THE ETHICAL POLITICIAN: Our first guest, Nathaniel -- he said we could use his formal big-boy name or "Nate" -- is a breath of fresh air in the political sphere. He's an animal-friendly politician who is the youngest MP in the Greater Toronto Area, the Vice-Chair of the House Ethics Committee, a member of the Parliamentary Animal Welfare Caucus, he received the Humane Legislator of the Year Award from Animal Justice in 2016 and in 2017 the Clements Award from The Fur-Bearers for being an Outstanding Politician...and perhaps most impressively, he is a representative who is not afraid to vote against his own party. He humbly claims not to be an animal activist...but we would beg to differ! He gave us specific steps activists can take to successfully play the game and navigate the political arena to make big and lasting change for animals. Liberal Member of Parliament for Beaches-East York, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, was a delight to interview. info@votenate.ca http://votenate.ca/ Nathaniel.Erskine-Smith@parl.gc.ca @beynate https://nerskine-smith.liberal.ca/ BREAK: Nate interviewing Anne Innis-Dagg, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=76&v=l0XeXHstcow FREEDOM IN A JAR: Once these colourful little glass jars of food came out, the audience was chia pudding in our next guests' hands. We had the pleasure of sampling them and they were absolutely exquisite. Look for savoury salad additions to the line-up in the days to come. And we snuck in a bit of chit-chat about Ingrid's online metal mag, Metal Master Kingdom. Thanks to Ingrid Newton and Vanessa Diab for my adorable little plant! https://www.freedomjars.ca @freedomjars https://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/ Ever been to a Really, REALLY free market? Love the play on words. Check this out (starring Taty Melo and John Sakars): https://www.facebook.com/events/422826161803101/ Really Really Free Market And the trailer for the shocking, eye-opening film that turned me (Sue) into an instant vegetarian January 1986: The Animals Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjRi_pcuzDM&t=123s I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE: Our final guest is the host of the one-woman-show, What Priya Said, and the "Priya" half of "Priya & Lou" in her other podcast, "Modern Class". Not only a wine aficionado, she is on a mission to profile plant-powered people and to make the world a whole lot leafier, kinder, more sustainable...and fun. And we think she's doing a great job so far! Stay tuned for announcements regarding her new book! https://whatpriyasaid.com @whatpriyasaid Finally, we had "That's A (Vegan) Wrap!", where Alec spends several minutes delivering glad and sad goings-on in the vegan movement and seeing if he can tell Sue ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKmd3vkzmng

I (Sue) was freshly back from the four-day Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, USA, having landed at Toronto's Pearson Airport just 2-1/2 hours before. I was worried I would be late or wouldn't make it all. Worse yet, I was afraid that I would find Alec sitting in my chair! #CallingAllVegans @calling_all_vegans_show #CallingAllVegansShow https://www.facebook.com/CallingAllVegans/ @plant_based_revolution #ThatChannel Here we go: THE MIRACULOUS DISCOVERY: We sat down with Carol-Ann MacNeil, an early childhood educator/teacher and animal rights activist, who loves to create safe and educational learning environments for children. Which she has done marvellously through the creation of her new children's book, "The Miraculous Discovery", a charming tale that's really about the bigger issues of animal captivity and exploitation. Find her page and "Like" it on Facebook: The Compassionate Educator #TheCompassionateEducator #TheMiraculousDiscovery PUT YOUR BEST (VEGAN) FOOT FORWARD: Our next guest, Sabrina Lourenco, is such a shoeaholic that she created her own shoe brand, Over the Moon, which is footwear designed in Toronto and ethically handmade under fair working conditions in Brazil. She always puts her best foot forward in her comfy, high-fashion, cruelty-free shoes and makes an ethical statement against the exploitation of people and animals with every step. Feast your eyes on these "moo-free" beauties. Have a behind-the-scenes peek at a shoe being made in their factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfopWJEpbBI #OverTheMoonShoes @overthemoon https://overthemoonshoes.com/ THE TRUTH BEHIND EGGS: Our next guest, Nigel Osborne, returned for more punishment (he was on the show in April of 2018). If you love our new logo -- and how could you not? -- the credit goes to him, because he designed it through his company, First Impression Graphics. He is also the founder of Egg-Truth.com, which seeks to educate consumers about the cruel nature of industrial egg production and the negative impact on human health from egg consumption. He is also the creative mind behind the #THISISLUCY campaign, which debuted in Toronto during May 2019. Tune in to find out more about this comprehensive and brilliant initiative! #ThisIsLucy #Egg-Truth #TheTruthAboutEggs #FirstImpressionGraphics https://www.egg-truth.com/ @egg_truth https://www.firstimpressiongraphics.ca/ THE SOCIETAL NORM: Our final guest, filmmaker and artist, Miguel Endara, Skype-ing in from Miami, Florida, is an animal rights activist whose unique form of activism is to spread the vegan message through the videos he creates. One such video is the clever, thought-provoking, brave short film, "Norm". A 12-1/2-minute film about two roommates having a debate abo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rItaH_oXqpo