Who says you can't change the world? Meet the people who are. Wayne Hsiung, law professor-turned-grassroots animal rights activist and multi-state felony defendant, uncovers the people behind the political, the unexplored personal stories of social change. Intimate interviews with journalists, musicians, filmmakers, community leaders, and others. Change isn't easy. But it must start somewhere.
Blog: https://blog.simpleheart.org
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@waynehsiung_
Who says you can't change the world? Meet the people who are. Wayne Hsiung, law professor-turned-grassroots animal rights activist and multi-state felony defendant, uncovers the people behind the political, the unexplored personal stories of social change. Intimate interviews with journalists, musicians, filmmakers, community leaders, and others. Change isn't easy. But it must start somewhere.
Blog: https://blog.simpleheart.org
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@waynehsiung_
Jeff Kerr at PETA has brought some of the wildest legal cases in animal rights history: monkey selfies, orca slavery, and more. I chatted with him about why these “crazy” cases actually have solid legal grounds–and why Jeff has immense hope for the future of animal law and animal rights.
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“Right to listen” lawsuit:
https://www.peta.org/news/peta-sues-nih-nimh-in-groundbreaking-lawsuit/
American Kennel Club lawsuit:
Maine Lobster Festival lawsuit:
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About Jeff Kerr: As chief legal officer to PETA and other PETA entities for nearly 30 years, Jeff Kerr is the longest-tenured legal head of any animal protection organization. He built and leads the world’s largest legal team working for animal liberation, which was named Corporate Counsel magazine’s Best Legal Department in 2017—the first animal protection group and only the second nonprofit to receive that honor. Kerr is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, which recognized his public service work with the prestigious Shaping Justice Award for Extraordinary Achievement, and George Mason University, where he was a Weber scholar. His high-profile cases have made headlines around the world and sparked a global conversation about the legal rights of animals.
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Chapters:
Intro) 00:00-07:35 Jeff Kerr on how to understand how the law works for animals, whistleblowers, & unnecessary testing on macaque monkeys
Chapter 2) 07:36-15:36 PETA’s controversial lawsuits
Chapter 3) 15:37-19:44 PETA as bipartisan, on the NIH, & the merits of PETA’s lawsuits
Chapter 4) 19:45-24:32 PETA on consumerism, new laws for animals, & enforcing existing laws for animals
Chapter 5) 24:33-35:24 The humanewashing problem, research on consumerism, & environmentalism
Chapter 6) 35:25-41:44 PETA’s focus of protests & different activist groups working together
Chapter 7) 41:45-49:35 An ambitious lawsuit: The Maine Lobster Festival
Chapter 8) 49:36-52:22 A historical view of the animal rights movement & PETA getting attention
Chapter 9) 52:23-59:10 Fast questions, advice on activist teams, and hope for the future
Chapter 10) 59:11-59:27 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Books Mentioned:
Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
Diet for a New America by John Robbins
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Loving v. Virginia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hirschkop
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Joey Savoie, the co-founder of Ambitious Impact, lives his life by spreadsheets, and it’s allowed him to create tremendous impact. Should we follow in his footsteps?
