All Episodes

158: "A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness" - Walter Veit - Sentientism

157: “This is a critical decade… the calm before the storm” - Anita Krajnc & Nicola Harris from Plant Based Treaty - Sentientism

156: "Animal Liberation Now!" - Peter Singer - Sentientism

155: Dogs and pigs have meaningful lives! - Philosopher Michael Hauskeller - Sentientism

154: "With great power comes great responsibility" - Elan Abrell - Cultural Anthropologist & Author - Sentientism

153: "Just dive in and meet people where they're at" - Ashley Byrne - PETA Outreach Director - Sentientism

152: Conspiracism, misinformation & disinformation in the vegan movement - with Nick Pendergrast & Adam Cardilini - Cross-post bonus episode from 3CR's Freedom of Species

151: "I went vegan finally when I fell in love with one" - filmmaker and writer Jay Shapiro - Sentientism

150: Should Effective Altruism Take Abolitionism More Seriously? - Dhruv Makwana - Sentientism

149: "Why is it so hard to talk about meat?" - Cross-post bonus episode with Jenny Splitter from her FutureFeed substack talking to Jamie Woodhouse

148: "Vegan pets... They're enjoying their lives more & they're living longer" - Dr. Andrew Knight - Professor and Dog & Cat Vet - Sentientism

147: "Animal research... much harm with very little benefit" - Neuroscientist Dr Katherine Roe from PETA - Sentientism

146: Bursting "The Reality Bubble" - Ziya Tong - Science broadcaster and author - Sentientism

145: A US Constitution For All Sentient Beings - Maybe Sooner Than We Think? - Michael Dorf - US Constitutional Law Professor - Sentientism

143: "Why bad beliefs happen to good people" - Philosopher Neil Levy - Sentientism

142: "Veterinarians are merchants of doubt for animal ag" - Dr. Crystal Heath - Founder of Our Honor - Sentientism

141: "All suffering matters morally" - Eva Hamer of Pax Fauna - Sentientism

140: "Animal rights is a social justice issue now" - Fashion Activist Bel Jacobs - Sentientism

139: Going Beyond Atheism... to Sentientism? Cross-post bonus episode with Nathan Alexander, Todd Tavares (Beyond Atheism podcast) & Jamie Woodhouse

138: "Who am I to take another's life?" - Paige Parsons Roache of UnchainedTV - Sentientism

137: "What is it like to be another animal?" - Lori Marino - Sentientism

136: "Rationality comes with responsibility" - Kathy Hessler - Sentientism

135: "The Creative Lives of Animals" - Author Carol Gigliotti - Sentientism

134: "It just started to not make sense" - ObjectivelyDan - Host of "Truth Wanted" - Sentientism

133: "I relate directly to other creatures - I don't need any belief system" - Karen Davis - United Poultry Concerns President - Sentientism

132: "I agree wholeheartedly with Sentientism" - A.C. Grayling - Humanist Philosopher & Author - Sentientism

131: "Watching Earthlings hit me really hard" - Sandra Nomoto - Author of Vegan Marketing Success Stories - Sentientism

130: Consumers can drive compassionate change - Ethos CEO Jill Ettinger - Sentientism

129: "We gotta make friends... that's the path to liberation" - Matt Johnson - Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) - Sentientism

128: "I'm so happy to be doing the right thing" - Alene Anello - Legal Impact for Chickens President & Founder - Sentientism

127: "Sensitivity has driven me to understand" - Economist & Author Chaitanya Talreja - Sentientism

126: "I've always identified with the 'Other'" - Adrian Tchaikovsky - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author - Sentientism

125: "Religion is at the intersection of everything I care about" - YouTuber & Podcaster Emerson Green - Sentientism

124: "People can't not eat free vegan food!" - Pearl Monique Cole Brunt - Sentientism

123: "Let's make a world with less suffering today!" Ingrid Newkirk - PETA founder and president - Sentientism

122: From dairy farmer to animal activist - Vegan FTA's Jackie Norman - Sentientism

121: "Compassion is a boundless capacity" - Lisa Kemmerer - Sentientism

120: "The Politics of Love" - Writer Philip McKibbin - Sentientism

119: "I have this instinct to go to the underdog" - Ana Bradley - Sentient Media ED - Sentientism

118: "You can definitely be a victim & a perpetrator" - Erin Wing - Animal Outlook Deputy Director of Investigations - Sentientism

117: Intro to Sentientism (30 mins) "Evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings"

116: "As people who are harmed - how can we possibly perpetrate harm?" - LoriKim Alexander - Sentientism

115: Sentientist Economics - Nicolas Treich - Sentientism

114: "Humility should underpin our efforts to understand" - Journalist Marina Bolotnikova - Sentientism

113: "We are reflective animals - which comes with responsibility" - Susana Monsó - Sentientism

112: "Ought flows from sentience" - neuropsychologist & "Hidden Spring" author Mark Solms

111: "The basis of all value is sentience" - Steve Sapontzis Take #2 - Sentientism

110: "Bringing individual animals into the frame" - Author & Ethnographer Kathryn Gillespie - Sentientism

109: "Incorrect beliefs impact the lives of others" - Street Epistemologist Mark Solomon - Sentientism

107: "The Weight of Empathy" - author Lucas Spiegel - Sentientism

106: "There's a myth that we can't understand animals... if we listen, we can" - Adam Cardilini - Sentientism

105: "The world is going to get better for animals in our lifetime" - Species Podcast host Macken Murphy - Sentientism

104: “Veganism is the secular manifestation of Ahimsa” – author Jordi Casamitjana – Sentientism

103: "Humanism is just way too focused on one animal" - Philosopher Constantine Sandis - Sentientism

102: Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg - talking about Sentientism - Cross-post bonus episode

101: "There's a caste angle to how animal cruelty works in India" - Karthik Pulugurtha - Fish Welfare Initiative - Sentientism

100: "I am relentlessly naturalistic" - Barbara J. King - Animal Author & Advocate & Anthropologist - 100th Episode!!

99: "The right to a fair start in life" - Carter Dillard of Fair Start Movement - Sentientism

98: "Wars start because someone gets annoyed." - Dr Richard Firth-Godbehere - History of Emotion - Sentientism

97: "Widening our circle is part of the logic of being a rational human" - Steve Sapontzis - AUDIO WARNING: SUBTITLES ARE ON THE SENTIENTISM YOUTUBE VERSION - SORRY!

96: "It's the same fight regardless" - Ex-Mormon writer Coral Sands - Sentientism

95: "The Sustainable Development Goals are all about us humans!" - Dr. Helen Kopnina - Sentientism

94: Let's create more effective, compasionate narratives - Writer Alex Lockwood - Sentientist Conversation

93: "I believe in the abolition of cages - human & non-human" - Rachel Krantz, author of "Open" - Sentientist Conversation

92: "Science denial is about identity, not facts" - Lee McIntyre, philosopher of Science and author of "How to Talk to a Science Denier" - Sentientist Conversation

91: "Learning can liberate" - Mary Pat Champeau - Institute for Humane Education - Sentientist Conversation

90: "We're simply asking for what we want - to criminalise abuse & killing" - David Michelson of YesOnIP13 - Sentientist Conversation

89: How can Africa avoid industrialised animal farming? - Cameron King of Animal Advocacy Africa - Sentientist Conversation

88: "Punk music was my gateway into politics & ethics" - Sociologist Nick Pendergrast - Sentientist Conversation

87: "You CAN change other people!" - Howie Jacobson of Plant Yourself - Sentientist Conversation

86: "There's not a huge difference between how we treat farmed animals & how we treat people - as resources" Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance - Sentientist Conversation

85: "If you have experienced suffering you're aware of its badness" - Philosopher Michael Huemer - Sentientist Conversation

84: "Nobody likes hypocrisy but we're all hypocrites" - Dr. Brian Earp - Sentientist Conversation

83: “If I can open my mind about veganism… I can do anything… it was so liberating” - Jamila Anahata of the Afro-Vegan Society - Sentientist Conversations

82: "It's the greatest transformation in human history... Who wouldn't want to be part of that?" - Dr. Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers - Sentientist Conversations

81: "Ethical value flows from reality" - Pablo Perez Castello - Sentientist Conversations

80: Healthy Planet radio show on Sentientism with Bob DiBenedetto - cross-post bonus episode

79: "'I love what you do for me' - isn't love!" - Cat Besch - Vietnam Animal Aid & Rescue Founder - Sentientist Conversation

77: Rod Graham's "Being" - cross-post bonus episode on Sentientism

76: Humanism will Evolve into Sentientism - Peter Tatchell - Sentientist Conversations

75: Should Stoics be vegan? - Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci - Sentientist Conversation

74: Author C Lou Hamilton - "I'm increasingly unsatisfied with anyone who has any degree of privilege who claims to be doing social justice work who has no time for veganism" - Sentientism

73: Artists of Data Science - cross-post bonus episode on the Philosophy of Sentientism

72: "Making Compassion Easier" - Tobias Leenaert - Author and meta-advocate - Sentientist Conversation

71: "Boom! - the entire world changed - everyone was questioning everything" - Mariann Sullivan - Podcast Host and Activist Lawyer/Lecturer - Sentientist Conversation

70: "Social progress is ultimately inevitable" - @Soytheist Aditya Prakash - Sentientist Conversation

69: Pineal Podcast - cross-post bonus episode about Sentientism

68: Are Panpsychism, Veganism and Sentientism Compatible? - Luke Roelofs, Philosopher of Mind - Sentientist Conversation

67: "We need to develop Mental Immunity against epidemics of nonsense" - Andy Norman - Sentientist Conversation

66: "Time has come for animals to be globally protected in UN-iversal law" - Sabine Brels of the World Federation for Animals

65: "When I adopted a dog - my whole worldview shifted" - Aditya from Animal Ethics - Sentientist Conversation

64: "The conversation has to start with you" - Jenny Splitter - Journalist and SciMom Founder - Sentientist Conversation

63: "May all beings be happy & free from suffering" - Cebuan Bliss - Sentientist Conversations

62: "Animal farming will end by the end of this century" - Jacy Reese Anthis - Sentientist Conversation

61: "You cannot go wrong with compassion" - Frans de Waal - Animal Morality - Sentientist Conversations

60: "That's moral progress - you have to interfere in things" - Philosopher Kyle Johannsen - Sentientism

59: "I'm positive about our future... I experienced the rapid change in my own views" - Lu Shegay - Institute of Animal Law of Asia - Sentientist Conversation

58: "Factory farming is a complete disaster" - FT Journalist Henry Mance - Sentientist Conversations

57: "We don't need a god - we can do it ourselves" - Philosopher Richard Brown - Sentientist Conversation

54: Suffering matters even if we didn't cause it - Heather Browning - from Zookeeping to Philosophy