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Vegan Week

Enough of the Falafel

Weekly vegan news show, with headlines, commentary & discussion.Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. But there"s one problem: We"ve had enough of all the "falafel" out there!Each week we release two different shows, hosted by a different combination of everyday vegans. No celebrities; no influencers; just normal vegan people from across the world!With the "Vegan Week" podcast, we aim to keep

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31:26

170- No Mow May...and other garden-based...

Vegan Week ·

2025/05/08

It's nothing to do with your body hair shaving routine...No Mow May is in fact an initiative looking to promote wildflower growth...which it turns out may just be more effective than you think, in terms of helping out animals too. In this episode, Ant & Julie dip their toe into a few different tweaks folk could make with a garden- or similar space- to help improve outcomes for animals.For more on No Mow May, visit https://www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay/Vegan composts can be found at the

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63:03

169- Who indoctrinates worse than a vegan? EVERYONE...

Vegan Week ·

2025/05/05

See what happens when you let them darn carnists educate about animal agriculture?! This week Julie's pick for the week reports on the odious 'Lend a Lamb' scheme featured on BBC News, where schoolchildren learn about where their food comes from...apart from the quite essential final few steps. Julie & Ant examine this, as well as several more news stories from the last seven days or so- all of which have a vegan or animal rights slant.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of

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28:50

168- Book Review: Free Bird (2025)

Vegan Week ·

2025/05/01

Coming out this week is a beautiful children's book, written by Christine Mott, illustrated by Ofra Layla Isler, with half of the proceeds being donated to The Wild Bird Fund (https://www.wildbirdfund.org/). In this episode Paul, Mark & Ant share their sneak preview ahead of the release date...Here's the book for sale: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Bird-Flaco-Dreams-Flight/dp/1590567455And here's a little on the true story behind the book:

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65:46

167- Becoming a hero is easier than you think...

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/28

Turns out, all you need to do is smash up a vegan's megaphone in ASDA. Whilst that may have been the viral news of the week, we've found out a less-reported nugget of information that rather changes things....oh the anticipation! Mark, Paul & Ant looks at this and several more news stories from the last seven days or so, all of which have a vegan or animal rights slant.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of

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35:52

166- Vegan outreach on the streets: What's the point?

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/24

Have you ever seen folk holding up TV screens showing footage from animal agriculture on your local High Street? So-called "vegan outreach" gets a fair amount of coverage on social media & over the last ten years or so has been a regular fixture in many city centres. But what's the best way to go about it? And indeed, what is it trying to achieve? Carlos, Kate & Ant share their vegan outreach experiences, and try to work out if it's worth it.In this episode, we make reference to the

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45:22

165- Police called as animal advocacy almost makes...

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/21

The brilliant parody that is Kent Young Slaughterers group caused a stir last weekend, crashing the party at the Swan Young Farmers Club family fun day. But raising awareness of animal suffering seemingly needs to be halted if children are on the verge of tears. Riding solo for this episode, Ant looks at this and several more stories from the last seven days or so, all of which have a vegan or animal rights slant.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top

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37:51

164- When should vegans let it drop?

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/17

Campaigns against organisations, industries- or even individuals- are an important part of any social justice movement. But how do we know when we should bring a campaign to an end- or a pause- and how do we go about it? In this episode Mark, Dominic & Ant look at Animal Rising's campaign against the RSPCA Assured scheme as a starting point, before discussing more widely the question of, "when should we let this drop?"For context, the RSPCA Assured scheme is detailed here:

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69:58

163- Plant-milk for the kids: (some) Democrats &...

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/14

A new US bill has been proposed & supported by both Democrats & Republicans that would make plant-based milk more accessible in schools. But are Carlos, Kate & Ant optimistic...or will this get rebuffed by raw milk fan RFK Jnr? This- plus eight bits of vegan & animal rights news from the last week- is on the menu in this episode.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With

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41:42

162- Is your bank account (or pension) suitable for...

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/10

Just when you think you've got the whole 'vegan thing' nailed...Banks and pension providers lend our money to all manner of companies, causes & governments...so how to we make sure we're not indirectly funding animal exploitation, wars and all manner of horrible things? In this episode Richard, Dominic & Anthony discuss the options and their own personal responses to the ethical blindspot that are banks and pensions.During this show we reference two

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69:31

161- Would vegans eat human breast milk ice cream?

