The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast: Recent Episodes
Evanna Lynch
Hosted by Evanna Lynch, Robbie Jarvis, Momoko Hill and Tylor Starr, The ChickPeeps is a friendly, fun and free-flowing ethical vegan podcast driven by a quest to be more compassionate towards animals.
Everything was going so well... It was Spring of 2021 and life was returning to a semblance of normality. We were leaving our lockdown caves for work, spending more time outdoors than in deep inner turmoil, and a new ChickPeeps episode dropped every Wednesday, sometimes even on time. We were having complex conversations about vegan capitalism, food equity and greenwashing, and things were getting a whole lot more interesting when, suddenly, season 3 came to an abrupt halt. The ChickPeeps promised to return in Autumn 2021 with a brand new season. But when the vegan world needed them most, they vanished...
Hello, sweet 'peeps! It's been a hot minute and we appreciate we left a ChickPeep shaped hole in many of your lives, promptly plucking the podcast from the orbit just as it was reaching its peak. Call it an Irish Goodbye, or a French Escape, call it just plain rude and disorganized, whatever it was, this unprecedented hiatus and echoey silence from Team ChickPeep left many of you citing the constant refrain: 'What Happened To The ChickPeeps?', 'Anyone still read these emails?' And, most piteously, 'Are you guys ever coming back? :,( ?
We're still here, and we hear you, so we've come together for a special episode to answer all these questions and more. In this episode...
- ChickPeeps Catchup - a lot can change in two years! Robbie models a surprisingly wholesome t-shirt and spiritual growth, Momo discusses her ADHD diagnosis and leaving social media, Tylor is a magical cookbook author and Evy comes out as not-an-activist.
- MoJo; we ship it.
- ChickPeeps Rewind - listen and cringe-a-long as we listen back to our younger setting intentions for the podcast and evaluate their success.
- The future of ChickPeeps - Is the podcast ending? - Because it wouldn't be a ChickPeeps episode without a ridiculous scenarios game, we make some educated guesses on where each host will end up in the next 10 years in: 'Who's Most Likely To...?
- First Official ChickPeeps Meetup Announcement: will Momo and Tylor finally get to meet in person at Robbie's sanctuary or outside Tylor's prison cell?
- An uninvited past guest makes an uncomfortable reappearance.
- Snip snap, snip snap - one of us shares their personal reasoning for choosing to undergo sterilization.
- Is a ChickPeep hole shaped like a Chicken or a Chickpea? (jk, we don't get round to this)
- The hosts share some resources that have brought insight, support and joy to their vegan lives - Robbie: Visit a Sanctuary to connect with rescued animals! Check out this link for a comprehensive list.
- Tylor: PETA, The PETA Podcast, The Animal People, The Cranky Vegan and Tylor's podcast Radicals and Revolutionaries.
- Momo: Subscribe to a printed vegan magazine such as Vegan Food and Living or VegNews
- Evy: listen to Evy's other podcast, Just Beings, cohosted with Dr Melanie Joy. Also, a vegan brownie subscription.
- Keep up with Momo, Evy, Tylor and Robbie on their personal pages.
This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your first order at vivolife.com.
Yes, dearest ChickPeeps, here we are... The final episode of season 3. This has undoubtedly been our best and most spangly season to date and we’re so grateful that you’ve shared it with us! In this episode all four ChickHosts sit down for one last chat in which we recap our favourite moments from the season, answer our own quickfire questions and play a final, epic game of Vegan Troll in the Dungeon! Also in this episode…
- We reflect on the moments and guests of season 3 who changed and challenged our veganism.
- We set intentions for our dream season 4 guests!
- “If you could give one animal species the power of speech, who would it be?” A seemingly innocuous question that elicits some ridiculous answers and heated debate!
- Evy introduces us to Orpheus, a talking cat with a plan to overthrow human supremacy, who poses a conundrum to the gang.
- Tylor teaches us about a ‘freegan’ diet!
- Listener, Maurice, issues a public apology to his mother!
- Momo finally does her much anticipated Essex accent and folks, it is worth the wait!
- Evy’s veganism gets put on trial and Robbie enjoys it faaaar too much.
Links:
An amazing video about blue whales!
A few other vegan pods to tide you over until season 4:
The Vegan Life Podcast
Main Street Vegan
Our Hen House
The Exam Room Podcast
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your first order at vivolife.com.
This week we have a very special crossover episode with Wizarding World podcasting masters; the hosts of MuggleCast! Created in 2005, to talk about all things Harry Potter, MuggleCast has produced over 500 episodes is still going strong. This week, Tylor and Evy are joined by Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah to get their take on animal rights in the wizarding world, and to discuss how to make the wizarding world more animal-friendly. We also play a very lively round of ‘Vegan Troll in the Dungeon’ with a twist...
- Evy shares which one of the MuggleCasters is also an integral part of The ChickPeeps team and - to be totally honest with you, peeps - we couldn’t do the show without him…. Which MuggleCaster is it? Listen to find out!
- The MuggleCasters reveal their respective Hogwarts houses and Andrew explains why he chose to renounce Gryffindor!
- BREAKING NEWS: Our host, Tylor, has a huge announcement to share from his organisation The Protego Foundation about a victory achieved for animals in the muggle wizarding world, in association with Warner Bros.
- Our guests muse on what species of magical creature they’d most like to meet in the muggle world.
- The gang discuss the news that HBO are planning a Wizarding World TV series and what changes we’d like to see from a vegan perspective.
- Is it cruel to liberate house-elves, and how would we personally handle a house-elf we ‘inherited’.
- Plant-based Hogwarts feasts: an oxymoron or a creative culinary challenge?
- We devise more secure, ethical methods of letter delivery than owls, and talk about their role in wizarding society.
- Oh great, the ‘Voldemort is Vegan’ theory is back… Tylor tries to convince the Mugglecasters.
- A ghostly presence graces the pod with a non-corporeal conundrum...
Links:
Protego Foundation
MuggleCast website
MuggleCast Instagram and Twitter
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your first order at vivolife.com.
In this episode Evy and Robbie interview Geraldine Starke, founder of Refarm’d. Refarm’d is an organisation devoted to helping farmers transition their businesses from the production of cow’s milk to producing plant-based milks and convert their farmland to animal sanctuaries. Having already piloted their scheme with a number of ex-dairy farmers, including Katja & Jay Wilde, whose story was covered in the 2018 documentary 73 Cows, Geraldine joins us to talk about how Refarm’d is disrupting the dairy industry and what is next for the organisation.
Also in this episode…
- Geraldine speculates on the limitations within the current model of animal sanctuaries and explains why dairy farms are perfectly equipped to become animal sanctuaries.
- “There is really a war between farmers and vegans” - Geraldine talks about wanting to heal the animosity between the farming and animal rights’ communities and how she intends to help farmers and animals with one organisation.
- “Finally, we’re helping the farmers. The future is with them, not against them” - Geraldine describes the reaction of vegans to the work of Refarm’d.
- Geraldine tells us all about the Refarm’d model for helping farmers transition from dairy production to plant milk production - and why they only work with farmers who commit to keeping all of their animals.
- How profitable is producing oat milk vs dairy milk.
- How you can patronise and support the farmers new oat milk businesses!
- “We want to create a whole network around Refarm’d where we can connect farmers with other experts.” - Geraldine shares her vision for the future of Refarm’d, a system that is local, sustainable and ethical.
- Stay tuned for some listener emails and an important season 3 announcement!
Links:
Refarm’d Website
Refarm’d Instagram
Documentary 73 Cows on Vimeo
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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This week on the show we’re talking to the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, Damien Mander. Damien is a former Special Operations sniper who traveled to Africa in 2009, after leaving the military, in search of a new adventure. Instead he discovered “a purpose amongst chaos” when he saw the body of an enormous bull elephant that had been brutally killed for his tusks. In that moment, Damien’s life changed forever and our movement gained a powerful, passionate and highly skilled animal advocate. In this interview Damien talks to Robbie and Evy about his vegan journey, founding the IAPF and about Akashinga, Africa’s first armed, plant-based, all-women anti-poaching unit.
We conducted this interview while Damien was at one of the IAPF reserves in Kenya. The sounds you can hear in the background of our conversation are the authentic noises of the Kenyan wildlife at night!
Also in this episode…
- Damien identifies going vegan as the single most important thing he’s done with his life.
- In pursuit of adventure, Damien talks about his initial motivation to visit Africa, having heard about the anti-poaching world years earlier.
- “These guys are defending the heart and lungs of the planet.” - Damien talks about seeing the work of rangers for the first time, and how it made him see past his ego to reevaluate his life and the kind of person he wanted to be.
- “Having hunted [animals] before Iraq, I never hunted after Iraq because I knew what it was like to be hunted” - Damien talks about how his perspective on animals was radically shifted by his experiences serving twelve tours in Iraq.
- How the world of anti-poaching gave Damien a purpose that had previously eluded him.
- Damien shares how he repurposed his skills as a sniper in the army to set up the International Anti-Poaching Foundation.
- We learn about Akashinga, Africa’s first plant-based all-female anti-poaching unit and Damien shares why he believes women are innately predisposed to be able to protect wildlife and de-escalate conflict.
- “The women are survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, AIDs orphans, single mothers, abandoned wives and when we set this up we thought, ‘lets give an opportunity to some of the most marginalized women, in the toughest positions’ - what we didn’t realise is we were getting the hardest women there were” - on the all female Akashinga rangers.
- “There’s two types of conservationists. Vegans… and those that don’t like to take their work home” - Damien pulls no punches when talking about his stance on veganism as a conservationist.
- Damien has a fresh definition of the alpha male.
Links:
International Anti-Poaching Foundation
Damien’s Modern Warrior TEDtalk
Phillip Wollen: Animals Should Be Off the Menu
Akashinga: The Brave Ones
The Game Changers
Chef Cola’s Instagram
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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Our guest this week is the founder and president of Food Empowerment Project, lauren Ornelas. An animal rights activist of over 30 years, we talk to lauren about F.E.P.'s mission to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one’s food choices. In addition, lauren takes us through her beginnings as an activist, why she founded F.E.P. and why her activism doesn’t stop at veganism.
Also in this episode…
- lauren talks about the culinary trials and tribulations of going vegan in the 1980s. Seriously folks, we don’t realise how good we’ve got it!
- “I find college [activism] organisations to be some of the most impactful organisations that are out there” - lauren tells us about her earliest experiences as an activist in high school and college.
- lauren shares her experiences as an undercover activist working with the animal rights charity Viva! USA.
- lauren talks about her frustration with the animal rights movement not working diligently enough on human rights issues that led her to founding Food Empowerment Project.
- “We need to make sure we’re not acting self-righteous when our food might be coming from unjust systems as well.”
- lauren discusses the brutal working conditions in the cacao industry and why, in her opinion, many vegan chocolate companies are not truly vegan.
- lauren explains F.E.P.’s thorough process for ensuring vegan chocolate companies are not using slave labour.
- Is veganism a privilege or a moral obligation?
- “Veganism has given me every purpose I’ve ever had in my life”
- Tylor is shocked to learn about a company that is enforcing a food apartheid in a community he knows very well.
- lauren gives us an example of a vegan phrase that should be retired and tells us why.
Links:
F.E.P.’s all-important Chocolate List.
lauren’s Tedx talk, The Power of Food our Food Choices.
Food Empowerment Project website.
Food Empowerment Project Instagram and Twitter and Youtube.
F.E.P. ‘Eating on a Budget’.
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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This episode is also brought to you in partnership with the amazing plant based milk making machine, Almond Cow. Check out their website to find out more about making your own delicious, homemade plant milks and use code ‘chickpeeps15’ to get $15 off your Almond Cow at https://almondcow.co/.
This week, Evanna and Tylor speak to award-winning photojournalist, author and founder of We Animals Media, Jo-Anne MacArthur. Jo-Anne's striking images of animals in captivity are known to all within the animal rights movement, and have moved thousands of people to deeply consider humanity’s relationship with animals. In this episode Jo-Anne shares her journey into veganism and animal rights, what she has learned in twenty years of photographing animals exploited by humans and whether or not she still remains optimistic about humanity.
Also in this episode…
- Jo-Anne describes how one chance encounter with a macaque monkey, while backpacking in Ecuador, inspired her to share the stories of animals.
- Jo-Anne tells us about her latest book Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene.
- Jo-Anne explains why she refers to the animals used by humans as ‘hidden animals’ and why she has devoted her life to telling their stories.
- ‘We have to create artistic, beautiful images, even of things that are absolutely terrible’. Jo-Anne stresses the importance of producing visually stimulating pictures of animals and likens it to war photography.
- Tylor shares that, in his time at PETA, they often used Jo-Anne’s work in their campaigns.
- Jo-Anne talks about her organisation We Animals Media; a group of writers, filmmakers and artists, whose focus is to amplify the stories of animals.
- ‘Anyone doing this front-line animal work needs to have a big focus on resilience’. Jo-Anne discusses the importance of safeguarding her mental health and shares that she has previously suffered from PTSD.
- ‘I don’t think I have become desensitized. I think it is important to keep my heart wide open and just let it break, over and over’. Jo-Anne explains how emotional engagement with her subjects and remaining highly sensitised to the plight of animals is key to her being able to produce such striking images.
- Jo-Anne tells Evy and Tylor about the creation of her Animal Photojournalism Masterclass and very generously offers us 4 free passes to giveaway to you, our dearest ChickPeeps. Listen to the episode to find out how you can win one of the passes!
Links:
Make sure you check out Jo-Anne’s beautiful website
We Animals Media website
We Animals Media Photo Galleries.
Follow We Animals Instagram
Buy Jo-Anne’s new book Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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This week, Tylor and Evy interview iconic punk rock star and long-time vegan Davey Havok. Davey is the lead singer of AFI, Blaqk Audio, XTRMST and Dreamcar. He is also an author and co-host on SiriusXM’s Volume West. In this episode, Tylor finally gets to interview and personally thank the person who inspired his veganism in the first place! We also talk about the common philosophy underlying vegan and straight edge lifestyles, veganism on the punk rock scene and Davey’s early days of being vegan while on tour.
While you’re listening, please take a moment to check out the links to our sponsors. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.
This episode is also sponsored by the lovely people at Forager Project. Only for podcast listeners, Forager is offering a limited offer coupon for a free cup of plant-based yoghurt! Claim it here!
Also in this episode…
- Did you know that Davey Havok is actually Tylor’s vegan fairy godfather! Tylor shares how Davey’s example inspired him to consider veganism and started his journey as an animal rights activist.
- Davey shares his initial bias against veganism when it was regarded as ‘trendy’ and how his contrarian mindset caused him to reject veganism for a long time.
- Some fairly outrageous claims are made about the nation’s beloved cereal mascots…
- ‘There’s pus in cow’s milk! I’m out!’
- Davey talks about his journey from begrudging vegan to happily eschewing animal products.
- ‘Meat flesh tastes dead’. Davey talks about the way animal products stop tasting like food once you step away from them.
- Davey’s reasons for following a straight-edge lifestyle and his
- thoughts on the shared foundation of respect between veganism and straight-edge.
- Davey shares how his art and his ethics naturally complement each other.
- We talk about Davey’s ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ poster and he explains why he was happy to do it!
- Tylor asks Davey about touring as a vegan and if it’s getting easier or harder.
- Davey shares some exclusive AFI info and reveals details about the new record, which will be released in 2021!
Links:
The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan.
Diet for A New America - The book that opened Davey’s eyes to veganism.
Follow Davey on Instagram and Twitter.
AFI website.
Davey’s ‘I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur’ campaign for PETA.
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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Hello from Evy, Momo, Tylor and Robbie, back together again for our monthly ‘Ask the ChickPeeps’ episode! This is the episode where we, the hosts of the show, get together to answer your questions and queries as we come to the end of Veganuary 2021 and look ahead to a bright new year full of vegan possibilities!
Also in this episode:
- Thirteen year old Maurice asks us how to handle accidentally eating animal products and how to get parents to take veganism seriously.
- Nessa, a SoCal living Hufflepuff listener, asks for recommendations on the best vegan chocolates; Evy and Momo are only too happy to oblige.
- Listener Dan emails us in regards to a question we fielded on last month’s #AskChickPeeps episode concerning how teachers can introduce their pupils to veganism and animal rights in a non-threatening, non-political way. He has a wonderful recommendation - check it out below!
- Ella-Louise seeks advice on how to go beyond veganism and get active in the animal rights scene, so we share some ideas for various different ways that you can start out on your activism journey.
- Evy admits that she sometimes thinks of you, dear listener, as one of her ‘vegan children’ and she elaborately fantasises about all of the hosts somehow coming together to raise a ‘mega-vegan’. It is weird, but perhaps an interesting reflection on our individual influence on those around us.
- We all look forward to 2021 and talk about ways we’d like to see the vegan movement grow and evolve.
- We reveal the final clue in The ChickPeeps Treasure Giveaway! Entries with the winning answer must be submitted via email or DM by 7th February 2021 at 11.59 PST. Good luck, peeps!
Links:
The Educated Choices Program - as suggested by our listener, Dan.
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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This week, Momo and Evy have an in-depth discussion about redistributing privilege in the vegan community with the wonderful Mikaela Loach. Mikaela is a climate justice and anti-racism activist, a writer, medical student and host of The Yikes Podcast. In this episode, Mikaela shares her journey to veganism, her early days of animal rights activism and why the word ‘vegan’ is no longer front and centre in her activism. Mikaela also shares her ideas on keeping ego out of activism and how the movement will thrive when we listen to marginalised people and focus on the community as a whole rather than glorifying individuals within the vegan community.
