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This week, The ChickPeeps are doing their darndest to learn about ways we can live a sustainably vegan life and who better to discuss that with than zero-waste vegan chef, sustainability advocate, environmentalist and author, Max La Manna! Max has inspired thousands of people across the world to reduce their food waste and this episode he shows Momo and Evy how practical and fun a zero-waste lifestyle can be, as well as surmising on some the weird and wonderful ways we can use repurpose everything from avocado pits to banana skins. Also on this episode...

• Max shares about his early forays into veganism and how to be a good closet vegan.

• How Max's interest in zero waste living started by looking in his own fridge.
• How to use every last morsel of the avocado, though it may result in death!
• Max shares some unusual beauty tips for living in the wild.
• We're already vegan - what else can we be doing to reduce our carbon footprint?
• Being a sustainable vegan in the city - what do we do if we can't compost?
• What impact does reducing food waste in the home have?
• How do we get excited about adopting sustainable practices.
• Mindful practices for avoiding environmentalism fatigue - Max explains the 48 hour challenge he does every week to maintain a clear and positive mindset.!
• ChickPeeps Zero Waste Challenge - Momo is a sustainability queen while Evy outs herself as a recovering hedonist.

Links:

• Follow Max La Manna on Instagram and Facebook.
• Check out Max's website.
• Buy More Plants, Less Waste.
• Max's favourite zero waste initiatives: OLIO, Too Good To Go and Oddbox.

Social Media:

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• Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
• Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
• Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
• Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

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This week on The ChickPeeps, Evy speaks to renowned author, speaker, activist and all-around dazzlingly joyful vegan, Colleen Patrick Goudreau about learning how best to discuss and share our vegan values with others. Colleen also reveals insights on the importance of incorporating joy into one's personal vegan lifestyle, and shares her passion for animal-related etymology and her conviction that we need to be mindful about using language that doesn't normalise animal abuse. Also on this episode…

• Why be a joyful vegan?
• Bearing witness as a vegan activist - Are we betraying the animals if we choose not to share or look at images of violent animal abuse?
• What is the most responsible way to channel one's anger as a new vegan?
• The role of vulnerability in sharing your vegan values.
• 'Veganism is the way to reach our goal of being as compassionate as we can; the goal is not to be as vegan as we can be, the goal is to be as compassionate as we can be.'
• Colleen coaches Evy through how to approach and handle a conflict about veganism with a family member.
• Colleen is the vegan therapist we all need!
• 'Do your work and step back'. Colleen shares how she releases the urge to control how the information she's sharing is being received.
• Communicating your message so that people will listen: 'Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective?'
• 'Pizza' or 'Vegan pizza': Evy and Tylor discuss listener Uma's question on whether or not we should be declaring our veganism at every meal.

Links:

• Follow Colleen Patrick Goudreau on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube!
• Colleen's website
• Listen to Colleen's Podcasts, Food For Thought and Animalogy.
• Order Colleen's book, The Joyful Vegan.

Social Media

• Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod
• Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod
• Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast
• Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko
• Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis
• Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr
• Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

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Back to our regular Wednesday weekly slot, we, The ChickPeeps, find ourselves wildly keen to discuss the past year in vegan news - the updates, controversies, triumphs and progress, and who better to mull that over than with the exceptionally erudite animal rights' activist, Earthling Ed. A much loved returning guest from season 1, Ed is vegan educator, public speaker and co-founder of Surge and The Official Animal Rights March. The past year has seen him spreading the vegan message to Ivy League students across America and opening his own non-profit vegan diner, and this week he takes time to pause and reflect on where the vegan movement is in the public consciousness now.

Also on this episode...

• Is veganism winning?
• What the Ivy League students have to say about veganism.
• Is there space for joy in activism and how do we balance our personal lives with activism?
• Should we all be full time activists?
• How much is the government helping/hindering the animal rights movement?
• Robbie and Ed go head to head in a battle for the title of nerdiest vegan as they share who reads the most science and medical journals.
• Ed explains his reasoning for skulking around farmers chat rooms under the alias Farmer Ed (joke).
• Ed has a surprising suggestion for the person he'd most like to see go vegan…

Links:

• Follow Earthling Ed on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
• Ed's website.
• Ed's animal rights organisation, Surge.
• The Official Animal Rights March.
• Ed's TEDx Talk.
• Ed's speech at Harvard.

