I speak to renowned philosopher Peter Singer about his new book, Consider the Turkey, and about his new artificial intelligence platform: Peter Singer AI. He has some surprising recommendations: including a possible boycott of Thanksgiving!

—

“Consider the Turkey” by Peter Singer:

https://shop.peta.org/consider-the-turkey.html

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691231686/consider-the-turkey

Peter Singer AI:

https://www.petersinger.ai

(More links below.)

—

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) 00:00-9:27 Intro, Peter has not retired, Peter’s new book “Consider the Turkey,” & how the animal agricultural industry violates turkeys for “artificial insemination” and the slaughters of turkeys

Chapter 2) 9:28-19:27 Peter on boycotting Thanksgiving, intelligence of turkeys & the story of Cornelius the turkey

Chapter 3) 19:28-28:25 Self-awareness of turkeys, Peter and his family hosting as vegetarian/vegan, & Peter on speaking at non-vegan or vegan events

Chapter 4) 28:26-35:23 The ethics of AI & how AI affects non-human animals

Chapter 5) 35:24-49:24 What is “Peter Singer AI,” the ethics of eating mammals/being vegetarian in different countries/communities, & the corruption of religion and philosophical traditions

Chapter 6) 49:25-55:01 Any worries about “Peter Singer AI,” advice to people on talking with friends and family during the holidays, & Peter’s new book “Consider the Turkey” (links above)

Chapter 7) 55:02-55:17 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

—

Follow Peter Singer:

https://www.petersinger.info/

https://www.petersinger.info/podcast

https://www.instagram.com/peter__singer

https://www.facebook.com/PeterSingerOfficialPage

https://twitter.com/PeterSinger

https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersinger/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20JvMah3yzx8SthM5OOCzA

https://boldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com/

—

New York Times article:

“Peter Singer Wants to Shatter Your Moral Complacency”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/magazine/peter-singer-interview.html

—

There’s a tendency for many to avoid conversation, much less confrontation, around the turkeys being served at our Thanksgiving dinner. Mark Westcombe, the director for Animal Think Tank, explains why we should do the opposite: tough personal conversations are crucial to building a mass movement!

—

Boycott & Anniversary Letter (Liberation Pledge letter Mark sent to friends and family):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18v_gIRIKkQwenhunN5BkY8-WZUsF12glLvuPacCMYWM/edit?usp=sharing

Why The Liberation Pledge Works:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11bsmj-UU27Ao3auBKBV_yn7rcZ-hPpd8mmhu4dl6o8w/edit?tab=t.0

—

Follow Mark:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-westcombe/

Follow Animal Think Tank:

https://animalthinktank.org.uk/

(More links below.)

—

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, Mark’s animal rights activists journey before Animal Think Tank & on mass movements to negotiate positive change

Chapter 2) 16:47-27:58 Mark’s personal story as an manger and setting up a commune, how people are changing, & capacity in the animal rights movement

Chapter 3) 27:59-44:21 Mark’s life after leaving the commune and becoming an activist & Mark on being gay

Chapter 4) 44:22-54:02 Mark’s coming out “story,” “coming out” as a vegan/animal rights activist, & how food is connected to love, identity, and family

Chapter 5) 54:03-1:09:46 The Liberation Pledge, Peter Singer, & how Mark does The Liberation Pledge

Chapter 6) 1:09:47-1:18:23 Wayne on the Liberation Pledge and Doug McAdam, Mark talking to colleagues about the Liberation Pledge, & speaking up against sexism

Chapter 7) 1:18:24-1:21:18 Mark’s mom’s funeral

Chapter 8) 1:21:19-1:23:32 Wayne’s mom’s funeral

Chapter 9) 1:23:33-1:34:44 Institutions, clubs, and the Liberation Pledge

Chapter 10) 1:34:45-1:45:00 Why the Liberation Pledge is not widespread, the historical sacrifices of activists, & Wayne’s ties

Chapter 11) 1:45:01-1:52:17 How to reignite the Liberation Pledge, Mark’s advice to activists about the Liberation Pledge and Thanksgiving, & follow Mark and Animal Think Tank (links below)

Chapter 12) 1:54:18-1:54:33 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

—

Follow Animal Think Tank:

https://animalthinktank.org.uk/

https://animalthinktank.substack.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/animal-think-tank/

https://www.instagram.com/animal_think_tank/

https://x.com/AnimalThinkTank

https://www.facebook.com/animalthinktank

—

Books Mentioned:

“Bury the Chains” by Adam Hochschild

—

Elon Musk defended Peanut the squirrel - but also funds grotesque experiments on monkeys in labs. And Elon is like many people in his bizarre, inconsistent views on animal rights. What explains the hypocrisy? And what can be done to overcome it?

