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Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation
Join hosts Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan for intimate conversations with leading vegan activists, animal rights advocates, and changemakers transforming our world. Each week, Our Hen House brings you inspiring stories from the frontlines of animal liberation, practical activism strategies, and...
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The Hen Report: “I’m Infiltrating the Space” | Animal Rights and Anti-Fascism
In this thought-provoking episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan welcome Harvard Law student Akber Khan to discuss the complex...
Backyard Chicken Hypocrisy: From Fancy Hens to the ‘Agency’ to Kill | Rising Anxieties
This episode of Rising Anxieties dissects a New York Review of Books article that acknowledges factory farm horrors while stopping short of the obviou...
Exposing Aquaculture’s Cruelty with Laura Lee Cascada
This episode explores the hidden realities of fish farming with Laura Lee Cascada, founder of the Aquaculture Accountability Project. Despite being ma...
The Hen Report: “There Are A Lot of Parallels” | Fascism, Animal Rights, and Finding Hope in Uncertain Times
In this candid episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann explore the striking parallels between fascism and animal exploitation while navigating o...
Industry Panics: New Diseases, Labor Exploitation, and Cattle Market Collapse | Rising Anxieties
The animal agriculture industry’s nightmares are our fuel this week as Mariann dives into the poultry sector’s desperate scramble to combat the myster...
Animals and the Right to Politics with Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka
In this thought-provoking interview, Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka return to Our Hen House to discuss their groundbreaking new book Animals and the...
The Hen Report: “Chalk That Up As A Success” | Navigating Veganism’s Evolution in Mainstream Culture
In this lively episode of The Hen Report, hosts Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan navigate the evolving landscape of animal advocacy with their signa...
The Controversial New Food Pyramid with Michael Dorf | Rising Anxieties
In this entertaining episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan and legal expert Michael Dorf dive headfirst into the bizarre world of RFK Jr.’s co...
Faith, Justice, and Animal Liberation with Wayne Hsiung
In this profound conversation with animal rights lawyer Wayne Hsiung, we explore the reasons for his journey into seminary studies, his wife Rose Patt...
The Hen Report: “Strange Bedfellows” | Navigating Alliances in Animal Rights Advocacy
In this thought-provoking episode of The Hen Report, Mariann Sullivan is joined by Cornell Law professor and animal advocate Michael Dorf to explore t...
The Meat Industry’s Panic Button: Veganism Isn’t Dead After All | Rising Anxieties
In this episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan dives into the meat industry’s desperate attempts to declare veganism “dead” while simultaneousl...
Building a Coalition Against Factory Farming with Matthew Dominguez
In this thought-provoking conversation, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Matthew Dominguez, US Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming, about cr...
The Hen Report: “Is It Doing Anything?” | Animal Advocacy in Media, Literature, and Tech
In this festive episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann weave through holiday greetings, literary achievements, and thought-provoking discussion...
Uncovering the Truth Behind Lab Dogs with Author Melanie Kaplan
In this eye-opening interview, journalist Melanie Kaplan takes us behind the closed doors of animal research facilities through the lens of her powerf...
The Hen Report: “Just Be That Vegan” | Holiday Reflections and Animal Rights Updates
In this heartwarming holiday edition of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann blend seasonal cheer with serious animal advocacy updates. The hosts naviga...
Animal Ag’s Panic Over Plant-Based Diets | Rising Anxieties
In this eye-opening episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan dissects the agricultural industry’s transparent anxiety about the growing popularit...
Animal Writes: Crafting Authentic Animal Narratives with John Yunker and Midge Raymond
This episode explores how writers can authentically represent animals in literature with authors and publishers John Yunker and Midge Raymond, who dis...
The Hen Report: “ Let’s Be Even Louder Than Before” | Animal Rights Media, Fur Ban Victory, Vegan Activism
This episode explores the changing landscape for animals as major media companies and the fashion industry take a stand against fur, while activists c...
Industry Paranoia and Wolf Wars | Rising Anxieties
In this week’s edition of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan dives into the animal agriculture industry’s latest nightmares—which, unsurprisingly, inc...
Plant-Based Policy Initiatives with Animal Policy Alliance
This episode continues our special series featuring the Animal Policy Alliance, showcasing how policy advocates are creating institutional change for...