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Chapters:
Intro) 00:00-13:41 Why Joey likes optimization for important things in life & his response to push-backs
Chapter 2) 13:42-18:13 Joey on meditation and how it helps optimization
Chapter 3) 18:14-29:36 What is Ambitious Impact (AIM) and Charity Entrepreneurship & helping NGOs/Nonprofits to be more popular and efficient
Chapter 4) 29:37-45:12 Examples of leveraging status in a positive way
Chapter 5) 45:13-55:33 AIM and Charity Entrepreneurship - how it started and goals, on Joey’s parents and upbringing, & current moral/ethical development
Chapter 6) 55:34-1:11:33 Joey on ethics & social effects of relationships
Chapter 7) 1:11:34-1:19:26 How AIM and Charity Entrepreneurship helps with social support and what Joey as an individual has learned from it
Chapter 8) 1:19:27-1:31:12 Joey on Effective Altruism (EA), AIM looking for skepticism in humility and moral ambition, & groups measuring and reacting to different results
Chapter 9) 1:31:13-1:41:14 Joey on EA not able to reach goals & Joey on introspection leading to action or inaction
Chapter 10) 1:41:15-1:49:41 What has Joey learned about learning, why you should read books, & also learn from outside your community
Chapter 11) 1:49:42-1:50:58 Joey’s most important lesson from years of being an optimizer
Chapter 12) 1:50:59-1:52:39 Follow AIM (http://charityentrepreneurship.com) and Joey (https://measuredlife.substack.com/)! (other links below)
Chapter 13) 1:52:40-1:52:56 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Adam Durand & Chloe Leffakis
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Follow AIM and Joey:
https://charityentrepreneurship.com
https://measuredlife.substack.com/
https://substack.com/@goodenoughjoey
https://www.facebook.com/joey.savoie
https://www.facebook.com/charityentrepreneurship
https://www.instagram.com/ambitiousimpact/
https://www.youtube.com/@charityentrepreneurship6301
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-savoie-b5937356/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/charityentrepreneurship/
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Books Mentioned:
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
The Growth Mindset: A Guide to Professional and Personal Growth (The Art of Growth) by Joshua Moore & Helen Glasgow
The UK climate movement achieved a historic win. Roger Hallam doesn’t give a f—.
Visit the blog to learn how to ask for Roger to be freed: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/does-virtue-matter-more-than-impact
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George Martin has some of the most controversial takes in animal rights, from George Floyd to Gaza. Should that get him canceled?
Find more of George Martin at https://www.youtube.com/@CarnismDebunked/
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Chapters:
Intro) 00:00-13:49 BLM and intersectionality in activist movements
Chapter 2) 13:50-19:16 Systemic racism in policing
Chapter 3) 19:17-28:12 Police shootings of Justine Damond and Daniel Shaver
Chapter 4) 28:13-41:23 Derek Chauvin’s prison sentence & George Floyd’s cause of death
Chapter 5) 41:24-57:36 Intersectional infighting in activist movements, cancel culture, & bad intentions and actions of some “activists”
Chapter 6) 57:37-1:06:10 Left-wing and Right-wing principles, horseshoe theory, & extremists in different movements
Chapter 7) 1:06:11-1:23:14 Why and how to talk or not talk about intersectionality in the animal rights movement & mob mentality
Chapter 8) 1:23:15-1:34:31 Why George is not scared to speak about controversial topics & inclusion and exclusion in movements
Chapter 9) 1:34:32-1:44:52 Is intersectionality good for the movement & effective messaging
Chapter 10) 1:44:53-1:47:14 Final thoughts- We the Free, Carnism Debunked YouTube & Podcast
Chapter 11) 1:47:15-1:47:32 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Adam Durand & Chloe Leffakis
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Follow George Martin:
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/CarnismDebunked
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carnism_debunked/
XTwitter: https://x.com/CarnismDebunked
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarnismDebunked
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/george.magicmartin
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CarnismDebunked
Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/carnismdebunked/
Website: https://www.carnismdebunked.com/
The state tried to jail me for rescuing dogs. Now it’s helping us save them. But there’s so much more than 3000 dogs at stake.-The Simple Heart on Substack
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00:00 Intro
01:10 How does scalable change work?
04:26 Action-attention feedback loop
06:17 Momentum
08:12 The "Day 2" Question
09:02 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
You can’t create change by threatening to kill people.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro
Chapter 2) 01:50 The importance of nonviolence
Chapter 3) 03:38 Winning over adversaries
Chapter 4) 05:37 Pushing back against “Safetyism”
Chapter 5) 07:58 Conclusion
Chapter 6) 10:52 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
Elon has one weakness: animal cruelty. And the one woman who could expose it has just been fired.
