Billie Eilish Was Right, the Meat Industry Is Panicking, and a Calf Saw a Butterfly | Rising Anxieties

Billie Eilish Was Right, the Meat Industry Is Panicking, and a Calf Saw a Butterfly | Rising Anxieties

May 12, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the chaos in the animal agriculture world following Billie Eilish's comments on meat consumption and government actions against major meat corporations.

The latest episode of Rising Anxieties covers a week of predictable chaos in the animal agriculture world. Billie Eilish said what many of us were thinking — eating meat is inherently wrong — and the left proceeded to embarrass itself with a barrage of bad-faith counterarguments. Meanwhile, the federal government is finally going after Big Beef and Big Egg for antitrust…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jasmin Singer, Mariann Sullivan

Topics covered

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Beef, Big Egg

More episodes of Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation podcast page.