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Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast
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A vegan podcast about food, lifestyle & animal liberation. Join us for restaurant reviews, shopping tips, advocacy and all things vegan!
Are you a new vegan? Do you want to go vegan? We have episodes for you!
Are you a new vegan? Do you want to go vegan? We have episodes for you!
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REPLAY - Let's Play Vegan Jeopardy!
6d ago00:47:55Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope you're having lots of Summer fun!This week's replay is Ep 210. We play a rousing game of Vegan Jeopardy! Play along with us, and let us know how you did!We will be back August 3rd with a brand new episode. We'll tell you all about the Pittsburgh Vegfest!Thank you so much for listening to the show!Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →REPLAY - Vegans Gone Wild On Reddit
2w ago01:00:21Tap to summarizeHi Pickles!We hope you're having an amazing summer!While we're on summer break, we will be re-releasing some of our favorite episodes.Enjoy this replay of Am I the Vegan Asshat!Thanks for listening!Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Vegan Brand Recall - Mamdani Appoints Vegan - Elephants Deserve Personhood - 231
3w ago00:40:06Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope this episode finds you well!Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you why you should check your freezer for these MorningStar Farms products.Here's the article: https://vegnews.com/morningstar-farms-recall-beyond-filetsIn our Noteworthy segment, New York Mayor Mamdani hired a lifelong vegan to head up the city’s office of food policy!Read the article here: https://vegnews.com/nyc-mayor-office-of-food-policy-veganAnd, in Our Main Topic, once again the legal personhood of elephants is being decided in court. Could this set a precedent for the fate of future captive animals?Here's the article: https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/should-animals-have-human-rights-hawaii-court-to-decide/We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and a healthy dose of our usual shenanigans!Thank you so much for listening!Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Vegan Cooking Mistakes To Avoid - A Vegan Food & Travel Series - A Zoo Wants Your Companion Animals - REPLAY
4w ago00:40:04Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope you're well. This week, we are releasing a replay of Ep 198!Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show! This week’s Y Files exposes a Denmark zoo that requested patrons to donate their pets. Why???? In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a vegan food & travel series streaming on Peacock! Here's a link to the article & interview: https://www.forksoverknives.com/people/mena-massoud-on-peacock-tv-evolving-vegan-and-his-plant-based-journey/ And, in Our Main Topic, we look at 7 cooking mistakes that you could be making as a vegan! Take a look at the article here: https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/a-7-vegan-cooking-mistakes-you-might-be-making-even-if-youve-been-doing-it-for-years/ Our featured restaurant in our Assignment Restaurant SOS this week is The Kitchen at Farm Sanctuary. Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen NY has a wonderful fully vegan cafe. We'll read some reviews and tell you more about it! We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual shenanigans! Thanks so much for listening! Love, Sam & Christine Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Vegan Ass Hats - Why Are Vegan Restaurants Expensive? - What Makes Vegans Weird? - 230
Jun 1601:36:37Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We really hope that this finds you well.Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, We look at WHY vegan restaurants can be more expensive than “traditional” restaurants.In our Noteworthy segment, are vegans weird? One vegan known as the No Meat Athlete thinks we are!Here's a link to Matt Frazier's article: https://www.nomeatathlete.com/weird-vegan/And, in Our Main Topic, we’re buying a one way ticket on an imaginary jet plane to insanity island otherwise known as Vegan Reddit Am I the Ass Hat!We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for spending part of your day with us!Much Love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Student Vegan Group Investigated - Farm Bio Digesters Good or Bad? - A Living Fossil - 229
Jun 900:35:29Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope you're doing well.Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, we’ll share why the African Lungfish is such an amazing non human animal!Read the article: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/west-african-lungfish/In our Noteworthy segment, The USDA pauses loans for animal farm digesters. Is this a good thing?Read the article: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25052026/usda-biogas-digester-loan-pause/?And, in Our Main Topic, The University of Wisconsin is investigating an animal advocacy student group. We’ll tell you why.Read the article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/06/04/uw-investigates-student-group-amid-dog-breeder-raidsWe, of course have a new Listener Shout Out & it could be YOU!Thank you so much for listening, and for supporting what we do.Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Rest Easy Happy - GOP Uses Veganism As An Insult - Vegan Studies Program At CA Institute - 228
Jun 300:47:36Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope this episode finds you well!Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, We’ll tell you why recently deceased Bronx Zoo elephant, Happy was so important to animal rights.Here's the article: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5837163/happy-elephant-euthanizedIn our Noteworthy segment, why is the GOP using veganism to “slander” a Democratic US senator?Here's the article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/politics/james-talarico-ken-paxton-texas-senate-veganAnd, in Our Main Topic, we’ll tell you how philanthropists are funding a vegan studies program at a California Institute.Here's the article: https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/20/drs-jasvant-meera-modi-fund-vegan-studies-professorship-481227/We have a new Listener Shout Out, and some important announcements!Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us.Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →That Black Goo Is Alive! Did Veganism Cause Someone To Be Delusional? What Is Human Exceptionalism? - 227
May 2700:48:20Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope this finds you well!Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you about a black goo that was discovered inside a ship, and how it turned out to be a living organism!Here's the article: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a71151516/black-goo-new-species-discovery/In our Noteworthy segment, a recent BBC article claims that a young woman died as a result of her vegan diet causing her to be delusional.Here's the BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62d0z7l4rnoAnd, in Our Main Topic, we explore the theory of human exceptionalism and how it relates to animal rights.Here's the article: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/13/animal-rights-vs-welfare-sentience/We also have a new Listener Shout Out & more!Thank you so much for listening.Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Vegan Activist Arrested - Billie Eilish Making Vegan Cool Again - US Government Taking Over Farm Lands - 226
May 1900:45:47Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, we’re stepping away from the animals for a bit, and telling you how the government is seizing farmlands in the US & why.Here's the article: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/government-seizes-farmers-land-build-airport-corporate-jets-and-businessIn our Noteworthy segment, well known animal activist, Joey Carbstrong was arrested for exposing conditions in a Manchester slaughter facility. We’ll tell you what he exposed.Here's the article: https://www.theanimalreader.com/2026/05/11/joey-carbstrong-arrested-after-new-animal-cruelty-investigation/And, in Our Main Topic, we’ll tell you how singer Billie Eilish is causing an uproar with non vegans!Here's the article: https://the-ethos.co/can-billie-eilish-make-vegan-cool-again/We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it YOU?Thank you so much for listening!Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Transcribe →Hey Vegans! Amazing Snails - A Vigil For Beagles - Best New Vegan Products - 225
May 1200:51:05Tap to summarizeHey Pickles!We hope you're doing well.Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!In this week’s Y Files, we’ll tell you why snails are amazing animals!In our Noteworthy segment, There is a planned action at the Marshall Resources animal testing facility in North Rose NY. We’ll give you all the details so that you can decide if you want to participate.Here's a link with all the details: https://www.beagleloversandrescuers.org/protest/And, in Our Main Topic, we’re keeping it light with the 10 most anticipated vegan product launches in 2026.Here's the article: https://vegnews.com/best-new-vegan-products-of- We have a new Listener Shout Out, and lots of our usual vegan mayhem!Thank you so much for spending some of your day with us!Much love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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