"Little Red Barns": Will Potter on How Animal Agriculture Harms Animals, People and Democracy (G&R 489)

About this episode

Will Potter discusses the hidden brutality of factory farms and the impact of animal agriculture on society and democracy.

In a part two episode with journalist and author Will Potter, we discuss his recent book "Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth From Farm to Fable." We talk about the hidden brutality of factory farms, undercover activists and investigators bringing the truth to light and the industry's attempts to silence them. We get into how this industry was an early architect of corporate and state repression models. We close with a conversation about the recent attempt at beagle liberation at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin. Guest bio// Will Potter (@will_potter) is a thought leader and award winning investigative journalist and author whose work has focused on social justice movements and attacks on civil rights post-9/11. He has been invited to speak about human rights and political repression before governmental bodies including the U.S. Congress, the Australian Parliament, and the Council of Europe. He is the author of "Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege," and “Little Red Barns: Hiding the truth from farm to fable." Both are now out on audiobook. -------------- 🎸 Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody 🔗 Links 🌐 Will Potter: www.willpotter.com 🌐 Will's…

People in this episode

Host: Green and Red

Guest: Will Potter

Topics covered

• animal agriculture
• factory farms
• corporate repression
• civil rights
• activism
• social justice

Keywords

• animal agriculture
• factory farms
• Will Potter
• social justice
• civil rights
• activism
• beagle liberation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Congress, Australian Parliament, Council of Europe

Books & works: Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth From Farm to Fable

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