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Our Hen House

Our Hen House

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

Our Hen House is THE weekly podcast for all things animal rights and vegan. Join co-hosts Mariann Sullivan and Jasmin Singer for inspirational chats with movers, shakers, and change-makers who are creating a better world for animals.
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Our Hen House welcomes Richie Bowie, Senior Editor of VegNews Magazine, for an engaging, critical conversation about what vegan media is and what it needs to be in order to change the world. Richie joins Jasmin to discuss how the misperception that veganism is a white movement has withstood the test of time despite the higher percentage of Black Americans identifying as vegan or vegetarian than the rest of the US population. Richie also shares how the world’s leading plant-based magazine is challenging this false idea, including how it is promoting the values of the Black Lives Matter movement within vegan communities. But that’s not all! On the lighter side, Richie gives us a behind-the-scenes look into his day-to-day role at VegNews and shares some not-to-be-missed inside tips on the recent food trends he’s especially excited about.

Richie Bowie is the Senior Editor of VegNews, the largest vegan media brand in the world. His passions for plant-based living, storytelling, photography, editing, and design mean that Richie has found his perfect fit managing VegNews Magazine. A full-blown lover of food media, you can usually spot this Southern California native at vegan restaurants and pop-ups standing on chairs and borrowing other people’s drinks to compose the perfect Instagram shot. Richie reports that the vegan dish he would cook to dazzle a veg-curious but still carnivorous friend would be Beyond Meat tostadas with cabbage and cashew sour cream.

“Veganism is not a perfect movement, and we don’t want to pretend otherwise. We want to be honest about what’s going on, be accountable to ourselves, and actually make change.” – Richie Bowie

Highlights:

  • How Richie progressed from intern to Senior Editor at VegNews in just six years
  • How VegNews incorporates the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement
  • How COVID-19 impacted vegan media
  • The importance of incorporating diverse perspectives
  • Why it is important to Richie to cover deep societal issues within VegNews
  • How Richie and his team deal with the backlash over controversial topics they cover
  • Vegan taste testing
  • Exactly how much Richie loves the food-focused part of his job
  • Whether there is still a place for print media
  • How Richie’s path towards veganism began with self-introspection and reflection into his internalized prejudices
  • Why Richie sees overlap between identifying as LGBTQ and identifying as vegan
  • The times when Richie has felt the need to step away from activism and what made it feel safe to come back
  • What people can expect from future issues of VegNews Magazine

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Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! We just kicked off our end-of-year matching campaign, meaning that between now and December 31, your donations will be TRIPLED, dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000! That means with your donation—plus our Barnyard Benefactors and an added boost from an anonymous donor—we are hoping to raise $60k total.

We can’t do it without you! The only way we’ll receive the matching funds is if we successfully reach our goal of raising $20k from our loyal supporters by the end of the year. So, if you like Our Hen House, if you believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, if you find community and solace in our shows and r...

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Our Hen House couldn’t be more excited to welcome youth activist Genesis Butler back to the podcast, this time joined by her powerhouse mom, Genelle Butler! In this awe-inspiring conversation, Genesis and Genelle share how the cruel reality behind chicken nuggets encouraged the 14-year old activist to stop eating meat at only three years of age. Genelle also shares how her daughter’s curiosity about breastfeeding and cow’s milk ultimately encouraged Genesis and her family to go vegan. A passionate animal rights activist, Genesis shares why she founded Genesis for Animals and Youth Climate Save, and Genelle tells us the importance of honoring kids’ questions and their innate desire to do good.
Genesis Butler is the founder of Genesis for Animals, a non-profit organization aiming to provide funding to sanctuaries and rescues who give animals a permanent home, and the youth environmental charity, Youth Climate Save. One of the youngest people ever to give a TEDx Talk, Genesis is an ethical vegan who has traveled the world advocating for animals and encouraging people to eat plant-based for animals and the planet.
Genelle Butler is an activist, organizer, and mother of five vegan children. She went vegan after Genesis convinced her it was the right thing to do for the animals. Genelle is the co-director of Youth Climate Save, alongside Genesis. In addition, she is also a coordinator for the Animal Save Movement.

“There are a lot of ways to get the message out—you just have to find a way to start. Once you start, it will show you a lot of things in a way that you didn’t see them before.” – Genesis Butler

Interview Highlights:

  • What Genesis thinks about the portrayal of animals on TV programing for kids
  • Why Genelle always knew that Genesis would be a leader, even when she was a baby
  • Why Genesis was inspired to become vegan and why the whole family followed her lead
  • Genelle’s commitment to emboldening her daughter to be an ambassador for animals
  • How Genesis sees the disconnect between concern about the climate and consuming animal products
  • Ways listeners can work with their communities to make changes in their lives to benefit animals
  • What Genelle has done to help Genesis realize her goals
  • How other kids react to Genesis’ animal advocacy
  • How Genesis got to be a Marvel superhero AND meet the Pope
  • Genesis’ collaboration with Million Dollar Vegan

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.

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Our Hen House - Episode 592: Saving Animals ft.  Catherine Kelaher
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05/15/21 • 76 min

Author, animal activist, and founder of Australia’s NSW Hen Rescue Catherine Kelaher joins us today to provide insight into her rescue work, share her most harrowing rescue experience (and the subsequent court case!), and detail how she goes about the rehoming process for rescued hens. She also tells us about her latest book, Saving Animals, a how-to guide for aspiring activists, and just wait till you hear about how Our Hen House helped bring it into existence! (We’re kvelling!!) Catherine and Jasmin also discuss everything from the many problems with hatching programs in schools to the importance of taking care of yourself when caring for others.
Catherine is a vegan animal activist, feminist, and children’s book author who has dedicated her life to liberating caged hens. Catherine’s NSW Hen Rescue works to rehabilitate and rehome hens and other animals from factory farms. Both she and NSW Hen Rescue have received awards for animal activism and rescue. Catherine was born and raised in England and studied English literature and creative writing at Kingston Upon Thames University. She moved to Sydney, Australia, in 2006 and has been rescuing animals and trying to make the world a better place ever since.

“By using your own narrative you can bring about change for animals.”
– Catherine Kelaher

Interview Highlights:

  • Why Catherine decided to write Saving Animals and some of the amazing young activists she spoke to
  • Catherine’s best care tips for companion animals
  • Why we need to be honest with children and young people about what happens to animals
  • How to introduce children to animal rights and the need for equality
  • Insights into Catherine’s work at the NSW Hen Rescue, the hens she is currently caring for, and where they have been rescued from
  • The difficulties and joys of rescuing roosters and how to deal with them as compassionately as possible

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.

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You can listen to our podcast directly on our website, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher! Also, if you like what you hear, please rate it and leave us a comment on Apple Podcasts! Of course, we would be thrilled if you would also consider making a donation, or becoming a member of our flock (especially if you’re a regular listener). Any amount is hugely appreciated, and Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible! Thank you for helping us create quality content, and for helping us bring you a new podcast episode each week!
Don’t forget to tune into Our Hen House’s other two podcasts: The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and The Animal Law Podcast.
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We’re excited to welcome activist Christopher “Soul” Eubanks to the podcast today for an empowering conversation about the importance of intersectional, vegan activism. A longtime creative—often using hip-hop, drawing, and film to express himself—Christopher tells Jasmin about his decision to leave his job in corporate America and use his talents to address political and social issues as an entrepreneur. Christopher discusses the interconnected nature of veganism, human rights activism, and climate activism and explains how injustices often stem from individuals feeling disconnected from the world at large and their fellow beings. He also gives us an inside look into the exciting work he’s spearheading thanks to a grant from Mercy for Animals.
Christopher ‘Soul’ Eubanks is a creative and activist using art and education to fight for animal liberation. Through his creative skillset, Christopher produces intersectional animal-rights content—ranging from university lectures and presentations to taking portraits of formerly farmed animals at sanctuaries and making YouTube videos—to help end oppression for all beings.

