The Disclosure Podcast
Join vegan educator, TEDx speaker and content creator Ed Winters as he explores topics surrounding veganism, morality, ethics, communication, and the environment, as well as discussing current events. Winters has spoken at over 1/3 of UK universities and at 6 Ivy league colleges, including as a guest lecturer at Harvard University. He has given speeches across the world, including at the University of Cambridge, EPFL, Google NYC and Google Zürich. In early 2019 he gave two TEDx talks, reaching a total of 1.5 million views online. His speech “You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again” has 35 million accumulative views online and has been given to thousands of students across UK universities.
Episodes
31 episodes
Ep 32: The Disruption of Seaspiracy & The Race Against Time to Debunk the Facts
Seaspiracy hit Netflix on March 24th, and I don't think even the vegan community were prepared for the huge impact it was about to have. Trending across the globe and hitting #1 on Netflix in the UK, the power of Seaspiracy cannot be overstated...
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Episode 32
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Ep 31: The Full Story of How I Became Vegan & Never Looked Back
In today's episode I look back upon the moments in my life that acted as building blocks towards me making the switch from passionate KFC lover to vegan. I used to love eating fried chicken, I was always up for a trip to the zoo, ...
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Episode 31
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Ep 30: Time to Brace for the Backlash Against Veganism?
In today's episode we go through some of the most interesting articles from the Veganuary period, and what the potential backlash means for veganism.In today's episode:- Is veganism causing severe mental health issues in ...
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Episode 30
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Ep 29: Comedic Relief with Preacher Lawson
Today's episode is something a little different. I'm hugely honoured to share with you a pre-pandemic conversation between myself and Preacher Lawson.A passionate vegan, Preacher Lawson has the wonderful gift of not only being able to b...
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Ep 28: How to Get Through Christmas as a Vegan
Christmas can be a very challenging time of year for vegans. During a time of celebration, seeing our loved ones perpetuate so much death and suffering can be extremely overwhelming. Dead bodies on the dining table and confrontations surroundin...
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Episode 28
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Ep 27: Are Vegans 43% More Likely to Break Bones Compared to Meat Eaters?
During the past couple of weeks there has been a media frenzy surrounding an EPIC-Oxford study that concluded that vegans have a higher risk of bone fractures. Headlines such as, "Meat-free diets linked with greater risk of breaking bones" and,...
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Episode 27
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Ep 26: Why Don't Humans Care About Fish? In Conversation with Jonathan Balcombe
In this episode I am joined by Jonathan Balcombe, an expert in animal behaviour. We discuss his work exploring how intellectually and emotionally complex fish actually are, and dispel many of the hugely prevalent myths surrounding fish, and fis...
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Episode 26
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Ep 25: Reflecting on Life Before Veganism - How the World Never Looks the Same Again When You Go Vegan
I was once disappointed that I wasn't able to see an orca performing at an aquarium I was visiting, I once bet on horses with friends, and I once ate animal products every single day. But once I went vegan, everything changed. Your perspective ...
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Episode 25
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Ep 24: This is How the Dairy Industry Lied to the World (And Almost Got Away With It)
Welcome to Season 3 of The Disclosure Podcast! In today's episode I take a look at how the dairy industry lied to the world, and almost got away with it. From 'government cheese' to government collusion, I break down how the industry worked wit...
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Episode 24
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Ep 23: Why the Hunting Argument Doesn't Hold Up - What to Say if You're Arguing with a Hunter
"Look, I hunt my own animals. I'm connected to nature, and I'm helping the environment. Haven't you heard about overpopulation and the importance of hunting for conservation?"In this episode I expand fully on my r...
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Episode 23
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Ep 22: The Death of Regan Russell & The Danger of Bill 156
On June 19th 2020, Regan Russell was killed. An activist since the 1970s, she was at Fearman’s Pork slaughterhouse with
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Episode 22
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Ep 20: Can Vegans Have Pets? The Pet Industry Explained
In this highly requested episode, I discuss the many questions surrounding vegan pets. Should dogs and cats be vegan? And are you any less vegan if you feed your pets meat? And should we even have pets in the first place?✺ To support th...
