The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

Jan 31 2025 140 ep. 95 mins 68
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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.
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Why Animal Liberation Will Happen In One Generation (Ep.77)

Jan 31 2025 16 mins  
People say animal rights won’t be achieved for centuries or even millennia. Here’s why they’re wrong. — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simplehear

What Vegans Can Learn From DeepSeek (Ep. 76)

Jan 28 2025 28 mins  
A breakthrough Chinese AI shook the global economy. Vegans can do the same – if we learn from what made Deepseek great. — Register for the event “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://w

Am I Ruining Veganism?  (Ep.75)

Jan 24 2025 35 mins  
Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=spotify — Chapter

How Vegans Are Winning in Trump Country (Ep. 74)

Jan 21 2025 33 mins  
There’s nothing like the threat of imprisonment to force you to learn. — 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) 00:00-5:44 Intro: using persuasion to make the world a better place & how people disagree Chapter 2) 5:45-10:39 On trust, how to persuad

Is MAGA Coming For the Vegans? (Ep.73)

Jan 17 2025 9 mins  
What Trump 2.0 could mean for animal rights. Surprisingly, it’s not all bad. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! — Chapters: 0:00-3:52 Who are the MAGA people in Trump’s incoming administration 3:53-5:10 The culture war around plant-based meats 5:11-6:42 Ending subsidies f

How We Turned The Tables on Ridglan Farms (Ep.72)

Jan 14 2025 13 mins  
Three factors that allowed us to prevail in the face of overwhelming odds. — 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) 00:00-3:30 Intro: the judge granted the petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms for criminal animal cruelty,

I Didn’t “Steal” Dogs. I Rescued Them. (with Jade Ara) (Ep.71)

Jan 10 2025 109 mins  
People keep accusing me of stealing animals. I speak to Jade Ara of the Stop Yulin Podcast on why they’re wrong. — Subscribe to Stop Yulin channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stopyulin8640 Also watch and like the original full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eRdnHSq597Y Follow Jade: https://www.facebook.com/jade.ara.12 https://www.instagram.com/jade_ara_stopyul

The Single Most Important Lesson for 2025 (Ep. 70)

Jan 07 2025 22 mins  
It’s very simple: have faith. — 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) 00:00-5:36 Intro, on YouTube content and the newsletter on Substack, how to start 2025, & on being criminally changed in 2018 for open rescue Chapter 2) 5:37-11:13 The first rea

Why Angry Men Are Killing From NYC To New Orleans (w/ the Supreme One aka Jeremy Loeb) (Ep.69)

Jan 03 2025 106 mins  
The real reason men are killing people across the nation. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! — Follow Jeremy: https://www.youtube.com/@loebjeremy Watch our podcast with Kam Waters: https://youtu.be/S3DXB8AvPMs — Chapters: Chapter 1) 00:00-6:20 Intro, post-election takes,

I “Stole” Turkeys From Him. Then He Saved Me. (Ep. 68)

Dec 31 2024 33 mins  
On the virtues of making friends with your enemies. — Watch “Operation Deathstar”: https://youtu.be/wlSE1X-hSqQ Watch Rick testifying at the Smithfield Rescue Trial“One of the defense’s star witnesses, a turkey farmer who had one of his animals taken by activists, explains to the prosecutor why he supports what they do. He does an impressive job repelling her questions.