Think Like a Vegan

Emilia Leese

A podcast bringing you thought provoking deep dives across a wide variety of subjects related to veganism. The host is Emilia Leese, co-author of the book, Think Like a Vegan Each episode is a mini talk by a guest or the hose about a single topic relating to veganism, which might not be the focus of an everyday conversation. These short talks and guests will inspire and educate, expanding the conversation around veganism. And all is premised on veganism being part of basic fairness

  1. Ep 33: Between Storms and Laws: The battle for Pakistan’s animals

    4月1日

    Ep 33: Between Storms and Laws: The battle for Pakistan’s animals

    When disaster strikes – a flood, wildfire, massive quake – most of the headlines understandably focus on the human toll. But what happens to the animals? They are the silent, often invisible victims, and their suffering is deeply intertwined with our own. The bonds between people and their animals and the wildlife sharing our ecosystems mean that when animals suffer, human communities suffer too. So, how do we break this cycle? How can we provide help and assistance to both people and animals, and work towards preventing these catastrophes, especially those supercharged by climate change? In this compelling episode, I speak with Altamush Saeed, a dedicated professional working tirelessly on the front lines in Pakistan to do just that. He shares powerful and innovative approaches to building resilient communities protecting all their members irrespective of species.  Join us for a conversation going beyond the headlines to reveal a more compassionate and effective model for disaster response, one which includes the well-being of people and the planet's creatures as one, unified path toward a safer, healthier future for all. Website/Socials & Books: Altamush Saeed Instagram https://www.instagram.com/altamushsaeed  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/altamushsaeed95/  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altamushsaeed95  Case note on the animal rights sentience judgment - https://tinyurl.com/2r256uzv  Other links Charity Doings Foundation Pakistan https://twitter.com/CharityDoings  https://www.linkedin.com/company/charity-doings-foundation/  instagram.com/charitydoingsfoundation  https://youtube.com/channel/UCTLoPSGdZb-Qy_1ncAUYkRA  https://www.facebook.com/CharityDoingz/  Environmental and Animal Rights Consultants Pakistan https://www.facebook.com/EARCPAK  https://www.instagram.com/earcpakistan  https://www.linkedin.com/company/environmental-and-animal-rights-consultants-llp-pakistan/  Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com  http://thinklikeavegan.com  http://emilialeese.com  Instagram @emi.leese  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos  Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese  Guest: Altamush Saeed Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com  Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com  Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business  Interlude: "Ofusa Fuurin" by Matthew Gerstenberger Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    54 分鐘
  2. Ep 32: Why do we always make other animals the problem?

    3月1日

    Ep 32: Why do we always make other animals the problem?

    Ever been told an animal is a "problem"? From the deer in our backyards and the pigeons in our cities to the elephants on their ancestral lands, we constantly label other species as pests, nuisances, and issues to be solved. But what if the real problem isn't the animal themselves, but the way we choose to see them? In this episode, Claudia Hirtenfelder, host of the acclaimed podcast The Animal Turn and a brilliant geographer, unravels the surprising process of how we "make" animals into problems. She introduces her powerful concept of "problematization" — the social and historical system where animals are first labelled as a problem in our laws and conversations, and then managed, or even removed, because of it. We'll explore the consequences of this labeling and discover how this framework explains not just the history of cows in one Canadian city, but the global stories of creatures from coyotes and badgers to sea gulls and squirrels. Get ready to have your perspective flipped. Tune in to ask the critical question: When we call an animal a problem, what are we really saying about ourselves? Website/Socials & Books: Claudia Hirtenfelder Podcast: https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-hirtenfelder-a360241a   Article: "An analytical framework to understand the problematization of urban (historical) animals" https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486241281227  Other links Vienna Animal Studies Group: https://www.viennaanimalstudies.com  Phoenix Zones: https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org  Transformation Austria: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10009315345939  Wild crows inhabiting the city use it to their advantage - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife https://youtu.be/BGPGknpq3e0?si=HVn4TpZuTJWOcFTG   Straying Home: A film essay with urban animals https://youtu.be/kfITJ9zDU5w?si=LKHljLvR2nFjt3ne  by just wondering https://justwondering.io/beyond-speciesism-beyond-humanism-beyond/  "Turkey's street-living dogs: Thoughts in light of Turkey's controversial 'adoption' law", by Emilia Leese https://open.substack.com/pub/emilialeese/p/turkeys-street-living-dogs  Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com        http://thinklikeavegan.com         http://emilialeese.com        Instagram @emi.leese  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos      Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese  Guest: Claudia Hirtenfelder Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com       Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com       Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business  Interlude: "No Time" by Matthew Gerstenberger Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    48 分鐘
  3. Ep. 31: Your First Foray into Control: The Problem with Adult Supremacy

