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What’s in a name: Is the term ‘plant-based’ a help or hindrance when it comes to the vegan activist movement?

December 1st, 2022

Shakespeare said "A rose by any other word would smell as sweet", but how much weight does a name really hold? Last month, the Vegan Society marked World Vegan Month by investigating consumer attitudes towards ‘plant-based’ and 'vegan' terminology, and wh

Winter grazing debate hits boiling point while cows give birth in mud

August 31st, 2020

The winter grazing debate has reached boiling point, and now it’s spilling over. Farmers are railing at the Government who are introducing new winter grazing rules under the proposed freshwater regulations. I’m joined by Environmental campaigner Geoff Rei

A conversation with Aaron Cross from the Greyhound Protection League

January 24th, 2021

Will Appelbe sits down with Aaron Cross from the Greyhound Protection League. Aaron has been a fierce advocate for greyhounds for over a decade, speaking truth to power and holding the racing industry accountable for its appalling treatment of dogs.

Greyhound summer death toll soars

January 17th, 2021

For the first episode of 2021, Will Appelbe recaps the most recent current affairs from the last four weeks.

Kōrero with Kelly Phelps, Free As A Bird Rescue

September 28th, 2021

Kelly started Free as a Bird in 2013, and since then the non profit organisation has rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed tens of thousands of hens, many of them rescued from battery and colony cages.

The forgotten victims of factory farming

May 30th, 2022

Fishes are the forgotten victims of factory farming. This week we chat with SAFE Campaigns Manager Anna de Roo about the salmon farming industry, and how these animals are so neglected. Greyhound racing is back on the agenda, and the Government recent

Long boys and legnthy girls

December 1st, 2020

Five dogs in five weeks. That’s how many greyhounds have been killed recently by the Greyhound racing industry. The industry is facing increased scrutiny, and the SPCA have stepped into the ring. And it’s been twelve months since a catastrophe took pl

Victory for mother pigs

November 17th, 2020

Last Friday was Judgement day. No, nothing to do with John Connor and artificial intelligence. The Wellington High Court finally released its judgement on farrowing crates. We’ll discuss what the ruling is, and what comes next. And 4 live export ships

Post election limbo, and bobby calves with Lynley Tulloch

October 27th, 2020

The Ministry for Primary Industries has released the Michael Heron QC report, which was commissioned as a result of the missing live export ship which capsized and sunk in the East China Sea. The recommendations don’t go far enough, which isn’t really al

Election 2020 and dirty dairying with Mike Joy

October 12th, 2020

New Zealand’s General Election is fast approaching this weekend on October 17. We do a quick recap of some of the policies, or lack thereof, that political parties have put out in the run up to the election. And freshwater ecologist Dr. Mike Joy sits down

Kōrero with Philip McKibbin, on the Politics of Love

May 31st, 2021

Today our kōrero is with Philip McKibbin, a New Zealand based writer and author of the book “Love Notes: for a Politics of Love” which is published in New York by Lantern books.

Justice for pigs, and a conversation with Gareth Hughes

April 13th, 2020

New Zealand meat producers have been pushing for butchers to re-open, potentially risking the success of the COVID-19 lockdown. Will also speaks to Green MP Gareth Hughes about our animal welfare laws, regulations and enforcement, and his journey as New Z

Live export crisis in the East China Sea

September 18th, 2020

Crisis in the East China Sea, where a livestock vessel capsized carrying nearly 6,000 New Zealand cows bound to China. We’ll run through the series of events as we know them, and also hear the recording from our Virtual Protest to Ban Live Export.

How to launch a podcast during a pandemic

March 30th, 2020

In this debut episode, Will discusses the current state of affairs for New Zealand while the country faces off with COVID-19. He speaks with SAFE Chief Executive Officer Debra Ashton about the state of animal rights in New Zealand and the role that intens

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