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Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March:
https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify
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Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro, Elon’s mission
Chapter 2) 00:45 What programs were cut
Chapter 3) 02:09 Selling these cuts to the public
Chapter 4) 03:53 Elon’s interests in deregulation
Chapter 5) 04:37 Neuralink
Chapter 6) 06:44 Phyllis Fong
Chapter 7) 08:36 A simple message to explain Elon’s actions
Chapter 8) 10:10 Closing thoughts
Chapter 9) 12:24 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
People say animal rights won’t be achieved for centuries or even millennia. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March:
https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-2:49 Intro: Animal Liberation will happen in one generation, Peanut The Squirrel, & animal cruelty issues during the 2024 Presidential Election
Chapter 2) 2:50-5:38 Philosophical legitimacy of animal rights & the popular appeal of animal rights
Chapter 3) 5:39-7:24 Why there is not a political movement pushing animal rights: obstacle one - preference falsification
Chapter 4) 7:25-9:53 Why there is not a political movement pushing animal rights: obstacle two - lack of vision
Chapter 5) 9:54-16:43 How to reverse these two obstacles and find opportunities for change & let us know your thoughts on Animal Liberation in one generation
Chapter 6) 16:44-17:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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A breakthrough Chinese AI shook the global economy. Vegans can do the same – if we learn from what made Deepseek great.
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Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March:
https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-4:47 Intro: on the successful and new AI DeepSeek, factory farms, & the Animal Rights movement
Chapter 2) 4:48-12:46 How DeepSeek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Transparency
Chapter 3) 12:47-19:56 How Deepseek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Diversity
Chapter 4) 19:57-26:18 How DeepSeek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Purpose
Chapter 5) 26:19-27:50 Final thoughts: summary &
Chapter 6) 27:51-28:08 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity.
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Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”:
https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-5:59 Intro: veganism, animal rights, voluntary prosecution, & trials for social change in the past
Chapter 2) 6:00-7:59 Reason one: trials force society away from systemic inertia
Chapter 3) 8:00-9:15 Reason two: trials are not affected by regulatory capture (example money in politics)
Chapter 4) 9:16-19:42 Other social justice movements using voluntary prosecution & on women’s right activist Susan B. Anthony
Chapter 5) 19:43-25:33 On gay rights activist Dale Jennings
Chapter 6) 25:34-33:58 What do trials mean for animal rights and veganism, & how and when social change happens
Chapter 7) 33:59-35:43 Opportunities to participate in activism and the “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March, link above
Chapter 8) 35:44-36:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Links:
"Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue" by Justin Marceau, Wayne Hsiung, and Steffen Seitz
https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue/
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There’s nothing like the threat of imprisonment to force you to learn.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-5:44 Intro: using persuasion to make the world a better place & how people disagree
Chapter 2) 5:45-10:39 On trust, how to persuade, & the Smithfield Trial win
Chapter 3) 10:40-20:29 Lesson 1: Go to the frontlines & Wayne’s first frontline experience
Chapter 4) 20:30-28:26 Lesson 2: Don’t cancel your enemies. Make friends with them.
Chapter 5) 28:27-31:56 Lesson 3: Boldness is a virtue, not a vice.
Chapter 6) 31:57-33:31 Summary & final thoughts
Chapter 7) 33:32-33:48 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Rick Pittman’s testimony at the Smithfield Trial:
https://x.com/mbolotnikova/status/1578806031102009349
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What Trump 2.0 could mean for animal rights. Surprisingly, it’s not all bad.
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Chapters:
0:00-3:52 Who are the MAGA people in Trump’s incoming administration
3:53-5:10 The culture war around plant-based meats
5:11-6:42 Ending subsidies for animal cruelty
6:43-7:46 Targeting dissidents
7:47-8:55 An end to animal testing
8:56-9:30 Summary and final thoughts
9:31-9:47 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Three factors that allowed us to prevail in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-3:30 Intro: the judge granted the petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms for criminal animal cruelty, & the first reason we won
Chapter 2) 3:31-6:56 The second reason we won
Chapter 3) 6:57-10:11 The third reason we won
Chapter 4) 10:12-13:31 Final thoughts: why, how, & who can achieve change for animals
Chapter 5) 13:32-13:47 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Can We Rescue 60,000 Tortured Dogs? (Episode 16)
Beagle Experiments Exposed In Court (Ep. 48)
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People keep accusing me of stealing animals. I speak to Jade Ara of the Stop Yulin Podcast on why they’re wrong.
