My buddy and I were pondering just how many people Ed has convinced into veganism, vegetarianism, or some kind of harm reduction. Words can’t express my gratitude for this man, he has done so much, and will continue to impact the world.
I've thought about it with my partner, and I don't remember what our estimate was, but I could see it easily being in the thousands. According to his website, 33,248 people signed up to go vegan through Ed’s content in a 12 month period. Extrapolate that out to all the years he's been doing this, and then consider the number of people who went vegan but didn't sign up after seeing one of his talks, and then extrapolate for the millions of views on his videos, and I think the number starts to get pretty high. I don't have anything to back this up, but I wouldn't be surprised if Ed was the single best thing that ever happened to animals in recorded human history.
Such an amazing interview...I sooo love Ed! I am a vegan 64 year old athlete..I have been vegan since I was 19..I LOVE that the world is starting to listen...Some amazing people involved in this mission!!
Wow you're gorgeous and look so young. I'm 45 vegan most of my life. Not very athletic but im active and its a big life changer. I was very sick being vegetarian since age 7 and went vegan when I learned more about milk and eggs and the health benefits as a result of compassion are amazing
59 year old successful regional sports athlete out running, out performing, out strengthening meat eaters week in week out and effortless vegan since 18 .
I too agree. Going vegan has been a process that I had to examine all that I do. Not only compassionate to non-human animals, but compassionate to all aspects of my life. Going vegan, as in a vegan lifestyle, has brought me to a peaceful life. It has actually been very easy
I have been vegan for 3 years now. In this period, I have listened to Ed hundreds of times but still I want to hear more. The immense compassion, thoughtfulness, wisdom, patience in his personality is truly pleasing and satisfying for my soul.
Kinda the same way alcoholics “don’t drink that much” and smokers “only smoke once in a while.” Eating animal products these times per day, and typically more than one per meal, 365 days per year and in massive quantities on holidays, is not moderation in the slightest. I know this because I used to say the same shit, “I don’t every eat dairy!” Not realizing that I drank whey and casein shakes at least twice a day 😭
Joey carbstrong triggered me,vegan lies turned me full Carnivore, losing weight and pain reducing and its actually MORE ETHICAL, I am proud to eat at least1 beef animal,1 pig,5 lambs,600 unfertilised hen eggs every year
Going vegan didn't just make me more compassionate to animals, it made me more compassionate to humans, too. I used to throw litter out of my car, never recycled, just lived a very insular life. Now I pick up litter because I think of wildlife and our environment, and consider my effects in general in the world. Its changed me for the better in so many ways. It's the best thing I've ever done and I don't mind being a minority if I'm confident I do my best to be a positive influence in this world and align my morals with my actions.
Alternatively, steak is tasty and I don't care what happens to the cow that gave me the steak. I eat that suffering up with a smile, Gimme that steak over those stupid greens any day XD. Now to say I'm an immoral person though, I'm a great person to other people. Farm animals are just food to me though, I pet em and say how tasty they are going to be.
Not to sound too much of a mystical hippie but for sure, cutting animal products out of your diet allows one's vibration to get higher than the low vibrational frequencies the powers that shouldn't be want for us to have. Naturally one's empathy will lead to better choices when we allow ourselves to feel that empathy.
Being vegan for the past 24 years has helped me find a tiny bit of peace in this cruel, scary world. It’s helped me be more compassionate toward other humans as well.
Congrats! Please read the book "Becoming Vegan: The Complete Reference to Plant-Based Nutrition (Comprehensive Edition)" by Brenda Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina, MS RD for proper vegan nutrition guidance before becoming a vegan. Happy vegan journey!
@@ponnamy 👍👍👍 I don't know the book but I had some education within nutrition and a past as a vegetarian so it wasn't hard to get started. It really is important to know some of it and from a good source and not someone online pushing an extreme diet.
My only regret in becoming Vegan is that I haven't done it sooner. By Liberating animals, we are also liberating ourselves from the prevailing culture of oppression and abuse that we wreak upon ourselves and non-human animals. #veganforanimals
If you saw the horrors of a slaughterhouse like I have you’d be haunted. I was sold a lied much like we all have, told we have to eat animals. 8 years vegan now I’ve never felt better other then knowing what happens every single day. If we’re honest with ourselves we’d see through this industry.
Yes have u seen joey carbstrongs latest investigation? ...its horrendous literally haunting me every day since and I've seen some terrible footage in the past.....it has literally traumatised me and I didn't watch the whole thing 💔 😪
@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx I’m so sorry 💙you had to experience that. I saw joeys video its awful. I’m glad they exposed this place because this is standard everywhere. It should be normal for us to feel this way upset, angry and it’s traumatic. Its truly the biggest injustice with the vast amount of beings that have to go through this(including workers not the ones in joeys video). I worked as a government “welfare” inspector and in investigations. I’ve seen a lot of this which 99% of people will never unfortunately. I see a therapist who helps me with daily flashbacks and dealing, living in a world that isn’t awake YET! I’ve muted a lot of people on Instagram and other social platforms just because these videos tend to re-traumatize. Honestly we don’t need to see it all the time if we are for the animals. I share my experiences on podcasts and interviews, street outreach, demos etc.. but i’m careful not to get graphic unless prompted to.
@@The40yearoldVegan I do street outreach with anonymous for the voiceless only started recently its very confronting sad tho too as u witness first hand how ignorant people are about it all and I feel helpless still ...until all animals are free il feel that way😑 I'm so sorry u had to go through and witness that I can't imagine what it must have been like 😢 💔I hope ur getting the help u need and ur able to try and deal with the emotions and deep trauma this must have caused u x
@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx nice I’m an AV and We The Free organizer here in Ontario Canada. I’m surrounded by so many great people (this community) and therapy it helps a lot. I also had to stop bearing witness for some time. I was getting angry and not being relatable. I was also part of the Meat the victims action here in Ontario. Anything we can do to expose this awful industry thank you for speaking up taking a stance. We the frees been a good experience it’s more then just a diamond it’s more so coaching and community building. They do free workshops on street outreach on Facebook
@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx Yes, me too. I've seen much horror in animal ag films over the years. But I will NEVER forget that cow in Joey's recent investigation. Never.
I LOVE Eearthling Ed. Beautiful Human Being. My dogs played a huge part in me going Vegan. There is a soul behind every pair of eyes. I realized ALL animals feel pain and want to live a life free from harm just like us. #veganforanimals
Such a great discussion. I met Ed almost 2 years ago in Sacramento when he came into my restaurant. He was very kind and a great listener. We need more people like him! I also want to thank @privateparts for having him on the show and being so respectful toward him. Thank you all for everything you do 🙏
I truly admire how Ed elevates the respectability of everyone in the room, especially those that may vehemently disagree with him. Nobody comes out looking like the bad guy, rather everyone comes out looking like intelligent, thoughtful human beings just trying to survive living. Such an inspiration.
It is true. One of the most things that impressed me about Ed is that he is soooooooo patient, polite and mature in the way he handles arguments. Even when the other side is so provoking, no idea how he does it.
Inspirational video. Being a veggie all my life I went vegan 8/9 years ago and have never looked back. You can’t dismiss what is going on out there to the animal and marine life.🌱🙏🏽
It’s great that you agree with the argument that we don’t need religion to make us do good Ed. Being in fear that the afterlife will strike at us if we do bad things is really not the way to live our lives.
Gosh this was sucha chill and open minded conversation! Love the calm- and kindness of it. Ed is a living legend! If you’re not considering going vegan after hearing him speak here you should start questioning yourself.
I became a vegetarian around 10 years ago and went vegan last year one thing I always tell people that are trying to go vegan is that it is so important to eat the right food it can be a much healthier diet when done right
I have written 2 vegan songs ua-cam.com/video/rry1QyII9iY/v-deo.html and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my UA-cam videos!
I'm 9yrs vegan thanks to Ed, Joey Carbstrong and the movie Earthlings, just wanted to say thanks for helping me open my eyes and my heart . I find it inconceivable that anyone could come up with a sane argument that would stand up against any of the points that Ed and Joey makes ... Thank you ❤
Amen to that Ed! Loved his closing inspirational speech, it got me teary eyed! Been Vegan for almost 2 years now , because I also decided to be that drop in the ocean of change, for a world with less violence and suffering. Thank you for sharing this.
Loved this interview! Ed is an incredible debater. As for Jamie's question about insects versus livestock - as humans, frankly the best thing we could do for most other species is to end humankind. But of course we aren't going to do that - we are always going to prioritise ourselves - so you have to use that as a starting point. From this, we have decided to balance our domination with moral frameworks and we already show kindness, respect and a sense of justice to many species of animals. Veganism calls for this to be extended so that we end unnecessary suffering of all animals as far as is physically possible (i.e., so humans can still eat) which really isn't that radical. The roots of kindness and disdain for cruelty are already among us. Also - the argument of 'well bugs sometimes die when we grow vegetables, so therefore I'm going to continue to pay for cows to be slaughtered and put through violence I'd never be able to stand and watch' is worringly popular 😂
That last one with bugs and other crop deaths is increasingly becoming the new “where do u get your protein” debunking equivalent phrase. If only these people applied their ingenuity for something more constructive, … hum… maybe going vegan?:)))
The reality of the future of all life on planet earth is dependent on the human inclination to protect the aforementioned life forms. The future does not look good.
that's the problem with basing your moral framework on "reducing suffering" rather than bodily autonomy. this implies you can do anything unethical as long as the individual doesn't suffer
Oh gawdess! I believe everyone who is involved in animal rights and animal rescue would absolutely LOVE to be out of a job! I certainly dream of a day when I can kick back, relax and say, "Finished!"
Ed is exactly right. When I was a talk show host and sponsored debates, it took me a while to realize to just shut up and listen. I gave them the driver's seat. I ask relevant questions and allow them to contemplate them. This is called the Socratic Method of argumentation and is very powerful. They feel more in control and are more apt to think reflectively as they feel that they are challenging their own thoughts rather than you challenging them aggressively. It works. I conducted over 500 broadcasts and that was the best lesson I ever learned when interacting with people with different and contrary views. I learned something too.
this was a great talk. it's refreshing & necessary to have such self-reflective & healthy conversations on veganism where (yet) non-vegans instead of getting defensive actually are willing to learn & change & ask the insteresting questions. it portays the shift of the public attitude towards this massively relevant yet still underrepresented topic. thank you for giving it this much needed platform.
Also the people that say "I kill this elk and eat it for a whole year" never mention the enormous electric bill required to refrigerate all that meat for the year to keep it edible. And before refrigeration the only way to store meat was to use huge amounts of salt. Compare this to storing potatoes, carrots, rice, beans which all just can be dried for a short time in the sun and stored for YEARS without any refrigeration. There's nothing natural about eating meat regularly and what hunters do is extremely artificial to anything humans have been doing in history.
Meat can be dried and kept unrefrigerated for a long time... have you never heard of Biltong, Droëwors, Jerky, Cured meats, Salami, etc. Similarly Meat can be bottled, and preserved in fat (confit), etc. Ignorance will never make your reasoning sound.
