/immortal-jellyfish-secret-to-cheating-death.html
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how eating vegan can help you to feel hopeful for the future!
Here's that article: https://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/news-making-you-nervous-vegan-food-helps/article_00373299-8e45-4ace-858e-3c254af5ef50.html
And, in Our Main Topic, the dentist that promotes being full carnivore.
Check him out here: https://www.kevinstock.io
We have a new Listener Shout Out & More!
Thanks for spending some of your day with us!
Much Love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll introduce you to the illusive Chirodectes Jelly Fish, and we tell you why this amazing animal is so special!
Check out this amazing video: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDepthsBelow/comments/13mzdac/chirodectes_maculatusa_species_of_spotted_box/
In our Noteworthy segment, There’s some updates to the Dirty Dozen list of fruits and veggies. We’ll share all the new info, and tell out how you can get a printable list to take with you when you shop!
And, in Our Main Topic, It’s the 2026 VegNews Veggie Award Winners announcement. We’ll go through the categories to let you know if your favorites came out on top!
Check out the winners for yourself here:https://vegnews.com/2026-veggie-awards
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual shenanigans.
Thank you so much for listening.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, We look into the dangers of consuming Kratom, and where you find it.
Here's the article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/08/06/kratom-7oh-addiction-fda/85451305007/
In our Noteworthy segment, The Center for the Environment and Welfare has released a documentary series where they claim to expose several animal advocacy organizations as anti farming, and a threat to our food systems.
Check Out Their "Documentary Series" here:
Part 1 https://youtu.be/aUcJSBHCqzI?si=F9iFj9XNfmsSJ1nt
Part 2 https://youtu.be/lU5k_vwXY_E?si=-FsoHAp25Bj2Gah0
And, in Our Main Topic, we dig into what is behind the dismantling of the US Forest Service.
Check out the USDA press release for more: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/03/31/usda-prioritizing-common-sense-forest-management-moves-forest-service-headquarters-salt-lake-city?fbclid=IwdGRleAQ8laxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEet0QjZ41EjxUNgZwlP4IV9Fa3mWHnvtWYipEGnrXcH4ei-nGHgTdeLUMgtLo_aem_teP35QxAflyGKqqJy64pgw
We also have a new Listener Shout Out & more!
Thank you so much for sharing a part of your day with us!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we have an update on The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and how it’s affecting SNAP benefits.
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a recall of some Trader Joe’s products.
Here's the recall: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/announcements?category=recalls&id=703775483
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking a look at the updated guidance from the American Veterinary Medical Association regarding the culling of animals in times of disease outbreaks.
Read the updated guidance here: https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/Humane-Slaughter-Guidelines-2024.pdf
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you?
Thanks so much for listening to the show!
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Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We forgot to mention last week, that we would be releasing a replay due to the fact that Sam is in Tech Week for an upcoming Dance Ensemble show.
If you have any knowledge of the performing arts, you know that tech week is pretty brutal. If you're not familiar with what happens on tech week, this is the week spent figuring out lighting cues, sound cues, and tweaking staging. It's very time consuming and Sam will be in the theater until late at night all week.
So, to free up some of Sam's limited time this week, we are releasing Ep 163.
This is a fun Vegan Reddit episode, and we hope you enjoy it.
Thank you so much for listening to the show, and for your endless support of what we do here at Compassion & Cucumbers.
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Hey Pickles!
Sorry we're late!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we revisit the case of the sandwich that was hurled at ice agents, and look at the legal comparisons between his actions and animal rights rescuers’ actions in the court of law. How do they compare?
Read the article here: https://verdict.justia.com/2025/11/12/the-turkey-sandwich-hurlers-acquittal-and-the-chicken-rescuers-conviction
In our Noteworthy segment, North Carolina set up a system to field complaints about industrialized farming. We’ll let you know how it’s working, or not working.
Find out more here: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/north-carolina-cafo-complaint-systems/
And, in Our Main Topic, we have updates on the state of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza otherwise known as bird flu. Why isn’t our government or main stream media talking about it?
Here are the articles we referred to: https://www.fltimes.com/news/bird-deaths-hit-seneca-lake-shoreline-again/article_f913b5bf-7a79-4f92-83d8-6c83bee1ad3e.html
https://ithacavoice.org/2025/02/avian-influenza-found-in-dead-birds-across-the-finger-lakes-including-tompkins-county/
https://www.wpr.org/news/weve-seen-this-before-bird-flu-again-hits-wisconsin-poultry-farms
We also have a new Listener Shout Out!! Thanks so much to all of you that followed our call to action!
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll look at why US bird populations are declining faster in certain areas of the country.
Here's the article: https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/birds-are-declining-faster-and-faster-in-3-us-hotspots-new-study-finds
In our Noteworthy segment, we discuss the good and the bad of recent additions to the US farm bill.
Here's the article: https://animalwellnessaction.org/battle-over-animal-welfare-in-farm-bill/
And, in Our Main Topic, there’s some good news in the vegan space that we wanted to share! We need good news!
Here's all the good news: https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/texass-plant-based-meat-labeling-law-vegan-ban-tofurky/
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2601/S00269/indonesia-bans-elephant-rides-and-bali-based-mason-elephant-park-announces-end.htm
https://vegoutmag.com/travel/s-st-8-cities-with-best-vegan-food-scenes-not-la-portland/
We have Listener Shout Out news, and a Call To Action!
Thank you so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We're releasing a replay this week, as Christine is having a medical procedure done on our usual recording day.
This is a reminder: If you're 50 or older please get a colonoscopy. Colon cancer can be cured if found early.
Take impeccable care of yourself and the people around you!
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, Did octopuses come from outer space? We’ll explore that possibility!
Here's the article: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/123479-trending-science-do-octopuses-come-from-outer-space
In our Noteworthy segment, We have more on the HHS’s dietary guidelines. We’ll share the advice that insiders in the meat & dairy industries are receiving from RFK Jr.
Here's the article: https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock/rfk-urges-beef-producers-to-expand-herds-as-nutrition-guideline-changes
And, in Our Main Topic, We’ll share some vegan reddit posts, and try to decide…. WHO IS THE ASSHAT!
We also have a recipe this week! We'll tell you how you can get a copy of the recipe sent to your inbox.
Thanks so much for listening.
Stay safe, stay sane, and take care of each other.
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Hey Pickles!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, Is Russia putting brain chips into pigeons?
Here's the article: https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@davideownzall/brain-chipped-pigeons-in-russia-exploiting-sentient-beings-as-flying-machines
In our Noteworthy segment, recent good news out of Amsterdam concerning meat advertising.
Here's the article: https://veganhorizon.substack.com/p/amsterdam-bans-meat-advertising
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking a look at the new dietary guidelines coming out of the Trump administration.
Here's the article: https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/new-dietary-guidelines-were-written-authors-strong-ties-food-industry-doctors
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual shenanigans!
Thanks so much for spending some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
We have a recipe from Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life
Here's a link to the recipe: https://rainbowplantlife.com/vegan-buffalo-cauliflower/
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you about how orangutans are using plant medicine in the wild.
Here's the article: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/orangutan-makes-cream-from-plant
In our Noteworthy segment, we want to remind you of the advocacy organization known as Apex Advocacy.
Check out their website here: https://www.apexadvocacy.org
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re discussing imperfect veganism. What is it, and how do we practice being imperfect?
We have a lot of new listeners, and some of you are have recently gone vegan. We thought it would be a good idea to revisit the topic of living an imperfect vegan life!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it YOU?
Thanks so much for listening to the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, Continuing our journey into amazing non human animals, we’ll tell you about the Mourning Gecko
Here's the article: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal/mourning-gecko/
In our Noteworthy segment, 30 long term vegans were asked what they eat in a typical week, and their answers might surprise you!
Here's the article: https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/s-st-i-asked-30-people-whove-been-vegan-for-10-years-what-they-actually-eat-in-a-typical-week-and-the-answers-were-shockingly-boring/
And, in Our Main Topic, How can we be more effective in our outreach as vegans, and avoid misanthropy?
We were recently inspired by the latest video from Jake Conroy AKA The Cranky Vegan.
Watch his video here: https://youtu.be/9b1_LkCqZig?si=80Pa9_oUXhwbMkDS
We also have anew Listener Shout Out. Is it YOU?
Thanks so much for spending a little of your day with us. We really appreciate it!
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Hey Pickles!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, We introduce you to the Przewalski's horses., pronounced shuh-VAL-skeez horses.
Here's the article: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/przewalskis-horse
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a lawsuit that challenges the EPA’s approval of “forever chemicals”.
Here's the article: https://wisconsinindependent.com/politics/suit-challenges-epa-approval-of-new-forever-chemical-pesticide/
And, in Our Main Topic, We want to share with you why what’s happening in Minnesota & other blue states is happening. Is it really about illegal immigration?
Here's the article: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/attorney-general-bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-border-patrol-fatal-shooting/
We also have a new Listener Shout Out & we ask that you take a look at this week's Listener Shout Out, Fi Barham's amazing hand made jewelry.
Here's her web site!https://barhamdesigns.com
Thank you so much for listening to the show, and please take care of each other.
Much love,
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Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, What is a flat headed cat & are they extinct
Here's the article with pictures of these adorable wild cats: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-wild-cat-is-considered-possibly-extinct-in-thailand-researchers-just-caught-it-on-camera-for-the-first-time-in-about-30-years-180987928/
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll share some animal rights wins that happened in 2025
Here's the article that we cite https://a-z-animals.com/articles/the-biggest-animal-rights-wins-of-the-past-year/
And, in Our Main Topic, Sam takes us to London! She’ll share the vegan restaurants she found, the food she ate & all of her adventures across the pond!
We also announce our 2025 Listener Shout Out giveaway winner!! The winner will receive a 2LB bucket of NOOCH!
We want to share our deepest condolences to the wife & family of Renee Good who was murdered by untrained and reckless ICE officer, Jonathan Ross. 32 people have reportedly died in ICE custody in the past year, and we firmly stand against the unconstitutional methods being employed by this administration. We are sickened by what is happening in the US & around the world. All we can do is take care of our own families and communities as best we can. Stand up against racism, fascism, homophobia, transphobia, and violations of our legal rights. Due process needs to be upheld.
We know you too are scared and worried about what the future holds. We just want you to know. You are not alone. Together we will get through this.
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Hey Pickles!
We sincerely hope that you're okay.
We are frankly exhausted by what's happening in the US and around the world.
Sam has returned from the UK, and we look forward to sharing all of her adventures with you next week.
In the meantime, we are releasing this replay of Ep. 174 which includes a guide to effective peaceful protest.
For a printable guide, please see the show notes from the original episode in your podcast app or on YouTube.
We thank you so much for listening. Stay safe, and take care of each other.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
Happy New Year!
We thought we would release a replay of some good news. We all could use some, for sure!
We're looking forward to coming back after the break, and we can't wait for our annual Listener Shout Out Giveaway!
Enjoy the replay, and we will talk to you real soon! We'll have a lot to share about Sam's trip to London. She's finding so much great vegan food, and seeing all kinds of wonderful shows.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're enjoying a safe and happy holiday season. While we're on break, we're releasing replays of some of our favorite episodes from the past!
Please enjoy this replay of episode 143, and we will talk to you in the new year.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having a safe and happy holiday season. While we're on break, we will be releasing some replays of past episodes.
This week, we take another look at Ep 162. This episode dives into the finances of several vegan advocacy organizations.
Our Noteworthy segment in this episode shares some of the best vegan meal delivery services that are available. Have you ever tried a meal delivery service? We have in the past, and it can be fun!
Thanks for listening, and we'll be releasing new episodes after the new year.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we ask how & why are raccoons becoming the next companion animal?
Here's the article https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j8j48e5z2o
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll share 10 things that we wish someone had told us before becoming vegan.
Here's the article https://vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/s-bt-10-things-people-who-ve-been-vegan-for-10-years-desperately-wish-someone-had-told-them-on-day-one/
And, in Our Main Topic, We’re keeping it light with a game of Vegan Jeopardy! Play along with us!
Our featured vegan spot this week in our Assignment Restaurant SOS is Vegan Plate in Chicago IL.
Check out their menu https://order.toasttab.com/online/vegan-plate
We have our final Listener Shout Out of 2025 and, we'll be announcing our contest winner in the new year, so tune in for that!
Thank you all so much for making this past year so much brighter.
Have a wonderful holiday season.
Much love & appreciation, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome back!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell why many are upset by what a teacher fed to a pet snake in her classroom.
In our Noteworthy segment, the drama surrounding the recent sale of Miyokos Creamery continues. We’ll tell you what we know so far.
And, in Our Main Topic, many vegans are responding to a Reddit post. The original poster claims that they were paid by the meat industry to troll vegan social media groups.
Here's the link to the Natale Fulton video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VozcTijia4c
Our featured vegan spot this week is Pulse Cafe in Hadley Massachusetts!
Here's their menu: https://www.pulsecafe.com/menus
We also have a new Listener Shout Out & tell you how you can enter in this years Shout Out Giveaway contest!
Thank you so much for listening to the show.
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we're releasing a replay of Ep 166. It's our Holiday Survival Guide.
We hope you have a safe and happy holiday.
We are thankful for you!!!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, we’re looking into why some skunks are losing their stripes.
Here's the article: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/striped-skunks-predators-prey-colors
In our Noteworthy segment, NY Transit Union is suing animal rights group, claiming they initiated a smear campaign against carriage drivers.
Here's the article: https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/twu-horse-carriage-drivers-sue-nyclass/
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking another ride on the Vegan Reddit AITA train!
These are always a good time. Let us know where you land!
Our featured restaurant this week is Rise Above Pizza & Wings. A recent attempted break-in left their front door smashed and they're asking for our help.
If you can help, please give to their Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a9tqk-help-us-fix-our-door
You can check out their amazing menu here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a9tqk-help-us-fix-our-door
We also have a new Listener Shout Out (is it you?)!
Thanks so much for listening to the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
In this week’s Y Files, could sunflowers be the future of vegan meats?
Here's the article from Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251104013006.htm
In our Noteworthy segment, Miyoko Schinner is trying to buy back her vegan creamery. We'll update you on the situation.
And, in Our Main Topic, we discuss the hidden mental toll on animal farmers.
Here's a link to the study: https://bryantresearch.co.uk/insight-items/farmer-mental-health/
Our featured Vegan spot in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is Not Ya Mama's Vegan Cafe in Salem, Massachusetts.
Check out their menu here: https://notyamamascafe.com/menu
Of course we have a new Listener Shout Out and more!
Thanks so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
Our deepest sympathies go out to our friend Natina, owner of Buffalo's V Spot. Her son, Pharaoh passed away suddenly & unexpectedly. He leaves behind a wife, and four beautiful children.
Here is a link to a Go Fund Me to help his family in this incredibly difficult time:https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-pharaohs-family-in-this-time-of-his-sudden-passing
This week’s Y Files, looks at a recent truck crash involving 21 Rhesus macaques used in university research.
Here's the article: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/monkey-escape-mississippi-glimpse-secretive-world-animal-research-127069819
In our Noteworthy segment, we have an update, and possibly some hope for the 30 Beluga whales held at Marineland Ontario.
Here's the article: https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/whale-sanctuary-in-nova-scotia-may-offer-hope-for-belugas-at-marineland
And, in Our Main Topic, what will the import of beef from Argentina mean for the US animal industry?
Here's the article:https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-s-beef-war-erupts-as-20b-argentina-deal-riles-up-american-ranchers/ar-AA1PEHIt?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
Our featured restaurant in this week's Assignment Restaurant SOS is Twisted Plants in Cudahy, WI. Check them out here: https://www.twistedplants.com/menu-1
We have a new Listener Shou Out.... Is it YOU?
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Hey Pickles!
Happy Vegan Halloween!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files, we’re reminding you why dairy is scary!
Watch the Viva Scary Dairy Ad here: https://youtu.be/Bo8yFT53kpk?si=6EkuXdBqiGLFmGwN
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about the Vegan Street Humane Halloween E - cookbook that’s packed with fun spooky themed recipes. We’ll also tell you how you can get yours for free!
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking a look at the new updated chocolate list from Food Empowerment Project. Just in time for your vegan halloween candy shopping.
Here's a link to the list & how you can get the app: https://foodispower.org/es/lista-de-chocolate/
Our featured vegan spot in our Assignment Restaurant SOS is Tiny Vegan in Richmond Virginia>
Check out their menu here: https://www.tinyvegantakeout.com/#menu
We have a new Listener Shout Out & lots of Halloween shenanigans!
Thanks so much for listening, and have a safe and happy holiday!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files explores weird animals at the bottom of the ocean that challenge our understanding of life!
Here's the article: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scientists-found-weird-animals-bottom-151344240.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJrcQ4-B8tCboKRl9PDtXUxcUJ6woXiAeiAvxPHXhOu1aX-h8a-tucxWGZpnIboQAcogQJVEXROjn7sea_gFHZuXvH9z8EFXU18H-zZGZaKCQ6_nQ--C4RAS8kapsysCkD9oH4052bUA3SIIAy3SBov2wdcM2_tzKDxtTf7a1Ndf
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about an historic declawing ban in California, signed into law by Governor Newsom.
Read all about it: https://www.idausa.org/campaign/animal-companions/latest/victory-historic-declawing-ban-signed-by-california-governor-gavin-newsom/
And, in Our Main Topic, is the Right using animal advocacy to sway left leaning voters?
Here's the Politico article: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/05/rfk-animals-testing-welfare-right-loomer-00591725
We also have a new featured restaurant in our Assignment Restaurant SOS series, and a new Listener Shout Out... is it you?
Thanks for listening! We appreciate you!
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Hey Pickles!
How ya doin?
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files explores a new dinosaur that was discovered in Argentina, and we’ll tell you what they found in the mouth of this amazing non human animal!
Here's the article: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dinosaur-argentina-crocodile-rcna233309
In our Noteworthy segment, Marineland in Ontario Canada claims that it will have to euthanize 30 of its Beluga whales if they don’t receive funding to care for them.
Read all about it here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/euthanizing-marineland-belugas-9.6932252
And, in Our Main Topic, we tell you all about the first annual Vegtoberfest in Syracuse NY!
Check out the vendors! https://syrvegcollective.com
We also have a vegan recipe that we talk about. We made Nora Cooks' Vegan Apple Cake.
Here's the recipe: https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-apple-cake/
Our featured vegan spot in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is Angelhearts Diner in Ithaca NY!
We, of course have a new Listener Shout Out & More!
Thanks so much for spending a part of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files Roadside zoo owner, and circus runner, Ryan Easley killed by tiger in Oklahoma.
Check out the article here: https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/captive-tiger-kills-owner-roadside-zoo
In our Noteworthy segment, The USDA and other federal agencies posting banners on their websites with propaganda messaging about the recent federal government shut down. Do we really need another reason not to trust the USDA?
See for yourself: https://www.usda.gov
And, in Our Main Topic, We’re taking to with us to the Cleveland Vegfest!
Check out the vendors list!https://www.clevelandvegansociety.org
Get a copy of Devin Staurbringer's Children's book here: https://amzn.to/4ny58Kl
Our featured vegan spot in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is Cloak & Dagger in Cleveland OH.
Check out their amazing menu here: https://cloakanddaggercle.com
We also have a new Listener Shout Out. and more!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files explores how scientists at King’s College in London are using sheep’s wool to create a toothpaste that they claim repairs damaged enamel in human teeth.
Here's the article: https://news.sky.com/story/toothpaste-made-with-hair-naturally-repairs-tooth-enamel-scientists-discover-13414542
In our Noteworthy segment, we knew it would happen..Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers.
Read the article: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/25/trump-tariff-revenue-bail-out-farmers-00580708
And, in Our Main Topic, we’ll tell you how 6 animal rights activists in the UK have been cleared of charges after a horse racing protest at Grand National.
Read all about it: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/grand-national-horse-racing-charge-b2832976.html
Our featured vegan spot this week is Soul Miner's Garden in Charlotte NC. We take a look at their awesome menu.
We, of course have a new Listener Shout Out & More!
Thanks so much for listening. Maybe we'll see you at an upcoming Vegfest! Stop by our booth and say Hi!
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Hey Pickles!
We're celebrating our 200th Episode!!! We have you to thank for reaching this milestone!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files tells a story of how some students at Cornell University brought a bear into their dorm after hunting & killing it.
In our Noteworthy segment, the very first car certified by the Vegan Society! What is it? Can we get it?
And, in Our Main Topic, we take you with us to the 2025 Syracuse Vegfest! We tell you all about the food, the vendors, and our experience at this event!
Out featured Vegan restaurant is a bit controversial. Loving Hut in Cincinnati OH is one of many locations around the world that subscribe to the teachings of Ching Hai, who calls herself Supreme Master. Is Loving Hut a cult? We'll try to answer that, and we will look at their menu!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! I could be you!
Thanks so much for listening to the show.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
Here's the link for the Buffalo Rodeo. Please contact Buffalo Riverworks & voice your concerns.
https://buffaloriverworks.com/event/beat-the-beast-cross-over-the-line/
Here's the link to the Goodles Mac & Cheese recall:
https://www.today.com/food/recall/mac-cheese-recall-goodles-vegan-truffle-ingredients-allergy-rcna231339?fbclid=IwdGRleAM1KMJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhRzMpd7Gf9n_ZJ3aDCQglE8AUJF8OMWC3NBN9_aYjQ0Hwc0OazrvYi9GYY1_aem_aszAOEboJBz7xzcgKYxT1g
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files we’ll tell you how noise made by humans is affecting how animals communicate in the wild.
In our Noteworthy segment, we examine how a New York cheese producer is responsible for environmental damage.
And, in Our Main Topic, should we have sympathy for farmers who supported Trump, that are now asking for emergency bailouts?
Our featured vegan restaurant this week is Burrowing Owl in Colorado Springs, CO. Let us know if you've ever had the opportunity to eat there!
We have a new Listener Shout Out! It could be YOU!
Thanks so much for listening to the show.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well!
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files exposes a Denmark zoo that requested patrons to donate their pets. Why????
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a vegan food & travel series streaming on Peacock!
Here's a link to the article & interview:
https://www.forksoverknives.com/people/mena-massoud-on-peacock-tv-evolving-vegan-and-his-plant-based-journey/
And, in Our Main Topic, we look at 7 cooking mistakes that you could be making as a vegan!
Take a look at the article here:
https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/a-7-vegan-cooking-mistakes-you-might-be-making-even-if-youve-been-doing-it-for-years/
Our featured restaurant in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is The Kitchen at Farm Sanctuary. Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen NY has a wonderful fully vegan cafe. We'll read some reviews and tell you more about it!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual shenanigans!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well.
Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!
This week’s Y Files explains how a particularly wily campsite visitor has been stealing unusual belongings from campers!
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how 20 vegan products rank at Trader Joes!
Here's the list from VegOut: https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/s-the-20-best-vegan-products-at-trader-joes-tested-and-ranked/
And, in Our Main Topic, we discuss what some are calling Moral Offsetting. Can people buy their way out of feeling bad for eating animals? We’ll try to find out!
Here's the article from VOX: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/458607/meat-moral-offsets-factory-farming-dwarkesh-patel-podcast
Our featured vegan restaurant this week is Hip City Veg in Philly & DC!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out. It could be you!
Thanks so much for listening. We couldn't do this without you!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
Here's what's happening in today's show.
This week’s Y Files looks into why folks on Martha’s Vineyard can no longer eat meat & dairy.
Here's the article:
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/marthas-vineyard-ticks-alpha-gal-syndrome-lyme-90wvpt35b
In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how laid off chefs from Planta’s Florida location are using their talents to form a vegan chef service!
Read about it here: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/laid-off-chefs-of-planta-unite-to-create-vegan-chef-service-23857355
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking you with us to the 2025 Rochester NY Vegfest! We’ll tell you about the food, the vendors, and everything we experienced at this years festival!
Our featured restaurant in this week's Vegan Restaurant SOS is Karma Road in New Paltz NY. We'll tell you all about them & we take a look at their amazing menu of vegan food!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out ( It could be you!), and more!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to Covid Cast. Christine has Covid so we tried to keep this week's episode a little on the short side. But, we have a lot to tell you!
In this installment of The Y Files, we tell you about a strange tradition involving wild ponies in Virginia.
Here's the article we reference: https://apnews.com/article/chincoteague-wild-ponies-annual-swim-1cd1e5d21b8ab35bd5314cf6dc2784cb
Our Noteworthy segment takes a look at how meat packing employees are losing their work visas, and are being told to leave the US.
Here's more: https://sentientmedia.org/iowa-meatpacking-employee-visas-revoked/
And, in our Main Topic, we'll tell you what vegetables are skyrocketing in price, and why!
Read the article: https://vegoutmag.com/news/gen-these-five-vegetables-are-suddenly-skyrocketing-in-price-heres-why/
Our Vegan Restaurant SOS this week goes out to Bar Vegan Tapas & Cocktail Bar in Albany NY!
Take a look at their menu: https://barveganonlark.com/our-menu/
We, of course have a new Listener Shout Out, and a healthy dose of our usual vegan shenanigans!
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Hey Pickles,
We hope you're well.
This week, we wanted to do an episode on the lighter side. We think we all could use a break from the avalanche of bad news that is the world we're living in right now.
We have a very special guest on the show this week, and in our Main Topic, we play a fun summertime themed game of Would You Rather.
In this week's Why Files, we talk about an interesting anti rhino poaching campaign in South Africa.
Here's a link to the article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-africa-uses-radioactive-horns-to-fight-rhino-poaching_n_688bca23e4b0f5c3b7c9ca3d
Our Noteworthy Segment is a shout out to a wonderful advocacy project, Cool Kids Snack Cakes. Started by the founders of Raven Corps, a vegan youth advocacy organization, Cool Kids uses vegan snack cakes to raise money for various social justice causes. They currently have a campaign to raise money for Plant The Land Gaza, a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza.
To order Cool Kids Snack Cakes & support their efforts, click this link: https://www.coolkidssnackcakes.com
Our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week goes out to Dallas TX vegan spot, Vegan Food House. We take a deep dive into their menu!
You can check them out here: https://www.veganfoodhouse.com
We want to thank our Niece, Lucy for joining the show this week!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We're releasing a replay of EP 153 this week because....life. Here's what's in the episode: We have a Listener Recipe! It's Crystal's Delicious Vegan Egg Rolls!
Here's her recipe so you can make them at home!
Ingredients: A whole Napa cabbage chopped, a brick of firm tofu ground, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, minced garlic, a tablespoon of ginger paste, 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice, 1/4 teaspoons turmeric, black pepper, red pepper flakes, a few tablespoons brown sugar, soy sauce to taste, and a bag of shelled edamame.
Instructions: cook all that on medium heat in some sesame oil until the liquid is gone, cool then roll in egg roll sheets fry at 360 in the fryer and enjoy. Freeze extra, makes 3 dozen
Our Noteworthy segment this week is an interesting ad campaign by the law firm of Loudermilk & Assoc. called Hate Vegans.com
Check them out here: https://hatevegans.com
In our Main Topic, we ask the question, "Are we wrong about PETA?". We'll dive into a well written article on Vox that explores PETA and their methods of advocacy.
Here's the article: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/364284/peta-protests-animal-rights-factory-farming-effective
Learn More about PETA here: https://www.peta.org
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Rancher Advocacy Program.
Learn more about their work here: https://rancheradvocacy.org
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks for listening & for all of your support in what we do!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week in our Y Files, where we tell stories of strange and unusual news in the world of animals & veganism, we look into a strange case of animal smuggling involving a Mexican border crossing and a Volkswagen Pissat.
In our Noteworthy segment, in an unsurprising move, Republicans mount fight against animal welfare laws in California.
Here's a link to the article we reference: https://rollcall.com/2025/07/23/republicans-ready-assault-on-california-animal-welfare-law/
And, in Our Main Topic, California is now being sued by the Trump administration over egg prices and what they are calling unnecessary animal cruelty legislation.
Here's a link to the article:
https://www.dailynews.com/2025/07/11/trump-lawsuit-california-egg-prices/
Our Featured restaurant in this week's Assignment Restaurant SOS is Buffalo's V Spot!
We'll tell you all about this vegan sports bar themed eatery, and we take look at their amazing menu!
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and plenty of our usual mayhem.
Thanks so much for listening to the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week, we have an update on the Rebel Cheese union busting allegations.
Here's a link to their statement on the matter:https://rebelcheese.com/pages/bistro-note?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLoN0hleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpwCgilNmFl-yWpoqQCwDYaWOLYed3PdHZ6tp-i0m5oKeg1wcA5j7zOGsttQb_aem_FGpW5NRHhE05fO00JjNQHg
Our Y Files this week focuses on a centuries old tradition of the swan census in Britain. Did you know that all trumpeter swans in British waterways are the property of the king?
Here's the article that we reference about the swan census: https://apnews.com/article/king-charles-swan-upping-census-britain-b1da5b71b831577f2600d7e3530f83d5
This week's Noteworthy segment is on an amazing art exhibit in Athens. The exhibit is titled, "Why Look at Animals" , and features seven floors of art dedicated to animal liberation.
Here's a link to the article on the exhibit: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/athens-emst-why-look-at-animals-lin-may-saeed-1234746804/
Our Main Topic is on an anti dairy ad created by Viva that has been banned by the ASA in the UK. Have we gotten to the point where we're so afraid of offending someone that we can't expose the horrors of the meat & dairy industries?
Here's a link to our previous episode on vegan artist & activist, Lin May Saeed: https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com/podcast/episode/7d96d6fe/ep-105-we-honor-animal-rights-artist-lin-may-saeed-can-we-end-factory-farming
Here's a link to the article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vegan-charity-advert-banned-asa-baby-taken-b2789847.html
Our Vegan Restaurant SOS this week, goes out to Subculture Vegan Deli & Provisions in Albany NY! We'll tell you all bout them & take a look at their menu!
We have a new Listener Shout Out this week! Is it you?
It's a jam packed episode & we hope you enjoy it!
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Hey Pickles!
We're back with a new episode!
This week in our The Y Files segment, we talk about the ethics implications of people cloning their companion animals.
Our Noteworthy this week is a disappointing story about how Rebel Cheese in Austin Texas has been accused of union busting.
Here's the article that we reference: https://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/i-cloned-cat-25000-because-1229491
Here's a link to the Go Fund Me for the workers: https://www.gofundme.com/f/laid-off-rebel-cheese-workers-facing-retaliation
In our Main Topic, we discuss how so called wellness culture is actually hurting the vegan movement.
Here's a link to the video that got us thinking about this:https://youtu.be/JXv4NiWO2F0?si=MNoQSDnzRLjpgaZk
Our featured vegan spot in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is the Tampa Florida based Florish Plant Based Eats. We'll tell you all about their delicious sounding menu!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you?
Thank you so much for listening to the show. We couldn't;t do this without you, and we wouldn't want to!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week, we are releasing a replay of Ep 165 as we are in the midst of planning a celebration of life for Christine's Brother in Law.
It's a great episode & we hope you enjoy it.
Thank you all so very much for the love & support as we navigate this difficult time.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
Here's what's happening in today's show....
This week’s Y Files is unbelievable. A Tik Tok creator shares a recipe video that we can only describe as animal abuse.
In our Noteworthy segment, good news out of Switzerland. They’re mandating cruelty labels on animal products! What??
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re answering the question, “Why do people mock vegans?”. The answer might surprise you!
Here's the article that we reference in our Main Topic:https://vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/nat-why-people-still-mock-vegans-and-what-it-actually-says-about-them-according-to-psychology/
Our Vegan Restaurant SOS this week goes out to Planta. They have several locations both in the US & Canada. We'll tell you why they need help, and of course we take a lot at their amazing menu!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We're back. Thank you all so much for allowing us the time to spend with our family after we lost Christine's Brother in Law, Rudy last week. We also want to thank all of you that reached out with messages of condolence. It really meant a lot to us.
This week in our The Why Files segment, we tell you about an eerie and oh so unethical research project that is turning dead spiders into robots. They call them necrobots, and it's truly disturbing.
Our Note worthy segment continues our reporting on how RFK Jr. is threatening the health of American citizens.
And, in our Main Topic, we'll tell you how the meat industry is funding campaigns against the Trans community. As if we needed another reason to loath the meat industry.
Our Vegan Restaurant SOS this week goes out to Three Girls Vegan, who suffered a terrible break in a few weeks ago, and they really need our help.
Here's a link to their Go Fund Me if you can donate to them: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-three-girls-vegan-rebuild-after-breakin
We, of course have a new Listener Shout Out, some random meowing, and a lot of our usual silliness.
Thank you so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're safe & well.
This week, we introduce a new segment, The Why Files, where we share some weird & wild news in the vegan space. This week, we discuss a prominent vegan advocate that is no longer vegan. His reason? Marshmallows. That's right, marshmallows.
In our Noteworthy segment, we look at the state of the vegan food market. Has the bubble burst?
And, our Main Topic this week is an update on how US health agencies are handling ( or not handling) the avian flu outbreak. They want you to think that it just went away, but guess what? It has not!
We feature a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and we have a new Listener Shout Out! We hope it's you!
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week, in our Noteworthy Segment, we share some great vegan recipe sites. There are a ton of wonderful vegan food blogs out there, and we'll tell you about a few of them!
Here are links to the vegan blogs that we talk about:
https://rainbowplantlife.com
https://thefirstmess.com
https://www.hotforfoodblog.com
https://ohsheglows.com
https://www.noracooks.com
https://sweetpotatosoul.com
https://www.veganricha.com
https://www.pickuplimes.com
And, in our Main Topic, we fill you in on more terrible legislation coming out of the current administration that has it's sites on our public lands and protected species.
We have a feeling that we will be revisiting this topic frequently.
Our featured vegan restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series this week is Franchia Vegan Cafe in New York City. We loved our meal when we were there a couple years ago & we can't wait to get back.
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and plenty of our usual shenanigans.
Thanks so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We really hope this episode finds you well.
This week, we tell you about a new Buffalo NY vegan spot that we visited. Sevens Vegan Cafe & Bakery provided a fantastic lunch experience, and we'll give you all the delicious details!
In our Noteworthy segment, we debunk some recent headlines that have been reporting that vegans cannot build muscle due to not ingesting animal protein.
We'll share a recent scientific article that proves that to be false!
And, in our Main Topic this week, we share some good news in the vegan space.
You'll hear about a vegan fast food chain that's expanding to 18 more locations, a story of how the NIH is working towards phasing out animal testing for medicines and foods, how a former animal testing facility has been transitioned into an animal sanctuary, and Italy has recently banned puppy yoga. We love some good news!
Here's a link to watch a video of the sanctuary that we talk about: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/animalkind/2024/04/25/watch-a-former-animal-testing-lab-transform-into-an-animal-sanctuary/73438215007/
We feature a new vegan spot in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series. It's one you don't want to miss, as the owners are looking for a buyer, and plan on closing this coming November.
We also have a new Listener Shout Out , and a heaping helping of our usual shenanigans.
Enjoy the show, and thanks so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to another episode of the show!
This week, in our "what we've been up to" segment, Sam had a little rant about banned words. It's an important conversation, and we want you to use the banned words, and use them often.
Here's a link to what's being banned: https://pen.org/banned-words-list/
We have a recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Terry Hope Romero's book, Vegan Eats World.
You can get a copy of her book here: https://amzn.to/43wvxQ6
We do get a small portion of the sale price, so it helps the show!
In our Noteworthy Segment, we're looking into how the current administration is targeting non profit organizations, and threatening their tax exempt status. What could this mean for not only animal rights orgs, but for many social justice organizations.
In this segment, we recommend following Vitus Spehar's channel, Under The Desk News. Here's a link to their YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@underthedesknews
And, in our Main Topic, recently there has been a lot of bad news for vegan restaurants. We'll tell you who's closing, who's filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and what vegan spot suffered from a devastating fire.
We, of course, have a new Vegan Restaurant SOS, in which we celebrate a brand new vegan spot in Buffalo NY!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you?
Thanks so much for spending some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well.
In this week's Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about a new vegan social app called Connect For Animals. You can get it for free on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
You can watch the Unchained TV interview with the creators of the app here: https://www.youtube.com/live/s12mw5x4XoM?si=Ve5c9ez-i5C28gXV
Our Main Topic is a rousing game of Vegan Would You Rather! We figured it was time to step away from the world a bit, and just have some fun! We hope you play along. Let us know how you answered!
We also have a new vegan restaurant on our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, a Listener Shout Out & More!
Thanks so much for listening and for supporting what we do here at Compassion & Cucumbers. We couldn't do it without you, and we wouldn't want to.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
This week in our Main Topic, we're taking a look at some legislation that is basically the EATS act in sheep's clothing. The Food Security & Farmer Protection Act ,(S.1326) is a bill that has all the same language as the EATS Act and will be terribly detrimental to the welfare of animals and the environment.
Please contact your elected officials and insist that they vote no on S. 1326.
You can find your congressional representatives here: https://www.congress.gov/members
Our Noteworthy segment is all about the Canadian vegan restaurant chain, Odd Burger, and the sad news that they have scrapped their plans to expand to the US because of the political climate, republican backed tariffs, and the trade war started by the Trump administration.
Our Vegan Restaurant SOS this week spotlights Unbeetble in Schenectady, NY. They have a really unique place with a retro game room, amazing cocktails, and a huge menu of vegan food!
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and a ton of our usual shenanigans!
Thanks so much for sharing some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We have a great new episode for you!
This week in our Noteworthy segment, we're taking a look at some of the policies that Secretary of Health & Human Services, RFK Jr is pushing in his "Make America Healthier Again" campaign.
Are his proposals based in reality? On the surface, he seems to have some good ideas, but when you dig into them, they are mostly unattainable, and in some cases, out right dangerous.
Our Main Topic this week is a guide to help you become a more effective advocate for veganism. We'll give you some tools to help you educate people on the benefits of becoming vegan, and we will also point out some ways that are not effective when trying to convince people to adopt a vegan lifestyle.
We have a new Restaurant for our Assignment Restaurant SOS series, and some sad news in our Listener Shout Out segment.
Thanks so much for listening and for making what we do so very rewarding.
Love, Sam & Christine XO
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
This week we once again sing the praises of Juicy Marbles vegan steak!
In our Noteworthy segment we share some mistakes often made by new vegans, and we offer some solutions with the help of Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life.
Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/hXsaQhVtHRM?si=uJJtk77arX1iOaYz
Our Main Topic is farm bailouts. In the first Trump term, billions of our tax dollars were fraudulently doled out to wealthy land owners, and factory farm conglomerates.
It looks like it's going to happen again in the current administration, and we'll tell you exactly what's going on with our money in the hands of a corrupt group of American leaders.
We have a new Vegan Restaurant SOS with Fat Cat Baking in Syracuse NY!
There's a new Listener Shout Out - Is it you?
Thanks so much for listening, and for making what we do so much fun.
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Hey Pickles!
We have a brand new episode for you!
This week, in our Noteworthy segment, we're discussing the cost of vegan groceries around the US. Have your groceries been costing you more?
Our Main Topic this week takes a hard look at how Avian Influenza and the spread in if it in confined animal farming are on the way to becoming a recipe for the next global pandemic. Why aren't our governments admitting the correlation? How will the decimation of US health agencies affect our ability to control the spread of avian flu? This is definitely a topic that we will unfortunately be revisiting over the coming years.
Here are some interesting articles on the subject:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/antibiotic-use-livestock-rise-30-globally-2040-according-new-estimates
https://www.loudounnow.com/news/fox-found-with-bird-flu-in-loudoun/article_32496494-ba9e-499c-8575-c41d53bb74f8.html
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/mexico-reports-its-first-human-h5n1-avian-flu-case
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bird-flu-heading-north-spring-fewer-federal-health-officials-working-s-rcna199607
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/with-8-7m-birds-dead-b-c-farmers-assess-avian-flu-toll-and-worry-about/article_b13d6dbb-19fb-505e-973b-47aa96434a78.html
https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2025/04/08/first-case-of-bird-flu-for-2025-confirmed-in-poultry-flock-in-sheboygan-co/82986228007/
We have a recipe this week in our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week we made a delicious eggplant recipe out of Big Vegan Flavor by Nisha Vora!
You can get a copy of the book for yourself here: https://amzn.to/4j8pozU
We have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and we send some love to an Ontario Canada vegan spot.
Of course, we have a new Listener Shout Out, and plenty of our usual shenanigans!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing fantastically!
This week is a pretty feel good episode, and boy, do we need it.
In our Noteworthy segment, we share the awesome news that Ed Winter's passion project, Unity Diner has reopened for business! After some negotiations with their land lords and some new found funding, they're back!
And, in our Main Topic, we're announcing the 2025 VegNews Veggie Award Winners! Find out if your favorites made the cut!
We also have a new Vegan Restaurant SOS with The Wild Chive in Long Beach CA. Like many other small vegan businesses, they are struggling to stay afloat.
Here's a link to their Go Fund Me, if you can't get to their location to support them.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-the-wild-chive-alive
We also have a new winner in our monthly Dinner Winner contest, a new Listener Shout Out, and much more!
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
This week, in our Main Topic, we take a look at how Mexico is adding animal welfare laws to their national constitution. There have been many recent animal welfare wins in Mexico and we're happy to report that they're leading the way in protecting animals, including farmed animals.
Our Noteworthy segment is a response to an amazing statement released by the National Dairy Farmers Association that oat milk is a superior product. We reached out to some dairy farmers, and to our surprise, many of them returned our calls and gave their opinions on oat milk!
We have another true Restaurant SOS, and we tell you all about NYC Vegan French restaurant, Delice & Sarrasin. They recently announced that they are struggling to remain open.
You can help by giving to their Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-delice-sarrasins-doors-open
We also have a new Listener Shout Out ( is it you?), and much more!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing ok and taking impeccable care of yourself.
This week's episode is jam packed, so grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot and have a listen!
In our Main Topic, we're talking about why vegans don't support zoos, and why everyone should reconsider a trip to any zoo. We'll go over a pros & cons list about zoos, tell you which US zoos are failing animals miserably, and give you some idea about what's going in inside your local zoo.
Our Noteworthy segment takes a look at US border control gone wild. Recently a vegan artist was arrested and detained by ICE as she was crossing back into the US. We'll share other similar stories that are playing out at US borders. Is traveling in & out of the US becoming too risky? Many countries are issuing travel warnings to their citizens planning on traveling to the US.
We have an honest to goodness Vegan Restaurant SOS this week, as NYC vegan restaurant, Red Bamboo has asked for the public's help. They're in financial trouble after serving up vegan food in The Big Apple for over 30 years. If you would like to support them, but can't get there to order a meal, here is a link to their recent Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-bamboo-needs-you-help-us-save-our-vegan-spot
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and a heavy dose of our usual shenanigans.
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week in our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about some financial problems happening at Meati Foods. The relatively new vegan meat producer recently lost one of their largest supporters, and it could spell trouble for their operations, and the 150 employees that work at their Colorado plant.
Our Main Topic this week is a ride on the crazy train that is Vegan Reddit and the sub-reddit that is Am I The Ass Hat. We always have a good time with these scenarios, and want to know if you agree with our verdicts!
We also have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out ( is it you?), and more!
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
Due to a work conflict, we need to release a replay this week.
We're taking you with us to explore vegan New York City!
It's a fun episode, so enjoy the ride!
Thanks for listening & we'll be back next week with a brand new episode!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're taking impeccable care of yourself.
This week's show should be titled " Dad Jokes & Death Cults".
In our Noteworthy segment, we have some much needed laughs with some particularly bad vegan dad jokes.
Our Main Topic takes a look at what news outlets are calling a vegan death cult.
The Zizian cult is responsible for many murders across the US, and are using their veganism as an excuse to kill.
We also announce our February winner in our Restaurant SOS series!! We're buying you dinner at your favorite vegan eatery!
We have anew Listener Shout Out, a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, and a heaping helping of our usual shenanigans.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well & taking good care of yourself. It's an impossibly crazy time in our world.
We hope that we can provide some useful information to help you navigate the hellscape that is the Trump administration.
In our Main Topic this week, we developed a comprehensive guide to peaceful protesting. We want to make sure that you're being safe out there & that you know your rights.
Here's a link to the guide that we created: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kS-CnJ10qpqFDE3n8WcpL4tyUgNZP250/view?usp=sharing
Feel free to print it off & share it.
Our Noteworthy segment gives you an update on the status of Seaquest Aquarium locations & closings. We're finally seeing some progress in getting this horrible organization shut down. The pressure campaigning is working!
We have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thank you so much for spending some time with us. We couldn't do this without you, and we wouldn't want to.
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Hey Pickles,
We're back with another episode! We hope you're doing well.
This week's Main Topic takes a hard look at how Trump's policies are affecting farmers, and our food system.
Our Noteworthy segment contains a call to action to close down New Jersey based Seaquest Aquarium.
Contact David Kologinsky and let him know that you want Seaquest's permits revoked immediately:
David Kologinsky
732-855-0600
david.kologinsky@twp.woodbridge.nj.us
We have a new Vegan recipe this week from Derek Sarno. You might know Derek from Wicked Foods, which he started with his brother, Chad.
Derek has since left Wicked Foods & has an amazing YouTube chanel, where he makes some incredible vegan recipes.
This week, we made his eggplant fillets, buffalo potato spears, and a wonderful slaw.
Here's the video if you would like to make the recipe at home!
https://youtu.be/oHlXWVAPdNk?si=CHV9woc3uDcZ8u2Y
We also highlight a new restaurant f in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, we have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks so much for listening.
We love you,
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week in our Noteworthy Segment, we want to make sure your pantry is well stocked so that you're set up for vegan success.
Our Main Topic gives you actionable items that you can follow to fight the onslaught of fascism in the US and around the world.
Go to Move on for resources https://front.moveon.org
Find your representatives here https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
We have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out, and much much more!
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Hey Pickles,
We hope you're hanging in there and taking care of yourself. We're living in a hellscape of unchecked power!!
That said, we hope this episode can bring you some moments of distraction from it all.
This week's Noteworthy segment focuses on the myths that surround the consumption of soy products.
Our Main Topic is The Intersection of Animal Rights & Human Rights. Human rights are certainly on all of our minds right now. We'll explore how our fight for animal rights relates to our fights for human rights.
We also have a new restaurant of the week in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out, and a ton of our usual shenanigans!
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.
We appreciate you!
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Hey PIckles!
We hope you're taking care of yourself. Things are pretty scary in the world right now.
We wanted to give you some reasons to remain hopeful this week.
In our Noteworthy segment, we'll share some vegan companies that are helping victims of the Los Angeles area wildfires by donating both products & money to those in need.
Our Main Topic is "Good News in the Vegan World". We share some positive news in the food space, the animal advocacy space, and in corporate sustainability!
If you're planning on a Super Bowl party, we wanted to share some vegan recipes for you to try.
Here are the recipes: https://rainbowplantlife.com/12-incredible-vegan-super-bowl-recipes/
We were craving biscuit breakfast sandwiches this weekend, so we made some vegan biscuits.
Here's the recipe we use: https://sarahsvegankitchen.com/recipes/vegan-biscuits-and-gravy/
We have a new vegan restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS segment, a new Listener Shout Out, and a heavy dose of our usual shenanigans!
Don't forget to vote for us in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards!
Vote Here: https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025
Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well! Happy MLK Day!
This week, we received a message from a follower asking us to get the word out about a beloved member of the Los Angeles vegan community that needs our help. John Hopkins, owner of O Happy Days Vegan Cafe, lost everything in the recent fires. He lost his restaurant, his house, his cars, and all of his belongings, including all of his recipes.
Here is a link to a Go Fund Me to assist Mr Hopkins: https://gofund.me/3858d197
In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about Sage Regenerative Kitchen closing after adding animals to their menu.
Our Main Topic this week is Finding Your Drive in 2025. We offer some resources to help us to maintain our momentum as vegan & animal advocates in the upcoming year and beyond. The world, and the USA are probably going to go a bit crazy now that DT is in office. We want to help you to navigate all of the insanity.
We also have a new Vegan Restaurant of the week, a new Listener Shout Out, and a new Vegan Recipe, Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup!
Here's the recipe: https://plantyou.com/wprm_print/19898#
Hey! Don't forget to vote for us in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards!
Vote here: https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025
Thank you so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We're back! Happy New Year to you!
Exciting news! We've been nominated for Best Vegan Podcast in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards!
Vote for us here: https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey
This week, Sam tells us all about her recent London excursion. She found lots of amazing vegan food, and saw a ton of incredible theater.
In our Main Topic, we take a look back at 2024, and recap some of the awesome vegan things we got into. It's always fun to look back and remember the wonderful vegan community that we're lucky to be a part of.
We want to thank you for being a huge part of our 2024. The emails, cards, messages, and in person conversations really make what we do a dream come true.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
In case you missed it, VOTE FOR US HERE! LOL
https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey
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Hey Pickles!
Happy New Year!
This week, while Sam is in London, we're releasing a replay of Ep 121.
This episode was released shortly after Sam's London trip last year, and includes a ton of discussion about the vegan food in London.
We also talk about ways to be a better vegan in the coming year, and we pose an interesting scenario where George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life is vegan.
How does George's absence in the world affect animals and our planet?
Thanks so much for listening, and we'll be back next week with a new episode for you!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate. We also wish you a happy Hanukah, and a joyous Kwanza!
It's New Year's Eve! Do you celebrate the New Year?
We usually just stay in, make snack foods & play games. This year, Sam is in London with some of her students, so it will be a quiet holiday around the C & C studio.
Anyway, while we're on hiatus, we're releasing replays of some of our past holiday episodes.
This week includes a fun holiday trivia segment and a lot of talk of vegan baked goods!
Have a safe & happy New Year. We'll be back in January with new episodes for you!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
Happy holidays! We're taking some time off to spend time with family, but we wanted to release some replays of some of our favorite holiday episodes.
This week, it's a replay of Ep 117, where we share some of our favorite things!
The original episode also includes a recipe for an amazing vegan spinach artichoke dip. The recipe is in the show notes, so go back and copy that recipe!
We hope you're having a swell holiday season, and we'll be back in January with more new episode for you!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a very Blessed Yule!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well!
This week, in our Main Topic, we're giving you gift ideas for the Vegans on your list.
Here are some links! https://www.epicurious.com/shopping/the-best-vegan-gifts-for-2020-article
https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/TM2024/vegan-gift-guide-2024
https://vegancuts.com
Our Noteworthy segment tells you how you can obtain college scholarship monies for Vegan high school students!
Here's how to apply! https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm
We're working on ways to better help struggling Vegan businesses in 2025. Send along any ideas you may have.
Our Listener Shout Outs will start up again in January so , if you haven't let us know you listen yet, make sure to drop us a line! We'll be doing another fun give away in 2025!
With that, we wish you all a happy & joyous holiday season. We'll be back in January with all new episodes of the show.
Talk to you next year! Be safe & be well.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week in our Noteworthy segment we're sharing some tips to help you survive the holiday season as a vegan.
Our Main Topic is Vegan Self Care. We'll give you some ways to care for yourself, and keep yourself well both physically and mentally.
We'll tell you about making too much stuffing LOL.
We have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and.....WE HAVE OUR LISTENER SHOUT OUT MISEN CHEF KNIFE CONTEST WINNER!!
Thank you so much for spending some time with us. We hope you enjoy the episode.
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Hey Pickles!
We're glad to be back with a new episode! We hope you have a great holiday!
This week in our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at how the Animal Agriculture Industry has used Donald Trump in the past to relax the laws that protect the workers in the industry. We'll probably see a lot more of this sort of corruption in his upcoming term.
Our Main Topic this week is The Judas Sheep. We'll talk about the hideous practice of using Judas Sheep in the lamb slaughter industry, and we will take a look at a great piece written by animal advocate, Wayne Hsiung.
You can read that piece for yourself here: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-judas-sheep-leading-america-to
We have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, and a new Listener Shout Out!!
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Hey Pickles!
Christine is writing this to you from her sick bed. Seems that sleep deprivation & stress over the election finally caught up to her.
Soooo, we're re-releasimg Ep 110, Vegan Myths That Need to Die.
We apologize for the replay, but there was simply no way Christine could get through an episode without having a massive coughing fit.
We'll be back next week with an all new episode that takes a look at Trump & the Animal Agriculture Industry.
We'll also be talking about the Judas Sheep at slaughter houses.
Stay healthy, all.
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Hey Pickles,
We hope you're taking care of yourselves & your tribe. This week, we're throwing away our usual format so that we can just have a conversation about the election, how we're feeling, what we're fearing, and how we can go forward.
We also want to offer information on where you can go if you need support, if you're having a hard time coping, or if you're a member of any of the communities that have been under fire by the Trump camp.
Of course, always call 911 if you or someone you know is in an emergency situation.
Call 988 for help if you're feeling suicidal.
- Crisis Text Line: Text "TALK" to 741741.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255. For the hearing impaired, call 1-800-799-4889.
- Veterans Crisis Line: Call 800-273-8255 or text 838255.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233.
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: Call 1-800-422-4453.
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: Call 1-800-656-4673.
For some good news. Here are some people who won in the election that are supporters of human rights:
https://www.hrc.org/equality-vote-watch?utm_source=digital&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=digital-equalityvotewatch
Here's some information on how you can help protect & support the arts, and public broadcasting:
https://www.cultivategrandrapids.org/post/10-ways-to-support-the-arts-in-your-community#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20best%20ways%20to%20support%20artists%20in%20your,to%20help%20cover%20operational%20costs.%0A
https://protectmypublicmedia.org/about/
If you're looking for ways to help the trans community:
https://www.them.us/story/orgs-fighting-back-anti-trans-legislation
We want to thank all of you that reached out to us to ask if we were ok, and our Listener Shout Out goes out to each and every one of you. Thank you so much for helping us create a community of like minded, compassionate, caring, and kind individuals.
We couldn't do this without you, and we wouldn't want to.
Please take impeccable care of yourself.
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Hey Pickles!
Happy World Vegan Month! We hope You're well. We are finally over the flu that postponed this episode. Thanks for your patience. We're so glad to be back!
Here's what's happening on this week's show!
In our Noteworthy segment, we'll let you know how you can designate your yard as a wildlife habitat & get a sign to let your neighbors know that you are providing sanctuary for the wildlife in your area.
Check it out here: https://www.nwf.org/garden
Our Main Topic is a fun look at some Vegan Reddit Am I The Asshat scenarios. We always have a good time with these. See if you agree with our decisions!
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, a Listener Shout Out, a Vegan Restaurant SOS, and a new Vegan Org of the Week.
We hope you enjoy the show! Thanks so much for listening.
Love, Christine & Sam
Christspiracy is available to stream now. Check it out here: https://christspiracy.com
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Hey Pickles!
Sam has a terrible flu, so we were unable to record a new episode this week.
We're re-sharing our 2022 Halloween show. We hope you enjoy it.
We'll be back next week with a new episode. Thank you so much for understanding.
Much love, and Happy Halloween!
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Hey Pickles!
How ya doin? We hope you're well!
This week, we'll tell you about a great fundraiser we did in Syracuse NY, and of course we found some awesome vegan food along the way!
Our Noteworthy segment this week looks at the best vegan meal delivery services. We'll let you know which ones might work for you!
In our Main Topic we dive into a report from Rainforest Action Network that looks at how much money vegan organizations are taking in, where the money is going, and how they can compete with the millions of dollars that are being invested in the industries that they are fighting.
We got much of this information from animal activist, Jake Conroy aka The Cranky Vegan.
You can make a difference by donating to Jake's Patreon. All of the money goes to a different animal sanctuary each month, and your membership entitles you to a vote on where the money goes.
Here's the link: https://patreon.com/thecrankyvegan
Jake's Patreon is also our Vegan Org of the Week!
We have a very special Listener Shout Out, a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, and much more!
Thanks for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well!
In this week's episode, we'll tell you all about vending at Fall at the Farm at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary!
Our Main Topic is What's New in Vegan News!
Here are some links you should check out.
Info on Vegan restaurants closing: https://vegnews.com/vegan-restaurant-closures
Sign the petition to save the dolphins at Disney from exploitation: https://www.dolphinproject.com/epcot-dolphins-in-disney-world/
Ballot initiatives to follow:
https://www.marinij.com/2024/10/07/voters-in-northern-california-county-to-vote-on-whether-to-allow-large-scale-farms/
https://sentientmedia.org/denver-ban-slaughterhouses/
In our Noteworthy segment, we'll introduce you to a wonderful new book by author, photographer, and animal advocate, Isabella La Rocca Gonzalez called Censored Landscapes: The Hidden Reality of Farming Animals.
You can get the book here: https://amzn.to/4dPtd9P
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Animal Outlook. This amazing organization sends members undercover into farmed animal operations to uncover cruelty.
Find out more about their work here: https://animaloutlook.org
We have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and more!
Hey! We need more Listener Shout Outs!! If you listen and you haven't contacted us to let us know you're out there, please do!
Thanks so much for spending some of your day with us. We really appreciate you!
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Hey Pickles!
We're back! We hope the episode finds you well! Our hearts go out to everyone affected by hurricane Helene.
If you're looking for ways to help those in the path of destruction, here are some links:
https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricane-helene.html/
https://greatergood.org/hurricane-response-help-people-and-pets-now
This week, we'll tell you all about our recent trip to Toronto Ontario, and catch up with what we've been up to!
In our Noteworthy segment this week, we'll tell you what the best Vegan cities in the US are and why!
Our Main Topic is "What Happens When We Fight CAFOs and Big Animal Agriculture".
We have a new Restaurant SOS nominee, a Vegan Org of the Week, a Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks for opening some time with us!
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Hey Pickles!
This week's episode is a revisit of Ep 123. It's a fun Vegan AITA.
Thanks for listening & we'll talk to you next week!
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Hey Pickles!
It's time for another episode of the show!
This week, we have another recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! It's a Thai Peanut Soba Bowl!
Don't forget that you can get all of our recipes on our Patreon! The link is below!
Our Noteworthy segment this week takes a look at how prisons provide incarcerated people to work in our food system. Is this legalized slavery?
Our Main Topic is a movie review! We review the documentary film, They're Trying To Kill Us.
The film shines a light on how black communities are being targeted by fast food industries, pharmaceutical industries, and the American government. We'll let you know our thoughts on it, and as always, answer the question, "Is this a Vegan film?".
Check out the film here: https://www.theyretryingtokillus.com
Forinformation on how to help incarcerated people. https://innocenceproject.org
We have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, and a New Listener Shout Out!
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Last Chance For Animals.
Find out more about their work here: https://www.lcanimal.org
Of course we have a healthy dose of our usual shenanigans, so sit back & enjoy the show!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well!
In this week's episode, we'll tell you why Sam sounds funny LOL
Our Noteworthy Segment looks into why a Boar's Head Meat processing facility was forced to close after a deadly listeria outbreak.
In our Main Topic, we'll be discussing some recent issues with the corporate Vegfest organization, Vegandale. Vendors & attendees have a lot of complaints!
We have a new vegan recipe from our From Our Vegan Kitchen series.
Text the word BANANAS to the text link above, and include your email address & we'll send you the recipe!
We have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS segment, a new Vegan Org of the Week, a Listener Shout Out, and a healthy dose of our usual shenanigans!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week, we tell you all about a recent fundraiser that we sponsored for Penelope's Place Sanctuary. It was a meatless raffle, and it was so much fun!!
In our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at the new USDA rules for student lunches, and discuss how it affects kid's access to vegan options.
Here are the rules:
https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/DGARuleFinalSummary5.2.24.pdf
Our Main Topic this week is Avoiding Grief, a piece written by animal law expert and fellow podcaster, Mariann Sullivan.
She explores how the knowledge of animal suffering in the animal agriculture industry affects advocates & non advocates alike.
Here is a link to her Substack article:
https://exesandohs.substack.com/p/avoiding-grief
We also feature a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, we have a Vegan Org of the Week, a Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thank you so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you had a great weekend, and a wonderful Labor Day (If you're somewhere that celebrates)!
This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a Lemon Cream Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower. Watch our socials for the recipe!
In our Noteworthy Segment, we were happy to see that columnist, Miss Manners recently answered a question on a vegan issue in her column! We'll discuss the question that was sent to her, and her answer!
Our Main Topic is a PETA supporter who supports a no slaughter dairy farm.
Singer and front woman of Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde was recently featured on a PETA billboard with a Go Vegan tag line. Hynde is not vegan, but is Vegetarian.
The singer felt the need to clarify her position with a post on her social media, where she spoke of her support of the above mentioned farm.
We take a hard look at Ahimsa No Slaughter Dairy, and discuss our thoughts on it.
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Northwest Animal Rights Network!To learn more about their work, go to https://narn.org
We feature a new vegan restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out & much more!
We hope you enjoy the show!
Thank you so much for listening & supporting what we do!
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Hey Pickles!
It was wonderful seeing some of you at the 2024 Rochester VegFest this past weekend. We'll tell you all about the food we found, the vendors we met & the people that came to our booth!
Our Noteworthy segment is From Harvard to YouTube, Vegan chef Nisha Vora's journey into the vegan food world!
You can check out Nisha's YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@RainbowPlantLife
Get her new vegan cookbook here: https://amzn.to/3Z1Tzlc
In our Main Topic, we'll tell you about how Ohio State University is building a large robotic dairy operation on its campus. If you live in Ohio, your tax dollars are paying for this. Be sure to let the university know what you think of the dairy facility & animal testing facility that is being built along side it on a 200+ acre plot.
Our Vegan Org Of The Week is Food & Water Watch. You can find out more about this wonderful organization here: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org
We also have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out, and much more!
Thanks so much for spending a part of your day with us!
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to a new episode! This week, we have a new Listener Recipe! It's Crystal's Delicious Vegan Egg Rolls!
Here's her recipe so you can make them at home!
Ingredients: A whole Napa cabbage chopped, a brick of firm tofu ground, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, minced garlic, a tablespoon of ginger paste, 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice, 1/4 teaspoons turmeric, black pepper, red pepper flakes, a few tablespoons brown sugar, soy sauce to taste, and a bag of shelled edamame.
Instructions: cook all that on medium heat in some sesame oil until the liquid is gone, cool then roll in egg roll sheets fry at 360 in the fryer and enjoy. Freeze extra, makes 3 dozen
Our Noteworthy segment this week is an interesting ad campaign by the law firm of Loudermilk & Assoc. called Hate Vegans.com
Check them out here: https://hatevegans.com
In our Main Topic, we ask the question, "Are we wrong about PETA?". We'll dive into a well written article on Vox that explores PETA and their methods of advocacy.
Here's the article: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/364284/peta-protests-animal-rights-factory-farming-effective
Learn More about PETA here: https://www.peta.org
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Rancher Advocacy Program.
Learn more about their work here: https://rancheradvocacy.org
We have a new restaurant for our Restaurant SOS series. This week's vegan eatery is Grandma's Kitchen in Horseheads NY! Check them out if you're ever in the Watkins Glen NY area!
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks for listening & for all of your support in what we do!
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Hey Pickles!
Happy Tuesday! We have a really fun episode for you this week!
We have a special guest in the studio! Our Niece, Lucy joins us for a fun game of Would You Rather, and a bonus Am I The Ass Hat scenario!
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about vegan pop star Ariana Grande & her family's reaction to her veganism.
We also have a new Vegan Org of the Week, This week it's Non Human Rights Project. Learn more about their work here: https://www.nonhumanrights.org
Our Restaurant SOS restaurant of the week is Modern Love Brooklyn. We were shocked to find out that they are struggling to keep the doors open. If you're in the Brooklyn area, please support them as much as you can.
We also have a new Listener ShoutOut, and much more!
Thanks so much for spending some of your time with us!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week in our Noteworthy segment, we explore some tips from Earthing Ed Winters book, How To Argue With A Meat Eater & Win Every Time.
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Our Main Topic this week looks into a case brought up against the National Institute of Heath. The case claims that the NIH violated free speech laws by deleting comments made by animal rights activists on their social media posts.
Our Vegan Org of the Week is American Anti Vivisection Society!
More and more often, animals in labs are being given a second chance. Each year, AAVS awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to worthy sanctuaries that care for animals once used in laboratories or exploited in other ways.
To learn more about their work go to https://aavs.org/
We also have a Restaurant SOS nominee, a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
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Hey Pickles!
We're back with a new episode! We'll let you know all that we've been up to, some plans that fell through, some events that we had to miss, and why we had to release a replay last week!
We have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! We made vegan calzones!
Man, these were good!
We mention Paul Hollywood's Bread book. if you would like a copy of his book, you can get it here: https://amzn.to/4c4XH6E
Our Noteworthy segment explores how animal rights can challenge political violence with a blog post by Wayne Hsiung. You can read his blog post here: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/how-animal-rights-challenges-political
In our Main Topic, we take a look at VP Kamala Harris' record on animal rights legislation. How are the candidates scoring in the vegan world?
Our Vegan Org of the Week is The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. This is a wonderful organization that gives homes to elephants that have been rescued from exploitation.
Learn more about their work here: https://www.elephants.com
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you??
Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoy the episode!
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Hey Pickles!
Well, did you have global Microsoft outage on your 2000 bingo card? Neither did we!
Due to the outage, Christine's Sister & her husband were unable to fly home. Christine has been pet sitting for them, and needs to extend her stay out of town.
This means she was unable to make it back to the Ol' Compassion & Cucumbers studio so that we could record a new episode!
We're releasing this replay of Ep 104 of the show. This episode is worth another listen as we discuss the ways that the dairy industry is influencing youth!
We also talk about a student that joins a law suit against the USDA, and her school district after her school prevented her from handing out information about the effects of dairy on the heath of her fellow students.
We have a recipe from our From Our Vegan Kitchen series that's near & dear to Christine's heart.
We also have a Listener Shout Out, and all the usual shenanigans that you've come to know & love (hopefully 😊)
Thanks so much for your understanding in this situation, and enjoy the episode!
We'll talk to you NEXT TUESDAY!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well. We have an important episode for you this week.
In our Noteworthy segment, we'll tell you about a controversial mega dairy in Oregon that has been decommissioned. It's good news, but this dairy has left behind a wake of environmental damage.
Our Main Topic this week explores how we, as vegans, need to not only focus on the liberation of the animals in the animal ag industry, but we should be working also to liberate the people forced to work in the industry.
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Vegan Forum. Check it out here: https://www.veganforum.org
Our Restaurant SOS goes out to Strong Hearts in Syracuse & Buffalo NY! This is one of our favorite vegan spots, and we were thrilled to see that they were nominated by listener, Michelle V!
We have a new Listener Shout Out, some calls to action for you, and a good does of our usual hilarity.
Thank you so much for spending a little time out of your day with us. We really appreciate you!
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to a new episode! We hope it finds you well!
This week, we talk about Christine's vegan birthday treat. We also ask for your help with a moral quandary that we're currently wrestling with at the top of the show.
We have anew recipe from out Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week we make three recipes from the book, Provecho by Edgar Castrejon.
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In our Noteworthy segment, we'll give you an update on the 2024 Farm Bill. As usual there are issues that the right & the left can't seem to agree on.
Our Main Topic this week is a look at the possibility of a vegan world. Is it possible. What would need to happen? How can we achieve global veganism?
We answer some of these questions, and it's a pretty great discussion.
Our Restaurant SOS nominee this week is Earthy Picks in Orlando Florida.
Check out their amazing menu here: https://earthypicks.com
Our Vegan Org of the Week is The Open Sanctuary Project. This wonderful organization provides information & resources to those wanting to Strat an animal sanctuary!
Find out more about their work here: https://opensanctuary.org
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and a heavy dose of our usual silliness!
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Hey Pickles!
This week's episode is jam packed! We'll tell you about some vegan food we found, and Christine will tell you about a Food Empowerment Project webinar that she attended, The Embodiment of Injustice - The Dairy Industry
Here's a link to the webinar replay: https://youtu.be/LL2fo4tqF0M?si=qALFLuFPkL6Z62SQ
We have a recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking!
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In our Noteworthy segment, we'll tell you about some vegan butcher shops, and how you can get their products.
Our Main Topic is Am I The Ass Hat Vegan Edition. We'll share several scenarios, and decide who is the ass hat! Let us know if you agree with our decisions!
We spotlight a vegan restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series. We have a new Vegan Org of the Week, and a new Listener Shout Out!
Enjoy the show & thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well!
This week, we take you along with us to the 2024 Cleveland VegFest in Cleveland Ohio!
We'll tell you about food we found, vendors we visited, and some the great people we met at our booth!
Our Main Topic this week is a Movie Review! We review the documentary film, Christspiracy. We were lucky enough to get an invite to a screening & talk back with filmmakers, Kip Anderson & Kameron Waters. We'll let you know what we thought of the film while trying not to spoil it for you if you haven't had an opportunity to see it yet.
For updates on how to see the film go to https://www.christspiracy.com
We spotlight another vegan restaurant in our Restaurant SOS segment. This week, we tell you about Dodah's Kitchen in Baltimore MD.
Check out their amazing menu of vegan soul food here: https://dodahskitchen.com/dodahs-cafe
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Animal Liberation. Based in Australia, they do a ton of great work for the animal liberation movement.
Check out their work here: https://www.al.org.au
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and so much more!
Thanks for listening to the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
Fair warning: There is talk of animal abuse in this episode.
Our Main Topic this week is the incredible investigation done by Animal Rising into the fraud that is the RSPCA Assurance Scheme. The RSPCA is supposed to be looking out for the welfare of animals, but has fraudulently approved the conditions on many farms in England and Scotland. Through the brave investigative work of Animal Rising, these farms have been found to have deplorable conditions. They found sick and dying animals, animals in overcrowded and confined conditions, and a multitude of severe infractions to the very laws that the RSPCA is supposed to be upholding.
We urge you to read their thorough report here: https://www.animalrising.org/_files/ugd/80f7b1_312aaf59f84e462fa13ae8d355c2cf02.pdf
Watch their video on the investigation here: https://youtu.be/OfM5VRMl7wk?si=ugxeciX0vfLisytv
Our Noteworthy segment is a much lighter subject. We talk about the recent news that competitive eater, Joey Chestnut was disqualified from the famous Nathan's hot dog eating contest after he took a sponsorship from a vegan brand.
We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week we make a bok choy recipe out of Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero.
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We spotlight a new vegan restaurant in our Restaurant SOS segment. We have a new Vegan Org of the week, and a Listener Shout Out!
Thank you so much for listening. We hope you enjoy the show!
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to the episode! We have some news about what we've been up to & where we'll be going!
This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Buddha Bowls by Cara Carin Cifelli of Cara's Kitchen. It's a Spring Vegetable Panzanella!
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In our Noteworthy segment, we'll tell you about a protest that took place at the formerly vegan restaurant, Sage Regenerative Kitchen in Los Angeles CA.
Our Main Topic this week looks at the state of the vegan movement. Is it dying? Is it growing? Are we making a difference? We'll try to answer these questions!
In this week's Restaurant SOS segment, we'll tell you all about Vegan Van in Denver Co.
If you're looking for some great vegan fast food fare, check them out, and support them by bringing your non vegan friends & family along!
Check out their menu here: https://www.veganvan.com
We have a new Vegan Org of the Week. This week, we spotlight The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation!
Find out more about their work here: https://www.ftpf.org
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks so much for listening & enjoy the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week we talk about a documentary that we watched on how to maintain a healthy gut biome. Really interesting stuff!
We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge series. This week, we make a Sesame Ginger Soba Noodle Salad from Food Is The Solution by Matthew Prescot!
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In our Noteworthy segment, Nutella is launching a vegan version of its popular hazelnut spread. After a release in Europe, we hope to see it become available near us!
Our Main Topic this week is Ag Gag Laws. Are they constitutional? We'll discuss a recent case in North Carolina, and offer some ways that you can combat Ag Gag laws in your area!
We have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series! This week's vegan establishment is Little Black Heart Coffee! They're located at 321 Oliver St N. Tonawanda NY. If you're ever in the Buffalo NY area, please stop by & check them out!
Here's their amazing menu: https://www.littleblackheartcoffee.com/#2
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is The Animals Voice.
Learn more about their work here: https://animalsvoice.com
We also have a new Listener Shout Out & much more!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you had a good holiday weekend, if you're in the US.
This week's episode is jam packed!
We give you an update on some new vegan products that we found.
We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This weeks recipe comes from Tabitha Brown's book, Cooking From The Spirit.
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In our Noteworthy segment, we give you an update on the vegan donut scandal involving The Savory Fig Bakery.
Read more about it here: https://agriculture.ny.gov/news/statement-savory-fig-regarding-allergen-investigation
Our Main Topic is Good News in the Vegan World.
We'll tell you about Impossible Foods transitioning a cattle ranch into a farm sanctuary and produce farm.
Read about it here: https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/impossible-foods-ranch-plant-based-meat-farm-transition/
The UK passes a bill to ban live animal exports!
Read more here: https://plantbasednews.org/animals/uk-to-end-live-exports-as-historic-law-finally-passes/
Lidl Belgium is lowering the price on all vegan products to promote sustainability!
Find out more: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/lidl-belgium-lower-price-vegan-products-promote-sustainable-food-choices/
In the US, a bill has been introduced that would ban wildlife killing contests.
Read more about it: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/house-bill-would-ban-wildlife-killing-contests-on-public-lands-2024-05-22/
We spotlight a new vegan restaurant in our Restaurant SOS segment. This week we tell you about Fern's Diner & Drinkery in Cascade Colorado!
Check them out here: https://www.fernsdiner.com
We have a Listener Shout Out, a Vegan Org of the Week, and more!
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Hey Pickles!
Hope things are going great for you!
This week, we'll tell you about our vegan shopping excursion in N Tonawanda NY. Some awesome vegan pizza from Wurlitzer Pizza, and what we've been up to.
In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about how bird flu has infected cows & now is infecting humans. The animal agriculture industry is playing zoological roulette, and no one is winning.
Our Main Topic this week is a Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Off!! We taste test a number of vegan peanut butter cups, and rank them according to peanut butter to chocolate ratio, creaminess of the peanut butter, and portion size. Let us know what your favorites are!
We have a Listener Recipe from listener, Emily D. It's her vegan asparagus quiche!
Here's her recipe:
Ingredients:
1 bunch of asparagus, tough ends snapped off
1 cup of frozen peas
1 onion, diced
4 oz Violife feta
1 carton Just Egg
1 9 inch pie crust
1 tbsp oil
Instructions:
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Roast asparagus at 400F for 10-15 minutes until starting to brown. Decrease heat to 350F
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Meanwhile heat oil on medium heat. Add onion and saute until turning clear. Add peas and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Salt to taste. Remove from heat.
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Add asparagus to bottom of pie crust. Add peas and onions. Crumble feta on top. Pour Just Egg until crust is 3/4 full.
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Bake pie for 50-55 minutes until set. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
We have a new Listener Shout Out, A Restaurant in our Restaurant SOS segment, a new Vegan Org of the Week, and much more!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
This week's show is jam packed! Our Noteworthy segment answers the question, "Why aren't people happy about Tattooed Chef returning to stores?".
In our Main Topic, we decide who is & who is not a vegan ass hat as we explore some posts on Vegan Redditt. Let us know if you agree with our assessments!
We're featuring a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS segment. We'll tell you about Burger Patch, a vegan burger joint in Sacramento, CA! Please support them if you're in the area!
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Food Empowerment Project. You may have heard us talk about FEP in the past, but they are restructuring their organization, and we wanted to let you know about their work!
You can find our more about FEP here: https://foodispower.org
We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you?
Don't forget, if you would like a shout out, or want to contact us for any reason, use the link above that says " Send us a text message"!
Thanks so much for spending time with us!
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we take you with us to the Pittsburgh Vegfair. We'll tell you about the food, the vendors, and the wonderful people that we met!
Our Noteworthy segment is a vegan cheese scandal. After winning a cheese competition, the vegan cheese is disqualified from the prestigious Good Food Awards!
Oh dairy, your jealously is showing!
In our Main Topic, we are sad to announce yet another vegan restaurant owner that is abandoning their ethics and adding animal flesh to their menu. In the name of environmentalism, Sage Plant Based Bistro is adding animals and changing their name to Sage Regenerative Kitchen.
Our second installment of Restaurant SOS goes out to Aurora's Cafe & Gifts in Syracuse NY. If you're in their area, please support them as much as you can.
Find out more about Aurora's here: https://www.aurorascafeandgifts.com
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Friends of Animals. This is a wonderful vegan organization!
Learn more about their work here: https://friendsofanimals.org
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
Happy National Animal Advocate's Day!
This week, we'll tell you about a vegan panel that we moderated for Syracuse Vegan Living Program.
You can learn more about their program here:
https://www.veganlivingprogram.org/syracuse
We have some fun facts about non human animals!
You'll hear our first installment of our new segment , Assignment: Save Our Vegan Restaurants.
This week's restaurant that needs our support is Eden A Vegan Cafe in Scranton & Wilkes Barre PA.
Check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/edenavegancafe/
Our Main Topic this week is Hunting & Veganism. We'll give you facts about hunting that will give you some ammunition if you find yourself trying to convince someone to stop hunting animals.
We also have a new Listener ShoutOut, a Vegan Org of the Week, & more!
Thank you so much for spending some of your time with us!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well.
This week we bring. you some fun facts about cucumbers in our Noteworthy segment. You know we love cucumbers. Hey! It's in our name!
We have a new Listener recipe from Listener, Sarah W. It's Loaded Greek Falafel French Fries!
Here's her recipe, if you would like to make it for yourself!
Sarah Woodard’s Greek Falafel Fries
I figured this out trying to recreate one of my favorite delivery items because $30 for one dinner gets nuts quickly!
Ingredients:
Frozen fries. I like the “golden fries” size for this. Read packages! You wouldn’t believe how many brands have potato as the LAST ingredient 🤦🏻♀️
Cabbage - buy whole or pre-chopped
1 3-oz can of sliced black olives (as you’ve told us before, read the ingredients to be sure they’re actually vegan)
Hummus (oddly, some brands of hummus aren’t vegan either, so be careful…)
Falafel balls (I again like the Franklin Farms ones)
Banana peppers (as with olives, read to be sure they’re vegan)
Directions:
Prepare a serving of frozen fries per the package instructions (or be like me and play around with microwaving them)
Ditto on the falafel balls
Chop cabbage - however much you want.
When fries are cooked, top with the chopped cabbage, hummus, olives, falafel balls, olives, and banana peppers
Serve and eat
For a variation, if you can find vegan feta that would be fun, too!
ENJOY! 😀
Our Main Topic is Vegan Headlines That Make Us Go GRRRRR. There's a ton of misinformation out there about veganism & plant based eating. We'll share some headlines & articles that just might make you a little miffed!
We have a new Vegan Org of the Week: Generation Vegan!
Lear more about their work here: https://genv.org
We also have a new tip To Help You Help Others to Go Vegan & Stay Vegan!
All that and a healthy dose of our usual shenanigans!
Thank you so much for spending some of your time with us.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this week's episode finds you well.
This week, we dive into the VegNews Veggie Awards, and tell you who won 1st, 2nd & 3rd place! Let us know if you voted in this year's awards & if your favorites. won!
You can look at the results here: https://vegnews.com/2024/4/2024-veggie-award-winners
In our Noteworthy segment, we debunk some common myths about Animal Rights Advocacy.
Find out more here: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/9-myths-about-animal-rights-debunked-get-the-facts-straight/
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Apex Advocacy.
Learn more about their work here: https://www.apexadvocacy.org
We have a new Listener Shout Out, a Tip to Help You Help Others to Go Vegan and Stay Vegan, and much more!
Thanks for listening! We're always grateful that you're willing to spend some time with us.
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Hey Pickles!
This week's episode is coming to you from the path of totality! Did you see the solar eclipse? We had cloud cover so only got to experience the darkness, then saw some of the end of the eclipse. It was fascinating regardless!
This week we're reviewing the documentary, The Smell of Money. This film takes you to North Carolina where the fight against Smithfield hog "farming" operations are poisoning the people who live near these horrific facilities.
The documentary follows the lives and struggles of several residents as they take Smithfield to court in an attempt to stop the poisoning of their land, water and the air that they breathe.
We highly recommend that you watch this film for yourself, and share it with anyone you know that consumes animals. so that they can better understand the human cost of supporting the animal farming industry.
Here is a link to the film. You will have to rent it. https://youtu.be/-qYiDKkV5Dg?si=oU3d2hyXvTmn0cxw
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about PETA's upcoming Summer Outreach Tour, and how you can join in the action!
Here's the link https://www.peta2.com/help-animals/apply-outreach-crew/?en_txn7=Home-Featured::homepage-x-post
We also talk a little about VegNews' Vegan Best of issue!
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Sea Shepherd. While not technically a vegan org, Sea Shepherd does great work in marine conservation.
Learn more about them here https://seashepherd.org
We have a new tip to help you help others Go Vegan & Stay Vegan, a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thank you so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week, we tell you all about our holiday weekend, and what's new here at the ol' Compassion & Cucumbers studio!
In our Noteworthy segment, you'll hear why charges dropped against animal advocates is not a good thing.
You can read all about it on Wayne Hsiang's blog here: https://blog.simpleheart.org
Our Main Topic is a round of Would You Rather with a twist! It's a Vegan Travel Edition.
Play along at home & let us know what you would choose!
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Pigsburgh Squealers pig rescue.
Learn more about their work here: https://www.pigsburghsquealers.com
We have a new tip to help you help others to go vegan & stay vegan, a new Listener Shout Out, and much more!
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Hey Pickles!
We're back! Thank you so much for understanding why we needed to take last week to care for our ailing fur baby, Carl. He's getting better every day, and your loving messages of healing thoughts and good juju really touched our hearts. Thank you!
This week in our Main Topic, we find out who's the ass hat on a trip through Vegan Reddit AITA. These are always fun & spark some good conversation!
Our Noteworthy segment is on a vegan eclipse fundraising event for Penelope's Place Animal Sanctuary!
Get all the details here: http://www.penelopesplacethesanctuary.com/events-and-fundraisers.html
Our Vegan Org of the Week is The Gentle Barn Animal Sanctuary.
Learn all about their work here: https://www.gentlebarn.org
We have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it YOU?
We give you our weekly tip on how to help others go vegan & stay vegan, and much much more!
Thank you so much for taking time out of your life to spend with us.
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Hey Pickles!
Well, life is throwing us some curveballs this week, and because of that, we do not have a new episode for you!
We hope you're not too disappointed. We are revisiting Ep 78, Can Vegans Reach Non Vegans Using Social Media? It's a good episode & deserves a second look, or listen as the case may be!
Enjoy the episode, and have a fantastic week!
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Hey Pickles!
Happy Day to you!
In today's episode, Our Main Topic is several light hearted Vegan news stories that we found to be interesting & entertaining!
Our Noteworthy segment focuses on an event at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary that is taking place on the day of the solar eclipse.
Its Total Eclipse of the Farm!
Find out more here: https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/event-details-registration/total-eclipse-of-the-farm-1
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Catskill Animal Sanctuary!
To learn more about there work: https://casanctuary.org
We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge series. It's a miso ramen recipe from Oodles & Oodles of Vegan Noodles by Cheynese Khachame!
This is an absolutely fantastic cookbook if you love noodle dishes.
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We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and much much more!
Thanks so much for listening.
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week, we'll let you know about some terrific vegan food that we had over the weekend.
In our Noteworthy segment, we update you on the Wayne Hsiung Right to Rescue trial. The Harvard Law Review recently published Wayne's defense!
Read it here: https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue/
Read Wayne's blog here: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-harvard-law-review-just-published
Our Main Topic is Veganism & Religion. We explore dietary practices of various religions, biblical views on veganism, cultural influences, and offer opportunities for interfaith dialogue.
We were inspired to visit this topic after hearing about the new film, Christspiracy. We're really hoping that we get a chance to see it & review it on the show.
Learn more about Christspiracy here: https://www.christspiracy.com
We have a new Listener Shoutout, a Vegan Org of the Week, and much more!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week's show is jam packed.!
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen.
In our Noteworthy Segment, Christine tells you all about The Humane Hoax Conference that she attended.
Learn more here: https://www.humanehoax.org/the-humane-hoax-online-conference
Our Main Topic is Vegan Trivia! We play the Animal Sentience Edition of a Vegan Trivia game. Play along at home, and let us know how you did!
We have a tip to help you help others go Vegan & stay Vegan.
We spotlight Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in our Vegan Org of the Week.
Find out more about their mission here: https://woodstocksanctuary.org
We have a new Listener Shout Out! And, so much more!
Enjoy the show & thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
Buckle up! This is a doozy of an episode!
We'll tell you all about our recent trip to NYC. You'll hear all about the Vegan food we found, The Vegan restaurants, theater, and all the things Vegan New York!
In Our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about how tribal groups are attempting to remove dairy from the USDA dietary guidelines.
We have a new Vegan Org of the Week. This week, we spotlight Briarwood Farm Sanctuary .
Find out more about their work here: https://www.instagram.com/briarwoodfarmsanctuary
We have a new tip to help you go Vegan & stay Vegan.
AND, we have a new Listener Shout Out! We asked & you responded! Thanks you for your messages & emails!
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we take a look at vegan fine dining. Where's the protein?
We have a new vegan recipe from our Vegan cookbook Challenge. It's a soup recipe from a book a lot of us have on our shelf, The Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook.
You can get then book here: https://amzn.to/3SWWjwI *paid link
Our Main Topic is all about animal advocate, Wayne Hsiung & his upcoming open rescue trial. He & two other activists rescued 3 beagles from a Ridglan Farms Animal Testing facility, and they face up tp 16 years in prison.
We have a way that you can help Wayne & his fellow advocates.
Help them here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1OP2hEdrYOEZXWbKoqK0x7QEYhEcFLvsEwfmqLR5SVvA/mobilebasic?pli=1
You can read Wayne's blog post on the subject here: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-war-on-dogs
We have a new Vegan Org of the Week, and a new tip to help you go vegan & stay vegan!
Thank you so much for listening to the show.
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we have a new vegan recipe & it's a Listener Recipe! We got a wonderful Vegan Cheese Sauce recipe from listeners, Geoff & Angela!
The recipe is listed below if you want to try it for yourself.
Our Noteworthy segment is focused on GOP speech writer, author of Dominion, & vegan advocate, Matthew Scully and his new book, Fear Factories.
Here's the article: https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/25/24000602/matthew-scully-dominion-fear-factories-factory-farming
You can get Matthew's books here:
Dominion https://amzn.to/482RFS9 Fear Factories https://amzn.to/3HKBw9r*paid links
In our Main Topic, we discuss when vegan businesses abandon their ethics & the vegan community that supported them.
In the Buffalo NY area, a vegan food vendor, and recent restaurant owner announced that they are now adding animals to their menu.
The vegan community is feeling betrayed, deceived, and down right angry, as this business owner has made it clear that they intended all along to introduce animals to their menu after 4+ years of garnering the support of the local vegan community.
Let us know how you feel about this. Where do you stand on the issue?
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, a new tip to help you Gop Vegan & Stay Vegan,
And our Vegan Org of the Week is The Humane Farming Association.Support them here: https://www.hfa.org
Thanks for listening!
Love, Sam & Christine
Here's that recipe!
Geoff & Angela Carbone’s Vegan Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
2 cups potatoes peeled and diced, any type will do, but Yukon gold works best
1 cup carrots peeled and diced
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
Instructions
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Boil or steam the potatoes and carrots for about 20 minutes or until soft.
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Drain them and add them to a blender.
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Add all the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
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Serve your vegan cheese immediately with tortilla chips, crudites, pita bread, or spread over a slice of vegan bread. You could also use it to make a vegan grilled cheese sandwich
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Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days, or in the freezer for up to 1 month. I usually transfer the frozen container to the fridge the night before, that way it defrosts by itself, I reheat it in a saucepan and add some w
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week, we have a new vegan recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge.
It's a spinach Quiche recipe from Craving Vegan by Sam Turnbull of It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken!
Get the book here *paid link https://amzn.to/42gvt5S
In our Main Topic, we scour the interwebs for vegan news so that you don't have to!
Here's what we talk about....
Dunkin Donuts faces lawsuit for non dairy milk upcharge
Miami-Dade officials to seek closure of Miami Seaquarium by ending lease agreement
What happens to vegans in care & nursing homes?
Read more here: https://veganfta.com/2024/01/08/what-happens-to-vegans-in-care-and-nursing-homes/
Meat and dairy industry giants hold the plant power behind many vegan brands
Vegan advocate Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62
Vegan group’s ad campaign ‘challenges the socio-cultural norm of animal use
Animal rights advocates sue after facing ongoing censorship and arrest for peaceful advocacy in Houston public park
We also have a new tip to help you go vegan & stay vegan, a new Listener Shout Out, and much more!
Enjoy the show & thanks so much for listening!
Love,
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we take another stroll down Vegan Reddit to decide who is & who isn't an ASS HAT! These episodes are always a fun time and incite some really great conversations as we try to give our verdict on several situations posed by Reddit posters.
We also have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. This week is Christine's Vegan Vegetable & White Bean Soup!
You can get the full recipe on our Patreon. Just use the link below & become a part of our Patreon community!
In our Noteworthy Segment, we talk about the city of Edinburgh becoming the very first capitol city to endorse The Plant Based Treaty.
Read more about it here: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/edinburgh-endorses-plant-based-treaty/
We also tell you about a vegan theater company in London!
Find out more here: https://plantbasednews.org/culture/events/new-play-slaughterhouse-workers/
Our Vegan Org of the Week is United Poultry Concerns.
Learn more about their mission here: https://www.upc-online.org
We, of course have a new Listener Shout Out & more!
We hope you have fun with the episode!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're all safe and have made it through the many storms that have been. making their way across the US.
This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a recipe from the book, The Plantastic Cookbook by Gwen Kenneally.
You can get the cookbook here! https://amzn.to/4aU0Jvf
*this is a paid link & we were sent this book for review by the author.
In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about The Body Shop receiving the world's first Vegan Society Certification on their entire product line!
Read more about it here: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/body-shop-achieves-world-first-vegan-society-certified-product-range
Our Main Topic is a review of two documentary series that are currently airing on Netflix.
We review both " You Are What You Eat", a series that follows an interesting twin study, and we also review " Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones".
Both of these series explore veganism among other factors that help us live longer happier lives.
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Vegan Action. They are a Virginia based non profit that facilitates vegan product certification, education and vegan outreach.
To learn more about their work: https://vegan.org/about/
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, a new tip to help you go vegan and stay vegan, and much more!
Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!
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Hey Pickles!
We're so glad to be back in the studio bringing you a new episode. We hope you had a great holiday season and a happy new year!
This week, Sam shares an amazing tour of Vegan London! You'll hear about all the food, the theater, the history, and all about her adventures abroad!
We have a new Vegan recipe for you from one of our favorite vegan YouTubers, Sarah Sullivan. She has a wonderful channel & vegan food blog called Sarah's Vegan Kitchen.
We made her Vegan Cheddar Biscuits & paired them with a homemade vegetable white bean soup!
Here's the recipe: https://sarahsvegankitchen.com/recipes/vegan-biscuits-and-gravy/#recipe
In our Noteworthy segment, we ask the question "What if George Bailey was vegan?".
We'll share a creative opinion piece written by Rebecca Libauskas of PETA.
Here's the full article: https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/01/01/opinion/its-a-wonderful-vegan-life/
Our Main Topic focuses on ways we can become better vegans in 2024, and how we can take action and not just share the Veganuary hashtag!
We have a Vegan Org of the Week. This week, we tell you about In Defense of Animals.
To find out more or to support their mission: https://www.idausa.org
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, a tip for how to go vegan & stay vegan, and tons of our usual shenanigans!
Buckle up! It's a long one!
We hope you enjoy the show! Thanks so much for listening!
Love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
Happy New Year!
We hope you enjoy this replay of Ep 68, Vegan New Year's - Happy Veganuary - New Year's Fun Facts & Traditions - Our New Year's Intentions!
We're looking forward to bringing you more wonderful vegan content in 2024.
Talk to you soon!
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Hey Pickles!
We're taking some time to spend with our family. We hope you can do the same!
In the meantime we will be re-releasing some of our most loved holiday episodes.
This week, it's Listener Holiday Favorites!
We hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
We'll be back with new episodes Tuesday January 9th 2024!
Till then, thank you for all of your support. We couldn't do this without you!
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we keep the holiday shenanigans going with a round of holiday trivia!
We hope that you play along at home & let us know how you did!
In our Noteworthy Segment, we tell you about a Freedom of Information law suit that was filed and won against the FBI in order to make available to the public, records surrounding the FBI's involvement with the animal agriculture industry.
We have a new tip for new vegans, a Vegan Org of the Week, a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Enjoy the show, and have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year!
We will be back with a new episode Tuesday January 9th!
Till then, we love you.
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we go through a list of some our favorite things. We hope you play along at home, and we'd love it of you would share what your favorites are!
In our Noteworthy segment, we give you an update on animal activist, Wayne Hsiung.
We have a new recipe from our Listener Recipe series. It's a fabulous Spinach Artichoke Dip sent to us by Crystal Allen. If you would like to make it yourself, here's the recipe!
Crystal’s Amazing Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
In a high speed blender add:
4 C Raw cashews soaked in hot water for 2-8 hours drained then rinsed
1 T Pickled jalapeño pepper along with 1 t of the brine
2 t Sriracha (more if you want it more spicy)
2 T Apple cider vinegar
2 T Lemon juice
2 T Trader Joes Allium Seasoning blend ( if you cant find this add 1 T each of dehydrated onion, garlic, green onion & a pinch of salt)
2 t Each of garlic powder, onion powder, salt & ground pepper
1/8 t Red pepper flakes
4 Cloves garlic
2 T Salsa verde
Blend on high for 4-6 minutes
Then fold into:
2 12oz Bags frozen organic spinach pulsed in food processor a few times
33oz Marinated artichoke hearts drained & pulsed in food processor
Turn mix into a 9X11 pyrex baking pan
Top with vegan parmesan ( 2 C Raw almonds, 3 T Nutritional yeast, 1 t garlic & onion powder, 2 t salt. Process in food processor until it resembles parmesan cheese)
**Bake at 350 for 45 min or until bubbly
Let us know if you try it!**We also have a new Listener Shoutout, a Vegan Org of the Week, and a tip for new vegans!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week's episode is our 2023 Vegan Gift Giving Guide where, we give you some great ideas on how to buy gifts from small vegan friendly sellers.
We'll tell you some of our favorites, some new vegan vendors, and how to avoid consumerism at the holiday season.
We also tell you about a wonderful event that we tabled, and how we've been welcomed into a vegan community in Central New York. We've made some incredible connections with some beautiful people that we hope will become life long friends.
Our Noteworthy segment focuses on a Kickstarter campaign for an animal rights themed video game developed by vegan strongman, **Patrik Baboumian!
You can learn more & support the campaign here:** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/earthraiser/earthraiser-total-liberation/description?ref=section-games-function%20toLowerCase()%20%7B%20%5Bnative%20code%5D%20%7D-5-category_popular
We, of course have a new Listener Shout out, a Vegan Org of the Week, and a tip for How To Go Vegan!
