Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast

Hey Pickles! Well, did you have global Microsoft outage on your 2000 bingo card? Neither did we! Due to the outage, Christine's Sister & her husband were unable to fly home. Christine has been pet sitting for them, and needs to extend her stay out of town. This means she was unable to make it back to the Ol' Compassion & Cucumbers studio so that we could record a new episode! We&...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. We have an important episode for you this week. In our Noteworthy segment, we'll tell you about a controversial mega dairy in Oregon that has been decommissioned. It's good news, but this dairy has left behind a wake of environmental damage. Our Main Topic this week explores how we, as vegans, need to not only focus on the liberation of the animals...

Hey Pickles! Welcome to a new episode! We hope it finds you well! This week, we talk about Christine's vegan birthday treat. We also ask for your help with a moral quandary that we're currently wrestling with at the top of the show. We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week, we make three recipes from the book, Provecho by Edgar Castrejon. Get the book here *paid...

Hey Pickles! This week's episode is jam packed! We'll tell you about some vegan food we found, and Christine will tell you about a Food Empowerment Project webinar that she attended, The Embodiment of Injustice - The Dairy Industry Here's a link to the webinar replay: https://youtu.be/LL2fo4tqF0M?si=qALFLuFPkL6Z62SQ We have a recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Minimalist B...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're well! This week, we take you along with us to the 2024 Cleveland VegFest in Cleveland Ohio! We'll tell you about food we found, vendors we visited, and some the great people we met at our booth! Our Main Topic this week is a Movie Review! We review the documentary film, Christspiracy. We were lucky enough to get an invite to a screening & talk back with fi...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. Fair warning: There is talk of animal abuse in this episode. Our Main Topic this week is the incredible investigation done by Animal Rising into the fraud that is the RSPCA Assurance Scheme. The RSPCA is supposed to be looking out for the welfare of animals, but has fraudulently approved the conditions on many farms in England and Scotland. Through...

Hey Pickles! Welcome to the episode! We have some news about what we've been up to & where we'll be going! This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Buddha Bowls by Cara Carin Cifelli of Cara's Kitchen. It's a Spring Vegetable Panzanella! You can get the book for yourself here *paid link:  https://amzn.to/4eiS8Eg In our Noteworthy segment,...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week we talk about a documentary that we watched on how to maintain a healthy gut biome. Really interesting stuff! We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge series. This week, we make a Sesame Ginger Soba Noodle Salad from Food Is The Solution by Matthew Prescot! You can get the book for yourself here *paid link   https://amzn.to/...

Hey Pickles! We hope you had a good holiday weekend, if you're in the US. This week's episode is jam packed! We give you an update on some new vegan products that we found. We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This weeks recipe comes from Tabitha Brown's book, Cooking From The Spirit. You can get the book here *paid link :   https://amzn.to/3QXpJt5 In our Notewort...

Hey Pickles! Hope things are going great for you! This week, we'll tell you about our vegan shopping excursion in N Tonawanda NY. Some awesome vegan pizza from Wurlitzer Pizza, and what we've been up to. In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about how bird flu has infected cows & now is infecting humans. The animal agriculture industry is playing zoological roulette, and no one is winni...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. This week's show is jam packed! Our Noteworthy segment answers the question, "Why aren't people happy about Tattooed Chef returning to stores?". In our Main Topic, we decide who is & who is not a vegan ass hat as we explore some posts on Vegan Redditt. Let us know if you agree with our assessments! We're featuring a new restaur...

Hey Pickles! This week, we take you with us to the Pittsburgh Vegfair. We'll tell you about the food, the vendors, and the wonderful people that we met! Our Noteworthy segment is a vegan cheese scandal. After winning a cheese competition, the vegan cheese is disqualified from the prestigious Good Food Awards! Oh dairy, your jealously is showing! In our Main Topic, we are sad to announce yet a...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. Happy National Animal Advocate's Day! This week, we'll tell you about a vegan panel that we moderated for Syracuse Vegan Living Program. You can learn more about their program here:   https://www.veganlivingprogram.org/syracuse We have some fun facts about non human animals! You'll hear our first installment of our new segment , Assi...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. This week we bring. you some fun facts about cucumbers in our Noteworthy segment. You know we love cucumbers. Hey! It's in our name! We have a new Listener recipe from Listener, Sarah W. It's Loaded Greek Falafel French Fries! Here's her recipe, if you would like to make it for yourself! Sarah Woodard’s Greek Falafel Fries I figured this out tr...

Hey Pickles! We hope this week's episode finds you well. This week, we dive into the VegNews Veggie Awards, and tell you who won 1st, 2nd & 3rd place! Let us know if you voted in this year's awards & if your favorites. won! You can look at the results here:   https://vegnews.com/2024/4/2024-veggie-award-winners In our Noteworthy segment, we debunk some common myths about Animal R...

Hey Pickles! This week's episode is coming to you from the path of totality! Did you see the solar eclipse? We had cloud cover so only got to experience the darkness, then saw some of the end of the eclipse. It was fascinating regardless! This week we're reviewing the documentary, The Smell of Money. This film takes you to North Carolina where the fight against Smithfield hog "farmi...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week, we tell you all about our holiday weekend, and what's new here at the ol' Compassion & Cucumbers studio! In our  Noteworthy segment, you'll hear why charges dropped against animal advocates is not a good thing.  You can read all about it on Wayne Hsiang's blog here:    https://blog.simpleheart.org Our Main Topic i...

Hey Pickles! We're back! Thank you so much for understanding why we needed to take last week to care for our ailing fur baby, Carl. He's getting better every day, and your loving messages of healing thoughts and good juju really touched our hearts. Thank you! This week in our Main Topic, we find out who's the ass hat on a trip through Vegan Reddit AITA. These are always fun & sp...

Hey Pickles! Well, life is throwing us some curveballs this week, and because of that, we do not have a new episode for you! We hope you're not too disappointed. We are revisiting Ep 78, Can Vegans Reach Non Vegans Using Social Media? It's a good episode & deserves a second look, or listen as the case may be! Enjoy the episode, and have a fantastic week! We love you,  Sam & Chris...

Hey Pickles! Happy Day to you! In today's episode, Our Main Topic is several light hearted Vegan news stories that we found to be interesting & entertaining! Our Noteworthy segment focuses on an event at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary that is taking place on the day of the solar eclipse. Its Total Eclipse of the Farm! Find out more here:   https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/event-detai...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. This week, we'll let you know about some terrific vegan food that we had over the weekend. In our Noteworthy segment, we update you on the Wayne Hsiung Right to Rescue trial. The Harvard Law Review recently published Wayne's defense! Read it here:   https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-re...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week's show is jam packed.! We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. In our Noteworthy Segment, Christine tells you all about The Humane Hoax Conference that she attended. Learn more here:   https://www.humanehoax.org/the-humane-hoax-online-conference Our Main Topic is Vegan Trivia! We play the Animal Sentience Edition of a Vegan Triv...

Hey Pickles! Buckle up! This is a doozy of an episode! We'll tell you all about our recent trip to NYC. You'll hear all about the Vegan food we found, The Vegan restaurants, theater, and all the things Vegan New York! In Our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about how tribal groups are attempting to remove dairy from the USDA dietary guidelines. We have a new Vegan Org of the Week. This we...

Hey Pickles! This week, we take a look at vegan fine dining. Where's the protein? We have a new vegan recipe from our Vegan cookbook Challenge. It's a soup recipe from a book a lot of us have on our shelf, The Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook. You can get then book here:   https://amzn.to/3SWWjwI   *paid link Our Main Topic is all about animal advocate, Wayne Hsiung & his upcoming...

Hey Pickles! This week, we have a new vegan recipe & it's a Listener Recipe! We got a wonderful Vegan Cheese  Sauce recipe from listeners, Geoff & Angela! The recipe is listed below if you want to try it for yourself. Our Noteworthy segment is focused on GOP speech writer, author of Dominion,  & vegan advocate, Matthew Scully and his new book, Fear Factories. Here's the artic...