The Hen Report: “A bandaid fix on something rotten to the core” | Vegan Mac & Cheese, Swiss Fur Ban, Melanie Joy’s Fiction Debut

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

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

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

4.9 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Hen Report, Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan navigate challenging political times while delivering animal rights news with their signature blend of insight and humor. They cover everything from labor issues in animal agriculture to exciting vegan product launches before welcoming psychologist and author Dr. Melanie Joy to discuss her surprising pivot from non-fiction to fiction with her…

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0:00.0	Welcome to Our Hen House.
0:07.4	This is Jasmine Singer.
0:08.8	This is Mary Ann Sullivan.
0:10.7	And this is The Hen Report.
0:12.7	Our Hen House has four podcasts now.
0:15.9	Rising Anxieties comes out on Tuesdays.
0:17.9	The Hen Report, this comes out on Thursdays, and the long-form interview on on Thursdays and the long-form interview on most Fridays and the Animal Law
0:23.5	podcast on the last Friday of the month.
0:26.0	And we're on YouTube.
0:27.3	So thank you to those of you who are watching us on YouTube.
0:31.0	Please subscribe and like us on YouTube.
0:34.3	Comment if you'd like.
0:35.3	Even if you hate us?
0:37.1	No, no. If you hate us, you're probably not listening. But even if you'd like. Even if you hate us? No, no.
0:38.0	If you hate us, you're probably not listening.
0:40.0	But even if you hit YouTube, please subscribe.
0:43.1	I'm excited about today because we're going to have a drop-by from one of our, as we call it,
0:49.3	a wingman, Melanie Joy.
0:51.4	Get it, wingman?
0:52.6	Yeah, wing woman in this case.
0:54.5	Melanie will be joining us shortly to talk about her new book, but it's not what you think it is.
0:59.2	You know her for her incredibly well-known and revelatory works like Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows.
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