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we're talking all things Vegan London! We attended Vegfest UK, and we'll give you all of the details!
In our Noteworthy segment, we discuss the rumors that Miyokos Creamery is planning on selling the company.
Read more here: https://www.just-food.com/news/miyokos-creamery-calls-funding-ponders-potential-sale-of-business/
Get yourself a beverage and a comfy place to relax, because this is a long one!
We have so much to tell you about our trip across the pond!
Thanks for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We're currently in London for Vegfest UK. We hope you are as excited to hear all about it as we are to tell you!
In the meantime, we are revisiting Ep 65, How To Navigate A Non Vegan World During The Holidays.
Enjoy the episode, and thank you so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week, We share a letter that Wayne Hsiung wrote from his jail cell.
Read it here: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-transformative-power-of-suffering
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you how drone footage is revealing what big dairy is doing to our water supplies.
Our Main Topic focuses on the delay in the upcoming Farm Bill, and we get some perspective on it from Farm Sanctuary's Aaron Rimmler-Cohen.
You can read his full interview here: https://civileats.com/2023/11/06/animal-welfare-advocates-want-a-say-in-the-next-farm-bill/
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Afro Vegan Society.
Learn more about them here: https://www.afrovegansociety.org
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, a new Listener SHOUT OUT, a tip on How To Go Vegan, and so much more!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you had a great World Vegan Day, and this week, in our Main Topic, we wanted to offer you some ways you can celebrate all month long!
We also pay tribute to animal advocate, Karen Davis, who passed away this week.
Karen was the founder of United Poultry Concerns and spent her life fighting for animals in the animal agriculture industry. She will be missed by many, and we hope that her amazing work will live on.
In our Noteworthy Segment, we update you on the Right to Rescue trial involving animal advocate, Wayne Hsiung. We didn't get the verdict that we were all hoping for.
We have a new Listener Recipe from listener, Ray Rios. It's his delicious and completely whole food vegan mac & cheese recipe that he was kind enough to share with us!
Here's the recipe if you would like to try it yourself!
Ray Rios’ Vegan Mac & Cheese
"For everyone who came to The Great Vegan Mac and Cheez Cook-Off and everyone who didn’t. I wanted to share my cheese sauce recipe for everyone to be able to make a healthy Mac and cheese option."
2 cups potatoes unpeeled
1 cup carrots, peeled and chopped
½ cup unsweetened almond milk
½ cup nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Cut potatoes and carrots boil until soft put all ingredients in a blender blend and serve with your favorite pasta.
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Thanks so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
Happy Halloween! We hope you have a safe & spooktacular one!
This week, we have a tone to talk about! We tabled at The Halloween Pop Up at The Vegan Center in Tonawanda NY where, there were some great food vendors!
We also attended & judged the First Annual Vegan Mac & Cheez Cook Off!!
We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Buddha Bowls by Cara Carin Cifelli!
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In our Noteworthy Segment we tell you about Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary.
They rescue animals from the animal testing industry.
You can find out more about the work they do here: https://kindnessranch.org
Our Main Topic is Vegan Horror Stories! We searched the web for stories where veganism has caused some trouble in peoples lives in a sort of horrific way!
Our Vegan Org of the Week is We The Free aka WTF. They have a unique boots on the ground form of activism that involves a challenge where people can receive a free donut or cupcake for withstanding 3-5 minuted of a film documenting standard animal agriculture practices.
Find out more about their mission here: https://www.activism.wtf
We have a new tip on How to Go Vegan, a Listener Shout Out, and so much more!
Thanks for listening & we hope you enjoy the episode!
Love,
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Hey Pickles!
This week, in our Main Topic, we do our best Scully & Mulder impersonations to find the truth that's out there while we debunk Vegan Myths That Need To DIE!
To listen to our previous Vegan Myth Busters episode #57 click here!https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com/podcast/episode/7b6a2ed
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In our Noteworthy segment, we honor the life of Esther The Wonder Pig from Happily Ever Esther Sanctuary who, sadly passed away last week. We are confident that her work towards a more compassionate world will continue in her memory. Rest easy, sweet Esther.
We have a new recipe from our From Our Vegan Kitchen series. This week, we made Christine's Vegan Sausage & Ricotta Stuffed Shells.
The full written recipe will soon be up on our Patreon page. You can join our Patreon community by using the link below!
We have a Listener Shout Out, and our Vegan Org Of The Week is The Movement For Compassionate Living AKA Veggies.
Learn more about their unique mission here https://www.veggies.org.uk
If you're looking for Vegan Halloween Candy suggestions, check out episode #58 here!https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com/podcast/episode/799061ba/ep-58-happy-vegan-halloween-vegan-candy-costume-ideas-recipe-of-the-week-sams-books-in-review
Thanks so much for listening & supporting what we do!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having a good day!
In this week's episode, we have a new Listener Recipe!
It's a delicious Dilly white Bean & Cucumber Salad. You can make it yourself!
Here's the recipe! https://frommybowl.com/dilly-white-bean-cucumber-salad/
In our Noteworthy segment, we pay tribute to the lives lost at the Progetto Cuori Liberi Animal Sanctuary in Zinasco, Pavia, Italy.
You can read about the tragedy here: https://veganfta.com/2023/09/22/ten-pigs-from-an-animal-sanctuary-in-pavia-italy-were-killed-by-the-authorities-amid-protests/
We could all use some good news, so in our Main Topic, we explore some good news stories in the Vegan world.
Here's what we talk about:
Swiss Government Encourages Reduced Meat Consumption In Climate Strategy
https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/swiss-government-climate-strategy-meat/?fbclid=IwAR0ehOPRHXqOeAXAEhp1hc44uGP3z3JTZYzEcmJRD7muV87KeOhBC_dIY5I
German Farmers Offered Incentives To Move Away From Pigs
https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/german-pig-farmers-incentives/?fbclid=IwAR2sBoxm5ev-cn6GBfg6odwB2vhi-IkKd_0rusI1VPSSlK9arqoTsFeFwaU
Dutch dairy giant Boermarke announces plans to go fully plant-based as milk sales fallhttps://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/boermarke-announces-plans-fully-plant-based/?fbclid=IwAR1nuIoYhr8O9UtOi0oPNG6JF7hzm_CbZTKLigY9NMNNdGo9PxSKcx3WaEY
Study from the USA shows: 81% of students eat vegan if possible!https://this-is-vegan.com/en/study-from-the-usa-shows-81-of-students-eat-vegan-if-possible/
Unbeetable Meals a vegan meal service in Schenectady NY recently opened a fully vegan restaurant, pub , and arcade!
https://dailygazette.com/2023/09/09/unbeetable-opens-doors-in-downtown-schenectady/
Our Vegan Org Of The Week is Chilis On Wheels. They're a wonderful organization.
Learn more about them here:
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week, we tell you all about our time at Mockingbird Farm Animal Sanctuary for their Fall At The Farm Festival!
Check out the sanctuary here: https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you what Vegan items to look for at Trader Joe's!
Let us know what items you always buy when your there!
Here's the list we spoke from: https://www.insider.com/trader-joes-best-vegan-products-2023-8
We have a special Reason To Be Vegan from Sam this week.
Our Vegan Org Of The week is FARM ( Farm Animal Rights Movement)
Find out more about them here: https://farmusa.org
We of course have our Listener Of The Week, and plenty of our usual vegan shenanigans!
Thank so much for listening . We're so glad you made us a part of your day!
Love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to October & Autumn & Spooky Season!
This week, we tell you all about the Panama rocks Fall Foliage Festival! We found Vegan food there, much to our surprise!
We also have some good news in our Noteworthy segment concerning the Tracy Murphy - Asha Farm Sanctuary case.
Read about it here:
https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/animal-sanctuary-owner-has-gag-order-revised/article_1b6dd69a-5be7-11ee-ba89-6bc20db15ea2.html?fbclid=IwAR0_juSbxrA-Oi1_edeh33Uc1vaFNXhNYGkH9lQE3K1knKe65zBSoxYFYiI_aem_AXVBUvU9JOQJePuqyu7dhG7sPM4Atq5itzfQSl8bxD5MlyR9ije5fvE3J_lbTQpvpmI
It's a Game Week, and we play a fun & sometimes challenging game of Would You Rather.
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Food For Life Global.
You can learn more about them & get involved here:https://ffl.org
We have a new Listener Shout Out, a Reason To Be Vegan from The Humane League, and more!
Thank you for spending some of your time with us, and we hope you enjoy the show!
Love,
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Hey Pickles!
Happy Fall Equinox!
This week, we take you to The Syracuse Vegfest in Syracuse NY! You'll hear all about the vendors , the presenters, the food, and all things Vegfest!
In our Noteworthy segment, the Diary Check Off program is at it again. We talk about a targeted ad that we got on Facebook advertising another Dairy Check Off program.
Here's what it was all about: https://milkforhealth.org/about-us/
Our Vegan Org Of The Week is Mercy For Animals
Get involved here: https://act.mercyforanimals.org/page/she-needs-you/donation-form-13
We have a new Listener Shout Out, a reason to be vegan, and more!
Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
Love,
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Hey Pickles!
Welcome to our 2 year podcast anniversary!! We couldn't have done it without you!
We're headed to Syracuse Vegfest in Syracuse NY Saturday Sept 23rd 12-6.
If you come to the booth, be sure to say " I'm a pickle on the Pod Squad" for a free sticker & 15% off of anything you purchase!
We hope to see some of you there!
This week, we honor the life of sculptor and animal rights activist, Lin May Saeed who recently succumbed to brain cancer.
All of Saeed’s work sought to reestablish lost relationships with animals, whom she viewed as humanity’s equals. Her sculptures were rooted in the politics of the animal liberation movement, yet they rarely made direct pronouncements about how we should relate to the menagerie of cats, panthers, pangolins, lions, calfs, camels, and foxes that she depicted.
Explore some of her work here: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/lin-may-saeed-appreciation-1234678459/
In our Main Topic, we ask the question, " Can We End Factory Farming?".
We look into the current state of animal agriculture , where it's heading, and what we can do to try and stop the horrible and devastating practices in the industry.
Here are some links on what we discuss: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11476301/China-launches-26-story-pig-farming-skyscraper-Ezhou.html
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2021/03/08/a-safe-sustainable-food-system/
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2021/04/19/well-fed-a-roadmap/#part4
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/271?s=1&r=2&q={“search”:%20["farm+system+reform+2023"]}
We have a new Listener SHOUT OUT, a Reason To Be Vegan, a Vegan Org of the week, and more!
Thank you so much for listening, and enjoy the show!
Love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week in our From Our Vegan Kitchen series, we veganize a recipe that comes from Christine's Mom. It's Mamma Joyce's Amazing Meatballs! If you would like the full recipe, hop over to our Patreon page, and join our community there!
Whenever my Mother made her meatballs for a family event, they were the hit of the meal. She often doubled or tripled her recipe in order to have enough for everyone.
The act of making these always makes me feel like my Mom is right there with me in the kitchen. I love you, Mom & I miss you like crazy. - Christine
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about an L.A. high school student that is suing the school district , and the USDA for violating her right to free speech. She was barred from handing out information about the disadvantages of dairy milk.
Read about it here: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-09/la-ed-dairy-milk-free-speech
Staying on topic, our Main Topic explores how the dairy industry is using dairy check off monies to target our youth, and influence, and even dictate menus at some of their favorite fast food restaurants.
Check out Us Dairy here for more: https://www.usdairy.com/for-farmers/blog/the-evolution-of-our-youth-strategy
Our Reason To Be Vegan comes to you today from The Humane League.
You can read some of their reasons here: https://thehumaneleague.org/article/reasons-to-go-vegan
We have a new Listener Shout Out, and we spotlight Animal Outlook as our Vegan Org Of The Week.
Get involved here: https://animaloutlook.org/get-involved/
That wraps things up! We hope you enjoy the show! Thank you so much for listening!
Love,
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you were able to enjoy a long holiday weekend! Workers, we salute you!
This week, we found some amazing vegan food. An all vegan bakery, Eat Your Feelings, and an all vegan food truck, Edgy Vegy! We'll tell you what we had, and what we thought!
We have a listener recipe from Jacqueline Cappello that you can get for yourself here: https://www.jasquatch.com/home/lentil-loaf-recipe-type-2-diabetes-increases-your-cancer-risk-why-my-klaxon-howls-so-loud?rq=Lentil%20Loaf
In our Noteworthy segment, we discuss the horrible number of animal deaths at Marineland in Ontario Canada. It's a shocking number.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ont-marineland-1.6946030
And, in our Main Topic, we explore Ed Winter's ebook, 30 Non Vegan Excuses & How To Respond To Them.
Get the book here: https://www.all-creatures.org/articles2/act-earthling-ed.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1lBhOkGveq5h4CYS_8Tla-dYhGo6Cln9YdGpZhoyMSuYuOsOP3maNOb88_aem_AXnkRTS46YaH5pk-9_hss8nj7u_CRqCTu4NL15ptXg3I5-Tm5Ga84x0ZOXAKN8mKCfk#page7
We're revamping some of the show, and we hope you like what we did. We still have our Listener Shoutout, and our usual shenanigans, but we wanted to streamline the show a bit, so we've done away with our Housekeeping segment! Whoo Hoo!
Enjoy the show, and thank you so much for listening!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week we finally have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge!
It's a great recipe from Moby's The Little Pine cookbook. You can get the book here:
https://amzn.to/3OYBPR0
In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about how "Got Milk" has got to go.
Find out more here: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4153570-got-milk-checkoff-program-fairness-farming/
Our Main Topic is another visit to the Reddit Vegan AITA! We'll pose several scenarios, and decide who, indeed is the ASSHAT!
Let us know what you think! Who's the bad guy?!
We, of course have a LISTENER SHOUTOUT, a Reason To Be Vegan, and some our usual shenanigans.
Thank you so much for listening, and for being so supportive of what we do here at Compassion & Cucumbers.
We love you,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We dedicate this episode to Lolita, the Orca that was held captive for over 53 years at Miami Seaquarium. Lolita's suffering was ended when she perished in captivity this past weekend. We mourn her, and all animals that are exploited, and who suffer at the hands of humans.
On a happier note, this week, we made our way north to Ontario Canada to seek out vegan food from Hamilton to Toronto, with a stop in Burlington for the 2nd annual Burlington Vegfest!
We'll tell you all about the food, the advocacy, and the wonderful people that we met along the way.
In our Noteworthy segment, we celebrate the great work that Lviv's Vegan Kitchen is doing for war refugees in the Ukraine.
To support their work, please give here: https://www.lvivvegankitchen.com
Here are some links to the advocates & sanctuaries that we met at Burlington Vegfest:
Canadians For responsible Food Policy https://responsiblefoodpolicy.ca
Animal Save Movement https://thesavemovement.org
Plant Based Treaty https://plantbasedtreaty.org
Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary https://cedarrow.org
Ladybird Animal Sanctuary https://www.ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com
Thank you so much for listening. We hope you enjoy the show!
Love,
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Hey Pickles!
We're celebrating our 100th episode of the show this week!
We'll share some kid friendly vegan meals, as we hosted our young Niece the last couple of weeks.
We have an update the origins of the Pastelito, and we keep you posted on where we're headed in the next couple months!
A new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen is here, and the full recipe is available on our Patreon page. Join the community there if you would like access to all of the original recipes we make at home!
In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about the upcoming COP28 Summit, and how they are serving "mostly" vegan food?
Our Main Topic this week is a movie review. We review the Netflix documentary, Poisoned, and discuss whether or not it is a vegan film. SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen the movie, you may want to watch it before listening!
As always, we have a Reason To Be Vegan, A Listener Shoutout, and more!
Thank you so much for listening!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links!
Kid Friendly Vegan Recipes
https://sarahwoodardauthoress.wordpress.com/blog/page/2/
COP28 Summit To Serve Mostly Vegan Foodhttps://www.greenqueen.com.hk/cop-28-uae-un-climate-summit-serve-mostly-vegan-food-leaked-controvers/
Documentary, Poisoned Leaves Viewers Vowing To Go Veganhttps://www.nme.com/news/tv/poisoned-documentary-about-us-food-industry-leaves-viewers-vowing-to-go-vegan-3479515#
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Hey Pickles!
We're back in the studio this week to tell you all about everything that went down at WNY VegFest in Buffalo NY!
You'll hear all bout the foods that we tried, the vendors we met, and we shout out some of the great people that came by our booth!
It was a wonderful day, and we're really excited to share our experience there!
In our Noteworthy segment, we encourage you to watch Christopher Sebastian's Ted Talk, 3 ways going vegan helped my anti-racism advocacy.Christopher Sebastian explores how historical ideas around race and species influenced racial violence and animal violence and how the rejection of animal products challenges racial hierarchies and white supremacy.
Watch it here! https://youtu.be/rVIzbOSPL5g
We of course have a listener SHOUT OUT, a Reason To Be Vegan, and more!
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Hey Pickles!
This week, as we need some time to prepare for WNY VegFest, we are re-releasing one of our favorite episodes.
It's episode 24 "What's In Our Vegan Pantry". The show has really grown since this episode was released, but there's some good information here!
We hope to see a lot of you at WNY VegFest in Buffalo August 6th at Johnnie B Wiley Stadium!
Stop by the booth & say hello! If you say " I'm a Pickle" we'll give you a sticker!
Enjoy the replay, and have a great week!
We love you, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We have a fun & informative episode for you this week!
We discuss Vegan breakfast burritos, and what we like in them. Let us know what you like in a breakfast burrito. We need ideas!
Good news out of Syracuse NY. Vegan restaurant, Strong Hearts has partnered with a local hospital to provide vegan food in their cafeteria!
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. It's Christine's Famous Rice & Beans Recipe! The full recipe is available on our Patreon. If you want to join our community there, become a patron! The link is below!
Dr Michael Greger discusses Vegan meat replacements, and if they're healthy for us,
Find out more by watching his video here: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-beyond-meat-and-the-impossible-burger-healthy/
AND, it's a GAME WEEK! We play a fun & challenging game of Would You Rather.
Let us know how you would answer the questions we pose this week!
We. of course have a Reason To Be Vegan, a Listener SHOUT OUT, and a whole lot more!
Thanks for listening, and for all of your support. We couldn't do it without you!
Love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we fill you in on a local vegan food hunt!
We'll tell you what we found & where you can find it!
We have a very special Listener Recipe from one of our favorite listeners!
There's a video of the recipe on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Tq8gpDnUr6g
We have some good news from Levi's Jeans.
Find out more here: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/levis-plant-based-501-jeans-vegans-leather-patches/
In our Main Topic, we explore pro animal agriculture websites to find out what they are saying about animal rights groups and vegan activists.
Find out more here:
https://protecttheharvest.com/what-you-need-to-know/overview-of-animal-rights-organizations/farm-sanctuary/
https://www.drovers.com/opinion/wilkinson-fight-animal-rights-groups-infiltrating-our-industry
https://protecttheharvest.com/news/animal-rights-groups-who-they-really-are/
https://humanewatch.org
https://www.thecavalrygroup.com
https://animalagalliance.org/resource/gain-practical-solutions-to-animal-rights-extremism-at-the-2023-stakeholders-summit/
Thank you so much for listening to the show, and for all of your support in what we do!
We love you, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
This is a fun episode!
We tell you all about our nephew's vegan wedding day!
In our Noteworthy segment, PETA has used AI to rewrite the bible to make it more vegan friendly.
Our Main Topic is Vegan Bucket Lists! There are places you should go, restaurants you should visit, and things you should do! Have a pen & paper handy!
Its a long one, so settle in & enjoy the show!
Thank you so much for listening & supporting the show!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links!
Animal advocacy group rewrites Bible aided by AI to make it ‘vegan friendly’
https://premierchristian.news/us/news/article/animal-advocacy-group-rewrites-bible-aided-by-chatgpt-to-make-it-vegan-friendly
Vegan Bucket Listshttps://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-bucket-list/
https://worldoflina.com/8-best-vegan-travel-destinations-to-add-to-your-bucket-list/
https://veganculinarycruises.medium.com/5-things-to-complete-your-vegan-bucket-list-e64072e162b9
https://vegnews.com/vegan-travel/best-vegan-festivals
Food Empowerment School Supply Drivehttps://foodispower.org/school-supply-drive/
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Hey Pickles!
Happy birthday to Christine!!
In this episode, we recap our Live Vegan Trivia Night.
There's a positive update on the Trade Murphy Right to Rescue case.
We have a new recipe from Our Vegan Kitchen. It's a vegan Crunchwrap!!
In our Noteworthy section, we tell you about a chef in Perth that has banned vegans from his restaurant.
In our Main Topic, we go down a Vegan Reddit rabbit hole to answer the question, "Am I The Ass Hat?"!
You'll get a Reason To Be Vegan, and our usual vegan shenanigans!
Thank you so much for listening!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Cornell Law files suit challenging gag order against Tracy Murphy of Asha Farm Sanctuary
https://cornell1a.law.cornell.edu/news/news.php?news=clinic-files-lawsuit-challenging-gag-order-as-unconstitutional
Celeb chef BANS all vegans from his restaurant after a customer complained about her meat-free mealhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12213137/Perth-Fyre-chef-John-Mountain-bans-vegans-customer-complaint.html
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Hey Pickles!
We hope that this finds you well!
This week we tell you about some good news for animals coming out of Canada. They've passed a law limiting animal testing! Hooray!
We have a new Listener Recipe for one of the best mushroom lentil walnut burgers we have ever had!
In our Main Topic, we discuss cognitive dissonance & the psychology of omnivores; the meat paradox. This is a topic that we will probably explore further on future episodes as there is a lot to unpack!
We have a LISTENER SHOUT OUT, a reason to be vegan, and more!
Thanks so much for listening, and for supporting the show!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Frozen Fruit Recallhttps://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/voluntary-recall-specific-frozen-fruit-products-due-possible-contamination-listeria-monocytogenes
Canada Moves to Ban Animal Toxicity Testing
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/canada-ban-animal-toxicity-testing/
Main Topic - Cognitive Dissonance & The Physcology of an Omnivore; The Meat Paradoxhttps://www.popneuro.com/neuromarketing-blog/psychology-vegan-cognitive-dissonance-neuroscience-consumer-behavior
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940846/#:~:text=By%20repeatedly%20highlighting%20animal%20agency,again%20lessens%20the%20meat%20paradox.
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we had some hits & some huge misses in the vegan food realm!
We'll tell you all about it.
Sam made this week's recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Lauren Toyota's book, Hot For Food All Day. It's a really different cauliflower recipe!You can get the cookbook here, and as this is an affiliate link, we do receive a very small compensation if you purchase it using our link! https://amzn.to/3JlE3I5
We discuss a vegan neighbor dispute that has us thinking about how people react to vegans in general.
In our Main Topic, we review the new Guardians Of The Galaxy film, that PETA has called, an " Animal right masterpiece". While the film does delve into the world of animal testing & experimentation, we feel that PETA is being way to generous with their praise of this film. Listen to our full review for more.
We have a Listener Shout Out, a Reason To Be Vegan, and more!
Thanks so much for taking time out of your life to listen to the show!
We really appreciate you!
Love, Sam & Christine
Here are some links:
Vegan family writes letter to neighbor asking them to close their windows when cooking meathttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/vegan-neighbours-meat-close-windows-b2357992.html
PETA praised Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as the year's best animal rights movie and dubbed it an "animal rights masterpiece."https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/peta-awards-james-gunn-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-animal-story-1234860034/
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Hey Hey Pickles!
Man, we have a lot of things to talk about this week!
We had an incredible dinner on our Wedding Anniversary at a fundraiser for WNY VegFest.
This was a 5 course vegan meal presented to us by Chef Kujo Kumro & Chef Rhonda Wells. We'll tell you all about it!
We taste test some amazing vegan chocolate from Blue Table Chocolate.