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Subscribe to Stop Yulin channel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@stopyulin8640
Also watch and like the original full episode on YouTube:
Follow Jade:
https://www.facebook.com/jade.ara.12
https://www.instagram.com/jade_ara_stopyulin/
https://www.threads.net/@jade_ara_stopyulin
https://www.youtube.com/@jadex38
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To find out how you can help the dogs at Ridglan Farms, join the Open Rescue Advocates Meeting on January 12th at 4pmPT/7pmET in San Francisco or on online:
https://www.simpleheart.org/ora
Follow Wayne on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@WayneHsiung_
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-1:06 Wayne’s intro on joining the Stop Yulin Podcast
Chapter 2) 1:07-1:14 Stop Yulin intro (Also watch the original episode with the full intro and outro & subscribe, links above)
Chapter 3) 1:15-18:46 Introducing Wayne - his activism, family history, and childhood
Chapter 4) 18:47-33:40 When Wayne found out about the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, Wayne’s first dog named Vivian, & on learning why and how to do investigations and rescues
Chapter 5) 33:41-39:31 On getting involved in the Yulin campaign & on the 2016 investigation and dog rescue in Yulin
Chapter 6) 39:32-42:45 2017 interview of Julianne Perry on the 2016 investigation and rescue of her dog named Pao
Chapter 7) 42:46-51:43 (continued) on 2016 investigation & dog rescue in Yulin
Chapter 8) 51:44-1:00:38 Dog meat trade and farms in different countries, on rescuing Oliver and two other dogs, & on being caught at a dog meat slaughterhouse
Chapter 9) 1:00:39-1:10:28 How they got the dogs out of Yulin & on activist Marc Ching
Chapter 10) 1:10:29-1:23:34 The victory in South Korea, on the progress of social change & on infighting in the animal rights movement
Chapter 11) 1:23:35-1:36:05 On Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), on the law, & on why Wayne went to jail in 2023 for the animals
Chapter 12) 1:36:06-1:48:36 On the Ridglan Beagle Rescue Trial and the petition for a Special Prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms (please note: this episode was recorded before the petition was granted), on Wayne’s nonprofit The SimpleHeart Initiative, on stepping down as leader organizer of DxE, on the victories in the Smithfield and Foster Farms Trials, on strategy and goals of animal rights movement, & follow Wayne on Substack and YouTube, links above
Chapter 13) 1:48:37-1:49:01 Stop Yulin outro video - Subscribe to the channel, link above
Chapter 14) 1:49:02-1:49:18 Wayne’s outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Links:
“The Dog I Took a Beating For” by Wayne Hsiung
https://medium.com/direct-action-everywhere-dxe/the-dog-i-took-a-beating-for-e24fdbb3ed7f
The Albany Movement:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Movement
The Birmingham Campaign:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_campaign
Letter from a Birmingham Jail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail
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It’s very simple: have faith.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-5:36 Intro, on YouTube content and the newsletter on Substack, how to start 2025, & on being criminally changed in 2018 for open rescue
Chapter 2) 5:37-11:13 The first reason we should be hopeful & on using information and technology
Chapter 3) 11:14-14:40 The second reason we should be hopeful & building connections
Chapter 4) 14:41-20:08 The third reason we should be hopeful & faith in creating change for the animals
Chapter 5) 20:09-21:43 Final thoughts and thank you
Chapter 6) 21:44-22:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Books/Articles Mentioned:
“Republic.com” by Cass Sunstein (2001)
“A Political Movement for Animal Rights Is Coming” by Wayne Hsiung
November 22, 2024
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/author/wayne-hsiung
“The Law of Social Entropy” by Wayne Hsiung
December 28, 2023
https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-law-of-social-entropy
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The real reason men are killing people across the nation.
