This week Paul and Andy head north of the border for their first ever international event and second ever live podcast! The duo brings out Carol Adams right away to talk about what they’ve all been eating and then move swiftly into a conversation covering sexism within the animal rights movement, how to deal with serial exploiters, why there was a need to write Even Vegans Die, among other topics.

A full transcript of the episode can be found here!

Restaurants Visited

Awai (Toronto, ON)
Rescue Dog (Toronto, ON)
Globally Local (London, ON)
Ital Vital (Toronto, ON)

Visit Carol Adams’ website HERE

This week we follow some of Andy’s initial Canadian food adventures, delve into a couple of interesting news topics, and conclude with an in depth discussion on one of veganism’s stickiest topics: honey. We’re all sick of explaining to people why consuming honey isn’t vegan, but what about those who say the best way to support bees is to consume the honey harvested by local beekeepers? Is it possible that the survival of the species depends on humans exploiting the product of their labor? Are the honey bees even under threat at all? Do you like jazz? Paul and Andy attempt to cut through the buzz and find some answers.

Food:
Strong Hearts Cafe (Syracuse, NY)

Beechwood Donuts (St Catharines)

The Hearty Hooligan (Hamilton, ON)

Articles:

Result of a Care2 petition by Lacey Kohlmoos

Does Lonely Planet promote elephant rides?

‘Eating Animals’ Documentary Narrated by Natalie Portman Gets Standing Ovation at Telluride

Why this Kansas town is protesting new Tyson Foods poultry plant bringing 1,600 jobs

This Meat Company Dumps More Pollution Into Waterways Each Year Than ExxonMobil

Slaughterhouse workers are more likely to be violent, study shows

Why We Need Bees

8 Companies and Organizations Truly Helping Honey Bees

How can you help the bees?

Why Vegans (And Everyone Else) Should Eat Honey

Call off the bee-pocalypse: U.S. honeybee colonies hit a 20-year high

Colony collapse: 10 years after the crisis began, what is happening to the world’s bees?

Colony Collapse Disorder

On this week’s episode, Paul and Andy make a few exciting announcements concerning live events, discuss a way to provide relief to Hurricane Harvey victims, go over a couple news items, and conclude with a lengthy discussion on how to combat the backfire effect in our vegan advocacy.

Food:
Sweet Charlie’s (Philadelphia)

Articles Discussed:

A Well Fed World

Hurricane Harvey Donation Site (donors MUST SPECIFY “Houston Food Not Bombs” in the comment box on the donation page)

Brazil Takes $300 Million Hit Post-Rotten Meat Scandal

New Group Is Dedicated to Liberating Lobsters

The Backfire Effect Description

How to Convince Someone When Facts Fail