Look up some stable isotope studies and realize human beings have been eating primarily meat for millions of years - how did they get that meat? They hunted - nothing artificial about it. And whenever someone mentions plant foods that are easily stored for years they don't mention the cost of shipping said plant products across the world - get off your high horse.
@@notyourdad There's nothing about veganism that states you have to buy imported foods. You can (and should) buy locally and seasonally where possible and practical. I actually practice that myself but it's for environmental/economical reasons and not veganism. I'm vegan because I believe in the golden rule of treating others how I'd want to be treated if I were them. Best wishes.
@raspberry No, because anyone who has actually cured meats knows only a moron would assume a lot of salt is used -- did you really think people would eat an excessively salty snack -- the reality is that to cure meats, you under salt them, because the drying process strips moisture, so something salty is going to become even more salty, to the point that it will not be enjoyable. Also your critique focused solely on the drying of meats by stripping moisture, or did you just assume that bottling, confit, ... were also heavy handed with salt? Point is the only thing your rant has proven is your ignorance.
It's nice to see people having a pleasant conversation with Ed for a change. Like you debated a bit which is great but also respected his answers rather than gloss over them/interrupt :)
For anyone concerned about health, after I went vegan, my bad cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure all fell from dangerously high to just above normal in 6-9 months. I have the blood testing paperwork to prove it. Never been healthier and when I was lifting weights as a vegan, my gains were incredible.
It's important to eat healthy vegan food. It's not automatically healthy because it's vegan. I could easily slather my bread with my favourite homemade vegan butter every day, but that's too much coconut fat for my blood vessels. I could eat tons of sugar too, but it's not good for me just because it's not mear.
I think a big hurdle for many might actually to be to learn to cook in new ways... If you are stressed out or lack the energy to shift your diet in one day I think a reasonable strategy is a more of a long-term plan. Look up a "easy to cook" vegan recipes once, twice, or three times a week, whatever feels good to you. Save the recipes you found being tasty, and do that for a couple of months. This will eventually lead you to having many tasty, easy to cook recipes or even new "cooking strategies". This lowers the threshold of becoming vegan substantially as you now actually start to know what you can eat instead of your meat focused recipés. When it comes to breakfast, I shifted mine from "three cheese sandwiches" to "overnight oats" (or "lazy oats" as I call it, as I only let mine rest for 15minutes). I have oats, chia seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, cinnamon, cardamom. soak in oatmilk and let it rest, top with finely sliced apple and roasted pumpkin seeds (I roast these myself and put in a jar for easy access). This right here! is a tasty, foody apple pie, it's VERY nutritious and tastes wonderful. Far better than the breakfasts I used to have. I've been vegan for 27 years. It's great that more and more people are starting to become much more open to the idea of causing less harm and suffering.
Done watching earthlings, ill start my journey tomorrow🎉❤ little by little, its hard coz family is a meat eater,and im the cook,but i know i can do it!!
This was awesome, love earthling Ed and agree with everything he says. I’ve been vegan since December 2019 and I went vegetarian first for a couple months because I saw a video of the chickens in the trucks being taken to slaughter.
Ed turned me vegan in 2 days after watching his videos i use his arguments everyday what a wonderful man We needed someone like him to represent one of the most incredible and revolutionary mouvements in the history of mankind
It's nice when Ed is speaking to open minded blokes, rather than controversy-whoring contrarian edgelords, and you get to hear his more optimistic opinions about how well we're doing so far, and how much better we can do in the near future.
Brilliant video. After watching one of Ed’s lectures I went vegan overnight. Taking one meal at a time. Jamie!!! You’re such a legend! Love Candy Kittens!!! And Throughly enjoyed watching this video!!!
this is my first view/listen of this podcast and i am so delighted to find a new (to me) show with great hosts. great balance between the hosts and they present wonderful logic and listening skills. i’m grateful and now subscribed!
This world is like a learning stage, we all can learn, we all can teach; we need people like Ed to Bring us to these learning moments on this stage of life. Well Done Ed.
I know someone vegan 4 years needs no supplements as she's very healthy eats enough veg fruit and wholegrain foods. Also mock meats are actually nicer tasting than actual meat so I can't see why anyone would choose to eat animals still when we have better alternatives literally if I ever went back to eating animal products I'd still eat mock meats that says it all
OK your friend desperately needs to supplement vitamin B12 and omega 3. I'm not being ignorant, I'm vegan myself. In this day and age, you cannot get enough B12 from diet alone as we have steralised the soil too much and the adequate bacteria and cobalt are not present in soil for there to be a reliable enough quantity of B12 to meet our needs. Even foods supplemented with B12 are not in such quantities to get enough every day. With omega 3, we need it from DHAs and EPAs, as well as ALAs. ALAs are present in various seeds and nuts, though DHAs and EPAs are present in algae and in small amounts in leafy greens (that's why fish have such high amounts, because they eat sea plants that have omega 3s). We really should be supplementing omega 3 FROM ALGAL OIL to get the DHAs and EPAs as well as the ALAs because the former two are very difficult to get from the plants we eat conventionally. It would be awesome if we didn't have to supplement and hopefully one day we won't have to, but things the way they are now, we (everyone, not just vegans) need to supplement certain nutrients.
These guys are polite and well spoken, and willing to listen which is great. It does bother me not just with them but most people that so many people have no clue about logical fallacies.
Sorry for this but I've always said that if you can slide a blade across an animals throat while maintaining eye contact, watching it's life slip away and then happily eat it, you must be psychotic. Look at your cat or dog in the eyes and do the same thing.. It's all the same. Selfish desire.
abattoirs do this by electric shock then Butchers do the rest. only Islam halal uses this method to kill meat animals, by bleeding out. So your argument is very flawed even if I agree with your sentiments.
One is a pet and the other will feed and nourish you - false equivalency. I didn't bring home a cat and spend money feeding it and taking it to a vet in order for it to feed me and nourish me - that is not his purpose in life - it's purpose is to keep me company. The purpose of the animals I eat is to feed and nourish me, not keep me company and bother me about getting let out in the middle of the night - so they are clearly not the same thing. Also, by your definition every human being who ever lived up until a few thousand years ago was psychotic - you owe your very life to their psychopathy because had they not killed animals the human race would've gone extinct.
@@notyourdad Why do you think we have the right to decide the purpose of animals? They aren't ours, they are individuals experiencing life with their own sentience and the animals that humans have assigned to be killed never would choose that. We should always consider the victim's perspective right? I think you're right in that humans were not just all psychos killing animals in the past - it was to ensure our survival ensuring our species to continue. However even then I doubt people would have taken pleasure in the killing, it was out of necessity. That isn't the case now, and the mass suffering that is caused by human's selfish desires is is no way justifiable.
@@anthony3014 Nature decided that some animals are pray and others are predator. The literal purpose of pray on this planet is to be eaten by predators - I didn't invent this concept, evolution did. Predators eat pray in order to not only survive but also thrive. Humans are predators evolved to eat primarily meat as evidenced by stable isotope studies - this is irrefutable. Eating the species appropriate diet is what any species that wants to thrive ought to be doing. Leaving out the most nutritious food source on the planet which we are evolutionarily adapted to consume is ill-advised if one wants to thrive - do so at your own peril but do no suggest others should follow the same foolish advice because you are emotionally invested in an ideology. Nature and evolution and human physiology do not care about your feelings or those of any other animal.
It absolutely IS important what’s natural, we only began eating meat through necessity because we began migrating all over the world (away from our natural food source in tropical climates - FRUIT & LEAFY GREENS)
My buddy and I were pondering just how many people Ed has convinced into veganism, vegetarianism, or some kind of harm reduction. Words can’t express my gratitude for this man, he has done so much, and will continue to impact the world.
You mean how much human suffering he's caused with this ideologically driven diet that deprives people of the most nutritious food on the planet?
Ed convinced me, the very first time I heard him from one of his street debates!!! 🙏🏻🌈🌱
His video on backyard eggs convinced me to go all the way
I've thought about it with my partner, and I don't remember what our estimate was, but I could see it easily being in the thousands. According to his website, 33,248 people signed up to go vegan through Ed’s content in a 12 month period. Extrapolate that out to all the years he's been doing this, and then consider the number of people who went vegan but didn't sign up after seeing one of his talks, and then extrapolate for the millions of views on his videos, and I think the number starts to get pretty high. I don't have anything to back this up, but I wouldn't be surprised if Ed was the single best thing that ever happened to animals in recorded human history.
well maybe not the world, just a few dogooders on Utube.
Such an amazing interview...I sooo love Ed! I am a vegan 64 year old athlete..I have been vegan since I was 19..I LOVE that the world is starting to listen...Some amazing people involved in this mission!!
Wow you're gorgeous and look so young. I'm 45 vegan most of my life. Not very athletic but im active and its a big life changer. I was very sick being vegetarian since age 7 and went vegan when I learned more about milk and eggs and the health benefits as a result of compassion are amazing
59 year old successful regional sports athlete out running, out performing, out strengthening meat eaters week in week out and effortless vegan since 18 .
I love him to. Im a boy its not a sexual thing but he has nice hair and eyes and has such compassion Nd charisma.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Going vegan is still, hands down, the best thing I've ever done. Ed is just an incredible human and we're so grateful for the work he does!
I’d agree. Top 5 best decisions I’ve made in life
What a hero. Look at his property portfolio. He loves you.
I too agree. Going vegan has been a process that I had to examine all that I do. Not only compassionate to non-human animals, but compassionate to all aspects of my life.
Going vegan, as in a vegan lifestyle, has brought me to a peaceful life. It has actually been very easy
Same.
Me too!
"You are personally responsible to becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in."🌱 Good man Ed, nice conversation guys.🌅
I have been vegan for 3 years now. In this period, I have listened to Ed hundreds of times but still I want to hear more. The immense compassion, thoughtfulness, wisdom, patience in his personality is truly pleasing and satisfying for my soul.
Man it’s so funny how nearly every omnivore or “flexitarian” as they say always says they “don’t eat that much meat” I used to say the same thing
When I was addicted to less socially acceptable things, my peers always spoke the same about the frequency and volume, dishonestly of course.
Kinda the same way alcoholics “don’t drink that much” and smokers “only smoke once in a while.”
Eating animal products these times per day, and typically more than one per meal, 365 days per year and in massive quantities on holidays, is not moderation in the slightest.
I know this because I used to say the same shit, “I don’t every eat dairy!” Not realizing that I drank whey and casein shakes at least twice a day 😭
I’ve heard that argument so many times.
Joey carbstrong triggered me,vegan lies turned me full Carnivore, losing weight and pain reducing and its actually MORE ETHICAL, I am proud to eat at least1 beef animal,1 pig,5 lambs,600 unfertilised hen eggs every year
@@seanmoynihan7471 I’d love to see your evidence for what you are arguing.
Going vegan didn't just make me more compassionate to animals, it made me more compassionate to humans, too. I used to throw litter out of my car, never recycled, just lived a very insular life. Now I pick up litter because I think of wildlife and our environment, and consider my effects in general in the world. Its changed me for the better in so many ways. It's the best thing I've ever done and I don't mind being a minority if I'm confident I do my best to be a positive influence in this world and align my morals with my actions.
Alternatively, steak is tasty and I don't care what happens to the cow that gave me the steak. I eat that suffering up with a smile, Gimme that steak over those stupid greens any day XD. Now to say I'm an immoral person though, I'm a great person to other people. Farm animals are just food to me though, I pet em and say how tasty they are going to be.
@@celiafrostborn you're clearly not a great person, whether your comment is trolling or true for you, its scummy
Not to sound too much of a mystical hippie but for sure, cutting animal products out of your diet allows one's vibration to get higher than the low vibrational frequencies the powers that shouldn't be want for us to have. Naturally one's empathy will lead to better choices when we allow ourselves to feel that empathy.
This!
@@celiafrostborn Actually, you do care ☺️
U wouldn't write this comment if it wasn't like that ✨🌿
Ed is one of the most humble heroes of history.
Being vegan for the past 24 years has helped me find a tiny bit of peace in this cruel, scary world. It’s helped me be more compassionate toward other humans as well.
Always a pleasure hearing Ed discuss veganism, never gets old. 🌱
True
Earthling Ed is probably the single reason I actually made the switch years ago. What a walking legend to have on your podcast!
He’s the reason I made the switch a month ago after a year of thinking about it but procrastinating
That's Amazing. No Vegan Activist influenced me to be Vegan. Screaming, Tortured Animals did. I only wish I became Vegan sooner. #veganforanimals
My favourite part of this video is how positive and respectful the comments here are 🎉
I'm well on my way to becoming fully vegan now, partly thanks to this fella.
Have you made the switch yet?
Congrats! Please read the book "Becoming Vegan: The Complete Reference to Plant-Based Nutrition (Comprehensive Edition)" by Brenda Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina, MS RD for proper vegan nutrition guidance before becoming a vegan. Happy vegan journey!
@@ponnamy 👍👍👍 I don't know the book but I had some education within nutrition and a past as a vegetarian so it wasn't hard to get started. It really is important to know some of it and from a good source and not someone online pushing an extreme diet.
My only regret in becoming Vegan is that I haven't done it sooner. By Liberating animals, we are also liberating ourselves from the prevailing culture of oppression and abuse that we wreak upon ourselves and non-human animals. #veganforanimals
Hope you make that final step … 💚
If you saw the horrors of a slaughterhouse like I have you’d be haunted. I was sold a lied much like we all have, told we have to eat animals. 8 years vegan now I’ve never felt better other then knowing what happens every single day. If we’re honest with ourselves we’d see through this industry.
Yes have u seen joey carbstrongs latest investigation? ...its horrendous literally haunting me every day since and I've seen some terrible footage in the past.....it has literally traumatised me and I didn't watch the whole thing 💔 😪
@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx I’m so sorry 💙you had to experience that. I saw joeys video its awful. I’m glad they exposed this place because this is standard everywhere. It should be normal for us to feel this way upset, angry and it’s traumatic. Its truly the biggest injustice with the vast amount of beings that have to go through this(including workers not the ones in joeys video). I worked as a government “welfare” inspector and in investigations. I’ve seen a lot of this which 99% of people will never unfortunately.
I see a therapist who helps me with daily flashbacks and dealing, living in a world that isn’t awake YET! I’ve muted a lot of people on Instagram and other social platforms just because these videos tend to re-traumatize. Honestly we don’t need to see it all the time if we are for the animals. I share my experiences on podcasts and interviews, street outreach, demos etc.. but i’m careful not to get graphic unless prompted to.
@@The40yearoldVegan I do street outreach with anonymous for the voiceless only started recently its very confronting sad tho too as u witness first hand how ignorant people are about it all and I feel helpless still ...until all animals are free il feel that way😑 I'm so sorry u had to go through and witness that I can't imagine what it must have been like 😢 💔I hope ur getting the help u need and ur able to try and deal with the emotions and deep trauma this must have caused u x
@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx nice I’m an AV and We The Free organizer here in Ontario Canada.
I’m surrounded by so many great people (this community) and therapy it helps a lot. I also had to stop bearing witness for some time. I was getting angry and not being relatable. I was also part of the Meat the victims action here in Ontario. Anything we can do to expose this awful industry thank you for speaking up taking a stance. We the frees been a good experience it’s more then just a diamond it’s more so coaching and community building. They do free workshops on street outreach on Facebook
@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx Yes, me too. I've seen much horror in animal ag films over the years. But I will NEVER forget that cow in Joey's recent investigation. Never.
Turning vegan 5 years ago is my proudest achievement
I LOVE Eearthling Ed. Beautiful Human Being. My dogs played a huge part in me going Vegan. There is a soul behind every pair of eyes. I realized ALL animals feel pain and want to live a life free from harm just like us. #veganforanimals
Ed is so calm and thoughtful and intelligent when confronted with stupid arguments - lol. Not in reference to this interview, just in general.
It's the dopey eyes, just can't take him serious.
@@utube1818 For dopey eyes, he sure speaks intelligently. Lol. Better than most people.
@Paul Semmens it's much better to not have standards
@Paul Semmens ha ha. Being judged by those who don't like standards
@Paul Semmens So it goes both ways. Lol. Whataboutism. Lol!
Such a great discussion. I met Ed almost 2 years ago in Sacramento when he came into my restaurant. He was very kind and a great listener. We need more people like him!
I also want to thank @privateparts for having him on the show and being so respectful toward him.
Thank you all for everything you do 🙏
I truly admire how Ed elevates the respectability of everyone in the room, especially those that may vehemently disagree with him. Nobody comes out looking like the bad guy, rather everyone comes out looking like intelligent, thoughtful human beings just trying to survive living. Such an inspiration.
It is true. One of the most things that impressed me about Ed is that he is soooooooo patient, polite and mature in the way he handles arguments. Even when the other side is so provoking, no idea how he does it.
Yes that is the skill I need to learn!! keep humility and reason when you feel like getting super angry at the injustice.
Thanks Ed for speaking up for animals.
I hope we've all seen that if we're truly against injustice, we know what path forward we need to take. ❤️
It's hard to be prononents of justice and respect when we support slitting animal's throats open
Inspirational video. Being a veggie all my life I went vegan 8/9 years ago and have never looked back.
You can’t dismiss what is going on out there to the animal and marine life.🌱🙏🏽
It’s great that you agree with the argument that we don’t need religion to make us do good Ed. Being in fear that the afterlife will strike at us if we do bad things is really not the way to live our lives.
Gosh this was sucha chill and open minded conversation! Love the calm- and kindness of it. Ed is a living legend! If you’re not considering going vegan after hearing him speak here you should start questioning yourself.
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Ed is so graceful and intelligent as always♥️
Ed is Amazing! I always hope I can inform people the way he does.
I became a vegetarian around 10 years ago and went vegan last year one thing I always tell people that are trying to go vegan is that it is so important to eat the right food it can be a much healthier diet when done right
I have written 2 vegan songs ua-cam.com/video/rry1QyII9iY/v-deo.html and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my UA-cam videos!
Thank you for being vegan!
Thank you for promoting animal rights, the greatest injustice on earth
Ed for President #GoVegan 🌱
I'm 9yrs vegan thanks to Ed, Joey Carbstrong and the movie Earthlings, just wanted to say thanks for helping me open my eyes and my heart . I find it inconceivable that anyone could come up with a sane argument that would stand up against any of the points that Ed and Joey makes ... Thank you ❤
Thank you @privateparts for inviting Ed and giving his voice greater amplification. BTW, you guys are great hosts!
Amen to that Ed! Loved his closing inspirational speech, it got me teary eyed! Been Vegan for almost 2 years now , because I also decided to be that drop in the ocean of change, for a world with less violence and suffering. Thank you for sharing this.
God I love Ed. Awesome and open minded hosts! Great show.
Now I love Ed even more! #veganforlife #veganfortheanimals #earthlinged
What a great discussion with Ed! Very human and honest as well. touching!
I'm pleasantly surprised how educated, eloquent and polite these 2 are, fair play and thank you
Ed was one of the people that slowly convinced me of becoming vegan and I never regretted it, feeling healthier than ever !
Same!💚💚💚
Loved this interview! Ed is an incredible debater. As for Jamie's question about insects versus livestock - as humans, frankly the best thing we could do for most other species is to end humankind. But of course we aren't going to do that - we are always going to prioritise ourselves - so you have to use that as a starting point. From this, we have decided to balance our domination with moral frameworks and we already show kindness, respect and a sense of justice to many species of animals. Veganism calls for this to be extended so that we end unnecessary suffering of all animals as far as is physically possible (i.e., so humans can still eat) which really isn't that radical. The roots of kindness and disdain for cruelty are already among us.
Also - the argument of 'well bugs sometimes die when we grow vegetables, so therefore I'm going to continue to pay for cows to be slaughtered and put through violence I'd never be able to stand and watch' is worringly popular 😂
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So well said. 🌱💞
That last one with bugs and other crop deaths is increasingly becoming the new “where do u get your protein” debunking equivalent phrase. If only these people applied their ingenuity for something more constructive, … hum… maybe going vegan?:)))
The reality of the future of all life on planet earth is dependent on the human inclination to protect the aforementioned life forms. The future does not look good.
that's the problem with basing your moral framework on "reducing suffering" rather than bodily autonomy. this implies you can do anything unethical as long as the individual doesn't suffer
I literally know eds story off by heart now...lol
Same! 🫶😹 the chickens, the kfc, the hamster with the love for 🥦 but hating kale 🥹
Same lol
Haha he does tell it quite often
Love how respectful and open minded you guys are!
What a king.
Absolutely loved this video. Thank you 😊
So glad!
Ed convinced me and definitely inspired me to move towards Veganism. I am forever thankful to him for enlightening me on animal cruelty 💚💚💚
Oh gawdess! I believe everyone who is involved in animal rights and animal rescue would absolutely LOVE to be out of a job! I certainly dream of a day when I can kick back, relax and say, "Finished!"
Long way to go before that day
It's also interesting that he'll talk to farmers but there financial interest is never questioned.
Yes, SO grateful to Ed for being such an awesome advocate for the animals!
Ed is exactly right. When I was a talk show host and sponsored debates, it took me a while to realize to just shut up and listen. I gave them the driver's seat. I ask relevant questions and allow them to contemplate them. This is called the Socratic Method of argumentation and is very powerful. They feel more in control and are more apt to think reflectively as they feel that they are challenging their own thoughts rather than you challenging them aggressively. It works. I conducted over 500 broadcasts and that was the best lesson I ever learned when interacting with people with different and contrary views. I learned something too.
ed is one of my heroes❣️
this was a great talk. it's refreshing & necessary to have such self-reflective & healthy conversations on veganism where (yet) non-vegans instead of getting defensive actually are willing to learn & change & ask the insteresting questions. it portays the shift of the public attitude towards this massively relevant yet still underrepresented topic. thank you for giving it this much needed platform.
"get ready to be beaten"... my curiosity was piqued and then it was the "field mice and insects tho" argument hahaha! oh noes.
Right?! 😂🤣
Absolutely blown away. Loved the questions. You all had such a good flowing conversation. I loved the humility and willingness to ask more.
Great interview, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! 💛
Also the people that say "I kill this elk and eat it for a whole year" never mention the enormous electric bill required to refrigerate all that meat for the year to keep it edible. And before refrigeration the only way to store meat was to use huge amounts of salt. Compare this to storing potatoes, carrots, rice, beans which all just can be dried for a short time in the sun and stored for YEARS without any refrigeration. There's nothing natural about eating meat regularly and what hunters do is extremely artificial to anything humans have been doing in history.
Meat can be dried and kept unrefrigerated for a long time... have you never heard of Biltong, Droëwors, Jerky, Cured meats, Salami, etc. Similarly Meat can be bottled, and preserved in fat (confit), etc.
Ignorance will never make your reasoning sound.
Look up some stable isotope studies and realize human beings have been eating primarily meat for millions of years - how did they get that meat? They hunted - nothing artificial about it. And whenever someone mentions plant foods that are easily stored for years they don't mention the cost of shipping said plant products across the world - get off your high horse.
@@endofunk2174 I'm guessing you only read the first sentence. I mentioned your objections in the 2nd.
@@notyourdad There's nothing about veganism that states you have to buy imported foods. You can (and should) buy locally and seasonally where possible and practical. I actually practice that myself but it's for environmental/economical reasons and not veganism. I'm vegan because I believe in the golden rule of treating others how I'd want to be treated if I were them. Best wishes.
@raspberry No, because anyone who has actually cured meats knows only a moron would assume a lot of salt is used -- did you really think people would eat an excessively salty snack -- the reality is that to cure meats, you under salt them, because the drying process strips moisture, so something salty is going to become even more salty, to the point that it will not be enjoyable. Also your critique focused solely on the drying of meats by stripping moisture, or did you just assume that bottling, confit, ... were also heavy handed with salt?
Point is the only thing your rant has proven is your ignorance.
If you own a vegan company but are not vegan yourself because you “like the taste”, you are for *money* and not for Veganism.
Cope
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@@hata6290 This guy is the ultra-vegan, he loves watching and commenting on vegan media, thanks Assassin 9958!
tbf, he explicitly said as much. But if it starts out as catering to vegans that progresses to become vegan oneself, what's the problem?
*Create a Better 🌎 and a Better You by....................Living Vegan* 💜
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Awesome podcast. Ed is such a compassionate and professional guest. Loved it.
Lovely discussion, thank you for having Ed on the show
It's nice to see people having a pleasant conversation with Ed for a change. Like you debated a bit which is great but also respected his answers rather than gloss over them/interrupt :)
Ed's book guided me through my first few months of veganism 🙌
Ed, You help me to present a peaceful, compassionate,and knowledgeable conversation about being vegan
For anyone concerned about health, after I went vegan, my bad cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure all fell from dangerously high to just above normal in 6-9 months. I have the blood testing paperwork to prove it. Never been healthier and when I was lifting weights as a vegan, my gains were incredible.
It's important to eat healthy vegan food. It's not automatically healthy because it's vegan. I could easily slather my bread with my favourite homemade vegan butter every day, but that's too much coconut fat for my blood vessels. I could eat tons of sugar too, but it's not good for me just because it's not mear.
I think a big hurdle for many might actually to be to learn to cook in new ways... If you are stressed out or lack the energy to shift your diet in one day I think a reasonable strategy is a more of a long-term plan. Look up a "easy to cook" vegan recipes once, twice, or three times a week, whatever feels good to you. Save the recipes you found being tasty, and do that for a couple of months. This will eventually lead you to having many tasty, easy to cook recipes or even new "cooking strategies". This lowers the threshold of becoming vegan substantially as you now actually start to know what you can eat instead of your meat focused recipés.
When it comes to breakfast, I shifted mine from "three cheese sandwiches" to "overnight oats" (or "lazy oats" as I call it, as I only let mine rest for 15minutes). I have oats, chia seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, cinnamon, cardamom. soak in oatmilk and let it rest, top with finely sliced apple and roasted pumpkin seeds (I roast these myself and put in a jar for easy access). This right here! is a tasty, foody apple pie, it's VERY nutritious and tastes wonderful. Far better than the breakfasts I used to have.
I've been vegan for 27 years. It's great that more and more people are starting to become much more open to the idea of causing less harm and suffering.
Done watching earthlings, ill start my journey tomorrow🎉❤ little by little, its hard coz family is a meat eater,and im the cook,but i know i can do it!!
Brilliant conversation, thank you. More power to Ed !! There are loads of healthy vegan cookery channels on UA-cam an excellent way to start.
Best episode !!
The guy on the right needs to watch Seaspiracy. Actually they both should!
Ed made me go vegan in 2018!Best decision ever!❤❤❤❤ #vegan fortheanimals #veganforeverything
#VeganForLife
Ed needs to find whoever wrote that chicken article that changed his whole life. What a writer that must have been!!!
Such a great chemistry between hosts and Ed. Thank you for such an insightful and warm podcast
This was awesome, love earthling Ed and agree with everything he says. I’ve been vegan since December 2019 and I went vegetarian first for a couple months because I saw a video of the chickens in the trucks being taken to slaughter.
I didn't go Vegan because of Ed. I stayed Vegan because of Ed.
Yep! Just a little dose of Ed from time-to-time will do that!
Ed was excellent!
Ed turned me vegan in 2 days after watching his videos
i use his arguments everyday
what a wonderful man
We needed someone like him to represent one of the most incredible and revolutionary mouvements in the history of mankind
I run an animal rescue centre, I would love for there to be no need for animal rescue centres.
It's nice when Ed is speaking to open minded blokes, rather than controversy-whoring contrarian edgelords, and you get to hear his more optimistic opinions about how well we're doing so far, and how much better we can do in the near future.
I love Ed
Brilliant video. After watching one of Ed’s lectures I went vegan overnight. Taking one meal at a time. Jamie!!! You’re such a legend! Love Candy Kittens!!! And Throughly enjoyed watching this video!!!
this is my first view/listen of this podcast and i am so delighted to find a new (to me) show with great hosts. great balance between the hosts and they present wonderful logic and listening skills. i’m grateful and now subscribed!
I pray for no suffering 🙏
It is so good to live vegan!
amazing guys!! guess I'll go vegan from today!
thanks to Ed for education !
Great discussion! So calm and respectful as always. But the canine argument always gets me, like mate have you ever seen a gorilla?
Yeaaah...but we have canines! 😂🙈 #yourenotalion
Humans believing they have canines is like humans believing we have fur.
🌍 Vegan for life ❤️
This world is like a learning stage, we all can learn, we all can teach; we need people like Ed to Bring us to these learning moments on this stage of life. Well Done Ed.
Great talk!
Such a great talk! Open minded and respectful- Love it!
Grand interview.
I know someone vegan 4 years needs no supplements as she's very healthy eats enough veg fruit and wholegrain foods.
Also mock meats are actually nicer tasting than actual meat so I can't see why anyone would choose to eat animals still when we have better alternatives literally if I ever went back to eating animal products I'd still eat mock meats that says it all
OK your friend desperately needs to supplement vitamin B12 and omega 3. I'm not being ignorant, I'm vegan myself. In this day and age, you cannot get enough B12 from diet alone as we have steralised the soil too much and the adequate bacteria and cobalt are not present in soil for there to be a reliable enough quantity of B12 to meet our needs. Even foods supplemented with B12 are not in such quantities to get enough every day. With omega 3, we need it from DHAs and EPAs, as well as ALAs. ALAs are present in various seeds and nuts, though DHAs and EPAs are present in algae and in small amounts in leafy greens (that's why fish have such high amounts, because they eat sea plants that have omega 3s). We really should be supplementing omega 3 FROM ALGAL OIL to get the DHAs and EPAs as well as the ALAs because the former two are very difficult to get from the plants we eat conventionally. It would be awesome if we didn't have to supplement and hopefully one day we won't have to, but things the way they are now, we (everyone, not just vegans) need to supplement certain nutrients.
I'm saving the dog without hesitation or question. This. Was. Incredible.
This is a great interview.
These guys are polite and well spoken, and willing to listen which is great. It does bother me not just with them but most people that so many people have no clue about logical fallacies.
Glad Ed responded to the "expensive" and "hard to get nutrition" comments, blimey.
Enjoyed this one a lot. Great discussion. Thanks.
Amazing ❤️
Love Earthling Ed and hope you guys can have him back on soon
Great talk. Thanks to you three…. 👍🌱
Sorry for this but I've always said that if you can slide a blade across an animals throat while maintaining eye contact, watching it's life slip away and then happily eat it, you must be psychotic. Look at your cat or dog in the eyes and do the same thing.. It's all the same. Selfish desire.
abattoirs do this by electric shock then Butchers do the rest. only Islam halal uses this method to kill meat animals, by bleeding out. So your argument is very flawed even if I agree with your sentiments.
No it means your a real man,
One is a pet and the other will feed and nourish you - false equivalency. I didn't bring home a cat and spend money feeding it and taking it to a vet in order for it to feed me and nourish me - that is not his purpose in life - it's purpose is to keep me company. The purpose of the animals I eat is to feed and nourish me, not keep me company and bother me about getting let out in the middle of the night - so they are clearly not the same thing. Also, by your definition every human being who ever lived up until a few thousand years ago was psychotic - you owe your very life to their psychopathy because had they not killed animals the human race would've gone extinct.
@@notyourdad Why do you think we have the right to decide the purpose of animals? They aren't ours, they are individuals experiencing life with their own sentience and the animals that humans have assigned to be killed never would choose that. We should always consider the victim's perspective right? I think you're right in that humans were not just all psychos killing animals in the past - it was to ensure our survival ensuring our species to continue. However even then I doubt people would have taken pleasure in the killing, it was out of necessity. That isn't the case now, and the mass suffering that is caused by human's selfish desires is is no way justifiable.
@@anthony3014 Nature decided that some animals are pray and others are predator. The literal purpose of pray on this planet is to be eaten by predators - I didn't invent this concept, evolution did. Predators eat pray in order to not only survive but also thrive. Humans are predators evolved to eat primarily meat as evidenced by stable isotope studies - this is irrefutable. Eating the species appropriate diet is what any species that wants to thrive ought to be doing. Leaving out the most nutritious food source on the planet which we are evolutionarily adapted to consume is ill-advised if one wants to thrive - do so at your own peril but do no suggest others should follow the same foolish advice because you are emotionally invested in an ideology. Nature and evolution and human physiology do not care about your feelings or those of any other animal.
It absolutely IS important what’s natural, we only began eating meat through necessity because we began migrating all over the world (away from our natural food source in tropical climates - FRUIT & LEAFY GREENS)
Fantastic podcast and super articulate guest. 👏