The Vegan Report

Today, we are promoting neurodiversity. Maybe it's the first time you are hearing about neurodiversity. It is the concept that there is no one "right" way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and neurological differences in people - such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, OCD and more - should not be automatically classified as inherent flaws or deficits. To discuss this topic, I have with me Sabina Bravo...

Today, an exclusive window into a high stakes world, at the heart of the animal rights movement. Hear from the fundraisers driving the dollars that fuel the fight for animals. Those conversations are very common among professional animal advocates, yet always behind closed doors... that is, until now. To discuss this topic, I have with me Alice Muller Coleman, development manager for Balanced, and...

Today, we’re celebrating a powerful victory by Madeline Krasno, founder of Justify , against her alma mater—the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The university censored her online denunciation of the cruel animal testing conducted in its labs, but Madeline fought back and won. She shared with me shocking new details about how the university monitored her social media and even planned to infiltrate...

32 years have passed since the release of the first Jurassic Park movie, now a cinema classic. For today's episode, we are revisiting the original franchise through an animal rights perspective. As the multi-billion dollar bio-tech firm Colossal is seriously considering opening its own Jurassic Park - let's examine closely the impact and legacy of those 90s era movies. To discuss this topic, I hav...

Today, we denounce the complicity of the media in animal exploitation. How they have accepted so much money to carry water for this cruel industry, promoting meat, dairy and egg while perpetuating biased and deceitful anti-vegan beliefs. To discuss this topic, I have with me Donny Moss, a life long animal rights activists who launched my new favorite activist project: Veg Media Watch. What Donny d...

Today I challenge you to dream of a world where 2 billion Muslims, inspired by their faith, decide to become vegan and embrace the animal cause. At the forefront of making this dream a reality is Green Islam, an initiative of Kind World Media, that reminds Muslims of how modern consumption and lifestyle practices are incompatible with the original ethical spirit of Islam. To discuss this pioneerin...

Before you attend your next pro-animal protest, listen to today's episode on why you could be doing more harm than good and how to make sure your protest has the impact you want it to have. To discuss this topic, I have with me Björn Ólafsson, a researcher, science communicator and animal rights advocate who has recently written for Faunalytics: The Science Of Protests And Demonstrations. For the...

In this episode, we address one of the hottest topic in the vegan community: romantic relationships. We answer all the important questions. Dating questions such as: should I date a fellow vegan or go with chemistry and open my life to carnists? where can I find a vegan partner? can I turn my partner vegan or am I deluding myself? But also, questions about lasting relationships, making veganism se...

He is back! The legendary Gary Yourofsky is back from retirement after 11 years of silence, to sound the alarm on the dire lack of funding to animal sanctuaries - more specifically SASHA farm, a sanctuary he has volunteered for since around 1995, and one of the oldest, if not the oldest vegan farm sanctuary in the world. Today, I give you an exclusive interview with the man who has moved millions...

As you might know, this movement is a big fan of debating non-vegans. However, debates around major deciding strategy questions on how to progress forward as a movement are much less frequent. Well, for today, I am happy to present you with an exception to this rule. What you are about to listen is a clash of minds about Cultivated Meat, an industry worth billions of dollars that promises vegans a...

Today, I am happy to talk with John Sanbonmatsu, the author of the new book "The Omnivore's Decepetion", which is a fascinating guide into who are the intellectual handmaiden of the animal exploitation world. To put it simply, think the carnist version of Peter Singer or Gary Francione. People like Michael Pollan - and if you don't know who Michael Pollan is, you are in for a surprise. We had the...

In light of recent news that the Trump administration is scaling back animal experimentation across various levels of government, such as the National Institute of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and even the military, it is time to put to rest this idea that conservatives do not care about animals or have no place in the animal protection movement. I believe that anyone willing to adv...

In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves - these words spoken by Carl Sagan and were inspired by "The Pale Blue Dot" a picture of Earth taken by the Voyager 1 space probe from a distance of 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles). In the spirit of that insight, I asked today's guest, Rabbi Akiva Gersh, also known as the...