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Follow Jeremy:
https://www.youtube.com/@loebjeremy
Watch our podcast with Kam Waters:
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-6:20 Intro, post-election takes, & why are there so many angry men out there
Chapter 2) 6:21-16:44 The tragedy in New Orleans & comparing Democrats and Republicans
Chapter 3) 16:45-27:41 The loss of the public’s trust in the government, on the perpetrator in New Orleans, & how men are affected by society’s cultural norms
Chapter 4) 27:42-38:11 Disconnection and loneliness, if the government invested in helping people that need help, & on the unconditional love from dogs
Chapter 5) 38:12-54:54 Corrupted incentives, how people change, how systems function or fail, & on the documentary Christspiracy
Chapter 6) 54:55-1:03:39 On the film “The Joker” with spoilers, the isolation of individuals in society, on Jeremy his YouTube channel, & Wayne and his dogs
Chapter 7) 1:03:40-1:13:00 On having a connection with a person or a nonhuman animal, Wayne’s difficult time in school, & Jermey in military-type school
Chapter 8) 1:13:01-1:20:46 What some of these angry men have in common, North Carolina's military bases, factory farms, and slaughterhouses, on the “crimes” of helping animals, & on crimes that hurt animals
Chapter 9) 1:20:47-1:34:10 There’s a higher law and extremists perverting that with violence, on the public perception of Luigi Mangione, & how both domesticated and wild animals are vulnerable
Chapter 10) 1:34:11-1:38:41 On Wayne befriending a factory farm owner & on the Gaia Hypothesis (by James Lovelock)
Chapter 11) 1:38:42-1:46:24 Lessons we can learn from these angry men and how to stop this violence from happening again, subscribe to Jeremy’s Youtube channel (link above), & like and comment on Jeremy’s and Wayne’s YouTube channel
Chapter 12) 1:46:25-1:46:41 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Movies mentioned:
“Zone of Interest” (2023)
“Christspiracy” (2024)
“The Joker” (2019)
“Joker: Folie à Deux” (2024)
“Top Gun” (1986)
“The Smell of Money” (2022)
“What The Health” (2017)
“Jaws” (1975)
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On the virtues of making friends with your enemies.
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Watch “Operation Deathstar”:
Watch Rick testifying at the Smithfield Rescue Trial“One of the defense’s star witnesses, a turkey farmer who had one of his animals taken by activists, explains to the prosecutor why he supports what they do. He does an impressive job repelling her questions. #SmithfieldTrial” -Marina Bolotnikova
https://x.com/mbolotnikova/status/1578806031102009349/video/1
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-4:59 Intro: a phone call because the FBI was at an animal sanctuary, investigating Circle Four Farms in 2017 (Operation Deathstar link above), & charges against rescuers
Chapter 2) 5:00-8:54 Learning after being criminally charged, on the Smithfield Rescue Trial in Utah, & on Norbest Turkey rescue charges
Chapter 3) 8:55-21:05 Meeting and befriending Rick Pitman, why people do what they do, & on FOIA requests and animal welfare at the slaughterhouse
Chapter 4) 21:06-28:32 Sharing criticisms, sharing personal things in common, & Rick testifying at the Smithfield Rescue Trial in Utah (video link above)
Chapter 5) 28:33-33:30 Important lessons learned, let us know what lessons that you learned, & thank you all for the support!
Chapter 6) 33:31-33:46 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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I confront Vegan Gains on his “problematic” views. It goes ok. Sort of.
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Follow Vegan Gains:
https://www.patreon.com/vegangains
https://www.instagram.com/vegangains.real/
https://www.youtube.com/@VeganGains
https://www.facebook.com/VeganGainsOfficial
https://www.twitter.com/VeganGains
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-11:29 Intro, Youtuber Vegan Gains: Richard Burgess, controversial views on sexual harassment/abuse & the #MeToo movement in activist movements, & specific cases
Chapter 2) 11:30-30:34 Having a broad conversation sexual harassment/abuse & the #MeToo movement, & trying to not talk about specific cases
Chapter 3) 30:35-35:15 Extreme positions in activist movements
Chapter 4) 35:16-46:59 On the Israel/Palestine war
Chapter 5) 47:00-1:02:06 Wayne on his awkward laughter, reacting to inappropriate behavior, on power dynamics, calm assessments of evidence compared to extreme conclusions of evidence, & Richard’s interpretation of the evidence
Chapter 6) 1:02:07-1:13:43 On restorative justice, on having thoughtful conversations, where views originate
Chapter 7) 1:13:44-1:24:43 Wayne on why Richard is so interesting, & on why people react they way they do: concerns, bias, &/or conformity
Chapter 8) 1:24:44-1:37:39 On the public disruption of Wayne and Peter Singer, Richard’s controversial opinions on the way people react or don’t want to debate, & on having hard conversations
Chapter 9) 1:37:40-1:46:56 Can people have agreements after having conversations, on the empathy of human and nonhumans, & tendencies of human culture
Chapter 10) 1:46:57-1:49:58 Richard’s final thoughts, on meditation, & Gummy the cat and Oliver the dog
Chapter 11) 1:49:59-1:50:15 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Books Mentioned:
“Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century” by John Glover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Glover
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Opposition to animal sacrifice was central to Jesus’s teachings. That’s the argument documentary maker Kam Waters makes in his provocative documentary Christspiracy. And he has incredible, fascinating evidence to support his thesis.
