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Hey Pickles!

We're back! Happy New Year to you!

Exciting news! We've been nominated for Best Vegan Podcast in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards!
Vote for us here:  https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey

This week, Sam tells us all about her recent London excursion. She found lots of amazing vegan food, and saw a ton of incredible theater. 

In our Main Topic, we take a look back at 2024, and recap some of the awesome vegan things we got into. It's always fun to look back and remember the wonderful vegan community that we're lucky to be a part of.

We want to thank you for being a huge part of our 2024. The emails, cards, messages, and in person conversations really make what we do a dream come true.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

In case you missed it, VOTE FOR US HERE! LOL 
https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey

Much love, 
Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

Happy New Year! 

This week, while Sam is in London, we're releasing a replay of Ep 121.

This episode was released shortly after Sam's London trip last year, and includes a ton of discussion about the vegan food in London. 

We also talk about ways to be a better vegan in the coming year, and we pose an interesting scenario where George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life is vegan.
How does George's absence in the world affect animals and our planet?

Thanks so much for listening, and we'll be back next week with a new episode for you!

Much love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate. We also wish you a happy Hanukah, and a joyous Kwanza!

It's New Year's Eve! Do you celebrate the New Year?

 We usually just stay in, make snack foods & play games. This year, Sam is in London with some of her students, so it will be a quiet holiday around the C & C studio.

Anyway, while we're on hiatus, we're releasing replays of some of our past holiday episodes.
This week includes a fun holiday trivia segment and a lot of talk of vegan baked goods!

Have a safe & happy New Year. We'll be back in January with new episodes for you!

Thanks so much for listening!

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

Happy holidays! We're taking some time off to spend time with family, but we wanted to release some replays of some of our favorite holiday episodes. 

This week, it's a replay of Ep 117, where we share some of our favorite things!

The original episode also includes a recipe for an amazing vegan spinach artichoke dip. The recipe is in the show notes, so go back and copy that recipe!

We hope you're having a swell holiday season, and we'll be back in January with more new episode for you!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a very Blessed Yule!

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're doing well!

This week, in our Main Topic, we're giving you gift ideas for the Vegans on your list.

Here are some links!   https://www.epicurious.com/shopping/the-best-vegan-gifts-for-2020-article

https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/TM2024/vegan-gift-guide-2024

https://vegancuts.com

Our Noteworthy segment tells you how you can obtain college scholarship monies for Vegan high school students!

Here's how to apply!   https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm

We're working on ways to better help struggling Vegan businesses in 2025. Send along any ideas you may have.

Our Listener Shout Outs will start up again in January so , if you haven't let us know you listen yet, make sure to drop us a line! We'll be doing another fun give away in 2025!

With that, we wish you all a happy & joyous holiday season. We'll be back in January with all new episodes of the show. 

Talk to you next year! Be safe & be well.

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope this episode finds you well!

This week in our Noteworthy segment we're sharing some tips to help you survive the holiday season as a vegan. 

Our Main Topic is Vegan Self Care. We'll give you some ways to care for yourself, and keep yourself well both physically and mentally.

We'll tell you about making too much stuffing LOL.

We have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, and.....WE HAVE OUR LISTENER SHOUT OUT MISEN CHEF KNIFE CONTEST WINNER!!

Thank you so much for spending some time with us. We hope you enjoy the episode. 

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We're glad to be back with a new episode! We hope you have a great holiday!

This week in our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at how the Animal Agriculture Industry has used Donald Trump in the past to relax the laws that protect the workers in the industry. We'll probably see a lot more of this sort of corruption in his upcoming term.

Our Main Topic this week is The Judas Sheep. We'll talk about the hideous practice of using Judas Sheep in the lamb slaughter industry, and we will take a look at a great piece written by animal advocate, Wayne Hsiung.

You can read that piece for yourself here: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-judas-sheep-leading-america-to

We have a new restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, and a new Listener Shout Out!!

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

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

Christine is writing this to you from her sick bed. Seems that sleep deprivation & stress over the election finally caught up to her.

Soooo, we're re-releasimg Ep 110, Vegan Myths That Need to Die.

We apologize for the replay, but there was simply no way Christine could get through an episode without having a massive coughing fit.

We'll be back next week with an all new episode that takes a look at Trump & the Animal Agriculture Industry.

We'll also be talking about the Judas Sheep at slaughter houses.

Stay healthy, all.

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles, 

We hope you're taking care of yourselves & your tribe. This week, we're throwing away our usual format so that we can just have a conversation about the election, how we're feeling, what we're fearing, and how we can go forward.

We also want to offer information on where you can go if you need support, if you're having a hard time coping, or if you're a member of any of the communities that have been under fire by the Trump camp.

Of course, always call 911 if you or someone you know is in an emergency situation.
Call 988 for help if you're feeling suicidal.

• Crisis Text Line: Text "TALK" to 741741. 
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255. For the hearing impaired, call 1-800-799-4889. 
• Veterans Crisis Line: Call 800-273-8255 or text 838255. 
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233. 
• Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: Call 1-800-422-4453. 
• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: Call 1-800-656-4673. 

For some good news. Here are some people who won in the election that are supporters of human rights:
https://www.hrc.org/equality-vote-watch?utm_source=digital&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=digital-equalityvotewatch

Here's some information on how you can help protect & support the arts, and public broadcasting:

https://www.cultivategrandrapids.org/post/10-ways-to-support-the-arts-in-your-community#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20best%20ways%20to%20support%20artists%20in%20your,to%20help%20cover%20operational%20costs.%0A

https://protectmypublicmedia.org/about/

If you're looking for ways to help the trans community:
https://www.them.us/story/orgs-fighting-back-anti-trans-legislation

We want to thank all of you that reached out to us to ask if we were ok, and our Listener Shout Out goes out to each and every one of you. Thank you so much for helping us create a community of like minded, compassionate, caring, and kind individuals. 
We couldn't do this without you, and we wouldn't want to.

Please take impeccable care of yourself.

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

Happy World Vegan Month! We hope You're well. We are finally over the flu that postponed this episode. Thanks for your patience. We're so glad to be back!

Here's what's happening on this week's show!

In our Noteworthy segment, we'll let you know how you can designate your yard as a wildlife habitat & get a sign to let your neighbors know that you are providing sanctuary for the wildlife in your area.

Check it out here: https://www.nwf.org/garden

Our Main Topic is a fun look at some Vegan Reddit Am I The Asshat scenarios. We always have a good time with these. See if you agree with our decisions!

We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, a Listener Shout Out, a Vegan Restaurant SOS,  and a new Vegan Org of the Week.

We hope you enjoy the show! Thanks so much for listening.
Love, Christine & Sam

Christspiracy is available to stream now. Check it out here: https://christspiracy.com

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