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Connecting Oppressions with Erin Wing

2026-11-0248:43

We are welcoming back to the podcast Erin Wing. She first joined us on Episode 115 to talk about her undercover investigative work. Hope has invited Erin back on the show to help us connect the dots between oppressions that affect humans and non-humans. She shares her story of growing up in an inner-city food desert and how that shaped her perception of animals and food. Erin talks about how her experiences created an empathy toward animals and the numerous connections of how animal farming h...

Helping Animals, Finding Balance with Brent Ratkovich

2026-10-1552:45

MUSIC BONUS on this episode! Hope has a wonderful conversation with vegan musician Brent Ratkovich. A singer and guitarist, Brent has recently been focused on a recording project that will produce three animal rights, vegan themed songs. They will be released as an EP called Three to Set Them Free in October of 2026. Listen and enjoy two of Brent’s new songs on this episode! Brent shares the challenges of writing vegan themed lyrics and his inspiration and process to create animal freedom son...

Owls, Cows, Duplicity and Deception with Jack Gescheidt

2026-09-1558:04

From environmental protection to animal advocacy, on this episode we explore the connection of protecting wild animals and places to a vegan ethic of nonviolence. Jack Gescheidt created his TreeSpirit Project to use art, advocacy and activism to raise awareness of our interdependence with trees, forests, wild animals and the natural world. A lifelong nature and animal lover, Jack turned professional photographer four decades ago, environmental activist two decades ago, and in the last decade,...

Animal Agency and Sanctuary with Kathy Cullen

2026-08-3147:48

We start this episode with a movie review from Hope of the new pro-animal film The Sheep Detective. Then we move into a conversation with Kathy Cullen, founder of Jolene's Retreat. Kathy and Hope discuss rescues and the residents of Jolene’s Retreat sanctuary. Kathy has rescued numerous small “companion” pigs and they discuss the problem of breeding “potbelly” and “teacup” designer pigs. They also talk about the importance of animal’s agency as well as friends and family units and how these a...

Gathering with Spiritual Vegans with Rev. Carol Saunders

2026-08-1544:02

Rev. Carol Saunders is an ordained Unity and interfaith minister and organizer of the Whole Planet Spirituality Forum and Retreat at Unity Village. She is the host of the podcast The Spiritual Forum; author of Wolf and the Lamb, an online ministry to awaken the world to our Oneness with all beings and author of the booklet, The Forgotten Teachings of Charles Fillmore: How Our Relationship with Animals Connects to Universal Love, Ethical Living, Spiritual Development and World Peace. Rev. Caro...

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