THE LIVEGAN PODCAST

"The film Earthlings changed my life." 
The 2005 documentary film depicts humankind's total dependence on animals for economic purposes. Director Shaun Monson joins us in this exclusive interview to discuss behind the scenes thoughts, how to get as many people as possible to watch films depicting animal suffering, how he keeps from burning out, and how humanity is ready to transform to the next level of consciousness.
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News of the Day: Clean Chicken in 2018 
Excuse: Circle of Life 
Activist Tip of the Day: Food

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Kevin Lahey discusses his more than three years of work as an undercover investigator in Korea and the USA, and how he envisions the future of the Animal Rights movement.
 
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News of the Day:
Excuse of the Day: You weren't born vegan tho
Tip of the Day: Organize more vegan social events

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Dr. A. Breeze Harper is a diversity strategist and analyst with Critical Diversity Solutions and the founder of the Sistah Vegan Project.
 In this episode, we discuss systemic oppression, feminism, sexism, racism, and how they interconnect with the animal rights movement. Dr. Harper often says that if we are not always reflecting, critiquing, learning and breaking new barriers, we are not really evolving toward unconditional love.
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News of the Day
Excuse of the Day: Poop Tho! 
Activist Tip of the Day: Canvass for animal friendly politicians

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Are you an animal activist? If so, the FBI is watching you.
(And they are listening to this podcast. Thanks for the subscribe, guys!)

Tayler Zavitz is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria, where her research focuses on the repression of animal activism in Canada, the expanding criminalization of dissent, and what this means for the future of activism in Canada.

Tayler's email: [email protected]
University of Victoria's Animals and Society Research Initiative

News of the Day 
Excuse of the Day: There are more important things to worry about. 
Activist Tip of the Day: Visit a Sanctuary

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Erik Marcus is the founder and publisher of the very popular website Vegan.com. He has been vegan since 1986 and blogging on Animal Rights issues since 1997, totaling more than 3,000 articles. He has also written five books related to veganism and animal advocacy and traveled to more than 100 cities to speak about vegan topics. His newest addition to the world of vegan literature is the very popular essay, “Why Choose Vegan?” which is available at Vegan.com/why
Erik's Response to Abolitionists
How one person made a difference in San Antonio
Erik's free book, Self Care for Activists:

• Self Care For Activists on Amazon
• Self Care For Activists on iTunes
• Self Care For Activists at Barnes & Noble
• Self Care For Activists on Google

News of the Day
Excuse of the Day: Way too old to change!
Activist Tip of the Day: Talk with single issue protestors about veganism

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Why does society change values and norms? Why or how do we progress morally? More importantly, why don't we?
 Dr. Roger Yates has a PhD in Sociology and more than 40 years experience working within the Animal Rights movement. He is a University Professor at University College in Dublin and the University of Wales. In the late 1980's he served four years in prison for conspiracy to commit criminal damage on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front.

 Websites by Dr. Roger Yates:
 http://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/
 https://rogeryatesphd.blogspot.ie/
 https://veganinformationproject.cf/
 http://animaleducationoutreach.weebly.com/
 https://ohnhrpodcasts.blogspot.com/

News of the Day
Excuse of the Day: It's the way it's always been. Humans have been eating animals for thousands of years.
Activist Tip of the Day: Lobby politicians 

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Is Climate Change real? How much time do we have? What is really at stake? How can individuals make a difference? What is the most effective strategy for an activist? Listen to this exclusive interview with Dr. Sailesh Rao, expert environmentalist and full time activist, where we answer these questions and more. Dr. Rao is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth's climate.

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Three books written by Dr. Rao:
Check the facts about YEAR ZERO: 2026

News of the Day
Excuse of the Day: Going vegan is just too hard/inconvenient
Activist Tip of the Day: Go to an Animal Rights march

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Why do Animal Rights advocates do what they do? Should one bring up veganism with family and friends? Are vegans more sensitive than the general population? Why do some people go vegan? Why do some people not? How does an activist keep from burning out? How does a slaughterhouse worker do his job and love his dog? These questions plus more are answered in this exclusive interview with Dr. Casey Taft, a Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. He seeks to prevent violence and abuse globally, and advocates for veganism on a world wide scale. He is also the owner of Vegan Publishers.
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News of the Day
Excuse of the Day: Vegetarianism is ok, right?
Activist Tip of the Day: Vegan advertisements (Credit: Jorge Imenez)

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Gary Francione is an Animal Rights Theory based philosopher known for pioneering the abolitionist rights movement and coining the phrase "moral schizophrenia." Gary is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor and Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy and Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ. He is an honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom.
Anna Charlton is a Lawyer and co-author with Francione and is adjunct Professor at Rutgers School of Law.
 
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How do I go vegan? 
 
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