
Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast
A vegan podcast about food, lifestyle & animal liberation. Join us for restaurant reviews, shopping tips, advocacy and all things vegan!
Are you a new vegan? Do you want to go vegan? We have episodes for you!
Are you a new vegan? Do you want to go vegan? We have episodes for you!
Episodes
194 episodes
Ep 188 Ex Vegans - The Future of Vegan Food - The Avian Flu, Still Alive & Well
Hey Pickles!We hope you're safe & well. This week, we introduce a new segment, The Why Files, where we share some weird & wild news in the vegan space. This week, we discuss a prominent vegan advocate that is no longe...
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Episode 188
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1:15:34

Ep 187 How Republican Policies Are Affecting Wild Animal Welfare - Vegan Recipe Blogs We Love
Hey Pickles!We hope this finds you well!This week, in our Noteworthy Segment, we share some great vegan recipe sites. There are a ton of wonderful vegan food blogs out there, and we'll tell you about a few of them!Here are ...
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Episode 187
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43:37

Ep 186 Vegan Good News - Can Vegans Build Muscle?
Hey Pickles!We really hope this episode finds you well. This week, we tell you about a new Buffalo NY vegan spot that we visited. Sevens Vegan Cafe & Bakery provided a fantastic lunch experience, and we'll give you all th...
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Episode 186
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46:20

Ep 185 A Rough Week for Vegan Restaurants - Non Profits Being Targeted By US Government
Hey Pickles!Welcome to another episode of the show!This week, in our "what we've been up to" segment, Sam had a little rant about banned words. It's an important conversation, and we want you to use the banned words, and use...
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Episode 185
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56:19

Ep 184 A New Vegan Social App - Vegan Would You Rather Game!
Hey Pickles!We hope you're doing well.In this week's Noteworthy segment, we tell you all about a new vegan social app called Connect For Animals. You can get it for free on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.You c...
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Episode 184
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44:39

Ep 183 The EATS Act is Back - Canadian Vegan Chain Scraps Plan to Come to The US Due to Trump
Hey Pickles!We hope this finds you well.This week in our Main Topic, we're taking a look at some legislation that is basically the EATS act in sheep's clothing. The Food Security & Farmer Protection Act ,(S.1326) is a bill tha...
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Episode 183
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50:43

Ep 182 Become a Better Vegan Advocate - Is RFK Jr Making America Healthier Again?
Hey Pickles!We have a great new episode for you!This week in our Noteworthy segment, we're taking a look at some of the policies that Secretary of Health & Human Services, RFK Jr is pushing in his "Make America Healthier Again...
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Episode 182
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1:01:00

Ep 181 Mistakes New Vegans Make - Farm Bailouts Equal Millions in Fraud
Hey Pickles!We hope this finds you well.This week we once again sing the praises of Juicy Marbles vegan steak!In our Noteworthy segment we share some mistakes often made by new vegans, and we offer some solutions with the h...
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Episode 181
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1:01:24

Ep 180 Our Government Is Ignoring Avian Flu - Vegan Grocery Prices On the Rise
Hey Pickles!We have a brand new episode for you!This week, in our Noteworthy segment, we're discussing the cost of vegan groceries around the US. Have your groceries been costing you more?Our Main Topic this week takes a ha...
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Episode 180
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52:48

Ep 179 VegNews Veggie Award Winners! Unity Diner Reopens!
Hey Pickles!We hope you're doing fantastically!This week is a pretty feel good episode, and boy, do we need it.In our Noteworthy segment, we share the awesome news that Ed Winter's passion project, Unity Diner has reopened ...
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Episode 179
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1:27:30

Ep 178 Mexico Leading Animal Welfare Change - Farmers Switching to Oat Milk Production!
Hey Pickles!We hope this finds you well. This week, in our Main Topic, we take a look at how Mexico is adding animal welfare laws to their national constitution. There have been many recent animal welfare wins in Mexico and w...
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Episode 178
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53:03

Ep 177 What's Wrong With Zoos? Vegan Artist Placed Into ICE Custody!
Hey Pickles!We hope you're doing ok and taking impeccable care of yourself. This week's episode is jam packed, so grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot and have a listen!In our Main Topic, we're talking about ...
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Episode 177
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45:58

Ep 176 Am I A Vegan Ass Hat? Meati Foods Could Be In Trouble
Hey Pickles!We hope this episode finds you well.This week in our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about some financial problems happening at Meati Foods. The relatively new vegan meat producer recently lost one of their largest sup...
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Episode 176
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1:00:21

Replay - Vegan New York City!!
Hey Pickles!Due to a work conflict, we need to release a replay this week.We're taking you with us to explore vegan New York City!It's a fun episode, so enjoy the ride!Thanks for listening & we'll be back next we...
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1:33:22

Ep 175 Is There a Vegan Death Cult??? Vegan Dad Jokes? What is Happening?
Hey Pickles!We hope you're taking impeccable care of yourself. This week's show should be titled " Dad Jokes & Death Cults".In our Noteworthy segment, we have some much needed laughs with some particularly bad vega...
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Episode 175
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36:12

Ep 174 A Guide to Peaceful Protesting - Seaquest Update
Hey Pickles!We hope you're well & taking good care of yourself. It's an impossibly crazy time in our world.We hope that we can provide some useful information to help you navigate the hellscape that is the Trump administration...
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Episode 174
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48:17

Ep 173 How Trump's Policies Are Affecting Farmers & Food Availability - Let's Close Seaquest Aquarium
Hey Pickles, We're back with another episode! We hope you're doing well.This week's Main Topic takes a hard look at how Trump's policies are affecting farmers, and our food system.Our Noteworthy segment contains a call...
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Episode 173
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39:20

Ep 172 How Can We Fight Fascism? Vegan Pantry Staples - Let's Move to Albania!
Hey Pickles!We hope this episode finds you well.This week in our Noteworthy Segment, we want to make sure your pantry is well stocked so that you're set up for vegan success.Our Main Topic gives you actionable items that yo...
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Episode 172
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1:08:18

Ep 171 The Intersection of Animal Rights and Human Rights - Myths About Soy
Hey Pickles, We hope you're hanging in there and taking care of yourself. We're living in a hellscape of unchecked power!!That said, we hope this episode can bring you some moments of distraction from it all. This...
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Episode 171
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41:05

Ep 170 Vegan Companies Helping LA Fire Victims - Vegan Good News!
Hey PIckles!We hope you're taking care of yourself. Things are pretty scary in the world right now.We wanted to give you some reasons to remain hopeful this week. In our Noteworthy segment, we'll share some vegan co...
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Episode 170
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35:20

Ep 169 Finding Your Drive in 2025 - Sage Kitchen Closes - Help A Beloved LA Vegan
Hey Pickles!We hope this episode finds you well! Happy MLK Day! This week, we received a message from a follower asking us to get the word out about a beloved member of the Los Angeles vegan community that needs our help. John H...
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Episode 169
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55:08

Ep 168 We Recap 2024 - Vegan London - Vote For Us!
Hey Pickles!We're back! Happy New Year to you!Exciting news! We've been nominated for Best Vegan Podcast in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards!Vote for us here: https...
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Episode 168
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Replay - How To Be a Better Vegan - Vegan George Bailey - London 2023
Hey Pickles!Happy New Year! This week, while Sam is in London, we're releasing a replay of Ep 121.This episode was released shortly after Sam's London trip last year, and includes a ton of discussion about the vegan...
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