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/07

According to Scandi' company 'Frida', this is the question we've all been too afraid to ask! Dominic, Mark & Ant dissect this one, plus eight other stories from the last seven days in the vegan & animal rights space.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments

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41:45

160- Should you say how long you've been vegan?

Vegan Week ·

2025/04/03

Many conversations between vegans, or about veganism, begin with someone stating how long they have been vegan for. But is this a good idea? And when does the vegan clock start...or re-set?! In this episode Julie, Dominic & Ant discuss their approaches to "how long I've been vegan for", as well as the implications of their choices.As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com*************Enough

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62:18

159- Free plant-based school meals in London...?

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/31

But what about freedom of choice?!?!?! In this week's vegan & animal rights news wrap, Dominic, Richard & Ant discuss a 'set-to- between Sir Sadiq Khan and Zack Polanski on the subject of plant-based-by-default public canteens, as well as eight other stories from the last 7 days.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (&

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51:48

158- Should vegans be 'conscious consumers'?

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/27

How do you feel about your new vegan pal, Cynthia, who is into fast fashion, is a Coca Cola shareholder and drives around a 4x4 on the weekends just for fun?In this episode, Elena, Mark & Ant explore how compassion & ethics interplay with other areas of our lives, away from animal rights. Can you be vegan and not recycle? Does everything you own need to be second hand? And now we think about it, what about you other vegan work colleague, Jeff the Nazi?As ever, we love hearing your views on

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70:10

157- RSPCA wants to ban cat cafes in the UK

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/24

In the UK this week, the RSPCA and Cats Protection UK have publicly spoken out against cat cafes; the businesses where customers can pay for the privilege of sipping lattes alongside (generally) rescued cats. But how are Dominic, Julie & Ant feline about this, and the rest of the week's animal rights news?!****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to

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44:33

156- Film Review: Food for Thought (2025)

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/20

Available to watch for free on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adue0xef8pY), this latest documentary from Dan Richardson & Giles Alderson looks at the huge range of people following a vegan lifestyle & the reasons one might do so. In this episode, Julie, Paul, Dominic & Ant discuss their thoughts on the filmSee the IMDB summary here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9614434/As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your

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64:11

155- Crufts love animals: See how they treat...

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/17

This was the week that two PETA protestors received the beating of all beatings whilst protesting the selective breeding that is synonymous with Crifts Dog Show; one was repeatedly punched by security services; the other was thrown out of his wheelchair. Just the positive PR that dog breeding needed, right?!As well as this story, Elena, Mark & Ant look at eight other news articles from the vegan & animal rights space from the last week or so.****************Enough of the Falafel is a

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38:44

154- Was my food tested on animals? Who bloody knows?!

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/13

Yes, there's another potential link to animal abuse in the things you buy! Just when you thought you'd done all your checks...turns out that the xanthan gum you'd triple-checked the ingredients list for...was fed to some innocent mice until they could take no more.FFS...In this episode, Julie & Ant explore how & why some foods are tested on animals, some of the ways to find out whether your food has been put through this (needless) hooopla, and indeed how to avoid it...as best as you can.As

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68:35

153- The Three Little Pigs: Starving, then stolen,...

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/10

This week, Dominic, Paul, Julie & Ant start off by discussing the perculiar & sinister-sounding art installation involving three piglets being starved...to draw people's attention to animal abuse in animal ag. But the plot thickened almost as much as the artist himself, as the piglets were subsequently stolen by animal rights protestors. As well as this story, we also look at nine other news articles from the vegan & animal rights space from the last week or so.****************Enough of

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32:10

152- Film Review: Tegan the Vegan (2010)

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/06

Julie, Paul & Ant are heading into the DeLorean and setting course for 2010, where a 12 minute claymation film has just been released in Australia. Are we just being sentimental in watching this one, or are there things that can be learned from this short?Watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3kezDhxJA&t=1sSee the IMDB summary here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743235/The film's landing page is here: https://teganthevegan.net/about.htmlAnd production company 'Enemies of

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64:25

151- Nandos' "passion about the environment", and its...

Vegan Week ·

2025/03/03

All those people sitting in Nandos are only there because of the company's love for the environment, right?!In this episode, Ant & Julie examine the latest campaign against the chicken restaurant by environmentalists, concerned about the impact of the poultry industry on the nearby River Wye...but is there any mention of alternatives that might actually improve outcomes for these innocent birds? As well as this story, we also look at eight other news articles from the vegan & animal rights

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