Best Wayne Hsiung Podcasts (2025)

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Visiting a Climate Leader in Prison (Ep. 82) 9:48

19d ago9:48

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The UK climate movement achieved a historic win. Roger Hallam doesn’t give a f—. Visit the blog to learn how to ask for Roger to be freed: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/does-virtue-matter-more-than-impact - The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org!…

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Thinking About Solidarity with Sarah Schulman 57:50

9d ago57:50

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Award-winning author and historian Sarah Schulman joins us in Episode 84 to talk about her new book, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity. We talk about what solidarity means in the context of today’s neoliberal hellworld and how to be in solidarity across differences in power. We also talk about Sarah’s process of debrainwashing from Zionism, h…

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Tech Won't Liberate Us with Paris Marx 1:00:35

27d ago1:00:35

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As the tech oligarchs dream of subjecting us all to their sick fantasies and their pet governments pave the road to hell with bad intentions, the sycophantic press breathlessly praises each new ‘advancement’ in dystopian tech — and each new phony scam as well. In Episode 83 we’re joined by Paris Marx, technology critic, author and host of Tech Won’…

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This Might Get Me Canceled with George Martin / Carnism Debunked (Ep.81) 1:47:31

1M ago1:47:31

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George Martin has some of the most controversial takes in animal rights, from George Floyd to Gaza. Should that get him canceled? Find more of George Martin at https://www.youtube.com/@CarnismDebunked/ — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Cha…

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A Secret Third Thing with Erica Thomas 1:18:26

1M ago1:18:26

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As the masked goons of the MAGA nanny-state continue to disappear students for holding views upsetting to hysterical Zionists and their sweaty, senile leader continues to rule by deranged imperial decree executive order, we sit down with Erica Thomas, a union organizer, professor and artist, to talk about what’s going on in our increasingly unhinge…

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The Greatest Turnaround in Animal Rights History (Ep.80) 9:18

2M ago9:18

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The state tried to jail me for rescuing dogs. Now it’s helping us save them. But there’s so much more than 3000 dogs at stake.-The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! - 00:00 Intro 01:10 How does scalable change work? 04:26 Action-attention feedback loo…

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Free Palestine Failed. Here’s How They Could Have Won. (Ep.79) 11:09

2M ago11:09

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You can’t create change by threatening to kill people. - The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! - Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro Chapter 2) 01:50 The importance of nonviolence Chapter 3) 03:38 Winning over adversaries Chapter 4) 05:37 Pushing back ag…

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Resisting Climate Apocalypse with Last Generation 1:00:11

2M ago1:00:11

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Depressing but true: we’re hurtling toward human-caused climate collapse and our political-economic system, captured by capitalist elites intent on squeezing out profits until the day our civilization collapses, is effectively incapable of responding by itself. It must be forced: but how? Petitions haven’t worked. Rallies haven’t worked. Posting on…

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Psychiatry, Psychedelics and the Maps We Carry with Rose Cartwright 1:05:44

2M ago1:05:44

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Plagued from a young age by disturbing intrusive thoughts and unable to control dangerous compulsive behaviours, 3 Body Problem screenwriter and best-selling author Rose Cartwright was immensely relieved to learn that she had a disease called OCD, which was caused by a chemical imbalance in her brain and could be easily treated with a pill. She bec…

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2020 Can't Save Us Now 54:04

3M ago54:04

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com In the aftermath of the American identitarians losing their minds about Vivek Chibber’s calmly articulated post-mortem of ‘social justice’ culture on his podcast Confronting Capitalism, we ask if this really is the beginning of the end for ‘social justice’, what …

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Writing About Incest With Kelsey Zazanis 1:31:23

3M ago1:31:23

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When survivors of incest act in the ways any sexually abused child would act, they are psychiatrized and medicated, and often returned to their abusers. When they grow up and search for resources on what happened to them, what they are most likely to find is terabytes of pornography. When they write about their experiences, they are siloed into the…

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Housing Sucks Because Everyone in the Government is a Landlord with Isaac Peltz 1:09:47

4M ago1:09:47

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If you’ve ever wondered why the government can’t seem to do anything about the cost of housing, it’s because it would go directly against their interests: most of them are landlords and the rest are landowners, and journalist Isaac Peltz can prove it. Our guest today has been pissing off government lawyers across the land with their pesky Access To…

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The Closest You Can Get to Punching Jeff Bezos in the Face with Felix Trudeau and Louisa Worrell 45:09

4M ago45:09

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Get in babe we're boycotting Amazon! These criminal American parasites retaliated against workers for unionizing their warehouse outside Montreal by firing their entire Quebec workforce and closing all their facilities in the province. This scorched-earth union-busting strategy is both illegal under Quebec law and an insult to all members of the wo…

