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Episode 480: Berto Calkins

Our Hen House 23 March 2019 13


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-Jasmin and Mariann discuss the South Korean drama Little Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAOOwD_QRMw) and the recent New York Times article about an escaped calf on the New York Expressway and how it focuses surprisingly well on the experience of escaped animals.
-Jasmin chats with Seth Tibott of Tofurkey about his work to redevelop tempeh. (11:15)
-Jasmin interviews Berto Calkins about the intersections of veganism and fitness, how an animals sanctuary connected him to animals as beings, and the importance of representation across the veganism and animal rights movements. (16:30).
-Mariann brings us Rising Anxieties from around the world. (52:00).

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