The Hen Report: “Constantly Center the Animals” | Vegan Media, Animal Liberation in Pop Culture, and Effective Advocacy
In this week’s episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann explore how animal rights themes are increasingly appearing in mainstream media – from th...
Spycops & Farm Propaganda: Exposing Animal Agriculture’s Self-Mythology | Rising Anxieties
This week, Mariann dives headfirst into the murky waters of the UK’s “Spycops Scandal,” where undercover officers infiltrated animal rights groups wit...
The Hen Report: “We Have You and You Have Us” | Thanksgiving Thoughts on Advocacy, Literature & Vegan Proteins
This Thanksgiving episode of The Hen Report serves up a hearty helping of gratitude alongside meaningful animal advocacy discussions. Jasmin and Maria...
Sanctuary: A Radio Play – Our Annual Thanksgiving Tradition Returns!
This Thanksgiving, Our Hen House proudly presents our beloved holiday tradition: “Sanctuary: A Radio Play.” First performed in 2017 at New York City’...
From Pardoning Turkeys to Pushing Milk: What’s Making Big Ag Nervous? | Rising Anxieties
In this irreverent episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan unpacks the latest worries keeping animal agriculture executives up at night—from avi...
The Vegan Persuasion Problem: What Actually Works to End Animal Consumption?
In this thought-provoking episode, Jasmin and Mariann sit down with Seth Green from Stanford’s Humane and Sustainable Food Lab and Benny Smith from Al...
The Hen Report: “The World Should Be Very Different” | Animal Rights, Ethical Awakenings, and Wildlife Crossings
In this episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann reflect on the peculiar psychology behind our collective blind spots to animal suffering, inspir...
Meat Industry Cannibalism: When Turkey and Beef Producers Go to War | Rising Anxieties
In this awkwardly revealing Thanksgiving episode, Mariann dives into the meat industry’s internal civil war as beef enthusiasts attempt a coup against...
Feminism and Veganism: The Story of Bloodroot
Filmmakers Annie Laurie Medonis and Tracy Nichole Cring discuss their documentary A Culinary Uprising, which chronicles Bloodroot, one of the last rem...
The Hen Report: “Both Vegan and Funny” | Comedy and Animal Advocacy with Myq Kaplan
In this delightful episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann welcome back vegan comedian Myq Kaplan for a conversation that seamlessly weaves humo...
Ostrich Executions & Selective Outrage | Rising Anxieties
In this episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan unpacks the bewildering world of selective animal concern, from the bizarre Canadian ostrich sag...
Fighting Back Against Anti-Farmed Animal Legislation with Animal Policy Alliance
In this compelling episode, Mariann Sullivan speaks with three passionate advocates working to protect farmed animals through legislative action. Bria...
The Hen Report: “That’s Not How The Law Works” | Legal Battles for Animal Rights
In this powerful episode of The Hen Report, Mariann Sullivan and Jasmin Singer speak with Steffen Seitz, a Yale Law School graduate and fellow with th...
Vegan Menu Tantrums and Deadly Dairy ‘Career Changes’ | Rising Anxieties
In this week’s episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan unpacks the absurdity of a Brazilian chef throwing a culinary hissy fit over preparing an...
The Hen Report: “The Status Update Of Your Life” | Monkeys on the Loose, Stolen Surfboards, and Birthday Banter
In this episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin (celebrating her birthday) and Mariann deliver a delightfully chaotic news roundup featuring animals who see...
Animal Ag’s Climate Denial and Bizarre PR Tactics | Rising Anxieties
This week on Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan dives headfirst into the media’s convenient climate amnesia, where apparently animal agriculture’s mas...
Challenging Industrial Animal Agriculture on All Fronts with Jessica Culpepper
In this enlightening conversation, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Jessica Culpepper, Executive Director of FarmSTAND, about their unique approach to dis...
Animal Trusteeship – A Revolutionary Framework for Wildlife Advocacy
In this thought-provoking interview, Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan speak with Liv Baker and Kristin Stewart from PAN Works about their groundbrea...
The Hen Report: “Animal Rights will do that to you.” | Seaquarium Closes, USDA Failures & Cultivated Cat Food
In this week’s episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann balance the melancholy of fall with a lively rundown of animal rights news. Between lingu...
Animal Agriculture Exposes Its Own Cruelty | Rising Anxieties
In this week’s sardonic serving of Rising Anxieties, Mariann dives into the absurdist theater that is animal agriculture PR. From a tone-deaf defense...