The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

Wayne Hsiung
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The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

Who says you can't change the world? Meet the people who are. Wayne Hsiung, law professor-turned-grassroots animal rights activist and multi-state felony defendant, uncovers the people behind the political, the unexplored personal stories of social change. Intimate interviews with journalists, musicians, filmmakers, community leaders, and others. Change isn't easy. But it must start somewhere. * Blog * Website

  1. Trump Fired The One Woman Who Can Stop Elon (Ep.78)

    FEB 5

    Trump Fired The One Woman Who Can Stop Elon (Ep.78)

    Elon has one weakness: animal cruelty. And the one woman who could expose it has just been fired. — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify  — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro, Elon’s mission Chapter 2) 00:45 What programs were cut Chapter 3) 02:09 Selling these cuts to the public Chapter 4) 03:53 Elon’s interests in deregulation Chapter 5) 04:37 Neuralink  Chapter 6) 06:44 Phyllis Fong Chapter 7) 08:36 A simple message to explain Elon’s actions Chapter 8) 10:10 Closing thoughts Chapter 9) 12:24 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

    13 min
  2. Why Animal Liberation Will Happen In One Generation (Ep.77)

    JAN 31

    Why Animal Liberation Will Happen In One Generation (Ep.77)

    People say animal rights won’t be achieved for centuries or even millennia. Here’s why they’re wrong.  — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify  — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-2:49 Intro: Animal Liberation will happen in one generation, Peanut The Squirrel, & animal cruelty issues during the 2024 Presidential Election Chapter 2) 2:50-5:38 Philosophical legitimacy of animal rights & the popular appeal of animal rights  Chapter 3) 5:39-7:24 Why there is not a political movement pushing animal rights: obstacle one - preference falsification Chapter 4) 7:25-9:53 Why there is not a political movement pushing animal rights: obstacle two - lack of vision Chapter 5) 9:54-16:43 How to reverse these two obstacles and find opportunities for change & let us know your thoughts on Animal Liberation in one generation Chapter 6) 16:44-17:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis —

    17 min
  3. What Vegans Can Learn From DeepSeek (Ep. 76)

    JAN 28

    What Vegans Can Learn From DeepSeek (Ep. 76)

    A breakthrough Chinese AI shook the global economy. Vegans can do the same – if we learn from what made Deepseek great.  — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-4:47 Intro: on the successful and new AI DeepSeek, factory farms, & the Animal Rights movement Chapter 2) 4:48-12:46 How DeepSeek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Transparency Chapter 3) 12:47-19:56 How Deepseek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Diversity Chapter 4) 19:57-26:18 How DeepSeek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Purpose Chapter 5) 26:19-27:50 Final thoughts: summary &  Chapter 6) 27:51-28:08 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis —

    28 min
  4. Am I Ruining Veganism?  (Ep.75)

    JAN 24

    Am I Ruining Veganism?  (Ep.75)

    Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-5:59 Intro: veganism, animal rights, voluntary prosecution, & trials for social change in the past Chapter 2) 6:00-7:59 Reason one: trials force society away from systemic inertia Chapter 3) 8:00-9:15  Reason two: trials are not affected by regulatory capture (example money in politics) Chapter 4) 9:16-19:42 Other social justice movements using voluntary prosecution & on women’s right activist Susan B. Anthony Chapter 5) 19:43-25:33 On gay rights activist Dale Jennings Chapter 6) 25:34-33:58 What do trials mean for animal rights and veganism, & how and when social change happens Chapter 7) 33:59-35:43 Opportunities to participate in activism and the “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March, link above Chapter 8) 35:44-36:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis — Links: "Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue" by Justin Marceau, Wayne Hsiung, and Steffen Seitz https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue/  —

    36 min
  5. How Vegans Are Winning in Trump Country (Ep. 74)

    JAN 21

    How Vegans Are Winning in Trump Country (Ep. 74)

    There’s nothing like the threat of imprisonment to force you to learn.  — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-5:44 Intro: using persuasion to make the world a better place & how people disagree Chapter 2) 5:45-10:39 On trust, how to persuade, & the Smithfield Trial win Chapter 3) 10:40-20:29 Lesson 1: Go to the frontlines & Wayne’s first frontline experience Chapter 4) 20:30-28:26 Lesson 2: Don’t cancel your enemies. Make friends with them. Chapter 5) 28:27-31:56 Lesson 3: Boldness is a virtue, not a vice. Chapter 6) 31:57-33:31 Summary & final thoughts Chapter 7) 33:32-33:48 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis — Rick Pittman’s testimony at the Smithfield Trial: https://x.com/mbolotnikova/status/1578806031102009349  —

    34 min
  6. Is MAGA Coming For the Vegans? (Ep.73)

    JAN 17

    Is MAGA Coming For the Vegans? (Ep.73)

