Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast
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!
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Hey Pickles!
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This week, we are releasing a replay of Ep 165 as we are in the midst of planning a celebration of life for Christine's Brother in Law.
It's a great episode & we hope you enjoy it.
Thank you all so very much for the love & support as we navigate this difficult time.
Much love,
Sam & Christine
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This week’s Y Files is unbelievable. A Tik Tok creator shares a recipe video that we can only describe as animal abuse.
In our Noteworthy segment, good news out of Switzerland. They’re mandating cruelty labels on animal products! What??
And, in Our Main Topic, we’re answering the question, “Why do people mock vegans?”. The ...
Hey Pickles!
We're back. Thank you all so much for allowing us the time to spend with our family after we lost Christine's Brother in Law, Rudy last week. We also want to thank all of you that reached out with messages of condolence. It really meant a lot to us.
This week in our The Why Files segment, we tell you about an eerie and oh so unethical research project that is turning dead spiders into robots. They...
Hey Pickles!
We hope you're safe & well.
This week, we introduce a new segment, The Why Files, where we share some weird & wild news in the vegan space. This week, we discuss a prominent vegan advocate that is no longer vegan. His reason? Marshmallows. That's right, marshmallows.
In our Noteworthy segment, we look at the state of the vegan food market. Has the bubble burst?
And, our Main Topic this week...
Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well!
This week, in our Noteworthy Segment, we share some great vegan recipe sites. There are a ton of wonderful vegan food blogs out there, and we'll tell you about a few of them!
Here are links to the vegan blogs that we talk about:
Hey Pickles!
We really hope this episode finds you well.
This week, we tell you about a new Buffalo NY vegan spot that we visited. Sevens Vegan Cafe & Bakery provided a fantastic lunch experience, and we'll give you all the delicious details!
In our Noteworthy segment, we debunk some recent headlines that have been reporting that vegans cannot build muscle due to not ingesting animal protein.
We'll share a ...
Hey Pickles!
Welcome to another episode of the show!
This week, in our "what we've been up to" segment, Sam had a little rant about banned words. It's an important conversation, and we want you to use the banned words, and use them often.
Here's a link to what's being banned: https://pen.org/banned-words-list/
We have a recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Terry Hope Romero's b...
Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing well.
In this week's Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about a new vegan social app called Connect For Animals. You can get it for free on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
You can watch the Unchained TV interview with the creators of the app here: https://www.youtube.com/live/s12mw5x4XoM?si=Ve5c9ez-i5C28gXV
Our Main Topic is a rousing game of Vegan Would You Rathe...
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We hope this finds you well.
This week in our Main Topic, we're taking a look at some legislation that is basically the EATS act in sheep's clothing. The Food Security & Farmer Protection Act ,(S.1326) is a bill that has all the same language as the EATS Act and will be terribly detrimental to the welfare of animals and the environment.
Please contact your elected officials and insist that they...
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We have a great new episode for you!
This week in our Noteworthy segment, we're taking a look at some of the policies that Secretary of Health & Human Services, RFK Jr is pushing in his "Make America Healthier Again" campaign.
Are his proposals based in reality? On the surface, he seems to have some good ideas, but when you dig into them, they are mostly unattainable, and in some cases, ou...
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We hope this finds you well.
This week we once again sing the praises of Juicy Marbles vegan steak!
In our Noteworthy segment we share some mistakes often made by new vegans, and we offer some solutions with the help of Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life.
Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/hXsaQhVtHRM?si=uJJtk77arX1iOaYz
Our Main Topic is farm bailouts. In the first Trump term, billions of our tax...
Hey Pickles!
We have a brand new episode for you!
This week, in our Noteworthy segment, we're discussing the cost of vegan groceries around the US. Have your groceries been costing you more?
Our Main Topic this week takes a hard look at how Avian Influenza and the spread in if it in confined animal farming are on the way to becoming a recipe for the next global pandemic. Why aren't our governments admitting the...
Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing fantastically!
This week is a pretty feel good episode, and boy, do we need it.
In our Noteworthy segment, we share the awesome news that Ed Winter's passion project, Unity Diner has reopened for business! After some negotiations with their land lords and some new found funding, they're back!
And, in our Main Topic, we're announcing the 2025 VegNews Veggie Award Winner...
Hey Pickles!
We hope this finds you well.
This week, in our Main Topic, we take a look at how Mexico is adding animal welfare laws to their national constitution. There have been many recent animal welfare wins in Mexico and we're happy to report that they're leading the way in protecting animals, including farmed animals.
Our Noteworthy segment is a response to an amazing statement released by the National Da...
Hey Pickles!
We hope you're doing ok and taking impeccable care of yourself.
This week's episode is jam packed, so grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot and have a listen!
In our Main Topic, we're talking about why vegans don't support zoos, and why everyone should reconsider a trip to any zoo. We'll go over a pros & cons list about zoos, tell you which US zoos are failing animals m...
Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week in our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about some financial problems happening at Meati Foods. The relatively new vegan meat producer recently lost one of their largest supporters, and it could spell trouble for their operations, and the 150 employees that work at their Colorado plant.
Our Main Topic this week is a ride on the crazy train that is Vegan Reddit a...
Hey Pickles!
Due to a work conflict, we need to release a replay this week.
We're taking you with us to explore vegan New York City!
It's a fun episode, so enjoy the ride!
Thanks for listening & we'll be back next week with a brand new episode!
Love, Sam & Christine
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're taking impeccable care of yourself.
This week's show should be titled " Dad Jokes & Death Cults".
In our Noteworthy segment, we have some much needed laughs with some particularly bad vegan dad jokes.
Our Main Topic takes a look at what news outlets are calling a vegan death cult.
The Zizian cult is responsible for many murders across the US, and are using their veganism...
Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well & taking good care of yourself. It's an impossibly crazy time in our world.
We hope that we can provide some useful information to help you navigate the hellscape that is the Trump administration.
In our Main Topic this week, we developed a comprehensive guide to peaceful protesting. We want to make sure that you're being safe out there & that you know your rights.
Hey Pickles,
We're back with another episode! We hope you're doing well.
This week's Main Topic takes a hard look at how Trump's policies are affecting farmers, and our food system.
Our Noteworthy segment contains a call to action to close down New Jersey based Seaquest Aquarium.
Contact David Kologinsky and let him know that you want Seaquest's permits revoked immediately:
David Kologinsky
732-8...
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