Social Media:

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

Hello, Season 2! The ChickPeeps are back! In this season 2 catch-up episode, your old friends, the ChickPeeps' co-hosts, aka, Evy, Momo, Robbie and Tylor return to pod-land to chat about the past year in our vegan lives, what's new on the vegan scene and some triumphs - personal and public - in the vegan world!

Also on this episode…

• We share what we've been up to for the past ChickPeep-less year.
• Momo manifests a near-fatal bird appearance.
• Vegan chocolate is everywhere which is problematic for Evy
• Robbie is still an angry vegan and Tylor is back working in the animal rights world!
• We discuss the major focus on environmentalism in the media and how that is putting veganism more in the spotlight - or is it? How do we broach the subject of veganism with people who keep posting videos of Greta Thunberg but saying nothing about transitioning to veganism?
• We the backlash against veganism this year from some prominent vegan influencers. Should we be practicing the same patience we have with non vegans (pre-gans?) or is it important to be a bit more forceful in discussing the topic with ex-vegans?
• We share our intentions for things we want to focus on throughout season 2.
• Stay spangly…

Social Media

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Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

For the finale of season 1, all ChickPeeps gather to reflect on the past 8 months and discuss the guests who have altered our respective outlooks on vegan life. We discuss our summer activism plans and share our personal weekly sources of vegan inspiration to see you through the rest of the summer!

The ChickPeeps' Recommends:

• Help Tylor and The Protego Foundation petition for Vegan Butterbeer!
• Attend the Official Animal Rights March on August 25th!
• Join Momo's vegan support group, GloVegan on Facebook!
• Watch The Vegan View on Youtube.
• Book recommendation: The Dominion of Love.
• Check out listener, Saoirse's Vegan Ventures.

Check out The ChickPeeps' favourite vegan podcasts:

• The Animal Law Podcast with Mariann Sullivan.
• Main Street Vegan with Victoria Moran.
• Generation V with Nimai Delgado.

Keep up with The ChickPeeps!

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

For the penultimate episode of season 1, The ChickPeeps have a discussion on how the ethical argument for veganism is the core tenet of the vegan ideology. Erik Marcus, author, blogger and activist, shares his studies on the reasons to be vegan and explains some of the main ideas in animal rights philosophy. Also on this episode...

• Erik suggest that the health benefits of following a vegan diet is not the strongest argument to make in favour of veganism.
• 'It's probable that most of the suffering and cruelty tied to the meat, dairy and egg industry arises from how the animals are raised rather than how they are killed.'
• Erik talks about the history of factory farming and why the conditions in which animals are raised has steadily worsened.
• 'The chances of the hen who laid your egg having her life end in a halfway decent, non violent way are essentially zero.'
• What is Speciesism?
• How to talk about speciesism in relation to other social justice movements in a non provocative manner.
• Why Erik doesn't like or use the term 'carnist'.
• 'If there's one thing that we need to avoid at all costs it's ever coming off like we are judging or insulting the people we are trying to win over.'
• The utilitarian argument for veganism.
• How to speak to non vegans about veganism with compassion and respect.
• 'All I can do is to be respectful, to find common ground and to offer really solid, really accurate information that is in alignment with a high integrity argument.'

Links

Why Choose Vegan by Erik Marcus

An Introduction to Animal Rights and Animal Welfare by Erik Marcus

Follow Erik on Twitter and Facebook.

Social Media

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Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

For the second part of our discussion on vegan athletes, The ChickPeeps chat to Brian Rose, the founder and host of London Real, who recently went plant-based when challenged by his friend, musician and triathlete, John Joseph, to compete in a half Ironman and do it vegan. Brian offers a unique perspective on going vegan as somebody able to observe the changes that occurred within his body and mind in a short space of time, and who's primary motivator in trying veganism were the health benefits. Also on this episode:

• Brian shares how the many vegan guests he interviews on his weekly show piqued his curiosity about the lifestyle.
• "People don't do what you say, they do what you do."
• Brian talks about how he had to increase his food intake when he went plant-based to keep up with the demands of his training.
• The changes Brian witnessed in his mind and body, and how green vegetables played a crucial part in his training regime.
• We discuss why many athletic coaches are vehemently against their athletes following a vegan diet.
• Brian gives his 3 top tips for new vegans.
• "If it hurts, don't eat that."
• Fear = False Expectations Appearing Real.
• How going vegan prompts a shift in one's thought process and a different outlook on life.
• "If you look at the world in 50 years, I mean it's a no-brainer to me, that we will all be eating more plant based, it's just gonna be what does that look like?"

Links

Follow Brian and London Real on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Check out London Real's content on Youtube.

