S2, Ep1: Effective Activism with Earthling Ed

This episode is brought to you by Vivo Life!  Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com! Back to our regular Wednesday weekly slot, we, The ChickPeeps, find ourselves wildly keen to discuss the past year in vegan news - the updates, controversies, triumphs and progress, and who better to mull that over than with the exceptionally erudite animal rights’ activist, Earthling Ed. A much loved returning guest from season 1, Ed is vegan educator, public speaker and co-founder of Surge and The Official Animal Rights March. The past year has seen him spreading the vegan message to Ivy League students across America and opening his own non-profit vegan diner, and this week he takes time to pause and reflect on where the vegan movement is in the public consciousness now. Also on this episode... Is veganism winning? What the Ivy League students have to say about veganism. Is there space for joy in activism and how do we balance our personal lives with activism? Should we all be full time activists? How much is the government helping/hindering the animal rights movement? Robbie and Ed go head to head in a battle for the title of nerdiest vegan as they share who reads the most science and medical journals. Ed explains his reasoning for skulking around farmers chat rooms under the alias Farmer Ed (joke). Ed has a surprising suggestion for the person he’d most like to see go vegan…   Links: Follow Earthling Ed on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Ed’s website. Ed’s animal rights organisation, Surge. The Official Animal Rights March. Ed’s TEDx Talk. Ed’s speech at Harvard. Social Media: Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch