By Nichole and Callie
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In typical VWPA fashion, we made the sudden decision to launch “Bitchy Shitshow” next week, so this week we are here with our very last VWPA episode, looking back at our first episode and examining how our thinking has changed...
It’s our anniversary! We’re celebrating five glorious years of TMI, rants, laughs, tangents, and listener love! In This Episode This year we’re talking about former celebrity crushes that now make us cringe, how much we love our listeners, tell a listener-original joke...
We tried to fight it, we held off for weeks, but, y’all…we need to talk about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Spoilers ahead! (We honestly feel this is one of our best episodes we’ve ever done, please listen even...
Inspired by (a.k.a. enraged by) the CNN Democratic Debate on January 14, 2020, we decided to do a bonus episode this week to talk about key points we wish the candidates and moderators were addressing, as well as our thoughts...
This week we cover Trump’s illegal assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, and then Nichole goes off on a tear about people being ableist AF around other people’s travel plans. In This Episode Iran We give our take on the response to...
We had planned to talk about Veganuary this week when we saw our friend Jaime K post about it on her social media and thought, hey, let’s collab! The three of us discuss the potential dark side of Veganuary in...
We got a great question this week from a listener who asked us how we anti-capitalists can make money when it contradicts our beliefs, so we dedicated the whole episode to this topic! photo credit: Jp Valery In This Episode Joke Why can’t anarchists...
We’re back this week to answer our next two listener questions regarding family advice: one about dealing with the death of a loved one who passed before they could grow beyond their bigotry, and the second about practicing restorative justice...
This week, we answer the first (two) of a series of questions about family. Shit gets real, dark, and real dark, girl. We work our way through these related questions by bringing in our own experiences with emotional abuse. It’s...
Prompted by an amazing listener email, we deconstruct “survivor” vs “victim” for those who have experienced trauma, exploring the ways language really matters when we discuss difficult experiences. In This Episode Joke If a libertarian masturbates to completion… Credit to Hbomberguy for the...
This week we’re talking to Aph Ko about themes in her new book, Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out, including intersectionality, social media, and more! In This Episode We had a kickass conversation with Aph Ko about all things...
This week we are excited to share the recording of the Portland VegFest talk that Callie did with Andy Tabar (The Bearded Vegans) and Chelsea Lincoln (Fat Vegan Voice), on the need for Fat Liberation and Body Neutrality within the...
We had some more to say so we sat down to create a lil extra content this week. Plus, Patreon tier updates! In This (Extra) Episode Patreon! We updated our Patreon with new tiers. We will be messaging all Patrons to notify you,...
In preparation for our collaborative episode with Aph Ko next week, we’re talking about Whiteness with a capital W – What is it? Who is it? What is White privilege? How does it relate to our humanity and who has...
A dream of ours has been realized in this week’s wonderful, LONG, thoughtful, vulnerable collaborative episode with writer and activist, Max S. Gordon. We discuss Jordan Peele’s film Us and also dip our philosophical toes into Get Out, Joker, Handmaid’s...
As with most things, the radical and mobilizing concept of “by any means necessary” has been co-opted by the mainstream vegan movement to something dangerous and ineffective. We’re here to talk about it! In This Episode Advice Not a direct advice question, but...
This week we watched the new Netflix series, Raising Dion. While we didn’t totally love it, (this cereal scene in particular stressed us tf out!), we were VERY impressed by the themes in the show and the lessons on boundaries...
Inspired by a post on Instagram from @yrfatfriend, we’re talking about how to be a better ally when you’re hearing about oppressive actions for the first time. In This Episode Advice From Anonymous: Summarized question: how do I deal with fat-shaming doctors?...
Nichole took one for the team and saw Joker in theaters this week so we could talk about the “controversial” film receiving rave reviews from the Whites. Content warning for descriptions of white male rage, violence against women, murder, white...
We’re being totes topical for the second week in a row by discussing The Testaments, the new novel by Margaret Atwood that is a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Also an advice question about helping very young vegans cope with...
This week in off-brand topical timeliness, we went to see Ad Astra in the theaters and are here to talk about it. Part movie review, part movie analysis, we do a spoiler-free section before moving into spoiler-full about our conflicting...
We had a few loose but important threads this week to pluck and ponder that were all united along the theme of context; something that we’re often told doesn’t matter by rigid SJW scripts or, conversely, is exploited by oppressors...
We’re switching up our format to replace news with an advice question, so this week we’re doin’ all news and other random stuff we’ve pinned to talk about that’s not enough for a full episode. In This Episode News * California bans...
Per a listener request in the VWPA Society, we watched Hail Satan? this week and were inspired by it to talk about Satanism, our views on religion and blasphemy, and how the actions of The Satanic Temple and their philosophies...
We answer a host of amazing listener questions this week; including how to make friends in a new city when you’re radical AF, complimenting women, and many more. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! In This Episode No news or questions...
We’re continuing our conversation inspired by Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette on Netflix, and a ColdCrashPictures YouTube video critiquing harmful cliches in the art industry, particularly the film industry, around “rise and grind” culture and the idea of suffering for your art,...