If you are a dog lover, this episode is for you. because today, we are talking about Brambles, a very special border collie who lived 175 years - that is in dog years - making her one of the top ten longest-living dogs, according to the Guinness World Records. And what makes this story even more special is that Brambles was vegan. In fact, she is considered to be the first vegan dog in recorded hi...

This episode is a reminder of why we want others to become vegan. Not just because we care about animals, but also because being vegan is amazing, and we want to share this beautiful life experience with the rest of the world. And to discuss this topic, I have with me Dr. Angela Crawford, a psychologist who wrote an entire book dedicated to this issue called "The Vegan Transformation", which explo...

This is an intervention. Vegan burnouts are real and I see it all around me, constantly. Stress and anxiety from the carnists around you: boyfriend, girlfriend, in-laws, mom and dad, even your own children. Constant excruciating reminders of the violence of animal cruelty from movies, tv-series, ads, your social media feed. And as an activist, which is a position we are all forced upon at some poi...

Back in 2016, Sherry Colb and Michael Dorf published one of the most thought provoking book in the animal rights world. It is called "Beating Hearts", and it attempts to resolve a challenging question: How can you condemn hunting, animal farming, and animal experimentation while also favoring legal abortion, which is the deliberate destruction of a human fetus? If you are someone like me who think...

Baby chicks mailed by the national postal service, animal testing lab whistleblowers getting threatened by mysterious powers, polar bears allowed to be hunted, despite being in danger of extinction: this is Canada in 2025, as it faces what could be the most consequential election in its history, fighting an economic war with Trump's United States. In today's episode, I am joined by the inspiring L...

Bill Rodgers ★ Regan Russel ★ William Sweet ★ Fernando Pereira ★ Bartolomeu Morais da Silva ★ Mike Hill ★ Tom Worby ★ Jill Phipps ★ Karel Van Noppen ★ David “Gypsy” Chain Beth O’Brien ★ Robert “Naya” Bryan ★ Barry Horne Those are the names of the activists featured in the Fallen Warrior section of the North American Animal Liberation Press Office website, animalliberationpressoffice.org. In other...

A week ago, I came across the Kickstarter campaign of a vegan couple named Tom & Sol, to launch their fantastic illustrated book called Reynard the House-Wolf, which is all about escaping the city, reconnecting with nature, and growing curious, compassionate and loving towards our fellow animals. The message behind this project, its philosophy, and just how thoughtful and talented Tom & So...

What does a Trump presidency mean for animals? Today, we answer this question by covering political news that impact the lives of animals. We discuss the price of eggs, the avian influenza, the appointment of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture, Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy, the clearing of forests, and much more! Robert Grillo is an activist, author and speaker for plant-based food syste...

For decades, we've held a clear and widely accepted picture of what prehistoric humans were like. Central to that narrative is the belief that they followed a so-called "Paleo diet"—a diet consisting of whole foods, heavily focused on animal proteins, while avoiding grains and legumes. However, a groundbreaking study published this year challenges that claim. According to this research, our ancest...

Way back then, I remember how Israel was looked at very favorably by vegans. One media outlet called it "the global center of veganism". Online, I remember the many popular videos of Gary Yourofsky being interviewed on Israeli TV, always with Hebrew subtitles. But since October of last year, since the brutal attacks and kidnappings perpetrated by Hamas, and then the violent retaliation of Israel,...

Today, make the acquaintance of Rebecca Brooks, an outspoken vegan, for a casual conversation about the following points of criticism vegans often get: Nutritional deficiencies : Critics claim that a vegan diet can lead to deficiencies in essential nutrients like protein, vitamin B12, iron, and calcium. Economic cost : There's a perception that a vegan lifestyle is more expensive due to the cost o...

I have always equated the success of the plant based alternatives market with the success of the vegan cause. If more tasty products come replacing meat, dairy and egg, than veganism is winning. Or is it? Today's guest, Miyoko Schinner, vegan icon and successful entrepreneur, made me think twice about that assumption. From food colonialism to cultivated meat, our conversation was a deep dive into...