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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're safe & well. 

This week, we introduce a new segment, The Why Files, where we share some weird & wild news in the vegan space. This week, we discuss a prominent vegan advocate that is no longer vegan. His reason? Marshmallows. That's right, marshmallows.

In our Noteworthy segment, we look at the state of the vegan food market. Has the bubble burst?

And, our Main Topic this week is an update on how US health agencies are handling ( or not handling) the avian flu outbreak. They want you to think that it just went away, but guess what? It has not!

We feature a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and we have a new Listener Shout Out! We hope it's you!

Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.

Much love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope this finds you well!

This week, in our Noteworthy Segment, we share some great vegan recipe sites. There are a ton of wonderful vegan food blogs out there, and we'll tell you about a few of them!

Here are links to the vegan blogs that we talk about:

https://rainbowplantlife.com

https://thefirstmess.com

https://www.hotforfoodblog.com

https://ohsheglows.com

https://www.noracooks.com

https://sweetpotatosoul.com

https://www.veganricha.com

https://www.pickuplimes.com

And, in our Main Topic, we fill you in on more terrible legislation coming out of the current administration that has it's sites on our public lands and protected species.

We have a feeling that we will be revisiting this topic frequently.

Our featured vegan restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series this week is Franchia Vegan Cafe in New York City. We loved our meal when we were there a couple years ago & we can't wait to get back.

We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and plenty of our usual shenanigans.

Thanks so much for listening.

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Hey Pickles!

We really hope this episode finds you well. 

This week, we tell you about a new Buffalo NY vegan spot that we visited. Sevens Vegan Cafe & Bakery provided a fantastic lunch experience, and we'll give you all the delicious details!

In our Noteworthy segment, we debunk some recent headlines that have been reporting that vegans cannot build muscle due to not ingesting animal protein.

We'll share a recent scientific article that proves that to be false!

And, in our Main Topic this week, we share some good news in the vegan space.

You'll hear about a vegan fast food chain that's expanding to 18 more locations, a story of how the NIH is working towards phasing out animal testing for medicines and foods, how a former animal testing facility has been transitioned into an animal sanctuary, and Italy has recently banned puppy yoga. We love some good news!

Here's a link to watch a video of the sanctuary that we talk about: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/animalkind/2024/04/25/watch-a-former-animal-testing-lab-transform-into-an-animal-sanctuary/73438215007/

We feature a new vegan spot in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series. It's one you don't want to miss, as the owners are looking for a buyer, and plan on closing this coming November.

We also have a new Listener Shout Out , and a heaping helping  of our usual shenanigans.

Enjoy the show, and thanks so much for listening.

Much love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

Welcome to another episode of the show!

This week, in our "what we've been up to"  segment, Sam had a little rant about banned words. It's an important conversation, and we want you to use the banned words, and use them often.

Here's a link to what's being banned: https://pen.org/banned-words-list/

We have a recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Terry Hope Romero's book, Vegan Eats World.

You can get a copy of her book here: https://amzn.to/43wvxQ6

We do get a small portion of the sale price, so it helps the show!

In our Noteworthy Segment, we're looking into how the current administration is targeting non profit organizations, and threatening their tax exempt status. What could this mean for not only animal rights orgs, but for many social justice organizations.

In this segment, we recommend following Vitus Spehar's channel, Under The Desk News. Here's a link to their YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@underthedesknews

And, in our Main Topic, recently there has been a lot of bad news for vegan restaurants. We'll tell you who's closing, who's filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and what vegan spot suffered from a devastating fire.

We, of course, have a new Vegan Restaurant SOS, in which we celebrate a brand new vegan spot in Buffalo NY!

We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you?

Thanks so much for spending some of your day with us.

Much love, 

Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're doing well.

In this week's Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about a new vegan social app called Connect For Animals. You can get it for free on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

You can watch the Unchained TV interview with the creators of the app here: https://www.youtube.com/live/s12mw5x4XoM?si=Ve5c9ez-i5C28gXV

Our Main Topic is a rousing game of Vegan Would You Rather! We figured it was time to step away from the world a bit, and just have some fun! We hope you play along. Let us know how you answered!

We also have a new vegan restaurant on our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, a Listener Shout Out & More!

Thanks so much for listening and for supporting what we do here at Compassion & Cucumbers. We couldn't do it without you, and we wouldn't want to.

Love, 

Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope this finds you well.

This week in our Main Topic, we're taking a look at some legislation that is basically the EATS act in sheep's clothing. The Food Security & Farmer Protection Act ,(S.1326) is a bill that has all the same language as the EATS Act and will be terribly detrimental to the welfare of animals and the environment.

Please contact your elected officials and insist that they vote no on S. 1326.

You can find your congressional representatives here:  https://www.congress.gov/members

Our Noteworthy segment is all about the Canadian vegan restaurant chain, Odd Burger, and the sad news that they have scrapped their plans to expand to the US because of the political climate, republican backed tariffs, and the trade war started by the Trump administration. 

Our Vegan Restaurant SOS this week spotlights Unbeetble in Schenectady, NY. They have a really unique place with a retro game room, amazing cocktails, and a huge menu of vegan food!

We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and a ton of our usual shenanigans!

Thanks so much for sharing some of your day with us. 

Love. Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We have a great new episode for you!

This week in our Noteworthy segment, we're taking a look at some of the policies that Secretary of Health & Human Services, RFK Jr is pushing in his "Make America Healthier Again" campaign.

Are his proposals based in reality? On the surface, he seems to have some good ideas, but when you dig into them, they are mostly unattainable, and in some cases, out right dangerous.

Our Main Topic this week is a guide to help you become a more effective advocate for veganism. We'll give you some tools to help you educate people on the benefits of becoming vegan, and we will also point out some ways that are not effective when trying to convince people to adopt a vegan lifestyle.

We have a new Restaurant for our Assignment Restaurant SOS series, and some sad news in our Listener Shout Out segment.

Thanks so much for listening and for making what we do so very rewarding.

Love, Sam & Christine XO

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Hey Pickles!

We hope this finds you well.

This week we once again sing the praises of Juicy Marbles vegan steak!

In our Noteworthy segment we share some mistakes often made by new vegans, and we offer some solutions with the help of Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life.

Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/hXsaQhVtHRM?si=uJJtk77arX1iOaYz

Our Main Topic is farm bailouts. In the first Trump term, billions of our tax dollars were fraudulently doled out to wealthy land owners, and factory farm conglomerates.

It looks like it's going to happen again in the current administration, and we'll tell you exactly what's going on with our money in the hands of a corrupt group of American leaders.

We have a new Vegan Restaurant SOS with Fat Cat Baking in Syracuse NY!

There's a new Listener Shout Out - Is it you?

Thanks so much for listening, and for making what we do so much fun.

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We have a brand new episode for you!

This week, in our Noteworthy segment, we're discussing the cost of vegan groceries around the US. Have your groceries been costing you more?

Our Main Topic this week takes a hard look at how Avian Influenza and the spread in if it in confined animal farming are on the way to becoming a recipe for the next global pandemic. Why aren't our governments admitting the correlation? How will the decimation of US health agencies affect our ability to control the spread of avian flu? This is definitely a topic that we will unfortunately be revisiting over the coming years.

Here are some interesting articles on the subject:

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/antibiotic-use-livestock-rise-30-globally-2040-according-new-estimates

https://www.loudounnow.com/news/fox-found-with-bird-flu-in-loudoun/article_32496494-ba9e-499c-8575-c41d53bb74f8.html

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/mexico-reports-its-first-human-h5n1-avian-flu-case

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bird-flu-heading-north-spring-fewer-federal-health-officials-working-s-rcna199607

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/with-8-7m-birds-dead-b-c-farmers-assess-avian-flu-toll-and-worry-about/article_b13d6dbb-19fb-505e-973b-47aa96434a78.html

https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2025/04/08/first-case-of-bird-flu-for-2025-confirmed-in-poultry-flock-in-sheboygan-co/82986228007/

We have a recipe this week in our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week we made a delicious eggplant recipe out of Big Vegan Flavor by Nisha Vora!

You can get a copy of the book for yourself here: https://amzn.to/4j8pozU

We have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and we send some love to an Ontario Canada vegan spot.

Of course, we have a new Listener Shout Out, and plenty of our usual shenanigans!

We hope you enjoy the show. 

Thanks so much for listening!

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're doing fantastically!

This week is a pretty feel good episode, and boy, do we need it.

In our Noteworthy segment, we share the awesome news that Ed Winter's passion project, Unity Diner has reopened for business! After some negotiations with their land lords and some new found funding, they're back!

And, in our Main Topic, we're announcing the 2025 VegNews Veggie Award Winners! Find out if your favorites made the cut!

We also have a new Vegan Restaurant SOS with The Wild Chive in Long Beach CA. Like many other small vegan businesses, they are struggling to stay afloat.

Here's a link to their Go Fund Me, if you can't get to their location to support them.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-the-wild-chive-alive

We also have a new winner in our monthly Dinner Winner contest, a new Listener Shout Out, and much more!

Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.

Love, Sam & Christine

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