Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're glad to be back with a new episode! We hope you have a great holiday! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at how the Animal Agriculture Industry has used Donald Trump in the past to relax the laws that protect the workers in the industry. We'll probably see a lot more of this sort of corruption in h…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Christine is writing this to you from her sick bed. Seems that sleep deprivation & stress over the election finally caught up to her. Soooo, we're re-releasimg Ep 110, Vegan Myths That Need to Die. We apologize for the replay, but there was simply no way Christine could get through an episode without having a massive cou…

Send us a text Hey Pickles, We hope you're taking care of yourselves & your tribe. This week, we're throwing away our usual format so that we can just have a conversation about the election, how we're feeling, what we're fearing, and how we can go forward. We also want to offer information on where you can go if you need support, if you're having a…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy World Vegan Month! We hope You're well. We are finally over the flu that postponed this episode. Thanks for your patience. We're so glad to be back! Here's what's happening on this week's show! In our Noteworthy segment, we'll let you know how you can designate your yard as a wildlife habitat & get a sign to let yo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Sam has a terrible flu, so we were unable to record a new episode this week. We're re-sharing our 2022 Halloween show. We hope you enjoy it. We'll be back next week with a new episode. Thank you so much for understanding. Much love, and Happy Halloween! Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patreo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! How ya doin? We hope you're well! This week, we'll tell you about a great fundraiser we did in Syracuse NY, and of course we found some awesome vegan food along the way! Our Noteworthy segment this week looks at the best vegan meal delivery services. We'll let you know which ones might work for you! In our Main Topic we …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! In this week's episode, we'll tell you all about vending at Fall at the Farm at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary! Our Main Topic is What's New in Vegan News! Here are some links you should check out. Info on Vegan restaurants closing: https://vegnews.com/vegan-restaurant-closures Sign the pet…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back! We hope the episode finds you well! Our hearts go out to everyone affected by hurricane Helene. If you're looking for ways to help those in the path of destruction, here are some links: https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricane-helene.html/ https://greatergood.org/hurricane-response-help-people-and-pets-no…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week's episode is a revisit of Ep 123. It's a fun Vegan AITA. Thanks for listening & we'll talk to you next week! Love, Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers Sign Up For Our Newsletter https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com Our YouTube https://www.youtube.co…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! It's time for another episode of the show! This week, we have another recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! It's a Thai Peanut Soba Bowl! Don't forget that you can get all of our recipes on our Patreon! The link is below! Our Noteworthy segment this week takes a look at how prisons provide incarcerated people to work in our foo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well! In this week's episode, we'll tell you why Sam sounds funny LOL Our Noteworthy Segment looks into why a Boar's Head Meat processing facility was forced to close after a deadly listeria outbreak. In our Main Topic, we'll be discussing some recent issues with the corporate Vegfest organization, Veganda…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week, we tell you all about a recent fundraiser that we sponsored for Penelope's Place Sanctuary. It was a meatless raffle, and it was so much fun!! In our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at the new USDA rules for student lunches, and discuss how it affects kid's access to vegan optio…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you had a great weekend, and a wonderful Labor Day (If you're somewhere that celebrates)! This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a Lemon Cream Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower. Watch our socials for the recipe! In our Noteworthy Segment, we were happy to see that columnist, Miss Man…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! It was wonderful seeing some of you at the 2024 Rochester VegFest this past weekend. We'll tell you all about the food we found, the vendors we met & the people that came to our booth! Our Noteworthy segment is From Harvard to YouTube, Vegan chef Nisha Vora's journey into the vegan food world! You can check out Nisha's Y…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to a new episode! This week, we have a new Listener Recipe! It's Crystal's Delicious Vegan Egg Rolls! Here's her recipe so you can make them at home! Ingredients: A whole Napa cabbage chopped, a brick of firm tofu ground, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, minced garlic, a tablespoon of ginger paste, 1/4 tea…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy Tuesday! We have a really fun episode for you this week! We have a special guest in the studio! Our Niece, Lucy joins us for a fun game of Would You Rather, and a bonus Am I The Ass Hat scenario! In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about vegan pop star Ariana Grande & her family's reaction to her veganism. We al…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we explore some tips from Earthing Ed Winters book, How To Argue With A Meat Eater & Win Every Time. You can get Ed's book here *paid link https://amzn.to/3WB12Vn Our Main Topic this week looks into a case brought up against the National Institute of Heath…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back with a new episode! We'll let you know all that we've been up to, some plans that fell through, some events that we had to miss, and why we had to release a replay last week! We have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! We made vegan calzones! Man, these were good! We mention Paul Hollywood's Bread book.…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Well, did you have global Microsoft outage on your 2000 bingo card? Neither did we! Due to the outage, Christine's Sister & her husband were unable to fly home. Christine has been pet sitting for them, and needs to extend her stay out of town. This means she was unable to make it back to the Ol' Compassion & Cucumbers st…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. We have an important episode for you this week. In our Noteworthy segment, we'll tell you about a controversial mega dairy in Oregon that has been decommissioned. It's good news, but this dairy has left behind a wake of environmental damage. Our Main Topic this week explores how we, as vegans, need t…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to a new episode! We hope it finds you well! This week, we talk about Christine's vegan birthday treat. We also ask for your help with a moral quandary that we're currently wrestling with at the top of the show. We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week, we make three recipes from the book…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week's episode is jam packed! We'll tell you about some vegan food we found, and Christine will tell you about a Food Empowerment Project webinar that she attended, The Embodiment of Injustice - The Dairy Industry Here's a link to the webinar replay: https://youtu.be/LL2fo4tqF0M?si=qALFLuFPkL6Z62SQ We have a recipe …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well! This week, we take you along with us to the 2024 Cleveland VegFest in Cleveland Ohio! We'll tell you about food we found, vendors we visited, and some the great people we met at our booth! Our Main Topic this week is a Movie Review! We review the documentary film, Christspiracy. We were lucky enough …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. Fair warning: There is talk of animal abuse in this episode. Our Main Topic this week is the incredible investigation done by Animal Rising into the fraud that is the RSPCA Assurance Scheme. The RSPCA is supposed to be looking out for the welfare of animals, but has fraudulently appro…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to the episode! We have some news about what we've been up to & where we'll be going! This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Buddha Bowls by Cara Carin Cifelli of Cara's Kitchen. It's a Spring Vegetable Panzanella! You can get the book for yourself here *paid link: https://am…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week we talk about a documentary that we watched on how to maintain a healthy gut biome. Really interesting stuff! We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge series. This week, we make a Sesame Ginger Soba Noodle Salad from Food Is The Solution by Matthew Prescot! You…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you had a good holiday weekend, if you're in the US. This week's episode is jam packed! We give you an update on some new vegan products that we found. We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This weeks recipe comes from Tabitha Brown's book, Cooking From The Spirit. You can get the book here *pai…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Hope things are going great for you! This week, we'll tell you about our vegan shopping excursion in N Tonawanda NY. Some awesome vegan pizza from Wurlitzer Pizza, and what we've been up to. In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about how bird flu has infected cows & now is infecting humans. The animal agriculture industry …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. This week's show is jam packed! Our Noteworthy segment answers the question, "Why aren't people happy about Tattooed Chef returning to stores?". In our Main Topic, we decide who is & who is not a vegan ass hat as we explore some posts on Vegan Redditt. Let us know if you agree with our assess…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week, we take you with us to the Pittsburgh Vegfair. We'll tell you about the food, the vendors, and the wonderful people that we met! Our Noteworthy segment is a vegan cheese scandal. After winning a cheese competition, the vegan cheese is disqualified from the prestigious Good Food Awards! Oh dairy, your jealously…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. Happy National Animal Advocate's Day! This week, we'll tell you about a vegan panel that we moderated for Syracuse Vegan Living Program. You can learn more about their program here: https://www.veganlivingprogram.org/syracuse We have some fun facts about non human animals! You'll hear…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. This week we bring. you some fun facts about cucumbers in our Noteworthy segment. You know we love cucumbers. Hey! It's in our name! We have a new Listener recipe from Listener, Sarah W. It's Loaded Greek Falafel French Fries! Here's her recipe, if you would like to make it for yourself! Sarah Woodar…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this week's episode finds you well. This week, we dive into the VegNews Veggie Awards, and tell you who won 1st, 2nd & 3rd place! Let us know if you voted in this year's awards & if your favorites. won! You can look at the results here: https://vegnews.com/2024/4/2024-veggie-award-winners In our Noteworthy segmen…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week's episode is coming to you from the path of totality! Did you see the solar eclipse? We had cloud cover so only got to experience the darkness, then saw some of the end of the eclipse. It was fascinating regardless! This week we're reviewing the documentary, The Smell of Money. This film takes you to North Caro…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week, we tell you all about our holiday weekend, and what's new here at the ol' Compassion & Cucumbers studio! In our Noteworthy segment, you'll hear why charges dropped against animal advocates is not a good thing. You can read all about it on Wayne Hsiang's blog here: https://b…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back! Thank you so much for understanding why we needed to take last week to care for our ailing fur baby, Carl. He's getting better every day, and your loving messages of healing thoughts and good juju really touched our hearts. Thank you! This week in our Main Topic, we find out who's the ass hat on a trip throug…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Well, life is throwing us some curveballs this week, and because of that, we do not have a new episode for you! We hope you're not too disappointed. We are revisiting Ep 78, Can Vegans Reach Non Vegans Using Social Media? It's a good episode & deserves a second look, or listen as the case may be! Enjoy the episode, and h…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy Day to you! In today's episode, Our Main Topic is several light hearted Vegan news stories that we found to be interesting & entertaining! Our Noteworthy segment focuses on an event at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary that is taking place on the day of the solar eclipse. Its Total Eclipse of the Farm! Find out mo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. This week, we'll let you know about some terrific vegan food that we had over the weekend. In our Noteworthy segment, we update you on the Wayne Hsiung Right to Rescue trial. The Harvard Law Review recently published Wayne's defense! Read it here: https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week's show is jam packed.! We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. In our Noteworthy Segment, Christine tells you all about The Humane Hoax Conference that she attended. Learn more here: https://www.humanehoax.org/the-humane-hoax-online-conference Our Main Topic is Vegan Tr…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Buckle up! This is a doozy of an episode! We'll tell you all about our recent trip to NYC. You'll hear all about the Vegan food we found, The Vegan restaurants, theater, and all the things Vegan New York! In Our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about how tribal groups are attempting to remove dairy from the USDA dietary g…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week, we take a look at vegan fine dining. Where's the protein? We have a new vegan recipe from our Vegan cookbook Challenge. It's a soup recipe from a book a lot of us have on our shelf, The Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook. You can get then book here: https://amzn.to/3SWWjwI *paid link Our Main Topic is all abou…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week, we have a new vegan recipe & it's a Listener Recipe! We got a wonderful Vegan Cheese Sauce recipe from listeners, Geoff & Angela! The recipe is listed below if you want to try it for yourself. Our Noteworthy segment is focused on GOP speech writer, author of Dominion, & vegan advocate, Matthew Scully and his n…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. This week, we have a new vegan recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a spinach Quiche recipe from Craving Vegan by Sam Turnbull of It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken! Get the book here *paid link https://amzn.to/42gvt5S In our Main Topic, we scour the interwebs for vegan news so t…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week, we take another stroll down Vegan Reddit to decide who is & who isn't an ASS HAT! These episodes are always a fun time and incite some really great conversations as we try to give our verdict on several situations posed by Reddit posters. We also have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. This week is Chr…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're all safe and have made it through the many storms that have been. making their way across the US. This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a recipe from the book, The Plantastic Cookbook by Gwen Kenneally. You can get the cookbook here! https://amzn.to/4aU0Jvf *this is a paid…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're so glad to be back in the studio bringing you a new episode. We hope you had a great holiday season and a happy new year! This week, Sam shares an amazing tour of Vegan London! You'll hear about all the food, the theater, the history, and all about her adventures abroad! We have a new Vegan recipe for you from one …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy New Year! We hope you enjoy this replay of Ep 68, Vegan New Year's - Happy Veganuary - New Year's Fun Facts & Traditions - Our New Year's Intentions! We're looking forward to bringing you more wonderful vegan content in 2024. Talk to you soon! Love, Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patr…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're taking some time to spend with our family. We hope you can do the same! In the meantime we will be re-releasing some of our most loved holiday episodes. This week, it's Listener Holiday Favorites! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season. We'll be back with new episodes Tuesday January 9th 2024! Till then, thank…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week, we keep the holiday shenanigans going with a round of holiday trivia! We hope that you play along at home & let us know how you did! In our Noteworthy Segment, we tell you about a Freedom of Information law suit that was filed and won against the FBI in order to make available to the public, records surroundin…