While you’re listening, please take a moment to check out the links to our sponsors. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.
This episode is also sponsored by the lovely people at Forager Project. Only for podcast listeners, Forager is offering a limited offer coupon for a free cup of plant-based yoghurt! Claim it here!
Also in this episode…
- Mikaela talks about going vegan overnight at the age of 16 after having her eyes opened to the logical fallacies inherent in eating animals.
- She shares her admiration for the young activists finding their voice in our movement and notes the importance of social media as a tool for organising and advocating for causes.
- We talk about the intersection of vegan and anti-racism work and Mikaela reminds us that “being aware of how other beings are oppressed will only ever strengthen our movements, it can’t weaken them”.
- Mikaela explains the importance of keeping our ego in check, especially when we’re advocating for change on behalf of non-human animals.
- “If we want to disrupt the system it’s going to be uncomfortable”. Mikaela emphasises the need to accept discomfort as part of the process in creating systemic change.
- How do we reach and change the minds of those who see the world so differently to us?
- Mikaela gives her perspective on ‘cancelling’ people and why she believes we need to lower the bar in terms of bringing people into movements.
- Mikaela talks about the upcoming season of The Yikes Podcast and explains why she likes podcasting as a medium.
Links:
Follow Mikaela on Instagram and Twitter.
The Yikes Podcast on Spotify and Apple.
Mikaela’s writing on Eco-Age.
50 Years of Imagining Radical Feminist Futures; A Conversation with Angela Davis and Adrienne Maree Brown.
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com.
This week on The ChickPeeps we interview the extraordinary Genesis Butler. Having chosen to go vegan at the age of 6, 13 year old Genesis has already reached thousands of people all over the world with her message of compassion for all beings. In this episode she talks to Momo and Evy about founding her own non-profit organisation, ‘Genesis for Animals’, travelling all over the world for the Million Dollar Vegan promoting a vegan lifestyle by lobbying the Pope to go vegan (!), being a Marvel Superhero and the creative ways she’s concocted to continue to engage youth in vegan and climate activism throughout lockdown.
While you’re listening, please take a moment to check out the link to our sponsor. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.
Also in this episode…
- Genesis discusses the impact of her veganism on her family.
- She talks about the importance of lobbying for legislative changes to protect animals and explains why it is her favourite kind of activism.
- Genesis describes how she felt when she found out she was going to be featured in Disney’s new TV show, The Marvel Hero Project, as an animal saving superhero!
- Genesis tells Evy and Momo about her personal practices to avoid activist burnout and how she maintains her mental health.
- Genesis recalls being bullied at school for her veganism and shares how she maintains a compassionate outlook towards online trolls.
- Genesis rounds off the interview with her perspective on the future of the animal rights movement. Considering that she will surely be one of the voices that shapes the future of the movement, her insight and optimism is something you should definitely pay close attention to!
Links:
Follow Genesis on Twitter and Instagram.
Youth Climate Save Instagram.
Genesis’s non-profit organisation Genesis for Animals.
More information on Genesis’ episode of the Marvel Hero Project. Watch episode 16 on Disney+ for Genesis’ superhero story!
Vegan Interior Design website - recommended by ChickPeep listener, Gel.
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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In this episode Evy and Momo interview animal rights activist, author, speaker and actress, Jasmin Singer about fat acceptance and veganism. Jasmin is the co-founder of the award-winning podcast & nonprofit organisation, Our Hen House, former Senior Editor of VegNews, and is Director of Content and Partnerships at Kinder Beauty. Jasmin shares her journey of fat acceptance and notes the sizeism present in the vegan movement, giving us an insight into how we can be more mindful in our activism, as well as accepting ourselves exactly as we are.
While you’re listening, please take a moment to check out the link to our sponsor. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.
Also in this episode…
- Jasmin shares how her relationship to her body and the word fat has changed over time.
- Is veganism sizeist? Jasmin shares the spectrum of her experiences being fat and thin within the vegan community.
- The Plant Based “Diet” - we discuss the pressure on vegans to be in optimal health, and how the plant based movement often pushes diet culture on vegans as a way to promote the lifestyle.
- Why it is vital for us to combat sizeism within our movement and liberate ourselves from oppressive mentalities.
- How we can overcome our body image issues and fear of being judged for our bodies, to focus on being powerful activists for animals.
- How to handle anti-vegan body-shaming trolls.
- Jasmin explains her definition of healthy and how it has evolved to encompass how she feels, as much as how she looks.
- Jasmin shares advice on how to love your body through each chapter of life.
- Loving yourself and animals: we discuss the challenge of balancing one’s personal and public callings, making time for self care as well as showing up for animals.
- Jasmin shares what hobbies she enjoys to de-stress and stay sane!
- Jasmin discusses her new book, The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan.
Links:
Follow Jasmin on Instagram and Twitter.
Our Hen House Podcast
Jasmin’s new book The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan
Jasmin’s first book Always Too Much and Never Enough
Size-inclusive fashion brand Compassion Co
Encompass Essays: Pursuing Racial Equity in Animal Advocacy
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
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In this episode Evy and special guest host Elliot Knight interview fashion entrepreneur, author, cheesemaker, educator and all-round renaissance man Joshua Katcher. A multi-hyphenate creative and long-time vegan activist, Joshua combines his keen eye for design with his vegan values, founding fashion brand The Brave Gentleman, teaching at universities around the world and authoring Fashion Animals, his breathtaking book about the history of animals used in fashion. During this chat he shares his wisdom and passion for ethically produced fashion and delves into the innovations happening to make the future of fashion inevitably vegan.
While you’re listening, please take a moment to check out the link to our sponsor. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.
Also in this episode…
- Joshua gives some truly creative answers in his quickfire questions round!
- Joshua talks about his journey and explains how he started a fashion brand with no background in the industry.
- We discuss whether the elitism inherent in the fashion world is at odds with the values of veganism, and Joshua shares why fashion is a serious, significant matter with a wide-reaching impact.
- The nature of consumerism and why vegan brands have been relatively ineffective (compared with efforts in the food industry) at replacing traditional, animal-based products.
- Joshua describes his love-hate relationship with the fashion industry and where he thinks it is headed in the future.
- Joshua tells Evy and Elliot about the next generation of designers and materials that are vegan and primed to take the fashion world by storm. #mushroomleather
- Joshua calls out the current ‘power brokers’ of the fashion industry and shares his vision for how fashion can empower us, protect ecosystems, sequester carbon and provide communities with a means of being self-sufficient.
- Elliot is launching a podcast!
- The ChickPeeps Treasure Hunt Giveaway! Listen for your 1st clue!
Links:
Follow Joshua Katcher on Instagram and Twitter
Follow The Brave Gentleman on Instagram
Joshua’s website The Discerning Brute
Check out Joshua’s amazing slow fashion, vegan brand Brave Gentleman
Check out Joshua’s epic, coffee table book, Fashion Animals
Joshua’s cheese; RIND
Follow guest-host Elliot Knight on instagram!
Get In Touch:
Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
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Happy New Year, and Happy Veganuary! Yes, it's the most vegantastic time of year when veganism gets a signal boost and companies wise up to the power of plant-based eating! To celebrate the beginning of this most wonderful month, Evy and Robbie are chatting to Toni Vernelli, Head of Communications at Veganuary. A vegan of 30 years, Toni’s welcoming and supportive style of activism exemplifies Veganuary’s message and she is a reminder why Veganuary is the best thing to hit the vegan movement since oreos!
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Also in this episode…
- Toni tells us about how many sign-ups Veganuary are expecting this year and why that is just the tip of the iceberg!
- Of course we talk about all things Veganuary and Evy shares which recipe she contributed to the free Veganuary Cookbook!
- Toni shares the #1 reason people ‘fail’ at Veganuary and how to avoid the most common pitfalls.
- Toni talks about her early experiences within the animal rights movement, working with PETA and Ingrid Newkirk.
- Toni has great advice for new (and existing) vegans regarding self-care and why it’s important not to hold oneself to unrealistic standards.
- We learn about Toni’s ‘vegan origin story’ and discover that she grew up in a very non-vegan household.
- Evy and Toni discuss the challenges of trying to share veganism with family members.
- We discuss why a sustainable diet for the future must be a plant based one.
- Do you have to be an animal rights activist to be a vegan? Toni answers this and several listener questions.
Links:
Sign up to Veganuary!
Veganuary on Twitter and Instagram
Toni Vernelli on Twitter
Study suggests organic meat production just as bad for climate as conventional methods
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Happy holidays! In this episode, our annual Christmas meet-up, The ChickPeeps are here to add some moral support and laughter to your holiday season. The holidays can be challenging for vegans so in this episode the hosts tackle some holiday-related listener questions and play an exuberant round of ‘Vegan Troll in the Dungeon’.
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Also in this episode…
- The team share their go-to Christmas dinner favourites.
- Momo and Robbie have a debate about the popular Scandinavian cartoon The Moomins: Adorable or Creepy AF?
- Our foursome talk tactics for how to treat non-vegan gifts over the holidays without offending the gift-giver.
- The hosts each choose a Harry Potter character to invite to the Yule Ball.
- Drew, asks the gang’s advice on how to navigate his veganism in the school where he teaches. It prompts some thought-provoking discussion.
- Sophia, one of our youngest listeners, asks a question about how to be an activist when adults and friends don’t respect your cause.
- Evanna issues a formal apology for abusing her first troll in last month’s Ask the ChickPeeps episode - does Farmer Giles accept?
- Evanna also attempts an Australian accent to confront Robbie with a real-life ChickPeeps-hater Troll - do not miss!
Links:
Recipes mentioned in the episode; Deliciously Ella's Chocolate Orange Truffles, Wicked Healthy Herb Crusted Butternut Squash, Happy Pear Wellington
Watch Dominion movie (trigger warning; this is not for the faint of heart and probably not a good way to introduce non-vegans to the horrors of animal agriculture, but it is a powerful, accurate and unflinching look at the way our society exploits animals)
PETA’s Humane Education Division TeachKind
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In this episode Evy and Robbie have an uplifting conversation with Dr. Gemma Newman about health, wellness and her new book The Plant Power Doctor. An expert in holistic health & lifestyle medicine and an advisory board member of Plant Based Health Professionals UK, Dr. Newman talks about her transition to veganism, changing attitudes towards plant based eating and the incredible array of health benefits available from eating a whole foods, plant based diet. Also in this episode…
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- Dr. Newman shares why many vegans are more well versed on the health benefits of plant based eating than their doctors!
- She explains how she feels her ethics, work, mind and body have been brought into alignment through veganism.
- Dr. Newman shares how the combination of her husband’s marathon running & her son’s compassion for chickens led her to explore her preconceived ideas about veganism and, ultimately, to changing her diet and her medical specialisation.
- Dr. Newman speaks about the dangers of getting nutritional advice from YouTubers, with a really interesting insight about why they may change their diet more frequently than the rest of us...
- She explains her motivation to write The Plant Power Doctor and who she would most like to read the book!
- Dr Newman shares if she’s ever had a patient for whom a plant based diet hasn’t worked.
Links:
Dr. Newman’s website and instagram
Pre-order The Plant Power Doctor: A simple prescription for a healthier you
Plant Based Health Professionals UK
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
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In this episode Evy and Tylor interview scientist, bio-tech entrepreneur and CEO of Wild Earth, Ryan Bethencourt. Ryan’s company, Wild Earth, produces sustainable, healthy, plant-based companion animal food and reached an international audience following a successful pitch featured on the television show Shark Tank.
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Also in this episode…
- Ryan talks about the initial challenge of reconciling his ideological veganism with his career in biotech.
- Tylor is pleased when Ryan shares which Hogwarts house he’d be in.
- Ryan divulges which billionaire he’s helped convert to a more plant based lifestyle.
- He talks about the resistance of his Cuban family when he initially went vegan and explains why he believes it was hard for them to accept.
- The importance of technological breakthroughs that will expedite the transition to vegan products, and return wild animals to wild habitats.
- Tylor asks Ryan about his experience on Shark Tank and they discuss educating that audience on the efficacy of plant based dog food.
- Ryan breaks the misconception that the meat in commercial pet foods is a byproduct of the meat people eat, and explains where it really comes from...
- Lab grown meat for cats is coming, and much sooner than you think! Ryan shares about the advancement in biotech innovation that will bring cruelty free meat to the mainstream pet food market.
- Ryan explains why he’s completely happy to be caught eating his own dog food, and challenges other CEOS of dog food companies to do the same!
Links:
Ryan’s linkedin, twitter and instagram
Wild Earth Website
Drug used to euthanize animals found in dog food
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In this episode Evy and Momo chat with renowned celebrity make-up artist, Justine Jenkins about cruelty free cosmetics, taking an active stand against animal testing as a consumer, and her work as an ambassador for Human Society International.
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Also in this episode…
- Justine explains why she believes that cats are here to heal us!
- Justine shares her top favourite vegan make-up brands and an old school beauty hack that she always uses.
- She explains how her experience as a cruelty free make-up artist set her on her vegan journey.
- The secrecy and misleading language of the mainstream beauty market that conceals the truth of animal testing.
- Justine emphasises consumer-power and how changing even one product to a vegan version makes a difference.
- Where to start with vegan and cruelty-free make-up and how to start embracing your individual beauty.
- The cruelty free certifications that Justine trusts and how to find out if a brand is truly cruelty-free.
- Justine weighs in whether or not consumers should support non-vegan brands that bring out a vegan cosmetics line.
- Justine talks about her experience as a certified CBD expert and shares a fascinating fact about Queen Victoria and medicinal marijuna.
Links:
Justine’s Instagram
Jusitine’s favourite vegan beauty brand UpCircle Cosmetics
Logical Harmony - Justine’s favourite resource to research vegan and cruelty-free makeup.
Cruelty Free International website
XCellR8, an animal-free testing lab, Dr. Carol Treasure
Humane Society International website
Kinder Beauty Box, #1 vegan, cruelty-free & clean beauty box
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In this episode Evy and Tylor talk to Aryenish Birdie, founder of Encompass, about her work to make the animal protection movement more racially diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and what each of us can do to reach and help more people with our activism.
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In this episode…
- Aryenish describes how she inherited her respect for animals from her parents, who bonded as teenagers while protecting stray dogs on the streets of Karachi, Pakistan.
- She remembers her first experience as an activist, campaigning with the help of her mother, against a draconian frog dissection project that was mandated by her school.
- Aryenish shares what she learned from her years at The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and what prompted her to found Encompass.
- Aryenish tells us about the issues caused by the lack of representation within veganism and the challenges present when promoting diversity within our movement.
- We talk about how animal rights is an ally-led movement and the need for diversity as our movement is only as strong as the voices of which it is composed.
- Aryenish shares tips on how each of us can promote inclusivity in our activism and create a better world for human and non-human animals.
Links:
Visit their website at Encompass Movement
Follow their latest work on the Encompass Movement Instagram Facebook and Twitter
The Sentient Media #EncompassEssays can be read here
People of the global majority can join our Caucus here
Follow Aryenish on Instagram or her self-care ‘puttering’ Instagram account
Resources Aryenish mentioned:
No One’s Paying Me To Cry: Burnout And Animal Advocacy
Food Empowerment Project on Instagram
Black Vegans Rock on Instagram
Chistopher Sebastian on Instagram
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In this, the first of our bonus ‘Ask the ChickPeeps’ episodes, The ChickPeeps get together to answer your questions and offer advice on how to navigate life as a vegan and the difficult situations one encounters on their vegan journey.
Also in this episode:
- Listener Julia asks the hosts for help talking to her brother - who used to work on a chicken farm - about animal rights.
- One of our youngest listeners; Ayden, has a question about horse riding and Tylor shares his insight on that debate.
- The hosts weigh in on the popular subject of ‘how to tell your parents that you want to go vegan’ - each with a very different approach.
- Our listener, Violet, has a thought provoking question about the accessibility and inclusivity of veganism which prompts a discussion about the direction of our movement.
- Vegan Troll in the Dungeon! Evy has 3 more trolls to throw at the team and, to her surprise, one of them has a troll for her!
Links:
Book mentioned by Tylor; Riding on the Power of Others: A Horsewoman’s Path to Unconditional Love
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In this episode, Evy interviews presenter, author, podcaster and mental-health advocate, Fearne Cotton. Fearne, who has presented on British television and radio shows such as Top of the Pops and BBC Radio 1, shares how she discovered vegetarianism in her teens and discusses the exciting evolution of veganism witnessed in the past decade. She also shares her experiences with mental health as an entertainer, and why the topic is at the forefront of everything she does.
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Also on this episode…
- Fearne shares which guests from her long-running podcast ‘Happy Place’ she would be content to quarantine with.
- Fearne makes a strong case for cats being the best animal which Evy thoroughly encourages.
- The newsround documentary that inspired Fearne and her mother to become vegetarian, and her decision a few years later to fully embrace veganism.
- Fearne talks about the decision to change gears in her career after a difficult couple of years and what inspired her to found Happy Place Podcast.
- The importance of knowing one’s personal boundaries when sharing about mental health struggles.
- Fearne shares the inspiration behind her vegan cookbook, Happy Vegan, and how she manages to get her young kids to eat vegan food.
- (Eating Disorder trigger warning) How her journey to veganism improved her relationship with food and why she doesn’t see a vegan diet as restrictive.
Links:
Happy Place Podcast
Follow Fearne on Instagram
Fearne’s books
Pre-order Fearne’s new book Speak Your Truth.
ChickPeeps Patreon
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In this episode Evy and Momo talk with veganic farmer Jack Hodgson, better known as Jack’s Patch. Jack shares the three principles on which his market garden was founded; ‘no dig’, permaculture and biodynamic farming.
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Also in this episode:
- Jack talks about the power of good food, straight from the plant to the plate and shares how he fell in love with farming while traveling in Australia.
- Jack shares the story of how he manifested his own farm.
- How to farm in a veganic way and why it is beneficial for your garden and for your body.
- Why Jack believes throwing away food should be criminalised!
- How you can grow food at home regardless of how much space you have!
- Jack describes how bad farming practices and relentless animal exploitation have contributed to the soil erosion and degradation that is now threatening global food security, and how we can fix those issues.
- He breaks down what regenerative agriculture means and why some of its concepts are fundamentally flawed.
- Jack weighs in on the ‘plants have feelings’ debate and shares how he harvests his vegetables in a mindful way.
Links:
Jack's Patch.
Follow Jack on Instagram and Youtube!
Check out some documentaries recommended by Jack:
The Need to Grow,
Fantastic Fungi
Dirt! The movie
Seed: The Untold Story
And a book that changed Jack's life: The Secret Life of Plants
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Welcome to our first guest episode of the new season, featuring the brilliant comedian and vegan advocate, Preacher Lawson! This week, Preacher shares his unique perspective on activism and how, like many of us, he had his 'angry vegan' phase, shortly after giving up animal products. Also on this episode...
- Which person Preacher would most like to see go vegan.
- Why it’s really not that much of an achievement if you make him laugh.
- The activists who inspire Preacher most.
- What caused Preacher to go vegan and why he thinks it is harder than some of us admit.
- How he incorporates vegan jokes in his comedy and how his peers react to his lifestyle.
- Preacher shares his advice on how to handle situations when someone accidentally gives you non-vegan food.
- An insight into tour-life as a vegan and Preacher contemplates whether he should be more of a vegan diva.
- We chat about his new "pandemic comedy", Connecting on NBC.
Links:
Follow Preacher on Instagram and Youtube!
Catch Preacher's live comedy shows!
Check out Preacher’s new show on NBC, Connecting!
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Hello friends, we’re back for Season 3 and it’s going to be our biggest and best yet! In this episode all the co-hosts gather for a catch-up and a chance to chat about the latest news in the vegan world. We also share details of the upcoming season and introduce a brand new, Harry Potter inspired game!
Also in this episode:
- We share what we did over the summer and discuss our plans for World Vegan Day!
- Tylor tells us about another part of the Harry Potter universe that is now vegan friendly.
- Momo shares that she’s been learning about anti-racism and unlearning a lot of things and also talks about a documentary that inspired her to make a big change in her life.
- We talk about some famous faces that have joined the vegan community and lament one that we lost.
- Robbie suggests there is evidence to prove that vegans should be dating more - no one else seems convinced, see what you think…
- In light of a recent ban by the European Union, we discuss what we should call vegan alternatives to animal based foods; Mylk? Cheeze? Gary??
- For the first time this season we bring in the Trolls! Tylor vegucates a troll, Momo surrenders and Evy does a spontaneous audition as a Scottish grandma!
Links:
We lost Miley Cyrus but we gained Lenny Kravitz and he is crushing the vegan lifestyle!
It’s a better time than ever to vegan-date!
Vegan Burgers are still burgers but the term ‘vegan cheese’ is now apparently an oxymoron according to the EU parliament.
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...And so ends another very spangly and action-packed season of The ChickPeeps! In our finale episode for season 2, Momo, Robbie, Tylor and Evy get together to reflect on all the topics we’ve explored this season from zero-waste cooking to carnism, animal welfare to vegan kids, dating vegans and non vegans, and we even questioned the sentience of transfigured desks. We answer a few listener questions in detail and then have one last lively round of our favourite ridiculous podcast game. Also on this episode…
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The ChickPeeps team reflects on which guests had the greatest impact on us, personally.
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Robbie shares the reason he no longer writes angry vegan comments on instagram!
- A moment that challenged Tylor’s relationship with his animal rights heroine.
- Which season 2 guest changed or affected or daily habits.
- Robbie extols the health benefits of cold showers that he allegedly learned from season 2.
- We surmise upon what area veganism we’d like to learn more about next season.
- We answer listener Stephanie's question about dealing with bullying in the workplace.
- The balance between modesty and indulgence: we discuss the guilt that comes with splashing out on expensive vegan goods and knowing when your needs are met,
- One more round of ‘She/He’s Vegan But…’
- We’re launching a Vegan Summer Book Club!
Links:
Follow Momo’s friend, Jack’s Patch to learn more about Permaculture.
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You asked for another vegan wizarding world episode...we provideth another vegan wizarding world episode! In our third-part episode of the discussion of animal rights in the magical world (for Part 1 and 2 click here, then here), Evy, Tylor, Robbie and Momo converge once again to discuss our two favourite things; veganism and Harry Potter, and to explore the habits and customs of wizards and witches through the lens of animal rights. We talk about the ethical concerns a vegan might have in Transfiguration, the problematic role of owls in wizarding society, and later on subject ourselves to an immensely challenging Harry Potter trivia quiz. Also on this episode...
- Robbie, Evy and Tylor admit to underestimating Hufflepuff vegans and Momo is here to share what kind of vegan activists the ‘puffs are!
- Is Care of Magical Creatures an ethical subject of study?
- When you transfigure an inanimate object into an animal, is it sentient?
- Is Transfiguration the solution to creating lab grown meat in the wizarding world?
- Are wizards managing muggles the same way they manage magical beasts?!
- Horse-drawn carriages vs thestral-drawn carriages; are they equally cruel and could there be an ethical alternative?
- Are owls the domesticated animals of the wizarding world?
- Does the wizarding world’s abstention from technology make them more dependent on the exploitation of animals?
- Is Newt Scamander a good example of an animal rights activist?
- Would Newt be vegan?
- Is the newtcase a sanctuary or a zoo?
- We discuss parallels between the Circus Arcanus and non magical animals in entertainment.
- Is demiguise fur the wizarding equivalent of silk?
- Would invisibility cloaks be banned in a vegan wizarding world?
- Tylor has a solution for creating vegan invisibility cloaks!
- Tylor poses the highly controversial question: ‘Should pygmy puffs exist?’
- Play along with our extremely difficult Harry Potter trivia quiz!
Links
Animal Rights in the Wizarding World, Part 1
Animal Rights in the Wizarding World, Part 2
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This week on ChickPeeps, Evy speaks to Dr.Melanie Joy, PhD., about managing relational conflict between vegans and non vegans, and the social conditioning that makes the majority of society resistant to embracing veganism. A harvard educated psychologist, international speaker and author, Melanie has long been exploring the question of what makes a person ready to learn about veganism, and this episode she speaks about the importance of vegan allies in this movement, how vegans activists can suffer from secondary traumatic stress disorder, and the self care practices that are essential to being a lifelong activist. Also on this episode...
- Dr.Joy discusses the idea of being ‘ready’ for veganism and encourages vegan activists to focus their efforts on the ‘low hanging fruit’.
- The perspective shift that happens when you go vegan - ‘You don’t see different things, you see the same things differently.’
- The balance between being extremely sensitised to the plight of animals and being measured and relatable as an activist.
- ‘When you look at the major problems of the world, these are not problems that exist because people are too sensitive; they exist because people aren’t sensitive enough.’
- Moral perfectionism - Melanie discusses what she sees as the shadow side of being a conscientious person, and why it sets the movement back.
- Why self care is fundamentally important to being an effective activist.
- Is bearing witness to animal slaughter a moral obligation for activists?
- ‘The animals don’t need a movement of walking trauma survivors. The animals need a movement of healthy, self-connected, resilient individuals who are not going to burn out and who are going to be able to be their advocates for the long haul.’
- What is Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder and how it materialises in vegans.
- What is carnism?
- Has ‘carnist’ become a pejorative used to describe meat-eaters in vegan circles?
- What is a vegan ally and how we can ask our loved ones to be that for us.
- The importance of relational literacy in the vegan movement.
- What can vegans do better to communicate our message?
- ‘Vegan activists are doing an amazing job.’ Dr.Melanie Joy encourages us all to pause and acknowledge the progress we’ve made!
- ‘Give yourself permission to love non vegans even if you don’t love what they do.’
Links:
Explore more of Dr.Melanie Joy’s work at Carnism.org.
Read more of Dr.Joy’s other work on MelanieJoy.org
Follow Beyond Carnism on Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.
Follow Dr.Melanie Joy on Instagram and Facebook.
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This one’s for all you vegan foodies out there! In June 2016, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby took the online vegan world by storm when they launched their plant-based recipe channel BOSH! and quickly went viral. Now with over 2 billion online views and three Sunday Times Bestselling cookbooks, BOSH! have inspired thousands of people all over the world to embrace vegan cooking, and on this episode they share the details of the work ethic that built BOSH!, and the mindset it took to turn a purpose-fuelled project into their full time job. Also on this episode...
- Ian and Henry share how the idea for Bosh started as a vision of ‘a vegan cafe for the whole world’
- Henry talks about turning a purpose fuelled project into a fulltime job and overcoming imposter syndrome to embrace his role in BOSH!’s success.
- Ian shares why Bosh proudly use the word ‘vegan’ rather than plant-based in their business.
- Henry talks about the importance of persistence when building a vegan brand, and how BOSH!’s success came from a consistent commitment to putting out delicious, simple vegan recipes.
- Ian explains that the key quality a new vegan cook needs is a positive mindset and a willingness to make mistakes!
- Ian & Henry share some simple and some more complex recipes to test out in self isolation!
- Vegan cooking tips for vegans who don’t really like vegetables!
- Henry shares the workflow management method he uses to maximise productivity and talks about the process of writing, testing and refining recipes that ultimately leads to a finished cookbook.
- Ian and Henry discuss their newest cookbook.
- Robbie puts the ‘Plants Have Feelings’ argument to bed!
Links:
Check out BOSH!’s website!
Follow BOSH! on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.
Get daily recipe inspiration from BOSH!’s Youtube channel.
Pre-order Bosh!’s newest cookbook.
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This week, Evy chats to artist, Kim Haskins, and comedian/presenter, Jake Yapp, about their experiences and insights into raising their son, Spike, as a vegan. We talk about how to deal with the multitude of opinions shared by non-vegan naysayers, whether or not we should be sharing the truth of what happens to animals with young children, and how to handle awkward social situations for vegan kids. LAter on, we have an exclusive interview with Spike himself who shares his favourite things about being vegan! Also on this episode...
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- Jake and Kim explain why they had no doubt in their mind about raising Spike vegan.
- The one nutrient Jake and Kim supplement for their son.
- How to deal with other people’s criticism of raising children vegan.
- What is the best way to respond to people who say you’re ‘pushing your beliefs’ on children by raising them vegan.
- At what age can children grasp the concept of veganism?
- Should parents shield their children from the harsh reality of animal exploitation?
- Kim and Jake share their experience of home-schooling Spike and how significant a part veganism played in that decision.
- Does Spike agree with the vegan philosophy and does he share those values with other children?
- What do you do when a child goes to a party with meat products and they want to eat the same food as other children.
- Do vegan children have a harder time fitting in with their peers?
- Kim and Jake share their thoughts on how to introduce veganism to young children who have not been vegan from birth.
- Interview with much-hyped vegan child, Spike!
- Listener question about ‘Ostroveganism’.
Links
Check out Kim’s artwork!
Check out Jake’s comedy and podcasts.
Listen to Jake’s new podcast Now Wash Your Hands!
Follow Jake on Twitter and Kim on Instagram.
Social Media
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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It’s been 2 years since The ChickPeeps’ first interview with Ingrid Newkirk and in that time fur has become passé, animal rights has gone mainstream and Ingrid has written a new book! So this week Ingrid rejoins Tylor and Evy to catch us up on PETA’s updated approach to ending animal oppression, tell stories of animal communication from her new book, and share creative ways we can continue to change the world for animals during lockdown. Also on this episode...
- ‘Fur is done and dusted’ - Ingrid explains why PETA have retired the ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ campaign.
- Why isn’t Canada Goose getting the memo that fur is uncool?
- Ingrid shares her opinions on COVID-19: ‘If everybody was vegan we wouldn’t have had any pandemic, and we won’t have any in the future.’
- Is it insensitive for vegans to be talking about the source of the coronavirus?
- We talk about speciesism and the distinction between liking and respecting animals.
- ‘We have to be against speciesism as much as we’re against any of the other hideous ‘ism’s.’
- Tylor airs his gripe with the phrase ‘voice for the voiceless’ and asks Ingrid to weigh in on whether or not this is a statement of human supremacy.
- Ingrid talks about socially conscious sheltering and why she believes the no-kill movement isn’t realistic.
- Can you be an animal abolitionist and support animal welfare causes?
- Ingrid shares about the inspiration behind her new book and gives some anecdotes about animals being faithful lovers and amazing parents!
- How can we continue to do activism in self-isolation?
Links
Buy Ingrid’s new book, Animalkind.
Check out PETA’s work!
Social Media
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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As the world continues to battle a global pandemic that originated from contact with a wild animal, it seems timely to contemplate humanity’s relationship to wild animals. So this week on Chickeeps, Evy speaks to longtime animal welfare activist and vegan, Katie Tostevin-Hobbs of World Animal Protection about what it means to create safe and respectful boundaries between people and wild animals. We discuss why it’s unethical to use animals in entertainment, what wild animals really shouldn’t be kept as pets, and also why some animal welfare organisations choose not to take a publicly vegan stance.
- Katie shares how a love for animals from a young age inspired her to devote her life to protecting them.
- How one man was left a wooly monkey in his inheritance and how it lead to the founding of a monkey sanctuary and protection for monkeys in the pet trade.
- What is meant by ‘wild animals in entertainment’ and does it always involve animal cruelty?
- Seeing the problem from all perspectives: Katie explains how the mahouts and exployees of elephant riding companies are victims to the system too, and what World Animal Protection do to help them find a new livelihood.
- How to open a dialogue with people who work in the animals in entertainment sector.
- What to do when you see a friend posting about swimming with dolphins?
- What’s the definition of a wild animal that shouldn’t be kept as a pet?
- What is the most ethical thing to do if you already have a wild animal as a pet?
- Katie explains the Promise4Wildlife and how important it is to shift public perception of wild animals in entertainment.
- Why Katie chooses to work in animal welfare, and the impact WAP has on animals in factory farming systems.
- Will World Animal Protection ever take a publicly vegan stance?
Links
Check out The Monkey Sanctuary that Katie worked at!
Check out the work of World Animal Protection.
Take World Animal Protection’s #Promise4Wildlife
World Animal Protection’s Elephant-friendly tourism guide.
World Animal Protection on COVID-19: ‘We must unite to end wild animal exploitation.’
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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This week, Evy speaks to full time activist and animal rights speaker, Joey Carbstrong, about his direct, no-nonsense style of activism. Joey talks about how his early life as part of a gang influenced his bold and confrontational approach to speaking up for the voiceless, and how he remains unperturbed by criticism when he focuses on his core mission of achieving animal liberation. Also on this episode...
- Joey recounts the time in his life as a gang member, and how a particularly depressing stint in prison prompted a total lifestyle overhaul, and eventually his vegan awakening.
- How Joey left his gang and found his calling in animal rights activism.
- How one-on-one street activism can have the greatest impact as an activist.
- ‘The people who say animals are killed humanely, they haven’t ever witnessed what happens inside a slaughterhouse. They’re talking merely off of their indoctrination and what they’re told.’
- Joey talks about his experiences in slaughterhouses as being some of ‘the most horrific experiences’ of his life.
- His mindset for dealing with the verbal and online abuse that comes with being a confrontational activist.
- Joey explains how to avoid ever being ‘stumped’ by an anti-vegan argument in a debate.
- How to focus and conserve one’s energy for activism: ‘I don’t let anyone get inside my head to try to make me feel guilty for standing up for animals, no matter who it is.’
- What to say to people who accuse vegans of caring more about animals than humans.
- Do hardcore vegan activists want people working in the animal agricultural industry to go out of business, or evolve with the plant based food system?
- Joey explains how he takes a more forceful approach and how Gary Yourofsky’s direct speeches about animal abuse was what he needed to hear to go vegan.
- ‘People need to be held accountable for their contribution to something that is horrific.’
- Robbie and Evy talk about the c-word and how we can discuss the original source of the virus, as being the consumption of wild animals, without shaming and angering people.
Links
Check out Joey’s website.
Watch Joey’s debates on Youtube.
Follow Joey on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Video about the origins of Coronavirus that we discuss at the end of the podcast. Please note, this video contains graphic images of animal abuse.
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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This week, Momo and Evy talk to the brilliant Venetia La Manna about making sustainability a factor in our wardrobe choices, and how the animals are not the only victims of the fashion industry we should be speaking up for. Venetia is a climate activist and sustainability expert, and in this episode she speaks about her journey that began with ethical veganism and evolved to her role as a slow fashion advocate which sees her speaking out passionately against the fast fashion industry, and inspiring people to embrace a lifestyle of consuming less. Also in this episode...
- Venetia shares why she considers that going vegan was ‘one of the best decisions’ she’s ever made.
- Venetia talks about her initial resistance to embracing slow fashion, and we talk about what makes someone ‘ready’ to learn about veganism and sustainability.
- Beyond vegan fashion: why cutting out animal derived fabrics isn’t enough.
- What is fast fashion?
