This week Paul and Andy head north of the border for their first ever international event and second ever live podcast! The duo brings out Carol Adams right away to talk about what they've all been eating and then move swiftly into a conversation covering sexism within the animal rights movement, how to deal with serial exploiters, why there was a need to write Even Vegans Die, among other topics.

This week we follow some of Andy's initial Canadian food adventures, delve into a couple of interesting news topics, and conclude with an in depth discussion on one of veganism's stickiest topics: honey. We're all sick of explaining to people why consuming honey isn't vegan, but what about those who say the best way to support bees is to consume the honey harvested by local beekeepers? Is it possible that the survival of the species depends on humans exploiting the product of their labor? Are the honey bees even under threat at all? Do you like jazz? Paul and Andy attempt to cut through the buzz and find some answers.

This week we follow some of Andy's initial Canadian food adventures, delve into a couple of interesting news topics, and conclude with an in depth discussion on one of veganism's stickiest topics: honey. We're all sick of explaining to people why consuming honey isn't vegan, but what about those who say the best way to support bees is to consume the honey harvested by local beekeepers? Is it possible that the survival of the species depends on humans exploiting the product of their labor? Are the honey bees even under threat at all? Do you like jazz? Paul and Andy attempt to cut through the buzz and find some answers.

On this week's episode, Paul and Andy make a few exciting announcements concerning live events, discuss a way to provide relief to Hurricane Harvey victims, go over a couple news items, and conclude with a lengthy discussion on how to combat the backfire effect in our vegan advocacy.

On this week's episode, Paul and Andy make a few exciting announcements concerning live events, discuss a way to provide relief to Hurricane Harvey victims, go over a couple news items, and conclude with a lengthy discussion on how to combat the backfire effect in our vegan advocacy.

This week Paul and Andy review the new So Delicious Cheese Shreds as well as the brand new Upton's Boxed Mac N Cheese before discussing the news, including their first impressions of the trailer for Dominion before moving on to ask the question, what does Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods mean for animals? With many vegans jubilant over the slashing of avocado prices, the duo questions if the slashing of prices on so called humane meat might be a net negative.

The Bearded Vegans finds hosts Paul and Andy in a discussion dissecting all things vegan. News, reviews, interviews and in depth discussion of issues within the vegan community are regular features of the show.

This week Paul and Andy wrap up their food adventures in DC before moving on into a series of follow ups and news stories including the latest from the Impossible Foods animal testing news as well as the unfortunate revelation that Hampton Creek tested on rats in the development of their new Just Scramble. The episode concludes with a brief discussion of white supremacy within the animal rights movement, specifically regarding the news that the founder of No Kill Nation was at the recent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA.

The Bearded Vegans finds hosts Paul and Andy in a discussion dissecting all things vegan. News, reviews, interviews and in depth discussion of issues within the vegan community are regular features of the show.

This week we have a jam packed episode starting with vegan food adventures in Philly and Baltimore and a news section dealing with the ever growing pile of news regarding Hampton Creek as well as the breaking news that Impossible Foods tested on animals in the development of their much loved Impossible Burger. We compare and contrast this news to that of Daiya's recent acquisition by an animal testing pharmaceutical company and then move on into our review of the 2017 Animal Rights National Conference. Drawing criticism, including the hashtag #ARTooWhite, in recent years, we see if the conference has made any meaningful change in that arena and examine many other aspects. The episode concludes with an interview with Aryenish Birdie, the founder of Encompass, a new organization working to foster diversity, equity and inclusion in the mainstream animal rights movement.