Best Animalwelfare Podcasts (2024)

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Meet Mattson Co's New AI Agent and Change-Maker in Food Innovation with Steve Gundrum 56:52

3h ago56:52

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Meet Leo from Mattson: Innovation for the Food & Beverage Industry's new AI Agent and Change-maker in Food Innovation. Chief AI Officer Steve Gundrum joins me to take LEO out for a spin and show us the future of food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more infor…

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Ep. 338: PETA Reads--"Meet the Neighbors," on appreciating the animals around you 42:33

2d ago42:33

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"Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More Than Human World" explores what happens when you consider animals as thinking as well as feeling beings. Are they intelligent? Self-aware? Are they persons? Author Brandon Keim talks with Emil Guillermo about the consequences in our lives when we see the animals as sharing our world. For more on …

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Signs of Life with Sarah Cox 31:08

2h ago31:08

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More than 5,000 wild species are at risk of extinction in Canada right now – it’s an overwhelming, staggering number, and it begs the question: what are we doing about it? Environmental journalist Sarah Cox explores this question with hope and curiosity in her new book, Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction. Featuring intervi…

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S3 Ep 15 - Hay Inc. 15:24

7h ago15:24

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If you cast your eyes around many Australian properties and stations – something seems to be increasingly missing. Young people. The role of Jackaroo or Jillaroo was often a coming-of-age opportunity for the next generation of farmers. Determined to bring them back, is a group of bushies in the NSW Riverina. Those former jackaroos have since forged…

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Ep. 337: PETA: The Five Things You Need To Know About Xenotransplantation 27:48

1h ago27:48

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A woman has died after being given a pig kidney that extended her life by just 47 days. What you need to know about the cruelty of xenotransplantation. See more at PETA.org The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they ha…

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Elysabeth Alfano and Brittany Damico Recap US SIF 2024 25:35

2d ago25:35

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CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano is joined by Brittany Damico of O-Six Impact Partners to recap their time at the US SIF conference 2024 in Chicago. The former Florida congressman mentioned in the podcast was Carlos Curbelo. The article Brittany referred to is: https://www.morningstar.com/financial-advisors/reddit-posts-show-investor…

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Ep336: PETA-Germany Still Saving Animals' Lives in Ukraine 35:52

12d ago35:52

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Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, PETA's effort to save animals there has never stopped. We reprise this episode, in which PETA Germany's Sylvie Bunz describes the coordinated effort to save thousands of animals' lives, in this conversation with Emil Guillermo. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization…

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Tales of the Urban Wild with Dr. Tiffany Yap and Meital Smith 36:40

5d ago36:40

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What’s the world like for a Puma in California? What would they encounter, and what would they make of the humans acting strangely in the landscape? Scientist Dr. Tiffany Yap and artist Meital Smith put together what they think that may look like in the incredible Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey, now available from Reverberation Books. Dr…

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S3 Ep 14 - Grounded Farm Wife 22:11

14d ago22:11

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For someone who is a first-generation dairy farmer – my guest today has accomplished a lot in a short space of time. She’s a director on the GippsDairy Board, sits on the Victorian Young Farmers Advisory Council and has a high community involvement dedicated to finding pathways for young women in the industry. Perhaps surprising given a school care…

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Ep. 335: No Bull, PETA Pushes Mechanical Elephants to Save Abuse At Temples 28:53

10d ago28:53

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If you can have mechanical bulls in honky-tonks, why not mechanical elephants in Indian temples? PETA is saving abused elephants by convincing the temples to trade in their sensitive real elephant for a mechanical one. Poorvah Joshipura, director, PETA India tells Emil Guillermo how it works. See the life-sized mechanical elephant here. The PETA Po…

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Bears in our Backyards with Paul Johnson 1:03:33

12d ago1:03:33

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Black bears in British Columbia face an impossible reality: find new places to live, without being near people, while we continue to remove habitat and ecological connectivity from the landscape. It’s a struggle that journalist and documentarian Paul Johnson wanted to profile – in hopes of making a change. Bears in our Backyards: The Struggle to Su…

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What Are the Bright Lights in Sustainable Food? Lisa Keefe of Alt Meat Magazine. 29:19

17d ago29:19

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Lisa Keefe, Editor in Chief at Alt-Meat joins Elysabeth Alfano at the Future Food Tech conference in Chicago where they discuss what Lisa is seeing in the alternative protein market and her predictions for the plant-based sector. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. Fo…

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Ep. 334: In "Breaking The Chain," PETA Urges To Bring Dogs Inside. 51:35

17d ago51:35

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"Breaking The Chain," a documentary executive produced by Anjelica Huston, shows PETA's Community Animal Project in action, saving animals in the Norfolk, Virginia, area. But chief among their concern is the number of chained dogs in the area. Many are abused, malnourished, and tethered mercilessly to a chain in all weather, from hot summers to col…

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Nakoda's Story with John E. Marriott 26:20

19d ago26:20

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Nakoda was a grizzly bear who lived in Yoho National Park. She was a well-known bear, having been tracked by Parks Canada as Bear 178, and popular with photographers and tourists who caught a glimpse of her famous blonde-white fur. Tragically, on the evening of June 6, 2024, Nakoda was struck by a vehicle on the Trans-Canada highway near the park, …

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S3 Ep 13 - SwarmFarm Robotics 28:29

1M ago28:29

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In a world driven by artificial intelligence and autonomous machines – the agriculture industry is changing dramatically. But with more technology, does life become more complicated? One farming couple is striving to create better and simpler practices with farm-bots. They used their own farm in Central Queensland as the testing ground and now – th…

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Bezos Earth Fund Recipient: North Carolina State University's William Aimutis and Rohan Shirwaiker 54:45

23d ago54:45

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Rohan Shirwaiker and Bill Aimutis, Co-Directors of the Bezos Earth Fund Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins at North Carolina State University share the news about the new $30M grant for the center and its true and fast/slow approach to partnership, marrying food and science and addressing problems like food insecurity, planetary health and human…

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Ep. 333: The Politics of Cruelty-free Sunscreen: PETA's Jeffrey Brown talks to Emil Guillermo about a real threat to thousands of animals. 29:30

24d ago29:30

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Your sunscreen may be cruelty-free now, but for how long? The FDA may require more tests on a product deemed safe for years. Why the sudden change? Jeffrey Brown, science advisor to PETA/UK, talks to Emil Guillermo about the FDA's cryptic communications that threaten tens of thousands of animal lives. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest anim…

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Can We Impact Energy Consumption with Food Systems Shift? With Rob Du Boff and Rob Barnett 52:17

1M ago52:17

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Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss the overlap of energy use and food systems and how shifting one can shift another. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@el…

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Ep. 332: Wegovy and Ozempic? Dr. Neal Barnard tells Emil Guillermo the "Power Foods Diet," is Cheaper, Safer 42:35

1M ago42:35

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Ozempic? Wegovy? Why not try Power Foods? It's cheaper, safer, and works. Dr. Neal Barnard talks about his new book with Emil Guillermo on how you can let the foods you eat do the heavy lifting in your weight loss fight. It's all in "The Power Foods Diet," now available wherever books are sold. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal righ…

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Beyond Animal Control with Jennifer Toussaint 47:42

1M ago47:42

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Mustachioed dog-nappers chasing animated pooches around the city may be what’s in some of our heads when it comes to animal control, but the important front-line officers in our communities go well beyond that trope. In Arlington, Virginia, the community knows they can rely on the Animal Welfare League of Arlington to help, whether it’s support for…

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S3 Ep 12 - World Potato Congress 29:26

2M ago29:26

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You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t love a spud! Baked, mashed, jacket, wedge, or hash brown – they’re all good. In fact, 85% percent of us have potatoes in the home pantry. But perhaps more unexpectedly, the huge industry behind this vegetable warrants a World Potato Congress. And this year’s is happening in our own backyard in Adelai…

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Will Precision Fermentation Shift the Global Food Supply System? With Maria Cho of Triplebar 57:23

1M ago57:23

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CEO Maria Cho of Triplebar joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour. We discuss the protein supply chain benefits provided by precision fermentation and when scaling will take place. If this topic sounds down in the weeds, you need to tune in to learn about the shifting building blocks of the global food supply system! Subscribe! For plant-based me…

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Ep. 331: WIll Racing Avoid Horse Deaths in Third Leg of Triple Crown? 31:27

2M ago31:27

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The question is whether horse racing can avoid horse injuries and death on the day of the Belmont, the third leg of the Triple Crown--especially after a deadly year in 2023. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP, is the one in charge of the Equine Matters Department. She talks about why racing is cruel and often fatal. For more go to PETA.org. The PETA Podca…

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California's Room to Roam Act with Dr. Tiffany Yap 44:10

1M ago44:10

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Room to roam for wildlife is essential to their health, particularly as they face increasing pressures related to development and the climate crisis. But many communities aren’t planned with wildlife in mind – or ecological connectivity between neighbourhoods and boundaries. The California state assembly has passed the Room to Roam Act, which compe…

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Ep.330: Birds Should be Free, Not Domesticated Nor Caged; Emil Guillermo with VP Christina Matthies. 44:35

1M ago44:35

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In this reprised episode, PETA VP Christina Matthies talks to Emil Guillermo about birds, especially domesticated ones. Most human companions aren't as knowledgeable about birds. It means the situation devolves to the point a bird rescue is needed. How best to avoid a bird rescue? Don't turn to birds to be your companion animals. Let the birds be b…

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Perceptions of Urban Coyotes in Ontario with Nicole Murphy + Dr. Stephanie Rutherford 41:10

2M ago41:10

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Traditional media has long portrayed coyotes in a negative light – and you don’t have to take my word for it. Nicole Murphy, a student at Peterborough’s Trent University took on the issue of how coyotes are perceived by undertaking a three-part project: she ran an analysis of media reporting on coyotes across the Greater Toronto Area, surveyed staf…

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S3 Ep 11 - Gilgooma 19:43

2M ago19:43

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A father-daughter duo is embarking on a bold venture to offer curious visitors, a front row seat to a day in the life of a traditional farmer. From lamb-marking to planting winter crops, and even fencing – whatever is on the agenda is an open book. Gilgooma located near Coonamble in north-west NSW is an 11,500-acre working property and now a farm-s…

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Ep: 329: On Graduation Week, PETA Urges End To Cruel Animal Experiments by Harvard Researcher. Emil Guillermo talks with PETA's Katherine Roe. 38:50

2M ago38:50

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Dr. Margaret Livingstone at Harvard Medical has continued with cruel experiments on monkeys that have no useful scientific purpose. They include maternal deprivation experiments where baby monkeys are taken from their mothers, have their eyes sewn- shut, then observed for abnormalities. Science or torture? In this reprised episode, PETA neuroscient…

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Why are Institutional and Philanthropic Investors Focusing on Food? With Caitlin MacLean and Holly Freishtat of The Milken Institute 53:32

2M ago53:32

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Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, Caitlin MacLean and Senior Director at Feeding Change, Holly Freishtat join Elysabeth on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional and philanthropic investors are focusing on food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaki…

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Ep. 328:Emil Guillermo talks to "Rat Trap" author in Expose of Animal Testing 37:03

2M ago37:03

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Host Emil Guillermo speaks to Dr. Pandora Pound about her book "Rat Trap," which exposes the bad science that researchers use to justify useless animal experimentation. Get the book on Amazon. See more about PETA's Research Modernization Deal on PETA.org. Get "Rat Trap" from Safermedicines.org Get the podcast on YouTube@emilamok1 The PETA Podcast P…

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Climate Grief with Dr. Shawna Weaver 1:00:15

2M ago1:00:15

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Some days are hard. The world feels like it’s falling apart, forests are burning, ecosystems are breaking down, and hope can be a long, long way away. But you’re not alone in this feeling – and there are ways to manage and cope that not only support you but can make for a healthier community and planet. Climate Grief, From Coping to Resilience and …

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S3 Ep 10 - Leading the Way 32:44

3M ago32:44

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Being a farmer often means being your own boss. It can involve long days spent alone. Given that, it’s very easy to stay in your own lane. Jamie Pepper’s ‘lane’ is sheep and cattle farming in Victoria. But he’s stepped outside his comfort zone in many ways. He’s a leader in the industry, with a place on the National Farmers Federation Young Farmers…

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