In our third visit to East Lothian, this episodes features an in-depth interview with Julie about the four sheep in her life, talking about what it takes to look after sheep in a companionship setup (rather than an exploitative one), as well as discussing some of the misconceptions and myths that surround these wonderful peaceful creatures.

For the first two episodes in this series, head back to episodes 50 and 101.

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Nuala, Iris, Kendric, Rona, Julie, Anthony & Mark

Seems that German car manufacturers want to keep up with the Joneses (Jean-ses?); a couple of months after Renault's leather-free-interior pledge, Mercedes have obtained Vegan Society certification for their GLC model (when you choose the 'Vegan Package', and why wouldn't you?!) We're also reporting on Lidl announcing record plant-based sales...are we just selling out, promoting giant German corporations' tokenistic plant based offerings? Fear not- Carlos & Anthony still have plenty of cynicism reserved for the week's vegan & animal rights news...whilst not forgetting to celebrate the wins!

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we look through news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights.

If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via [email protected].

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This week's stories:

https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/wap-win-against-jbs-court-case/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/09/07/dutch-authorities-to-shut-down-controversial-duck-slaughterhouse/ 

https://vegconomist.com/cultivated-cell-cultured-biotechnology/cultivated-meat/consortium-cultivated-meat-farm-netherlands/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/lidl-beats-plant-based-sales-target/ 

https://voi.id/en/news/512066 

https://www.league.org.uk/news-and-resources/news/protest-demand-stronger-hunting-laws/ 

https://www.vegansociety.com/news/news/vegan-trademark-confirms-world-first-vegan-certification-mercedes-benz  

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15069309/Vegan-vet-Animal-Rebellion-activist-steal-pet-dog.html 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgjpn8gl97o 

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Carlos & Ant

A topic that is almost impossible to decide in any quantifiable way...but that's not stopped Andrea Polanco having a go. In an article published three years ago with Faunalytics (https://faunalytics.org/relative-effectiveness/) two studies are combined to examine what may be helping...and hindering our activism. Responding to the studies in this episode are Mark, Kate & Ant.

As  ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or  anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via  [email protected]

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Enough  of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the  latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan  Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts  around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement;  giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our  vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each  week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more  detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via  [email protected].

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Kate, Mark & Anthony

If we're covering a story from LadBible, you know it's gone viral. This week, Rich, Dominic & Anthony pull apart the week's vegan and animal rights news, including the story of a 22-year old bullfighter making his first...and last appearance inside the ring.

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we look through news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights.

If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via [email protected].

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This week's stories:

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/09/03/charges-dropped-against-activists-who-climbed-iceland-whaling-ships/

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25431658.worcester-racecourse-dealers-death-signs-dead-horses/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15057621/Animal-rights-activist-sobs-court-accused-stealing-live-crayfish-tank-posh-seafood-restaurant-throwing-harbour.html

https://www.ladbible.com/news/animals/portugal-bullfighter-manuel-maria-trindade-killed-campo-pequeno-582873-20250826 

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/vegan-dog-food-study 

https://eu.farmersadvance.com/story/news/2025/09/03/tyson-foods-sued-in-chancery-court-over-claims-of-chicken-farm-cruelty/85957574007/ 

https://vegconomist.com/studies-and-numbers/study-masculine-norms-prevent-men-adopting-sustainable-diets/

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202509020027 

https://plantbasednews-org.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/plantbasednews.org/culture/sport/vegan-ultra-runner-damian-hall-lakeland/ 

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Dominic, Richard & Ant

Using the amassed wisdom, experience & tarot card collection between Julie, Paul, Carlos & Ant, we cast our minds forward in this episode and try to predict how the vegan movement may develop over the coming years. 

As  ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or  anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via  [email protected]

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Enough  of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the  latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan  Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts  around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement;  giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our  vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each  week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more  detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via  [email protected].

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Julie, Paul, Carlos & Anthony

We're back and covering as eclectic a range of stories as usual! Namibia's government seems to be doing some suspect selling of elephants to 'unknown' bidders, and Mario Kart World are under the spotlight for their 'Cow' character who has a nose ring; is it jewellery, or a reminder of bovine oppression? Freedom, Paul & Anthony are here to look at a dozen or so stories from the vegan & animal rights space from the last month or so, and have plenty to chew over.

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we look through news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights.

If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via [email protected].

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This week's stories:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr74340v9p8o 

https://nypost.com/2025/08/11/us-news/animal-rights-activists-target-vogue-editors-at-their-homes/ 

https://wildbeimwild.com/en/animal-rights-groups-call-for-a-global-ban-on-fur-farms/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health/vegan-nun-medal-powerlifting-competition/https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health/vegan-nun-medal-powerlifting-competition 

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250729/Vegan-teens-exercise-more-often-than-meat-eating-peers-study-finds.aspx 

https://www.v2radio.co.uk/news/west-sussex/tui-at-gatwick-airport-targeted-by-animal-rights-group-peta/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6873832 

https://wildbeimwild.com/en/export-of-42-wild-namibian-elephants-causes-a-stir/  

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/supermarkets-suspend-supplies-from-lincolnshire-pig-farm-after-covert-filming-of-animal-abuse 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/08/05/man-smuggles-600-baby-red-footed-tortoises-in-suitcases/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/08/18/colombia-lab-that-abused-night-monkeys-is-shut-down/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/08/12/protests-grow-as-india-court-orders-removal-of-all-stray-dogs-from-delhi-streets/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/eleven-madison-park-reintroduces-meat/ 

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Freedom, Paul & Ant

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Mark & Ant

This summer we're revisiting some of our favourite ever episodes of the podcast each Monday whilst we take a few weeks off recording. On Thursdays you can hear new content in our Animal Rights History series. Normal service will be resumed on the 1st September!

CLASSIC EPISODE: Ep#3...When vegans take things too far

Some vegans are getting into the news for the wrong reasons...is it giving us a bad name? And if so, what do we need to do about it? Do people need to be 'cancelled' if they go too far? Or do they just need a big cuddle and someone to listen to them? Ant & Rich have by far their most fiery discussion so far...let's hope they're still on speaking terms next week!

Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. But there's one problem: We've had enough of all the "falafel" out there!

With this podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we look through ten of the top news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights. Afterwards we slow things down & home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail.

If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via [email protected].

Thanks everyone for listening; give us a rating and drop us a message to say "hi"; it'll make our day!

Ant & Rich

In our third history special this summer, Mark talks to Ant about the short-lived but nonetheless interesting actions of the Animal Liberation Leagues.

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Thanks everyone for listening; give us a rating and drop us a message to say "hi"; it'll make our day!

Mark & Ant

This summer we're revisiting some of our favourite ever episodes of the podcast each Monday whilst we take a few weeks off recording. On Thursdays you can hear new content in our Animal Rights History series. Normal service will be resumed on the 1st September!

CLASSIC EPISODE: Ep#47....Do vegan children have veganism forced upon them?

In this episode we spend 45 minutes listening to the vegan journey of 11-year old Logan, who's has been making compassionate choices since the age of 2 years old!

We cover the subject of whether he is 'forced' to be vegan, what he finds hard, what he enjoys about being vegan, how he feels about animals, direct actions he's taken to improve outcomes for animals, and a whole lot more, including the most important question: Does being vegan give you superpowers?!

As ever, we're keen to hear your thoughts once you've listened to the episode. [email protected] is the place to reach us. And as Logan says at the end of the episode, if you would like to ask him a question directly, we can make it happen; Ant is lucky enough to spend time with Logan each week, so your questions can be delivered in person!

Many thanks to Logan's mum, Kam, for facilitating the recording for this episode.

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

Enough of the Falafel is also on Facebok, Tiktok & Instagram @enoughofthefalafel.

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Logan, Kam & Ant

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