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The Disclosure Podcast

Ep 15: Vegan Infighting & Why Your Family Won't Go Vegan - In Conversation with Dr. Melanie Joy

The Disclosure Podcast

Ed Winters

Ethics, Politics, Whole Foods, Society & Culture, Education, Animals, Morality, Veganism, Philosophy, Vegan, Plant Based Diet

5.01.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

During my time in Berlin late last year, I had the honour of talking to Dr. Melanie Joy, a Harvard educated psychologist, public speaker and author who coined the term ‘carnism’. Throughout our conversation we talk about handling divisions with non-vegan friends and family, as well as discussing how to create healthier and more effective communication habits for our vegan advocacy in general. Find out more about Dr. Melanie Joy's work & buy her books: https://www.melaniejoy.org/ Be...

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0:00.0

And the Hello everyone and welcome to the next episode of the Disclosure Podcast. I hope you're all

0:21.1

well I hope you're all safe hope you're all doing okay.

0:24.3

Today's podcast is a conversation I had with Dr. Melanie Joy when I was in Berlin

0:28.4

back in November when I was doing my speaking tour throughout Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland where I went to

0:34.7

universities, schools, businesses, different institutions.

0:38.5

And so when I was in Berlin I was very lucky to be given the opportunity to speak to Dr. Melanie Joy and so that is this conversation that's going to be coming

0:45.8

right up. Just before we get into that, if you enjoy listening to the Disclosure Podcast,

0:49.6

then please do leave a review. It really does mean the world to me and also if you enjoy

0:53.1

listening to it then I also do a patron-only podcast every month which is

0:57.9

basically where my patron community ask me questions and I hopefully give good

1:01.3

answers to that and so by sign up to my patron you support the work that I do and my activism but you also get access to that monthly

1:07.8

podcast as well and so let's get into today's episodes but but before we cut into the conversation, just

1:14.4

give a little overview about Melanie and also her latest book which has just

1:18.1

been released or was released between now and when the podcast was originally recorded.

1:23.9

So Dr. Melanie Joy is a Harvard educated social psychologist as well as a celebrated speaker and

1:29.9

she is the author of the award-winning book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Where Cows, and Introduction to Carnism,

1:36.4

as well as strategic action for animals and beyond beliefs, a guide to improving relationships and communication for vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters.

1:44.8

Dr Joy has given her acclaimed carnism presentation and trained vegan advocates on six continents

1:50.0

and her work has been featured in major media outlets all around the world.

1:54.8

Now Dr. Malia Joy's her latest book is called Getting Relationships Right and it's available to

1:59.6

buy now which might be something you'll be interested in.

2:01.4

Seems we have all this time in the world right now,

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