The Bearded Vegans

This week we bid a fond farewell to The Bearded Vegans. We'll discuss why we came to this decision, reminisce about the past 6 years, and talk about what's next. […]

We seem to spend so much time talking about the things we don't like, and the things we don't want to see in our idealized world, that we thought it […]

With the mainstream movement placing so much emphasis on learning marketing techniques and social psychology in order to most effectively convert individuals to a plant based diet, we ask if […]

We've got a jam packed episode today. First we talk to Jamila Alfred of the Afro Vegan Society to learn all about the upcoming National Afro-Vegan Conference Virtual Summit.  Then […]

About a year and a half ago, the pandemic was just getting into full swing in the United States and we were just starting to see the seeds of COVID […]

As we've spent the last few weeks talking about some legislative measures that have the aim to greatly hinder the animal agriculture industry, we received an email asking what responsibility […]

This week we continue our discussion about legislative tactics that might help animals. Starting with a brief look at the Plant Based Treaty and then moving on to welfare measures […]

This week we are taking a look at a recent run of various globe-spanning legislative developments relating to legally establishing animal sentience. What do these moves actually mean for animals? […]

This week we bring back a classic interview that is quite possibly our most referenced. Of course, nothing can truly “cancel out” one's personal vegan practice, but a lot of […]

This week we've got a surprise film review of Eating Our Way To Extinction, which releases on Sept 16th. Andy backed this film on Indiegogo back in 2017 and since […]

This week we continue our “Is It Time To Retire ______” series by looking at three slogans/phrases that are often used within the animal rights movement and ask if they […]

It's time to reach into the mailbag and attempt to answer a whole host of listener questions, including: With no sentient life to harm, is Mars the perfect vegan world?  […]

This week we are taking a look at wild animal suffering. It's a complex topic that brings up a lot of questions and mixed feelings. Is it an issue? If […]

With vegans that are hesitant to take the COVID vaccine due to animal testing, we figured this would be a good time to explore our position on taking vaccines (as […]

This week we are looking at a recent development in Berkeley, CA in which the city council passed a resolution that the city will start serving vegan food at public […]

This week we answer three listener questions in our mini-mailbag. Questions include: How do you feel about the statement that “humane meat” is actually worse than factory farmed meat due […]

This week we've got a fun and lengthy deep dive into Meat Me Halfway, the latest effort from the Reducetarian camp to “meet people where they are”. Reducetarians take the […]

While doing our usual rounds searching various news sites as we prepare for the next episode, we came across that caught our attention, but not for immediately obvious reasons. The […]

This week we've got some a little different from our usual fare. We love to talk about process and behind the scenes decisions making, and as we approach our six […]

This week we complete our insect trifecta! We've talked about the general concern of insect sentience, then we've talked about why some people think promoting entomophagy will be more successful […]

This week we have to turn in our Extenuating Life Circumstances card. Instead of a regularly recorded episode, we'll be playing an interview that Andy did on the Hope For […]

This week we are talking about entomophagy – the practice of eating insects. As humanity searches for ways to live more sustainability on this planet, some entrepreneurs are trying to […]

I'll tell you whats up, beardos! The cicadas are back (baby!) and we're gonna talk about those who want to eat them and the general movement to get western consumers […]

It's time for another mailbag, where we answer your listener questions, comments and concerns. Topics this week include: Will we ever join Clubhouse? The Last Pig title mystery solved… maybe. […]

This week we do a deep dive into anti-speciesist language. We'll look at a variety of ways in which our langue potentially shapes a world that devalues animals. Then we'll […]

This week we bring back another classic episode from the vault. Originally airing in May of 2018, this is a continuation of last week's episode, this time we hone in […]

This week we are pulling a classic episode out of the archives, dusting it off, and providing some additional commentary. Back in May of 2018 we recored an episode entitled […]

We recently made a post entitled “Don't Debate Me, Bro!” in which we poke and prod at something we are terming “debate me bro activism”. But you know we are […]

This week we look at the curious case of vegan (or vegan-adjacent) phrases and messaging that are being co-opted by animal exploiters. Starting with an advertisement for plant based menthol […]

This week we wrap up our run of media reviews with a look at The Last Pig. This film, by Emmy award winning director Allison Argo, started making the festival […]

This week we review Gunda, the long awaited film directed by Victor Kossakovsky and executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix. Gunda tells the story of the titular pig, her piglets, some […]

This week we kick off a string of media reviews by taking a deeper look at Save Ralph, a short from produced by Human Society International. Done in the stop motion […]

This week we bring you the next episode in our “Is it time to retire…” series. This time we take a deep dive look at “Why love one, but eat […]

This week we review Seaspiracy, the Netflix original documentary examining the impact of industrial aquatic animal exploitation. Somewhat of a spiritual sequel to Cowspiracy, this film has been making waves […]

This week we are joined by Kimberly Renee Barnes, an amazing activist that gets the work done. Kimberly is a self-taught private chef, on-air personality, and the founder of Might […]

It's mailbag time, where we respond to your questions, comments and concerns, as well as do a little housekeeping. Topics covered include the future of vegfests, how to talk to […]

Nestle recently announced they would be releasing a vegan version of their popular Kit Kat candy bar. It's no secret that Nestle is mustache-twirlingly-evil, with a lengthy history of extra […]

Over the last few months we took a “break” and then had a slew of collab and interview episodes which didn't leave space for us to do our usual follow […]

This week brings the finale of our first ever Sanctuary Series. After exploring the ethics and efficacy of larger sanctuaries and prospect of microsanctuaries, we wanted to provide a starting […]

This week The Bearded Vegans continue their Sanctuary Series by talking to Justin Van Kleeck of Triangle Chicken Advocates and The Microsanctuary Resource Center about the power of microsanctuaries.  For […]

We're finally kicking off the long awaited Sanctuary Series! Over the years, many of our discussions involving the ethical grey areas directly or tangentially related to farm animal sanctuaries have […]

Over the last few weeks, a conversation about whether it is appropriate for animal advocates to use highly loaded terms, specifically “Holocaust” and “slavery” in their activism has reached a […]

This week Paul and Andy bring back another classic episode to help set the table for their upcoming Sanctuary Series. Peaceable Kingdom is one of the films they most often […]

This week we kick off the start of our Sanctuary Series by bringing back a classic episode, our review of 73 Cows. The first film we reviewed from director Alex […]

For many of us, a New Year serves as a time to reflect on where we've been, where we'd like to go, and set intentions for the year ahead. Paul […]

This week The Bearded Vegans dive into a very tricky topic, invasive species. The more Paul and Andy looked into the topic, the more they realized how highly unique every […]

In our final episode of the year, we continue our tradition of reviewing the latest installment in Plant Based News' Vegan 20XX series. Every year PBN puts together a highlight […]

It's time for another mailbag episode, in which we do our best to respond to listener submitted questions, comments, and concerns. We'll start with some lighter fare, such as our […]

This week The Bearded Vegans tackle a question that has long been sitting in their inbox, should artificial intelligence be a part of the moral sphere of consideration for vegans? […]

For as long as we've been vegan, lab grown meat has been touted by some as the best chance to saving the most animals, while others staunchly oppose using or […]

Hey beardos, this week we take a moment to catch up on some news stories that caught our interest over the last month but we just couldn't find a space […]