    What Trump 2.0 could mean for animal rights. Surprisingly, it’s not all bad. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! — Chapters: 0:00-3:52 Who are the MAGA people in Trump’s incoming administration 3:53-5:10 The culture war around plant-based meats 5:11-6:42 Ending subsidies for animal cruelty 6:43-7:46 Targeting dissidents 7:47-8:55 An end to animal testing 8:56-9:30 Summary and final thoughts  9:31-9:47 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis —

    10 min
  7. How We Turned The Tables on Ridglan Farms (Ep.72)

    JAN 15

    How We Turned The Tables on Ridglan Farms (Ep.72)

    Three factors that allowed us to prevail in the face of overwhelming odds. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-3:30 Intro: the judge granted the petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms for criminal animal cruelty, & the first reason we won Chapter 2) 3:31-6:56 The second reason we won Chapter 3) 6:57-10:11 The third reason we won Chapter 4) 10:12-13:31 Final thoughts: why, how, & who can achieve change for animals Chapter 5) 13:32-13:47 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis — Can We Rescue 60,000 Tortured Dogs? (Episode 16) https://youtu.be/z1t_J9hMuaw  Beagle Experiments Exposed In Court (Ep. 48) https://youtu.be/SmX2yEq6I8g  —

    14 min
  8. I Didn’t “Steal” Dogs. I Rescued Them. (with Jade Ara) (Ep.71)

    JAN 10

    I Didn’t “Steal” Dogs. I Rescued Them. (with Jade Ara) (Ep.71)

    People keep accusing me of stealing animals. I speak to Jade Ara of the Stop Yulin Podcast on why they’re wrong.  — Subscribe to Stop Yulin channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stopyulin8640  Also watch and like the original full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eRdnHSq597Y Follow Jade: https://www.facebook.com/jade.ara.12  https://www.instagram.com/jade_ara_stopyulin/  https://x.com/JadeAraa  https://www.threads.net/@jade_ara_stopyulin  https://www.youtube.com/@jadex38 — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! To find out how you can help the dogs at Ridglan Farms, join the Open Rescue Advocates Meeting on January 12th at 4pmPT/7pmET in San Francisco or on online: https://www.simpleheart.org/ora  Follow Wayne on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WayneHsiung_  — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-1:06 Wayne’s intro on joining the Stop Yulin Podcast Chapter 2) 1:07-1:14 Stop Yulin intro (Also watch the original episode with the full intro and outro & subscribe, links above) Chapter 3) 1:15-18:46 Introducing Wayne - his activism, family history, and childhood Chapter 4) 18:47-33:40 When Wayne found out about the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, Wayne’s first dog named Vivian, & on learning why and how to do investigations and rescues Chapter 5) 33:41-39:31 On getting involved in the Yulin campaign & on the 2016 investigation and dog rescue in Yulin Chapter 6) 39:32-42:45 2017 interview of Julianne Perry on the 2016 investigation and rescue of her dog named Pao Chapter 7) 42:46-51:43 (continued) on 2016 investigation & dog rescue in Yulin Chapter 8) 51:44-1:00:38 Dog meat trade and farms in different countries, on rescuing Oliver and two other dogs, & on being caught at a dog meat slaughterhouse Chapter 9) 1:00:39-1:10:28 How they got the dogs out of Yulin & on activist Marc Ching Chapter 10) 1:10:29-1:23:34 The victory in South Korea, on the progress of social change & on infighting in the animal rights movement Chapter 11) 1:23:35-1:36:05 On Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), on the law, & on why Wayne went to jail in 2023 for the animals Chapter 12) 1:36:06-1:48:36 On the Ridglan Beagle Rescue Trial and the petition for a Special Prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms (please note: this episode was recorded before the petition was granted), on Wayne’s nonprofit The SimpleHeart Initiative, on stepping down as leader organizer of DxE, on the victories in the Smithfield and Foster Farms Trials, on strategy and goals of animal rights movement, & follow Wayne on Substack and YouTube, links above Chapter 13) 1:48:37-1:49:01 Stop Yulin outro video - Subscribe to the channel, link above Chapter 14) 1:49:02-1:49:18 Wayne’s outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis — Links: “The Dog I Took a Beating For” by Wayne Hsiung https://medium.com/direct-action-everywhere-dxe/the-dog-i-took-a-beating-for-e24fdbb3ed7f  The Albany Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Movement  The Birmingham Campaign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_campaign  Letter from a Birmingham Jail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail  —

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Who says you can't change the world? Meet the people who are. Wayne Hsiung, law professor-turned-grassroots animal rights activist and multi-state felony defendant, uncovers the people behind the political, the unexplored personal stories of social change. Intimate interviews with journalists, musicians, filmmakers, community leaders, and others. Change isn't easy. But it must start somewhere. * Blog * Website

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