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

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.com/jamesaspey_  [email protected]  — 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) 00:00-16:46 Intro, James Aspey to Jimmy Cashpey, on the Liberation Pledge, on vegan fitness/health influencers, & on safely using steroids and exercising with health issues Chapter 2) 16:47-28:44 On misinformation about soy, Wayne and former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, & more on safely using steroids and exercising with health issues Chapter 3) 28:45-40:20 Steroids & testosterone replacement therapy, Wayne’s immune system, James and pain management, & Wayne and football teammates exercising as a teen Chapter 4) 40:21-46:04 “Natural food” compared to “processed food” and a plant-based diet  Chapter 5) 46:05-1:06:04 More on the Liberation Pledge, briefly meet James’s cat named JC (black cat), on the book “Animal Liberation” and Peter Singer, the three parts of the Liberation Pledge, & talking with family Chapter 6) 1:06:05-1:17:24 James’s idea: annual Liberation Pledge Day, the power of speaking up that each vegan has to affect change, Wayne at his mom’s funeral, & James confronts Wayne Chapter 7) 1:17:25-1:24:40 On vegan meat, on lab meat, a restaurant served James chicken instead of vegan chicken, different ways people take the Liberation Pledge, & benefits of the Liberation Pledge Chapter 8) 1:24:41-1:31:24 Argument for everyone taking the Liberation Pledge, on Gary Yourofsky, on James’s album with 30 songs, & briefly meet James’s cat named Dexter (tabby cat) Chapter 9) 1:31:25-1:37:11 James’s recently released rap about COP29 on Instagram (link below) & follow James on Instagram (@jimmycashpey), YouTube, and Facebook (links above) Chapter 10) 1:37:12-1:37:16 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis — Books Mentioned: “Animal Liberation” by Peter Singer — Links: Conversation from 2017 Eat At Tables Where Animals Are Served? (w/ Wayne Hsuing, DxE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57DX5UelIWU  Previous podcasts https://youtu.be/w4HyZdxC8go https://youtu.be/1stmGzdgutw Liberation Pledgehttps://liberationpledge.com/  “Peter Singer Wants to Shatter Your Moral Complacency” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/magazine/peter-singer-interview.html  IG @ jimmycashpey - COP29 Rap Reaction video https://www.instagram.com/p/DCdAbiQsF0J/  —