How I Learned to Love Shrimp

By James Özden

How I Learned To Love Shrimp is a podcast showcasing innovative and impactful ways to help animals and build the animal advocacy movement.

We talk to experts about a variety of topics:

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The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

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October 04, 2023Aurelia Adhiambo on the animal advocacy landscape in Africa
Aurelia is the Africa co-ordinator for the Open Wing Alliance where she supports African organisations with their cage-free campaigning efforts.
In this episode Aurelia walks us through the state of the advocacy movement in Africa and the unique complexities of campaigning in this region. We hear Aurelia’s thoughts on progress in Africa and the importance of flexibility when devising and testing the strategies and tactics required to end cages in Africa.

Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:
Open Wing Alliance Website
Donate to the Open Wing Alliance
Member organisations
Which companies are leading the way on animal welfare in Africa?- Ranking Report
Ticking Clock: The Rapid Rise of Farmed Animals in Africa - EA Forum Post
Animal welfare: A unique African Perspective - EA Forum Post

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
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September 20, 2023Ines Kostic on using politics to help animals
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In this episode, we speak with Ines Kostic, a Member of the Regional Parliament in the Netherlands for the Dutch political Party for the Animals and manager of Animal Politics Foundation.

We speak about the opportunities and challenges around advocating for animals within the political system, the impact the Dutch Party for Animals has had as well as what kind of people could be a good fit for politics.

Links from our conversation:
Dutch Party For the Animals 2021 manifesto
The end of animal farming – Jacy Reese
Our World in Data – animal welfare & environment pages
Faunalytics
List of national animal welfare parties (if you scroll down)
Contact: [email protected]

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
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1h 7min
September 06, 2023Neil Dullaghan on the importance of influencing EU policy and other important research topics
Neil Dullaghan is a Senior Research Manager in the animal welfare department at Rethink Priorities. Neil also holds a PhD in Political Science and is a fund manager of the Effective Altruism Animal Welfare Fund.
In this episode Neil talks us through his policy research in the EU as well as other exciting projects and impactful research that Rethink Priorities has produced and includes some of the most obscure resource recommendations to date!
Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:
Rethink Priorities Website
Strategic considerations for upcoming EU farmed animal legislation - Rethink Priorities research by Neil
Other Neil publications
Revolutions: The Revolutions of 1848 - Mike Duncan
History of Rome - Mike Duncan (Podcast)
Engines of Liberty - David Cole
Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries - Valerie J. Bunce, Sharon L. Wolchik
Danish political drama - Borgen - Season 3
With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
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1h
August 23, 2023Karolina Sarek on why you should start a new charity to help animals, and how Charity Entrepreneurship can help you do it
In this episode, we spoke to Karolina from Charity Entrepreneurship (CE) about the new animal charities they want to incubate in their next program (starting February 2024), what the benefit of joining their charity incubator is, as well as how they select which charities to incubate.
If you’ve ever considered launching a charity to help animals, then this is the podcast for you! If you have a friend that has toyed with the possibility of starting their own project – then please do share this with them!

Links from the episode:
A summary of Charity Entrepreneurship's newest ideas for their next incubation round
The application form for Charity Entrepreneurship
Lewis Bollard's farmed animal newsletter
Corporate campaigns research from CE
How to Measure Anything by Douglas W.Hubbard
Charity Entrepreneurship contact form
Karolina's email: [email protected]
Rika's email: [email protected]

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!
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1h 7min
August 10, 2023 Amanda Hungerford on Open Philanthropy's funding for farmed animal welfare
We interviewed Amanda Hungerford, Farm Animal Welfare Program Officer at Open Philanthropy. Open Philanthropy is one of the largest funders of farmed animal welfare, giving tens of millions of dollars each year.

We spoke to Amanda about common misconceptions about Open Philanthropy's grantmaking, challenges with corporate campaigns, strategies that Amanda is excited about, and much more.

This was a really exciting episode for us to record so we hope you enjoy it too!
With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!
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1h 4min
July 20, 2023Andrés Jimenez Zorilla on Shrimp Welfare Project and why we should care about shrimp
We are celebrating our 10th podcast episode - Yay! To celebrate, we interviewed Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla from the Shrimp Welfare Initiative who inspired the name of our podcast, How I Learned to Love Shrimp.
Shrimp Welfare Project is the only organisation solely dedicated to improving the lives of shrimp. In this episode we talk about the case for working on shrimp, the current scale of and practices within shrimp farming, as well as what Shrimp Welfare Project have learned over the past 2 years.
Thanks to all of our listeners so far and we look forward to the next 10!

Some resources that were mentioned in this report:
Charity Entrepreneurship: Shrimp Welfare Report
Shrimp Welfare Project: Shrimp Welfare Report
Shrimp Welfare Project: India Assessment Report
LinkedIn: Shrimp fact of the week
Benjamin Lorr: The Secret Life of Groceries
Melinda French-Gates: The Moment of Lift
Job Postings for Shrimp Welfare Project
Link to Donate to the Shrimp Welfare Project

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!
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1h 14min
July 07, 2023Nikunj Sharma on the animal advocacy movement in India and how to successfully expand organisations internationally
In this episode, we speak to Nikunj Sharma, the CEO of Mercy for Animals India. We spoke about:
The work of Mercy for Animals in India, and their victories so far
The considerations for animal advocacy organisations, like Mercy for Animals, to expand into new countries rather and how this trades off with the existence of local organisations.
The specific cultural context for animal advocacy work in India
A few of the resources mentioned in our conversation:
MFA India wins on gestation crates
PBFIA India report on increasing plant-based consumption within India – 67% people eating plant-based products citing animal welfare benefits
Jay Shetty Podcast
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention
Can’t hurt me by David Goggins
MFA India website
Nikunj’s Linkedin

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!
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59min
June 27, 2023Carolina Galvani on growing Sinergia Animal in The Global South and the optimism and self compassion that drives her work.
Carolina is the founder and Executive Director of Sinergia Animal, an Animal Charity Evaluators’ StandOut charity working in nine countries of The Global South.
Carolina has twenty years of experience in advocacy, fundraising, strategic planning, management, and campaigning. Before founding Sinergia, she worked in more than thirty countries as an investigative journalist for various animal welfare, environmental and social justice organisations.
In this episode Carolina talks us through the growth of Sinergia, their current programmes and the importance of diversifying tactics across the movement.
Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:
Sinergia Animal’s Website
Financial Institutions Campaign
Meat Reduction Campaign
Job Board
Donate to Sinergia Animal
Brazil Bans Live Cattle Exports article
Managing to change the world - Alison Green, Jerry Hauser
Self Compassion - Dr Kristen Neff
With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
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1h 14min
June 12, 2023karol orzechowski on animal research and the importance of effectively communicating data to support your goals.
karol is the Content Director for Faunalytics who are dedicated to helping animal advocates improve the effectiveness and impact of their work through research and data.
In this episode karol - a long-time animal advocate with a background in media, filmmaking, and investigative work - talks through Faunalytics most interesting research, and his responsibility for curating the research in the Faunalytics Research Library and some handy tips for digesting and communicating data to a wide audience.
Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:
Research Library
Original Studies
Research Prioritization
Faunalytics 2014 study on vegetarians regressions
2023 version on vegetarian regression (Three Parts: I, II, III)
Other 2023 reports
Work on subsidies
Welfare Reforms
Much more here
China report?
SCL SHAC research
Faunalytics new piece on invertebrates

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!
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1h 8min
May 26, 2023Emre Kaplan on starting the first farmed animal focussed organisation in Turkey
Emre Kaplan is the Executive Director at Farmed Animal Protection Association in Turkey, the first farmed animal focussed charity in Turkey.
In this episode, we talk through their organisation starting up, scaling and the lessons learnt along the way. We chat about their approach to activism in Turkey and the challenges they face working on these topics in this region.
Emre addresses many lessons we can learn from his experience starting to work on cage-free in this area and the importance of having the movements support as their work progresses.
Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:
Farmed Animal Protection Association website
Animal Ask website for contact on the chick culling research
80,000 Hours article – Ways people trying to do good can actually do harm
Building digital power - Karen Nilson
Managing to change the world - Alison Green, Jerry Hauser
Grilled by Leah Garces
Brazil Bans Live Cattle Exports article

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!
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1h 8min

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How many episodes does How I Learned to Love Shrimp have?

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