S2, Ep8: ChickPeeps' Christmas

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Happy Holidays from The ChickPeeps! This week Evy, Momo, Robbie and Tylor gather to boost team morale before embarking on the holiday season, a time when many vegans feel alienated and disenchanted by the abundance of non-vegan gifts and food items at family gatherings. We discuss what we’ll be up to this holiday season, our favourite go-to vegan friendly gifts and what to do when you encounter animals being used in festive celebrations. Also on this episode…

  • Guess which ChickPeep has convinced their entire family to do a vegan Christmas?!

  • Tylor explains why the use of real animals such as donkeys, in festive celebrations or nativity scenes is unethical.

  • How to bring up the issue with using real animals for entertainment at holiday events without being a killjoy. 

  • Momo shares some tips for how to have a sustainable Christmas.

  • We discuss whether or not Christmas trees are wasteful and how much space can we allow for sentimental traditions that create excess waste?

  • We share some thoughts on an email from listener, Luiza, who’s partner’s family are very ‘meat-proud’ and whom she is worried may not be so accepting of her ethical lifestyle.

  • Volunteer options for LA based activists, as requested by ChickPeep, Morgan: 

  • LAAnimalSave.org

  • Anonymous for the Voiceless

  • The Gentle Barn

  • Farm Sanctuary

  • Stray Cat Alliance

Links

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

S2, Ep 7: Nikki Glaser

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‘I’m sorry you like hamburgers and you’ll miss them forever but you had your fun and it’s over’: so says straight-talking comedian, Nikki Glaser, to everyone who says they are not ready to forego meat because they like the taste of animal products. A committed and outspoken ethical vegan, Nikki is tired of the anti-vegan arguments and not afraid to call people out on their apathy, as Evy discovers in this hilarious, in-depth discussion with Nikki about everything from being a vegan in comedy to the provocative but righteous billboard she’s just waiting for PETA to pitch to her. Also on this episode...

  • Nikki discusses how she used to be one of those comedians taking shots at vegans.

  • Nikki shares her ambition to work veganism into a future set.

  • ‘Guess what? You don’t get to do everything you want. Sorry! Sorry! Just because you like something doesn’t mean you get to do it!’. 

  • How getting a dog forced Nikki to confront her questions about the ethics of eating animals.

  • We discuss posting vegan content on social media to an unsympathetic audience and Nikki says you should check on her when she’s posting a lot of vegan content.

  • We talk about the challenges of transitioning to veganism when you’ve had an eating disordered mindset.

  • Nikki bemoans the fact that PETA haven’t offered her a naked billboard campaign yet.

  • What it’s like to be a vegan in comedy and how Nikki handles derogatory remarks about veganism from her peers.

  • ‘But what about the plants’; we discuss the most tiresome argument levelled against veganism.

  • ‘Vegan Propaganda; Palette Cleanser’ - Nikki shares her vegan activism strategy for social media.

  • ‘Fish is an interesting food… you know it’s gone bad when it smells like fish.’

  • Nikki shares a bad experience dating someone who was threatened by her veganism.

  • ...and dating a vegan who temporarily turned her against dating vegans.

  • How meditation was a game-changer for Nikki in treating her depression.

Links

Follow Nikki Glaser on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Find more of Nikki’s work on her website.

Watch Bangin’ on Netflix.

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

S2, Ep6: Daniella Monet

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This week on ChickPeeps, Evy speaks to fellow actress, activist and Kinder Beauty co-founder, Daniella Monet about her lifelong commitment to advocating for freedom and compassion for animals. Daniella discusses what inspired her as a teenage animal rights advocate, the ups and downs of being a vegan on film and tv sets in Hollywood and shares about her new normal being a mom to a brand new little vegan boy. Also on this episode...

  • Daniella explains why she went vegetarian at the age of 5 after visiting a ‘dude ranch’.

  • Activism vs Storytelling: should vegans reject playing non vegan roles?

  • What is Hollywood’s take on veganism now?

  • Daniella explains why, as an activist, she chooses to refrain from posting ‘gory’ vegan content.

  • ‘I don’t want to use the word extreme at all because this is the truth and it’s not extreme’.

  • Daniella explores how she kept a vegan household even before her partner transitioned to a plant-based diet.

  • ‘Our connection was so much deeper than our differences, and food and lifestyle, and I just knew if at any point he decided to make the change it would be because he wanted to and that was more important than him doing it for me.’

  • Vegan pregnancy: what Daniella had to do differently and how she handled people commenting on her choice to raise her baby vegan.

  • Daniella shares how pregnancy gave her a deeper empathy for non-human moms exploited for their milk.

  • Why Daniella believes non vegans should focus on getting rid of dairy products first.

  • The importance of investing in plant-based companies.

  • Daniella shares her insights as a vegan in business.

  • Some listener feedback on the animal welfare episode and Robbie fantasises about retiring to a bald eagle sanctuary.

Links:

Follow Daniella on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

Check out Daniella’s podcast, Adulting Like a Mother Father.

Watch Daniella’s heartbreaking video about the dairy industry.

Check out listener Erica’s eagle sanctuary in Oklahoma!

Social Media:

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

S2, Ep5: Fake News with Robbie Lockie

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This week The ChickPeeps chat to vegan activist, co-founder and director of Plant Based News, Robbie Lockie, who speaks about the importance of preserving integrity and truth in the vegan media. Starting as a youtube channel in 2016, PBN has grown to become a pillar of the global vegan community and in the 3 years since it’s launch has published more than 6,000 articles and shared over 800 videos. Robbie, Robbie and Evy talk about our collective obligation to avoid hype and share responsibly researched vegan stories, and how to clapback at anti-vegan campaigners online with hard, incontrovertible truth.

  • How Plant Based News was founded by Robbie Lockie and Klaus Mitchell.

  • What to do when you see people spreading misinformation about veganism online.

  • The smear campaigns devised to discredit the work of the animal rights movement.

  • Vegan clickbait: yay or nay?

  • Robbie L shares some of his trusted online sources for fact-checking your vegan news.

  • ‘We are monkeys living on a rock in a bubble in space’.

  • Robbie L shares how social networking sites are used as tools of propaganda.

  • Compassion fatigue: how do you choose what stories to take in?

  • ‘There are more ethical people alive today than there have ever been in the whole of human history.

  • Robbie explains why one particularly controversial public figure would hypothetically be the greatest asset for the vegan movement.

  • Listener email from a plant based listener who struggles to feel great empathy for animals.

Links:

Check out all the latest vegan news stories at Plant Based News.

Follow Plant Based News on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

Listen to the PBN podcast.

Follow Robbie Lockie on Instagram.

NutritionFacts.org

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

 

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

S2, Ep4: The Role of Animal Welfare in Vegan Activism with Compassion In World Farming


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For many vegans, animal welfare activism can feel problematic. Why advocate for better farming practices when you’d rather not endorse animal farming at all? Isn’t it betraying the animals to be demanding anything less than their total freedom? And can animal welfare organisations really be working towards a vegan world whilst they are working alongside the companies killing animals for profit? This week co-hosts, Tylor and Evy discuss the complicated role of animal welfare in vegan activism and speak to expert animal welfare campaigner and hardcore vegan activist, Sean Gifford, of Compassion in World Farming to gain some valuable insights on how to straddle both the vegan and welfare approach to helping animals. Also on this episode…

  • How a small gesture by a chipmunk inspired Sean’s vegan awakening.

  • Sean discusses his multiple arrests for the animal rights cause and why nowadays he tries to avoid brushes with the law.

  • How a vegan deals with having to use welfare language like ‘humane meat’.

Links

Check out the work of Compassion in World Farming.

Follow CIWF on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

Sign the petition to End The Cage Age.

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

S2, Ep3: Zero Waste Veganism with Max La Manna

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This week, The ChickPeeps are doing their darndest to learn about ways we can live a sustainably vegan life, and who better to discuss that with than zero-waste vegan chef, sustainability advocate, environmentalist and author, Max La Manna! Max has inspired thousands of people across the world to reduce their food waste and this episode he shows Momo and Evy how practical and fun a zero-waste lifestyle can be, and surmises on some the weird and wonderful ways we can use repurpose everything from avocado pits to banana skins. Also on this episode...

  • Max shares about his early forays into veganism and how to be a good closet vegan.

  • How Max’s interest in zero waste living started by looking in his own fridge.

  • How to use every last morsel of the avocado, though it may result in death!

  • Max shares some unusual beauty tips for living in the wild.

  • We’re already vegan - what else can we be doing to reduce our carbon footprint?

  • Being a sustainable vegan in the city - what do we do if we can’t compost?

  • What impact does reducing food waste in the home have?

  • How do we get excited about adopting sustainable practices.

  • Mindful practices for avoiding environmentalism fatigue - Max explains the 48 hour challenge he does every week to maintain a clear and positive mindset.!

  • ChickPeeps Zero Waste Challenge - Momo is a sustainability queen while Evy outs herself as a recovering hedonist.

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