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What Not to Do (Stories From My Own Experiences)
We’re back with another solo episode. But today, I’m sharing 3 different stories of dangerous situations I put myself in because of an animal. Although these stories are based on my own experiences, they are general safety tips to follow.I share some terrifying experiences such as being in a small …continue
Half-Earth Socialism: Planning Utopia with Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass
Environmental historian Troy Vettese and environmental engineer Drew Pendergrass worked together on the new book Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future From Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics. I spoke with both of them about the problems with Marx’s nature philosophy, why we need widespread veganism and energy quotas, …continue
Episode 2: Veganly Asked Questions Part 1; Is Veganism Easy?
In this episode, we talk about frequently asked questions about, reactions to and arguments against veganism and our life of being vegan. In this episode we focus on the logistics: “I could never be vegan.”, “is honey vegan?” and many more questions. Because all the questions and topics couldn’t fit …continue
Episode 189: Creaturely forms with Domic O'Key
On this episode of Knowing Animals, we are joined by Dr Dominic O’Key. Dominic is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of English at the University of Sheffield. We discuss his new book Creaturely Forms in Contemporary Literature: Narrating the War Against Animals, which was published by Bloomsbury …continue
Animals and Colonialism
We are animal advocates walking on Country, on lands that are still unceded and that continue to be colonised. How are animals placed in the settler colonial history of so-called ‘australia’? What is the work that we as settlers need to do within our communities to align with the First …continue
Veganism as Decolonization w/ LoriKim Alexander
LoriKim Alexander can do it all—from her core organizing role with Black VegFest to her work in the fields of anthropology and biology. She joins us on Our Hen House to discuss how The Cypher, the organization she founded, places emphasis on veganism’s true, anti-oppressive meaning. LoriKim shares how The …continue
Veganism as a leftist political practice
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
