so this rating may not completely reflect my views on this podcast yet. I didn't want to rate it too low, but after beginning the first podcast I didn't want to rate it too high. Maybe it's a matter of location, but in the first episode, the hosts comment on how veganism has gone from a health-based diet to more of an animal rights activist thing. Having been an animal rights activist for the last 22 years, but based in the US, I have to say that I have seen the absolute reverse. Animal rights is the phrase we've historically used, with "vegan" only (partially) describing the type of people we are. I have seen more fake (relapsed) vegans, more "vegans" who wear leather, more "vegans" who only care about their diets in the last 5 years than I had in all the 17 years before this. Maybe it's different in the UK, but where I live in the US, things are very vegan friendly if you're looking for food, but try getting a group together for actual activism and you will just hear the deep sounds of silence. So -- so far I can't relate very well to what the hosts are saying. But as of now, I intend to keep listening.