- ‘What we’re forgetting is that when a garment is as cheap as it is, someone somewhere is paying for that.
- The similarities between factory farming and fast fashion factories.
- Are vegan materials made from plastic off the table now?
- We discuss whether or not being a sustainable vegan is a privilege or can it be accessible to all?
- What should you do if you can only afford to shop from fast fashion brands.
- Venetia names some of the worst offenders in the fast fashion industry.
- Are influencers helping or hindering the sustainable fashion movement?
- Venetia shares her non-negotiable morning routine and mindfulness practices that keep her mental and physical health in balance.
- Listener question from Jamie about the inherent frustration of being your friends’ ‘vegan google’
Links:
Follow Venetia on Instagram, Youtube and Twitter!
Check out Venetia’s website.
Listen to Venetia’s podcast, Talking Tastebuds!
Check out Venetia’s recommendations for learning about fast fashion:
The True Cost,
Kristen Leo’s Youtube
Eco-Age
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week on The ChickPeeps, Robbie, Tylor and Evy visit the Stray Cat Alliance headquarters and talk to founder, Christi Metropole about her work running a shelter that saves and rehomes 1,400 cats per year. We discuss the role of vegan advocacy in an animal welfare organisation, the inherent inner conflict vegans face when adopting a cat, and the imperfect solutions we have to the problem of overpopulation. Also in this episode...
- Christi shares how her vegan values and her love of cats went hand in hand, and the decision to advocate for veganism through her work in animal welfare..
- How Christi ‘trapped’ her first cat and began her mission to protect cats when she founded Stray Cat Alliance.
- Christi explains the ‘Trap, Neuter, Return’ program and why culling animals in the wild doesn’t work to control the population.
- Isn’t spaying and neutering our companion animals taking away the reproductive rights of that individual?
- Christi highlights the urgency for resources for companion animals in underserved communities.
- We discuss the inner conflict of vegans who feed their cats a meat diet.
- Christi explains why Stray Cat Alliance is a ‘No-Kill’ organisation and why she believes the no-kill approach ‘isn’t a fantasy’.
- Christi gives her opinion on open admission shelters in LA.
- We talk about why the animal welfare community puts such a strong emphasis on the ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop’ initiative for companion animals.
- Momo and Evy discuss listener, Samantha’s question as to when does the frustration towards one’s non vegan friends and family subside.
Links
Check out Stray Cat Alliance
Foster a cat with Stray Cat Alliance
Follow SCA on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and Facebook.
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Dr.Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, speaks to The ChickPeeps about his work in the medical field advocating for the many health benefits and healing properties of a plant-based diet. He shares a bit about his groundbreaking work that proved that eliminating animal products from one’s diet can reverse type 2 diabetes. He also talks about his new research that explains how hormones can be brought into balance by what we eat, curing things like menstrual cramps, endometriosis, infertility, cancer, erectile dysfunction and many other conditions. Also on this episode…
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- How working as an autopsy assistant made Dr.Barnard start seeing meat as ‘dead bodies’ rather than food.
- ‘Getting the animals off your plate isn’t the end goal’ - how eliminating animal products is just step 1 to cultivating optimal health.
- How Dr. Neal started a movement that succeeded in eliminating every animal lab from every medical school in the US and Canada.
- ‘Of all the people who are taking a cholesterol drug, probably 90% of them would not need them because a diet change could accomplish this.’
- ‘The body can heal.’
- Dr.Neal shares stories of patients who have been fully cured of type 2 diabetes.
- How do plant based burgers compare to meat burgers from a nutritional standpoint?
- Robbie outs himself as a Ravenclaw once again by quoting a bunch of medical studies...
- Dr.Neal explains how the lack of integrity in medical publishing and reporting is due to a notable conflict of interests.
- We all rag on the nutritional and moral issues of dairy milk for a bit.
- Should we be limiting our intake of soy?
- How soy reduces the likelihood of getting breast cancer.
- Dr.Barnard brands the ‘carnivore diet’ as ‘a silly, childish, macho thing’.
- Neal shares his latest research into how a plant-based diet can actually make menstrual cramps go away!!
- How one woman solved her lifelong infertility issues after a month on a plant-based diet.
Links
Get a copy of Dr.Barnard’s new book - Your Body In Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones and Health.
Read more about Dr.Barnard’s work at The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Attend a talk by Dr.Barnard on his book tour.
Greta Thunberg article mentioned at the end of the episode.
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This week, Robbie and Evy talk to Josh Bolding, the co-founder of Vivo Life, a plant-based health and fitness company. In this episode we talk about the role of supplements in a vegan diet, and Josh’s journey in transitioning his company to be 100% vegan. Josh is also a passionate advocate of sustainability and he shares his thoughts on how companies can grow and thrive whilst remaining environmentally friendly. Also on this episode...
- Josh discusses how the disingenuous nature of the supplement industry inspired him to form his own vegan supplement company.
- The orphan elephant story that broke Josh’s heart open to an ethical vegan way of life.
- The persistent myth of protein deficiency in vegans.
- How risky is it to transition a business to be 100% vegan?
- Josh shares how he transitioned his packaging to be home compostable, and speculates on why more companies aren’t doing it.
- How refining a strong ethical core for Vivo helped the business take off.
- The milieu of conscious consumerism and why people don’t want to buy from ‘soulless companies’.
- Shouldn’t we be aiming to eat a well-rounded diet without the need for supplements?
- Josh shares the daily supplements he takes.
- What kind and how much B12 should we be taking?
- Josh weighs in on the wave of influencers denouncing veganism last year.
Links:
Follow Josh’s work at Vivo Life on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.
Check out the Vivo Life vegan supplements.
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Please note: the content of this episode is for a more mature audience so we recommend listeners be 16+ years.
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, this week Evy, Momo and the incomparably spangly guest-host and actor, Elliot Knight, are tackling the thorny issue of dating in and out of the vegan community! In Part 2 we discuss the logistics of vegans' sex lives and introduce a new Chickpeeps relationship game :) Also on this episode...
Part 2
- Is sex vegan?
- Vegan condoms - we discuss the non animal products included in some mainstream brands, and some alternative vegan brands.
- How shame around sex is messing with your vegan standards!
- Important discussion about crystal wands and natural vegan lubricants!
- We play an epic round of our new favourite scenarios game: ‘He’s vegan but….’
- 2 listeners experiences with bringing veganism into relationships.
Links
Follow Elliot Knight on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
Vote for The ChickPeeps to win the Vegan Food and Living Reader Awards!
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, this week Evy, Momo and the incomparably spangly guest-host and actor, Elliot Knight, are tackling the thorny issue of dating in and out of the vegan community! Often when people transition to veganism, their close relationships are challenged by this dramatic shift in their partner’s outlook. In part 1 of this extra, in-depth episode we discuss the many common dilemmas faced by vegans in navigating intimate relationships. Also on this episode...
Part 1
- Dating vegans vs. non vegans.
- ‘Just because someone’s vegan doesn’t mean that they’re a great person’
- Is veganism more openly accepted by the queer community?
- How to deal when you’re dating someone who is more hardcore vegan than you.
- Kissing non vegans - yay or nay and what is the social vegan etiquette of kissing people who eat animals.
- We discuss our personal relationship non-negotiables with non vegan partners.
- What do you do if your date rocks up in a Canada Goose jacket?
- Should I try and convert my partner to veganism?
- Momo braves the vegan dating apps!
- The vegan bio cliché you should avoid in your online profile!
- Should you let them know you’re vegan before the first date?
- What do you do when you match with someone with a tiger selfie?
Links
Follow Elliot Knight on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
Vote for The ChickPeeps to win the Vegan Food and Living Reader Awards!
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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‘I’ve got a plan to save the world’, promises Dino Luciano, the talented and dynamic chef who broke new ground when he became the first vegan to win Masterchef in 2017 - and we’re inclined to believe him! In this in-depth interview Dino speaks candidly to the ChickPeeps - and special guest host Elliot Knight! - about his experiences as a vegan competing in the world’s biggest cooking show, why he chose to compete in the first place knowing he’d have to cook meat, and whether or not veganism can heal the world. Also in this episode...
- ‘I wanted to be a vegetarian ever since I could remember’. Dino explains how, despite his traditional italian upbringing, he always felt at heart that he didn’t agree with consuming animals.
- His earliest experiences working in restaurants and getting fired a lot when he wouldn’t taste the food.
- Dino’s rationale for being ‘a little more stealth’ about his vegan advocacy now.
- Dino talks about how his need to save his family’s health pushed him to learn how to make healthy vegan food taste as good as and better than animal products.
- 10 points to you if you can guess which Hogwarts house Dino is!
- Dino speculates on why being a vegan chef would be controversial on network tv in America.
- ‘My vegan food actually is a little bit better than my meat, and my meat is the best meat anyone in the world can cook.’
- Dino shares his theory on how cooking could be the solution to ending racism.
- How and why Dino’s OCD and anxiety lessened when he switched to a plant based diet.
- How visualisation and the law of attraction was a key component to his winning Masterchef.
- One person Dino would like to see go vegan.
Links:
Follow Dino on Instagram, Youtube and Twitter!
Check out Dino’s website and have him cater your next plant-based event or dinner!
Vote for The ChickPeeps in the Vegan Food and Living Reader Awards!
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This week on The ChickPeeps we take time out of our vegan-focused discourse to discuss the wildfires that broke out across Australia causing unimaginable devastation to Australia's wildlife. Evy speaks to Simone Clarke and Lena Aalby of World Animal Protection Australia to get an insight into what daily life is like now for the animal advocates in Australia, working to protect perhaps the most vulnerable victims of disasters. Simone and Lena share about the challenges faced in recovering from the fires, what’s happening to the rescued animals and why they believe in prioritising long-term recovery work to best protect animals in disasters. Also on this episode…
- Simone and Lena discuss how charities spring into action and coordinate their strategies to approach all aspects of protecting animals affected by disasters.
- Lena shares about the emergency relief work she personally partakes in to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned animals.
- 1 billion animals perished: Is this statistic accurate and what does it mean for the future of the Australian wildlife?
- Can these animals be rehabilitated and released into the wild after so much of the land was destroyed?
- The resilience of the Australian landscape.
- Why World Animal Protection believe in advocating for policy change as part of their strategy to protect animals.
- What is the point of saving farm animals affected by disasters when ultimately people are going to kill them to eat?
- Is veganism included in World Animal Protection's disaster prevention strategy?
- Is fundraising the only thing we can do to help Australia heal?
- Isn’t climate change only going to make the fires increase and is there hope for handling this problem?
Links:
Donate or get involved with World Animal Protection’s work: WorldAnimalProtection.org.au
Follow World Animal Protection Australia’s recovery relief efforts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Listener Sarah recommends The Vegan Society’s Vegan Passport for great vegan tips when traveling.
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This week we are exploring the topic of traveling abroad as a vegan and the many challenges that presents when away from your familiar local vegan haunts and comforts. Brighde Reed, vegan activist and co-founder of World Vegan Travel, joins Evy this week to discuss her wealth of experience in organising vegan-friendly trips and to share some practical tips in how we can enjoy stress-free, ethically minded adventures all over the world. Also on this episode...
- Aside from food, Brighde discusses some of the common things vegans need to consider and prepare for when planning a trip abroad.
- What to do when a restaurant or hotel is less than accommodating towards veganism.
- Brighde mentions some animal related activities we should avoid when traveling and shares some ethical alternatives.
- Activist travels: how to incorporate vegan and animal rights activism into your travels.
- How does one justify time out as an activist?
- Brighde shares some practical sustainability tips to implement when staying in hotels and eating out.
- What about the global emissions of long-haul flights?
- What is the most-vegan friendly city to visit at the moment?
- The one language that doesn’t have a word for vegan!
- What are the travel essentials vegans should pack for a holiday.
- Momo and Evy answer a listener’s question on whether or not pescatarian is a positive step towards veganism.
Links
Check out Brighde’s tailor-made vegan trips on World Vegan Travel!
Follow World Vegan Travel on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.
Check out Brighde’s podcast!
Some verifiably ethical elephant sanctuaries in Thailand, as recommended by Brighde: Elephant Nature Park, Phuket Elephant Nature Sanctuary, BLES.
Seaspiracy
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How do a lifelong animal rights activist and a chicken factory farmer become friends? How does working with the oppressors of animals help the vegan movement? Leah Garcés, president of Mercy For Animals and author of Grilled, has made it her life’s mission to advocate for animal rights by crossing enemy lines and working with the world’s largest food corporations to change the system. In this episode she speaks to Tylor and Evy about her dedication to protecting animals from a young age, how meeting a factory farmer radically altered her outlook and approach to activism and how she navigates relationships with the people killing the animals she’s trying to save. Also on this episode...
- Leah shares how the ducks in her backyard awakened her urge to protect animals.
- How Leah’s dream of being a vet evolved when she realised she wanted to tackle the very root of animal suffering.
- ‘Once I discovered that there was this world where you could advocate for farmed animals, and that could be a job, I never stopped advocating for animals, it was my professional job from day 1’.
- How having her first child inspired Leah to deeply consider her work and life’s purpose.
- Leah talks about the initial inner conflict of being a vegan working in a welfare space, and how she reconciled herself with fighting for animal welfare.
- ‘Conversations and empathy do not equal endorsement.’ We talk about the fact that many vegans see working with people in animal agriculture as a betrayal of one’s vegan values.
- Leah explains how her unique friendship with farmer, Craig Watts, radically shifted her approach to animal rights advocacy.
- How farmers become trapped as ‘indentured servants’ in the factory farming system
- ‘Hate the oppression, not the oppressor,’ Leah explains the Martin Luther King philosophy that inspires her activism.
- If farmers are not the enemy, then who is?
- How Leah built a rapport with and earned the trust of farmers in the first place.
- The role of protesting in animal welfare activism and when is the right time to stage a protest.
- MFA’s Transfarmation project
- Leah talks about being a vegan mom and how much of her work she chooses to share with her children.
- Leah weighs in on whether or not a fully vegan future is plausible.
Links:
Buy Leah’s book, Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry.
Read more about MFA’s Transfarmation Project: Empowering Farmers for a Better Food System.
Check out Leah’s work at Mercy For Animals.
Follow MFA on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest and Facebook.
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The future is female and made out of apples! Or at least our shoes will be! This week Evy speaks to vegan entrepreneur and sustainable fashion guru, Stacey Chang, the founder of Veerah. Disillusioned by the lack of non-animal, stylish shoe options, and the fashion industry’s disregard for sustainable practices, Stacey decided to design the world as she’d like to see it when she defied all the obstacles and founded the first apple leather shoe brand in 2016. Stacey considers veganism a core value of her brand and is determined to show the fashion industry that beauty and compassion can coexist. Also on this episode…
- How Buddhism nurtured Stacey’s compassion towards all creatures and led her to veganism.
- Stacey shares about her early experiences in the mainstream fashion industry and how working at big-name brands showed her what she wanted to do differently.
- What gave the Stacey the inspiration to try making shoes with apples.
- Where do all the apple skins come from?
- Do vegan leathers have a greater carbon footprint than their animal leather counterparts?
- ‘Non leather materials - such as cotton fabric, polyesters - are found to have less than half the environmental impact than their animal derivative counterparts.’
- Is it even possible to be sustainable and fashionable?! Stacey shares her tips for making the most of your wardrobe.
- What it takes to create a thriving vegan business.
- ‘Being vegan should be your core value, that’s something you should never compromise on.’
- Will vegan textiles ever be price-competitive with their animal counterparts?
- We talk about being a woman in a leadership role and how sensitivity can be an asset in intuiting what the customer needs.
- Stacey emphasises the importance of tending to one’s own needs to fully unlock our naturally compassionate nature: ‘When we’re in a better state both inside and out then naturally we will be more compassionate’.
- Tylor and Evy discuss many vegans’ discomfort about eating vegan options from places like Burger King and McDonalds, and whether or not we should be supporting these options.
- A listener question prompts discussion about whether disgust is the right response to taxidermied animals.
Links
Use code “Chickpeeps” to save $50 on your first order of regular priced shoes on Veerah!
Follow Veerah on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Learn more about the environmental impact of different materials here.
Veerah’s summary of the cradle-to-gate environmental impact of materials.
Social Media
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Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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Happy New Year, ChickPeeps! This week to kick off 2020 with forming some positive new sustainability habits we speak to Bonnie Wright about her mission to eliminate the everyday usage of single-use plastics. Bonnie became passionate about sustainability several years ago and decided to take the journey to living a zero-waste life. In this episode we discuss the parallels between veganism and zero-waste living, sustainability in the wizarding world and Bonnie’s ambition to run the first zero-waste film set. Also on this episode...
- Bonnie shares how going onboard a GreenPeace plastic trawling expedition sparked her interest in living a plastic-free life.
- How to avoid being overwhelmed by sustainability and reduce your plastic consumption changes step-by-step.
- Bonnie tells us about the thriller movie she’s directing that explores the horrors of pollution.
- We talk about how wasteful film sets are and whether it’s even possible to run a zero-waste film set.
- How sustainable would Hogwarts have been?
- Is veganism discussed in environmental circles and do environmentalists see veganism as the solution?
- What is the best way of volunteering to help environmental causes?
- Bonnie shares tips for advocating for zero-waste options at your workplace and local haunts.
- Why having good manners as an activist really helps your cause!
- Bonnie discusses her non-negotiable sustainability practices when traveling.
- The problem of greenwashing by powerful corporations.
Links
Check out Bonnie’s directorial work.
Follow Bonnie on Instagram.
Trash is For Tossers
Max La Manna
Social Media
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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Happy Holidays from The ChickPeeps! This week Evy, Momo, Robbie and Tylor gather to boost team morale before embarking on the holiday season, a time when many vegans feel alienated and disenchanted by the abundance of non-vegan gifts and food items at family gatherings. We discuss what we’ll be up to this holiday season, our favourite go-to vegan friendly gifts and what to do when you encounter animals being used in festive celebrations. Also on this episode…
- Guess which ChickPeep has convinced their entire family to do a vegan Christmas?!
- Tylor explains why the use of real animals such as donkeys, in festive celebrations or nativity scenes is unethical.
- How to bring up the issue with using real animals for entertainment at holiday events without being a killjoy.
- Momo shares some tips for how to have a sustainable Christmas.
- We discuss whether or not Christmas trees are wasteful and how much space can we allow for sentimental traditions that create excess waste?
- We share some thoughts on an email from listener, Luiza, who’s partner’s family are very ‘meat-proud’ and whom she is worried may not be so accepting of her ethical lifestyle.
- Volunteer options for LA based activists, as requested by ChickPeep, Morgan:
- LAAnimalSave.org
- Anonymous for the Voiceless
- The Gentle Barn
- Farm Sanctuary
- Stray Cat Alliance
Links
- recyclenow.com
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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‘I’m sorry you like hamburgers and you’ll miss them forever but you had your fun and it’s over’: so says straight-talking comedian, Nikki Glaser, to everyone who says they are not ready to forego meat because they like the taste of animal products. A committed and outspoken ethical vegan, Nikki is tired of the anti-vegan arguments and not afraid to call people out on their apathy, as Evy discovers in this hilarious, in-depth discussion with Nikki about everything from being a vegan in comedy to the provocative but righteous billboard she’s just waiting for PETA to pitch to her. Also on this episode...
- Nikki discusses how she used to be one of those comedians taking shots at vegans.
- Nikki shares her ambition to work veganism into a future set.
- ‘Guess what? You don’t get to do everything you want. Sorry! Sorry! Just because you like something doesn’t mean you get to do it!’.
- How getting a dog forced Nikki to confront her questions about the ethics of eating animals.
- We discuss posting vegan content on social media to an unsympathetic audience and Nikki says you should check on her when she’s posting a lot of vegan content.
- We talk about the challenges of transitioning to veganism when you’ve had an eating disordered mindset.
- Nikki bemoans the fact that PETA haven’t offered her a naked billboard campaign yet.
- What it’s like to be a vegan in comedy and how Nikki handles derogatory remarks about veganism from her peers.
- ‘But what about the plants’; we discuss the most tiresome argument levelled against veganism.
- ‘Vegan Propaganda; Palette Cleanser’ - Nikki shares her vegan activism strategy for social media.
- ‘Fish is an interesting food… you know it’s gone bad when it smells like fish.’
- Nikki shares a bad experience dating someone who was threatened by her veganism.
- ...and dating a vegan who temporarily turned her against dating vegans.
- How meditation was a game-changer for Nikki in treating her depression.
Links
Follow Nikki Glaser on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Find more of Nikki’s work on her website.
Watch Bangin’ on Netflix.
Social Media
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Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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This week on ChickPeeps, Evy speaks to fellow actress, activist and Kinder Beauty co-founder, Daniella Monet about her lifelong commitment to advocating for freedom and compassion for animals. Daniella discusses what inspired her as a teenage animal rights advocate, the ups and downs of being a vegan on film and tv sets in Hollywood and shares about her new normal being a mom to a brand new little vegan boy. Also on this episode...
- Daniella explains why she went vegetarian at the age of 5 after visiting a ‘dude ranch’.
- Activism vs Storytelling: should vegans reject playing non vegan roles?
- What is Hollywood’s take on veganism now?
- Daniella explains why, as an activist, she chooses to refrain from posting ‘gory’ vegan content.
- ‘I don’t want to use the word extreme at all because this is the truth and it’s not extreme’.
- Daniella explores how she kept a vegan household even before her partner transitioned to a plant-based diet.
- ‘Our connection was so much deeper than our differences, and food and lifestyle, and I just knew if at any point he decided to make the change it would be because he wanted to and that was more important than him doing it for me.’
- Vegan pregnancy: what Daniella had to do differently and how she handled people commenting on her choice to raise her baby vegan.
- Daniella shares how pregnancy gave her a deeper empathy for non-human moms exploited for their milk.
- Why Daniella believes non vegans should focus on getting rid of dairy products first.
- The importance of investing in plant-based companies.
- Daniella shares her insights as a vegan in business.
- Some listener feedback on the animal welfare episode and Robbie fantasises about retiring to a bald eagle sanctuary.
Links:
Follow Daniella on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.
Check out Daniella’s podcast, Adulting Like a Mother Father.
Watch Daniella’s heartbreaking video about the dairy industry.
Check out listener Erica’s eagle sanctuary in Oklahoma!
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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The ChickPeeps chat to vegan activist, co-founder and director of Plant Based News, Robbie Lockie, who speaks about the importance of preserving integrity and truth in the vegan media. Starting as a youtube channel in 2016, PBN has grown to become a pillar of the global vegan community and in the 3 years since it’s launch has published more than 6,000 articles and shared over 800 videos. Robbie, Robbie and Evy talk about our collective obligation to avoid hype and share responsibly researched vegan stories, and how to clapback at anti-vegan campaigners online with hard, incontrovertible truth. Also on this episode...
- How Plant Based News was founded by Robbie Lockie and Klaus Mitchell.
- What to do when you see people spreading misinformation about veganism online.
- The smear campaigns devised to discredit the work of the animal rights movement.
- Vegan clickbait: yay or nay?
- Robbie L shares some of his trusted online sources for fact-checking your vegan news.
- ‘We are monkeys living on a rock in a bubble in space’.
- Robbie L shares how social networking sites are used as tools of propaganda.
- Compassion fatigue: how do you choose what stories to take in?
- ‘There are more ethical people alive today than there have ever been in the whole of human history.
- Robbie explains why one particularly controversial public figure would hypothetically be the greatest asset for the vegan movement.
- Listener email from a plant based listener who struggles to feel great empathy for animals.
Links:
Check out all the latest vegan news stories at Plant Based News.
Follow Plant Based News on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.
Listen to the PBN podcast.
Follow Robbie Lockie on Instagram.
NutritionFacts.org
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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For many vegans, animal welfare activism can feel problematic. Why advocate for better farming practices when you’d rather not endorse animal farming at all? Isn’t it betraying the animals to be demanding anything less than their total freedom? And can animal welfare organisations really be working towards a vegan world whilst they are working alongside the companies killing animals for profit? This week co-hosts, Tylor and Evy discuss the complicated role of animal welfare in vegan activism and speak to expert animal welfare campaigner and hardcore vegan activist, Sean Gifford, of Compassion in World Farming to gain some valuable insights on how to straddle both the vegan and welfare approach to helping animals. Also on this episode…
- How a small gesture by a chipmunk inspired Sean’s vegan awakening.
- Sean discusses his multiple arrests for the animal rights cause and why nowadays he tries to avoid brushes with the law.
- How a vegan deals with having to use welfare language like ‘humane meat’.
- Why must abolitionists be so rude online?!, Evy asks and Tylor explains.
- ‘Anyone in the animal protection movement, I think we should all just focus on what we share which is that unyielding belief that animals can feel pain and lead emotional lives from a chick to a pig, to a cow to even fish, the forgotten factory farmed animal.’
- Is veganism too idealistic to be achievable?
- Ending the Cage Age.
- The government are making ‘sympathetic noises’ but you can also help CIWF stop live exports.
- ChickPeeps book recommendations for Moms/Mums: Grilled, Free The Animals, Forks Over Knives, and The Joyful Vegan, Main Street Vegan, Mercy For Animals And Deliciously Ella.
- Listener Stephen’s interview for No Meat Athlete!
Links
- Check out the work of Compassion in World Farming.
- Follow CIWF on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
- Sign the petition to End The Cage Age.
Social Media:
- Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
- Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
- Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
- Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
- Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
- Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
- Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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This week, The ChickPeeps are doing their darndest to learn about ways we can live a sustainably vegan life and who better to discuss that with than zero-waste vegan chef, sustainability advocate, environmentalist and author, Max La Manna! Max has inspired thousands of people across the world to reduce their food waste and this episode he shows Momo and Evy how practical and fun a zero-waste lifestyle can be, as well as surmising on some the weird and wonderful ways we can use repurpose everything from avocado pits to banana skins. Also on this episode...
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Max shares about his early forays into veganism and how to be a good closet vegan.
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How Max’s interest in zero waste living started by looking in his own fridge.
- How to use every last morsel of the avocado, though it may result in death!
- Max shares some unusual beauty tips for living in the wild.
- We’re already vegan - what else can we be doing to reduce our carbon footprint?
- Being a sustainable vegan in the city - what do we do if we can’t compost?
- What impact does reducing food waste in the home have?
- How do we get excited about adopting sustainable practices.
- Mindful practices for avoiding environmentalism fatigue - Max explains the 48 hour challenge he does every week to maintain a clear and positive mindset.!
- ChickPeeps Zero Waste Challenge - Momo is a sustainability queen while Evy outs herself as a recovering hedonist.
Links:
- Follow Max La Manna on Instagram and Facebook.
- Check out Max's website.
- Buy More Plants, Less Waste.
- Max's favourite zero waste initiatives: OLIO, Too Good To Go and Oddbox.
Social Media:
- Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
- Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
- Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
- Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
- Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
- Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
- Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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This week on The ChickPeeps, Evy speaks to renowned author, speaker, activist and all-around dazzlingly joyful vegan, Colleen Patrick Goudreau about learning how best to discuss and share our vegan values with others. Colleen also reveals insights on the importance of incorporating joy into one’s personal vegan lifestyle, and shares her passion for animal-related etymology and her conviction that we need to be mindful about using language that doesn’t normalise animal abuse. Also on this episode…
- Why be a joyful vegan?
- Bearing witness as a vegan activist - Are we betraying the animals if we choose not to share or look at images of violent animal abuse?
- What is the most responsible way to channel one’s anger as a new vegan?
- The role of vulnerability in sharing your vegan values.
- ‘Veganism is the way to reach our goal of being as compassionate as we can; the goal is not to be as vegan as we can be, the goal is to be as compassionate as we can be.’
- Colleen coaches Evy through how to approach and handle a conflict about veganism with a family member.
- Colleen is the vegan therapist we all need!
- ‘Do your work and step back’. Colleen shares how she releases the urge to control how the information she’s sharing is being received.
- Communicating your message so that people will listen: ‘Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective?’
- ‘Pizza’ or ‘Vegan pizza’: Evy and Tylor discuss listener Uma’s question on whether or not we should be declaring our veganism at every meal.
Links:
- Follow Colleen Patrick Goudreau on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube!
- Colleen’s website
- Listen to Colleen’s Podcasts, Food For Thought and Animalogy.
- Order Colleen’s book, The Joyful Vegan.
Social Media
- Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
- Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
- Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
- Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
- Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
- Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
- Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
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Back to our regular Wednesday weekly slot, we, The ChickPeeps, find ourselves wildly keen to discuss the past year in vegan news - the updates, controversies, triumphs and progress, and who better to mull that over than with the exceptionally erudite animal rights’ activist, Earthling Ed. A much loved returning guest from season 1, Ed is vegan educator, public speaker and co-founder of Surge and The Official Animal Rights March. The past year has seen him spreading the vegan message to Ivy League students across America and opening his own non-profit vegan diner, and this week he takes time to pause and reflect on where the vegan movement is in the public consciousness now.
Also on this episode...
- Is veganism winning?
- What the Ivy League students have to say about veganism.
- Is there space for joy in activism and how do we balance our personal lives with activism?
- Should we all be full time activists?
- How much is the government helping/hindering the animal rights movement?
- Robbie and Ed go head to head in a battle for the title of nerdiest vegan as they share who reads the most science and medical journals.
- Ed explains his reasoning for skulking around farmers chat rooms under the alias Farmer Ed (joke).
- Ed has a surprising suggestion for the person he’d most like to see go vegan…
Links:
- Follow Earthling Ed on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
- Ed’s website.
- Ed’s animal rights organisation, Surge.
- The Official Animal Rights March.
- Ed’s TEDx Talk.
- Ed’s speech at Harvard.
Social Media:
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Hello, Season 2! The ChickPeeps are back! In this season 2 catch-up episode, your old friends, the ChickPeeps' co-hosts, aka, Evy, Momo, Robbie and Tylor return to pod-land to chat about the past year in our vegan lives, what’s new on the vegan scene and some triumphs - personal and public - in the vegan world!
Also on this episode…
- We share what we’ve been up to for the past ChickPeep-less year.
- Momo manifests a near-fatal bird appearance.
- Vegan chocolate is everywhere which is problematic for Evy
- Robbie is still an angry vegan and Tylor is back working in the animal rights world!
- We discuss the major focus on environmentalism in the media and how that is putting veganism more in the spotlight - or is it? How do we broach the subject of veganism with people who keep posting videos of Greta Thunberg but saying nothing about transitioning to veganism?
- We the backlash against veganism this year from some prominent vegan influencers. Should we be practicing the same patience we have with non vegans (pre-gans?) or is it important to be a bit more forceful in discussing the topic with ex-vegans?
- We share our intentions for things we want to focus on throughout season 2.
- Stay spangly…
Social Media
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
For the finale of season 1, all ChickPeeps gather to reflect on the past 8 months and discuss the guests who have altered our respective outlooks on vegan life. We discuss our summer activism plans and share our personal weekly sources of vegan inspiration to see you through the rest of the summer!
The ChickPeeps' Recommends:
- Help Tylor and The Protego Foundation petition for Vegan Butterbeer!
- Attend the Official Animal Rights March on August 25th!
- Join Momo's vegan support group, GloVegan on Facebook!
- Watch The Vegan View on Youtube.
- Book recommendation: The Dominion of Love.
- Check out listener, Saoirse's Vegan Ventures.
Check out The ChickPeeps' favourite vegan podcasts:
- The Animal Law Podcast with Mariann Sullivan.
- Main Street Vegan with Victoria Moran.
- Generation V with Nimai Delgado.
Keep up with The ChickPeeps!
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
For the penultimate episode of season 1, The ChickPeeps have a discussion on how the ethical argument for veganism is the core tenet of the vegan ideology. Erik Marcus, author, blogger and activist, shares his studies on the reasons to be vegan and explains some of the main ideas in animal rights philosophy. Also on this episode...
- Erik suggest that the health benefits of following a vegan diet is not the strongest argument to make in favour of veganism.
- ‘It’s probable that most of the suffering and cruelty tied to the meat, dairy and egg industry arises from how the animals are raised rather than how they are killed.’
- Erik talks about the history of factory farming and why the conditions in which animals are raised has steadily worsened.
- ‘The chances of the hen who laid your egg having her life end in a halfway decent, non violent way are essentially zero.’
- What is Speciesism?
- How to talk about speciesism in relation to other social justice movements in a non provocative manner.
- Why Erik doesn’t like or use the term ‘carnist’.
- ‘If there’s one thing that we need to avoid at all costs it’s ever coming off like we are judging or insulting the people we are trying to win over.’
- The utilitarian argument for veganism.
- How to speak to non vegans about veganism with compassion and respect.
- ‘All I can do is to be respectful, to find common ground and to offer really solid, really accurate information that is in alignment with a high integrity argument.’
Links
Why Choose Vegan by Erik Marcus
An Introduction to Animal Rights and Animal Welfare by Erik Marcus
Follow Erik on Twitter and Facebook.
Social Media
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
For the second part of our discussion on vegan athletes, The ChickPeeps chat to Brian Rose, the founder and host of London Real, who recently went plant-based when challenged by his friend, musician and triathlete, John Joseph, to compete in a half Ironman and do it vegan. Brian offers a unique perspective on going vegan as somebody able to observe the changes that occurred within his body and mind in a short space of time, and who’s primary motivator in trying veganism were the health benefits. Also on this episode:
- Brian shares how the many vegan guests he interviews on his weekly show piqued his curiosity about the lifestyle.
- “People don’t do what you say, they do what you do.”
- Brian talks about how he had to increase his food intake when he went plant-based to keep up with the demands of his training.
- The changes Brian witnessed in his mind and body, and how green vegetables played a crucial part in his training regime.
- We discuss why many athletic coaches are vehemently against their athletes following a vegan diet.
- Brian gives his 3 top tips for new vegans.
- “If it hurts, don’t eat that.”
- Fear = False Expectations Appearing Real.
- How going vegan prompts a shift in one’s thought process and a different outlook on life.
- "If you look at the world in 50 years, I mean it’s a no-brainer to me, that we will all be eating more plant based, it’s just gonna be what does that look like?”
Links
Follow Brian and London Real on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Check out London Real's content on Youtube.
Donate to Brian's fundraiser for Addaction.
Evanna's Interview on London Real.
Book mention: Rich Roll's Finding Ultra.
The Five Why's.
Earthling Ed video mentioned by our listener.
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week on The ChickPeeps we're discussing what it takes to be a vegan athlete and whether or not a vegan diet and lifestyle impedes or assists one's athletic goals. To break through those myths like he records on TV, parkour world champion and badass ninja warrior Tim Shieff joins us to talk about his experiences as a vegan athlete.
Also on this episode...
- How treading on a snail inspired Tim’s vegan awakening.
- ‘It’s each generations job to be more ethical than the last.’
- Crossing the bridge of compassion to enter the vegan kingdom.
- From Parkour to Ninja Warrior, Tim discusses his athletic journey.