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, AND in our Main Topic, we bring you some interesting stories in Vegan News!
We, of course have a Listener Shout Out, A Reason To Be Vegan, and more!
Enjoy the show, and thank you so much for listening!
We love you,
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Forage & Flame w/ Chef Kujo Kumro
https://www.instagram.com/forageandflame/?hl=en
Buffalo Plant Burger
https://www.facebook.com/p/Buffalo-Plant-Burger-100038066385015/
Taco Bell Vegan Crunchwrap
https://vegoutmag.com/news/vegan-news-june-9-2023/
In Vegan News:
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/couple-wedding-animal-rights-protest-documentary/
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/10-animal-rights-activists-you-should-know-and-follow/
https://www.greenmatters.com/environmental-leaders/animal-liberation-now-peter-singer
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having a great day!
In this episode, we update you on some amazing Vegan food that we had in the Buffalo area.
We talk about National Animal Rights Day.
We have another great LISTENER RECIPE!
You'll hear about some Vegan food labeling laws that are being called, unconstitutional.
AND, it's a GAME WEEK! We play a super fun round of Would You Rather!
Enjoy the episode, and thank you so much for listening!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
National Animal Rights Day https://thenard.org
Guud & Evil Vegan Eats https://www.guudandevul.com
Blue Table Chocolates https://www.bluetablechocolates.com
Nickel City Bleach https://nickelcitybleach.square.site
The Listener Recipe Submitted by Beth Kenney https://savoryspin.com/vegan-stuffed-spaghetti-squash/
Plant Based Meat Labeling Laws https://vegnews.com/2023/6/texas-governor-plant-based-meat-labeling-constitutional
Food Empowerment Project https://foodispower.org
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week, we have an update on the Miyokos Creamery situation.
You'll find out if Vegan Mothers can safely breastfeed.
In our Main Topic, we discuss how to help your family members transition to a vegan life!
We have a new recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Dustin Harder AKA The Vegan Roadie. It's a great summertime recipe that we will definitely be making again! You can get the cookbook down in the links section!
We, of course have a LISTENER SHOUT OUT, and some of our usual silliness!
Thank you so much for supporting the show, and for taking time out of your life to spend with us!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
New study shows vegan lactating mothers have same levels of key breast milk nutrients as non-vegan moms
https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/health/study-vegan-lactating-mothers-have-key-breast-milk-nutrients-as-non-vegan-moms/
People are most likely to be turned vegan by family members
https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/news/family-relationships-the-key-driver-for-people-turning-vegan-study-finds/
Get This Weeks Cookbook!
https://amzn.to/3N1skRf
Get Tickets To Our Live Vegan Trivia Event!https://ticketbud.com/events/1bc95c6a-f65f-11ed-8c8b-42010a717025
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Donate To Food Not Bombs https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Cucumbers
Our YouTube
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72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsU
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/
Hey Pickles!
This week's episode has a lot going on!
Christine attended The Humane Hoax Conference, and tells you all about it.
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen.
We talk about how your salad dressing could be making your salads unhealthy.
In our Main Topic, we discuss how Beyond Steak lands certification from American Heart Association. What does this verification mean? How do foods achieve it?
We'll let you know!
We also have a reason to be vegan, a LISTENER SHOUT OUT, and so much more!
Thank you so much for listening! We really appreciate you taking some time out of your day to spend with us!
Here are the links:
Sign Up For Our Live Vegan Trivia Event! https://ticketbud.com/events/1bc95c6a-f65f-11ed-8c8b-42010a717025
The Humane Hoax Conference Replay https://fb.watch/kHNBioiLzQ/
The Hume Hoax Website https://www.humanehoax.org
Keep Your Salads From Being Unhealthy https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2022/09/turn-over-new-leaf-ditch-your-salads-harmful-chemicals-healthier
Beyond Steak AHA Certification https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/beyond-steak-lands-certification-from-american-heart-association-after-rigorous-review/
More Info On AHA Certification Process https://animaloutlook.org/press-release-organization-challenges-american-heart-association-over-healthy-certification-seal/
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well! This week, we talk about some concerning fraud in farm subsidies that you will want to know about.
We have a Vegan Recipe from a listener for some amazing Vegan biscuits!
In our Main Topic, we review the documentary, The Animal People about the work and eventual arrest of members of the activist group, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty ( SHAC).
This is a film that should definitely be on your watch list.
We also have a Listener Shout Out, and a heaping helping of our usual shenanigans!
Thank you so much for listening! We love You!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Farm Bill Fraud
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/04/fairway-farmers-collected-19-million-farm-subsidies-between-2018-and
This Week's Listener Recipe
https://www.radicalfoodsllc.com/greencrabbraddockbaybiscuits
The Animal People
https://youtu.be/ewAJhynyTYs
Lake Erie Vegan
https://www.lakeerievegan.com
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Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you had a fantastic weekend! This week we take a look at some the great things young people are doing in the Vegan Movement.
Our Vegan Cookbook Challenge continues with a delicious recipe from Max La Manna's new book, You Can Cook This! It's loaded with recipes you can make from what's left in your fridge!
We also have a listener shout out, a reason to be Vegan, our Noteworthy section, and so much more!
Thanks for listening! We really appreciate you taking the time to spend with us!
We love you!
Sam & Christine 💚
Here are the links:
Get Max La Manna's new cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3nEEGF6
Listen to his interview on the Vedge Your Best Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vedgeyourbest/episodes
Advocacy For Animals https://advocacyforanimals.org
Resources for young vegans:
https://www.theravencorps.org
https://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/teen-hub
https://vegan-kids.org
https://www.petakids.com
https://veganteen.net/
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Our YouTube
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Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
We have a really fun episode this week!
We're playing Two Truths & A Lie! Play along, and see if you can tell when we're lying, or just learn some things about us that you didn't know!
We also have a recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, a LISTENER SHOUT OUT, some notable news about Vegan leather, and some listener ideas for our wrap up!
Here are the links:
Join our LIVE VEGAN TRIVIA NIGHT! https://ticketbud.com/events/fa227482-e1f2-11ed-a251-42010a717023
Information on Vegan leather https://causeartist.com/what-is-vegan-leather/
Rosie's Farm Sanctuary https://rosiesfarmsanctuary.org/animal-residents/
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week we tell you all about our Earth Day.
We also let you know what Vegan finds we came across at Trader Joe's!
We're excited to introduce our very first Vegan recipe from our Listener Recipe Series!
We, of course, have a listener shout out, a reason to be vegan, and in our Main Topic, we review Ed Winter AKA Earthling Ed's new Vegan documentary short film, MILK!
It's a jam packed episode. We hope you enjoy it!
Thanks so much for listening & for always supporting the show!
We love you, Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
King Charles Looks For Vegan sous chef
https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/buckingham-palace-seeks-sous-chef-vegan-meals-king-charles/
Ed Winters' film, MILK
https://youtu.be/mZsm2_TdFa0
Other Vegan films you may be interested in
https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/features/top-vegan-documentaries/
Vegan Trivia Night with US AS YOUR HOSTS!!
https://ticketbud.com/events/fa227482-e1f2-11ed-a251-42010a717023
Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
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Our YouTube
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Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having a great week! In this week's episode we talk about the Right To Rescue Summit With Wayne Hsiung that we attended.
We also have some updates for you, and in our Main Topic, we discuss reducetarianism, and how we, as vegans, feel about it.
We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Epic Vegan by Dustin Harder. It's a brunch recipe!
There's also the Noteworthy segment, a Listener Shout Out and a Reason To Be Vegan!
Thanks so much for listening! We appreciate your support!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
English Cafe Owner Suffers Backlash From Community After Going Vegan
https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/23431478.local-cafe-owner-suffers-hate-campaign-bacon-sandwiches/
Tobias Leenaert Article
https://veganstrategist.org/2015/11/06/compromise-isnt-complicity-four-reasons-vegan-activists-should-welcome-reducetarianism-and-one-big-reason-reducetarians-should-go-vegan/
Tracy Murphy's Right To Rescue Case https://watch.unchainedtv.com/featured/videos/cuffed-for-helping-cows-tracy-murphy-s-persecution
Get The Cookbook *paid link
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Hey Pickles!
This week we have several updates from last week's episode, a vegan nugget recall, a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, and some important news about garbanzo beans!
Our main topic this week finds us scouring the World Wide Web to bring you some mostly good news in the vegan realm!
We, of course have our weekly reason to be vegan, a listener shout out, and a new segment that we need your help with!
Thanks so much for listening to the show!
We appreciate you!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Impossible Nuggets Recall
https://impossiblefoods.com/blog/doing-the-right-thing-is-never-a-hard-decision
Goat Cuddling Controversy https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/baby-goat-backlash-steinmetz-pennsylvania-farm-vegfest-20230328.html
Candle Cafe Reopens
https://vegnews.com/2023/3/nyc-vegan-restaurant-candle-reopening
Yahoo Finance Reports Growth in Vegan Food Market
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vegan-food-market-global-industry-144700088.html
VegNews Announces The 12 Best New Vegan Products For 2023
https://vegnews.com/vegan-recipes/products/best-vegan-products-natural-products-expo-2023
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
It's a Vegan Trivia Night! Find out if you are a VEGAN GOD!
We link to the trivia contest below!
This week we also have an exciting taste test of some new sauces from Radical Foods!
Radical Foods is a woman owned, Buffalo NY vegan food company, and they've recently released their sauce line with a vegan ranch and a unique vegan vegetable sauce called New York State Sauce!
We paired their sauces with this week's recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge.
This weeks recipe is Lemon Pepper Cauliflower Wings from Unbelievably Vegan by Charity Morgen.
If you're interested in getting both the sauces and the cookbook, check the links section below!
We talk about Italy banning lab grown meat, and the hopeful release of Lolita, the Orca who has spent more than 50 years in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium.
We also have our listener shout out, and ask for your help finding a good sign off for the show!
Thank so much for listening!
We love you!
Sam & Christine
The links:
Radical Foods https://www.radicalfoodsllc.com
Italy Bans Lab Grown Meat https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65110744
Lolita the Orca May Be Released https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lolita-killer-whale-release-captivity-historic-miami-seaquarium-pacific-northwest/
Are You A Vegan God Trivia Night https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/entertainment/quiz-if-you-score-19-20-on-this-quiz-youre-a-vegan-god/
Get This Week's Cookbook, Unbelievably Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3zvuocO
Get This Week's Kitchen Gadget *paid link https://amzn.to/3ZFLCyX
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Hey Pickles!
This Week's episode is brought to you by SUGAR! We had cupcakes from Strong Hearts in Buffalo right before recording the show, and Christine was pretty hyped up!
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. This week we made Christine's Roasted Veggie Bowl With Barley & Miso Tahini Dressing! The full recipe is available to our Patrons over on our Patreon (link below).
We talk about the new vegan cream cheese from Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Should we buy it? Have you seen it in stores?
Our main topic this week is "Ex Vegans". Should we care if vegan personalities, or celebrities stop being vegan? Are vegans as compassionate as we say we are?
We discuss the recent news that Alex O'Connor AKA Cosmic Skeptic announced that he's no longer vegan for medical reasons.
Christine attended a webinar with The AFA to learn about how the lobbying in DC is going, and how we as vegan voters can have our voice heard with the advent of voter surveys for both the House & the Senate. These are portals where we, as vegan voters can have our voices heard (links below).
We, of course, have our listener shout out, and our usual shenanigans.
Thanks for listening, and for all of your support!
We love you!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links
Philadelphia Vegan Cream Cheese. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/business/philadelphia-cream-cheese-plant-based/index.html
AFA Call To Action!
House Portal
https://agriculture.house.gov/forms/form/?ID=2&Preview=true
Senate Portal
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/farm-bill-input
Email the Senate with your feedback: FarmBill2023@ag.senate.gov
Find who Represents you in Congress: https://www.house.gov/
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Hey Pickles!
We have some big news this week! Sam has finally opened her very own Etsy shop, Cucumber Craftworks! You can get her beautiful hand knit items, jewelry , and more. It's all vegan, and all made with love!
This week, we have an update on the Miyokos situation with an interview with Miyoko, and her attorney , Lisa Bloom.
We also have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! We made the Best Ever Veggie Burgers from The Clean Vegan by Jackie Akerberg.
This was a really fun recipe and it definitely lives up to its name! They were delicious!
Jackie Akerberg is the creator of Jackfruitful Kitchen, and we will link to her site and the book below in the links section!
We update you on the new guidelines for purchasing produce. The updated dirty dozen & clean fifteen lists are out.
In our main topic this week, we ask why are vegan restaurants closing? Are they closing at a disproportionate rate compared to non vegan restaurants?
The answer might surprise you!
We have our weekly listener shout out, and don't forget that if you would like to get a shout out, send us an email or DM!
Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support!
We Love You!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Jackie Akerberg's Jackfruitful Kitchen https://jackfruitful.com
Get the cookbook https://amzn.to/40hY4W6
The new Produce buying guideline https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php
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Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're having a fantastic week!
This week we have an update on the new vegan Reeses Peanut Butter Cup.
We discuss the recent sale of Tofurky Co to Moringa Foods. We'll link to the article below.
We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. We made our vegan fiesta bowl!
The recipe will be up on our Patreon if you're interested in trying it!
In our main topic this week, we ask the question, "Can vegans advocate effectively using social media?".
We did a little experiment asking Chat AI a few questions related to vegan activism and social media, and we got some pretty interesting answers.
We have a new listener shout out, and so many shenanigans!
Thanks so much for listening.
We love you all,
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Food Empowerment. https://foodispower.org
Tofurky sells out https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/02/oregon-based-tofurky-sold-to-japanese-food-company.html
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Our YouTube
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Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
We have a really fun episode this week with a trivia game that you can play with us!
We have an impressive recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Eats World by Terry Hope Romero.
This book has 300 vegan recipes from around the world, and we make a recipe from Morocco!
We update you on the use of bone char in sugar, and we have an update on the Miyokos situation.
Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!
Here are the links:
Bone Char https://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/are-animal-ingredients-included-in-white-sugar/
Miyoko Schinner obtains council https://www.specialtyfood.com/news/article/schinner-plans-countersuit-in-miyokos-creamery-dispute/
Donate to Leap For Animals
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ2MTU5
Get this week's cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3SQWdFm
Terry Hope Romero http://veganlatina.com
Play Trivia With US! https://groupgames101.com/food-trivia/
Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Donate To Food Not Bombs https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Cucumbers
Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/
Hey Pickles!
We're coming to you a day later than usual. Sam wasn't feeling well on our regularly scheduled recording day, so here we are. Better late than never!
This week we have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. We came up with a recipe for a spinach Pesto Linguine. Get the recipe below, and if you make the recipe, be sure to let us know how it came out. Also, let us know if there are any issues with the recipe because we're just getting used to writing out our recipes!
Our Main Topic this week is what we found in vegan news recently. Thankfully most of it is positive!
Our Listener Shout Out this week goes out to Sharon Genco! Thank you , Sharon for all of your support for the show. Send us your info, and we'll send you a swag bag!
Thank you so much for listening.
We love you all, Christine & Sam
Sorry that the links to the articles are missing. There wasn't enough room with the addition of the recipe. Ugh.
This Week's Recipe:
C & C’s Spinach Pesto Linguine - Ep. 76
Serves 3 - 4
Ingredients
1 lb Linguine of choice
2 C Fresh spinach roughly chopped
1/2 C Fresh basil roughly chopped
1 C Raw cashews soaked in boiling water for 1 hour
3 T Olive oil
4 Cloves garlic minced (unless you have a high powered blender)
1/4 C Pepitas, or pine nuts, or walnuts
1/4 t salt or to tastes
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/2 C Water
Add more water if you feel the pesto is too thick
Instructions
Drain the cashews
Blend the cashews and water in a blender until smooth
Add spinach, basil, garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper. Blend til smooth
Add nuts of choice and pulse in leaving some texture
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions
Mix the pesto into the cooked pasta, and add salt to taste
We add sautéed veg, onion, and vegan sausage adding white or cannellini beans at the end of the sauté
Top or blend the sautéed veg into the pasta - it’s your choice!
ENJOY!!
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Hey Pickles!
This week we make a recipe from Plant Based India by Dr. Sheil Shukla!
We make a recipe that we've wanted to veganize for a long time, Palak Tofu.
This is a beautiful book with so many recipes that we want to dig into. You can get the book from the link below.
We discuss the recently released news that Miyoko Schinner has been forced out of her company by the board & investors.
We stand with Miyoko!
We talk about a rage inducing research paper out of The University of Georgia Athens titled, The Vegan Industrial Complex - The Political Ecology of Not Eating Animals.
AND, we do a listener shout out!!
Thank you so much for listening!
We love you!
Sam & Christine XO
The Links
Get the cookbook https://amzn.to/3YRE78j
Miyokos Situation https://www.nosh.com/news/2023/miyoko-leaves-miyokos-creamery/
The Vegan Industrial Complex https://drive.google.com/file/d/12BRIRkiaQjHnzt9Op3qZ1YVNbIKlRTh9/view?usp=sharing
72 Reasons To Go Vegan. https://amzn.to/3Z7Fi3m
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Donate To Food Not Bombs https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Cucumbers
Our YouTube
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Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
We're recuperating from an exciting weekend. We vended at a pop up market at The Vegan Center in Tonawanda NY on Saturday . We went for some delicious vegan pizza at Wurlitzer Pizza, and we went to a Super Bowl party on Sunday!
Whew! What a whirlwind of vegan food and fun!
This week we are excited to talk about Moby's film, Punk Rock Vegan Movie!
There may be some spoilers in this episode, so you might want to watch the film first .
Christine made a Spotify play list of some of the music from the movie, and we will link to it below if you want to check it out!
Thanks so much for listening and spending some time with us!
We love you all!
Sam & Christine XO
The links:
The Vegan Center https://projectvegan716.com/the-vegan-center
The Vegan Grocery Store https://www.thevegangrocerystore.com
Wurlitzer Pizza http://www.wurlitzerpizza.com
Punk Rock Vegan Movie https://youtu.be/W9q1IidazY8
Christine's Punk Rock Vegan Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hQBnqOrQ0JEHjQQfepJKP?si=679c284715b048cc
Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
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Our YouTube
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Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Hey Pickles!
This week we continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a tofu recipe from The Herbivorous Butcher Cookbook by Aubry & Kale Walch with Sandra Soria & Danny Seo!
The Punk Rock Vegan Movie is available to watch for free on YouTube. We'll link to it below.
We play a vegan "Would You Rather" game! With so much craziness in the world right now, we decided to have some fun, and play a game. You can play along with the link in the links section.
Thank you so much for listening! We hope you have fun with this episode!
We love you!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Radical Empaths Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/4ST4CR6rSqGEO4VdsEcg5d?si=f834df7bb0954f5c
Plant Based News article on VFC https://plantbasednews.org/culture/media/vegan-chicken-brand-vfc-troll-campaign/
The Herbivorous Butcher https://www.theherbivorousbutcher.com
Get The Cookbook https://amzn.to/3jyDPE3
Play The Game! https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahloewentheil/would-you-rather-food-game
Punk Rock Vegan Movie https://youtu.be/W9q1IidazY8
Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Donate To Food Not Bombs https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Cucumbers
Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/
Hey Pickles!
Welcome to episode 73! This week we discuss tacos, effecting change in the world, and we review the 2019 Alex Lockwood film, 73 Cows.
We also have a recipe for you from our vegan kitchen, talk about a new all vegan pub in London, and we discuss an article from The Conversation on why we should see veganism as a political movement rather than a dietary choice.
Thanks so much for listening. We hope you enjoy the show!
If you have any vegan taco ideas, please drop us an email or DM us on our social media.
We love you,
Sam & Christine
Here are the links:
Vegan Cuts Snack Box https://vegancuts.com/snackbox
The Spread Eagle Vegan Pub https://www.thespreadeaglelondon.co.uk
Article from The Conversation https://theconversation.com/veganism-why-we-should-see-it-as-a-political-movement-rather-than-a-dietary-choice-197318
73 Cows https://youtu.be/BqyiSnhV11I
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we have a recipe from Healthy Vegan, Happy Body by Tess Challis.
It's a unique take on a chipotle burrito!
Moby has released a new vegan documentary called Punk Rock Vegan Movie. It will be available for free on YouTube after January 30th.
We take a look at a campaign by Go Vegan World that uses billboard ads with brutally honest messaging. We ask the question, do billboard ads work? And, how effective are they?
We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen, and for all of your support for the work that we do!
We love you,
Sam & Christine
Here are the links!
Get the cookbook *paid link. https://amzn.to/3XvxHLz
Tess Challis. https://tesschallis.com
Punk Rock Vegan Movie https://slamdance.com/punk-rock-vegan-movie-will-open-slamdance/
Go Vegan World. https://goveganworld.com
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well! This week we take a look at the Plant Based News Documentary, Vegan 2022.
PBN puts out this year in review each year , and we'll discuss our thought on the film!
We have our first recipe from our new segment, From Our Vegan Kitchen. In this segment we will be sharing some of the vegan meals that we create right here at home.
We ask the question, "Is Veganuary good for the vegan movement?"
Thanks so much for listening. We love you! Be good to each other!
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We're getting back into our normal routine after the holidays, and we want to focus on Veganuary!
Before we get into all of that, we have our first recipe of 2023 from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge.
This week we make an amazing soup from the book Hot For Food All Day by Lauren Toyota.
This is a fantastic book from one of Canada's premier vegan chefs. There's over 100 great vegan recipes for you to try, and we're looking forward to trying more of them!
We give tips for new vegans, and some mistakes that you should try to avoid.
We'll let you know why going vegan is the best New Year's resolution to make in 2023.
We'll also give you one of 72 reasons to be vegan!
We're excited for the new year. and all that it will bring.
Here are the links!
Lauren Toyota's food blog https://www.hotforfoodblog.com
The PETA article that we refer to https://www.peta.org/features/ultimate-new-years-resolution-go-vegan/
Get The Cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3QHo8GR
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Hey Pickles!
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023! We hope you had a good holiday season and a good New Years.
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the terrible winter storm that we had here in the Buffalo area.
We consider ourselves fortunate to have had minimal damage, and only lost our heat for a short time on Christmas Eve.
This week we talk all about New Years. We give you some fun facts about the holiday, and explore some traditions.
We also share some of the intentions that we have for the coming year.
Thank you so so much for listening, and supporting us the last year and a half.
We love you all,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We're taking a short break to spend time with our families. We're in the midst of Winter Storm Elliot, and have been snowed in for a few days.
We have power & lots of food, so we're ok. We send warm wishes to everyone struggling through this crazy storm.
We hope you had a wonderful holiday & that you enjoy listening to some of our favorite holiday traditions.
See you in the new year!
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
This week is all about YOU! We wanted to share some of the holiday favorites & traditions submitted by our listeners!
We push pause on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge, but we'll be back with more fun recipes in the new year.
We were foiled by the snow this week, and couldn't make it to the Holiday Market as we planned. We got about 35 minutes away from home and the storm forced us to turn around & head for home.
We're so glad that you decide to take some time out of your day to listen to the show.
We appreciate you all so very much.
Happy Holidays. We love you!
Sam & Christine
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Sara Elizabeth Singer Songwriter http://www.saraelizabethmusic.com
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Hey Pickles!
Happy Holidays to you! This week, we fill you in on some really cool stuff we've been up to!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook by Dinah Bucholz! We do a festive holiday drink recipe!
Our main topic this week is how to navigate a non vegan world during the holidays.
This episode is inspired by an episode that The Bearded Vegans did a few years ago titled, “ How to be a good advocate for animals during the holidays”. We'll link to their episode down in the links section.
We give you a few tools, and ideas to make attending holiday gatherings a little less stressful, and help you to identify when to advocate, and when to keep quiet in these situations.
We hope you're enjoying the last weeks of autumn. It's exciting to know that the return of brighter, and longer days are ahead!
Here are the links!
