Earthling Ed

Timecodes:02:20 - Cars, leather seats & second hand leather products.10:00 - The COVID-19 vaccine, abstaining from medicines, and addressing “should I stop taking my meditation when I go vegan because it’s tested on animals?"24:21 - Having kids whilst being vegan: “people are using my children to call me a hypocrite”32:03 - Is the word ‘vegan’ misrepresented in our society? The confusion between 'plant-based' and 'vegan', and my thoughts on ex-vegans.44:40 - “My boyfriend won’t change, he says he doesn’t care enough about what’s happening to animals.”53:12 - Your Patreon support & thank you!

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/g0ntohQ0jYsHey everyone,Here is the March episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :) Thank you so much for everything and I hope you enjoy the episode.With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:1:28 - "I’m a primary school teacher, and in school we have to talk about a balanced diet, including meat and dairy - how do I teach nutrition whilst staying true to my ethics?"7:48 - "Does avoiding cosmetics that are tested on animals actually make a difference? As animal testing for cosmetics is controlled by legal regulations, rather than consumer demand."14:06 - "Should I eat lab-grown ice cream and is it unethical to eat lab-grown dairy? I haven’t had animal products in many years and I don’t know how my body will react. Should vegans be the ones trying these products?"18:40 - "What is your take on the liberation pledge? Should we never dine with people who eat animals?" - My personal experience with family and the problems caused.29:11 - "What do I do when visiting peoples homes with leather couches? I dread the thought of entering non-vegan homes."33:29 - "Is it true that the soy given to farmed animals is actually a byproduct of the soybean oil that is used in vegan products and food for humans?"45:38 - "What’s more important for activism - structural change or individual change?"52:22 - Outro and thank you!

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/fYhe2eWd9pcHey everyone,Here is the the February episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :)Just a reminder that if you haven't already joined the Discord server and you would like to, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, that way you can chat with a bunch of friendly vegans :)Thank you so much again for everything, and I hope you enjoyed the video I uploaded yesterday!With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:1:31 - "How can I help bring my 3 year old son over to veganism when he mainly lives with his non-vegan mother?"11:37 - "On a day-to-day today basis how do you keep on top of the latest research and science?"19:15 - "Is the supply and demand model working when the number of animals being killed is going up all of the time? Are animal agriculture subsides cancelling out our veganism?"29:51 - "Can you clear up the confusion around the statistics that the documentary Cowspiracy uses?"37:07 - "I've recently suffered from a miscarriage. how do I deal with non-vegan family members saying it's because of my veganism?"42:18 - "Are you going to go back to doing street interviews?"47:57 - "What do you think about service dogs and animals?"

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/V7GECTQIFhoHey everyone,Here is the the January episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :)Just a reminder that if you haven't already joined the Discord server and you would like to, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, that way you can chat with a bunch of friendly vegans :)Please let me know your thoughts to my responses in this episode down below or on Discord. I am always really interested to hear your opinions on my responses and the questions themselves.Thanks again for everything.With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:- Is palm oil vegan?- What are my thoughts on the Covid vaccine and medication in general being tested on animals, should we still take it?- How do we stay positive in a non-vegan world?- What are my tips on not becoming passive aggressive?- What are my thoughts on someone whose friend called them out for being too aggressive, did they actually overstep the mark?- Should we really adopt animals and put them on a plant-based diet?- What's the deal with the blood type diet?- Do I think we should work on making it illegal to kill non-human animals?- Is it ethical to cull deer in parks?- Are we morally obligated to speak up about veganism when people bring it up to us and are we doing a disservice to the animals by not taking the opportunities we have to speak up?

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/BOCFBhUrTZsHey everyone,Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful end to 2020 and are enjoying the New Year so far. Thank you so much for all of your support throughout the last year, I really am so grateful and I appreciate you all so much.Here is the the December episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :)As always, just a reminder that if you haven't already, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, that way you can then join the server and chat with lots of vegans.Please let me know your thoughts to my responses in this episode down below or on Discord. I am always really interested to hear your opinions on my responses and the questions themselves.Thanks again for everything.With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:- What are my thoughts on domestic animals and will we be allowing animals to breed at the Surge Sanctuary?- Will we be using the animal's manure at the Surge Sanctuary?- How can we pressure governments to stop financially supporting animal agriculture?- How do I respond to someone who justifies eating meat because vegans use iPhones?- What is my opinion on vegans eating mussels and oysters?- As vegans should we be buying organic produce, and is it even more sustainable than non-organic?- Should abolitionist vegans oppose lab-grown meat?- Are there ethical concerns with almonds and avocados that would suggest vegans should avoid eating them?

