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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.

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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!

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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.

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Hey Pickles!

We hope this finds you well. 

This week, in our Main Topic, we take a look at how Mexico is adding animal welfare laws to their national constitution. There have been many recent animal welfare wins in Mexico and we're happy to report that they're leading the way in protecting animals, including farmed animals.

Our Noteworthy segment is a response to an amazing statement released by the National Dairy Farmers Association that oat milk is a superior product. We reached out to some dairy farmers, and to our surprise, many of them returned our calls and gave their opinions on oat milk!

We have another true Restaurant SOS, and we tell you all about NYC Vegan French restaurant, Delice & Sarrasin. They recently announced that they are struggling to remain open.

You can help by giving to their Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-delice-sarrasins-doors-open

We also have a new Listener Shout Out ( is it you?), and much more!

Thanks so much for listening!

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're doing ok and taking impeccable care of yourself. 

This week's episode is jam packed, so grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot and have a listen!

In our Main Topic, we're talking about why vegans don't support zoos, and why everyone should reconsider a trip to any zoo. We'll go over a pros & cons list about zoos, tell you which US zoos are failing animals miserably, and give you some idea about what's going in inside your local zoo.

Our Noteworthy segment takes a look at US border control gone wild. Recently a vegan artist was arrested and detained by ICE as she was crossing back into the US. We'll share other similar stories that are playing out at US borders. Is traveling in & out of the US becoming too risky? Many countries are issuing travel warnings to their citizens planning on traveling to the US.

We have an honest to goodness Vegan Restaurant SOS this week, as NYC vegan restaurant, Red Bamboo has asked for the public's help. They're in financial trouble after serving up vegan food in The Big Apple for over 30 years. If you would like to support them, but can't get there to order a meal, here is a link to their recent Go Fund Me  https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-bamboo-needs-you-help-us-save-our-vegan-spot

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

Thanks so much for listening!

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Hey Pickles!

We hope this episode finds you well.

This week in our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about some financial problems happening at Meati Foods. The relatively new vegan meat producer recently lost one of their largest supporters, and it could spell trouble for their operations, and the 150 employees that work at their Colorado plant. 

Our Main Topic this week is a ride on the crazy train that is Vegan Reddit and the sub-reddit that is Am I The Ass Hat. We always have a good time with these scenarios, and want to know if you agree with our verdicts!

We also have a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out ( is it you?), and more!

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

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Hey Pickles!

Due to a work conflict, we need to release a replay this week.

We're taking you with us to explore vegan New York City!

It's a fun episode, so enjoy the ride!

Thanks for listening & we'll be back next week with a brand new episode!

Love, Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're taking impeccable care of yourself. 

This week's show should be titled " Dad Jokes & Death Cults".

In our Noteworthy segment, we have some much needed laughs with some particularly bad vegan dad jokes.

Our Main Topic takes a look at what news outlets are calling a vegan death cult.

The Zizian cult is responsible for many murders across the US, and are using their veganism as an excuse to kill.

We also announce our February winner in our Restaurant SOS series!! We're buying you dinner at your favorite vegan eatery!

We have anew Listener Shout Out, a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, and a heaping helping of our usual shenanigans.

Thanks so much for listening to the show!

Much love, Sam & Christine

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