Ep 15: Honey with The Vegan Society

Many people struggle with the concept that honey is not vegan because they don't understand how taking their honey hurts the bees or they argue that if the bees were unhappy they could just fly away, or that the bee population needs commercial honey-making in order to thrive. So this week Tylor and Evy discuss the much debated topic of honey and why it isn't vegan. Later in the show, Evy interviews Elena Orde of The Vegan Society, the organistion that coined the term vegan, to learn about the many non-vegan standard practices in the stages of honey production. Also on this episode:

  • Please send healing vibes to our dear Momo!
  • Tylor explains how sentient bees are harmed in the process of commercial honey production.
  • Elene Orde of the vegan society shares a bit about the life of a honey bee.
  • Why do bees make honey?
  • The differences between naturally produced and commercially produced honey
  • - artificial insemination of the queen bee
  • - sugar solution substitutes
  • - the fate of queens bees in commercial hives
  • - Smoking out the hive
  • Why don’t bees just fly away if they’re unhappy?
  • Reminder: Beeswax = E901
  • Honey as a health food - is it nutritionally superior to other sugar and unprocessed sugar-alternatives
  • Bees and their role in the eco-system. Does our environment need commercial honey production to survive?
  • How can we support honey bees?
  • Is there an ethical-vegan way to consume honey?
  • The Bees by Lalline Paul
  • If insects die in the production of vegetables, isn’t that the same as consuming honey?
  • Listener Shoutouts

Links:

The Vegan Society

Sign up to The Vegan Society's 30-day pledge!

Friends of The Earth - The Great British Bee Count

Health Benefits of Honey Article by Viva!

Amazing detailed article on Why Honey is Not Vegan

The Bees by Laline Paull

The Vegan Society on Facebook

The Vegan Society on Twitter

The Vegan Society on Instagram

The Vegan Society on Youtube

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Ep 14: Vegan Fashion with Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart

The ChickPeeps discuss veganism vs the fashion industry and how to transition to a cruelty-free wardrobe. Momo and Evy talk about the vegan brands they like, what to do with your old non-vegan items and whether or not we would wear second-hand animal fabrics. Evy gets to interview another of her vegan heroines (13.30), the incredibly inspiring entrepreneur and found of the vegan fashion house, Vaute, Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart, who shares anecdotes from her journey from child animal activist to teacher to founder of one of the most influential vegan fashion houses. Leanne shares valuable insights on how not following the rules or doing things the way people in the fashion industry expected led her to being one of the leaders of the growing vegan fashion scene. Also on this episode…

  • Leanne shares stories of her early forays into activism challenging vivisection at her school and making her own vegan tshirts, and how her mission often isolated her from her peers.
  • How she built her Vaute from scratch: 
  • The things that I did that were important to me, I did them without asking for permission or approval or support’.
  • I don’t really think you can fail until you give up.’
  • Fashion vs Veganism: How a vegan brand fits into a notoriously non vegan industry.
  • ‘Revolutionary concepts can’t be understood by the current paradigm because they don’t uphold the current paradigm.’
  • Why wool is not just a haircut - Leanne gives details on the lives of sheep raised for wool.
  • ‘People aren’t trying to be cruel, what they’re trying to do is just make as much product as they can.’
  • Animals just don’t belong in business.
  • Veganising your wardrobe.
  • Leanne explains why she’s careful not to wear products that look too realistic as animal products.
  • I just did what was right in my heart. That wasn’t necessarily understood or popular or liked but I didn’t know any other way to do it.’
  • The future of the fashion industry: will compassion ever be cool in the fashion world?
  • ‘Part of our mission is to use a fashion house as a vehicle or empowering and inspiring and educating.’
  • Leanne shares her practices her leading a joyful life and how she navigates the challenges of entrepreneurship.
  • Momo shares her favourite vegan spots in Berlin.
  • Listener Shoutouts

Links

Vaute Website

Why Wool isn't Vegan

Leanne's Book Recommendations: The Joy Diet, When Things Fall Apart, 

Vaute's Instagram: @vaute_nyc

Vaute's Facebook

Vaute's Twitter: Vaute Couture

Leanne's Instagram: @leannemaily

 

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Ep 13: Plant-Based on a Budget with Toni Okamoto

Is being vegan more expensive than other diets? Is veganism a luxury only privileged people can afford? Non-vegans often hold the perception that being vegan is a much more expensive lifestyle to lead, so this week Momo and Evy tackle that subject and discuss tips and tricks to making vegan life that bit cheaper. The fabulous Toni Okamoto, author and creator of the popular blog PlantBasedOnABudget.com, also graces the podcast this week and shares details of her work and how you can learn to be vegan for $18 a week! No excuses!! Also on this episode...

  • Momo is back and representing the vegan Hufflepuffs!
  • Momo shares her tips for saving money on a vegan diet.
  • Check out Momo's friend @Jacks_patch on instagram to learn how to grow your own food.
  • Toni explains how being a runner made her switch up her diet to improve her performance on the track.
  • Is being vegan a luxury?
  • What is a slow cooker and how it can improve your vegan life
  • Is being vegan cheaper? Toni gives us her verdict.
  • ‘My biggest tip is to not beat yourself up…It’s about progress and not perfection.’
  • Evy ventures the idea of a Vegan Fairy-Godmother program.
  • Toni shares tips for how you can eat vegan for $18 a week!
  • Free Meal Plans in show notes :)
  • Buying organic - is it worth the splurge?
  • 'Budgeting is not only about saving money but it’s about saving time.'
  • We discuss your feedback to last week's episode, in particular PETA's role in the Feminist Movement.
  • Momo and Evy surmise on which of the ChickPeeps’ hosts is most likely to appear in a naked PETA campaign.