If you have Christian family, or if you’re simply curious about the true origins of Christianity and Christmas, this is the perfect documentary to watch this holiday season.
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Watch:
Follow Christspiracy, links below.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-10:15 Intro, Kameron Water: one of the directors of the documentary Christspriacy, Kameron on why religion matters, how the film Christspriacy developed, a vegan “identity,” & the religious identity
Chapter 2) 10:16-20:28 Wayne’s interest in spirituality, Kameron on his religion, on their companion animals, & on the death of animals
Chapter 3) 20:29-35:06 Kameron on religions, different connections with animals as food, finding new connections with animals not as food, & activism’s connection to faith
Chapter 4) 35:07-48:10 On Kameron’s family’s journey to not eating animals, Kameron’s journey to not eating animals, enriching religion and faith with ethical veganism, & on Seventh-Day Adventists
Chapter 5) 48:11-1:00:07 The source of not hurting animals in Chrispiracy, on John the Baptist, & on James’s spiritual leadership after Jesus
Chapter 6) 1:00:08-1:17:29 Tempered radicalism, why Jesus and animals have not been discussed before, on Costco and Whole Foods animal welfare lies, & understanding systems
Chapter 7) 1:17:30-1:32:36 Why Jesus and James cared about animals, wrong translations of the bible, & Jesus’s quoted scriptures of others about not killing animals
Chapter 8) 1:32:37-1:41:48 How animal rights activists can talk to Christians about animals, follow @ Christspiracy on all social media, & thank you to all activists that take direct action for the animals
Chapter 9) 1:41:49-1:42:05 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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The bizarre story of the mass reindeer slaughter at Christmas – and what we can do to stop it.
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https://richcampaigns.myportfolio.com/
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-11:26 Intro, Rich Hardy: author of “Not as Nature Intended” & on the hidden reindeer slaughter business
Chapter 2) 11:27-19:49 Who buys reindeer as meat, bunnies in the fur industry, & exceptions in the laws
Chapter 3) 19:50-28:44 How Rich learned about the hidden reindeer slaughter business, the public reaction to growing transparency of animal agricultural industries and cognitive dissonance, & how Rich became an investigator
Chapter 4) 28:45-45:37 Why Rich became an investigator, on investigations and mental health, & advice on balancing activism and mental health
Chapter 5) 45:38-56:09 Looking at the big picture in activism and life, Rich on veganic farming, & animal agriculture contaminating vegetable agriculture
Chapter 6) 56:10-1:03:04 How social justice movements change society & feelings and communication of humans and animals
Chapter 7) 1:03:05-1:13:35 Rich on learning about people during investigations & Big Ag corporations lying about animal agriculture
Chapter 8) 1:13:36-1:27:13 Rich’s other investigative work, on rabbit and quail factory farms, & on communicating (and dishonesty) with people
Chapter 9) 1:27:14-1:39:26 Workers caught in the systems, on antibiotics used in the animal agriculture industries, & laws for animals that are not enforced
Chapter 10) 1:39:27-1:45:01 Is there accountability in democracy and government, Rich’s advice on how to become an activist and investigator, & follow Rich in Instagram, link above.
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Books Mentioned:
“Not as Nature Intended” by Rich Hardy
https://www.waterstones.com/book/not-as-nature-intended/rich-hardy/9781789650631
The Harry Potter series
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