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.
Blog: https://blog.simpleheart.org
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@waynehsiung_
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.
Blog: https://blog.simpleheart.org
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@waynehsiung_
The bizarre story of the mass reindeer slaughter at Christmas – and what we can do to stop it.
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Follow Rich:
https://www.instagram.com/notasnatureintended/
https://richcampaigns.myportfolio.com/
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-11:26 Intro, Rich Hardy: author of “Not as Nature Intended” & on the hidden reindeer slaughter business
Chapter 2) 11:27-19:49 Who buys reindeer as meat, bunnies in the fur industry, & exceptions in the laws
Chapter 3) 19:50-28:44 How Rich learned about the hidden reindeer slaughter business, the public reaction to growing transparency of animal agricultural industries and cognitive dissonance, & how Rich became an investigator
Chapter 4) 28:45-45:37 Why Rich became an investigator, on investigations and mental health, & advice on balancing activism and mental health
Chapter 5) 45:38-56:09 Looking at the big picture in activism and life, Rich on veganic farming, & animal agriculture contaminating vegetable agriculture
Chapter 6) 56:10-1:03:04 How social justice movements change society & feelings and communication of humans and animals
Chapter 7) 1:03:05-1:13:35 Rich on learning about people during investigations & Big Ag corporations lying about animal agriculture
Chapter 8) 1:13:36-1:27:13 Rich’s other investigative work, on rabbit and quail factory farms, & on communicating (and dishonesty) with people
Chapter 9) 1:27:14-1:39:26 Workers caught in the systems, on antibiotics used in the animal agriculture industries, & laws for animals that are not enforced
Chapter 10) 1:39:27-1:45:01 Is there accountability in democracy and government, Rich’s advice on how to become an activist and investigator, & follow Rich in Instagram, link above.
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Books Mentioned:
“Not as Nature Intended” by Rich Hardy
https://www.waterstones.com/book/not-as-nature-intended/rich-hardy/9781789650631
The Harry Potter series
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