Hope for the Animals
Longtime animal advocate, Hope Bohanec, covers a variety of farmed animal issues including the ethical, environmental, spiritual, heartbreaking and heartwarming aspects of living vegan. Hope has engaging conversations wi...
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- David Michelson1 ep
- Kathleen Gage1 ep
- Amber Canavan1 ep
Also: Joanne Kong, Jan Liband, Lisa Barca, Johnny Oberg, Laila Kassam, Cogen, Claire Smith, Brittany Drake, Kathy Cullen, Rev. Carol Saunders, Jeannie Walter
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3.5K to 32K🎙 Biweekly cadence·152 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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5K to 45K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 |  Helping Animals, Finding Balance with Brent Ratkovich | MUSIC BONUS on this episode! Hope has a wonderful conversation with vegan musician Brent Ratkovich. A singer and guitarist, Brent has recently been focused on a recording project that will produce three animal rights, vegan themed songs. They will be released as an EP called Three to Set Them Free in October of 2026. Listen and enjoy two of Brent’s new songs on this episode! Brent shares the challenges of writing vegan themed lyrics and his inspiration and process to create animal freedom son... | 52m 45s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  Owls, Cows, Duplicity and Deception with Jack Gescheidt | From environmental protection to animal advocacy, on this episode we explore the connection of protecting wild animals and places to a vegan ethic of nonviolence. Jack Gescheidt created his TreeSpirit Project to use art, advocacy and activism to raise awareness of our interdependence with trees, forests, wild animals and the natural world. A lifelong nature and animal lover, Jack turned professional photographer four decades ago, environmental activist two decades ago, and in the last decade,... | 58m 04s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | animal agencysanctuary+3 | Kathy Cullen | Jolene's RetreatThe Sheep Detective | — | animal agencysanctuary+5 | — | 47m 48s | ||
| 8/15/26 | spiritualityveganism+3 | Rev. Carol Saunders | Whole Planet Spirituality ForumUnity Village+3 | — | spiritualityveganism+5 | — | 44m 02s | ||
| 8/1/26 | artificial intelligenceanimal advocacy+3 | Jeannie Walter | PeanutGetYourOinkOn.com | — | artificial intelligencevegan coaching+3 | — | 53m 25s | ||
| 7/15/26 | veganismbees+4 | — | beesethical veganism | — | veganhoney+5 | — | 17m 33s | ||
| 7/1/26 | veganisminvesting+3 | Claire Smith | — | — | vegan investinganimal exploitation+3 | — | 43m 16s | ||
| 6/15/26 | animal protectionveganism+3 | Brittany Drake | The Protego FoundationHarry Potter+1 | — | animal freedomvegan butter beer+3 | — | 53m 09s | ||
| 6/2/26 | LGBT+ communityveganism+3 | Kathleen Gage | Vegan VisibilityBlue Barn Animal Sanctuary | Creswell, Oregon | vegan visibilityPride Month+3 | — | 40m 14s | ||
| 5/14/26 | cage-free eggsanimal welfare+3 | Amber Canavan | PETA | — | cage-freeeggs+3 | — | 53m 59s | ||
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| 4/21/26 | animal rightsvoting+3 | David Michelson | Oregon Initiative Petition 28PEACE Act+1 | — | animal rightsvoting+3 | — | 1h 05m 51s | ||
| 4/2/26 | veganismplant-based living+3 | Joanne Kong | Vegan Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Plant-Based Living | — | veganplant-based+3 | — | 1h 05m 26s | ||
| 3/12/26 | meat consumptionhyper-masculinity+4 | Jan Liband | — | — | meatmasculinity+5 | — | 1h 06m 59s | ||
| 2/25/26 | humane hoaxmedia+3 | Lisa Barca | The Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing the Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy and Ethical Eggs | — | humane hoaxhumanewashing+3 | — | 43m 17s | ||
| 2/6/26 | social mediaanimal rights+3 | Johnny Oberg | — | — | social mediavegan message+3 | — | 49m 48s | ||
| 1/19/26 | veganismanimal advocacy+3 | — | — | — | vegananimal rights+3 | — | 24m 11s | ||
| 1/7/26 | animal advocacygrassroots activism+3 | Laila Kassam | Project Phoenix | — | animal freedomactivism+3 | — | 1h 06m 04s | ||
| 12/2/25 | animal personhoodchildren's media+3 | Cogen | Mickey MouseCharlotte’s Web+1 | — | animal personhoodchildren's media+5 | — | 1h 05m 57s | ||
| 11/15/25 |  Compassion for All Beings with Forrest Tierce | On this episode we explore Buddhism with Forrest Tierce, U.S. Project Director for Dharma Voices for Animals (DVA). DVA works to raise awareness on the connection between the ecological crisis caused by animal agriculture and Buddhist ethics—helping individuals and communities align their food choices with sustainability and compassion for all beings. Forrest has been a dedicated vegan for 18 years and draws from two decades of Buddhist practice across multiple traditions, with a deep c... | 51m 50s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  Vegan Education with Dr. Faraz Harsini | Joining us today is Dr. Faraz Harsini, the founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP). Faraz shares with Hope the importance of creating ongoing infrastructure on US college campuses that students can utilize for continued outreach. They discuss various vegan education tactics such as the use of graphic imagery and its effectiveness. Faraz also talks about encouraging changes to dining halls and how student activists should focus on increasing vegan options and not distra... | 53m 41s | ||||||
| 10/3/25 |  The Humane Deception with Lia Wilbourn | Hope is right at home this episode talking about one of her favorite subjects, humanewashing. Lia Wilbourn joins Hope for a conversation about their mutual frustration with the humane hoax and the deceptive marketing and cover-up tactics employed by the animal farming industry. They explore the detrimental impact of continuing to use the term “factory farming” and argue that the animal advocacy movement should phase it out. Lia and Hope also discuss the cage-free egg industry transition, chal... | 1h 11m 19s | ||||||
| 9/12/25 |  Farmed Animal Sanctuaries: Emotion, Connection, and Effective Advocacy with Zoe Novic | Farmed animal sanctuaries are the heart of the animal advocacy movement. Our guest today, Zoe Novic, Executive Director of CAPE (Center for Animal Protection and Education), knows this well as she grew up on a sanctuary in the Santa Cruz hills. Zoe has a diverse background that includes two years in the Peace Corps in Indonesia, a Master’s in Public Health, and leadership roles at The Humane League, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and Greener by Default, Zoe has expertise in gr... | 52m 20s | ||||||
| 8/16/25 |  Vegan is a Boycott with Janet O-Shea | Some advocates in environmental and animal activism argue that we should solely focus on changing the system through government and corporate campaigns, discouraging grassroots action and personal change. Our guest, Janet O’Shea (informally known as Jay), co-authored an article in Newsweek in response to an environmental author’s piece arguing that going vegan is ineffective. Jay systematically debunks the faulty argumentation and refutes its flawed analogies. She offers insightful perspectiv... | 1h 19m 48s | ||||||
| 8/1/25 |  Living and Loving Vegan with Patty Leon and Rich Winograd | Patty Leon and Rich Winograd both grew up as animal lovers…or so they thought. It was during the pandemic that they came across documentaries, books, and articles that removed their blindfolds and led to the light switch moment to make a change for the better. Today they continue to learn and grow, sharing, their insight as animal rights, vegan and social justice activists. They actively volunteer for various organizations and have written a young adult novel titled “True Justice 4 All.... | 51m 10s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 |  Panel Discussion: The Current Political Situation and Animal Agriculture | On this episode we are sharing the recording from the Humane Hoax Project Panel Discussion: Egg Prices Are Not the Only Crisis, The Current Political Situation and Animal Agriculture. The political climate has left many feeling frustrated as we witness the dismantling of government oversight and structure. This is further compounded by the avian flu crisis and its impact on the food system. Hope Bohanec hosts a panel of experts who will examine the current situation, navigate the political tu... | 1h 15m 05s | ||||||
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