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Ep 19: The Last Bailout - Why We Need to Reform Agricultural Subsidies
This week I discuss the $19 billion bail out that the Trump administration has given to US farmers, and the wider issue of subsidising animal agriculture in general. I also discuss the UK government’s new plan for subsiding agriculture in the w...
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Episode 19
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Ep 18: "We're Modern Day Slaves" - The Truth About COVID-19 & The People Who Kill Animals
In this episode I delve into the current slaughterhouse situation in the US, talking not only about the outbreaks of COVID-19 in US facilities and the effect that is having on slaughterhouse workers, but also how slaughterhouses foster an envir...
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Episode 17
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Ep 17: The Pandemic That Could Have Been Prevented - In Conversation with Mic the Vegan
Today I speak with Mic the Vegan, a highly influential vegan educator and YouTuber, about what’s happening right now in slaughterhouses in relation to COVID-19, as well as the possibility of the coronavirus also being able to be spread through ...
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Episode 16
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Ep 16: Can We Stop a Future Pandemic? - In Conversation with Dr. Michael Greger M.D
Dr. Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognised speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. Dr Greger has also worked on the human health implications of intensive animal agriculture...
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Episode 15
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Ep 15: Vegan Infighting & Why Your Family Won't Go Vegan - In Conversation with Dr. Melanie Joy
During my time in Berlin late last year, I had the honour of talking to Dr. Melanie Joy, a Harvard educated psychologist, public speaker and author who coined the term ‘carnism’. Throughout our conversation we talk about handling divisions with...
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Episode 15
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Ep 14: In the Midst of a Pandemic, How is COVID-19 Impacting Animal Agriculture?
Breaking down the latest news surrounding COVID-19 in relation to our exploitation of animals. Last weekend The Guardian ran a headline article on their homepage 'Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?' - which brought up the censorship o...
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Episode 14
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Ep 13: Isolation & Self-Care as Vegans in the Time of COVID-19
Self-isolating or in quarantine? In this podcast I discuss the importance of taking care of ourselves during the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can use our time in self-isolation and quarantine to the best possible effect, both as activists, but ...
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Episode 13
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Ep 12: Coronavirus - What Does it Teach Us?
Where are we at with the COVID-19 outbreak? And in the midst of a pandemic, what can we learn? Most importantly, could the pandemic have been prevented? ✺ To support the show & get access to exclusive monthly podcast episodes:
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Episode 12
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Ep 11: Meat & Masculinity - Why Aren't Men Going Vegan?
Today I discuss the perceived link between eating meat and being masculine, as well as dairy consumption and femininity. I tackle these ideas by exploring the historical, social and cultural aspects that have either led us to this point, or con...
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Episode 11
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Ep 10: Staying Hopeful & Present in the Face of Animal Exploitation - In Conversation with Jo-Anne Mcarthur
Jo-Anne McArthur is a multi award-winning photographer, author and public speaker. Through her work We Animals, Jo-Anne documents the ‘invisible animals’ across the globe, the animals we eat, wear, test on and enslave, yet rarel...
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Episode 10
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Ep 9: Welcome to 2020 - Planet Vegan?
In the first episode of Season 2 of The Disclosure Podcast, I discuss where we’re at in the vegan movement in the year 2020. Has Veganuary actually saved any animals, and how are the farmers beginning to fight back against us?
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Season 2
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Ep 8: Can You Be a Non-Vegan Environmentalist? In Conversation with Jack Harries
Jack Harries is an environmental activist who started his filmmaking career making short films on YouTube on his hugely popular channel JacksGap. He was recently arrested during an act of non-violent civil disobedience and shortly afte...
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Episode 8
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Ep 7: The Livestock Haulier Who Let Joaquin Phoenix Go Undercover in His Pig Truck
Matt is currently a meat eater who spent several years of his life transporting pigs from farms to slaughterhouses, driving them to their deaths in huge trucks from Utah to Los Angeles. One day, he decided to start filming, ultimately sending h...
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Episode 7
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