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Trump Fired The One Woman Who Can Stop Elon (Ep.78) 12:40

4M ago12:40

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Elon has one weakness: animal cruelty. And the one woman who could expose it has just been fired. — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.…

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Why Animal Liberation Will Happen In One Generation (Ep.77) 16:59

4M ago16:59

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People say animal rights won’t be achieved for centuries or even millennia. Here’s why they’re wrong. — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://…

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What Vegans Can Learn From DeepSeek (Ep. 76) 28:07

4M ago28:07

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A breakthrough Chinese AI shook the global economy. Vegans can do the same – if we learn from what made Deepseek great. — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightTo…

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The Theology of Exile with Juno Zavitz 1:25:31

4M ago1:25:31

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If God’s law is to love one another radically, then the various forms of exile and dehumanization practised by human beings through the ages may constitute a kind of ‘cultural sin’, a deviation we keep coming back to over and over as a species because it feels good. Not only might this practice lead us further from love, and not only might it not e…

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Am I Ruining Veganism? (Ep.75) 35:59

4M ago35:59

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Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=s…

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How Vegans Are Winning in Trump Country (Ep. 74) 33:48

4M ago33:48

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There’s nothing like the threat of imprisonment to force you to learn. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-5:44 Intro: using persuasion to make the world a better place & how people disagree Chapter 2) 5:45-10:39 O…

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Is MAGA Coming For the Vegans? (Ep.73) 9:47

5M ago9:47

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What Trump 2.0 could mean for animal rights. Surprisingly, it’s not all bad. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! — Chapters: 0:00-3:52 Who are the MAGA people in Trump’s incoming administration 3:53-5:10 The culture war around plant-based meats 5:…

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How We Turned The Tables on Ridglan Farms (Ep.72) 13:47

5M ago13:47

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Three factors that allowed us to prevail in the face of overwhelming odds. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-3:30 Intro: the judge granted the petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms…

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I Didn’t “Steal” Dogs. I Rescued Them. (with Jade Ara) (Ep.71) 1:49:18

5M ago1:49:18

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People keep accusing me of stealing animals. I speak to Jade Ara of the Stop Yulin Podcast on why they’re wrong. — Subscribe to Stop Yulin channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stopyulin8640 Also watch and like the original full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eRdnHSq597Y Follow Jade: https://www.facebook.com/jade.ara.12 https://www.ins…

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The Single Most Important Lesson for 2025 (Ep. 70) 22:00

5M ago22:00

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It’s very simple: have faith. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-5:36 Intro, on YouTube content and the newsletter on Substack, how to start 2025, & on being criminally changed in 2018 for open rescue Chapter 2) 5…

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Why Angry Men Are Killing From NYC To New Orleans (w/ the Supreme One aka Jeremy Loeb) (Ep.69) 1:46:41

5M ago1:46:41

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The real reason men are killing people across the nation. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! — Follow Jeremy: https://www.youtube.com/@loebjeremy Watch our podcast with Kam Waters: https://youtu.be/S3DXB8AvPMs — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-6:20 In…

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Digging Up the Sun with Roger Peet 1:14:23

5M ago1:14:23

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Artisanal miners prospect for toxic rare-earth metals on the edges of huge corporate pit mines, alongside alien-looking metallophyte plants found nowhere else in the world. Cloak and dagger CIA manoeuvring from the Cold War reverberates into the present. Workers separated by oceans, empires and supply chains struggle to find ways to support each ot…

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I “Stole” Turkeys From Him. Then He Saved Me. (Ep. 68) 33:46

5M ago33:46

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On the virtues of making friends with your enemies. — Watch “Operation Deathstar”: https://youtu.be/wlSE1X-hSqQ Watch Rick testifying at the Smithfield Rescue Trial“One of the defense’s star witnesses, a turkey farmer who had one of his animals taken by activists, explains to the prosecutor why he supports what they do. He does an impressive job re…

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Debating Sexual Misconduct, “Extremism,” and Purity Politics in Animal Rights (with Vegan Gains) (Ep. 67) 1:50:15

5M ago1:50:15

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I confront Vegan Gains on his “problematic” views. It goes ok. Sort of. — Follow Vegan Gains: https://www.patreon.com/vegangains https://www.instagram.com/vegangains.real/ https://www.youtube.com/@VeganGains https://www.facebook.com/VeganGainsOfficial https://www.twitter.com/VeganGains — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's ne…

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Class War 29:58

5M ago29:58

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com In Episode 73 we discuss Clementine’s underworld journey and the future of Fucking Cancelled before moving on to Luigi, class war, and whether the word ‘health’ should be followed by the word ‘insurance’ or the word ‘care’. This is a paywalled episode — to listen…

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Was Jesus An Animal Rights Activist? (with Kam Waters) (Ep.66) 1:42:05

5M ago1:42:05

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Opposition to animal sacrifice was central to Jesus’s teachings. That’s the argument documentary maker Kam Waters makes in his provocative documentary Christspiracy. And he has incredible, fascinating evidence to support his thesis. If you have Christian family, or if you’re simply curious about the true origins of Christianity and Christmas, this …

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The Cover-up of Mass Reindeer Slaughter on Christmas (with Rich Hardy) (Ep. 65) 1:45:01

5M ago1:45:01

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The bizarre story of the mass reindeer slaughter at Christmas – and what we can do to stop it. — Follow Rich: https://www.instagram.com/notasnatureintended/ https://richcampaigns.myportfolio.com/ — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters:…

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The Real Story Behind Whole Foods’ Efforts to Jail Me (Ep.64) 47:15

6M ago47:15

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Today, we are in court arguing against Whole Foods’ effort to bankrupt me after I exposed their lies about “humane” farms. Here’s the behind the scenes story as to how I ended up in court. #WholeFoods-The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org!-Chapter 1) 0…

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What To Do If You Hate CEOs (with Nathan Robinson) (Ep.63) 1:01:58

6M ago1:01:58

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Nathan and I discuss the deep-seated human desire for retribution – and how to harness it for change. — Follow Nathan: https://x.com/NathanJRobinson Follow Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org https://www.patreon.com/currentaffairs More links below. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more abo…

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What To Do If You Find Out Fauci is Torturing Beagles (with Justin Goodman) (Ep.62) 1:58:03

6M ago1:58:03

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Justin Goodman, a Senior Vice President at White Coat Waste, was tarred as a racist & mocked as a conspiracy theorist for questioning Anthony Fauci’s experiments on animals at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, including so-called “gain of function” at a Wuhan virus lab. But four years later, the dust has settled, & he won. We talk about how it h…

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How “Relational Dysfunction” Is Ruining Everything (with Melanie Joy) (Ep.61) 1:09:00

6M ago1:09:00

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Melanie Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist who focuses on how individual mental patterns can cause (or block) social transformation. And she has focused much of her work recently on so-called “relational dysfunction” and “dysregulation” are undermining, not just social movements, but all of human society. We talk about what dysfunction and dysr…

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Horror, Slavery, and the Path to Animal Rights (with Andrew Rakich) (Ep.60) 1:51:29

6M ago1:51:29

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What do horror movies, antebellum slavery, and cannibalism have in common? They all connect to the economic conditions required for political transformation — including the struggle for animal rights. This conversation with YouTuber Andrew Rakich (Atun-Shei Films) dives deeply into what we can learn from atrocities (both fictional and real) on how …

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This Pig Farmer Defends Cannibalism. I’m Trying To Make Him My Friend. (with Trent Loos) (Ep.59) 57:58

6M ago57:58

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Trent Loos and I met on the day that I organized a rescue that sent me to jail. And Trent was part of the charge pushing the government to put me in prison. So why am I talking to him during the holiday season about things on which we agree? — Trent on XTwitter: https://x.com/trentloos — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's ne…

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James Aspey Confronts Me on Steroids, the Liberation Pledge, & Veganster Rap (Ep.58) 1:37:16

6M ago1:37:16

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James Aspey and I talk about how he gained nearly 50 pounds of muscle while eating mostly Pad Thai, and the merits of taking the Liberation Pledge at Thanksgiving. — Follow James: https://www.youtube.com/@James_Aspey https://www.instagram.com/jimmycashpey/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=706979461 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615…

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Turkeys, AI, and the Future of Thanksgiving with Peter Singer (Ep.57) 55:17

6M ago55:17

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I speak to renowned philosopher Peter Singer about his new book, Consider the Turkey, and about his new artificial intelligence platform, Peter Singer AI, which allows him to answer an unlimited number of ethical questions without doing any work himself! Peter has some surprising recommendations: including a possible boycott of Thanksgiving! — “Con…

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“Coming Out” for Animals on Thanksgiving (with Mark Westcombe) (Ep.56) 1:54:33

6M ago1:54:33

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There’s a tendency for many to avoid conversation, much less confrontation, around the turkeys being served at our Thanksgiving dinner. Mark Westcombe, the director for Animal Think Tank, explains why we should do the opposite: tough personal conversations are crucial to building a mass movement! — Boycott & Anniversary Letter (Liberation Pledge le…