Get this weeks cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3BuF6Se
The Bearded Vegans Ep 111 https://thecommentist.com/bearded-vegans/bv111/
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we take you around the world to explore different winter holidays. and how they are celebrated!
We talk about Hanukkah, Yule Tide, Solstice, Kwanza, and others! Let's all remember that no matter what you celebrate, to spread kindness and love towards each other.
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from Ageless Vegan by Tracye McQuirter with Mary McQuirter.
We make her Crispy Tofu Bites and add it to a recipe from Everyday Eats by Eamon & Bec with Fraser Cooks!
It's a Twofer!
Thanks for listening !
We love you all.
Here are the links:
Tracye McQuirter https://byanygreensnecessary.com
Get The Cookbook Ageless Vegan https://amzn.to/3iD3rP9
Eamon & Bec & Fraser Cooks Everyday Eats https://eamonandbec.com/products/everyday-eats
The Planty Baker https://theplantybaker.square.site
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Hey Pickles!
We have a lot to be thankful for this week. Sam's Father had open heart surgery.
Everything went to plan and he is at home recovering. We can all breathe a sigh of relief.
We're thankful for YOU for all of your messages of support during this stressful time.
We had a couple of disturbing sightings along the road recently in our travels between WNY and Pittsburgh.
We made a recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from the book, Cauliflower - Recipes For Salads, Sandwiches, Entrees, and More.
Cauliflower is such a versatile food, and this book has so many creative ways to use it!
We touch on a few good news stories in Vegan News!
We're looking for some help from you for an upcoming episode! Send us an email or DM with your favorite holiday movies, songs, traditions, and foods!
Thank you so much for listening, and for all of your support!
We love you!
Here are the links:
This week's cookbook https://amzn.to/3inHGTv
The News https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-and-politics/rishi-sunak-hires-vegan-head-environmental-policy-meera-vadher/
https://www.greenmatters.com/news/i-could-never-go-vegan-documentary
https://www.peta.org/features/vegan-wool-award/
Veggie Soup For The Chicken Soul https://amzn.to/3GU1LuT
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Hey Pickles!
We're sharing our interview with Michele Olender of Vedge Your Best Podcast!
We are in the midst of some serious family stuff. Sam's Dad is having open heart surgery, and Michele was so nice to allow us to share this interview as we have not had time nor the head space to create an episode this week.
We really just wanted to be able to focus our energy on Dad, and the family.
Many thanks go out to Michele, and her editor, Charlie Weinshank for their help and support!
We hope you enjoy the interview!
Thank you so much for listening, and for all of your support as we go through this stressful time.
We love you!
You can find Michele's podcast and her coaching here https://micheleolendercoaching.com
You can find Charlie Weinshank here https://charlieweinshank.wordpress.com
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Hey Pickles!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from Easy Plant Based Cooking for Two by Lei Shishak. This is a fantastic book, especially if you cook for two often. There are so many delicious recipes for you to try!
We highly recommend this cookbook, and look forward to making more recipes from it!
We wanted to get this years Vegan Gift Giving Guide out to you earlier so that you can check out some of the smaller sellers, and buy from them early!
We give you a ton of gift ideas for every vegan in your life. and encourage you to support local, small, women, and BIPOC owned businesses. So many of these small sellers are struggling to come back after the pandemic, and can really use our support.
Thank you so much for listening , and we hope we give you some fun ideas!
Here are some links!
Lei Shishak https://leishishak.com
Get The Cookbook https://amzn.to/3EwxAbm
Wellness In The Village. https://wellnessinthevillage.com
The Vegan Grocery Store https://www.thevegangrocerystore.com
Om Nohm https://omnohm.com
The Planty Baker https://theplantybaker.square.site
The Vegan Center Gift Shop https://projectvegan716.com/the-vegan-shop
Herbivore Clothing https://www.herbivoreclothing.com
Plant Posse https://www.plantposseart.com
Snack Ever https://snackever.com
No Pig Neva. https://nopigneva.com
Compassion Co. https://compassionco.com
GTFO https://gtfoitsvegan.com
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Hey Pickles!
This week we wanted to do something fun, so we play a game of Vegan Would You Rather!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from The Essential Mediterranean Cookbook by Bay Books.
While this isn't a vegan cookbook, there are many vegan recipes inside!
Sam was a trooper and agreed to doing the show even though she has next to no voice! Thanks for bearing with us during her bout with laryngitis.
We kept the episode short as to limit the amount of talking Sam had to endure.
Thanks so much for listening & for all of your support!
We love you!
Sam & Christine
Here are the links!
This weeks cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3TiayZO
Would You Rather Game https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahaspler/would-you-rather-vegan-food-edition
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Hey Pickles!!
How do we squeeze 4 days of Vegan Summit into an hour of show??
We decided that we would just do a highlights episode so that we don't overwhelm you with everything that we did while we were in Washington DC.
We hope that it gives you a good idea of what to expect from an event like this, and that it will inspire you to attend one in the future!
We also recap our day at The Vegan Halloween Pop Up Market at The Vegan Center in Tonawanda NY!
We shout out some of the great people that we got to spend time with, the awesome vegan food we got to eat, and the vendors that shared their wares!
It was a who's who of the Buffalo Vegan scene! So much fun!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from the book, Protest Kitchen by Carol J. Adams and Virginia Messina.
This is a cookbook that not only includes recipes, but teaches the reader that how and what we choose to cook and eat has an impact on not just our health, and the health of our planet, but has a profound impact on animal rights, human rights, and a number of social justice issues.
Every vegan should have this book on their shelf! You can get it through the link below.
Thank you so much for listening to the show, and for supporting what we do!
We love you,
Sam & Christine
Here are the links !
Protest Kitchen by Carol J. Adams & Virginia Messina https://amzn.to/3WdfqCx
The AVA Summit https://avasummit.com
The Vegan Center - Project Vegan 716 https://projectvegan716.com/the-vegan-center
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Happy Halloween!
This week, we give you a ton of vegan candy ideas for Halloween. We'll give you some costume ideas, and explore all things vegan for All Hallows Eve!
We have a recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from The Candle Cafe Cookbook by Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza with Barbara Scott - Goodman.
We have our second installment of Sam's Books In Review with a review of The Vegan Matrix By Melanie Joy PhD.
We hope you have a frightenly good Halloween weekend!
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This week we made a recipe out of the book, Crazy Good Vegan by Lloyd Rose, founder of Plant Crazii!
Get your hands on his book. It has so many simple & frugal vegan recipes that are full of flavor, and are easy to make!
We do our best to bust some common vegan myths in a Vegan Myth Buster segment. We discuss how these myths started and how we as vegans can dispel them.
We hope you enjoy the episode, and thank you so much for listening!
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This week we finally got a chance to check out Grass Fed Vegan Butcher in Rochester!
We had such a great time at the Syracuse Vegfest! We'll fill you in on all the wonderful vegan food that we ate, the people we met, AND, we had a spooky good time with our friend, Andy Tabar from Compassion Co!
We also have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. We make a delicious fall dessert from the book, Modern Vegan Baking by Gretchen Price.
We have a bit of a sad story to tell about some of the food that we bought.
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We've wrangled all of the gremlins, and have a fun episode for you this week!
We continue the Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a delicious recipe from Power Plates by Gena Hamshaw of The Full Helping Blog. We made her coconut kale and lentil bowl with roasted delicata squash. Yum!!
We explore some vegan and vegetarian characters in television. We discuss clips from Friends, The Simpsons, Southpark, and reveal some vegan characters that might surprise you!
We shout out a listener that left us a review, and 5 STARS!!
We hope that you enjoy the episode, and thank you so much for listening and supporting the show!
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We have a recipe for you from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. This week we made a recipe from Isa Chandra Moskowitz' new book, "I Can Cook Vegan".
What a great book this is. It's perfect for new vegans, the vegan curious, and anyone who's looking for fun, weeknight recipes to make. It would also make a great gift for anyone that is looking to learn more about vegan cooking!
We saddled up the old Hyundai once again, and headed to Batavia and Rochester NY!
We had lunch at the adorable Eden Cafe & Bake Shop in Batavia. They're located at 242 Ellicott St, Batavia, NY.
What a cute and calming space they’ve created. Its a cute corner shop with lots of natural light coming from the front windows. With comfy bench seats lined with colorful pillows, plants in the windows, and a nice cozy color scheme of pink & sage green.
They are an all vegan establishment, and the food was fantastic!
We then had plans to see a couple shows in Rochester. The first of which was a modern dance performance that was part of the Rochester Fringe Festival , called Commotion Dance Theater. One of the dancers was a former student of Sam's, and we were thrilled that we were able to attend!
Before the second show that we were going to see, we had dinner at The Red Fern.
They are located at 283 Oxford Street, Rochester, NY. With it’s inviting little red door, you step down into the place & come face to face with their awesome looking bakery case!
We throughly enjoyed our meal there, and we will definitely be back! As expected we grabbed a couple baked goods to take home with us. We got a lemon raspberry blondie & a chocolate peanut butter rice crispy treat!
We then made our way to the Kodak Center to see Randy Rainbow Live - The Pink Glasses Tour! What a fun show! If you love musical theater, and political satire, you will love Randy Rainbow. Check out his You Tube channel!
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We're one year old!!! That's right we've been doing this crazy vegan podcast thing for a whole year! We're so glad that you've been here with us as we've grown and learned along the way!
We also had a big vegan birthday bash for Sam this past weekend. We'll fill you in on all the vegan food that we made for the party!
We made a recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a bit of a twist.
This week's recipe was an homage to Christine's late Mother, Joyce. You'll hear why she honored her Mom with this particular recipe, and we'll share the recipe below! It's a recipe by Italian Chef, Lidia Bastianich. We have many of Lidia's cookbooks, however this recipe was not in any of them! We're pretty sure this recipe is only from one of her many cooking shows. We found it on a food forum!
We created a list of some of the hidden animal ingredients that you should watch out for when you're doing your grocery shopping, and we let you know in which foods you might find them.
We recommend the book Animal Ingredients A to Z by EG Smith Collective , and Carol Adams. We'll link to it below
We will be in Rochester NY this weekend to see Randy Rainbow at the Kodak Center, and we will definitely be seeking out some vegan eateries while we're in Rochester, so we will report back on that in next week's episode.
In other exciting news, we are going to Washington DC in October for the Animal & Vegan Advocacy Summit! The AVA Summit aims to accelerate progress and create systemic change for animals by empowering advocates and organizations to increase their impact.
We'll give you more details as the it gets closer!
Thank you so much for listening! Enjoy the show!
Here are the links:
Animal Ingredients A to Z *paid link https://amzn.to/3eYVaTU
Randy Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/c/RandyRainbowOfficial
AVA Summit. https://avasummit.com
This Week's Recipe
Lidia's Potato, Onion, Cherry Tomato Bake
8 large yellow or russet potatoes sliced thin
1 large red onion sliced thin
1 C cherry tomatoes sliced in half
1/2 C Vegan Parmesan cheese
1/4 C olive oil
Dried Oregano
Dried Parsley
Garlic Powder
in a large mixing bowl, combine the potatoes and onions add 1 Tbsp oregano, 1 Tbsp parsley, 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder, half of the olive oil, salt & pepper to taste. Mix well
Transfer to a baking dish
In the same mixing bowl add the sliced cherry tomatoes, the rest of the olive oil, salt & pepper
mix well, and add to the top pf the potatoes. sprinkle vegan parm on top.
Bake at 450F for at least an hour or until the potatoes are tender.
You could par cook the potatoes first to shorten the cooking time. If you do, bake at 425F.
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We were scheduled to be at the Toronto Vegfest this week. Alas, the Vegfest was cancelled due to an issue with their venue, but we decided to go to Toronto anyway because we love Toronto, and we had a non refundable hotel reservation.
We turned lemons into the most delish lemonade, and visited so many great vegan establishments!
We stopped first at Coven Plant Based Marketplace in Hamilton where we got some great vegan groceries, and a couple really swell sandwiches.
Then, we headed to the Hamilton Market to see our friend Kristy at The Apothecary Kitchen, and to get some of her amazing soups!
After talking with the fine folks there, we moved on to see Fraser at No Bones Plant Based Kitchen. We had a great time talking with Fraser while he baked us up some of his epic vegan sausage rolls.
We stayed in Vaughan, visited a huge Ikea, and had dinner at the Vaughan location of Copper Branch, a casual vegan place that has a ton of options to choose from.
We visited the Ontario Science Center, AND we had some of the best vegan Indian food at The Veggie Thali in North York. If you're in this area, and love Indian food, don't miss this place. So good!
On our way back, we stopped in Hamilton again to check out The Hearty Hooligan. This place is a funky little gem on Ottawa St with an amazing menu that's jam packed with vegan burritos, sandwiches, quesadillas & pizza pockets. They also have some great smoothies, coffee drinks and cocktails!
This was such a great weekend of vegan food & fun. We hope you enjoy coming along with us!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Coven Market https://www.covenmarket.com
Apothecary Kitchen https://www.healwithplants.ca
No Bones Kitchen https://www.noboneskitchen.ca
Copper Branch https://www.eatcopperbranch.com
Evviva https://evviva.ca
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This week we play a fun vegan trivia game that you can play along at home!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with another recipe from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero.
We have our first installment of a new segment, Sam's Books in Review!
We also have a good dose of our usual shenanigans, and talk a bit about a cool app called
Flash Foods that allows you to get soon to expire products from your local grocery store at reduced prices. Check it out!
Here are the links:
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The Vegan Trivia Quiz https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/entertainment/quiz-can-you-score-full-marks-in-our-ultimate-vegan-trivia-quiz/
Isa Chandra Moskowitz Post Punk Kitchen https://www.theppk.com
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We have a ton to talk about this week, so we've pushed pause on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge to make room for it all!
We went to a vegan meet up in Buffalo at The Beer Keep, hosted by Donisha Gant, owner of Plantae Vegan Market 212 Grant St Buffalo! We'll fill you in on the event and the food we found at The Beer Keep.
We sat in on a zoom meeting hosted by Connie Spence, founder of Agriculture Fairness Alliance. She was reporting back on her trip to DC with their lobbyists where they had meetings with lawmakers to discuss the upcoming farm bill. Connie wants us to encourage you to join their vegan voter hub. It helps get information about animal rights policy out to vegan voters. You can do that here https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/
We headed south to the Pittsburgh VegFest! This was a big event with over 140 vendors.
There was food, animal sanctuaries, rescue orgs, food trucks, and live local bands!
It was a great event, and we want to thank everyone involved in putting it together!
We had a wonderful time, and it was a beautiful day!
Thank you so so so much for listening, and for supporting all we do!
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Plantae Vegan Market. https://www.facebook.com/Plantaemarketbuffalo/
The Beer Keep https://www.thebeerkeep.com
Kindred Spirits Rescue Ranch https://kindredspiritsrescueranch.com
Pigsburgh Squeelers Rescue. https://www.pigsburghsquealers.com
Compassion Co. Vegan Clothing & Merch https://compassionco.com
Geology Rocks! And Minerals https://geologyrockspittsburgh.com
Sleepy Hollow Handmade Soaps https://sleepyhollowhandmade.com
No Pig Neva. https://nopigneva.com
Squash The Beef. https://squashthebeefcatering.com
Ox's Way https://www.oxsway.com
The Chosen Crumb. https://thechosencrumb.square.site
Snackever https://snackever.com
Pleather Vegan Jerky https://pleathervegansnacks.com
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Our Veg Fest tour continues with a visit to the first annual Burlington Ontario VegFest!
We were thrilled to venture north to Canada to check out this new festival, and we were not disappointed! It was such a well organized event, with over 70 vendors, and so many great organizations providing information on vegan activism!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from The Big Book Of Vegan Cooking by Dianne Wenz. This is an amazing book with 175 great vegan recipes to try!
You should check it out!
We have a lot of our usual shenanigans, and many laughs.
Thank you so much for listening, and for supporting the show!
Much Love, Sam & Christine
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Burlington VegFest https://www.burlingtonvegfest.com
Plant Based Treaty https://plantbasedtreaty.org
Diane Wenz. https://www.diannesvegankitchen.com
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This week we said goodbye to our niece, Lucy. We'll let you know all the vegan food that we made for her while she was staying with us.
We try a vegan option at local Fredonia NY restaurant, Domas Fare!
We attended a really cool vegan pop up market in Tonawanda NY at The Vegan Center.
We met some great people, and ate some fabulous vegan food from Blooming Wild, and Radical Foods!
Thanks so much for listening! We love you all!
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Kid friendly vegan recipes https://sarahwoodardauthoress.wordpress.com/blog/page/2/
Domas Fare restaurant https://www.domusfare.com
Project Vegan 716 The Vegan Center https://projectvegan716.com
Blooming Wild https://www.instagram.com/bloomingwildveg/
Radical Foods https://www.radicalfoodsllc.com
Rava Tea & Gifts https://www.ravateaandgifts.com
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This week we were lucky enough to be vendors at the WNY VegFest! We'll let you in on the food we ate, the vendors that were there, AND our niece, Lucy came along to help us at our booth.
We had such an amazing time! The event was well attended, and it was so well organized.
It was a great success for everyone involved!
Check out WNY VegFest's socials for some great pictures & video of the day!
We pushed pause on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge to make room for all things VegFest.
We will return to it soon! Have no fear! LOL
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Sam spent the weekend away with her family, and we talk about the food she ate while with her non vegan family. We also share what Christine ate while she was left to her own devices!
Our Niece, Lucy joins us in the studio for the first time, and we look forward to taking her with us to WNY VegFest next week!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge, and revisit one of our favorite cookbooks, Epic Vegan Quick & Easy by Dustin Harder, The Vegan Roadie!
This week's recipe was his Fiesta Quinoa Bowl With Sweet Lime Vinaigrette. This is a really great recipe for warmer weather. It was super satisfying and we will definitely make this one again!
We review the film, The End of Medicine. This film focuses on both the connection between animal agriculture and disease, and the link to antibiotic resistance.
We update you on the vendors that will be at WNY VegFest, and of course we have our usual shenanigans!
Thanks so much for listening!
Here are the links.
WNY VegFest https://wnyvegfest.com
Dustin Harder's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVeganRoadie
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The End of Medicine. https://www.theendofmedicine.com
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We have a jam packed episode this week. We answer the question, what do you call a fish with no eyes, AND......
We were lucky enough to be invited to the soft opening of the newest vegan restaurant in Buffalo, Strong Hearts! They have created a wonderful space, and the food was as amazing as we expected. If you're in the Buffalo area, make sure you check them out!
There located at 295 Niagara St Buffalo Ny.
We came up with some vegan camping hacks to help make your next camping trip more fun & less work. We'll tell you some of the foods we prepare when we camp, and give you some ideas on what to bring, and what not to bring. We hope you find it helpful!
Thanks for listening & for supporting the show!
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Mockingbird Farms Fundraiser https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Cucumbers
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We were delighted to find vegan food from one of our favorite chefs & baker, Jessamine from Om Nohm Bakery & Cafe at a recent Sheryl Crow concert!
There's some disturbing vegan news coming out of Turkey. It's unbelievable!
We make a great recipe from the book, Eat Like You Give A Damn by Michelle Schwegmann & Josh Hooten of Herbivore Clothing!
We play another rousing round of our Top 5 Challenge. Play along with us!
Thanks for listening! Enjoy the show!
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Om Nohm Bakery & Cafe https://omnohm.com
News out of Turkey https://vegnews.com/2022/7/turkey-vegan-cheese-ban
Herbivore Clothing https://www.herbivoreclothing.com
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We had a great weekend. We hope you did too! We roadtripped a little to Trader Joe's & Target to do some shopping and to scope out vegan products. We went to Cheesecake Factory to have lunch, and we'll tell you what we found to eat on their menu!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a cool summertime grilling recipe from the book, Totally Vegetarian by Toni Fiore. This is a great book with mostly vegan recipes, and the vegetarian recipes tell you how to veganize them!
We spotlight one of our favorite vegan organizations, Food Empowerment Project, and tell you how you can join them in helping farmworkers and their families.
Thank you so much for listening!!
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Toni Fiore's website https://www.tonifiore.com
Get the cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3PlufyA
Food Empowerment Project. https://foodispower.org
FEP Chocolate List. https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list/
FEP School Supply Drive https://foodispower.org/school-supply-drive/
The Vegan Center - Project Vegan 716 https://projectvegan716.com/the-vegan-center
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This week we wrap up our trip to Orlando. Things took a turn for the worse.
Christine celebrated a birthday on July 3rd! We'll fill you in on all the fun stuff we did, and take you along for a wonderful vegan meal at Christine's Sister, Linda's house!
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a Crispy Rice Paper Bacon recipe from the book, Food is the Solution by Matthew Prescott.
This is a unique cookbook, as it contains a ton of information on how to eat, and cook sustainably!
Please forgive our Covid brains in this one! LOL Thanks so much for listening!
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We traveled south to Orlando Florida in search of vegan food. We hit the parks, the grocery stores, local restaurants, and we'll tell you all about what we found!
Keep an eye on our socials for pics of all the vegan food that we discovered!
We also found a local dinner theatre with some vegan options! Vegan Pirates!
Enjoy the episode, and thanks so much for your support!
Don't forget to subscribe, and if your podcast app allows, be sure to leave us a rating, and a review!
Here are the links!
Vegan Options at Universal Orlando from VeggL https://veggl.com/vegan-options-at-theme-parks/vegan-options-at-universal-studios-florida/
Pirates Dinner Adventure https://piratesdinneradventure.com
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We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary with a movie, and lunch at Sunshine Vegan Eats in Buffalo!
Play along with us while we play Vegan This or That!
We make some vegan comfort food for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. This week's recipe comes from the book, Vegan Comfort Cooking by Melanie McDonald of A Virtual Vegan!
We update you on our travel plans as we prepare for our research on great vegan food in Orlando Florida! More on that in next week's episode!
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Sunshine Vegan Eats https://www.sunshineveganeats.com
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A Virtual Vegan https://avirtualvegan.com
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We had some disappointing news in the world of travel plans.
In exciting news, Sam makes this weeks recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge!
She makes an amazing cauliflower dish from the book, Tahini & Turmeric by Vicky Cohen & Ruth Fox. These sisters created a wonderful assortment of Middle Eastern vegan recipes, and we're looking forward to diving deeper into this one!
We continue spotlighting some of out favorite vegan organizations this week, and talk all about Project Vegan 716 in Buffalo NY, and Penelope's Place Animal Sanctuary in Akron NY.
We highly recommend that you follow what these orgs are doing, and support them anyway you can!
Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to subscribe and review the show to help us reach more amazing people like you!
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Project Vegan 716 https://projectvegan716.com
Penelope's Place http://www.penelopesplacethesanctuary.com
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This week we push pause on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge to make room for Buffalo's Taste of Vegan!
If you're not in the know, Taste of Vegan is a fundraising event for WNY VegFest, And has been growing and improving every year!
We were thrilled to be able to sponsor this year's event, and met so many great people from the WNY area!
In this episode you'll hear all about the food we tried, the vendors that we met, and we shout out the people who stopped by our table to sign up for our mailing list!
WNY Vegfest takes place this year August 7th at Buffalo Riverworks in Buffalo NY
Check out their website for all the details https://wnyvegfest.com
You'll need to bring containers for all the food! Here's a link to some of our favorites! *paid link https://amzn.to/3GW6hXv
Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy the show!
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This week we dive into some recent vegan news. There's some good news and some not so good.
We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from Donna Klein's book, The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen. This is a a classic cookbook lover's book. Over 300 recipes, with great details, and descriptions! You can get the book below using our link!
Thank you so much for listening, and for supporting the show!
Here are links to everything we discuss.
