Benny Malone, author of How to Argue with Vegans: An analysis of anti-vegan arguments, talks to us about his top five favourite fallacies. Not the ones we might be familiar with, but those requiring a bit more work and thought. In the second half of the program, I’ll share my …continue
Geertrui Cazaux, author (Een Ander Soort Zuster), blogger and vegan, animal rights and inclusivity activist talks to us about why and how veganism is not an ableist ethical practice. We’ll hear about what it means to live as a vegan with a chronic illness and how to centre veganism on …continue
The Center for Contemporary Science works on replacing animal experimentation with more effective methods of research and testing based on human biology. Dr Aysha Akhtar explains how human biology-based methods offer a more effective way to understand the diseases that afflict us, enabling researchers to predict how people may respond …continue
Using graphic images of animals in activism is almost expected. In this episode, I explore what doing so means in terms of consent, advancing the case for framing the question of use over welfare, and what might be some alternatives. Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese Production & Engineering: Jim …continue
Professor Sherry Colb speaks to us about reconciling the debates over reproductive rights and animal rights — something that’s rarely discussed together and which was the subject of the book she co-authored with Michael Dorf, Beating Hearts. Professor Colb gives us an overview of the question “Do animal rights activists …continue
Most people never think animals are considered merely property, like your phone or your car. In this episode, Professor Maneesha Deckha will be speaking to us about her book, Animals as Legal Beings: Contesting Antrhopocentric Legal Orders, where she talks about what it would look like to replace the property …continue
Animals are classed as property. In an economic context, this means they’re viewed as both the product and the machine. How does veganism fit into a leftist political practice? What language should we use? Professor Jason Hannan, editor of Meatsplaining: The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial, talks …continue
In this episode I talk about what “Veganism is for everyone” means. I break veganism down to its fundamental ethical component, show why it must be part of social justice discussions and demystify what it means to be an activist. Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese Production & Engineering: Jim …continue
