The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

Dec 10 2024 125 ep. 100 mins 64

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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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What To Do If You Find Out Fauci is Torturing Beagles (with Justin Goodman) (Ep.62)

Dec 10 2024 118 mins

Justin Goodman, a Senior Vice President at White Coat Waste, was tarred as a racist & mocked as a conspiracy theorist for questioning Anthony Fauci’s experiments on animals at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, including so-called “gain of function” at a Wuhan virus lab. But four years later, the dust has settled, & he won. We talk about how it happened, & what

How “Relational Dysfunction” Is Ruining Everything (with Melanie Joy) (Ep.61)

Dec 06 2024 69 mins

Melanie Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist who focuses on how individual mental patterns can cause (or block) social transformation. And she has focused much of her work recently on so-called “relational dysfunction” and “dysregulation” are undermining, not just social movements, but all of human society. We talk about what dysfunction and dysregulation in relationships

Horror, Slavery, and the Path to Animal Rights (with Andrew Rakich) (Ep.60)

Dec 03 2024 111 mins

What do horror movies, antebellum slavery, and cannibalism have in common? They all connect to the economic conditions required for political transformation — including the struggle for animal rights. This conversation with YouTuber Andrew Rakich (Atun-Shei Films) dives deeply into what we can learn from atrocities (both fictional and real) on how to create change. — Why Raveno

This Pig Farmer Defends Cannibalism. I’m Trying To Make Him My Friend. (with Trent Loos) (Ep.59)

Nov 29 2024 57 mins

Trent Loos and I met on the day that I organized a rescue that sent me to jail. And Trent was part of the charge pushing the government to put me in prison. So why am I talking to him during the holiday season about things on which we agree? — Trent on XTwitter: https://x.com/trentloos — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about

James Aspey Confronts Me on Steroids, the Liberation Pledge, & Veganster Rap (Ep.58)

Nov 26 2024 97 mins

James Aspey and I talk about how he gained nearly 50 pounds of muscle while eating mostly Pad Thai, and the merits of taking the Liberation Pledge at Thanksgiving. — Follow James: https://www.youtube.com/@James_Aspey https://www.instagram.com/jimmycashpey/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=706979461 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550037632451 https://twitter.c

Turkeys, AI, and the Future of Thanksgiving with Peter Singer (Ep.57)

Nov 22 2024 55 mins

I speak to renowned philosopher Peter Singer about his new book, Consider the Turkey, and about his new artificial intelligence platform, Peter Singer AI, which allows him to answer an unlimited number of ethical questions without doing any work himself! Peter has some surprising recommendations: including a possible boycott of Thanksgiving! — “Consider the Turkey” by Peter S

“Coming Out” for Animals on Thanksgiving (with Mark Westcombe) (Ep.56)

Nov 19 2024 114 mins

There’s a tendency for many to avoid conversation, much less confrontation, around the turkeys being served at our Thanksgiving dinner. Mark Westcombe, the director for Animal Think Tank, explains why we should do the opposite: tough personal conversations are crucial to building a mass movement! — Boycott & Anniversary Letter (Liberation Pledge letter Mark sent to friends

The ABSURD Hypocrisy on Animal Rights (with David Ramms) (Ep.55)

Nov 15 2024 107 mins

Elon Musk defended Peanut the squirrel - but also funds grotesque experiments on monkeys in labs. And Elon is like many people in his bizarre, inconsistent views on animal rights. What explains the hypocrisy? And what can be done to overcome it? — Follow David: https://youtube.com/@davidramms https://patreon.com/davidramms https://www.instagram.com/davidramms/ https://davidramm

Finding Peace Amidst Atrocities (with Jamie Logan) (Ep.54)

Nov 12 2024 96 mins

What happens when a joyous vegan enters the disturbing halls of an industrial factory farm? Jamie Logan is what I’d call a joyous vegan. Her activism is filled with warmth and humor, even as she speaks strongly for animal rights. I had her on the show because of a recent change in her activism: she has started going undercover into factory farms, witnessing things that are anyth

The Real Reason Trump Won: Animal Rights? (with Jeremy Beckham) (Ep. 53)

Nov 08 2024 94 mins

Pnut, a rescued squirrel seized and killed by the New York State Police, played a shocking last minute role in the election of Donald Trump. What does this mean for the future of animal rights? I discuss with Jeremy Beckham. — The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org! — Chapters: