Think Like a Vegan

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It’s May Day and episode 34 of @thinklikeavegan is live. I’m joined by brothers Vasile @professional.vegan and James Stănescu to deconstruct the common yet charged concept of “invasive species.” Moving beyond a simplified view of nature, we explore how the rhetoric of “invasion ecology” creates a violent foundation justifying perpetual war against certain animals. Drawing from their contributions to the critical book, The Ethics and Rhetoric of Invasion Ecology, James and Vasile unpack the real-world consequences of this ideology. Vasile illustrates the cyclical failure of “management,” where killing one species leads to an explosion in another, forcing us to ask: why must nature be violated in order to protect it? James, one of the book’s editors, examines the militarised language and apocalyptic tone used to describe non-native species, which in turn dictates a response of total eradication—a hyperbolic reaction to hyperbolic communication. This episode challenges the sanitised ideal of a pristine wilderness and delves into the ethical costs of this worldview for both human and non-human animals. Tune in for a deep dive into the intersection of language, ecology, and animal liberation. 👉 Listen wherever you stream podcasts and on YouTube. Buy the book Think Like a Vegan from your favourite bookseller, listen on audiobook or ask your library to carry it Music: @mossieur_veganburger Graphics: @kippysnacks Production: @bloodyvegansproductions TLAV is part of the @iroar_network of animal-related podcasts

Ep 31 of @thinklikeavegan podcast is compelling. When disaster strikes – a flood, wildfire, massive quake – most of the headlines understandably focus on the human toll. But what happens to the animals? They are the silent, often invisible victims, and their suffering is deeply intertwined with our own. The bonds between people and their animals and the wildlife sharing our ecosystems mean that when animals suffer, human communities suffer too. So, how do we break this cycle? How can we provide help and assistance to both people and animals, and work towards preventing these catastrophes, especially those supercharged by climate change? I speak with @altamushsaeed , a dedicated professional working tirelessly on the front lines in Pakistan to do just that. He shares powerful and innovative approaches to building resilient communities protecting all their members irrespective of species. Join us for a conversation going beyond the headlines to reveal a more compassionate and effective model for disaster response, one which includes the well-being of people and the planet’s creatures as one, unified path toward a safer, healthier future for all. 👉 Listen wherever you stream podcasts and on YouTube Music: @mossieur_veganburger Graphics: @kippysnacks Production: @bloodyvegansproductions TLAV is part of the @iroar_network of animal-related podcasts

Brooklyn! You can check out the hardcopy, ebook and audiobook of @thinklikeavegan at the @brooklynpubliclibrary . Just go to their website and search for it. If you’d like your library to carry TLAV, request it. It’s already available in over 60 libraries worldwide. Published by @wiltonsquarebooks

I’m so grateful to receive messages like this. It’s satisfying and it’s moving too. It’s a recognition of one’s work and, more importantly, of the book’s central message of justice and fairness we owe our fellow beings. Thank you @actualananya for reading @thinklikeavegan and writing to me. And thank you for all the remarkable work you do for the animals. Think Like a Vegan is published by @wiltonsquarebooks and it’s available worldwide, wherever you buy books and on audiobook. There’s a podcast too - same title. It’s in its fourth season with a new episode each month.

🦌 Pigeons are “pests.” Elephants are “nuisances.” Deer are “overpopulated.” What if the problem isn’t them, but the story we tell about them? Episode 32 of @thinklikeavegan is live with the brilliant @claudiahirtenfelder , host of @theanimalturn podcast and a geographer who maps the relationships between humans and other animals. We dive deep into her powerful concept of “problematisation”: the system where animals are first labeled as a problem in our laws and conversations, and then managed or removed because of it. This lens flips the script on everything from backyard squirrels 🐿️ to ancestral elephants 🐘, showing how this framing shapes their lives (and ours). Ready to see the world and every creature in it differently? And watch @justwondering.io ’s Straying Home: A film essay with urban animals to see what Claudia’s research looks like in real life 👉 Listen wherever you stream podcasts Music: @mossieur_veganburger Graphics: @kippysnacks Production: @bloodyvegansproductions TLAV is part of the @iroar_network of animal-related podcasts

Check this out on YouTube. I had a great time talking with likeminded @jayseecosta on his Latest episode of the series “Walking with Vegans to Get Tea” posted on @vegan.f.t.a YouTube channel. We talk about my book this @thinklikeavegan (@wiltonsquarebooks ), vegan ethics and rewilding

That first time you told a child, “Because I said so.” ✋ Where does that instinct for control really come from? Ep 31 of @thinklikeavegan podcast is live. It’s powerful, thought provoking and might strike a nerve. Activist and scholar Amanda Williams dismantles the idea of adult supremacy, the unseen hierarchy shaping our first lessons in power. We talk about:
🔸 How controlling children is a foundational training for other forms of oppression.
🔸 Connecting these dots to the fight for animal, earth, and total liberation.
🔸 How to turn this awareness into real, tangible action for a more compassionate world. This conversation reframes parenting, teaching, and everyday interactions as sites of profound social change. Ready to question a “norm” you’ve lived with your whole life? 👉 Listen wherever you stream podcasts Music: @mossieur_veganburger Graphics: @kippysnacks Production: @bloodyvegansproductions TLAV is part of the @iroar_network of animal-related podcasts

𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Arihanta Institute is pleased to announce a new season of 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐕𝐢𝐕𝐒)—our public speaker series bringing justice-oriented scholarship into conversation with animal liberation, environmental justice, and social change. Running 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲–𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, ViVS centers Vegan Studies as an interdisciplinary field examining how power, violence, care, and nonviolence shape human–animal relations. All talks are 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜, and include live Q&A. We open the season on 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟗 (𝟒–𝟔 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓) with “𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘶𝘮𝘬𝘪 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘮” featuring 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧, Associate Professor at 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲. This opening talk interrogates how state-led conservation can reproduce harm in the name of protection—and asks what justice and nonviolence demand amid ecological crisis. Swipe through the carousel for the full 2026 lineup, and 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 to kick off a year of critical, movement-relevant conversations. voices.arihantainstitute.org

Here’s a clip from my talk on “sausage socialists” and veganism and the left, I delivered at @internationalarconference in September 2025. The full video is on IARC’s YouTube channel and I’ll post a link in bio and stories. And if you’re interested in the paper it’s based on, it was published in the Animal Studies Journal just the other day (link in bio).

Ever wonder what animal activism really looks like from the inside? 🍁 My new episode is live! 🎙️ Ep 30 of @thinklikeavegan features researcher Dr. Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran @csmaccath , who spent time deep within vegan and animal rights communities in St. John’s and Toronto in Canada. Instead of just observing, she documented their real stories and beliefs, exploring how veganism is a form of quiet resistance and how activism is a powerful performance. We talk about:
🐮 How media and academia often get these movements wrong
🔊 Why insider perspectives are so important
✊ What it means to challenge “speciesism” as just “common sense”
🎤 And what justice actually sounds like when the marginalised speak up From theory to protest, this chat is a fresh take on standing up for exploited animals 👉 Listen wherever you stream podcasts Music: @mossieur_veganburger Graphics: @kippysnacks Production: @bloodyvegansproductions TLAV is part of the @iroar_network of animal-related podcasts

🌱✊ New Paper Alert: “Bridging Vegan Ethics & Marxist Theory in the Anthropocene” published in the Animal Studies Journal Why has the Left often sidelined veganism, even as we face climate collapse? My latest paper critically examines the marginalisation of veganism within progressive political discourse through a Marxist lens. I argue animal agriculture isn’t just an ethical issue. It’s central to capitalism’s exploitation of both labour and nature. Concepts like Marx’s “metabolic rift” reveal how the system severs our relationship with the earth and other animals. Key threads: • The deep parallels between the exploitation of workers and animals under capitalism. • How animal agriculture drives environmental degradation, yet is overlooked in many left critiques. • Why animal liberation is entangled with struggles for environmental justice, labour rights, and anti-capitalism. • A call for an expanded solidarity transcending species boundaries. The Anthropocene demands we rethink leftist frameworks. Veganism isn’t a side issue. It’s a vital building block for a just, sustainable, and equitable world. This work was first presented at the “Marx in the Anthropocene” conference (Iuav University of Venice, March 2025). Link in bio to read the full paper