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!
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...
Hey Pickles!
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...
Hey Pickles!
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...
Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
This week in our Noteworthy Segment, we want to make sure your pantry is well stocked so that you're set up for vegan success.
Our Main Topic gives you actionable items that you can follow to fight the onslaught of fascism in the US and around the world.
Go to Move on for resources https://front.moveon.org
Find your representatives here https://www.usa.gov/elected-o...
Hey Pickles,
We hope you're hanging in there and taking care of yourself. We're living in a hellscape of unchecked power!!
That said, we hope this episode can bring you some moments of distraction from it all.
This week's Noteworthy segment focuses on the myths that surround the consumption of soy products.
Our Main Topic is The Intersection of Animal Rights & Human Rights. Human rights are certainly ...
Hey PIckles!
We hope you're taking care of yourself. Things are pretty scary in the world right now.
We wanted to give you some reasons to remain hopeful this week.
In our Noteworthy segment, we'll share some vegan companies that are helping victims of the Los Angeles area wildfires by donating both products & money to those in need.
Our Main Topic is "Good News ...
Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well! Happy MLK Day!
This week, we received a message from a follower asking us to get the word out about a beloved member of the Los Angeles vegan community that needs our help. John Hopkins, owner of O Happy Days Vegan Cafe, lost everything in the recent fires. He lost his restaurant, his house, his cars, and all of his belongings, including all of his r...
Hey Pickles!
We're back! Happy New Year to you!
Exciting news! We've been nominated for Best Vegan Podcast in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards!
Vote for us here: https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey
This week, Sam tells us all about her recent London excursion. She found lots of amazing vegan food, and saw a ton of incredible theater.
In our Main Topic, we tak...
Hey Pickles!
Happy New Year!
This week, while Sam is in London, we're releasing a replay of Ep 121.
This episode was released shortly after Sam's London trip last year, and includes a ton of discussion about the vegan food in London.
We also talk about ways to be a better vegan in the coming year, and we pose an interesting scenario where George Bailey from It's a W...
Hey Pickles!
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate. We also wish you a happy Hanukah, and a joyous Kwanza!
It's New Year's Eve! Do you celebrate the New Year?
We usually just stay in, make snack foods & play games. This year, Sam is in London with some of her students, so it will be a quiet holiday around the C & C studio.
Anyway, while we're...
Hey Pickles!
Happy holidays! We're taking some time off to spend time with family, but we wanted to release some replays of some of our favorite holiday episodes.
This week, it's a replay of Ep 117, where we share some of our favorite things!
The original episode also includes a recipe for an amazing vegan spinach artichoke dip. The recipe is in the show notes, so go back and copy...
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