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A podcast by Martin Skadal about environmentalism, animal rights and human rights. We're going to talk with individuals that care about solving world issues and learn from them. Topics will vary a lot and the guests will have different backgrounds. We'll also do some solo episodes and Q&As.
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Kristina Mering: Animal Advocacy in Estonia, Good Political Relations ++ | Martin Skadal Podcast #22
Thank you Kristina and to everyone listening and watching!
- Timestamps -
00:00 - Start and Intro of Kristina
03:49 - From Past to Present: Kristina's Journey
06:54 - How Effective Altruism Shaped Kristina and Her Journey
09:03 - How Nähtamatud Loomad Started
12:19 - Animal Rights in Estonia
15:30 - Ending Tail Docking in Piglets
17:09 - How Animal Advocacy Thrives in a Small Country
19:14 - The Process of Putting an End to Fur Farming in Estonia
21:09 - On Ending the Practice of Keeping Animals in Cages
25:19 - On Keeping a Pragmatic Approach While Maintaining Good Relations With Politicians
32:58 - Kristina’s Future Plans: Bringing the Most Effective Change in the Industry
34:50 - Effective Altruism’s Impact on Farmed Animal Welfare
39:31 - Book Recommendations by Kristina
43:31 - Outro
Relevant Links
- https://nahtamatudloomad.ee/
- ‘Obstacle is the Way’ by Ryan Holiday - https://a.co/6ZGrieM
- ‘Change of Heart’ by Nick Cooney - https://bit.ly/2DxG4zX
Who is Kristina Mering?
Kristina Mering is the founder and president of the Estonian branch of Anima International, Nähtamatud Loomad. She is also a sociologist focusing on human-animal relations. She has been advocating for animal rights for 15 years, starting her involvement in the movement as a teenager and playing a key role in its development in Estonia. Her organization was awarded the title of the best NGO in the country in 2019, and she herself received the best volunteer coordinator award from the president of Estonia the year before. In addition to her animal welfare work, Kristina has conducted sociological research on slaughterhouse workers and fur industry representatives, and is currently working on a project investigating social norms surrounding meat eating.
As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through Patreon:
https://www. patreon.com/martinskadal
If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY).
• Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA
• Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7
If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually!
Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section.
If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com
Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast!
Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!
• instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/
• linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska . . .
• facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/
• twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal
• Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353
• Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal -
Ryuji Chua: Fish intelligence, documentary-making, effective advocacy ++ | Martin Skadal podcast #21
Thank you Ryuji and to everyone listening and watching!
- Timestamps -
00:00 - Start Of The Episode
00:30 - Ryuji’s Intro And Journey To Where He Is Now
06:56 - Documentary-Making Tips
11:40 - What Ryuji Is Up To Right Now
14:15 - Understanding Why We Should Care About Fish
17:47 - The Underrated Intelligence of Fish
22:55 - How Complex Are Salmons
26:13 - What Matters Most To Ryuji Right Now?
31:32 - The Impact of Effective Communication in Animal Welfare
34:39 - How Can You Make The World A Better Place
35:53 - Outro
Relevant Links
- Documentaries by Ryuji:
‘How Conscious Can A Fish Be?’ on https://youtu.be/QevWGsd96xQ
‘Run To Death: The Rise & Fall of Greyhound Racing’ on https://youtu.be/L4UONXusMeA
- https://www.ryujichua.com/
Who is Ryuji Chua?
Ryuji Chua is a filmmaker and animal advocate focused on challenging how we think about and treat animals through education. He’s been a guest speaker at schools like the University of Warwick and the University of Chicago, produced videos for leading animal rights organizations like Surge, Sentient Media and Faunalytics, and was featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to talk about animal ethics and his independent documentary “How Conscious Can a Fish Be?” He currently serves as an advisor for Vegan Hacktivists.
As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through Patreon:
https://www. patreon.com/martinskadal :-)
If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY).
• Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA
• Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7
If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually!
Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section.
If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com
Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast!
Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!
• instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/
• linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska . . .
• facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/
• twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal
• Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353
• Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal -
David Coman-Hidy: How External Management Make Impactful Organizations | Martin Skadal podcast #20
Thank you David and to everyone listening and watching!
- Timestamps -
00:00 - Start and Intro of David
01:42 - David’s Journey to Today
04:11 - What David Does
06:19 - On Making A Better Organization Structure
08:52 - How Delegation Can Make or Break Organizations
11:45 - Dealing with the Change of Leadership Roles
15:12 - The Process of Passing Roles to Successors
20:08 - The Difference Between Board and Advisory Board
22:40 - Managing Stakeholders
23:31 - Donors and Memberships
27:55 - On Gaining More Members
39:12 - Source Recommendations
44:20 - Pros and Cons of Effective Altruism
48:56 - David’s Favorite Bands
50:36 - Last Thoughts and Outro
Links:
The Engagement by Sasha Issenberg - https://bit.ly/3KpnNWx
Engines of Liberty by Davide Cole - https://bit.ly/41eDPck
The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement -https://bit.ly/3ZN5iko
Management in a Changing World - https://www.managementcenter.org/our-book/
Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity - https://bit.ly/3MwBhSO
Who is David Coman-Hidy?
David Coman-Hidy, former Executive Director of The Humane League. Under his leadership, The Humane League has grown into a national presence with offices spanning from coast to coast—winning campaigns against some of the largest foodservice and retail corporations in the world and reaching millions of young people each year with a message of compassion for farmed animals. David has spoken on factory farming and effective advocacy at conferences and on campuses across America. He has advised dozens of successful campaigns and his thoughts on activism have been published in Uncaged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Farm Animal Advocacy alongside experts Peter Singer, Bruce Friedrich, and Matt Ball. David graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emerson College’s honors program in only three years after winning the communication college’s Forensics Award and entrance into the Gold Key Honours society.
As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through Patreon:
https://www. patreon.com/martinskadal
If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY).
• Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA
• Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7
If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually!
Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section.
If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com
Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast!
Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!
• instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/
• linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska . . .
• facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/
• twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal
• Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353
• Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal -
Carolina Galvani: Culture Pillars and Its Importance To Organizations | Martin Skadal podcast #19
Thank you Carolina and to everyone listening and watching!
- Timestamps -
00:00 - Start and Carolina’s Intro
01:23 - The Need To Train And Develop Leaders To Run Fast-Growing Organizations
04:38 - Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
07:56 - Cultural-Sensitivity In Organizations
09:18 - Meditation Retreat And Its Importance To Leaders
13:51 - Self-Care Tips For Organizations
17:20 - On-boarding Process for New Members
19:18 - How Culture Pillars Help Organizations
22:40 - Working In Global South Countries
27:26 - The Challenges of Taking Leadership Roles
29:32 - How to Delegate Better and Task Management
34:20 - On Building Strong Teams
36:11 - Source Recommendations
37:02 - Outro
Links:
-https://www.sinergiaanimalinternational.org/
-https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-kristin-neff/
Who is Carolina Galvani?
Carolina is Brazilian and has 20 years of experience in research, investigation, strategic planning, mobilization, communication, and movement building. She has worked in over 30 different countries as an investigative journalist for several leading NGOs and her work has been covered by some of the world’s most prominent media. Between 2013 and 2018, she worked at different organizations in Brazil and was responsible for negotiations and campaigns that led some of the largest food companies in the world—such as Cargill, Bunge, JBS and McDonald’s, —to announce animal welfare policies in Latin America. Carolina is a graduate of Unicamp in Brazil (in economics) and has a master’s degree in International Journalism from City University, London. In September 2017, Carolina founded Sinergia Animal.
As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through Patreon:
https://www. patreon.com/martinskadal
If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY).
• Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA
• Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7
If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually!
Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section.
If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com
Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast!
Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!
• instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/
• linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska . . .
• facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/
• twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal
• Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353
• Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal -
Andrea Gunn: Sharpen Strategy and Leadership Development | Martin Skadal podcast #18
Thank you Andrea and to everyone listening and watching!
- Timestamps -
00:00 - Start and Introduction of Andrea
01:48 - Andrea’s Current Work and Journey
10:10 - Challenges In Managing Organizations
20:21 - On Volunteer Retention
23:44 - What It Means To Take Ownership In Your Tasks
26:59 - Leadership And Time Management
30:41 - Practices For An Effective Organization
34:38 - Successful Leadership Development
36:48 - How Sharpen Strategy Works
38:37 - Sources Recommendations
40:08 - Last Thoughts and Outro
Links:
https://www.managementcenter.org/
https://www.managementcenter.org/our-book/
https://www.ccl.org/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249918.The_First_Time_Manager
https://openwingalliance.org/
Who is Andrea Gunn?
Andrea Gunn is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sharpen Strategy, where she supports farmed animal protection organizations to become more impactful and sustainable. Andrea was Executive Vice President of The Humane League for 9 years, and currently Board Member of Animal Charity Evaluators and Advisor to Vegan Hacktivists. Andrea has a degree in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science from the University of Michigan and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through
Patreon: https:/ /www. patreon.com/martinskadal
If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY).
• Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA
• Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7
If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually!
Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section.
If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com
Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast!
Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!
• instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/
• linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska. . .
• facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/
• twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal
• Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353
• Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal -
Haven King-Nobles: Why Care More About Fish and How To Help | Martin Skadal podcast #17
Thank you Haven and to everyone listening and watching!
- Timestamps -
00:00 - Start
00:29 - What is Charity Entrepreneurship
01:12 - Haven’s Journey To Today
04:33 - Fish Welfare Initiative
07:06 - What Haven Does Now
09:38 - The Importance of Contextualizing Campaigns
13:41 - Why Should We Care About Fish
16:32 - Actions To Do For Fish Welfare
19:28 - Right Interventions For Fish Welfare Around The Globe
23:09 - Different Approaches For Fish Welfare In Various Countries
25:46 - How To Bring More People Into The Movement
27:33 - Innovating Approaches To Animal Rights’ Movement
29:19 - Important Source Recommendations
31:41 - How Animal Rights and Effective Altruism Movements Are Connected
34:02 - Areas That The EA Community Needs Improvement
38:43 - Ways To Help The EA Community Now
40:34 - Last thoughts and Outro
Relevant Links:
Fish Welfare Initiative - https://www.fishwelfareinitiative.org/
Ethics Into Action by Peter Singer - https://bit.ly/3JP7sel
Grilled by Leah Garcés - https://bit.ly/3LzHtsW
Engines of Liberty by David Cole - https://bit.ly/40jK7Ha
The Fight in the Fields by Cesar Chávez - https://bit.ly/3yPqACS
Who is Haven King-Nobles?
Haven King-Nobles is the Cofounder and Executive Director of Fish Welfare Initiative. He has been involved in animal advocacy and effective altruism for several years, during which time he founded Effective Altruism Oberlin, was president of Oberlin Animal Rights, and was a Research Intern at Mercy For Animals. He graduated from Oberlin College with degrees in computer science and philosophy. Outside of working for better fish welfare, Haven enjoys getting cheap drinks with great people.
As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through
Patreon: https:/ /www. patreon.com/martinskadal
If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY).
• Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA
• Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7
If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually!
Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section.
If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com
Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast!
Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!
• instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/
• linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska. . .
• facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/
• twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal
• Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353
• Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal