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The Vegan ReportVegans Respond to Jordan Peterson. With John Sanbonmatsu | Ep. 91Today, we respond to an episode from the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, posted on April 17 and titled "The Best Argument Against Veganism".For that episode, Dr. Peterson interviews Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm and an outspoken proponent of regenerative animal farming. Joel Salatin happens to be featured in Chapter 8 of the Omnivore's Dilemma, the best-seller of author Michael Pollan. Both of them, Salatin and Pollan, have been instrumental in popularizing the idea that animal exploitation can be humane and ecological.To debunk this Jordan Peterson interview and set the record straight, I have with...
2025-09-301h 13
Hope for the AnimalsPanel Discussion: The Current Political Situation and Animal AgricultureOn this episode we are sharing the recording from the Humane Hoax Project Panel Discussion: Egg Prices Are Not the Only Crisis, The Current Political Situation and Animal Agriculture.The political climate has left many feeling frustrated as we witness the dismantling of government oversight and structure. This is further compounded by the avian flu crisis and its impact on the food system. Hope Bohanec hosts a panel of experts who will examine the current situation, navigate the political turmoil, and discuss the effects on farmed animals, our advocacy strategies, and the food industry. P...
2025-07-241h 15
The Vegan ReportIs Cell-Based Meat Good for Animals? With Leah Garces, Bruce Friedrich, Vasile Stanescu & John Sanbonmatsu | BONUSAs you might know, this movement is a big fan of debating non-vegans. However, debates around major deciding strategy questions on how to progress forward as a movement are much less frequent.Well, for today, I am happy to present you with an exception to this rule. What you are about to listen is a clash of minds about Cultivated Meat, an industry worth billions of dollars that promises vegans a future without factory farming.I invited one of the debaters, John Sanbonmatsu, for a conversation about the behind the scenes of this debate and...
2025-06-242h 03
Engaged Jain Studies PodcastVasile Stanescu | Debunking the Myth of Sustainable & Humane Animal Agriculture"Veganism is not a diet. Veganism is not a lifestyle. Veganism is, and must be, a social justice movement, in solidarity with other social justice movements. There is no more time for nonsense." -- WinforAnimals.orgIn this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor Jonathan Dickstein, PhD interviews Mercer University professor Vasile Stanescu, PhD about his research and work on effective animal liberation and his new online course for Arihanta Institute's Vegan Studies Initiative: "Debunking the Myth of Sustainable & Humane Animal Agriculture."EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSPath to Veganism: Dr. Stanescu shares...
2024-07-1949 min
Hope for the AnimalsNurturing Resilient Animal Advocates with Kimberley CarrollWhen Kimbery Carroll was first becoming an animal activist, she asked herself “Who is caring for the caretakers?” She has since dedicated herself to helping build resilient, mentally and emotionally healthy advocates. Kimberly is a coach for changemakers, campaigns strategist with Animal Justice, director of Animal Justice Academy, and a director with the Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank. With over 14 years as a coach and almost 20 years as an activist, Kimberly works with mission-driven leaders, social entrepreneurs, and other activists on high-performance habits and strategies to make them unstoppable. She’s helped empower thousands of activists and counseled those i...
2024-07-011h 00
Hope for the AnimalsGreenwashing Animal Agriculture with Vasile Stanescu, PhDDo you want to know the truth about grass-fed beef? Regenerative grazing? Free-range eggs? This episode is jam packed with the jaw-dropping reality of greenwashing. Vasile Stanescu is an Associate Professor and Chair of Communication at Mercer University. He received his Ph.D. in the program of Modern Thought and Literature (MTL) at Stanford University. Vasile’s research focuses on greenwashing in animal agribusiness, critiques of humane meat, in vitro meat, and consumerist options for social change. He is the author of numerous publications on the study of animals and the environment including in the Journal of Am...
2024-02-151h 05
Science is GrayIs Lab-grown Meat REALLY a Sustainable and Ethical Food Solution? W/Vasile StanescuDo you have questions about lab-grown meat? Wondering if it's really as sustainable and great for animals as great as many proponents claim? Will it solve the ethical and environmental problems with our current food system and factory farming? Today Dr. Vasile Stanescu joins me to take a holistic deep dive into the benefits and downside of lab-grown meat (AKA in vitro meat, cell-based meat, cultured meat, or clean meat) and who this novel technology will really benefit! We cover: - what lab meat is/how its made- what proponents cl...
2021-09-0653 minScience is GrayIs Lab-grown Meat REALLY a Sustainable and Ethical Food Solution? W/Vasile StanescuDo you have questions about lab-grown meat? Wondering if it's really as sustainable and great for animals as great as many proponents claim? Will it solve the ethical and environmental problems with our current food system and factory farming? Today Dr. Vasile Stanescu joins me to take a holistic deep dive into the benefits and downside of lab-grown meat (AKA in vitro meat, cell-based meat, cultured meat, or clean meat) and who this novel technology will really benefit! We cover: - what lab meat is/how its made- what proponents claim this mi...
2021-09-0653 min
Knowing AnimalsEpisode 171: White Power Milk with Vasile StanescuOn this episode of Knowing Animals, we speak to Dr Vasile Stanescu. Vasile is an associate professor of Communication Studies at Mercer University in the United States. Lots of listeners will know him for his work in critical animal studies: he co-edits the Critical Animal Studies book series published by Brill, he’s a former co-editor of the Journal for Critical Animal Studies, and a co-founder of the North American Association for Critical Animal Studies. Today, we’re going to talk about his paper “‘White Power Milk’: Milk, Dietary Racism, and the ‘Alt-Right’”, which was published in 2018 in Animal Studies Journal...
2021-07-2628 min
Emanuel Pope si invitatii...Ep.94. Poezii recitate de Laura Manuela Marin1. Ninge din Shakespeare, autor Adrian Paunescu
2. Sonetul CLXXXIII, autor Vasile Voiculescu
3. Cantec, autor Nichita Stanescu
4. Coloana Infinitului, autor Marin Morar
5. Emotie de toamna, autor Nichita Stanescu
6. In loc de prefata, autor Ion Minulescu
2021-04-2910 min
Emanuel Pope si invitatii...Ep.94. Poezii recitate de Laura Manuela Marin1. Ninge din Shakespeare, autor Adrian Paunescu 2. Sonetul CLXXXIII, autor Vasile Voiculescu 3. Cantec, autor Nichita Stanescu 4. Coloana Infinitului, autor Marin Morar 5. Emotie de toamna, autor Nichita Stanescu 6. In loc de prefata, autor Ion Minulescu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/emanuel-pope/message
2021-04-2910 min
Plant Powered RadioVasile Stanescu: Animals and the 6th Great ExtinctionDr. Vasile Stanescu is an assistant professor of Communication Studies at Mercer University. He co-edited the Critical Animal Studies book series, co-founded the North American Association for Critical Animal Studies (NAACAS), and is the the former co-editor of the Journal for Critical Animal Studies, and former co-organizer of the Stanford Environmental Humanities Project. Dr. Stanescu has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications on the critical study of animals and the environment. https://mercer.academia.edu/VasileStanescu****************************** Plant Powered Radio broadcasts Tuesdays 11 am - noon PT at http://cfuv.ca Podcasts: PocketCasts, Breaker, Spotify, Radio...
2021-01-3148 min
Plant Powered RadioVasile Stanescu: Animals and the 6th Great ExtinctionDr. Vasile Stanescu is an assistant professor of Communication Studies at Mercer University. He co-edited the Critical Animal Studies book series, co-founded the North American Association for Critical Animal Studies (NAACAS), and is the the former co-editor of the Journal for Critical Animal Studies, and former co-organizer of the Stanford Environmental Humanities Project. Dr. Stanescu has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications on the critical study of animals and the environment. https://mercer.academia.edu/VasileStanescu****************************** Plant Powered Radio broadcasts Tuesdays 11 am - noon PT at http://cfuv.ca Podca...
2021-01-3148 min