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 Woodard’s Greek Falafel Fries I figured this out trying to recreate one of my favorite delivery items because $30 for one dinner gets nuts quickly! Ingredients:  Frozen fries. I like the “golden fries” size for this. Read packages! You wouldn’t believe how many br ..read more

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 segment, we debunk some common myths about Animal Rights Advocacy. Find out more here:   https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/9-myths-about-animal-rights-debunked-get-the-facts-straight/ Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Apex Adv ..read more

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://blog.simpleheart.org Our Main Topic is a round of Would You Rather with a twist! It's a Vegan Travel Edition. Play along at home & let us know what you would choose! Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Pigsburgh Squealers pig ..read more

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 through Vegan Reddit AITA. These are always fun & spark some good conversation! Our Noteworthy segment is on a vegan eclipse fundraising event for Penelope's Place Animal Sanctuary! Get all the details here:   http://www.penelopesplacethesanctuary.com/ev ..read more

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 have a fantastic week! We love you,  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.com/@compassion ..read more

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 more here:   https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/event-details-registration/total-eclipse-of-the-farm-1 Our Vegan Org of the Week is Catskill Animal Sanctuary! To learn more about there work:   https://casanctuary.org We have a new recipe from o ..read more

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/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue/ Read Wayne's blog here:   https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/the-harvard-law-review-just-published Our Main Topic is Veganism & Religion. We explore dietary practices of various religions ..read more

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 Trivia! We play the Animal Sentience Edition of a Vegan Trivia game. Play along at home, and let us know how you did! We have a tip to help you help others go Vegan & stay Vegan. We spotlight Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in our Vegan Org of the Week. Fi ..read more

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 guidelines. We have a new Vegan Org of the Week. This week, we spotlight Briarwood Farm Sanctuary . Find out more about their work here: https://www.instagram.com/briarwoodfarmsanctuary We have a new tip to help you go Vegan & stay Vegan. AND, we have ..read more

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 about animal advocate, Wayne Hsiung & his upcoming open rescue trial. He & two other activists rescued 3 beagles from a  Ridglan Farms Animal Testing facility, and they face up tp 16 years in prison. We have a way that you can help Wayne ..read more