Donald Trump's emphatic win in the latest Presidential Election has sent waves of shock and also of "hate to say I told ya so" across the world. The latter reaction comes from a large contingent of people, including on the left, who, frankly, saw it coming.

NEO 10Y holds intersectional and progressive values, but believes intersectionality is being wrongly implemented into animal rights spaces by various activists, and comes on to talk with me about the double-standards he sees.

We discuss "wokeism", "white veganism", and if spirituality is indeed the enemy of veganism, among other things.

Check out NEO 10Y's stuff on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3G1V2jfTZO61Hs3dX7ilrA

Check out NEO 10Y's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@NEO10Y

From housemates, accommodation, to activism and lectures, today's guest, Olivia, gives us an insight into life for a vegan at university in 2024.

Olivia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivethevegan_/

Olivia's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@olivethevegan

James Aspey comes on to discuss his recent health issue and dealing with anger, the thing that caused it.

We also delve into ex-vegans, theism, and the Matrix...

In 2010, Bryony was in a very dark place, injecting heroin into her foot in a nightclub toilet. Come 2024 and Bryony has turned her life around, running her own business as a handstand and calisthenics coach, promoting a healthy plant-based diet, and living a life free of drugs and alcohol.

A very obvious content warning: this episode explores distressing themes such as bereavement, hard drugs, and addiction. 
Bryony's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upsidedown_vegan/

Dr. David Benatar is a very special guest of mine indeed. A philosophical heavyweight renowned for his work worldwide, Dr. Benatar coined the term 'anti-natalism' and wrote the infamous anti-natalist book 'Better Never to Have Been', which puts forward the argument that it is bad that sentient life comes into existence and that we ought not procreate. Dr. Benatar's work has shaped my life immensely.

In this episode, I put to Dr. Benatar (a vegan anti-natalist himself) the idea put forward by NATALIST vegans (i.e. vegans who believe procreation is NOT immoral) that anti-natalism could actually HARM animals in the long run.

We discuss whether anti-natalist vegans should have a duty to clear the most land space to prevent creation of new life; whether veganism's environmental "benefits" are indeed a benefit; the contentious killing predators debate; and whether humans need to be around to help mitigate the horrendous issue of wild animal suffering. Plus, Dr. Benatar gives his opinion on what vegans with carnivorous animals such as snakes in their care ought to do with the animal.

The legendary Emily of BiteSizeVegan.org joins me for Episode 23 of the podcast. I talk to Emily about where she's been lately, how she experiences the world as an autistic person, the fascinating findings shown in her recent video, and whether she's been speaking to Gary lately!

The Science of Why People Hate Vegans:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZPE5q92JuWc

Article (has video & the "deeper dives"): https://bitesizevegan.org/the-science-of-why-people-hate-vegans/

How Emily's autism connects her with animals:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/YNAnnzxRA_g

Article with video: https://bitesizevegan.org/how-autism-connects-me-with-animals/

This cruel world we live in can cause us to think in negative and self-limiting ways.

Claire is a mindset and mentality coach based in the UK, and she joins me for this episode to offer her guidance to all of us wishing to navigate this life via changing the way we think and improving our lives for the better.

Instagram: @modernhippiemindset

TikTok: @modernhippiemindset

www.modernhippiemindset.com

Disclaimer: the views expressed in this podcast are not representative of any groups or organisations the guest is affiliated with. This podcast is a personal story of the guest's own journey through the world of gender identity.

Media and culture is awash with people coming out as non-binary...but have you ever had a conversation with someone who used to identify as non-binary but no longer sees validity in it?

I decided to do just that, and sit down with Floris, a young man from the Netherlands who has not only renounced his non-binary identity but also done a complete 180 on his political views, going from "woke" teenager espousing gender as a social construct, to someone who believes he was under the spell of political indoctrination that is infecting schools and universities.

Patricia Nonis (PatGPT) joins me for today's futuristic episode to discuss the potential drawbacks of the AI intelligence explosion. Are we headed for a dystopian future?

Pat's talk with David Pearce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-sepOjMa8g