The Bearded Vegans

This week The Bearded Vegans are pleased to bring you an interview with Mark Hawthorne, author of Striking At The Roots: A Practical Guide To Animal Activism. The formative text for many activists that explores the vast array of grassroots activism at our disposal was released 10 years ago and is receiving an update to reflect the changing methods and technology that have evolved since its initial release. We ask what even is activism, is it okay to criticize other activists, does one need to be an activist in order to be vegan, the importance of self care and much much more. 

Plus Paul and Andy discuss the news, including the greyhound racing ban in Florida and the drop in people willing to take jobs in slaughterhouses.

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If you’ve been feeling a sense of dread, depression or hopelessness in the wake of the news that we have roughly 12 years to curb climate change requiring a historically […]

If you've been feeling a sense of dread, depression or hopelessness in the wake of the news that we have roughly 12 years to curb climate change requiring a historically unprecedented systemic change in our global economy, then this week's episode is for you. As a sense of nihilism creeps in, Andy turns to Paul looking for some sense of hope and plan of action to move forward. They also discuss the recent Waitrose anti-vegan debacle.

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This week we are so pleased to finally bring you the much requested, and long awaited, BUG EPISODE! That’s right, we are asking if insects should be included in our […]

This week we are so pleased to finally bring you the much requested, and long awaited, BUG EPISODE! That's right, we are asking if insects should be included in our sphere of moral concern and if so, what are the implications for our daily actions and our activism? 

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This week The Bearded Vegans are so pleased to bring you their recent podcast collaboration with Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack! recorded live at Chicago Veganmania.This time, they took the opportunity […]

This week The Bearded Vegans are so pleased to bring you their recent podcast collaboration with Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack! recorded live at Chicago Veganmania.This time, they took the opportunity to engage with their live audience for an extensive Question and Answer session. Two main discussion topics include how to deal with non-vegan holiday gatherings, whether or not we are obligated to shop up and be the vegan in the room, and a new video that asserts avocados, and most other crops pollinated by bees, are not suitable for vegans. They had a lot of fun with this one, enjoy!

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This week bring you part two of a conversation that could fall under the category of “should  take advantage of platforms offered up by those with which we are at […]

This week bring you part two of a conversation that could fall under the category of "should  take advantage of platforms offered up by those with which we are at fundamental ethical odds?" to ask the question, should vegans advocate to conservatives? Yes, we know that there are many conservative vegans. Yes, we want a vegan world, which means that many people we disagree with must become vegan. What we aim to get at in this conversation is whether, as a movement, targeting conservatives specifically is a worthwhile use of our time and effort.

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This week Paul and Andy sink their teeth into some cheesy vegan business. After a potentially misleading and inflammatory headlined stated that beloved vegan brand Miyoko’s was set to “partner” […]