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

Animal Liberation Now with Peter Singer

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

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

News, Education, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Documentary

4.9579 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

This episode of Our Hen House features an animal rights legend, renowned philosopher, and ethicist, Peter Singer. In this thought-provoking conversation, we explore a range of topics, including the principle of equal consideration of interests, the nuance between sentience and consciousness, and the evolution of the animal movement since Peter’s groundbreaking book Animal Liberation was first released 50 years ago. Peter…

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0:00.0

Welcome to Our Hen House.

0:10.7

This is Jasmine Singer.

0:12.2

This is Marianne.

0:13.8

And this week, Marianne, will be speaking with Peter Singer, who has just released a completely reworked edition of the book that started so many people thinking about animals seriously.

0:25.1

Animal liberation.

0:26.8

The new book is called appropriately Animal Liberation Now.

0:31.4

And I know that you really loved interviewing Peter, who, by the way, I am not related to.

0:37.1

Yeah, no, this was a lot of fun.

0:39.0

And the interview went really long, and we had a really great conversation.

0:42.5

I don't agree with him about everything, but I agree with him about really a lot of things.

0:47.8

And he's so smart and he's so thoughtful.

0:51.0

So, yeah, though we did a little stroll-down layman, or he didn't, but I did.

0:56.5

Of this time, I remembered seeing him talk at a very small under unattended event in New York City,

1:06.0

like a gazillion years ago. He wrote this book 50 years ago. Does that give you the Willys?

1:10.9

He wrote it 50 years ago? 50 years ago, yeah. I'm, I guess that's true. I was like,

1:17.0

wait, this is so funny because I was like, no, because I'm only 43 and he only wrote it a little

1:21.9

bit before I was bored. Oh my God. That's very funny. Well, and by the, i know he's on a tour right now which he's

1:31.2

going to chat with you about a little bit too but if people want to see the tour dates go to

1:37.0

think ink that org.a u and ink is i nc so it's thinkinck.org.au for more info.

1:44.9

And I think he chats about it as well.

1:47.4

So, you know, I imagine those speaking engagements are going to be a lot of fun.

1:52.0

I think he mentioned this on bonus.

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