At the start of season II, Brad was pretty new to veganism, and the idea didn't seem to resonate with him. Since then, it seems that episode was his slap in the face: a moment of realisation.

In this episode, Brad, Giulia and myself talk about: upsetting your family; how veganism is the next political movement; how considerate animal welfare is; and how you can still be big and strong without meat and dairy. I hope this episode can help others who have recently had their slap in the face, but also bring veganism into someones view that wasn't necessarily looking for it... or wanted to. Thanks for listening, H x

“A lot of people don't think about these things because they're not ready to."

V-Label is an internationally recognised, registered seal for labelling vegan and vegetarian products and services. V-Label is also the first company that reached out to me and asked to be a part of Passing Through A Vegan Door.

I recently sat down with Charlotte, the business development manager at V-Label, to talk about finding vegan products on the shelves, not missing the taste of a Kit Kat, arguments around veganism, and the future of our food systems. Thank you to Charlotte, and I hope you enjoy two vegans talking about something they care about.

"It's nice working for something that's so close to my heart"

On the 15th April 2023 the Grand National, an annual horse racing event, took place at Aintree Racecourse in the UK. Animal Rising attracted a lot of media attention for storming the tracks to prevent these races from happening. I recently spoke with Dan, the cofounder of Animal Rising, to find out why he thinks this is the most important thing to be doing with his time, why a British tradition should be stopped, and whether radical activism is the answer.

We also talk about the environmental and ecological collapse of the home we live in, how the answer to the worlds problems lies behind our dietary choices, and how changing a lot of peoples minds is easier than changing the mind of just one person.

Thanks to Dan, and to Animal Rising, and thanks for listening.

"We’ve created a national conversation that’s led to millions of people reassessing whether they agree with horse racing for the first time in their lives."

It’s been over half a year since me and Callum sat down and talked about our future plans of living together. He recently came to visit the Netherlands, so here’s cohabitation pt.2.

We talk about living with people who share different moral values to each other, or maybe are at different stages in their relationship with food, trying different foods and why people see the world differently.

“We shouldn’t be eating animals, I think that’s about the best you can do while you’re here”

This is the first time I've taken the time to reflect on the podcast, even if it's only for a few minutes. We recently surpassed 1000 downloads, so I thought it would be appropriate.

Veganism is a political movement. Once we leave the idea of veganism being just a diet behind, I think we will start to see real change. Veganism is the answer to so many global issues from starvation to environment disasters. If I can show one other person how important veganism is, than this podcast is the greatest tool at my disposal.

Thank you for listening, here's to the next 1000, H x

"Every decision we make affects the person standing next to us"

It’s easy to become overwhelmed when you start to see how we are treating the world. It’s even easier to do nothing about it. But the systems we have in place today are not working in our best interest, and the interest of the ground we stand on. Being vegan is a pretty big step, but taking a few small steps is better than taking no steps at all.

In this episode we talk about starting to give up eating animals, the world ending and what we can do about it, and a bunch of other stuff that I hope is useful to you. Thank you to my friends for talking to me about their experiences, H x

“We need to knock down the house and rebuild it rather than try to hold up a house that is destined to fall off a cliff”

Did God give us authority over animals? Does the betterment of animal welfare justify their death? Does sustainably really matter? Is ignorance good enough? Would you save a child or a lamb? Can you offset immorality? Does masculinity affect morality?

Maybe looking into how masculinity affects how a person treats animals isn’t top of the list of world priorities. But if half the population are less likely to stop eating animals, then maybe it’s something to talk about.

The way we are raised seems to be the biggest factor relating to how we think and how we behave later in life. So, why aren’t you vegan? Thanks to Brad and Wieger for giving me their time and thanks for listening, H x

“The stupidest thing anyone can do is think that there’s nothing left to learn.”

Something I learned from season I is that meeting new people, and learning about how they see the world, can help you understand how you see the world yourself. Meeting people with similar values, even only for a short time, can make you feel less crazy in a pretty crazy world.

I’ve recently moved from Ireland to the Netherlands for my next work placement at another seal rescue. In the first episode of season II, we talk about navigating our way through a world filled with animal products. Thanks Anni for this, and thanks for listening, H x

"Every single day we wake up and we have freedom of choice to harm an animal or not"