Talking about the themes brought up in Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix stand-up comedy special, Nanette, around an audiences entitlement to creative content, comedy, the creative process, our capitalist approach to art, and so much more. So much more, in fact,...
We discuss when we should criticize things on an individual vs systemic level, inspired by a listener comment that has Nichole on 5. Maybe 6. Just amped enough for a few sassy comments. In This Episode News * Climate change: 12 years...
We dig into the next round of Democratic debates, this time hosted by CNN (aired on July 30th & 31st). In This Episode We talk abaout the second round of Democratic debates, plus a fantastic tangent at the end by Callie.
We are jet-lagged and cranky but excited to talk about our thoughts about this year’s Animal Rights Conference in DC.
This week we discuss two articles that give yet more evidence as to why Capitalism is harmful. In This Episode News * Mayo Clinic Ends Animal Use for Resident Training (PCRM)* City to ban gendered language like “manhole,” “manpower” and “firemen” (CBS)*...
Exhausted from business travel and Pride, we skip the news and stuff in the middle to tear into the latest episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. Content Warnings for another black woman’s gratuitous and unnecessary death, undisguised racism, and, oops, spoilers....
We’re chatting today about the first two rounds of the Democratic debates, and we are talking about episode 7 of season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale because they’ve seriously gone too far. In This Episode News * A pregnant woman shot in...
We are discussing a fascinating article this week that reveals controversial information about the benefits of sunlight on skin, and how the guidelines we follow are, well, pretty damn racist. In This Episode News * The Supreme Court Stopped The ...
We’re back this week talking about the Striking Vipers episode from season 5 of Black Mirror – the episode that has been equally raved about and ripped apart online. We bring our freshly queer eyes and analysis to the episode! In...
We’re digging into our feelings around the latest season of Black Mirror, starting with Episode 2 and 3, focusing mostly on Episode 3 titled Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too. Oh honey… In This Episode News * The Cop Who Killed a Woman Who...
The Handmaid’s Tale is at it again, and by it, we mean White Feminism. Lingering close-ups of June’s snarls have us ranting about all the ways in which this show is an irresponsible tale of fragility and entitlement. In This Episode News *...
This week we’re talking about a bunch of random stuff including shady dentists, TWO jokes, and so much news, and random thoughts about shows we’re watching. In This Episode News * ‘Burn-Out’ Is Now a Legitimate Syndrome According to The WHO. Here...
No news or jokes this week – we’re talking at a high level about what went down in the VWPA Society this week, and expanding it to a larger conversation around privilege, identity, and take down culture.
Nichole read a Captain Awkward post this week that had her reeling so we’re here to talk about it: how elite professions target “insecure overachievers” because they work hard and blame themselves for everything. Sigh. In This Episode News * Twitter May...
We continue our discussion from last week of space stuff and existential threats that could end humanity, before we rip into the movie Minority Report – and spoiler alert – it doesn’t hold up! In This Episode Joke in the Middle ...
Team-building activities, ice-breakers, assigning people to tasks they are ill-suited for…the oh-so-many ways jobs strip us of consent under the slimy pretense of pushing us out of our comfort zones… In This Episode News * Beyond Meat Has Top IPO of 2019 (VegNews)*...
This week we talk about Joe Biden’s run for the presidential election, and Just Foods wrapping their shitty eggs in bacon. In This Episode News * Joe Biden Announces 2020 Run for President, After Months of Hesitation (NY Times)* As Comcast Lobbyist Hosts...
And unsettling theme is emerging among neoliberals… In striving for more diverse representation, are we starting to prioritize a candidates identity, over their actual policy positions? In This Episode News * Pelosi: AOC Wing of Party Is ‘Like Five People,’ Dems Need to...
We answer a listener question today about a sign at an environmental rally that appropriates the #MeToo movement, and also PETA is the worst (natch). In This Episode News * Billionaire Hedge-Fund Manager Warns a “Revolution” Is Coming (Vanity Fair)* Net Neutrality...
Inspired by a Tweet from Sidrah Ahmad, the Prinxesses explore the concept of being a traitor, rather than an ally. In This Episode News * ‘Veggie discs’ to replace veggie burgers in EU crackdown on food labels (The Guardian)* Proposed California fur...
Listener Julie was kind enough to provide us with research for an episode about service animals: where they come from, how they are trained, what are the alternatives to non-human assistance for disabled folks. In This Episode News * Why California leapfrogged the...
This week Nichole is joined by guest hosts Molly Woodstock (from the Gender Reveal podcast) and Everett to answer listener submitted questions about gender! In This Episode The trans-nonbinary folks take the mic to talk about gender, answering listener questions ranging...
In part 2, we finish up our dissection in the classroom discussion by reviewing past and present-day legislation around students’ options for alternatives to dissection, what those are alternatives are and reasons that dissection persists in public education. We also...
Listener Kirstie kindly donated her time to a research topic that we’ve wanted to cover for ages dissection in educational settings. This is our first topic in a while that’s hella vegan, whoop! Nichole had to run to catch a...