Donate to Brian's fundraiser for Addaction.

Evanna's Interview on London Real.

Book mention: Rich Roll's Finding Ultra.

The Five Why's.

Earthling Ed video mentioned by our listener.

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

This week on The ChickPeeps we're discussing what it takes to be a vegan athlete and whether or not a vegan diet and lifestyle impedes or assists one's athletic goals. To break through those myths like he records on TV, parkour world champion and badass ninja warrior Tim Shieff joins us to talk about his experiences as a vegan athlete.

Also on this episode...

• How treading on a snail inspired Tim's vegan awakening.
• 'It's each generations job to be more ethical than the last.'
• Crossing the bridge of compassion to enter the vegan kingdom.
• From Parkour to Ninja Warrior, Tim discusses his athletic journey.
• Tim talks about the lessons he learns from his sport and how ninja warrior helps him dissolve his ego.
• Does veganism give you an edge as an athlete?
• Tim explains how he listens to his body as an athlete, and the benefits of eating a raw food diet.
• 'I became vegan because of self-reflection.' Tim shares why he chooses not to force veganism on anyone.
• How working on oneself is the key to lighting the way for others: 'As long as I'm in a happy place, I attract other things that feed my joy.'
• The ChickPeeps + Tim daydream about a vegan Conor MgGregor.
• 'The key to anything is just starting.'

Links:

Follow Tim on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Follow Tim's YouTube.

Follow Tim's Fasting Journey.

Check out Tim's ethical clothing brand, Ethcs.

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

This week we're discussing the vegan fashion landscape and conscious consumerism with the fantastic sister duo and co-founders of Delikate Rayne, Meg and Komie Vora. Growing up amidst Hindu and Jain cultures, Meg and Komie were raised vegetarian and became vegan several years ago when they founded their cruelty-free label, Delikate Rayne. In this episode they talk about being proud advocates of fashion that is free from animals, and how truly ethical fashion extends far beyond veganism alone. Also on this episode…

• Meg and Komie explain how founding an ethical fashion line opened their eyes to veganism.
• How Meg and Komie's Jain grandmother influenced them to be vegan.
• "Why does everything that's considered luxurious have to be derived from an animal?"
• Creating clothes with a purpose greater than its aesthetic appeal.
• What it's like being an ethically conscious brand in a very non ethically conscious industry.
• Is leather a byproduct of the meat industry?
• Cruelty-free leather and Peace-Silk - we discuss whether 'cruelty free' animal derived fabrics could be considered vegan.
• Do vegan textiles have a higher carbon footprint than their animal counterparts?
• 'So yes, you're saving an animal but you're killing mother nature'. The vegan material you should really avoid.
• The problem with 'fast fashion - "If we're going to consume the way that we are, we're going to have nothing left."
• The wardrobe diet - Meg and Komie share their tips for veganising one's wardrobe.

Links

Learn more about Delikate Rayne.

Follow Meg and Komie on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

A study with further details on the environmental impact of veganism sent in by listener, Aryn.

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

What's it like to go behind the barbed wire fence and and see what happens within the walls of a factory farm? How does it feel to witness a lone raccoon caught in a trap and not be able to rescue it? This week Momo and Evy get to chat with passionate and prolific undercover activist, Rich Hardy, about his career exposing animal cruelty in 28 countries that has changed minds and laws for animals all over the world. Rich speaks frankly, and for the time time publicly, about the personal sacrifices he's made to undertake such difficult work and about the changes he's noticed in public opinion and the vegan movement in his 33 years as a vegan. Also on this episode…

• Rich explains how he gave up his dreams of becoming a football player to be a full-time activist.
• How changing public opinion is worrying the factory farming system.
• The personal compromises activists make when they go undercover to infiltrate the system.
• Rich describes his experience working as an undercover fur trapper for two winters and the suffering of one lone raccoon he witnessed that stays with him today.
• Does undercover activism make you cynical about humanity or more compassionate? Rich weighs in about what he's seen of human nature.
• Longevity as an undercover activist: we ask Rich what qualities an individual most possess to withstand this gruelling but vital work.
• "We can all tell the story of animal suffering". How there is room for every personality type in the animal rights movement.
• Where does Rich think the vegan movement will be in 5 years.
• Listener, Ari's post about healing her relationship with food.
• Read more about the issues discussed in Ari's email about the environment: here and here.

Links

Read more about Rich and his work here.

Follow Rich's Instagram: Not As Nature Intended.

Follow Rich on Twitter.

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch