Sentient: The Podcast

Jul 16 2024 25 ep. 47 mins 21
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Sentient is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that publishes stories and solutions to explain factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, public health, politics and more. Join us as we meet the people who are changing the way we think about and interact with animals and our world.

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036 What Science Can Tell us About Animal Intelligence with Brandon Keim

Jul 16 2024 54 mins  
Our understanding of how animals see the world is changing, almost on a daily basis, as more and more scientific studies reveal their inner lives. In this new episode of Sentient: The Podcast, Sentient’s Executive Director, Ana Bradley, and Editor-in-Chief, Jenny Splitter, sit down with journalist and author Brandon Keim to discuss his new book ”Meet the Neighbors” and get to

035 Sarah DeWeerdt: The Truth Behind the Orca "Uprising"

Aug 30 2023 41 mins  
In this episode, we talk to science journalist Sarah DeWeerdt about the uptick in orca interactions with boats in the Gibraltar Strait, the dangerous media narrative circulating that animals are "orcanzing" and what we can learn from the tragic death of the orca some call Lolita after 53 years in captivity.

034 Dr. Jennifer Jacquet: How to Stop Octopus Farming

Jul 06 2023 43 mins  
In this conversation, Dr. Jacquet discusses the state of the growing octopus farming industry around the world, what life would be like for animals on the world’s first octopus factory farm proposed by Nueva Pescanova, and how this widely opposed form of intensive aquaculture can be stopped before it truly begins.

033 Moby on Punk Rock, Veganism and the Media

Mar 22 2023 32 mins  
In this conversation, @moby — musician, songwriter, producer and animal rights activist — and Sentient Media’s founder, Mikko Järvenpää discuss punk rock’s tie to veganism and animal agriculture’s impact on the world around us.

032 George Monbiot Debunks Russell Brand's Far-Right Farming Conspiracy Theories

Feb 15 2023 26 mins  
In this special edition of the Sentient Media Podcast, we host our monthly series ‘The Correction’ where we correct misinformation in the media. In this episode, we welcome author, the Guardian columnist, environmental campaigner, former investigative reporter for the BBC, George Monbiot who debunks Russell Brand’s viral video against the Dutch government’s new law to reduc

031 Leah Garcés: The truth about farming in the United States

Jan 17 2023 42 mins  
President of Mercy for Animals, Leah Garcés, shares the truth about how farming works in the United States.

030 Nicholas Carter: The Facts About Food Production

Dec 08 2022 56 mins  
From feeding cows seaweed to local vs imported food to regenerative agriculture, Nicholas Carter delivers the facts about the impact of how we eat and what we can do about it.

029 Brian Kateman: How to reduce, celebrate and end suffering | Sentient Media Podcast

Nov 03 2022 43 mins  
In this episode, Brian Kateman shares his thoughts on celebrating wins, why longtermism could actually be a bad idea for the future of life on earth and more.

028 Jasmin Singer: Faith and Hope in Activism

Sep 08 2022 50 mins  
In this episode, Jasmin Singer shares her take on judgment, why reporting from the crossroads of various movements is so important, and the role of faith and hope in activism.

027 Monique Koch: Progression Over Perfection

Aug 16 2022 50 mins  
In this episode, Monique Koch, host of the award-winning Brown Vegan Podcast, shares her story including her take on unlearning habits and beliefs and how the representation of vegans in the media has changed.