Philosopher and researcher Bob Fischer joins us to explore the fascinating and complex world of insect consciousness. From fruit flies being used as depression models to bees playing with marbles, discover how new science is challenging everything we thought we knew about sentience. Through candid discussion about the scale of insect farming, the evidence for insect consciousness, and the practical implications for animal advocates, Bob helps us navigate these challenging ethical waters with both wisdom and humility.

Key Discussion Points:
• Current scientific evidence for insect sentience
• The scale and scope of insect farming
• Practical implications for animal advocates
• Balancing different forms of animal advocacy
• The future of insect welfare science
• Navigating moral uncertainty

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Bob Fischer is a senior researcher at Rethink Priorities and associate professor of philosophy at Texas State University, where he specializes in animal ethics and applied ethics. As director of the Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals, he has published extensively on animal rights, ethics, and epistemology. His current research focuses on insect sentience and the moral implications of emerging science about animal consciousness.

• Bob Fischer’s website

RESOURCES

 

• • The art of normalizing (and boycotting) violence
  • As Bird Flu Concerns Increase, Don’t Forget About Normalcy Bias
  • Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
  • The US Chains Still Charging Extra For Dairy-Free Milk
  • What the headlines missed about alt proteins in 2024
  • I Might Go to Prison in 2025. I Need Your Help More Than Ever.
  • The Barrett Lab

 

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Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

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The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Step inside Toronto’s Wishbone Animal Rights Lab, an innovative 1,270-square-foot activist hub providing everything from recording equipment to fake blood (yes, really) for animal advocates. This groundbreaking community space serves as a prototype for activist centers worldwide, combining practical resources with a strict “no drama” policy and the occasional karaoke night to create sustainable, accessible advocacy.

Key Discussion Points:
• Creating and managing sustainable spaces for animal rights activism
• Building bridges between activist communities and the general public
• Developing replicable models for community organizing
• Using arts and entertainment to advance animal advocacy

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Sue Spahr is the co-founder and Lab Director of Wishbone Animal Rights Lab, an innovative community space in downtown Toronto dedicated to developing strategies for animal liberation. With over four decades of animal advocacy experience, Spahr brings her ‘Mad Scientist’ approach to reimagining activism and challenging systemic animal exploitation. Alongside co-founders Sharon Spahr and Alec Bosse, she creates collaborative spaces for activists to think critically, share ideas, and develop effective approaches to animal advocacy. Having advocated for all species – from insects to farm animals – since 1980, Spahr brings determination and strategic thinking to the movement for animal liberation.

RESOURCES

• • Mexico’s President Supports Constitutional Reforms Against Animal Cruelty
  • Pioneering the future of egg production with In OVO sexing technology
  • The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning
  • How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
  • I Could Never Go Vegan
  • Despite claims, chicken not the most affordable protein
  • David Graeber Institute on Bluesky
  • Wishbone AR Lab
  • Wishbone AR Lab on Instagram
  • Wishbone AR Lab on Facebook

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Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

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The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Science journalist and author Brandon Keim joins us to discuss his groundbreaking book “Meet the Neighbors,” exploring how recognizing animals as thinking, feeling beings transforms our relationship with nature. From urban wildlife to conservation ethics, Keim bridges the gap between scientific research and public understanding of animal intelligence, while offering hope for meaningful change in how we interact with the creatures around us.

Key Discussion Points:
• How scientific understanding of animal intelligence has evolved
• The intersection of journalism, activism, and animal advocacy
• Indigenous perspectives on wildlife and conservation
• Creating change at both systemic and personal levels
• Finding hope for animals in uncertain times

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Brandon Keim, contributing editor at Nautilus and acclaimed science journalist, explores animal consciousness and human-wildlife relationships in his work. His latest book, ‘Meet the Neighbors,’ investigates animal personhood and cognitive abilities, examining how recognizing animals as thinking, feeling beings transforms our relationship with nature. His groundbreaking reporting on animal intelligence, wildlife conservation, and environmental science appears in The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Atlantic. Based in Maine, Keim bridges the gap between scientific research and public understanding of animal sentience.