    2月1日

    Ep. 31: Your First Foray into Control: The Problem with Adult Supremacy

    Join me for a conversation with scholar-activist Amanda Williams as we dismantle the idea of "adult supremacy" and connect it to the broader fight for total liberation. Amanda shows us how our first lessons in power often start with controlling children, and how to turn that awareness into tangible action for a more compassionate world. Website/Socials & Books Amanda Williams Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amandarwilliams Books by Amanda: The Overprivileged Human; What Can I Do?; Exploring Topics in Non/Human Coexistence Free Frankie pressure campaign: https://www.kcactionforanimals.org/  Recommended books: Raising our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort; Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn Other links "Ten Unschooling Boogeymen And How They're All NBD", by Agni Hogaboom https://buymeacoffee.com/agnihogaboom/ten-unschooling-boogeymen  "Unschooling For Parents Who Don't Unschool", by Agni Hogaboom https://buymeacoffee.com/agnihogaboom/unschooling-for-parents-who-don-unschool-761293  Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com       http://thinklikeavegan.com        http://emilialeese.com       Instagram @emi.leese  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos     Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese  Guest: Amanda Williams Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com      Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com      Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business  Interlude: "Mushi" by Matthew Gerstenberger Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    41 分鐘
  4. Ep. 30: Voices for the voiceless: animal rights activism in Canada - ethical beliefs among vegans and how they translate to animal rights activism

    1月15日

    Ep. 30: Voices for the voiceless: animal rights activism in Canada - ethical beliefs among vegans and how they translate to animal rights activism

    What happens when a folklorist goes inside vegan and animal rights communities, not as an outsider looking in, but as someone documenting their lived beliefs? Dr. Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran joins me to discuss her research in St. John’s and Toronto, where she explores veganism as a counter-hegemonic tradition and activism as performative resistance. We delve into how media and academia often misrepresent these movements and why insider voices matter. From Gramsci to grassroots protest, this conversation challenges the idea speciesism is just common sense and asks what justice really sounds like when dissent speaks Website/socials Dr. Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran https://csmaccath.com/home  PhD dissertation https://research.library.mun.ca/16537/ Your Vegan Fallacy Is https://yourveganfallacyis.com/en  https://linktr.ee/csmaccath  Other links "What's wrong with carnism?" by Dr Corey Wrenn https://www.coreyleewrenn.com/carnism/  Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com      http://thinklikeavegan.com       http://emilialeese.com      Instagram @emi.leese YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos    Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese  Guest: Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com     Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com     Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business  Interlude: "Kawa" music by Matthew Gerstenberger and voice by Chiyako Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    1 小時
  5. Ep. 29: The ultimate peace movement: The evolution of veganism as a social movement

    01/12/2025

    Ep. 29: The ultimate peace movement: The evolution of veganism as a social movement

    Roger Yates, a longtime animal rights firebrand, sociologist, and movement historian, cracks open veganism’s radical past. This isn’t just about diet or ethics. It’s about a revolutionary philosophy of total liberation challenging everything. Yates doesn’t just talk theory, he connects the dots to today’s movement in a way that’ll make you reconsider what “vegan” even means. Spoiler: It’s bigger than what you’ve been sold. Strap in. This one’s for the thinkers, the rebels, and anyone who believes justice must be pro-intersectional. History isn’t just background noise; it’s fuel. P.S. If you’ve ever argued about “militant vegans” or “the vegan agenda”… oh, you’ll want to hear this. Website/socials Roger Yates' YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@RogerYates/streams Substack: https://substack.com/@drrogeryates Instagram @roger_yates1 TikTok roger_yates The Social Construction of Human Beings and Other Animals in Human-Nonhuman Relations https://rogeryatesphd.blogspot.com/ Blog https://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/ Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com http://thinklikeavegan.com http://emilialeese.com Instagram @emi.leese YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese Guest: Roger Yates Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business Interlude: "I Used to Do Lots of Things" by Matthew Gerstenberger Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    46 分鐘
  6. Ep. 28: Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement

    01/11/2025

    Ep. 28: Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement

    Vance Lehmkhul is a vegan renaissance man: writer, journalist, cartoonist, and now, a vegan history detective. His book Revolutionary Peace cracks open the wild, untold story of how Philadelphia became the unlikely birthplace of America’s vegetarian and vegan revolt. This isn’t just a history lesson. It's a street-level view of radical thinkers who saw food as revolution. We’re talking 18th-century Quakers, 19th-century anarchists, feminist firebrands, and proto-vegan agitators who linked animal liberation to every fight for justice. Lehmkhul’s work proves something urgent: veganism was never just about diet — it was always political warfare. If you think today’s movements are divisive? Wait till you hear about the original plant-based rebels who scared the hell out of the status quo. This one is for all history nerds, activists, and anyone tired of watered-down veganism.  Links Vance Lehmkhul http://www.vegcast.com/vance/  Revolutionary Peace: How Philadelphia Launched the US Vegetarian and Vegan Movement https://americanvegan.org/product/revolutionary-peace/  Veg History Walking Tours https://americanvegan.org/veg-history-walking-tours/  American Vegan Center https://americanvegan.org/avc/  American Vegan Society https://americanvegan.org  The Return of Benjamin Lay https://www.benjaminlayplay.com  Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com  http://thinklikeavegan.com  http://emilialeese.com  Instagram @emi.leese YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos  Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese  Guest: Vance Lehmkhul Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com  Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com  Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business  Interlude: "Dappling" by Matthew Gerstenberger Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    52 分鐘
  7. Ep. 26: Ecological restoration and rewilding are essential

    01/10/2025

    Ep. 26: Ecological restoration and rewilding are essential

    There are those who study nature, and then there are those who listen to it. Alan Watson Featherstone is such a listener, a quiet revolutionary who has spent his life translating Earth's silent longing into action. In this episode, we walk with Alan through: The act of rewilding — not just restoring land, but restoring relationship Why healing broken ecosystems is the most radical hope we have How a single sapling carries within it an entire future A man of many gifts — photographer, storyteller, planter of forests — Alan founded Trees for Life in 1986 and for three decades served as its guiding spirit, transforming Scotland's barren glens into cathedrals of green. A vegan since 1979, his life reminds us that compassion must stretch beyond our species This is not a lecture on ecology. This is an invitation to remember, to see, as Alan does, that every act of rewilding is a love letter to a better future for everyone Website/Socials Alan Watson Featherstone https://alanwatsonfeatherstone.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-watson-featherstone-8063961a  X @AlanWatsonFeat1 Photography https://www.naturepl.com/search?s=Alan+Watson  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@alanwatsonfeatherstone9676/videos  Other links Findhorn community https://www.visitecovillagefindhorn.uk  Trees for Life https://treesforlife.org.uk Ishmael https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_(Quinn_novel) Kathleen Jannaway https://youtu.be/2ai7lnUsVPE?feature=shared  Auroville https://auroville.org  Jack Whitten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Whitten  Birchfield https://birchfieldhighlands.org  Emi Leese https://emilialeese.substack.com   http://thinklikeavegan.com    http://emilialeese.com   Instagram @emi.leese YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos     Credits Host: Emilia A. Leese  Guest: Alan Watson Featherstone Production & Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com  Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com  Music Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business  Interlude: "Contemporary Music Too" by Matthew Gerstenberger Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com

    40 分鐘

關於

A podcast bringing you thought provoking deep dives across a wide variety of subjects related to veganism. The host is Emilia Leese, co-author of the book, Think Like a Vegan Each episode is a mini talk by a guest or the hose about a single topic relating to veganism, which might not be the focus of an everyday conversation. These short talks and guests will inspire and educate, expanding the conversation around veganism. And all is premised on veganism being part of basic fairness

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