In today’s show, an introduction to the wool series, Betty and Trev respond to a podcast episode called ‘Wearing Hair’ from ‘Articles of Interest’ by Avery Trufelman. We discuss the concept of wearing human hair textiles as an alternative biomaterial as spearheaded by the Dutch company ‘Human Material Loop’ asking… …continue
This episode is a trivia show, with questions related to animals, animal rights and veganism. Listen in and see if you can think of the answers before the Freedom of Species listeners and hosts get them! The show is hosted by Jennifer, Jasmine, Gonzalo and Nick. Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: …continue
Our guests on today’s show are Jolene and Duaine from Project Fresh Start, a vegan food relief charity operating in the south eastern region of Melbourne/Naarm. Project Fresh Start’s mission is to address the challenges of food insecurity and food waste. They aim to eliminate the obstacles faced by …continue
In 2008 during the Greek Austerity riots, a strange phenomena was born. Stray dogs began joining in the protests in Athens Greece against the IMF and their austerity measures directed toward every day citizens. These good boys and girls would voluntarily join protests and actively try to protect protesters against the …continue
In today’s summer special, Betty takes Nick and the listeners through 12,000 years of the cannabis plant. Starting in the ancient world, through the age of sail and into the modern era, we follow the cannabis plant on its global journey and its role in human politics and development. We …continue
Summer Special Join Meg as she talks about her father’s country of Wales, the Welsh language, mythology and people and her connection to this historic and mysterious land. All music is in the Welsh language. The music has been edited out of the podcast due to copyright issues, please see below for …continue
On this Summer Special, Hayden and Nick discuss Reddit stories covering a wide range of topics, including: chosen names, religion, work, class, dogs, sexuality, gender and cheating. Happy Holidays! During the Freedom of Species timeslot Sunday 1-2pm, there will be Summer Specials for the next few weeks. Meg will be covering …continue
Hayden, Katie, Nick and Moo Moo discuss Reddit stories through a vegan lens, focusing on the social aspects of veganism. The stories are from Am I The Asshole, Confessions and Vegan sub-Reddits. Links: Happy Cow’s Top 25 Vegan-Friendly Cities 2025: https://www.happycow.net/vegtopics/travel/top-vegan-friendly-cities Vegan Australia’s 12 Days of Vegan Christmas campaign – check it …continue