- Tim talks about the lessons he learns from his sport and how ninja warrior helps him dissolve his ego.
- Does veganism give you an edge as an athlete?
- Tim explains how he listens to his body as an athlete, and the benefits of eating a raw food diet.
- ‘I became vegan because of self-reflection.’ Tim shares why he chooses not to force veganism on anyone.
- How working on oneself is the key to lighting the way for others: ‘As long as I’m in a happy place, I attract other things that feed my joy.’
- The ChickPeeps + Tim daydream about a vegan Conor MgGregor.
- ‘The key to anything is just starting.’
Links:
Follow Tim on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Follow Tim's YouTube.
Follow Tim's Fasting Journey.
Check out Tim's ethical clothing brand, Ethcs.
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week we’re discussing the vegan fashion landscape and conscious consumerism with the fantastic sister duo and co-founders of Delikate Rayne, Meg and Komie Vora. Growing up amidst Hindu and Jain cultures, Meg and Komie were raised vegetarian and became vegan several years ago when they founded their cruelty-free label, Delikate Rayne. In this episode they talk about being proud advocates of fashion that is free from animals, and how truly ethical fashion extends far beyond veganism alone. Also on this episode…
- Meg and Komie explain how founding an ethical fashion line opened their eyes to veganism.
- How Meg and Komie’s Jain grandmother influenced them to be vegan.
- “Why does everything that’s considered luxurious have to be derived from an animal?”
- Creating clothes with a purpose greater than its aesthetic appeal.
- What it's like being an ethically conscious brand in a very non ethically conscious industry.
- Is leather a byproduct of the meat industry?
- Cruelty-free leather and Peace-Silk - we discuss whether ‘cruelty free’ animal derived fabrics could be considered vegan.
- Do vegan textiles have a higher carbon footprint than their animal counterparts?
- ‘So yes, you’re saving an animal but you’re killing mother nature’. The vegan material you should really avoid.
- The problem with ‘fast fashion - “If we’re going to consume the way that we are, we’re going to have nothing left.”
- The wardrobe diet - Meg and Komie share their tips for veganising one’s wardrobe.
Links
Learn more about Delikate Rayne.
Follow Meg and Komie on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
A study with further details on the environmental impact of veganism sent in by listener, Aryn.
Social Media
Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
What’s it like to go behind the barbed wire fence and and see what happens within the walls of a factory farm? How does it feel to witness a lone raccoon caught in a trap and not be able to rescue it? This week Momo and Evy get to chat with passionate and prolific undercover activist, Rich Hardy, about his career exposing animal cruelty in 28 countries that has changed minds and laws for animals all over the world. Rich speaks frankly, and for the time time publicly, about the personal sacrifices he’s made to undertake such difficult work and about the changes he’s noticed in public opinion and the vegan movement in his 33 years as a vegan. Also on this episode…
- Rich explains how he gave up his dreams of becoming a football player to be a full-time activist.
- How changing public opinion is worrying the factory farming system.
- The personal compromises activists make when they go undercover to infiltrate the system.
- Rich describes his experience working as an undercover fur trapper for two winters and the suffering of one lone raccoon he witnessed that stays with him today.
- Does undercover activism make you cynical about humanity or more compassionate? Rich weighs in about what he’s seen of human nature.
- Longevity as an undercover activist: we ask Rich what qualities an individual most possess to withstand this gruelling but vital work.
- “We can all tell the story of animal suffering”. How there is room for every personality type in the animal rights movement.
- Where does Rich think the vegan movement will be in 5 years.
- Listener, Ari’s post about healing her relationship with food.
- Read more about the issues discussed in Ari’s email about the environment: here and here.
Links
Read more about Rich and his work here.
Follow Rich's Instagram: Not As Nature Intended.
Follow Rich on Twitter.
Social Media
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week The ChickPeeps have an honest, open conversation about what it’s like to balance one’s relationship with food with one’s ethical values and how both recovery and veganism have impacted their lives. Momo and Evy are joined by vegan fitness coach and self love advocate, the fearless Bianca Taylor, who recounts her journey from struggling with anorexia to truly loving and celebrating her body. Later on, we interview the incredible Jasmin Singer, senior editor of Vegnews and author of the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough, who shares her story of developing a binge eating disorder and how she transformed her relationship with food from self-abuse to self care. Also, on this episode…
- ‘You can’t eat that, can you?’ The important distinction between ‘can’t and ‘won’t’.
- Going vegan mindfully after an eating disorder.
- Bianca discusses being a personal trainer and how she helps people in the midst of an ED.
- ‘Good’ vs. ‘bad’ foods - how do we not backslide into this mentality of categorising foods as a vegan.
- Bianca and Momo share how their lives have expanded since they chose the path of self-love.
- Jasmin discusses the journey from food as an enemy, to food as a friend, to somewhere in between.
- ‘It wasn’t until I was well into my 30s that I realised that food can actually be something that not only is a direct representation of who we wanna be and what our world view is but also something that can fill us and allow us to really sit more comfortably in our authenticity.’
- The universal feeling of not being enough.
- Guilt and shame. How to deal with these emotions surrounding food when we slip up as new vegans.
- How to talk about veganism with people who’ve been through an eating disorder.
- Switching your focus from vanity to self care.
- ‘That’s when food was no longer what it had been for me in the 80s, which was a vehicle for changing; it was a vehicle for being in line with who I wanted to be.’
- Letting go of an eating disorder. Jasmin and Evy discuss whether or not true recovery is possible.
- How to deal with a perfectionist mindset when it comes to diet.
- Body positivity and representation in the vegan community.
Links:
Check out Bianca's website.
Follow Bianca on Youtube, Instagram and Facebook.
Learn more about Jasmin Singer.
Check out Our Hen House and listen to Jasmin's podcast.
Follow Jasmin on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Social Media
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Here at The ChickPeeps we’ve talked about being vegan for the animals and vegan for our health but we haven’t talked about being vegan for the health of humankind and animals together aka. THE ENVIRONMENT! To address this topic, we interview the mastermind filmmakers Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn who put the environmental impact of veganism into focus with their groundbreaking documentary, Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret. In this interview Kip and Keegan expand on the information shared in Cowspiracy and explain precisely what impact one individual can have on the environment by being vegan. Also on this epsiode…
- Kip and Keegan explain why they are actually ethical vegans.
- Robbie gets nerdy with Keegan about the true cost of animal agriculture on the environment.
- ‘Literally anything you could care about in the environmental world, raising animals for food is the primary driver of its destruction, and yet it’s basically overlooked.
- How organic or grass-fed meat is worse for the environment.
- Why animal agriculture is also a people problem: ‘If there wasn’t such a demand for meat dairy and eggs in the so-called "developed world", we wouldn’t see these rates of poverty that we see - and starvation and hunger - in the developing [world].’
- What difference can one person going vegan actually make?
- Non-vegan environmentalists: how to talk to hardcore environmentalists who reject veganism.
- Mangoes from India? Avocados from Mexico? The environmental impact of importing foods from around the world, and do we need to be focusing on local produce?
- Are almond farms causing drought?
- ‘This is a movement from the grassroots up, I think it’s going to need to be us hitting a critical mass as vegans and vegetarians and environmentalists and compassionate people.’
- Is veganism enough? Kip expands on how else we can be mindful of Mother Earth.
- Kip and Keegan talk about their exciting upcoming projects.
- Some listener feedback from the companion pets episode and an unusual ensemble for your cat.
CORRECTION: In this episode Keegan mentions that cows can drink 150 gallons of water per day. He meant to say 150 litres of water per day. https://www.fas.scot/article/the-importance-of-water/
Links:
Check out the documentary: Cowspiracy The Sustainability Secret.
Keegan's newest documentary: Running For Good.
Meet Your Meat documentary (mentioned by Keegan).
Article from listener, Jessica, by the RSPB on how to reduce cat predation.
The BirdBeeSafe Collar aka. an excuse to make your cat look like a fluffy clown.
Follow Cowspiracy on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Social Media
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week Momo and Evy discuss the importance of community as a vegan and finding people who inspire you to live a joyfully vegan life. We talk to the ebullient happiness gurus, Dave and Steve Flynn, aka. The Happy Pear, (9.21 minutes) about creating the kind of world you want to live in, and about reconciling one’s cultural background with vegan principles. Later on, Dave and Steve share some of their daily practices to cultivate a balanced, happy life. Also on this episode…
- How Steve and Dave went their separate ways and found vegetarianism independently in the same week!
- How the twins planned to start a revolution with a vegetable shop.
- Dave explains why people living in strong communities live longer.
- Dave and Steve recount their journeys from being preachy holier-than-thou vegans to a more attractivist style of vegan advocacy.
- Being an Irish vegan and how to reconcile traditional sensibilities with your vegan values.
- ‘No Granny, I’m vegan!’ We discuss food as an expression of love
- The backlash towards veganism by the dairy industry in Ireland.
- Why everyone should spend a year working on an organic farm.
- ‘I think the less we can have a me vs them mentality, the better, because ultimately we all live on one planet and we all have to be friends.’
- Dave and Steve explain the importance of consistent movement throughout the day to sustain a joyful outlook on life.
- How health and happiness are intrinsically linked.
- ‘Movement makes you feel better quicker than anything else.’
- The fine line between Illness and Wellness.
Links:
Check out The Happy Pear website!
New book alert! Recipes for Happiness.
Take a Happy Heart course with Dave and Steve!
Follow The Happy Pear on Youtube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Social Media
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Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Are you a militant vegan or an attractivist? Was your mind opened by vegan cupcakes or slaughterhouse vigils? Do you favour street activism or a fiery blog post? This week, Tylor and Evy discuss different types of activism and what methods were most effective in our own personal vegan awakening. Later on (7.37), Robbie and Evy interview the amazing and relentlessly passionate vegan activist and influencer, Earthling Ed, who shares his story of going from apathetic meat-eater to hardcore vegan, and the mindset he’s cultivated to do the confrontational style of vegan activism for which he has become known. Also on this episode…
- Ed discusses his previous perception of veganism, and recounts how the wave of empathy he felt for a truck of injured chickens gave him pause as a meat-eater.
- How becoming vegan connected Ed to a true sense of purpose.
- Street activism - is it for everyone? Ed shares how he overcame his initial fear of confronting strangers about veganism.
- How to deal with personal attacks from non-vegans.
- ‘It’s fear - all of this hatred always comes from fear, fear of change, fear of the unknown.’
- Are our emotions a help or a hindrance in vegan activism?
- Can we change anti-vegan trolls’ minds or is it a waste of energy?
- The burden of empathy: Ed tells us about the personal toll of being a full time activist, and what drives him to keep going.
- 'It’s a heavy burden but we’re not the victims.'
- What is a vigil and what is the purpose of them?
- Come join the Animal Rights March on August 25th 2018!
- Challenging the status quo - the line between legal and illegal activism and how far should we go for animal rights.
- ‘We live in a world of unjust laws and I thoroughly believe that those laws should be broken as they always have been for social justice issues.’
- Are vegans morally superior to non-vegans? Ed, Robbie and Evy tackle this uncomfortable accusation often fired at vegans.
- How educating children on animal rights is a crucial step towards achieving a vegan world: ‘We have to reverse that teaching of discrimination.’
- Tylor shares a new vegan victory in the wizarding community!
Links:
Learn more about Ed's work!
Check out Ed's Youtube.
Follow Ed on Instagram and Facebook.
Take part in your nearest Vigil.
Check out Ed's documentary: The Land of Hope and Glory.
Join The Official Animal Rights March on August 25th 2018!
Check out Accio's newly vegan Harry Potter subscription box!
Learn what's new in the vegan wizarding world at The Protego Foundation.
Social Media
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
You asked, we listened! This week we are discussing the heavily pondered topic of veganism and pets, and the inherent challenges vegan pet lovers face. Listen in as Tylor and Evy discuss their lives with their companion animals and the comprises they’ve had to make for their pets lifestyles. Later on, (12.14 minutes) we interview Dr.Armaiti May, a vegan vet with a dog and cat house call practice, to seek her advice on the most ethical ways to raise companion animals. Dr. May sets the record straight on having vegan pets and addresses the most important campaigns in the vegan community that tackle the overpopulation crisis. Also on this episode…
- Tylor is back and has some life updates!
- What’s it like being a vegan vet and the challenges posed to Dr.May’s ethical beliefs when studying veterinary medicine.
- The Veterinary Assocation for the Protection of Animals: “Education is a big part of what we’re trying to accomplish. I think that’s a key component of helping people to go vegan; empowering them with information, supporting them with resources, showing them how tasty vegan food can be.”
- Spaying and neutering: Dr.May explains the ethics behind spaying and neutering and why it is the kindest solution to the cat and dog overpopulation crisis.
- ‘The reality is as much as people want animals to live natural lives, if they’re allowing them to reproduce that is directly contributing to the needless killing of other animals that are already here.’
- Open Admission vs. No-Kill shelters: should we, as vegans, be boycotting places that euthanise homeless animals?
- CAN CATS BE VEGAN???? Surprise guest, Betty, sets the record straight.
- What to do when your cat is a finicky eater.
- Dogs are omnivores!
- Is a vegan diet nutritionally superior for animals in the same ways it is for humans?
- The growing trend of the exotic pet trade: Dr.May weighs in on what needs to be considered.
- ‘[Wild animals] are not going to be happy in a home environment; they belong in the wild. They belong with their families.’
- To adopt or not to adopt? How do we help animals being raised and sold by corrupt companies with poor welfare standards?
- The animal abolitionist argument: Is less integration of humans and animals in the animals’ best interests?
- Animal testing and medical research: is it possible to continue finding cures for human illnesses without animal testing?
- What’s the best way to talk to animal lovers who are resistant to veganism?
- A listener question on responsibly sourced down.
Links:
Read more about Dr.May's work: veganvet.net
Connect with Dr.May on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out VAPA: The Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals.
Learn more about vegan pet food.
Learn how to help your dog be vegan at plantbased.dog
Advocating for non animal-tested medical research: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week Robbie and Evy explore the myriad reasons why eggs are not vegan, and how the commercial egg industry has distorted the natural cycle of egg-laying hens to alarming and brutal proportions. We interview the bold and awe-inspiring founder and director of Viva!, Juliet Gellatley (4.05 mins) who share insights and stories from her work doing undercover investigations inside factory farm scale hen houses. We also address the heavily debated issue of backyard hens and whether it is ethical to consume eggs from free hens, and discuss solutions for how to substitute eggs in baking. Also on this episode…
- Juliet shares her story, from becoming vegan at 13 to campaigning for The Vegetarian Society to founding Viva!.
- Juliet describes the typical life of an egg laying hen in the UK.
- How factory farms selectively breed hens to be more productive.
- Why commercially available eggs are not even suitable for vegetarians.
- ‘No bird is meant to lay 300 eggs a year, she’s meant to lay 20.’
- ‘This whole industry is based on distorting motherhood, a deliberate twisting of motherhood.’
- What’s the difference between ‘enriched cages’ and free-range egg farms.
- ‘What amazes me is that [animals] actually have the capacity to forgive.’
- Do hens need to lay eggs and what do free hens do with their eggs?
- Backyard hens: the oft debated topic of whether or not to eat the eggs of free hens.
- The clever contraceptive methods of hens and the feminist hen soap opera that would ensue.
- How old do hens live in the wild vs in factory farms?
- The nutritional properties of eggs: are they a healthy source of protein and fats, as many believe?
- Some substitutes for eggs in baking!
Links:
Check out Viva!'s website.
Viva's Happy Eggs undercover investigation.
Viva!'s investigation of 'Free-Range' Eggs.
Vegan Recipe Club.
Vegan Egg Replacer Chart.
Viva’s Face-Off with Eggs Campaign.
Follow Viva! on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube.
Social Media
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This one's for the vegan chocolate lovers out there! This week Evy, and guest co-host, Elliot Knight, expound on their deep love for all things smothered in thick layers of delicious chocolate, and the importance of indulgence on a vegan diet. We talk about the struggle of being vegan when treats and desserts are not prioritised, and are seen as too obscure to make by non-vegans. Later on we interview the fantastic Jacques Cop, founder and head chocolatier of vegan chocolate house, Coco Caravan, to learn about the process of making vegan chocolate and how raw chocolate is actually a healthy food. Also on this episode...
- Meet this week's guest host, actor and fellow vegan, Elliot Knight
- Elliot shares his joyful outlook on embracing the sweeter things of vegan life - ‘Life is a dessert - get a spoon and get on in!’
- Jacques tells of a chocolate vision that came to him and changed his life!
- Jacques explains why you CAN 3-4 chocolate bars a day and feel good about it!
- Why vegan chocolate is better than ordinary dairy milk chocolate.
- The benefits of eating raw chocolate.
- What is coconut palm sugar?
- We discuss vegan businesses taking over the world vs keeping business local and family-run.
- Elliot reaches chocolate-nirvana mid podcast.
- Jacques shares his abundant mindset as a vegan: ‘With going vegan you don’t really have to miss out on anything.’
- Listener question: What do you do when you’re required to eat animal products for an audition? Elliot and Evy weigh in on how they would handle the situation.
- How NOT to fall off the wagon when non vegan chocolate is the only thing in sight.
Links:
Learn more about CocoCaravan!
Follow CocoCaravan on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Follow Elliot Knight on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Social Media
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Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week we’re talking about all things cheese and why so many aspiring vegans find it difficult to give it up. Momo and Evy share some charming details about the process of dairy cheese production and then compare the nutritional content of dairy cheese vs vegan cheese. Later on, (24.20) we interview the phenomenal Miyoko Schinner, vegan cheese queen and founder of Miyoko’s Kitchen her early struggles going vegan while being a cheese aficionado, and how she founded her legendary vegan cheese empire. Also on this episode…
- What is rennet?
- The chemically addictive properties of dairy cheese
- How do you quit your cheese addiction? We discuss how to get cheese out of your system.
- Miyoko shares what it was like being vegan 30 years ago compared to the vegan scene today: ‘This is the renaissance of the vegan movement.’
- Miyoko discusses being a huge ‘stinky gooey funky cheese aficionado’ and why she believes being vegan shouldn’t be prohibitive of enjoying the finest foods.
- Being a bonne vivante vegan : ‘Joy comes with being a vegan when you realise you’re no longer causing harm.’
- The process of making vegan cheese: Miyoko describes the life of a vegan cheese.
- Is vegan cheese healthy? Are dairy and vegan cheeses nutritional equivalents?
- ‘I think we need health on both an emotional level and a physical level. Sometimes having a delicious baguette with a big thick slab of vegan butter on it can be quite healthy for the spirit.’
- What’s it like launching a vegan cheese business and how Miyoko built her brand.
- ‘I really see our competitor as being the dairy industry.’
- Phenomenally Vegan: Miyoko explains why she thinks it’s important to be loud and proud about your vegan values.
- Miyoko shares good basic cheese recipes
- Tips for giving up dairy cheese: ‘Go snuggle up with a cow’.
- 'There’s a wider array of foods available when you go vegan because you’re thinking outside the box.'
Links:
Miyoko's Kitchen
Tomorrow’s Creamery - Cashew vs Dairy infographic
Miyoko's Books and DVDs
Miyoko's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
The Cheese Trap Book by Dr. Neal Barnard
PETA UK - Ultimate Guide to Vegan Cheese
PETA USA - Everything you need to know about Vegan Cheese
PETA AUS/NZ - The Ultimate Guide to Vegan Cheese
If you'd like to take part in a 'The 1 month no cheese experiment' in the GLO Vegan Community on FB, join here: www.facebook.com/groups/GloVegan
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
You may be thinking that for a vegan podcast we really don't spend much time discussing how to make delicious, simple, healthy vegan food. We thought that too, so this week we are joined by talented chef, co-founder of Wicked Healthy, Director of Plant-Based Innovation at Tesco, and all-around wonderful person, Derek Sarno. Evy and the newest ChickPeeps recruit, MJ, talk to Derek about Buddhism, why he prefers the term 'free from animals' over veganism, and the future of plant-based food. Also on this episode...
- Meet MJ, friend to The ChickPeeps and our very first guest-host!
- What is Varganism? MJ explains the latest craze in the plant-based world.
- Derek explains why he went vegan or ‘free from animals’.
- How losing the love of his life led Derek to Buddhism and a deeper empathy with animals.
- ‘It hurt so bad that I didn’t want anyone else to feel that pain.’
- Derek explains the parallels between going vegan and the five steps of grief.
- Vegan food for meat eaters: Derek shares the inspiration behind the Wicked Healthy range.
- When you’re not a foodie: Some basic recipes and tips for beginner vegan cooks.
- How to train yourself to like gross vegetables: Evy shares a dark vegan secret.
- 'You can find an excuse not to do anything…whatever it is, cleaning your room, veganism… it’s the reasons to do it that really matter.'
- ‘Plant-pushers not meat-shamers’: Derek tells us about the versatility of mushrooms as a non-processed plant-protein and how he hopes the farming industry will embrace them.
- “I don’t need anything to die for me to live a very happy and successful life.”
- We discuss snobbery towards vegans in the restaurant business and how to earn respect from non vegan chefs.
- 'There’s no way that the way we eat now can sustain itself, there’s some immediate actions that need to be happen and it’s not eating animals.'
- Uh-oh, we screwed up! The ChickPeeps receive an update on the fennec fox story from a listener and we are sorry.
Links:
Derek and Chad's website
Preorder the new Wicked Healthy cookbook!
Wicked Kitchen @ Tesco
Wicked Healthy Instagram
Derek Sarno's Instagram
Social Media
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week Tylor, Evy and Robbie take on the heavily debated subject of whether or not zoos are vegan-friendly. As animal-lovers, many vegans crave the opportunity to meet animals in person and zoos might seem like the obvious option, however there is no denying that wild animals in captivity are caged against their will. We talk about our experiences with zoos and the role zoos play in education and conservationism. Later on, we interview Maddie Taylor, the Campaigns Officer for the animal rights organisation, Freedom For Animal (previously known as the Captive Animals Protection Society). Also on this episode…
- Are not-for-profit zoos more ethical?
- Tylor: “We don’t want bigger cages; we want empty cages.”
- Listener question: What about zoos that help conserve certain species?
- Is Newt Scamander’s suitcase a zoo or a sanctuary?
- Breaking news from the vegan wizarding world brought to you by The ChickPeeps’ most persistent tweeter.
- What is life like for animals in zoos?
- Maddy: “I think part of the problem is that a zoo is very much about creating a great day out for the visitor… giving you the perception that those animals are free.”
- What is Stereotypic behaviour and what are some examples of it?
- Marius the giraffe and “Surplus” animals - how was Copenhagen Zoo allowed to kill a perfectly healthy animal and is this a common practice?
- Where do zoos get their animals?
- What about zoos’ role in conservation projects?
- Alternative ways to learn about animals
- Do certain zoos improve the lives of animals in captivity?
- What we can do to help animals in captivity now?
- Robbie takes issue with Evy’s vegan highlight of the week
Links:
Freedom For Animals' Website
Take part in Freedom For Animals' Zoo Awareness Weekend
Follow Freedom for Animals on Facebook and Twitter.
Article by YourDailyVegan on Zoos (List of alternative ways to learn about animals at bottom of page)
Social Media
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
This week Momo and Evy delve into the complicated world of vegan beauty products and how to make sure your vanity table is 100% vegan. We discuss the apparent oxymoron of cruelty free products that are not vegan, and why we demand more stringent measures from beauty brands than from food manufacturers. Later on (18.30) we interview Hilary Jones, the ethics director of Lush cosmetics, a 32 year vegan and a fierce and knowledgable advocate for ending animal testing. Also on this episode…
- What is the difference between cruelty-free and vegan?
- Crushed beetles, sheep’s wool and pig fat: Momo and Evy discuss the hidden non vegan ingredients often found in cosmetics.
- Our favourite beauty bloggers.
- The China thing: the legislation that blocks the world’s biggest beauty companies from being cruelty free.
- Are our expectations too high? How can we expect makeup brands to be totally Cruelty-Free as we vegan food at non vegan restaurants?
- How to veganise your cosmetics closet.
- Why is fighting animal testing part of Lush’s mission?
- “Companies create paranoia and sell products off the back of that... We don’t want to test on animals, we don’t want to make people feel bad about themselves.”
- "That’s not science, that’s just brutality” -Hilary explains how animal testing is not necessary or effective way of verifying the safety of our products.
- How do Lush test their products if not on animals?
- What happens to animals during testing.
- The LD50 test: Hilary explains the standard test that kills 50% of its subjects.
- What is The Cosmetics Drive and the Lush Prize.
- Will Lush ever go vegan? Hilary shares her feelings on being a vegan at a vegetarian company and her hopes for the future.
- What can individuals do to achieve a world free from animal testing?
- “Think about the animals in all that you do.”
Links:
Lush's website
Follow Lush on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
The Tasty Vegan non-vegan ingredients list
Our favourite CF/Vegan beauty bloggers: Logical Harmony and Cruelty-Free Kitty
Logical Harmony's list of Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands
Article on Animal Testing in China and hope for ending it
Lush's Live Demonstration on Regent's Street (warning: this video is graphic)
Social Media
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
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Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Special guest alert! This week Evy tries to keep her shit together as she interviews the woman who inspired The ChickPeeps Podcast in the first place, and who is an all-around beacon of light in the vegan community, Victoria Moran. Victoria is the host of the award-winning vegan podcast, Main Street Vegan, the author of thirteen books and the founder/director of the Main Street Vegan Academy where she trains and certifies vegan lifestyle coaches. A vegan for 35 years, Victoria shares what it was like being vegan when nobody knew what that meant, and discusses the concept of Attractivism as a tool for change. She also explains how veganism is an extension of her faith and spiritual life and shares her best advice for accelerating the dream of a vegan world. Also on this episode…
- 35 years vegan! Victoria talks about what life was like as a vegan over three decades ago: ‘It was so weird that very few people criticised it.
- Victoria shares her struggle going vegan as she was trying to overcome a binge eating disorder.
- What is a ‘Main Street Vegan?’
- ‘If we’re going to have a vegan world then we’re going to have to be open to liberals and conservatives and religious people and atheists and agnostics and rich people and poor people…the way I look at it is that every human being has at least one thing in common and that is that we all have a heart.’
- The Main Street Vegan Academy - Victoria describes the process of becoming a Vegan Lifestyle Coach
- Attractivism - Living in a way that makes other people want what you have.
- Is attractivism enough? We discuss the best way to do in-person activism.
- Raising a child vegan and Victoria’s advice to worried parents of young vegans.
- In every reputable study over the past 50 years -with the exception of vitamin B12 - we don’t see any [health] problems with vegans.
- Veganism and Religion - how extending love to animals should be a core tenet of one’s spritiual practice
- Victoria’s advice to all vegans wishing to make a change: Be aspirational. Live your very best life.
- Tylor and Evy discuss their vegan weeks and a problematic story circling the vegan news sites.
Links:
Victoria's Website, Main Street Vegan
Become a Vegan Lifestyle Coach!
Victoria's Podcast, Main Street Vegan
Victoria's upcoming movie: A Prayer for Compassion
NutritionFacts.org
Book Recommendation: The Medical Medium
Victoria on Twitter @Victoria_Moran and @MainStreetVegan
On Facebook @MainStreetVegan
On Instagram @MainStreetVegan
Subscribe to MainStreetVegan on itunes
Check out Man by Steve Cutts
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Many people struggle with the concept that honey is not vegan because they don't understand how taking their honey hurts the bees or they argue that if the bees were unhappy they could just fly away, or that the bee population needs commercial honey-making in order to thrive. So this week Tylor and Evy discuss the much debated topic of honey and why it isn't vegan. Later in the show, Evy interviews Elena Orde of The Vegan Society, the organisation that coined the term vegan, to learn about the many non-vegan standard practices in the stages of honey production. Also on this episode:
- Please send healing vibes to our dear Momo!
- Tylor explains how sentient bees are harmed in the process of commercial honey production.
- Elene Orde of the vegan society shares a bit about the life of a honey bee.
- Why do bees make honey?
- The differences between naturally produced and commercially produced honey
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- artificial insemination of the queen bee
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- sugar solution substitutes
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- the fate of queens bees in commercial hives
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- Smoking out the hive
- Why don’t bees just fly away if they’re unhappy?
- Reminder: Beeswax = E901
- Honey as a health food - is it nutritionally superior to other sugar and unprocessed sugar-alternatives
- Bees and their role in the eco-system. Does our environment need commercial honey production to survive?
- How can we support honey bees?
- Is there an ethical-vegan way to consume honey?
- The Bees by Lalline Paul
- If insects die in the production of vegetables, isn’t that the same as consuming honey?
- Listener Shoutouts
Links:
The Vegan Society
Sign up to The Vegan Society's 30-day pledge!
Friends of The Earth - The Great British Bee Count
Health Benefits of Honey Article by Viva!
Amazing detailed article on Why Honey is Not Vegan
The Bees by Laline Paull
The Vegan Society on Facebook
The Vegan Society on Twitter
The Vegan Society on Instagram
The Vegan Society on Youtube
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The ChickPeeps discuss veganism vs the fashion industry and how to transition to a cruelty-free wardrobe. Momo and Evy talk about the vegan brands they like, what to do with your old non-vegan items and whether or not we would wear second-hand animal fabrics. Evy gets to interview another of her vegan heroines (13.30), the incredibly inspiring entrepreneur and found of the vegan fashion house, Vaute, Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart, who shares anecdotes from her journey from child animal activist to teacher to founder of one of the most influential vegan fashion houses. Leanne shares valuable insights on how not following the rules or doing things the way people in the fashion industry expected led her to being one of the leaders of the growing vegan fashion scene. Also on this episode…
- Leanne shares stories of her early forays into activism challenging vivisection at her school and making her own vegan tshirts, and how her mission often isolated her from her peers.
- How she built her Vaute from scratch:
- The things that I did that were important to me, I did them without asking for permission or approval or support’.
- I don’t really think you can fail until you give up.’
- Fashion vs Veganism: How a vegan brand fits into a notoriously non vegan industry.
- ‘Revolutionary concepts can’t be understood by the current paradigm because they don’t uphold the current paradigm.’
- Why wool is not just a haircut - Leanne gives details on the lives of sheep raised for wool.
- ‘People aren’t trying to be cruel, what they’re trying to do is just make as much product as they can.’
- Animals just don’t belong in business.
- Veganising your wardrobe.
- Leanne explains why she’s careful not to wear products that look too realistic as animal products.
- I just did what was right in my heart. That wasn’t necessarily understood or popular or liked but I didn’t know any other way to do it.’
- The future of the fashion industry: will compassion ever be cool in the fashion world?
- ‘Part of our mission is to use a fashion house as a vehicle or empowering and inspiring and educating.’
- Leanne shares her practices her leading a joyful life and how she navigates the challenges of entrepreneurship.
- Momo shares her favourite vegan spots in Berlin.
- Listener Shoutouts
Links
Vaute Website
Why Wool isn't Vegan
Leanne's Book Recommendations: The Joy Diet, When Things Fall Apart,
Vaute's Instagram: @vaute_nyc
Vaute's Facebook
Vaute's Twitter: Vaute Couture
Leanne's Instagram: @leannemaily
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Is being vegan more expensive than other diets? Is veganism a luxury only privileged people can afford? Non-vegans often hold the perception that being vegan is a much more expensive lifestyle to lead, so this week Momo and Evy tackle that subject and discuss tips and tricks to making vegan life that bit cheaper. The fabulous Toni Okamoto, author and creator of the popular blog PlantBasedOnABudget.com, also graces the podcast this week and shares details of her work and how you can learn to be vegan for $18 a week! No excuses!! Also on this episode...
- Momo is back and representing the vegan Hufflepuffs!
- Momo shares her tips for saving money on a vegan diet.
- Check out Momo's friend @Jacks_patch on instagram to learn how to grow your own food.
- Toni explains how being a runner made her switch up her diet to improve her performance on the track.
- Is being vegan a luxury?
- What is a slow cooker and how it can improve your vegan life
- Is being vegan cheaper? Toni gives us her verdict.
- ‘My biggest tip is to not beat yourself up…It’s about progress and not perfection.’
- Evy ventures the idea of a Vegan Fairy-Godmother program.
- Toni shares tips for how you can eat vegan for $18 a week!
- Free Meal Plans in show notes :)
- Buying organic - is it worth the splurge?
- 'Budgeting is not only about saving money but it’s about saving time.'
- We discuss your feedback to last week's episode, in particular PETA's role in the Feminist Movement.
- Momo and Evy surmise on which of the ChickPeeps’ hosts is most likely to appear in a naked PETA campaign.
Links:
Plant-Based on a Budget
Toni's Free Meal Plans
Toni's Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook
The Friendly Vegan Cookbook
Article on The Dirty Dozen
Ingrid Newkirk on Feminism and Animal Rights
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This week The ChickPeeps have an indepth discussion about the world's largest and most formidable animal rights organisation, PETA aka People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Founded in 1980, by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, PETA made a name for itself with its trademark provocative, headline-grabbing, Animal Rights' campaigns and demonstrations. However, PETA’s bold and controversial tactics often mean that their reputation, depicted in the mainstream media, obscures their tireless efforts to improve the lives of animals. Evy talks to Tylor about what it’s like to work for PETA and then we interview the fiercely passionate, dauntless and unfailingly kind leader of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk to discuss what PETA was like in the early days and to address the myths that shadow the organisation. Also on this episode…
- ‘Peta has a lot of enemies because we’re making it harder to hurt animals.’
- How PETA grew from 5 members in an apartment in Washington D.C. to a worldwide organisation of 6.5 million members.
- Ingrid shares how to overcome personal doubt and fear when staging a public protest
- "We took a leaf out of all those books of other social movements which is ‘Say the truth and say it strong.’"
- ‘It’s not about the messenger’ - Ingrid explains how to handle the backlash from people who want you to stay quiet about animal rights.
- Pets: Is having a pet ethical?
- Why is euthanasia necessary in PETA’s shelters, and the differences between Open Admission and No-Kill shelters.
- The Monkey Selfie Lawsuit: The reasoning behind why PETA invested in legal defence for photography rights for Naruto, the Macaque.
- Ingrid recounts a near death experience that inspired her will, and how her body will continue her work after she’s gone.
- We ask Ingrid how she processes the horrifying things she’s seen: ‘I cry a lot’.
- ‘Dwelling on your own feelings is not that useful’.
- Tips on how to talk to people wearing Canada Goose jackets.
- PETA’s 2018 goals: ‘Let’s close Seaworld in 2018.’