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The ABSURD Hypocrisy on Animal Rights (with David Ramms) (Ep.55) 1:47:25

7M ago1:47:25

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Elon Musk defended Peanut the squirrel - but also funds grotesque experiments on monkeys in labs. And Elon is like many people in his bizarre, inconsistent views on animal rights. What explains the hypocrisy? And what can be done to overcome it? — Follow David: https://youtube.com/@davidramms https://patreon.com/davidramms https://www.instagram.com…

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Finding Peace Amidst Atrocities (with Jamie Logan) (Ep.54) 1:36:48

7M ago1:36:48

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What happens when a joyous vegan enters the disturbing halls of an industrial factory farm? Jamie Logan is what I’d call a joyous vegan. Her activism is filled with warmth and humor, even as she speaks strongly for animal rights. I had her on the show because of a recent change in her activism: she has started going undercover into factory farms, w…

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The Real Reason Trump Won: Animal Rights? (with Jeremy Beckham) (Ep. 53) 1:34:28

7M ago1:34:28

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Pnut, a rescued squirrel seized and killed by the New York State Police, played a shocking last minute role in the election of Donald Trump. What does this mean for the future of animal rights? I discuss with Jeremy Beckham. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www…

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What This Election Means for Animals (with Natalie Fulton) (Ep. 52) 1:16:41

7M ago1:16:41

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Numerous pro-animal initiatives lost at the ballot box – in some cases, by huge margins. I break down what happened with Natalie Fulton at Pro-Animal Future, and how the animal rights movement will bounce back. — Follow Pro-Animal Future: https://ProAnimalFuture.org https://www.instagram.com/proanimalfuture/ Follow Natalie: www.youtube.com/@Natalie…

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The Quest for the Offline Left with Cecilia Guerrero: Organizing the South 1:28:51

7M ago1:28:51

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In Episode 72, we’re joined by Cecilia Guerrero, an organizer in Nashville, Tennessee, helping to innovate a new generation of socialist movement-building deep in the American South. We discuss what it’s like organizing in Tennessee, the fantastic gains being made by the new network of organizations springing up there — including an unprecendented …

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Debating Vegan Gains on the Importance of Presidential Elections (with Richard Burgess) (Ep. 51) 2:03:30

7M ago2:03:30

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“Presidential elections don’t matter.” This is the controversial proposition I take up with Vegan Gains, days before the vote. And we reach some surprising points of agreement by the end of the conversation. — Follow Vegan Gains: https://www.patreon.com/vegangains https://www.instagram.com/vegangains.real/ https://www.youtube.com/@VeganGains https:…

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Traitor Sheep and the Corruption of American Politics (Ep. 50) 24:43

7M ago24:43

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A recent undercover investigation exposed the use of Judas Sheep – adult sheep trained to betray lambs and lead them to slaughter. But the concept of the Judas Sheep has implications far beyond the walls of a slaughterhouse. Indeed, there are Judas Sheep – politicians corruptly acting on behalf of the powerful – leading our entire nation to self-de…

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How Democracy Has Been Taken Over By “High Conflict Personalities” (with Natalie Fulton) (Ep. 49) 1:07:09

7M ago1:07:09

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The Democratic Party in Denver has accused animal rights of racism for advocating against the slaughter of animals. Workers of color, they say, will be negatively affected. Natalie Fulton and I discuss how to respond to these allegations - and what this incident shows us about the “high conflict personalities” who have taken over our political syst…

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Beagle Experiments Exposed In Court (Ep. 48) 18:09

7M ago18:09

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Five takeaways from the dramatic evidentiary hearing that happened this week in our attempt to appoint a special prosecutor to charge Ridglan Farms with animal cruelty. - The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! Chapter 1) 00:00-7:07 The First Takeaw…

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How To Stop Trump From Killing Dogs (Ep. 47) 27:26

7M ago27:26

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Trump and Harris both support the mass killing of dogs. But there’s an effective science-based strategy for getting them – and all the other political elites – to change — Sign up to join the Ridglan Case Support chat (& find link to sample social media posts for 10/23): https://www.simpleheart.org/ridglan — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe…

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He Wants To Argue About Gaza. Here’s Why We Shouldn’t. (with Richard Burgess, aka Vegan Gains) (Ep. 46) 1:44:46

8M ago1:44:46

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Has Vegan Gains gone intersectional? Richard and I discuss the merits of bringing multiple causes – from #MeToo to #FreePalestine – under the banner of a single social movement. — Follow Vegan Gains Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vegangains.real/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VeganGains Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VeganGainsOfficia…

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