Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast

A vegan podcast about food, lifestyle & animal liberation. Join us for restaurant reviews, shopping tips, advocacy and all things vegan!
Are you a new vegan? Do you want to go vegan? We have episodes for you!

Ep 188 Ex Vegans - The Future of Vegan Food - The Avian Flu, Still Alive & Well
Jun 10, 2025 – 01:15:34
Ep 187 How Republican Policies Are Affecting Wild Animal Welfare - Vegan Recipe Blogs We Love
Jun 3, 2025 – 43:37
Ep 186 Vegan Good News - Can Vegans Build Muscle?
May 27, 2025 – 46:20
Ep 185 A Rough Week for Vegan Restaurants - Non Profits Being Targeted By US Government
May 20, 2025 – 56:19
Ep 184 A New Vegan Social App - Vegan Would You Rather Game!
May 13, 2025 – 44:39
Ep 183 The EATS Act is Back - Canadian Vegan Chain Scraps Plan to Come to The US Due to Trump
May 6, 2025 – 50:43
Ep 182 Become a Better Vegan Advocate - Is RFK Jr Making America Healthier Again?
Apr 29, 2025 – 01:01:00
Ep 181 Mistakes New Vegans Make - Farm Bailouts Equal Millions in Fraud
Apr 22, 2025 – 01:01:24
Ep 180 Our Government Is Ignoring Avian Flu - Vegan Grocery Prices On the Rise
Apr 15, 2025 – 52:48
Ep 179 VegNews Veggie Award Winners! Unity Diner Reopens!
Apr 8, 2025 – 01:27:30
Ep 178 Mexico Leading Animal Welfare Change - Farmers Switching to Oat Milk Production!
Apr 1, 2025 – 53:03
Ep 177 What's Wrong With Zoos? Vegan Artist Placed Into ICE Custody!
Mar 25, 2025 – 45:58
Ep 176 Am I A Vegan Ass Hat? Meati Foods Could Be In Trouble
Mar 18, 2025 – 01:00:21
Replay - Vegan New York City!!
Mar 10, 2025 – 01:33:22
Ep 175 Is There a Vegan Death Cult??? Vegan Dad Jokes? What is Happening?
Mar 5, 2025 – 36:12
Ep 174 A Guide to Peaceful Protesting - Seaquest Update
Feb 25, 2025 – 48:17
Ep 173 How Trump's Policies Are Affecting Farmers & Food Availability - Let's Close Seaquest Aquarium
Feb 18, 2025 – 39:20
Ep 172 How Can We Fight Fascism? Vegan Pantry Staples - Let's Move to Albania!
Feb 11, 2025 – 01:08:18
Ep 171 The Intersection of Animal Rights and Human Rights - Myths About Soy
Feb 4, 2025 – 41:05
Ep 170 Vegan Companies Helping LA Fire Victims - Vegan Good News!
Jan 28, 2025 – 35:20
Ep 169 Finding Your Drive in 2025 - Sage Kitchen Closes - Help A Beloved LA Vegan
Jan 21, 2025 – 55:08
Ep 168 We Recap 2024 - Vegan London - Vote For Us!
Jan 14, 2025 – 01:15:57
Replay - How To Be a Better Vegan - Vegan George Bailey - London 2023
Jan 7, 2025 – 01:26:28
Replay - Holiday Trivia - Vegan Markets - Vegans Sue the FBI
Dec 31, 2024 – 56:52
Replay - These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!
Dec 24, 2024 – 01:10:48
Ep 167 Vegan Gift Giving Guide - Scholarships for Vegan Students - Happy Holidays!
Dec 10, 2024 – 37:50
Ep 166 Surviving the Holidays as a Vegan - Vegan Self Care - Contest Winner!
Dec 3, 2024 – 51:02
Ep 165 Trump & Animal Agriculture - The Judas Sheep
Nov 26, 2024 – 30:14
Replay: Vegan Myth Busting! We pay Tribute to Esther the Wonder Pig.
Nov 19, 2024 – 43:16
Ep 164 What Now? How Do We move Forward in Trump's America?
Nov 12, 2024 – 41:33
Ep 163 Vegan Ass Hats - Make Your Yard a Wildlife Habitat - A New Vegan Recipe!
Nov 5, 2024 – 01:07:34
Replay - Happy Vegan Halloween!
Oct 29, 2024 – 01:12:40
Ep 162 Can Our Vegan Outreach Compete? The Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services - A New Vegan Recipe!
Oct 22, 2024 – 55:08
Ep 161 What's New in Vegan News? Author Isabella La Rocca Gonzalez - Censored Landscapes- Fall at Mockingbird Farms Sanctuary
Oct 15, 2024 – 01:14:08
Ep 160 The Best Vegan Cities! - Fighting Big Animal Ag - Vegan Toronto!
Oct 8, 2024 – 01:04:53
Ep 159 We Revisit Ep 123 Vegan Reddit AITA!! Enjoy The Show & See You Next Week!
Oct 1, 2024 – 54:20
Ep 158 We Review "They're Trying To Kill Us" - The Role Of Incarcerated People In Our Food System - A New Vegan Recipe!
Sep 24, 2024 – 01:12:50
Ep 157 Boar's Head Meat Facility Forced to Close! What's Going on With Vegandale? A New Vegan Recipe!
Sep 17, 2024 – 50:24
Ep 156 Animal Advocacy & Grief - New USDA Rules For Student Lunches - A Meatless Raffle!
Sep 10, 2024 – 47:49
Ep 155 Miss Manners Goes Vegan - Does Compassionate Dairy Exist? - A New Vegan Recipe!
Sep 3, 2024 – 49:10
Ep 154 Rochester VegFest! Ohio State Univ Building a Large Dairy Operation - From Harvard to YouTube, Vegan Chef, Nisha Vora's Journey!
Aug 27, 2024 – 59:26
Ep 153 What Is Hate Vegans.com? Were We Wrong About PETA? A New Listener Recipe!
Aug 20, 2024 – 52:42
Ep 152 We Have a Special Guest! We Play Would You Rather & Vegan AITA!
Aug 13, 2024 – 47:39
Ep 151 Vegan Advocate Tips From Earthing Ed - Animal Rights Wins Case Against The NIH!
Aug 6, 2024 – 33:53
Ep 150 Kamala Harris' Record On Animal Legislation - Animal Rights & Political Violence - A New Vegan Recipe
Jul 30, 2024 – 56:15
Ep 149 Replay of Ep 104 The Dairy Industry is Targeting Our Kids - Student Sues the USDA - A New Vegan Recipe!
Jul 23, 2024 – 39:14
Ep 148 Liberation For Workers In Animal Ag - A Mega Dairy Decommissioned - Alone Time Is Weird!
Jul 16, 2024 – 57:07
Ep 147 Is Global Veganism Possible? Farm Bill Update - A New Vegan Recipe!
Jul 9, 2024 – 59:56
Ep 146 Am I A Vegan Ass Hat - Vegan Butchers - A New Vegan Recipe!
Jul 2, 2024 – 01:21:19
Ep 145 We Review the Documentary Christspiracy - We Take You To Cleveland VegFest!!
Jun 25, 2024 – 01:03:17

Recent Reviews

James in Rocksylvania

The pod is mightier than the sword…

Sam and Christine have a knack for finding the proper balance between substance and silliness. They address weighty issues in a manner that is both informative and accessible, void of pretense or judgement. My dog Solomon and I enjoy our Tuesday morning walks that much more when our partners in compassion provide the soundtrack. Congrats on hitting the century mark, and keep up the great work! Peace.
Annette Stonebraker

Entertaining, informative and fun!

Christine and Sam have a great podcast. Listening to their show feels like sitting with your friends chatting and yet at the same time they seem like a professional radio show. Seems like they have been doing it for much longer than they have. Great show for new to vegan, or also for those without other vegans around them. Also great for Omni parents with vegan kids.
HappyCrone

Five Stars+++!

These wimmin bring me such joy. They’re fun, entertaining, and share such great resources. Positive, nonjudgmental conversation about living vegan. Highly recommend!
Kristin Sim

Amazing and Delicious!!

I started listening to this podcast right after WNY Vegfest and never looked back! I know Christine and San said not to listen to the older episodes but I loved them and so glad I did. They are a delight to listen to every week. I hope to see them at CNY Vegfest!! Keep being amazing!!!
shouldabeenchef

I can’t even.

The two of you literally make my day every week! I love your humor, I appreciate your connection, and I am grateful for the information and the joy that you bring every week, thank you!
sledxl

Great addition

Fun and practical. Lots to learn here. Really a great addition to the Vegan space.
The Vegan Roadie

Fun and Informative

Unique perspective from Christine and Sam in an easy to listen to conversational format. Fun vegan tid bits start to finish!
Jocelyn Porter

Funny and entertaining!

Sam & Christine really make you laugh with their easy conversational style. Lost of info on vegan restaurants and can’t wait for more!