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

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

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

4.9 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this festive episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann weave through holiday greetings, literary achievements, and thought-provoking discussions about animal advocacy in unexpected places. From Jasmin’s exciting book deal as a literary agent to reflections on grief, pet cloning ethics, and the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways animal rights themes are appearing in mainstream literature, this conversation showcases how animal…

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Henn Report from Our Henn House.
0:08.2	This is Jasmine Singer.
0:09.7	This is Mary Ann Sullivan.
0:11.5	Merry Christmas.
0:12.5	Merry Christmas morning.
0:14.7	So I'm sure everyone's doing what they do, which is waking up and listening to our henhouse, as is most people's Christmas tradition.
0:24.4	No, we're not recording this on Christmas.
0:26.8	But in fact, we are recording it a little early, which we don't usually do.
0:31.8	We usually record the day before.
0:33.5	Day before, yeah.
0:34.9	And that's because...
0:35.6	This is a little earlier.
0:37.1	So if something momentous happens, hopefully a good thing.
0:41.6	Right.
0:42.1	What are the chances between now and then?
0:44.7	We won't talk about it.
0:46.9	Well, I do hope that everyone's having a good...
0:52.1	Chris Mahana Kwanza Solstica and, and a happy, happy new year.
0:58.2	Just a quick reminder about our hen house rising anxieties comes out on Tuesdays.
1:02.7	Oh, but not next week or not this week.
1:05.4	Not Christmas week.
1:07.1	Okay.
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