Get the Cookbook *paid link https://amzn.to/3x0YTH5
Get the Gadget - Lemon Juicer * paid link https://amzn.to/3z2wkdQ
Beyond Meat & Kim Kardashian https://theveganreview.com/kim-kardashian-and-that-beyond-meat-advert/
Expose Uncovers Immense Suffering at Chicken Suppliers. https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/activism/expose-uncovers-immense-suffering-aldi-chicken-supplier/
Sales of Plant Based Foods on the Rise https://thebeet.com/sales-of-plant-based-food-have-grown-54-to-7-4-billion-since-2018/
Environmental Benefits of a Vegan Diet https://vegnews.com/2022/5/environmental-benefits-of-vegan-diet
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It's game week again here on the show! We're doing another Top 5 Challenge!
Get a pen and paper so you can play along at home. We have some vegan related categories, and some not vegan related categories, just to mix it up a bit!
We also continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from the book, The Vegan Zombie - Cook & Survive! This is a fun cookbook by Chris Cooney of The Vegan Zombie, and Jon Tedd. There is an included graphic novel, illustrated by Rob Kramer.
Here are the links!
Chris Cooney, The Vegan Zombie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVeganZombie
Jon Tedd https://www.jontedd.com
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Avocado Slicer Set *Paid Link https://amzn.to/3PFQKPN
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This week has been difficult for our WNY Community. A racist mad man gunned down 10 of our neighbors, friends, and family.
We pay tribute to the victims, and honor them. Their lives were stolen, not lost. Our hearts are with every member of the Buffalo community, as we all attempt to live in this new normal.
We're starting a new segment to share some of the vegan organizations that we encourage you to support.
This week we focus on Mockingbird Farm Animal Sanctuary, and The Buffalo Chapter of Food Not Bombs.
We also continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from Jenne Claiborne's Sweet Potato Soul. The name taken from her extremely successful YouTube food channel!
Hold your family & friends close.
Thank you so much for listening.
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Affiliate link to Teakwood Spoon Set *paid link https://amzn.to/3G79nI5
Mockingbird Farm https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com
Food Not Bombs. https://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/index.php
Sweet Potato Soul YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SweetPotatoSoul
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This week we spent some time in Pittsburgh, and we tell you all about the vegan food that we found!
We found some new to us vegan snacks, and had some great vegan Mexican food!
Our Vegan Cookbook Challenge continues with a recipe from Vegan Bowl Attack by Jackie Sobon of Vegan Yack Attack!
We'll fill you in on a vegan chocolate recall, and we let you in on some vegan activities in and around Buffalo NY!
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This week we make a recipe from Dustin Harder's book Epic Vegan - Quick & Easy!
It's a great Pad Thai burger recipe that exceeded all expectations!
We delve into some vegan news and give an update on the company featured in the documentary film, Meat the Future.
We discuss an article that claims that veganism is a fad, and explore a new program that helps animal farmers transition to plant farming.
Thank you so much for listening!
Here are links to what we talk about.
Article on cultured meat https://thebeet.com/this-alternative-meat-company-just-raised-a-record-400-million/
Is Veganism a Fad? https://www.theblaze.com/news/-2657205124
Farmers Toolkit https://vegnews.com/2022/4/online-toolkit-animal-farmers-plants
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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This week we do a fun top 5 challenge that you can play along with at home!
We continue putting our cookbooks to the test with the recipe of the week
AND..... Christine gives an update on last snowfall in the Buffalo area! LOL
Thanks for listening! Have a great week!
Live compassionately!
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This week we cheated a little on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge, and took a recipe from a vegan food blog called Vegan Heaven. This recipe is becoming a favorite of ours.
We discuss an article about beef labeled "antibiotic free" testing positive for antibiotics, and how we can not trust our food labeling laws.
We talk about Ahimsa, and what it means to us, and tell you what we thought of the documentary, Meat The Future.
Here are links to everything we talk about:
Vegan Heaven. https://veganheaven.org/recipe/vegan-cauliflower-tacos/
Washington Post Article on antibiotic free beef https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/04/07/antibiotics-found-in-natural-meat/?
Meat The Future Documentary https://meatthefuture.com
Thanks so much for listening, and have a great week!!
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Hey Pickles!
This week we talk about a project that we did with award winning children's author, Sarah Woodard. We developed a full day's worth of kid friendly vegan recipes for her wonderful blog.
We reveal some great vegan options that are now available at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, discuss the Harry Potter themed animal rights group, The Protego Foundation, and we continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from Ashley Madden's book, The Plant Based Cookbook.
Here are links to everything we talk about this week:
Sarah Woodard's Blog https://sarahwoodardauthoress.wordpress.com/blog/
Ashley Madden https://riseshinecook.ca
Vegan Food at The Wizarding World https://vegnews.com/2022/3/vegan-food-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter
The Protego Foundation https://linktr.ee/protegofdn
Thanks so much for listening!
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We're back with another vegan recipe for our cookbook challenge! This time, it's Kate Middleton's Pasta Alfredo from the book, Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli.
We then switch gears and review the new documentary film , MILKED.
MILKED is a topical feature documentary that exposes the whitewash of New Zealand’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry.
Directed and Produced by Amy Taylor, Co-Produced by Chris Huriwai, and Executive Produced by Keegan Kuhn (Cowspiracy, What the Health), Suzy Amis Cameron (The Game Changers), Peter Eastwood (Diet Fiction, Takeout), Moby (Meat the Future), Jaine & Sailesh Rao (Cowspiracy, What the Health), and Jerome Boudot.
You can watch this film for free, and get a ton of great information on their website https://milked.film/about
Thank you so much for listening, and have a great week!
Christine & Sam
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Hey Pickles!
This week we cook up a recipe from the Epic Vegan by Dustin Harder.
Dustin is known for his vegan food and travel series, The Vegan Roadie. You can watch his series here! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVeganRoadie/about
We also review the new Netflix docuseries, Bad Vegan. If you haven't watched, there are some spoilers so , you may want to watch before listening!
We hope you're having a great week. Thanks so much for listening!
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
This week we cook from the controversial cookbook, Thug Kitchen 101.
We discuss this, and how we've all been duped into believing that Coconut Bliss, now Cosmic Bliss was a vegan company!
We've made some incredible discoveries concerning the origin of this company. You won't believe it!
Will we ever stop being let down by corporate greed?
Thanks so much for listening!
We appreciate you!
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Hey Pickles!
This week we continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge.
We talk about what vegan meals we made for our family over the weekend.
There's some exciting news about Miyoko's Creamery releasing a vegan cottage cheese, and we are angered by a vegan company, formerly Coconut Bliss, who is turning its back on vegan customers by adding dairy products to their line of ice creams.
We discuss how companies greenwash their products, and why it infuriates us!
Here's a link to the article that we discuss https://vegnews.com/2022/3/coconut-bliss-dairy-line
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We couldn't do it without you!
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
This week we continue our cookbook challenge with a recipe that took some research!
We've always wanted to make vegan sushi, and in particular, vegan dragon rolls.
We searched our cookbooks for a dragon roll recipe to no avail. We did however find sushi recipes, and a sushi rice recipe in a book we have that's called, Japanese Cooking Made Simple by Salinas Press.
So, we had to branch out a little. We found a tempura recipe at The VietVegan's blog, and headed to Youtube for some tutorials on the method of making a dragon roll.
We were super happy with the results!
We also discuss why you shouldn't eat dairy, vegan cheese, and when fruit isn't vegan.
Thank you so much for listening. We appreciate you!
Here are links to everything we talked about:
The Viet Vegan's tempura. https://thevietvegan.com/vegan-tempura/
Yeung Man Cooking's Dragon Roll Video https://youtu.be/2KDBPL7LGd8
VegNews guide to vegan cheese. https://vegnews.com/2022/3/vegnews-guide-best-vegan-cheese-brands
Is milk bad for you? https://vegnews.com/2021/9/is-milk-bad-truth-dairy
Oranges aren't vegan? https://www.ladbible.com/news/shopper-shocked-to-discover-oranges-are-not-vegan-20220307
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Hey Pickles!
We have another great vegan recipe this week from Gena Hamshaw's book, Power Plates.
This is a pretty awesome cookbook with 100 one plate, nutritionally balanced, vegan recipes!
We recommend it! You can also check out Gena's blog, The Full Helping. We'll link it below!
After the recipe discussion, we wanted to talk about what vegan staples we keep on hand in our pantry to make cooking easier. We hope it helps!
Thank you so much for listening, and for all of your support!
Here is the link to Gena Hamshaw's blog: https://www.thefullhelping.com
There is a link to purchase all three of her cookbooks on the blog.
Have a great week & remember to live compassionately!
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Hey Pickles!
We are in our 4th week of our 2022 cookbook challenge! We've really been enjoying making some new recipes!
This week's recipe comes from an E-book cookbook from Fraser Fitzgerald, and his Brother, Eamon, along with Eamon's wife Bec, called Everyday Eats!
There are 50 wonderfully photographed recipes to choose from, and they are mostly simple in preparation, but definitely not simple in taste!
We also discuss some articles that we found. We'll link everything below so that you can check things out for yourself!
Thanks so much for listening, and for all the great support!
Here are the links!
Everyday Eats Cookbook https://eamonandbec.com/products/everyday-eats
The Articles that we talk about. https://fordhamobserver.com/67543/opinions/is-that-vegan-my-toxic-journey-with-veganism/
https://www.greenmatters.com/p/bad-vegan-documentary
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Hey Pickles!
This week we continue our vegan cookbook challenge with a recipe from Isa Chandra Moskowitz' awesome book, Vegan With a Vengeance!
Its a fantastic chick pea and rice soup with kale! So good!
We also talk about vegan meat prices, give an update on the situation with Amy's Kitchen, discuss why vegans don't eat honey, and encourage you to reach out to Lantern Publishing if you're looking for books on veganism, animal rights activism, and they have tons of other great books on various subjects that may interest you!
Thanks so much for listening, and for all of your support! It warms our hearts.
Sam & Christine
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Hi Pickles!
This week, we continue our cookbook challenge with a beautiful chick pea curry taken from The Minimalist Bakers book, Everyday Cooking!
We talk about a creative way that IKEA is interviewing candidates for their Technology & Innovation departments.
Sam gives us some insight into what it takes to create audio books, and talks about her current project.
We'll introduce you to a couple of innovative vegan chefs that are offering virtual vegan cooking and baking classes.
Thanks so much for listening!!!
Here are links to everything we discuss:
The Minimalist Baker https://minimalistbaker.com
IKEA 3D Meatballs https://about.ikea.com/en/newsroom/2022/01/31/ikea-invites-tech-talents-for-a-job-interview-over-3d-printed-meatballs
Sam's Latest Book https://www.audible.com/pd/Confessions-of-an-Animal-Rights-Terrorist-Audiobook/B09RCXMDL2
Fraser Fitzgerald Fraser Cooks https://www.frasercooks.org
N.Nicole Boyd Studio Vegan https://www.studiovegans.com
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Hey Pickles!
In this week's episode, we continue our cookbook challenge, discuss Sam's latest projects, and talk about some not so great news in the world of vegan food producers.
There is some really shady stuff going on in the vegan world, and it challenges our ability to shop ethically. We talk about how to navigate it all while remaining sane!
Thanks so much for listening and for all of your support! We appreciate you!
Here are some links to what we talked about!
Girl Scout Cookies and Palm Oil: https://apnews.com/article/palm-oil-forests-indonesia-scouts-83b01f2789e9489569960da63b2741c4
Beyond Foods partnering with Pepsico: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2021/1/27/22252414/beyond-meat-pepsi
Amy's Kitchen: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/amys-kitchen-employee-calls-for-immediate-action-from-cal-osha-at-santa/
Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist: https://www.audible.com/pd/Confessions-of-an-Animal-Rights-Terrorist-Audiobook/B09RCXMDL2
Food Empowerment Project: https://foodispower.org
Ricky Gervais Reveals That He's Vegan: https://plantbasednews.org/news/celebrities/ricky-gervais-vegan/
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Hey Pickles,
This week we start our 2022 Cookbook Challenge. We're making a recipe a week from one of the many vegan cookbooks that we own.
This week's recipe is a lentil sloppy Joe recipe from the Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero.
If you don't have this cookbook, we highly recommend it!
We picked a simpler recipe that didn't require us to purchase a ton of ingredients that we didn't already have on hand.
We also discuss some vegan news, the recent vegan episode of Beat Bobby Flay & Sam reveals some big news!
If you have any recipes that you think we should try, email us the name of the recipe & the cookbook that it's from and we'll try to add it to our challenge!
compassionandcucumbers@gmail.com
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Hey Pickles!
In this week's episode, we discuss the vegan meals that we make on a regular basis.
With the holidays in the past, we have enjoyed getting back to a more whole foods based diet, and with winter closing in, we haven't been traveling to restaurants.
We hope you enjoy hearing about what we've been whipping up in the kitchen, and that you can get some meal ideas to try for yourself.
If you would like any of the recipes for what we talk about, drop us an email!
Thank you so much for listening and for your support of the show. We appreciate you!
Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
This week we discuss some of the news in the vegan world. We talk about food news, the bird flu, and give our opinions on a piece that was published as news but was taken from a two year old Reddit post.
We hope you are having a great Veganuary, and that you have recovered from the holidays.
We're still trying to get back to a normal eating schedule. There were far too many snack foods and candies in the house!
So, get yourself a cup of tea. Sit back, and enjoy the show!
Thank you so much for listening, and for all of your support. We appreciate you!!
Here's a link to the Reddit post that we discuss, if you're interested. https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/is776e/aita_for_filing_charges_against_my_roommate_and/
Have a story we should know about, a restaurant we should try? Do you want us to discuss a certain subject? Do you just want to tell us how much you love us?
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Hey Pickles!
Hello 2022!
This week we talk about New Years! We discuss the vegan snacks that we've had over the holidays and we reveal some of our New Year's Resolutions!
Do you make resolutions? If you do, what are they?
Christine is under the weather and awaiting the results from her Covid test. Apologies for any mouth breathing LOL!
We hope you all had a healthy & happy holiday season!!
Thanks so much for listening & for all of your support!
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Hey Pickles!
Just wanted to let you know we will not have a full episode this week. We’re spending some time with family.
We will return in the new year with more vegan food & restaurant reviews!
Happy New Year!
Sam & Christine
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Happy Holidays, Pickles!
This week we do fun top five lists of some of our favorite holiday things!
We each count down our top holiday movies, songs and cookies!
It was fun to see what we had on our lists, and what we had in common.
We hope you enjoy listening as we laugh our way through the episode!
We want to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season!
Thank you all so much for your support, and for tuning in every week!
Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. May all your dreams come true!
Much love, Sam and Christine
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Hey Pickles!
With less than two weeks to go before Christmas, we wanted to share some of our holiday traditions with you.
This time of year we always seem to remember Christmas past, and thought you might enjoy a conversation about what our families did to celebrate the season.
We also talk about some new traditions that we have!
Grab a hot cocoa and a fuzzy blanket, find a seat by the fire, and have a listen.
Thank you so much for listening, and for all of your support!
Merry Christmas to all!
Here is the Minimalist Baker cinnamon roll recipe that we talk about:
https://minimalistbaker.com/the-worlds-easiest-cinnamon-rolls/
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Hey Pickles!
This week we offer some suggestions for giving vegan gifts this holiday season.
We talk about our favorite places to shop, how to buy small & local, and how to remain true to your vegan ethics while, finding some amazing vegan, and sustainable gifts!
So grab a cup of hot cocoa, find a cozy spot near the tree, and have a listen!
Thank you so much for listening and for supporting us. We really appreciate it!
Here are links to all of the places we talk about.
Herbivore Clothing https://www.herbivoreclothing.com/
Compassion Co https://compassionco.com/
ReKindle by Lisa https://www.rekindlebylisa.com/
Liz Moretti Pet Portraits https://lizmorettiart.com/
Rose City Chocolates https://www.rosecitychocolates.com/
Ethical Superstore https://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/
Ethical State https://ethicalstate.com/
Done Good https://donegood.co/
The Vegan Grocery Store https://www.thevegangrocerystore.com/
The Planty Baker https://www.facebook.com/ThePlantyBaker/
Om Nohm Bakery & Cafe https://omnohm.com/
Upper Crust Bakehouse https://www.uppercrustbakehouse.com/
Spirit & Abundance Vegan Cheese https://www.spiritandabundance.com/
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Hey Pickles!
This week we do a little tribute to Paul and Andy from The Bearded Vegans.
After 6 years, they have decided to end their show. We wanted to do a little tribute to all of the hard work that they have done for the vegan community, and for the vegan movement!
We talk about our favorite episodes, some things we learned from them over the years, and share some laughs as we remember funny moments with them!
So, grab a cup of coffee, find your favorite place to relax, and have a listen.
Thank you so much for listening!!
If you haven't listened to The Bearded Vegan's Podcast in the past, we highly recommend that you check out their past episodes.
You can find them here https://www.thebeardedvegans.com/
You can check out Andy's vegan clothing line, Compassion Co. here https://compassionco.com/
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Hey Pickles!
This week we travel north to Ontario Canada to check out some great vegan eateries!
We'll talk about what we ate and some of our adventures along the way!
You'll also find out what happens when Christine forgets to read labels at the market and hear about our search for vegan bagels in Kensington!
So, grab a coffee and a friend, pop a vegan bagel in the toaster and enjoy the show!
Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support. We love you guys!
We meet some really great people on our way and we'll link below to all of the places that we went.
That Planted Fork https://thatplantedfork.ca/
Fraser Fitzgerald"s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbE_ca0MeyaQ9XC-f6oRMgg
Green Goddess Fromagerie https://www.greengoddessfromagerie.com/
Apothecary Kitchen https://www.healwithplants.ca/
Bring Me Some https://www.bringmesome.ca/
Eat Nabati https://www.instagram.com/eatnabati/?hl=en
Bunners Bake Shop https://bunners.ca/
Saigon Lotus https://www.instagram.com/saigonlotustoronto/?hl=en
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Hey Pickles!
In this weeks episode we put food on the back burner to discuss veganism, activism, and advocacy. We talk about what these things mean to us, and how we can advocate for veganism.
So find your favorite chair, sit back, and enjoy the show!
Many thanks for all of your support, and for listening!
Here are some helpful links.
The Vegan Society https://www.vegansociety.com/
The Cranky Vegan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTTlQEjQKByIegGc_CP2z1w
Animal Rights Activism Guide from Vegan.com https://vegan.com/info/activism/
VeganActivism.Org https://veganactivism.org/
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Hello Pickles!
This week's episode takes us west to Erie Pennsylvania. We love looking for small locally owned establishments and trying any vegan options that they have!
We also added a twist to this episode! We taste test some local spirit free cocktails!
So sit back, grab a snack, and enjoy the show!
Here are links to what we talk about:
The Juice Jar https://eriejuicejar.com/
Erie Food Cooperative https://eriefood.coop/home
Jekyl and Hydes Gastropub https://www.jekyllandhydeserie.com/
Like My Thai https://www.likemythai.com/
Blind Tiger Spirit Free https://www.blindtigerspiritfree.com/
Mockingbird Farm Animal Sanctuary https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/
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Hey Pickles!
In this week's episode, we talk all about the wonderful vegan food and restaurants that we've discovered in the Buffalo, NY area!
Some of these establishments are solely vegan and some are not. There are still many awesome eateries in the area for us to try. We will most certainly have more episodes in the future on this growing vegan community!
Enjoy the show and thanks so much for listening!
Here are links to everything we talked about!
Poppa Pete's A Lebanese Joint https://poppapetes-alebanesejoint.square.site/
Sunshine Vegan Eats https://sunshineveganeats.com/
Wurlitzer Pizza http://www.wurlitzerpizza.com/
Guud & Evul Vegan Eatshttps://www.guudandevul.com/
Big Mood https://www.eatbigmood.com/
Mockingbird Farm Sanctuary https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/
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Hey Pickles!
In this weeks episode we talk all about our adventures at the Toronto Vegandale Festival.
There was so much amazing food and even more amazing people!
So sit back, grab a coffee or your favorite beverage, and enjoy the show.
Thank you so much to everyone that has been listening & supporting us. We love you!
Here are links to everything we talk about!
Vegandale Festival https://www.vegandalefest.com/toronto
Animal Liberation Kitchen https://www.thealk.com/
Snackrilegehttps://www.snackrilege.com/
LivBon Arancini https://www.livbon.ca/
MOMO Hut & Gardens https://www.facebook.com/momohutandgardens/
Correction: We stated that MOMO Hut & Gardens closed their brick & morter. This is an error. They are open for business!! Sorry for any confusion that we caused.
Founders Cocktailshttps://www.foundersoriginal.com/
13 Suns Ethiopian, Pickering ON https://www.facebook.com/13sunsvegan/
Papa Pocho's http://www.papapanchoskitchen.com/#home
PLANTA https://www.plantarestaurants.com/
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Hey Pickles!
In this weeks episode we share our adventures at WNY Vegfest in Buffalo NY!
We talk all about the food that we ate and the vendors that we met!
Enjoy the show & thank you so much for listening!
Contact us compassionandcucumbers@gmail.com
Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com/
Below are links to everything we discussed.
WNY Vegfest https://wnyvegfest.com/
Penelope's Place http://www.penelopesplacethesanctuary.com/
The Vegan Zombie https://theveganzombie.com/
Mockingbird Farm Animal Sanctuary https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/
Be Well with Steph https://www.bewellwithsteph.com/
Avenue 29 Foods https://avenue29foods.com/
Capucine Philson https://www.instagram.com/honeyhuedvegan/
Happeas https://happeascompany.com/
The Vegan Grocery Store https://www.thevegangrocerystore.com/
Wurlitzer Pizza http://www.wurlitzerpizza.com/
Flourish Cafe https://www.flourishonbroadway.com/
Big Mood https://www.eatbigmood.com/
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In this weeks episode we talk all about the documentary, Eating Our Way to Extinction. We give our thoughts on what the film is trying to accomplish, how well it gets its message across, and the people involved in the making of the film. Email us your comments and questions.
Did you see the film? What did you think of it? Did it move you in any way? How could it have been improved?
Let us know your thoughts! compassionandcucumbers@gmail.com
The film's website https://eating2extinction.com/
The Bearded Vegans' review https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eating-our-way-to-extinction-film-review-ep-292/id1030461709?i=1000535395815
Where to watch the film https://eating2extinction.com/the-movie/#anchor-content-1
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In this weeks episode we talk all about vegan grocery shopping. Where we like to shop, what we like to buy, and the products that we find.
We also explore the dirty dozen vegetables, and how to buy good quality veggies without breaking your budget!
Here's a link to the article on the dirty dozen of produce https://wacotrib.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/dirty-dozen-2021-heres-the-list-of-foods-with-the-most-and-least-pesticides/article_2160e62b-a1f5-5ddd-92ad-0181cd85590c.html
The Vegan Grocery Store https://www.thevegangrocerystore.com/
So, grab a cup of tea or your favorite beverage, find a cozy place to sit, and have a listen!
Thanks to all of you that have been supporting us in this venture. We love you all!
Much Love, Sam & Christine
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In this episode we talk all about our visit to Farm Sanctuary & June Bug Lodge in Watkins
Glen NY!We'll also talk about the restaurants that we found along the way!
Please support Farm Sanctuary and help them to provide care for all of the liberated animals on the farm.
You can donate or sponsor an animal on their web site https://www.farmsanctuary.org
Check out June Bug Lodge at their web site https://www.junebuglodge.com
To see pictures and read about our time in Watkins Glen, visit our website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
If you have any questions or comments or just want to say hi, you can email us at compassionandcucumbers@gmail.com
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Our inaugural episode!
Welcome to Compassion & Cucumbers vegan podcast. We're Sam & Christine. In this episode we introduce ourselves, talk about how we started our vegan journey, some of our experiences when we first became vegan, and how our family & friends reacted to the news. We're a married couple who have been vegan for three years. We hope you will join us on this excursion into the world of podcasting, veganism, animal liberation, travel, food, and fun conversation! If you would like to support the podcast you can buy us a coffee below! Thank you in advance for your support & thanks for listening!
You can find our vegan blog at www.compassionandcucumbers.com
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