“I’m not sure if veganism will be the thing that saves us all, but I think it will be the thing that gets us closer to saving us all. And I honestly think the thing that’s going to save us is for us to understand that we are all interconnected. We are all each other in different forms and different shapes.”
– Christopher “Soul” Eubanks

Interview Highlights:

  • The different ways Christopher incorporates his love for photography into his activism
  • Why Christopher is passionate about helping people understand their individual actions can help reduce animal exploitation
  • How Christopher built his own platform as an animal activist and whether he thinks this is a good model for people to follow (rather than attaching themselves to an organization that’s already working to help animals)
  • What the word veganism means to Christopher and how it is more than following a plant-based diet
  • Christopher’s recent grant from Mercy for Animals, his vision for the type of content he will create, and where he’d like to present it
  • How Christopher has emerged as a leading Black voice for animals while navigating institutional barriers and whether he feels veganism has become a more inclusive movement
  • How Christopher became involved with Encompass to help make the animal-rights movement more equitable

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.

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You can listen to our podcast directly on our website, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher! Also, if you like what you hear, please rate it and leave us a comment on Apple Podcasts! Of course, we would be thrilled if you would also consider making a donation, or becoming a member of our flock (especially if you’re a regular listener). Any amount is hugely appreciated, and Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible! Thank you for helping us create quali...

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Becky Jenkins, who is the Executive Director of the Aquatic Life Institute, joins us on Our Hen House to explain why aquatic animals should be a primary focus of the animal protection movement and why the Institute decided to focus on the fish farming aspect of animal agriculture. She also provides a brief overview of this far-too-little-known but huge industry, including why fish farming is not only hideously cruel, but is not the sustainable business it is reputed to be. Becky also reflects on whether there is a disconnect between the advocates of effective altruism and other animal activist groups, and how the Aquatic Life Institute promotes improved welfare for aquatic animals without condoning animal exploitation.
Becky has a passion for holistic, international, and pro-intersectional approaches to animal issues. She has spoken at conferences and been published in academic journals worldwide and is currently co-authoring a textbook on aquatic animal law. Becky studied at the Aquatic Animal Law Initiative at the Center for Animal Law Studies in Portland, Oregon, and also holds a law degree from Trinity College Dublin and a Master’s degree in Animal Law from Lewis & Clark Law School.

“Our mission is to accelerate activities that positively improve aquatic animal lives, focusing on farmed fish as they are the greatest in number.”
– Becky Jenkins

This Week in Our Hen House:

  • The coalitions the Institute is building, including the Aquatic Animal Alliance, and the shared projects they are currently involved in with their partners
  • Why horribly inhumane slaughter methods are still used in aquatic animal farming and how the Aquatic Life Institute hopes to impact the industry
  • A brief look at current research on the consciousness of fishes and what the evidence shows us about their realities
  • How the program at Lewis and Clark Law School on aquatic animals and her studies with Kathy Hessler influenced Becky
  • Why seafood certifications often aren’t what they seem
  • How we know that fishes have the capacity to have pleasurable and positive experiences and how they play and interact with each other, according to Professor Rebecca Franks’ recent research
  • What the future holds for aquatic animal agriculture
  • Becky’s hopes for what the Aquatic Life Institute can achieve in the short and medium-term with their program of humane education
  • How can we engender the same level of compassion and empathy for aquatic animals that land animals receive
  • How Becky first connected with Our Hen House and Mariann and why the show has significantly influenced her life

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.

