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Freedom Of Speech VS. The “Emotional Risk” Of Student Activism. Episode 215

In today’s “mini” episode we talk about the complicated case of a student animal rights group being denied official status with the college due to both the “emotional risk” of the nature of their activism as well as the “repetitional risk” of being associated with PETA. We’ll talk about the messy world of free speech and if / where a line can be drawn on what should or shouldn’t be allowed on a college campus. Additionally we will discuss the motives of Truman State University for denying vegan and vegetarian groups for three years in a row, whether or not activism requires inherent emotional risk, and beyond!

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Public university rejects animal rights club, citing ‘emotional risk’ to students(FIRE)

What The Hell Happened In January? Episode 214

We took the month of January off and wow did a lot of lawsuit related things happen during the time! We’ll go over what we missed, including ethical veganism being named a protected characteristic in the UK and Ben and Jerry’s removing the “happy cow” label from their packaging. Plus we’ll talk about the “meat patch” and rant about media literacy after the news that Starbucks is supposedly going dairy free. All that and much much more!

The links:

Vote for us as “Best Vegan Podcast” in the Vegan Food & Living Reader Awards(Ends Feb 21st 2020)

New Political Organization is Launched – The California Plant Based Alliance (Vegconomist)

Vegan Justice League shout out

TOP 10 WAYS Big Animal Ag Collects Cowboy Welfare(Vegan Justice League)

SWEET EARTH’S VEGAN BUTCHER COUNTERS ARE COMING TO SUPERMARKETS(VegNews)

No more ‘happy cows’ for Ben & Jerry’s after lawsuit called claim ‘misleading’(Miami Herald)

Ben & Jerry’s Motion To Dismiss

Starbucks goes dairy free, for the planet (The Chronicle Herald)

Plant-Based Company Creates ‘World’s First Meat Patch’ To Help Curb Bacon Cravings (Plant Based News)

TRIBUNAL DECISION THAT VEGANISM IS A PHILOSOPHICAL BELIEF DOES NOT CHANGE THE LAW(Lawyer Monthly)

Vegans protected by Equality Act: what does it mean for employers? (Lexology)

Do Animals Need To Die To Create The Perfect Plant Based Burger? Starter Guide 2

This week we bring back a discussion about the peril’s of ultra realistic vegan meats by asking if it is possible to create a perfect replica of animal’s flesh without ever harming animals. With the recent revelation that Beyond Meat used animal flesh in A/B tests during production of their burger, it is evident that this question will become more and more relevant to the progress of plant based meats and how vegans will navigate the ethics of consuming or promoting them.

This is the second part in our Starter Guide in which we attempt to make it a little easier to break into our 200+ episodes with a few suggestions of episodes that don’t require too much prior knowledge and also exemplify the types of conversations one will find throughout our catalog.

If you enjoyed this episode, we think you’ll also like

Episode 128 – Should Vegan Activists Get Paid?

Episode 131 – Is It Okay To Give A Crying Child Non-Vegan Ice Cream?

And you can find our complete list of recommended episodes in the form of a Spotify playlist at TheBeardedVegans.com/starthere

From The Ground Up – Film Review – Ep 212

This week Paul and Andy continue their winter break film review series with an in depth review of From The Ground Up, a film that follows former college football player Santino Panico as he interviews a wide variety of plant based athletes. In addition to discussing the merits of plant based eating, the film also explores the connection between eating meat and masculinity. From The Ground Up has garnered plenty of comparisons to The Game Changers, which it predates by 2 years, and the Bearded Vegans will see if it can outdo that Jim Cameron money.

You can watch From The Ground Up on YouTube and Prime Video.

A Prayer For Compassion – Film Review – Ep 208

This week The Bearded Vegans bring you an in depth review of A Prayer For Compassion, a new documentary making an appeal to veganism from a religious perspective. As two non-believers, Paul and Andy will see how the film stacks up! In addition to reviewing the film itself, they’ll also discuss many of the points the film brings up, such as if being healthy should be a religious imperative and much much more!

The Food:

VeGreen(Duluth, GA)

The Links:

A Prayer For Compassion– Website– Vimeo

Why Vegans Should Stop Celebrating India’s Beef Ban with Rama Ganesan(Vegan Vanguard Podcast)

Overcoming Apathy – Ep 205

In this week’s mini episode, Paul and Andy respond to a listener question wondering how can we overcome apathy in those who agree that animals should not be exploited but just don’t care enough to actually make any changes that would align their actions with that belief? Additionally, they’ll discuss what it truly means to “care” and whether or not we should spend out time trying to convince others to care.

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THE BIG 200!!! A Dissection Of All Things Podcast – Ep 200

We made it to episode 200 and we are taking the opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going by answering listener questions related to all things podcast. We’ll discuss the creative process, podcast pet peeves, what we would have done differently if we had a chance to start over, the hows and whys of the podcast’s evolution from day one and much much more!

THE LINKS:

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Other episodes mentioned in the podcast:

BONUS: How To Start A Podcast

BONUS: Paul Interviews Andy(available free until Nov 1st)

BONUS: Andy Interviews Paul (available free until Nov 1st)

Vegan For The… Amazon? Ep 196

The Bearded Vegans have got a whopper of an episode this week as they do a deep dive into the Amazon forest fires and the subsequent vegan reaction. Many in the animal rights community were quick to condemn meat eaters for their contribution to the cow flesh industry which is a leading contributor to deforestation and insist that going vegan is the most effective means of combating the fires. They’ll do their best to ask whether this is accurate rhetoric and examine the nuances of the situation as well as some crucial aspects that seem to be almost entirely left out of the news cycle. Vegan Piggybacking abounds!

A transcript of this episode is available HERE.

The Food:

Fast And Easy Vegan Cookbook by JL Fields.

Epic Vegan Cookbook by Dustin Harder

Tomo Sushi(Philadelphia, PA)

The Links:

Amazon burning: Brazil reports highest forest fires since 2010(Reuters)

The Amazon is burning because the world eats so much meat(CNN)

Feeling Sad About the Amazon Fires? Stop Eating Meat(Vice)

Fires In Brazil (NASA’s Earth Observatory)

Amazon fires: what is happening and is there anything we can do?(The Guardian)

Why Everything They Say About The Amazon, Including That It’s The ‘Lungs Of The World,’ Is Wrong (Forbes)

World Wildlife Fund On The Fires

Bolsonaro is Destroying the Brazilian Amazon: Here’s How (and How Not) to Act (The Globe Post)

The Land Battle Behind the Fires in the Amazon (The Atlantic)

UNCLE MAILBAG – Ep 190

This week The Bearded Vegans pledge allegiance to the bag of the United States of Mailbaggia where they will answer listener questions, comments, and concerns. Topics covered include reacting to smug vegan screenshots, when you should tell your new room mates that you are vegan, whether it’s ethically permissible for a vegan vet to refuse to help animals that are destined for slaughter, and much much more.

You can find the complete episode transcription here!

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The Food: Donut Alliance(Baltimore, MD)

The Perils Of Ultra-Realistic Vegan Meats – Ep 188

With so much focus on the benefits of creating ultra-realistic vegan meats, The Bearded Vegans thought they would take some time to talk about the potential downsides. Starting with an update on the recent glut of labeling laws that threaten to ban vegan products from being labeled as “meat”, “milk”, and “butter” and ending with the case of a Burger King selling cow’s flesh disguised as the Impossible Whopper. Paul and Andy dig into all the nitty gritty in part one of this discussion.