RESOURCES

• • 20 big cats die from bird flu at Washington wildlife sanctuary
  • Liv Boeree Finishes Fourth For the Biggest Ever Female Player Score!
  • Episode 491: Garrett Greer is Betting on Everyone Going Vegan
  • Experts Recommend US Dietary Guidelines Prioritize Plant-Based Proteins
  • Veganuary website
  • Animal Journalism with Jessica Scott-Reid
  • How Easy Is It to Get a Humane Label for Meat? Very
  • Brandon Keim’s website
  • The Catbird Seat: Brandon Keim’s Substack

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Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

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The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

In this special year-end episode, Jasmin and Mariann reflect on Our Hen House’s journey through 2024 while looking ahead to 2025. From discussing standout interviews and emerging food technology to examining media coverage of animal issues, our hosts provide their unique perspectives on the state of animal advocacy. Their candid conversation balances hope with realism, offering insights into how activists maintain resilience while working toward progress.

Key Discussion Points:
• Memorable guest interviews from 2024, including sanctuary founders and whistleblowers
• Analysis of cultivated meat developments and state restrictions
• Media coverage of animal agriculture and food innovation
• The growing impact of local animal advocacy initiatives
• Reflections on maintaining activist energy and hope

To Our Amazing Listeners:
As we wrap up another year of changing the world for animals, thank you for being part of these crucial conversations. Your engagement and support help keep these important discussions going.

RESOURCES

• • Steve Wise remembrance
  • The Goat Conspiracy episode 772
  • Lancaster Farm Sanctuary on episode 767
  • Tom Harris on episode 769
  • Tom Conger on episode 730
  • Patch Plays on episode 744
  • Animal Policy Alliance episode 748
  • Jim Mason on episode 747
  • Animal Law Podcast episode 115
  • Cultivated Meat Is Now Available In Hong Kong
  • US has first severe bird flu case. When should we start to worry?
  • How did Elphaba become wicked? There’s a hidden message people keep missing.
  • King Charles Gives Up Red Meat Following Cancer Diagnosis
  • You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods
  • The Year Dairy Milk Won — or Did It?
  • US animal lab from which monkeys escaped accused of widespread abuse
  • Backyard Breeding is Now Illegal in NYC!
  • Veganuary website
  • Meat-eaters more likely to be disgusted by meat after taking part in Veganuary, study reveals
  • Castillo Animal Vegan Vet
  • Daniela Castillo on episode 720
  • Animal Place website
  • Kim Sturla on episode 154
  • Devil’s Island
  • John Yunker & Midge Raymond on episode 768
  • Pakistan’s International Animal and Environmental Rights Conference
  • Tickets for Pakistan’s 1st International Animal and Environmental Rights Conference

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or X (formerly Twitter).

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Whistleblower and animal rights advocate Maddie Krasno exposes the dark reality of animal experimentation in university research facilities. After caring for 500+ primates at UW-Madison’s testing laboratories, Krasno reveals how the industry systematically silences workers while continuing questionable experiments with taxpayer funding. Now, as co-founder of Justify, she’s building a groundbreaking support network for former lab workers while advocating for ethical, non-animal research methods.

• Inside look at primate research facilities and animal testing laboratories
• How NIH-funded animal experiments waste taxpayer dollars while suppressing criticism
• Why the “Three Rs” (Reduce, Refine, Replace) fail to protect research animals
• Landmark legal victories challenging research facility censorship
• Building Justify: supporting whistleblowers and advancing animal-free science

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Madeline Krasno, Executive Director of Justify and former primate lab worker, advocates for transparency and ethical scientific practices without animal experimentation. Her groundbreaking free speech lawsuits against the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National Institutes of Health, featured in The Washington Post, expose the reality of animal research while supporting laboratory whistleblowers. Through Justify, she creates safe spaces for current and former lab workers to share their stories and advance animal-free science. Madeline holds a master’s in Humane Education from Valparaiso University and degrees in Zoology and Child Development from UW-Madison.

RESOURCES

• • For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already Here
  • Cheetah, mountain lion, and kookaburra die in H5N1 outbreak at Arizona zoo
  • Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food
  • Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan
  • Scientists fear big cuts to animal research under Trump 2.0
  • Justify’s website
  • Justify on Network for Good

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

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The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Undercover investigator Pete Paxton and attorney Cailen LaBarge from Strategies for Ethical and Environmental Development (SEED) discuss their groundbreaking investigation of livestock auctions across America. After infiltrating 17 auctions in 10 states, they reveal how these largely overlooked facilities serve as crucial links in industrial animal agriculture while fostering systematic abuse. The conversation explores how cultural dynamics perpetuate cruelty, SEED’s innovative environmental litigation strategy against factory farms, and the importance of understanding rural communities in creating lasting change.