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Our Hen House - Episode 572: Veggie Mijas ft Amy Quichiz
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12/26/20 • 72 min

Amy Quichiz joins Our Hen House podcast co-host Jasmin Singer in this episode to tell us about an extraordinary collective she co-founded, Veggie Mijas, and how it started and how it has since grown. Amy was inspired to found this vibrant community, which has since expanded well beyond its original home on Instagram, because she wanted to show the Latinx community how they could access healthier foods, talk about their rights within the food industry, and bring their perspectives to the issues of animal liberation and environmental justice. As a woman of color from Jackson Heights, New York, Amy has witnessed the environmental racism that has given rise to a lack of resources and opportunity in Latinx communities, and is committed to forging social change.
Amy shares why veganism is a vital part of her worldview and heritage, and how white vegans can better center and include vegans (and prospective vegans) of color. Amy also discusses how the movement has changed and developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, how she and her colleagues prioritize their own mental health to continue supporting their community, and her hopes for the future. Amy feels that the work of Veggie Mijas as a social movement has the potential to inspire communities to organize for profound social change while maintaining the authenticity of Latinx culture.
In this week’s “Our Hen House Supports Vegan Businesses,” we’re supporting Maxine’s Heavenly, a vegan cookie company, and Veltree, a plant-based soul food restaurant located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It’s always about finding your voice, finding your passion
and finding what you want to change in the world.”

Amy Quichiz

This Week in Our Hen House:

  • How the Veggie Mijas collective expanded and grew, and the unique perspective that draws people to join them
  • What “decolonizing your diet” means and why what you eat isn’t necessarily an independent choice
  • How Veggie Mijas’ potlucks have been successful in building community, Amy’s favorite potluck thus far, and how the potlucks double as a safe place for vegans of color to be open and honest
  • How Amy has steered Veggie Mijas during the pandemic
  • How Veggies Mijas plans to move forward with advocacy and events post-pandemic
  • The internal work that Veggie Mijas coordinators are doing to ensure they can continue to serve their communities, and the personal and collective goals the group is focusing on
  • Why the collective is addressing veganism through a feminist, queer, leftist lens
  • How the plant-based lifestyle aligns with food justice and provokes meaningful conversations

Connect with Amy Quichiz :

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.

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You can listen to our podcast directly on our website, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher! Also, if you like what you hear, please rate it and leave us a comment on Apple Podcasts! Of course, we would be thrilled if you would also consider making a donation, or becoming a member of our flock (especially if you’re a regular listener...

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Nathalie Bibeau, who joins us this week, is a director and producer who began her career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with the landmark series, Canada: A People’s History. An award-winning director and producer, Nathalie has since produced documentary projects such as Africa on the Move, which won a Gemini Award—presented by the Academy for Canadian Cinema and Television—for Best Documentary Series in 2011. Her work has taken her everywhere, from the sub-Arctic to Angola and the swamps of Louisiana. Nathalie has also written for the Globe and Mail and volunteered for War Child in Ethiopia. Her most recent project, the controversial documentary film The Walrus and the Whistleblower, was selected for the virtual 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival.
Nathalie tells us why she decided to go back to the rust belt of Ontario, where she grew up, to make a film featuring Niagara Falls’ infamous MarineLand and its nemesis, Phil Demers, a former MarineLand trainer whose love for a walrus consumed his life and turned him into a passionate activist. Nathalie discusses how she set out to explore the multifaceted themes in the movie in a way that could engage a non-activist audience by striking a balance between revealing the animal cruelty behind MarineLand’s success and telling the story of her all-too-human protagonists.
In this week’s “Our Hen House Supports Vegan Businesses” segment, we’re showing some love to Drop Squad Kitchen and No Bones Beach Club. Drop Squad Kitchen, Delaware’s only 100% plant-based restaurant, creates boutique style plant-based foods from scratch; every recipe on their menu reflects a story. No Bones Beach Club is a women owned vegan restaurant that started with a humble food truck in Seattle. They’re committed to a plant-based lifestyle and their goal is to spread the word that just because it’s vegan, doesn’t mean it sucks. Like so many restaurants, they have been struggling during Covid and were forced to close their beloved Portland restaurant to the dismay of so many Oregon vegans, but are still serving in Seattle.

“Any social change has to happen in waves—the paradigm doesn’t shift overnight .”
– Nathalie Bibeau

This Week in Our Hen House:

  • The central theme of The Walrus and the Whistleblower and why Nathalie decided to make a film featuring her brother’s childhood friend, Phil Demers
  • How her strong family connection to the area and the park helped and hindered her in making the documentary
  • Why MarineLand was so keen to file multiple lawsuits and why it made her think long and hard about getting involved
  • The turning point in her decision to make the film
  • How Smooshi the walrus ended up in MarineLand and how Phil’s relationship with her developed
  • Animal activism and the difficulties that activists encounter in their quest to bring injustices to light
  • How Natalie incorporated scenes between Phil and legislators from the Senate archives and why they were so crucial to the narrative
  • The discussion of veganism in the film and why scenes discussing the topic were so hotly debated by the production team
  • How the movie has been received and pland for distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic

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In the opening of the show, Mariann touches base with Jasmin, who is currently on the road on her way to New York in an RV(egan). Jasmin tells us how her 3 dogs and cat are handling the trip, the ups and downs of cooking and eating all the occasionally weird food she packed in case Covid made buying food too difficult, and plans to visit Nooch in Denver to do a curbside shopping trip. While the road trip is long and moving is stressful, so far the incredible scenery along the way is making up for it.
In this week’s Vegan Businesses segment we’re shouting out Passion Placement, a job board and community focused on connecting people looking for work with mission-driven organizations supporting sustainable living, animal advocacy and environmentalism. We’re also pleased to tell you about Dodah’s Kitchen, which makes vegan soul food and desserts inspired by Afro-vegan traditions, with a mission of making veganism both accessible and delicious.
We have two guests this week! Brooke Haggerty is the Executive Director of Faunalytics and has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector. Her previous roles in the animal advocacy arena include serving as executive director for the Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) and being a humane educator for the Animal Protection and Rescue League. Jo Anderson is the Research Director at Faunalytics, and she seeks to empower the animal advocacy community with empirical research and data. She is also co-leader of the RECAP (Research to End Consumption of Animal Products) researcher collective and is an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University, Ottawa. Brooke and Jo join Jasmin today to discuss Faunalytics’ mission to empower animal advocates with access to research, analysis, strategies, and messages that maximize their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering. They share their research findings on why people leave animal advocacy careers and the patterns that affect retention in advocacy organizations. Brooke and Jo also discuss how to support diversity and inclusion in the
animal rights movement and how people can work from within to create an equitable space using research. Wondering whether to say “plant-based” or “vegan”? They also share the findings on that.

“Do the research. What does the research say? Whatever type of animal advocacy organization you’re running, there is research out there that will inform the most effective ways you can move forward.”
-Brooke Haggerty

This Week in Our Hen House:

  • Why animal advocates suffer from burnout and how it manifests
  • Why leadership style affects retention in animal advocacy, and how good and bad leadership manifests
  • Faunalytics’ support for diversity and inclusion and how the animal advocacy
    movement can stamp out implicit bias
  • Why the animal rights movement is getting stuck on one story and what that means going forward
  • Understanding operational expenses and why they impact what animal advocacy organizations can do
  • The value of research for keeping your organization on track
  • How to choose a path or organization when you become involved in animal advocacy
  • The services that Faunalytics provides for advocates and organizations
  • Public awareness of animal exploitation in relation to Covid-19
  • How to take the next step if you need research on a particular topic from Faunalytics
  • How to increase people’s willingness to try vegan meals
  • Why different animal products have different impacts on animal welfare
  • How people become ex-vegans

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Jasmin and Mariann open the show with a review of the National Geographic mini-documentary, Akashinga: The Brave Ones, which follows a group of women fighting poachers in Zimbabwe and why they are so committed to the cause of protecting and preserving elephants from extinction. They also discuss the hot-button issue of mask-wearing and how navigating the conversation around this new norm sometimes feels frustratingly like discussions about veganism.
In this week’s Vegan Businesses segment, we’re shouting out VedgeCo, a bulk plant-based food delivery that caters to both consumers and restaurants and sells only products from 100% plant-based brands at discounted bulk rates. We’re also featuring the Southern Roots Vegan Bakery, a Black-owned online vegan baked goods company that recreates southern classics and ships them nationwide from San Antonio, Texas. If there’s a vegan business you think we should know about, go to our Vegan Businesses Support Form and fill it out!
Animal activist Marisa Miller Wolfson is the co-author, along with Laura Delhauer, of The Vegucated Family Table, which provides vegan parents with a comprehensive recipe-filled resource. She is also the creator of Vegucated, the award-winning feature-length documentary that follows three New Yorkers who try a vegan diet for six weeks, and has led workshops and given talks about the ethical vegan lifestyle all over North America.
Marisa joins the show today to delve into why she was inspired to create The Vegucated Family Table as a go-to reference for plant-based parents looking for ways to feed their vegan kids from weaning to elementary school, and why so many folks have reached out to her, eager for the book’s detailed information. As the mother of two, she shares her tips and tricks for introducing new foods to her own children and offers advice on the best way to transition your family to an ethical vegan diet. Marisa also discusses why carnism is currently the mainstream way of eating and why, in addition to her passion for animals, she is deeply committed to fighting climate change through her own vegan lifestyle and by educating others on why it is critical to adapt the way we live to protect our planet.

“ We want parents to feel good about feeding their kids — if kids eat crap, they act out, and that’s no fun.” – Marisa Miller Wolfson

This Week in Our Hen House:

  • How Marisa’s family and friends helped in creating The Vegucated Family Table
  • Why Marisa loves to bake and how you can see her gorgeous creations
  • How Marisa’s time as a Hurricane Katrina volunteer looking after animals traumatized her
  • The people who helped and supported the creation of the book
  • The difficulty of there being no playbook for what little kids should eat
  • Foods, supplements, and resources that Marisa uses to encourage her children to eat new things.
  • Marisa’s role in Jasmin becoming vegan and beginning her career in animal advocacy
  • How ethical veganism and healthy eating come together in the book
  • The climate crisis and how that affected recipes in the book
  • How looking back gives you perspective for the future
  • Why vegan kids don’t need to miss out at social events
  • The importance of “nooch,” a.k.a., nutritional yeast
  • Why the belief system you model for your children helps provide a moral compass and a healthy guide for the future
  • Why are vegan parents accused of “forcing” their lifestyle on their children?
  • The issues that parents should watch out for to ensure their child is thriving
  • Marisa’s plans for future projects

“The ideals are to make the world a kinder, more sustainable, gentler place.”
– Marisa Miller Wolfson

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Our Hen House - A Strategy Session w/ Aidan Kankyoku
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09/30/23 • 67 min

What can we do to convince people to change their behavior? Strategy is always the hottest of topics amongst activists in the animal rights community. This week we are joined by Aidan Kankyoku of Pax Fauna to discuss just what it may be that is holding people back from behaving in a more pro-animal way.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Aidan found their way into the animal freedom movement through Direct Action Everywhere. His years as a DxE organizer and glimpses of other mass protest events left him convinced of the power of mass-participatory social movements as a force for change. Now, as a researcher at Pax Fauna, Aidan is pulling together evidence to explain the power of these movement strategies and how they can be most effectively deployed for animals. in 2023, Pax Fauna launched Pro-Animal Future, an organization of volunteers, voters, and small donors merging the power of participatory movements with the unique political opportunity presented by citizen ballot initiatives.

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Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today.

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Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Join us in the Our Hen House Community, or follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision-makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.

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How many episodes does Our Hen House have?

Our Hen House currently has 325 episodes available.

What topics does Our Hen House cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Arts and Food.

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The episode title 'Can Vegans be Funny? w/ Zach Sherwin' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Our Hen House is 73 minutes.

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Episodes of Our Hen House are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.

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The first episode of Our Hen House was released on Nov 10, 2018.

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