Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! Our deepest sympathies go out to our friend Natina, owner of Buffalo's V Spot. Her son, Pharaoh passed away suddenly & unexpectedly. He leaves behind a wife, and four beautiful children. Here is a link to a Go Fund Me to help his family in this incredibly difficult time:https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-pharaohs-family-in-this-time-of-his-sudden-passing This week’s Y Files, looks at a recent truck crash invo...

Hey Pickles! Happy Vegan Halloween! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files, we’re reminding you why dairy is scary! Watch the Viva Scary Dairy Ad here: https://youtu.be/Bo8yFT53kpk?si=6EkuXdBqiGLFmGwN In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about the Vegan Street Humane Halloween E - cookbook that’s packed with fun spooky themed recipes. We’ll also tell you how you can get yours for free! And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking a look at the new updated chocolate l...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files explores weird animals at the bottom of the ocean that challenge our understanding of life! Here's the article: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scientists-found-weird-animals-bottom-151344240.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJrcQ4-B8tCboKRl9PDtXUxcUJ6woXiAeiAvxPHXhOu1aX-h8a-tucxWGZpnIboQAcogQJVEXROjn7sea_gFHZuXvH9z8EFXU18H-zZGZaKCQ6_nQ...

Hey Pickles! How ya doin? Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files explores a new dinosaur that was discovered in Argentina, and we’ll tell you what they found in the mouth of this amazing non human animal! Here's the article: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dinosaur-argentina-crocodile-rcna233309 In our Noteworthy segment, Marineland in Ontario Canada claims that it will have to euthanize 30 of its Beluga whales if they don’t receive funding to care for them....

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files Roadside zoo owner, and circus runner, Ryan Easley killed by tiger in Oklahoma. Check out the article here: https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/captive-tiger-kills-owner-roadside-zoo In our Noteworthy segment, The USDA and other federal agencies posting banners on their websites with propaganda messaging about the recent federal government shut down. Do we really need another reason no...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files explores how scientists at King’s College in London are using sheep’s wool to create a toothpaste that they claim repairs damaged enamel in human teeth. Here's the article: https://news.sky.com/story/toothpaste-made-with-hair-naturally-repairs-tooth-enamel-scientists-discover-13414542 In our Noteworthy segment, we knew it would happen..Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers....

Hey Pickles! We're celebrating our 200th Episode!!! We have you to thank for reaching this milestone! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files tells a story of how some students at Cornell University brought a bear into their dorm after hunting & killing it. In our Noteworthy segment, the very first car certified by the Vegan Society! What is it? Can we get it? And, in Our Main Topic, we take you with us to the 2025 Syracuse Vegfest! We tell you all about the food, the...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. Here's the link for the Buffalo Rodeo. Please contact Buffalo Riverworks & voice your concerns. https://buffaloriverworks.com/event/beat-the-beast-cross-over-the-line/ Here's the link to the Goodles Mac & Cheese recall: https://www.today.com/food/recall/mac-cheese-recall-goodles-vegan-truffle-ingredients-allergy-rcna231339?fbclid=IwdGRleAM1KMJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhRzMpd7Gf9n_ZJ3aDCQglE8AUJF8OMWC3NBN9_aYjQ0Hwc0OazrvYi9GYY1_aem_aszAOEboJBz7xzcgKYxT...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files exposes a Denmark zoo that requested patrons to donate their pets. Why???? In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a vegan food & travel series streaming on Peacock! Here's a link to the article & interview: https://www.forksoverknives.com/people/mena-massoud-on-peacock-tv-evolving-vegan-and-his-plant-based-journey/ And, in Our Main Topic, we look at 7 cooking mista...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files explains how a particularly wily campsite visitor has been stealing unusual belongings from campers! In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how 20 vegan products rank at Trader Joes! Here's the list from VegOut: https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/s-the-20-best-vegan-products-at-trader-joes-tested-and-ranked/ And, in Our Main Topic, we discuss what some are calling Moral Offsetting. Can people b...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. Here's what's happening in today's show. This week’s Y Files looks into why folks on Martha’s Vineyard can no longer eat meat & dairy. Here's the article: https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/marthas-vineyard-ticks-alpha-gal-syndrome-lyme-90wvpt35b In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how laid off chefs from Planta’s Florida location are using their talents to form a vegan chef service! Read about it here: https://www.m...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to Covid Cast. Christine has Covid so we tried to keep this week's episode a little on the short side. But, we have a lot to tell you! In this installment of The Y Files, we tell you about a strange tradition involving wild ponies in Virginia. Here's the article we reference: https://apnews.com/article/chincoteague-wild-ponies-annual-swim-1cd1e5d21b8ab35bd5314cf6dc2784cb Our Noteworthy segment takes a look at how meat packing employees are losing their work...

Send us a text Hey Pickles, We hope you're well. This week, we wanted to do an episode on the lighter side. We think we all could use a break from the avalanche of bad news that is the world we're living in right now. We have a very special guest on the show this week, and in our Main Topic, we play a fun summertime themed game of Would You Rather. In this week's Why Files, we talk about an interesting anti rhino poaching campaign in South Africa. Here's a link to the article: https://w...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're releasing a replay of EP 153 this week because....life. Here's what's in the episode: We have a Listener Recipe! It's Crystal's Delicious Vegan Egg Rolls! Here's her recipe so you can make them at home! Ingredients: A whole Napa cabbage chopped, a brick of firm tofu ground, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, minced garlic, a tablespoon of ginger paste, 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice, 1/4 teaspoons turmeric, black pepper, red pepper flake...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week in our Y Files, where we tell stories of strange and unusual news in the world of animals & veganism, we look into a strange case of animal smuggling involving a Mexican border crossing and a Volkswagen Pissat. In our Noteworthy segment, in an unsurprising move, Republicans mount fight against animal welfare laws in California. Here's a link to the article we reference: https://rollcall.com/2025/07/23/republicans-ready-ass...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week, we have an update on the Rebel Cheese union busting allegations. Here's a link to their statement on the matter: https://rebelcheese.com/pages/bistro-note?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLoN0hleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpwCgilNmFl-yWpoqQCwDYaWOLYed3PdHZ6tp-i0m5oKeg1wcA5j7zOGsttQb_aem_FGpW5NRHhE05fO00JjNQHg Our Y Files this week focuses on a centuries old tradition of the swan census in Britain. Did you know that all trumpeter swans in British wa...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back with a new episode! This week in our The Y Files segment, we talk about the ethics implications of people cloning their companion animals. Our Noteworthy this week is a disappointing story about how Rebel Cheese in Austin Texas has been accused of union busting. Here's the article that we reference: https://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/i-cloned-cat-25000-because-1229491 Here's a link to the Go Fund Me for the workers: https://www.gofundme.com/f...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week, we are releasing a replay of Ep 165 as we are in the midst of planning a celebration of life for Christine's Brother in Law. It's a great episode & we hope you enjoy it. Thank you all so very much for the love & support as we navigate this difficult time. Much love, Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers Sign Up For Our Newsletter https://www.compas...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. Here's what's happening in today's show.... This week’s Y Files is unbelievable. A Tik Tok creator shares a recipe video that we can only describe as animal abuse. In our Noteworthy segment, good news out of Switzerland. They’re mandating cruelty labels on animal products! What?? And, in Our Main Topic, we’re answering the question, “Why do people mock vegans?”. The answer might surprise you! Here's the article that we reference in our ...

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back. Thank you all so much for allowing us the time to spend with our family after we lost Christine's Brother in Law, Rudy last week. We also want to thank all of you that reached out with messages of condolence. It really meant a lot to us. This week in our The Why Files segment, we tell you about an eerie and oh so unethical research project that is turning dead spiders into robots. They call them necrobots, and it's truly disturbing. Our Note worth...