The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

By: Wayne Hsiung
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  • Who says you can't change the world? Meet the people who are. Wayne Hsiung, law professor-turned-grassroots animal rights activist and multi-state felony defendant, uncovers the people behind the political, the unexplored personal stories of social change. Intimate interviews with journalists, musicians, filmmakers, community leaders, and others. Change isn't easy. But it must start somewhere.

    * Blog * Website
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Episodes
  • DEBATE: Debating Vegan Gains on the Importance of Presidential Elections (with Richard Burgess) (Ep. 51)

    DEBATE: Debating Vegan Gains on the Importance of Presidential Elections (with Richard Burgess) (Ep. 51)
    Nov 3 2024

    “Presidential elections don’t matter.” This is the controversial proposition I take up with Vegan Gains, days before the vote. And we reach some surprising points of agreement by the end of the conversation.

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    Follow Vegan Gains:

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    https://www.instagram.com/vegangains.real/

    https://www.youtube.com/@VeganGains

    https://www.facebook.com/VeganGainsOfficial

    https://www.twitter.com/VeganGains

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    The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • Traitor Sheep and the Corruption of American Politics (Ep. 50)

    Traitor Sheep and the Corruption of American Politics (Ep. 50)
    Nov 1 2024

    A recent undercover investigation exposed the use of Judas Sheep – adult sheep trained to betray lambs and lead them to slaughter. But the concept of the Judas Sheep has implications far beyond the walls of a slaughterhouse. Indeed, there are Judas Sheep – politicians corruptly acting on behalf of the powerful – leading our entire nation to self-destruction. How do we overcome the problem?

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    The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!

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    Chapters:

    Chapter 1) 00:00-6:24 Intro: the feelings of betrayal, what is the Judas Sheep, & the DxE investigation at Superior Farms in Denver

    Chapter 2) 6:24-10:06 The betrayal in the American political system

    Chapter 3) 10:07-18:35 What the problems are in the American political system

    Chapter 4) 18:36-24:27 How society needs to change to be better, interest in the election, find your voice for the animals, & what’s happening soon

    Chapter 5) 24:28-24:43 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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    Chart: "The Productivity–Pay Gap" (Economic Policy Institute) https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
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    25 mins
  • How Democracy Has Been Taken Over By “High Conflict Personalities” (with Natalie Fulton) (Ep. 49)

    How Democracy Has Been Taken Over By “High Conflict Personalities” (with Natalie Fulton) (Ep. 49)
    Oct 29 2024
    The Democratic Party in Denver has accused animal rights of racism for advocating against the slaughter of animals. Workers of color, they say, will be negatively affected. Natalie Fulton and I discuss how to respond to these allegations - and what this incident shows us about the “high conflict personalities” who have taken over our political system. — Phone banking: https://connectforanimals.com/group/1693590764695x127770678678802430 Donation: https://proanimal.org/donation/ Denver Ballot Initiative: Vote Yes on 309! https://proanimal.org/campaigns/denver-slaughterhouse-ban/ Denver Ballot Initiative: Vote Yes on 308! https://proanimal.org/campaigns/denver-fur-ban-308/ (More links below.) — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-18:39 Intro, Denver Slaughterhouse Ban ballot initiative & Denver Fur Ban ballot initiative voting on November 5th, Democratic Party politics in Denver, & media publishing lies about the ban & activists Chapter 2) 18:40-29:12 Activists & the media, centering the cruelty against animals during the ballot initiative campaigns, & handling with lies/personal attacks Chapter 3) 29:13-40:14 Disillusionment with the Democratic Party & learning during the Denver Ballot Initiative campaigns Chapter 4) 40:15-45:59 how some activists “support” Tr*mp, how the American Constitution should be changed with each generation, & how electoral college voting should change Chapter 5) 46:00-1:01:39 Enforcing the laws we have, the “what if it were dogs” argument, how individuals/organizations speak against animal rights, & on climate change & transportation Chapter 6) 1:01:40-1:26:44 How infighting affects cultural change/activism, infighting in ProAnimal Future, infighting in DxE, & handling high-conflict people & infighting Chapter 7) 1:26:45-1:31:58 On politics of both parties & the political system, phone bank for the Denver Slaughterhouse Ban at proanimal.org/phonebank, & vote on November 5th Chapter 8) 1:31:59-1:32:15 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, Chloe Leffakis, & Jeremy Loeb — Follow Pro-Animal Future: https://ProAnimalFuture.org https://www.instagram.com/proanimalfuture/ Follow Natalie Fulton: www.youtube.com/@Natalie.Fulton patreon.com/nataliefulton https://nataliefulton.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nattiefulton/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nattiefulton https://www.threads.net/@nattiefulton https://www.facebook.com/nataliefu26 —Books/articles mentioned:“A ‘war on factory farming’ begins with proposed Denver slaughterhouse ban, and immigrant workers may be the first casualties” by Kyle Harris https://denverite.com/2024/10/24/denver-measure-109-immigrant-workers-vegan-activists/ NPR/PBS: “Denver voters prepare to decide the fate of the city’s only slaughterhouse” by Andrea Kramar https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/election-2024/denver-slaughterhouse-309 https://www.instagram.com/p/DBj7t4ITDdh/?img_index=1 Ranked-choice voting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact Science magazine: “Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points” https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn7950 PNAS: “The global biomass of wild mammals” https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204892120 “5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities” by Bill Eddy “Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair” by Sarah Schulman “The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence” by Gavin de Becker
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    1 hr and 7 mins

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