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Lottie, Hayden and Nick discuss the movies Okja and Chicken Run 1 and 2, plus the TV show Peep Show, through an animal rights lens. We also touch on the movies: Legally Blonde 2, Paddington and 101 Dalmatians, the TV show Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, and the stand-up comedy show COMPANION - Interesting Comedy Special by Sam Campbell. Links: Help Sick Baby Jamil and Family of 6 Survive – fundraiser for a family in Gaza: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ezzeddin-family You can check out the study Hayden mentioned regarding needing 10% of the population to strongly hold a belief for it to be adopted by the majority: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110725190044.htm Daniel Andrews defends plan to cull feral horses as protesters rally outside state parliament: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/daniel-andrews-defends-plan-to-cull-feral-horses-as-protesters-rally-outside-state-parliament Previous FoS pop culture and animal rights shows: Vampires and Veganism: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/vampires-and-veganism Horror Movies and Challenging the Human/Animal Dichotomy: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/horror-movies-and-challenging-humananimal-dichotomy Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ I Don’t Eat Animals – live at Carnegie Hall by Melanie: https://open.spotify.com/track/236SX5cv9sEkKgMdv0NDl1?si=4a32b13f6b4a4d9a The Animal Song by Savage Garden: https://open.spotify.com/track/5TuzQ44lPWTCKbfXbNIEXg?si=c669df09261045b7 They do it’s true by Dori Freeman: https://dorifreeman1.bandcamp.com/album/do-you-recall Make sure you tune in to our Radiothon Trivia Show, Sunday June 16th 1pm to 2pm! For more information, check out the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/463685309410247/
Katie and Nick discuss well-known vegan spiritual figure Supreme Master Ching Hai supporting Donald Trump. We use this as a starting point to cover broader issues around connections between spiritual/wellness movements, including some vegans, and the far-right. This broader discussion draws on...
Published 11/17/24
Katie and Nick analyse the book and movie Uglies through an animal rights lens. The movie is streaming on Netflix but Katie recommends the book over the movie! We’re releasing this show as two separate podcasts. You can hear part two of this show, covering wellness/spiritual people including...
Published 11/17/24
In this show, Meg and Caroline discuss the history of companion animals and pethood and the ethical dilemmas this can raise. Music we played: Strange Fruit by Billie Holliday This is America by Childish Gambino Gibson Girl by Ethel Cain We also highlighted the work...
Published 11/10/24