This episode explores:
• How livestock auctions serve as a crucial but overlooked link in industrial animal agriculture
• The cultural dynamics that perpetuate animal cruelty in rural communities
• SEED’s innovative approach to environmental litigation against factory farms
• The intersection of worker exploitation and animal abuse
• Strategies for building alliances with rural communities to create lasting change

ABOUT OUR GUESTS

Pete Paxton, Director of Investigations at SEED, has conducted groundbreaking undercover investigations exposing animal cruelty across multiple countries since 2001. His work, featured in HBO documentaries “Dealing Dogs” and “Death on a Factory Farm,” has unveiled abuse in puppy mills, factory farms, slaughterhouses, and beyond. A recipient of the US Attorney’s Office Coin of Excellence and co-author of “Rescue Dogs,” Paxton’s investigations have not only exposed animal cruelty but also highlighted the exploitation of undocumented workers in industrial agriculture.

Cailen LaBarge is an attorney, animal activist, and founder of Strategies for Ethical and Environmental Development (SEED), where she works at the intersection of animal protection, environmental justice, and human rights. A member of Sentient’s Board of Directors and admitted to practice law in New York and Massachusetts, LaBarge focuses on challenging industrial animal agriculture’s impact on animals, people, and the planet through legal advocacy and strategic development.

RESOURCES

• • Sick animals suggest COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market
  • Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?
  • Is Milk Safe? Your Questions About Bird Flu and Dairy, Answered.
  • Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells
  • Sentientism on Bluesky
  • Strategies for Ethical and Environmental Development website
  • SEED Livestock Auction Investigation
  • SEED on Instagram
  • SEED on Facebook

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Bluesky.

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Vegan pioneer Victoria Moran discusses her new book “Age Like a Yogi” and explores how yoga’s principle of non-violence (ahimsa) connects with animal advocacy. Drawing from 40 years of activism, Victoria shares how spiritual practices can sustain long-term advocacy while preventing burnout.

Key topics include:

• Why yoga philosophy naturally leads to veganism
• Using meditation to process activist trauma
• Connecting animal rights with spiritual wisdom
• Sustaining advocacy throughout different life stages
• Maintaining energy through Ayurvedic practices

Victoria also updates us on Main Street Vegan Academy’s advocate training program and her groundbreaking vegan podcast. Pre-order “Age Like a Yogi” (releasing January 2025) for exclusive access to Victoria’s activism webinar and plant-based cookbook at victoriamoran.com.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Victoria Moran, featured twice on Oprah and named among VegNews Magazine’s “Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors,” has authored fourteen groundbreaking books including “Creating a Charmed Life,” “Main Street Vegan,” and her latest, “Age Like a Yogi.” A pioneering voice in veganism since authoring the first traditionally published book on vegan philosophy in 1985, she founded Main Street Vegan Academy and hosts the Main Street Vegan Podcast. Recently inducted into the Vegan Hall of Fame (2023), Victoria is currently co-writing “Miss Liberty,” a feature film about a cow’s escape from a slaughterhouse, and lives in New York City with Thunder, her rescued visually impaired pigeon companion.

RESOURCES

• • A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History
  • Is Cultivated Meat Vegan? The Vegan Society Says “Not Enough to Support it”
  • The Vegan Society Research Briefing No. 2: November 2024 CULTURED MEAT
  • ‘It’s like a secret’: why do the leguminati want to change the way we eat?
  • ‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition threat
  • Victoria Moran’s website
  • Main Street Vegan website
  • Miss Liberty the Movie website

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Bluesky.

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Join Our Hen House for an illuminating conversation with Benny Andersson, CEO of Project 1882 (aka Djurens Rätt), Sweden’s largest animal rights organization. Learn how this groundbreaking organization combines grassroots vegan activism with corporate outreach and legislative advocacy to create meaningful change for animals across Europe.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Benny Andersson is the CEO of Project 1882, an animal rights organization based in Sweden. He became involved in the animal rights movement in the late 1990s and joined Project 1882 as a volunteer in 1997. After more than a decade of working with campaigns, vegan outreach, digital communication, and fundraising, he became the CEO of Project 1882 in 2010.