- Sojourner Truth: Ingrid’s heroine and inspiration as an activist
Links:
PETA Myth Debunker
HBO Documentary on Ingrid and PETA
How Canada Goose Jackets are Made
SeaWorld of Hurt
Ingrid's Book Recommendation: Animal Liberation
Ingrid's Heroine: Sojourner Truth
Ingrid's Twitter
Ingrid's Biography
PETA Homepage
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After our fun, fictional, vegan musings of the magical world last week, the ChickPeeps take a more factual turn with a discussion on health as a vegan, and the common misconceptions society holds of plant-based nutrition. The brilliant Dr.Garth Davis, weight loss surgeon, author of Proteinaholic, and outspoken advocate for plant-based nutrition joins us (8.55 min in) for this episode to debunk the myths and explain to us the science of why our bodies function better without animal products. Also on this episode...
- Dr.Davis shares how his own health problems caused him to realise that the standard american diet was far from optimal.
- How Dr.Davis' perspective on health evolved and with it his attitude to diet: 'I just believed we were born with a lemon for a body'...'a flawed entity'.
- We're not in the food chain anymore.'
- Is eating too many carbs on a vegan diet cause for concern?
- 'A steak is not a protein'.
- Can you call white meat and fish 'clean'?
- Is cow's milk necessary for strong bones and healthy teeth?
- Why it's illegal to market eggs as 'healthy'.
- Complete proteins and how important it is to get the right balance of amino acids.
- B12; where it comes from and does Dr.Davis take a supplement?
- Why does soy get such a bad rep?
- Vegan Blood: 8x more effective at killing prostate cancer cells!
Links:
Dr.Davis' book, Proteinaholic
Dr.Davis' website
Further articles by Dr.Davis
Dr.Davis' Facebook page
Dr.Davis' Instagram
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Welcome to the second instalment of our meandering exploration of animal rights in the Wizarding World: Episode 9 3/4 part 2! Evy, Robbie and Tylor jump right back in where we left off last week to discuss how to handle handle the delicate task of freeing all house-elves from slavery without traumatizing them, which wand cores are vegan, and the unfair portrayal of dragons as vicious beasts. We listen in awe as Tylor presents a shocking though not unconvincing case for the Dark Lord being vegan, and we also have the pleasure of interviewing Tylor and his co-founder Kathryn on their Harry Potter-inspired animal right’s charity, The Fantastic Beasts Foundation. Also on this week’s episode...
- House-elves, and what if they don’t want to be freed?
- ‘They gauge their self worth not by who they are but by what they can bring to wizards’.
- Tylor’s big dreams to create a task force at the Ministry of Magic that champions the rights of magical creatures.
- Dragons: the sharks of the magical world?
- We share how we would win the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in the most vegan way possible.
- The CP’s first fanfic: A beautiful cross-species romance for one of our co-hosts...
- Coral: Flora or fauna?
- Can vegan wand cores be as powerful?
- Can phoenixes be exploited or are they in a different category to other magical beasts?
- Is Newt a secret vegan?
- Tylor makes the bold and very questionable suggestion that making your snake a horcrux is ‘the ultimate vegan thing to do’.
- ‘Did someone just cast Incendio cos it got hot in here?!’ 🔥✨
- We interview Tylor and Kathryn of the Fantastic Beasts Foundation to discuss the parallel animal rights issues in the muggle and magical worlds and how apply the lessons the books teach us.
- Tylor and Kathryn share details of their campaigns and how listeners can get involved.
Links:
- The Fantastic Beasts Foundation
- Vegan Pumpkin Pasties Recipe
- Vegan Butterbeer Recipe
- The Adopt-a-Pygmy Puff Campaign
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This week, Evy, Tylor and Robbie kick off the first of the ChickPeeps' episodes of 2018 with the much-hyped and inevitable discussion of animal rights in the wizarding world of our favourite boy wizard. In this two-parter conversation the ChickPeeps get nerdier than ever before as we share our observations and conundrums as Potter fans/ animal activists and discuss the various characters who love and respect the beasts, the stories of magical creatures we've come to love and the not so subtle messages of animal rights and welfare that prevail throughout the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts' series. Also on this episode...
- We chat about the various characters in the series who are typical animal lovers and evaluate their vegan potential.
- Hagrid; Animal Ally or Speciesist Abuser?
- Hermione's ill-fated but impassioned foray into house elf rights with S.P.E.W.
- Hermione as a typical example of how being a preachy activist alienates your audience.
- The Mandrake Dilemma: Flora or Fauna? Is mandrake a vegan potion ingredient?
- Robbie ponders whether you can call yourself an animal rights activist if you're not vegan.
- Would Luna be vegan???
- Hermione and Luna's antithetical styles of activism.
- Tylor breaks down why being a Slytherin and a Vegan is not an oxymoron; 'I'm vegan because I'm selfish.'
- How to get a free lunch from Tylor.
- Which house has the most vegans?
- We explore the respective traits and values of each house and what compels them to be vegan?
- Check back in a few days for the second part of this in depth discussion into being a vegan Potterhead, and an interview with the founders of The Fantastic Beasts Foundation...
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The ChickPeeps! In this final ChickPeeps episode of 2017, Evy, Momo, Robbie and Tylor share their holiday vegan traditions and how we keep our spirits up when our loved ones’ are celebrating with very non-vegan conventions. Also on this episode…
- Vegan Mince Pie recipe from a vegan celebrity, omg… (see link below)
- Tylor’s ethical solution to regifting non-vegan presents from your friends and family
- Merry Christmas, Tiger Prawns!
- Engaging in ethical debates at holiday meal-times.
- The key to mindfully discussing veganism so that people will listen: ’Everyone thinks of themselves as a good person… The hostility allows them to not have to face the message.’
- The time is ripe to sign up to Veganuary!
- We announce the 5 winners of the Fat Gay Vegan book Giveaway.
- What’s coming up for Chickpeeps in 2018!
Links
Humane Society’s Christmas Stars’ Eat Kind Festive Guide
Sign up to Veganuary!
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In this episode Evy and Robbie meet Sean O’Callaghan a.k.a. Fat Gay Vegan and learn about his hugely popular and all-encompassing philosophy on veganism, gender roles and equality in general. Sean is a blogger, author and activist who has just finished his first book and also runs a weekly vegan market at Hackney Downs in London. Sean highlights the importance of language when it comes to activism. Also on this episode…
- Sean explains that you don’t need to love animals in order to be vegan. Evy is shocked that he isn’t immediately in love with Puff!
- We learn about Sean's journey to veganism and activism.
- Be a good advertisement for vegans!
- Sean gives advice to a listener on how to talk about veganism to her non-vegan boyfriend.
- Sean suggests that there are some people who would never go vegan.
- We discuss the importance joining a vegan community.
- Robbie gets a lesson on ‘toxic’ masculinity.
- Evy announces the winner of our Magical Christmas Gift Basket, courtesy of Peta2.
- We also launch a new competition to win five copies of Sean’s brand new book!
Links
Sean's New Book (UK): Fat Gay Vegan; Eat, Drink & Live
Sean's New Book (US): Fat Gay Vegan; Eat, Drink & Live
Fat Gay Vegan Twitter: @FatGayVegan
Fat Gay Vegan Instagram: @FatGayVegan
Fat Gay Vegan Facebook: @FatGayVegan
Pat McAuley's vegan podcast on which Robbie mentions he & Evy were guests this week: Eat Green, Make Green Podcast
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In this week’s episode Momo and Evy delve into the idea of veganism as a core tenet of one’s spiritual practice. A lot of vegans feel that, karmically speaking, consuming products derived from violence and suffering corrupts our own energy, and their vegan lifestyle is a reflection of this belief. We interview Writer and Wayshower, Ollie Wylde who shares experiences of her work healing animals and how we can acquaint ourselves with our own personal animal spirit guides. Also on this episode…
- We discuss the concept of Ahimsa, the practice of non-violence.
- The role of prayer in vegan activism.
- Momo shares her crystal expertise and explains why they are ‘fruit and vegetables for the soul’.
- Horse-whispering with Ollie.
- Animals as Spirit Guides.
- Do hunters and people who don’t empathise with animals also have animal spirit guides?
- ‘If we as humans learned to be as forgiving as animals, we’d solve a lot of our problems’.
- Why do some spiritual leaders not incorporate veganism into their spiritual practice?
- ‘A spiritual teacher or leader should only ever lead you back to yourself. They’re here to remind you about the truth that your soul already knows’.
- Pets or rather ‘furry roommates, and what they teach us.
- When pets aren’t vegan.
- ‘The circle of life has been interrupted by humans and that’s a byproduct of us trying to domesticate the wild, and we have to deal with that the best we can.
- Listener shoutouts
- A Magical Christmas Giveaway!
Links
Ollie's website
Ollie Wylde's Instagram: @mydogmyguru
'Animal Wisdom' by Linda Bender
PETA2 Magical Gift Basket
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This week The ChickPeeps take a more serious turn as we investigate the issue with dairy and exactly why vegans don’t consume it. Many non-vegans argue that taking its milk doesn’t hurt cows and that in fact milking actually relieves the cow. We explore the reasons why this is a myth, and discuss the results of quitting dairy products entirely. We also interview two of the founders of Animal Equality, and creators of the groundbreaking iAnimal project, Jose Valle and Sharon Nunez, who recount in vivid detail the experiences they’ve had on dairy farms and the typical life of a dairy cow. Also on this episode...
- Is there more suffering in a glass of milk?
- ’You’re not lactose intolerant, you’re just not a baby cow.’
- The gifts/health benefits cows give you when you stop eating their secretions.
- Evy expresses her frustration with evolution to provide cows with adequate weaponry - why no fanged cows yet?
- Momo suggests carving holes in animals is probably not to their liking.
- Why do people think calcium is synonymous with dairy milk?
- The Chickpeeps discuss their favourite dairy substitutes.
- Is dairy a feminist issue?
- How Animal Equality was founded.
- Jose shares how the iAnimal project was conceived.
- Tylor: ’These Animals are children who are then forced to have children who are then taken away just so we can drink their milk.’
- Is there an ethical way to consume dairy?
- The future for dairy farms.
Links
A Vegan Guide to Calcium
Animal Equality Website: animalequality.org
Virtual Reality Experience of the Lives of Farmed Animals: ianimal360.com
Help and Tips for Going Vegan: loveveg.com
Animal Equality's Instagram: @animalequality
Love Veg Instagram: @love veg_us
Animal Equality's Twitter: @animalequality
Animal Equality's Facebook: @animalequality
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‘Where do vegans get their protein from?’ is probably a question you’ll hear often as a vegan. Fortunately, insufficient protein in plant-food diets is a myth devised entirely by a misinformed non-vegan society, and even more fortunately we have two vegan fitness-buffs on today’s episode, both distinctly NOT lacking in protein, to show us that it’s possible to build strength and muscle with plant foods alone. Listen in as the ChickPeeps chat to the incredible IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Nimai Delgado, and Personal Trainer and Lifestyle coach, Bianca Taylor, who are challenging the vegan stereotype. Also on this episode…
- Robbie and Evy talk about their fitness routines and how going vegan affected their attitude to health and fitness.
- Nimai discusses being a lifelong vegetarian.
- He shares insights into his Hindu heritage and being raised Hindu in the deep south.
- ‘Being a child vegetarian taught me a lot of acceptance, it taught me a lot of patience growing up.’
- Bianca explains how she found veganism at a point in her life when she was ‘searching for something bigger to live for.’
- How finding veganism helped Bianca recover from an eating disorder and heal her relationship to food.
- What the hec is a ‘macro’?
- Nimai explores just how much protein we all need and how we can in fact thrive on much less protein than is recommended.
- Why we shouldn’t demonise carbs and fats (hoorayyy!)
- Bianca: ‘I don’t consider it a diet, it’s a lifestyle.’
- Supplements: Bianca and Nimai share what you need to supplement for an optimal vegan diet (‘It’s more for insurance than a deficiency.’)
- Tips on cultivating a healthy relationship to the gym and making it a passion rather than an obsession.
- Nimai’s ‘Mr.Olypmia’ goals!
- Does being vegan help this world? Nimai has done the math…
- Go-to quick pre-workout meals.
- Bianca’s favourite smoothie recipe.
- A helpful tip on not blowing up your nutribullet.
Links
Sign up to Nimai's new Vegan Fitness Website!
Bianca's website
Nimai's Instagram: @nimai_delgado
Bianca's Instagram: @biancataylorfitness
Bodybuilding Food Instagram: @veganbodybuildingfood
Nimai's Youtube
Bianca's Youtube
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In this special interview episode with Nathan Runkle, in honour of his new book, Tylor and Evy sit down with the game-changing Mercy For Animals founder to discuss his journey starting the charity at the age of 15, and charting the victories of his team of undercover investigators in their fight for the rights of farm animals. Nathan also shares stories from his life growing up on a farm in rural Ohio and how being a gay teen in a conservative environment strengthened his conviction for his mission. Also on this episode…
- Nathan has a book out!
- Are children raised around animals more likely to be vegan?
- Caesar the rat, the original muse of MFA
- ‘We learn from our parents and then our parents learn from us’.
- Growing up vegan in a long line of farmers.
- ‘Best book I’ve ever read’ - Nathan’s Grandma
- Hunting to survive vs. hunting as a hobby.
- Nathan gives advice on how to go vegan without alienating your longsuffering familty: ‘Progress over Perfection’.
- How MFA was born
- The reality of being an undercover investigator for MFA
- The balance between animal welfare and animal rights.
- ‘I would not be able to sleep at night if I weren’t doing something for the animals that are right here, right now’ (Nathan’s thoughts on working for better animal welfare practices.)
- How figure skating almost stole Nathan away from the animal rights community!
- Do activists have time for fun?
- Is online activism ‘slacktivism’ or does it really help?
- Nathan shares a story about being beaten up because of his sexuality and how the experience of physical pain deepened his empathy for the plight of animals.
- Tips on being a ‘joyful vegan’.
- MFA's new website about plant-based eating The Green Plate
Links
Mercy for Animals Website
Nathan's Twitter: @NathanRunkle
Twitter: @mercyforanimals
Instagram: @mercyforanimals
Facebook: @mercyforanimals
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This week, Evy, Momo and Robbie get stuck into the topic of talking about being vegan with your curious, skeptical and/or indignant non-vegan peers in a positive, honest way that doesn’t leave you nibbling seitan sadly in a lone cubicle. Robbie and Evy interview the co-founders of Veganuary, Matthew Glover and Jane Land, to learn about what inspired them to found their charity and the extensive experience they have in educating family and friends on your vegan choices.
Also on this episode…
- Robbie admits initial resistance to going vegan: ‘I didn’t want to be any weirder’.
- Do vegans think they’re ‘better’ than other people??
- Why vegan activism annoys the average person. Nobody is making cruel jokes about ‘Save the Children’…
- Robbie pledges ‘not to say anything digitally that I wouldn’t in person’.
- Family traditions and the role of food as an expression of love.
- Happy Turkey Day - more aptly known as ‘Sad Turkey Day’.
- How Veganuary was founded
- Matthew explains how he and Jane met and opines that kissing vegetarians is not strictly vegan.
- Apparently, you can go vegan in months other than January?!?!!!
- The First Rule of Vegan Club.
- The best ways to attract people to go vegan; ‘explain it to them with monosyllabic words’.
- Matthew’s business proposal: a hotel for runaway vegan teenagers
- Why do Veganuary.
Links
Veganuary website
Twitter: @WeAreVeganuary
Instagram: @weareveganuary
Facebook: @Veganuary
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In this first official episode of the show Evy, Momo and Tylor get together to mull over the different methods of transitioning to a vegan lifestyle and how each of them made the switch. Momo and Evy interview author, activist, speaker, and all-around badass seasoned vegan, Erik Marcus of vegan.com to get his insights on the best advice and the pitfalls experienced when going vegan.
Also on this episode…
- We talk about our initial perceptions of veganism.
- What to do when you fall off the vegan wagon.
- Is the monk in DaVinci code a vegan stereotype???
- The Pillow Chocolate Problem
- How to handle guilt as a new vegan.
- The best advice we got going vegan.
- We share a few alternative ways to become vegan.
- Is vegetarian enough?
- Erik discusses going vegan in the 80s, pre-google, pre online shopping, and the unappetising wonder of perspiring cheese.
- He shares his brilliant ‘crowding out’ method.
- We are reminded to Take your goddam B12!!!!!!
- Erik shares his evolution as an activist and what he deems effective activism.
- ‘The secret of great activism is to listen more than you talk.’
- Erik tries to convince Evy that dark chocolate is not the devil incarnate. (Update: He wasn’t successful).
- Momo and Erik discuss the ‘think global, act local’ concept.
- Erik’s thoughts on a vegan future.
Links:
PETA's How To Go Vegan guide
Erik's ebook "The Ultimate Vegan Guide"
Erik's website
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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch
Welcome to our brand new vegan podcast! In this introductory episode you’ll meet host, Evy Lynch, and cohosts, Momoko Hill, Robbie Jarvis and Tylor Starr. We discuss our personal journeys discovering the ‘V’ word, going vegan, and surmise upon what made us interested in the first place. Also on this episode...
- Robbie shares the moment a lamb of Hobbiton challenged his appetite.
- Evy worries about a particular creature that might block her path to the gates of vegan heaven.
- We talk about our intentions for the show.
- Robbie ponders the idea that veganism is at odds with masculinity, and Tylor offers him a shoulder to cry on.
- Evy is obnoxious and repeatedly talks over Tylor, who has lots more vegan wisdom to impart.
- Channelling your passion into activism.
- Momo talks about her personal vegan hero and we are all suitably humbled.
- Robbie promises some lofty guests we’ll never get.
- We discuss the books and films that inspired us to go vegan.
Social Media:
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Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch