Animal rights activist & YouTube superstar 'Earthling Ed' Winters joins Rich to make the moral and philosophical case for veganism. To read more about Ed and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll670 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich 'THIS IS VEGAN PROPAGANDA' BOOK (US release 6.15.22) https://www.amazon.com/This-Vegan-Propaganda-Other-Industry/dp/1785043765/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS AND MARGO LUBIN https://www.blakecurtis.net/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:16 Why Ed Chose the Title "This is Vegan Propaganda" 00:05:22 On the Moral Reasons to be Vegan 00:06:34 "I Realized They Could Suffer" 00:07:37 Most People Claim to be Against Animal Cruelty 00:10:29 Food is a Symptom of the Problem 00:11:05 "How Did You Make the Change and Take Action?" 00:14:35 The Hypocrisy Realization 00:15:35 "Our Choices Impact the Future" 00:16:38 Silence in the Face of Adversity is Allowing Adversity to Continue 00:20:51 Why Should I Be Vegan? 00:29:26 The More Educated We Are, the Harder it is to Defend our Habits 00:30:16 Good People Do Bad Things 00:33:52 How Many Conversations Move the Needle? 00:34:59 How to Begin Conversations: Connection and Rapport 00:39:17 Farmers: It's All They've Ever Known 00:41:11 Vegans Have an Optics Problem 00:44:35 The Meat and Masculinity Link 00:46:39 Argument AGAINST Veganism #1: "What I Eat is Personal Choice" 00:48:32 Argument AGAINST Veganism #2: "My Choices Aren't Going to Make a Difference" 00:52:39 Argument AGAINST Veganism #3: "I Get My Meat From 'Ethical' Farms" 01:01:36 Argument AGAINST Veganism #4: "Vegan Products are Worse Than Animal Products" 01:02:38 Argument AGAINST Veganism #5: "I Only Eat Grass-fed" 01:05:15 Argument AGAINST Veganism #6: "Vegan Products are Just 'Greenwashing'." 01:12:44 Farmers Uncomfortable Dropping off Animals 01:13:59 “No one Wants to Work in the Slaughterhouse” 01:20:02 Argument AGAINST Veganism #7: "Being Vegan Kills More Animals Than Eating Meat” 01:20:35 The Numbers Regarding Rodents, Birds and Bugs is Overinflated - Not True. 01:24:14:14 Acknowledging the Merits of Other People's Counterarguments 01:26:49 The Production of Animal Products is Polluting our Water 01:29:12 Ted Nuggent Shares About the Soy Pellets He Feeds the Animals He Hunts after Saying Disparaging things About Vegans Eating Soy 01:30:20 Argument AGAINST Veganism #8: "Humans Ate Animals for 1,000's of Years" 01:31:25 Brain evolution - Data Indicates Our Brains Expanded from Carbohydrates, Not Meat 01:35:02 What is the Strongest Argument Against Veganism You’ve Seen? 01:36:13 Humans Fear Social Ostracization 01:38:49 Parent’s Might Think a Child Going Vegan is a Critique of Their Parenting 01:39:54 Argument AGAINST Veganism #9: "Veganism is Elitist or Inaccessible for Some People" 01:42:37 Veganism is a Moral Philosophy and CAN Be Done on a Budget 01:43:23 Subsidies Are Artificially Lowering Costs of Animal Products 01:44:38 Bloomberg: 2020 Agriculture Has Third Most Profitable Year in 50 Years Due to Bailouts 01:53:23 Ed’s ‘Surge’ - A Non-Profit Animal Rights Organization 02:12:12 Ed's Book: ‘This Is Vegan Propaganda!’ Jan 6 in the UK, Jun 15 in the US! * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast