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Peaceable Kingdom Review – TBV Classics

This week Paul and Andy bring back another classic episode to help set the table for their upcoming Sanctuary Series. Peaceable Kingdom is one of the films they most often reference in other reviews. Despite looking very dated, it manages to capture the inner emotional lives of farmed animals in a way that so few other documentaries we’ve reviewed has. Of course, it isn’t a perfect film, so there is plenty to discuss here.

You can watch Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home for free HERE (warning: contains some graphic footage)

A transcript is available here.

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The Future – Ep 263

For many of us, a New Year serves as a time to reflect on where we’ve been, where we’d like to go, and set intentions for the year ahead. Paul and I recently sat down and had a frank discussion about how we’re feeling about the podcast, what works for us, what doesn’t, what we could improve upon, and how we can make sure it is sustainable for us in the long run. The good news: we both want to keep making the podcast! But we also wanted to make a few changes. So in today’s episode we are going to bring you in to that conversation. If you’re a first time listener, this one probably isn’t a great place to start (and actually, you should start here) but if you’re like us and enjoy looking behind the curtain and hearing two people over-explain their process, this one is for you!

We’ll also talk about some good news in the world of animal advocacy and discuss a few of the things that brought us joy in 2020.

Find a full transcript of the episode here.

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The Anti-Thanksgiving Cookbook w/ Chef Raul Medina – Ep 256

This week we bring you an interview with chef Raul Medina, founder of Taqueria La Vengaza, to discuss Let’s Eat On Stolen Land, an anti-thanksgiving cookbook created in collaboration with BIPOC chefs from Oakland, CA. Let’s Eat… features family recipes based on harvest dinners for colonizer “holidays”. 100% of proceeds of the sale of the cookbook and e-version are donated to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, an urban Indigenous women-led trust facilitating the return of stolen land to Indigenous people.

A transcript of the episode is available here

The Links:

Purchase your copy of Let’s Eat On Stolen Land

Sogorea Te’ Land Trust – Instagram – Website

Chef Raul Medina on Instagram

Navigating Messy Feelings About A Tragic News Story – Ep 255

Hey beardos. I wish we could say this week’s mini episode is about something uplifting. Alas, we’ll be discussing a rather tragic situation in which Denmark may be killing upwards of 15 million mink as a means of preventing coronavirus spread. To think that so many sentient beings could be killed in order to prevent the spread of a virus that was, in all likelihood, already the result of humans exploiting animals and/or encroaching on their natural habitat seems especially unjust and cruel. However, many are also speculating that this could spell the end of Denmark’s fur industry. Throw into the mix that these animals were already destined to live lives of abject misery only to become a capitalist status symbol, it brings up some really complicated feelings about this quickly evolving situation. Can we look at this as a net positive? Why are so we upset about this when these animals were going to die anyway? We’ll do our best to work through and embrace the messy feelings in this one.

A transcript will be available here on Nov 18th.

The links:

Mink and the Coronavirus: What We Know (New York Times)

Coronavirus: Denmark shaken by cull of millions of mink (BBC)

Your Post-Election Distraction – Ep 253

Hey beardos, occasionally we record an episode in one state of mind, and then a major national event happens and it feels weird to plop it down right in the middle of that. If history is any indication, the day after a presidential election is likely to be one full of pain, sadness, confusion, and just generally overwhelming. We wanted to be mindful of this and asked you what kind of episode you wanted to listen to the day after the election (since we record these about a week in advance) and the majority voted for “a distraction”.

So, here we are, using this episode as an opportunity to talk about all sorts of bits, bobs, things that bring us joy, and general housekeeping. Personally, we often turn to our favorite podcasts in times of strife to find some comfort and normalcy, and hopefully this episode can provide that for some of you!

A transcript of the episode is available here.

Links:

Pre-order Brotha Vegan here.

Listen to Andy live on One Life Radio on Nov 5th at Noon Texas time right here

BIG SIGH. Okay, I Guess We Are Going To Talk About The Vegan Gnomes – Ep 251

Do you like being yelled at? Do you like beligerantly being sold things? Do you like people unironically doing the exact opposite of the advice they are currently giving you? No, no, and no? Well don’t worry, we suffered through The Vegan Gnomes aggressively unpleasant five part sales pitch so you don’t have to! The Vegan Gnomes claim to be worshipped by the mainstream, but wait no not that mainstream, the other real mainstream. They claim to know how to effortlessly veganize people by telling them to purchase an Impossible Whopper. They claim to have all the answers while everyone else is lost. We’ll attempt to manifest some answers in this week’s episode.

A full transcript for the episode can be found here.

MAILOWEEN: Season Of The Bag – Ep 250!

It’s time for another mailbag, where Paul and Andy attempt to respond to your questions, comments and concerns. They’ll discuss a lengthy email from a listener that hated My Octopus Teacher. Muse upon the perfect vegan and sustainable alternative to egging someone’s house. Is it okay to take someone to a sanctuary if they are only looking for the “petting zoo experience?” Should we feel conflicted about delivering non-vegan meals to people in need? Why were stores so quick to drop monkey-harvested coconut milk, yet continue to carry products made from exploited humans? All that and much much much more!

Transcript available here

Donate to Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, send us the receipt, and we will double it. Up to a total of $200.

Is My Octopus Teacher A Vegan Film? Ep 249

We’ve received a flood of requests to review My Octopus Teacher, and we’ve seen many vegans singing it’s praises as a film that will help people show compassion for animals. Despite a less than intriguing title, our interest was piqued. We had to know, was the film so many vegans were raving about a “vegan film”? We’ll get all up into this one on this week’s mini episode.

My Octopus Teacher is currently available for streaming on Netflix.

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.

Watch Test Subjects for free here

Donate to Afro Vegan Society

Interview with Brenda Sanders

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

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