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Test Subjects – Ep 245

This week The Bearded Vegans continue their summer break film review series with an in depth look at Test Subjects, the latest short film from director Alex Lockwood. Paul and Andy were eagerly anticipating Lockwood’s follow up to 73 Cows, a film they both enjoyed overall. In fact, their only major criticism of that film was that they just wanted more. With Test Subjects also being a short sweet 16.5 minutes, they’ll see if it can manage to create a complete statement in such a brief run time.

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Interview with Brenda Sanders

Kindred Creatures – Ep 244

This week Paul and Andy kick off their later-than-usual summer break film review series: their chance to take a little break by checking out some vegan and animal rights related films we’ve been meaning to check out. They start with Kindred Creatures, a documentary that focuses on the lives of animal sanctuary residents as well as their caretakers. The film also touches on a bit of, well, everything. The Bearded Vegans discuss the merits of the film, its strategy, who it’s for, and much more.

A full transcript for the episode can be found here

Kindred Creatures is available to watch via Prime.

Do Vegans Need Allies? Ep 243

In this week’s mini episode, the Bearded Vegans dissect a recent post trying to push the term “vegan ally” as a way to describe those who aren’t. If vegans aren’t an oppressed group, do we need allies? Is this just a reducetarian rebrand? When allyship is unfortunately often seen as a noun and not a verb, does creating vegan allies actually encourage inaction? Or, does this actually help to create a larger and more effective movement by creating a bigger tent? Would non-vegans applying this label be more likely to go vegan, or create pro-vegan content? There is a lot to dig into here, and Paul and Andy will do their best to cover it all.

A full transcription is available at http://bit.ly/TBVEp243Transcript

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The Five Year Follow Up – Ep 241

Believe it or not, this episode marks our five year podcast anniversary! A lot has changed since we first started, so we thought it would be fun to celebrate by revisiting and reflecting our first five episodes. We’ll give some updates on several of the topics covered, ruminate on the evolution of the format of the podcast, as well as examine the ways we talked about certain issues and how they have or haven’t changed since then. Probably not a great place to start if you’re new to the show, but if you’ve been with us for a while we think you’ll enjoy this fun, ponderous, and occasionally cringe-y walk down memory lane.

A full transcription of the episode can be found at https://bit.ly/TBVEp241Transcript

Brace yourself and listen to these original five episodes if you dare:

Episode 1: Cecil The Lion

Episode 2: Living In A Non-Vegan World + Interview with lauren Ornelas

Episode 3: Unity review

Episode 4: Should Vegans Eat Ben & Jerrys?

Episode 5: The Dangers Of Hero Worship + Interview with Tommy Knowles

The Mailbag In The Woods – Ep 240

This week Paul and Andy bask in the warm sunny glow of the mailbag, where they will do their best to respond to listener questions, comments, and concerns. Topics covered include: what should people do with their old Thug Kitchen cookbooks, since starting the podcast do Paul and Andy feel pressure to always be right, is it okay to sell second hand leather, why are so many Vegfests so heavily health-focused, which political candidate will be the best vote the animals, and much much more!

A full transcript of the episode is available at https://bit.ly/TBVEp240Transcript

Paul’s Podcast Recommendations:

How Did This Get Made

How Did This Get Played

Comedy Bang Bang

An Oral History Of The Office

Andy’s Podcast Recommendations:

Made Of Human by Sophie Hagen – Episodes 134 and 135 (interview with Your Fat Friend)

Reply All – The Snapchat Thief

Ear Hustle

The Sporkful – A Reckoning At Bon Apetit, Can A Restaurant Be For Everyone? When White People Say Plantation.

The Links:

Damn it, Shark Week, don’t act like Mike Tyson is going to fight a shark (AV Club)

Catapulting Squirrels: Does Harm Define Abuse? Ep 234

About a month ago we recorded this video but we held onto it in favor of releasing some more timely material. As we continue to work on some more ambitious projects, we’ve decided to release this mini episode, with an additional introduction discussing COVID and the recent protests, as well as some further relfection at the end of the episode. With that said, this week we discuss Mark Rober’s recent viral video: Building The Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder in which he constructs an eight part obstacle course that most questionably contains a catapult designed to launch squirrels right before the final reward. In the video, Mark details the efforts he has made to ensure no harm comes to the squirrels. Despite the fact that we’ve seen many vegans sharing this video without comment, something didn’t sit quite right with Andy and so we wanted to pick apart this idea that abuse and exploitation is only defined by physical harm. Is this video all just harmless fun, or is it the tip of the iceberg of something more sinister?

Transcript of the original episode HERE.

The Links:

Feeding Bill Gates A Fake Burger To Save The World (YouTube)

Exploring The 7 Points Of Allyship For The White Vegan Community In Defense Of Black Lives w/ Omowale Adewale – Ep 233

This week, we bring you an interview with Omowale Adewale to discuss the 7 Points Of Allyship For The White Vegan Community In Defense Of Black Lives. This pledge is designed to organize white vegans to take tangible action to support black lives during a time when performative allyship is at an all time high. Omowale discusses each point individually and expands on their meaning, as well as explaining just why he felt it was necessary to put this together in the first place.

A full transcript of the episode is available at http://bit.ly/TBVEp233Transcript.

Actions To Take:

Support Omowale Adewale on Patreon.

Take the allyship pledge at BlackVegfest.org

Donate To (and then share) The 7 Points Of Allyship on GoFundMe – Send us the screenshot of your donation and we will double donations up to $100 total.

Social Media: Facebook – Twitter – Instagram

On Solidarity & Hypocrisy Memes – Ep 231

We had originally recorded an episode about something that started to feel more and more frivolous as the uprising sparked by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery developed. So we jumped on the mic for a last minute episode to address a meme going around that features a protestor holding a severed pig’s head. The resulting online discourse was messy, to say the least. We’ll ask what is the purpose of this meme, who is the intended audience, and ultimately why we feel it is incredibly shortsighted and misguided. The conversation then evolves into addressing the latest trend of memes attempting to expose the hypocrisy of others. We’ll talk about what we think is lost in the quest for dunks.

A transcript of this episode can be found at https://bit.ly/TBVep231Transcript

Are Vegans More Susceptible To COVID Conspiracies? Ep 228

This week we kick things off by discussing our feelings on the recent spate of Re-Open protests. What do they reveal about those who engage in them, are they productive, and is their rage justified? Then we ask the question, are vegans more susceptible to COVID conspiracy theories? As we’ve seen a rise in vegans, from ethical activists to plant based doctors, embracing a slew of alternate explanations for current world events, we began to wonder if this was happening at a higher rate with vegans. Is there something about our general worldview that primes us to be more open to these theories than the general public?

A transcript of the episode is available at https://bit.ly/TBVEp228Transcript

The Links:

How an “Old Hippie” Got Accused of Astroturfing the Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy (Mother Jones)

Who’s Behind the ‘Reopen’ Protests? (New York Times)

The Psychology Of Conspiracy Theories (American Psychological Association)

Conspiracy Theory Handbook (Climate Change Communication)

Is It Time To Retire “Meat Is Murder”? Ep 222

This week, Paul and Andy dive back into the vegan response to the COVID-19 pandemic with specific examples of those claiming a plant based diet makes one immune to the effects of the virus. In their main discussion, they respond to a listener question asking how vegans can effectively get across the seriousness of veganism. When many people respond to vegan advocacy by saying “I don’t care if you’re vegan, you shouldn’t care if I’m not” or “live and let live”, does it mean we haven’t done an effective job of accurately conveying that veganism is a social justice stance? Ultimately it leads to a lengthy discussion about whether or not the phrase “meat is murder” has lost it’s meaning and relevance. Paul suggests a new alternative.

A transcript of this episode can be found at bit.ly/TBVEp222Transcript

The links:

Tiger King Review – Bonus Episode

BAFTA-Winning Director To Release Film Linking Animal Agriculture To Zoonotic Diseases (Plant Based News)

There Is No Diet That Prevents Coronavirus, Warns British Dietetic Association (Plant Based News)

The Coronavirus, Flu, and Immunity (Dr. Fuhrman)

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