Freedom of Species

On Sunday June 14th 2026, the Freedom of Species team had yet another nail-biting animal trivia show to raise donations for 3CR’s Radiothon 2026! This year is special as it is 3CR’s 50th birthday!! Listen along to our trivia show – …continue

     On today’s show we chat about songs with animal liberation themes that we have been listening to. Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions, we cannot include the songs in the podcast and have listed them below so you can …continue

Soy boys, militants, social justice warriors, hypocrites, bleeding hearts, hippies… stereotypes abound when people talk about vegans!  In today’s show, Lottie, Nick and Hayden tackle these vegan stereotypes. We talk about what truth some of these stereotypes have and what they …continue

   We discuss the documentary film Christspiracy (2024) that was seven years in the making and poses questions about faith and the ethics of eating animals.    Links:    The film: https://christspiracy.com/    Why Are So Few Christians Vegan? A Reflection on …continue

     We welcome Dr Dana Kolsky from Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) to discuss animal testing, including the recently released documentary film How to Make Drugs and Feel Great about Everything.Dana’s bio:Dana is a dedicated veterinary surgeon whose career is …continue

This week Savanna sits down with Nick and Ruby Ramsden (recently finished her PhD research on vegan activism in Japan).  We talk about Japan’s culture towards animal rights and animal welfare issues in at Nara Park and Animal cafes in …continue

Why are so many climate activists still hungry for flesh?In today’s show, Betty and Nick talk about the importance of adressing animal agriculture within the climate justice movement. Those of us living in the global North must be willing to …continue

 Most Victorians care about wildlife. Most Victorians hate animal cruelty. Yet Victoria is one of the few states left that still allows a recreational duck and quail shouting season. For 83 days each year, duck and quail shooters can run around dressed like Rambo, blasting …continue