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/hSSbhnKy2vQHey everyone,I hope that you have all had a great start to December so far!Here is the the November episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :)Just a reminder that if you haven't already, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, that way you can then join the server and chat with lots of vegans.I'm also excited to say that I will be making a really big announcement very soon, which I can't wait to tell you all about :)Thank you so much for all of your support throughout November, it really means the world to me.As always, let me know your thoughts to my responses in this episode down below or on Discord!With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:- What are my thoughts on the idea that we should buy animal products from countries with higher welfare standards, because if we don't and those countries stop producing animal products, won't we inadvertently increase animal suffering as the demand will be shifted to countries with lower standards?- How would I respond to a co-worker who won't eat the Impossible Whopper because it contains phytoestrogen?- Can I recommend any good vegan footwear companies?- Is it more environmentally sustainable to buy local animal products if you live in a rural area, compared to buying plant based foods that have travelled further?- Do I have any suggestions for someone who is suffering from long term health problems but who is afraid to talk to their family about them because every time they do their family says it's because they are vegan, even though they had the same problems before they were vegan?- Why do people think that giving up just red meat is an acceptable compromise?- What do we do about farmers whose land can't be used for anything else?- Am I in contact with Benjamin Zephaniah? 

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/dG28W58fiWUHey everyone,I hope that you are all enjoying November so far.Here is the the October episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :)If you haven't already, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, that way you can then join the server and chat!Thank you so much for your support throughout October and I hope that you have been enjoying my most recent content.As always, let me know your thoughts to my responses in this episode down below or on Discord!With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:- How do I respond to  people who say, we just need to do farming similar to how it was done ‘back in the day'?- How do I feel about brands like Huel?- How do I keep a positive mindset when the status of things and the outlook for the future can seem so difficult? Also, how do I protect my mental health?- If I had to give one good argument against veganism, what would it be?- Do I still use the statistic that 85% of starving children live in countries from which we import grains to feed cattle in western countries?- Is there a link between veganism, infertility and women losing their periods?- How do I respond to plants feel pain?- What are my thoughts on the Danish government killing millions of mink in fur farms to protect humans from the coronavirus potentially mutating?- Do I have any advice for someone who wants to be vegan and is trying, but struggles to connect with graphic footage and is worried they are lacking empathy for the animals?

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/2SWUQhAGqXEHey everyone, I hope that you all had a great September.Here is the this month's episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :) If you haven't already, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, so that you can join the server and chat!Thank you so much for your support over the last month and I hope that you have been enjoying the latest Surge Media content.As always, let me know your thoughts to my responses in this episode down below or on Discord!With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:- What are my thoughts on Oatly selling their waste products to a pig farm?- If I offer someone who needs a kidney transplant my kidney, is it moral to demand that they must become vegan in order to have my kidney?- What are my thoughts on eating non-vegan food that is going to go to waste?- How has my activism progressed and what advice can I offer to others looking to be active?- Where do we get the footage from for the Surge Media videos?- Is it wrong to make dogs wear leashes?- Should we tell a non-vegan that we used to enjoy how animal products tasted?- How would I respond to the excuse, 'but wouldn't we have to release all of the cows into the wild if we went vegan?'- Am I going to make a video addressing regenerative agriculture?

YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/iDCiEcEP-PUHey everyone, I hope that you're all well.Here is the August episode of The Disclosure Podcast - Patron-Only Edition :) If you haven't already, then make sure that you sync your Patreon account with Discord, so that you can join the server and chat!As always, thank you so much for your support, and thank you as well for your support with all of the campaigning over the last month, I really hope you have found the School of Thought campaign in particular, to be useful and effective.i'd also like to add that there were so many questions this month, this is so lovely to see - and I'm so sorry I couldn't answer them all! I hope this is a good selection and that you enjoy my answers :) let me know your thoughts down below or on Discord!With gratitude,EdQuestions that I respond to:- Are there any psychological studies that are useful for our vegan advocacy?- What to say to liberal friends who say that individual action won't change anything?- How to respond to the local fishing argument?- Should vegans buy vegan options from places like KFC and McDonalds?- What is my daily routine?- What are my thoughts about companion animals providing relief and therapy for children and people in hospitals?