This week, The Bearded Vegans bring you an unconventional mini-episode in which they simply have a conversation about Paul’s future. As he nears the end of his post graduate studies, he is left wondering whether it’s better to go work at a non-profit or to take a job in the corporate sector. Does the ability to make more money, and thus donate it to others doing good, but vastly underfunded, work justify working for a large corporate entity that doesn’t align with his values? Is there such a thing as a truly vegan job? How do we weigh out struggling under the weight of capitalism while still providing for ourselves and staying active for justice? Where is the line?!

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In this week’s mini episode Paul and Andy discuss the California Fur Ban and the respond to a listener question asking whether we should make a big deal about our veganniversary. Is such an occasion a time to brag or boast, a time to make educational posts, or should we consider our number of years vegan to be of little importance? Does celebrating veg anniversaries put too much attention on vegans and not enough on the victims? They’ll do their best to dig in!

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The Links:

California becomes the first state to ban fur products(CNN)

Paul and Andy are so pleased to bring you their recent episode recorded live at the Halifax Vegfest. They take the opportunity to respond to a few listener emails, including an activist who is feeling burnt out but doesn’t want to stop doing their activism and wonders if there is a way to engage in self care that doesn’t require taking time off from activism. Then they discuss the ethics of sanctuaries using the wool from their residents to make clothes for human use. After that, they turn the mic over to the audience to answer a variety of questions, comments and concerns.

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Huge thank you to Halifax Vegfest for having us!

The Bearded Vegans return from their summer break with a mini episode recorded live at the Triangle Vegfest in Durham, NC. They begin by answering a listener email asking whether young children have the mental and moral capacity to choose veganism for themselves. While it is clear that humans of all ages can thrive on a plant based diet, at what point are we able to make ethical decisions for ourselves and how can a parent navigate this tricky time in a child’s life? They then go on to discuss whether demanding separate cooking surfaces makes veganism look too hard before turning the mic over to the audience for a variety of questions. Paul and Andy had a lot of fun at this one, enjoy!

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The Food:

Fiction Kitchen (Raleigh, NC)

Mason Street Manor(Franklinton, NC)

As Paul and Andy continue their summer break film review series, they are heading into the double digit archives to bring back a classic episode, their review of Carnage: Swallowing The Past. It’s safe to say they both loved this film and wanted to highlight it again for those who missed it the first time around. Before replaying this episode they include a new introduction where they reflect on how their views on the film may or may not have changed over time as well as some other observations about their past selves. Enjoy!

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As The Bearded Vegans continue their summer break film review series, they bring it back to one of, arguably, the most successful pro-animal films of all time: Blackfish. This is Andy’s second viewing since it’s 2013 release and Paul’s very first time. They’ll see if it still holds up, discuss the impact it made and try to determine what made it so gosh dang successful?

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Blackfish is available to watch on Netflix.