Ep. 244: Shifting political fault lines

About this episode

The episode discusses the shifting political landscape affecting animal agriculture and the strategies employed by activist organizations against meat production.

A lot of political fault lines have shifted in 2025. This is true also for animal agriculture — and the activist organizations that work in opposition to it. The last 12 months has introduced a number of new strategies to discourage meat production and processing. Some have been more successful than others, but the campaigns will continue apace in 2026. Hannah Thompson-Weeman is president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, and as such, she leads the animal protein industry’s ef...

People in this episode

Guest: Hannah Thompson-Weeman

Topics covered

• politics
• animal agriculture
• activism
• meat production
• industry strategies

Keywords

• political fault lines
• animal agriculture
• activist organizations
• meat production
• campaign strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Animal Agriculture Alliance