—

Follow David:

https://youtube.com/@davidramms

https://patreon.com/davidramms

https://www.instagram.com/davidramms/

https://davidramms.substack.com/

https://davidramms.com/

https://twitter.com/itsdavidramms

https://www.facebook.com/itsdavidramms

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidramms/

—

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) 00:00-12:40 Intro, public reactions to the killing of Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the Racoon, how Peanut’s story affected the US Presidential election, & a broken government system

Chapter 2) 12:41-21:08 A bad government system not a conspiracy & animals legally seen as property

Chapter 3) 21:09-30:06 Elon’s cognitive dissonance towards animals & Elon and Effective Altruism

Chapter 4) 30:07-44:02 Fear of talking about animal rights issues, pressure campaigns, political leanings of activists, & tribalism’s lack of empathy

Chapter 5) 44:03-57:28 Peanut’s story should have been bipartisan, David’s controversial opinions, & Wayne’s controversial opinions

Chapter 6) 57:29-1:02:41 Exploitative systems towards humans and animals

Chapter 7) 1:02:42-1:26:07 On exercise and health, overcoming bad habits and addictions for positive changes, & on old and new video games

Chapter 8) 1:26:08-1:37:41 Detachment from the real suffering of animals, on daily living, & on insects

Chapter 9) 1:37:42-1:47:09 David’s advice to animal rights activists, why PETA and the animal rights movement didn’t talk about Peanut, & follow David on YouTube

Chapter 10) 1:47:10-1:47:26 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

—

Links:

“Peanut the Squirrel’s Death Reveals a Dark Truth About Us”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lw-4zng1Jk

“Did This Pet Squirrel Actually Influence the Election?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP0dIyYOCbc

“How the US Election Reveals a Critical Insight for Vegans”

https://davidramms.substack.com/p/how-the-us-election-reveals-a-critical

—

Books Mentioned:

“Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson

Pnut, a rescued squirrel seized and killed by the New York State Police, played a shocking last minute role in the election of Donald Trump. What does this mean for the future of animal rights? I discuss with Jeremy Beckham.

—

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) 00:00-14:25 Intro, backlash against Trump from the animal rights movement, interest on social media about Pnut the squirrel, the growing base of the Republican Party

Chapter 2) 14:26-25:41 The growing base of the Republican Party, failures of the mainstream Democratic Party, government failures on rabies & Covid, & both political parties lie

Chapter 3) 25:42-36:55 The culture problem in politics & media, the Left going after Joe Rogan, Bernie Sanders, and Ezra Klein, & the Democratic Party establishment not understanding the working class

Chapter 4) 36:56-47:56 Thoughts on Biden and Trump administrations’ views towards animal issues and other issues, & perspective on animal rights activism and politics

Chapter 5) 47:57-1:06:40 Democratic Party communication failures with the public, political identity inside or outside the political establishment, & Obama’s early grassroots activism

Chapter 6) 1:06:41-1:16:40 The rare times Trump tells the truth, the danger of Trump’s lies, & on concerns about deportation

Chapter 7) 1:16:41-1:30:06 Elections that turned against the Democratic Party, on symbolic political changes, on traditions/history/the“Americana” zeitgeist

Chapter 8) 1:30:07-1:34:13 Final thoughts: What all activists can do to over the next 4 years to create a better country

Chapter 9) 1:34:13-1:34:28 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

—

Books mentioned:

“The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream” by Barack Obama

—Follow Jeremy Beckham:

https://twitter.com/JeremyBeckham

https://www.instagram.com/j.s.beckham/

https://www.facebook.com/slcvegan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsbeckham/

Follow Utah Animal Rights Center (UARC):

https://www.facebook.com/utahanimalrights

https://twitter.com/UARC

https://www.instagram.com/utahanimalrights/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/utahanimalrights/about/

Numerous pro-animal initiatives lost at the ballot box – in some cases, by huge margins. I break down what happened with Natalie Fulton at Pro-Animal Future, and how the animal rights movement will bounce back.

—

Follow Pro-Animal Future:

https://ProAnimalFuture.org

https://www.instagram.com/proanimalfuture/

Follow Natalie:

www.youtube.com/@Natalie.Fulton

patreon.com/nataliefulton

https://nataliefulton.substack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nattiefulton/

https://www.tiktok.com/@nattiefulton

https://www.threads.net/@nattiefulton

https://www.facebook.com/nataliefu26

—

The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!

“Presidential elections don’t matter.” This is the controversial proposition I take up with Vegan Gains, days before the vote. And we reach some surprising points of agreement by the end of the conversation.

—

Follow Vegan Gains:

https://www.patreon.com/vegangains

https://www.instagram.com/vegangains.real/

https://www.youtube.com/@VeganGains

https://www.facebook.com/VeganGainsOfficial

https://www.twitter.com/VeganGains

—

The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!

A recent undercover investigation exposed the use of Judas Sheep – adult sheep trained to betray lambs and lead them to slaughter. But the concept of the Judas Sheep has implications far beyond the walls of a slaughterhouse. Indeed, there are Judas Sheep – politicians corruptly acting on behalf of the powerful – leading our entire nation to self-destruction. How do we overcome the problem?

—

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) 00:00-6:24 Intro: the feelings of betrayal, what is the Judas Sheep, & the DxE investigation at Superior Farms in Denver

Chapter 2) 6:24-10:06 The betrayal in the American political system

Chapter 3) 10:07-18:35 What the problems are in the American political system

Chapter 4) 18:36-24:27 How society needs to change to be better, interest in the election, find your voice for the animals, & what’s happening soon

Chapter 5) 24:28-24:43 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

—

Chart: "The Productivity–Pay Gap" (Economic Policy Institute) https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

— Follow Pro-Animal Future:https://ProAnimalFuture.orghttps://www.instagram.com/proanimalfuture/Denver Ballot Initiative: Vote Yes on 309!https://proanimal.org/campaigns/denver-slaughterhouse-ban/ Denver Ballot Initiative: Vote Yes on 308!https://proanimal.org/campaigns/denver-fur-ban-308/