Links:

Plant-Based on a Budget

Toni's Free Meal Plans

Toni's Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook

The Friendly Vegan Cookbook

Article on The Dirty Dozen

Ingrid Newkirk on Feminism and Animal Rights

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Ep 12: PETA with Ingrid Newkirk

This week The ChickPeeps have an indepth discussion about the world's largest and most formidable animal rights organisation, PETA aka People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Founded in 1980, by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, PETA made a name for itself with its trademark provocative, headline-grabbing, Animal Rights' campaigns and demonstrations. However, PETA’s bold and controversial tactics often mean that their reputation, depicted in the mainstream media, obscures their tireless efforts to improve the lives of animals. Evy talks to Tylor about what it’s like to work for PETA and then we interview the fiercely passionate, dauntless and unfailingly kind leader of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk to discuss what PETA was like in the early days and to address the myths that shadow the organisation. Also on this episode…

  • ‘Peta has a lot of enemies because we’re making it harder to hurt animals.’
  • How PETA grew from 5 members in an apartment in Washington D.C. to a worldwide organisation of 6.5 million members.
  • Ingrid shares how to overcome personal doubt and fear when staging a public protest
  • "We took a leaf out of all those books of other social movements which is ‘Say the truth and say it strong.’"
  • ‘It’s not about the messenger’ - Ingrid explains how to handle the backlash from people who want you to stay quiet about animal rights.
  • Pets: Is having a pet ethical?
  • Why is euthanasia necessary in PETA’s shelters, and the differences between Open Admission and No-Kill shelters.
  • The Monkey Selfie Lawsuit: The reasoning behind why PETA invested in legal defence for photography rights for Naruto, the Macaque.
  • Ingrid recounts a near death experience that inspired her will, and how her body will continue her work after she’s gone.
  • We ask Ingrid how she processes the horrifying things she’s seen: ‘I cry a lot’.
  • ‘Dwelling on your own feelings is not that useful’.
  • Tips on how to talk to people wearing Canada Goose jackets.
  • PETA’s 2018 goals: ‘Let’s close Seaworld in 2018.’
  • Sojourner Truth: Ingrid’s heroine and inspiration as an activist

Links:

PETA Myth Debunker

HBO Documentary on Ingrid and PETA

How Canada Goose Jackets are Made

SeaWorld of Hurt

Ingrid's Book Recommendation: Animal Liberation

Ingrid's Heroine: Sojourner Truth

Ingrid's Twitter

Ingrid's Biography

PETA Homepage

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Plant-Based Health with Dr.Garth Davis

After our fun, fictional, vegan musings of the magical world last week, the ChickPeeps take a more factual turn with a discussion on health as a vegan, and the common misconceptions society holds of plant-based nutrition. The brilliant Dr.Garth Davis, weight loss surgeon, author of Proteinaholic, and outspoken advocate for plant-based nutrition joins us (8.55 min in) for this episode to debunk the myths and explain to us the science of why our bodies function better without animal products. Also on this episode...

  • Dr.Davis shares how his own health problems caused him to realise that the standard american diet was far from optimal.
  • How Dr.Davis' perspective on health evolved and with it his attitude to diet: 'I just believed we were born with a lemon for a body'...'a flawed entity'.
  • We're not in the food chain anymore.'
  • Is eating too many carbs on a vegan diet cause for concern?
  • 'A steak is not a protein'.
  • Can you call white meat and fish 'clean'?
  • Is cow's milk necessary for strong bones and healthy teeth?
  • Why it's illegal to market eggs as 'healthy'.
  • Complete proteins and how important it is to get the right balance of amino acids.
  • B12; where it comes from and does Dr.Davis take a supplement?
  • Why does soy get such a bad rep?
  • Vegan Blood: 8x more effective at killing prostate cancer cells!

Links:

Dr.Davis' book, Proteinaholic

Dr.Davis' website

Further articles by Dr.Davis

Dr.Davis' Facebook page

Dr.Davis' Instagram

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Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

Ep 9 ¾ (PART 2): ANIMAL RIGHTS IN THE WIZARDING WORLD CONTINUED

Welcome to the second instalment of our meandering exploration of animal rights in the Wizarding World: Episode 9 3/4 part 2! Evy, Robbie and Tylor jump right back in where we left off last week to discuss how to handle handle the delicate task of freeing all house-elves from slavery without traumatizing them, which wand cores are vegan, and the unfair portrayal of dragons as vicious beasts. We listen in awe as Tylor presents a shocking though not unconvincing case for the Dark Lord being vegan, and we also have the pleasure of interviewing Tylor and his co-founder Kathryn on their Harry Potter-inspired animal right’s charity, The Fantastic Beasts Foundation. Also on this week’s episode...

  • House-elves, and what if they don’t want to be freed?
  • ‘They gauge their self worth not by who they are but by what they can bring to wizards’.
  • Tylor’s big dreams to create a task force at the Ministry of Magic that champions the rights of magical creatures.
  • Dragons: the sharks of the magical world?
  • We share how we would win the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in the most vegan way possible.
  • The CP’s first fanfic: A beautiful cross-species romance for one of our co-hosts...
  • Coral: Flora or fauna?
  • Can vegan wand cores be as powerful?
  • Can phoenixes be exploited or are they in a different category to other magical beasts?
  • Is Newt a secret vegan?
  • Tylor makes the bold and very questionable suggestion that making your snake a horcrux is ‘the ultimate vegan thing to do’.
  • ‘Did someone just cast Incendio cos it got hot in here?!’ 🔥✨
  • We interview Tylor and Kathryn of the Fantastic Beasts Foundation to discuss the parallel animal rights issues in the muggle and magical worlds and how apply the lessons the books teach us.
  • Tylor and Kathryn share details of their campaigns and how listeners can get involved.

 

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