Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast

Hey Pickles! We're sorry to say that we need to release another replay this week. Sam is going through a migraine episode, and we're getting her in to see the doctor. We love you all, and appreciate all of your amazing support. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, Did octopuses come from outer space? We’ll explore that possibility! In our Noteworthy segment, W...

Hey Pickles! Sam's not feeling well, so we're releasing a replay of Ep 181. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In our Noteworthy segment, we’re taking a look at some mistakes that new vegans make, and with Nisha Vora’s help, how they can prevent them. And, in Our Main Topic, It’s Farm bailouts, fraud and continued government waste! How the current administration is amping up to pro...

Hey Pickles! This week, we're releasing a replay of EP 205, Vegan Halloween!  Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files, we’re reminding you why dairy is scary  In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about the Vegan Street Humane Halloween E - cookbook that’s packed with fun spooky themed recipes. We’ll also tell you how you can get yours for free! And, in Our Main Topi...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In the Good News of the Week, one of our listeners sent us some amazing news coming out of Mexico! In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how veganism & vegetarianism is ranking in a recent Gallup poll. Here's the article: https://news.gallup.com/poll/510038/identify-vegetarian-vegan.aspx And, in Our Mai...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In the Good News of the Week, a German company is using unwanted beer fermentation facilities to create vegan meat! Here's the article:  https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/pacifico-biolabs-funding-mycelium-meat-fermentation-protein-beer-tanks/ In our Noteworthy segment, Restaurants Are Using Behavioral Science to...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In the Good News of the Week, an exploitive animal attraction at Universal Orlando finally closes.  Here's the article:  https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/universal-orlando-to-close-notorious-animal-actors-show/ In our Noteworthy segment, a new HBO series features a vegan main character! Here&apo...

Hey Pickles! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! The Good News of the Week this week is all about cookies! Here's the article:  https://vegnews.com/new-vegan-girl-scout-cookie-2027 In our first installment of Research Recap, we were given tons of information concerning the wild horse round up by a listener, and we’re excited to share it with you! For a copy of all of Sigyn's informa...

Hey Pickles! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! The Good News of the Week comes from a primate research center! Here's the article: https://michaelcorthelll.substack.com/p/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-animal? In our Noteworthy segment, we’re talking about the recent plans to round up wild horses & burros in the US And, in Our Main Topic, we share our day at the Syracuse Vegtoberfest...

Hey Pickles! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! The Good News of the Week comes to us from Argentina and involves a court case about goldfish! Here's the article:  https://www.peta.org/news/argentina-fish-have-rights/ In our Noteworthy segment, A Netflix show about time travelers depicts a vegan future. Here's the article:  https://www.livekindly.com/the-future-is-vegan-netflix-sci...

Hey Pickles! Sorry for the replay, but we had to regroup after a colossal fail at Rochester VegFest thanks to Mother Nature! We hope this finds you well, and we will be back to tell you all about what happened in Rochester next week! We will also be talking about Big Bite Buffalo VegFest that's happening this coming Sunday in Buffalo NY! We hope to see some of you there! Wish us luck LOL. Any...

Hey Pickles! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! The Good News of the Week focuses on clean water. We’ll tell you about a waterway that went from poisoned to swimmable. Article from The Good Newspaper at goodgoodgood.org In our Noteworthy segment, McDonald’s should take note, as we share America’s favorite French fries. Here's the article:  https://vegnews.com/americas-best-fries-2026-ra...

Hey Pickles! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! WE HAVE OUR FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE GOOD NEWS OF THE WEEK! In our Noteworthy segment, We’re discussing raising children vegan. Is it wrong to “force” children to be vegan? And, in Our Main Topic, does eating vegan change your DNA? We look at a recent study that may surprise you! We also talk about the recent lettuce recalls. We have a new List...

Hey Pickles! We're back with a new episode, and we have so much to tell you! This week, we will catch you up on some of the things that have happened in the vegan space while we were on break. We'll share some changes that we're planning for the show, and we're asking for your help! We'll also take you with us to the Pittsburgh VegFest! We've missed talking to you so...

Hey Pickles! It's the last week of our summer break! We hope you've been having a fun summer. This week we're releasing a replay of Ep 155. We discuss a vegan conundrum answered by Miss Manners, a dairy farm that claims they are "Compassionate Dairy" and "Slaughter Free", and we talk about a delicious vegan recipe that we made! Enjoy the show, and we will talk to...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well, and that you're enjoying your summer! This week's summer break replay revisits Ep 175. We explore some Vegan Dad jokes, talk about a Vegan death cult, and generally keep it weird! Thanks so much for listening! We'll have new episodes coming in August! Much Love,  Sam & Christine  Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you! S...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're having lots of Summer fun! This week's replay is Ep 210. We play a rousing game of Vegan Jeopardy! Play along with us, and let us know how you did! We will be back August 3rd with a brand new episode. We'll tell you all about the Pittsburgh Vegfest! Thank you so much for listening to the show! Much love,  Sam & Christine Send us a voicemail or a text!...

Hi Pickles! We hope you're having an amazing summer! While we're on summer break, we will be re-releasing some of our favorite episodes. Enjoy this replay of Am I the Vegan Asshat! Thanks for listening! Much love,  Sam & Christine Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you! Support the show Join Our Patreon    https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers Sign Up For Ou...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you why you should check your freezer for these MorningStar Farms products. Here's the article:  https://vegnews.com/morningstar-farms-recall-beyond-filets In our Noteworthy segment, New York Mayor Mamdani hired a lifelong vegan to head up the city’s office of food pol...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. This week, we are releasing a replay of Ep 198! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!  This week’s Y Files exposes a Denmark zoo that requested patrons to donate their pets. Why????   In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a vegan food & travel series streaming on Peacock!  Here's a link to the article & interview: https://www.forksov...

Hey Pickles! We really hope that this finds you well. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, We look at WHY vegan restaurants can be more expensive than “traditional” restaurants. In our Noteworthy segment, are vegans weird? One vegan known as the No Meat Athlete thinks we are! Here's a link to Matt Frazier's article:  https://www.nomeatathlete.com/weird-vegan/...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, we’ll share why the African Lungfish is such an amazing non human animal! Read the article:  https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/west-african-lungfish/ In our Noteworthy segment, The USDA pauses loans for animal farm digesters. Is this a good thing? Read the article:  https:/...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, We’ll tell you why recently deceased Bronx Zoo elephant, Happy was so important to animal rights. Here's the article:  https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5837163/happy-elephant-euthanized In our Noteworthy segment, why is the GOP using veganism to “slander” a Democratic US sena...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you about a black goo that was discovered inside a ship, and how it turned out to be a living organism! Here's the article:  https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a71151516/black-goo-new-species-discovery/ In our Noteworthy segment, a recent BBC article claims that...

Hey Pickles! Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, we’re stepping away from the animals for a bit, and telling you how the government is seizing farmlands in the US & why. Here's the article:  https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/government-seizes-farmers-land-build-airport-corporate-jets-and-business In our Noteworthy segment, well known animal activist...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well. Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you why snails are amazing animals! In our Noteworthy segment, There is a planned action at the Marshall Resources animal testing facility in North Rose NY. We’ll give you all the details so that you can decide if you want to participate. Here's a link with all the details:...