Before joining Project 1882, Benny worked within the banking sector and moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, the melodic death metal capital of the world, to study history. That’s where he and a dedicated team began to reform an old and somewhat dysfunctional organization to align with the new millennium. Project 1882 has since 2013 doubled its number of donors and staff. He’s also currently on the boards of Eurogroup for Animals and World Federation for Animals.

Fun or not, but a fact; he daily macrodoses coffee and energy drinks and eats vegan tacos every Friday.

RESOURCES

• • Bird flu detected in raw milk sold in California as fears rise of virus spreading
  • The truth about raw milk and why experts are ‘absolutely horrified’ by the trend
  • Help us win $5000 by donating on Giving Tuesday!
  • Mariann on Bluesky
  • Jasmin on Bluesky
  • Our Hen House on Bluesky
  • Project 1882 website
  • Project 1882 on Instagram
  • Project 1882 on Facebook

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Bluesky.

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

We are thrilled to present this very special holiday episode of Sanctuary: A Radio Play, an annual Thanksgiving tradition at Our Hen House! This special performance marks the world premiere of John Yunker’s Sanctuary at New York City’s Symphony Space during the Culture & Animals Foundation’s Compassion Arts Festival.

ABOUT THE PLAY

A dark comedy by John Yunker, Sanctuary tells the story of Richard (John Frusciante) and Lisa (Mariann Sullivan), a happily married couple whose blissful retirement to small-town Oregon is thrown into disarray when Lisa suddenly decides to go vegan and insists on celebrating Thanksgiving without a turkey AND alongside her new friend and animal activist, Meg (Jasmin Singer). Husband Richard invites his unsuspecting buddy Charley (Michael Harren), who also happens to be the local exterminator, in the hopes of forcing Lisa to stick with the traditional meal. The resulting tensions soon push relationships over the edge. Sanctuary tells the story behind the struggles and joys of navigating vegan ethics around loved ones who don’t quite understand. (Sound effects are by Emmy winner Eric Milano.)

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or X (formerly Twitter).

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Misinformation, disinformation, fake news, outright lies. When it comes to the horrific harms caused by factory farms, the truth can be hard to come by. This week, we are joined by Robbie Lockie to discuss The Freedom Food Alliance, which is helping both consumers and policymakers get the real story.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Robbie Lockie is the founder and CEO of The Freedom Food Alliance, which spearheads initiatives to combat misinformation in the food system. Through the Alliance’s flagship platform, foodfacts.org, the volunteer-led team empowers consumers with fact-checked insights on nutrition, environmental sustainability, and ethics, countering deceptive narratives in both social and mainstream media. Robbie is also the co-founder of Plant Based News, one of the most influential platforms for plant-based and sustainable living, with a community of nearly 4 million followers across social platforms and a monthly reach of 85 million people, and has also been one of the hosts of the Plant Based News Podcast.

RESOURCES

• • Freedom Food Alliance website
  • Freedom Food Alliance on Instagram
  • FoodFacts.org on Instagram
  • Freedom Food Alliance on Facebook
  • Freedom Food Alliance on LinkedIn
  • Humans From the Future on Spotify

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or X (formerly Twitter).

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Is the key to reaching more people with a vegan message to stop talking about the horrors that we want to end and start talking more about what we want to create? That’s what Matthew Halteman is aiming for with his new book Hungry, Beautiful Animals, and he joins us this week to discuss details of the book and his theory of change.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Matthew C. Halteman is professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and fellow in the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK. He is the author of the just-released Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, as well as Compassionate Eating as Care of Creation, and the co-editor of Philosophy Comes to Dinner: Arguments About the Ethics of Eating. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

• Hungry, Beautiful Animals website
• Matthew C Halteman on Facebook
• Matthew Halteman on LinkedIn
• Hungry, Beautiful Animals on Hachette Books

RESOURCES

• • Trump’s Con
  • Squirrels, whales, bears: why is the road to the White House strewn with dead animals?
  • Starbucks won’t charge extra for plant-based milk. Other companies should follow.
  • California County to Pay $300,000 Over Butchering of Girl’s Goat
  • 43 lab monkeys escaped in South Carolina. They have a legal claim to freedom.
  • Scarlet Spark website
  • Scarlet Spark’s Skill Sparks landing page
  • Scarlet Spark’s free leadership skills workshops
  • Scarlet Spark’s leadership tools

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Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review!

Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series.

Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or X (formerly Twitter).

The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.