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How I Learned To Love Shrimp is a podcast showcasing innovative and impactful ways to help animals and build the animal advocacy movement.
We talk to experts about a variety of topics: animal rights, animal welfare, alternative proteins, the future of food, and much more. Whether it's political change, protest, technological innovation or grassroots campaigns, we aim to cover it all with deep dives we release every 2-4 weeks.
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Toby Schiønning on "fair cop" and a new model for corporate campaigning
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Seth Green on why reducing meat consumption is hard and what actually works
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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2025 Highlights: All the best bits from How I Learned To Love Shrimp
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Dawn Neo on the 4+ billion hens in cages in Asia and how we can help them
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Vicky Bond on what it’s really like to lead in animal advocacy
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Sjir Hoeijmakers on a small commitment that will help millions of animals
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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David Cole on what we can learn from the marriage equality and gun rights movements
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Penny Tehilah on uniting “welfarists” and “abolitionists” through pressure campaigns
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Lewis Bollard on the strategies that win, the traps to avoid, and why.
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Cass Sunstein on why people self-silence about animal welfare
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Thom Norman on whether diet change is a counterproductive ask (and what we could do instead)
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Alice Di Concetto on why EU animal welfare reforms failed (and what we can do next)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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James on Changed My Mind, talking about disruptive protests and social movements
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May 12, 2025 |
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Katie Cantrell on shifting millions of meals to plant-based
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May 06, 2025 |
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50th Episode Special: 5 leaders on key changes and opportunities in the animal movement
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Kelvey Vander Hart on appealing to wide range of political and religious beliefs
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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David Kay on the emerging cultivated meat industry
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Julia Reinelt on why supporting parents is integral to the success and sustainability of our work
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Aarti Bhavana on mental health and keeping companies accountable to their commitments
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Haven King-Nobles on why high agency is critical for entrepreneurship
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ben Newman on campaigning against the RSPCA and the role of welfare labels
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Almira Tanner & Aidan Kankyoku on their grassroots ballot initiatives and how to lose forward
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Jesse Marks on becoming a major grant maker, The Navigation Fund and corporate campaigning
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Joyce Tischler: 45 years in animal law
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Tom Harris on the SHAC campaign and the significance of grassroots advocacy
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Jakub Stencel on defining and maintaining organisational culture
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl on winning the largest government investment in plant-based foods
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Giulia Malerbi on banning octopus farming globally
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Wu Hung on how Buddhism has influenced his 30 years of activism for animals in Taiwan
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Léo Le Ster on creativity in campaigning
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Co-hosts Amy & James on a summary of our best bits and a brief hiatus
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Mahi Klosterhalfen on progressive strategies for animals in Germany and the importance of sharing mistakes
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Tania Luna on the importance of employee health and well being for animal advocates
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez: Timeless lessons from 40+ years of animal advocacy
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Doug Waley on the lives of farmed fish and how we can help them
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May 14, 2024 |
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10 Years Since Veganuary: Co-founders Matthew and Jane reflecting on the past and envisioning the future
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May 14, 2024 |
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Sofia Balderson on how rejection can help you grow as an advocate
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ignacia Uribe on some tough decisions nonprofit leaders have to make
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Bob Fischer: The case for including insects in our animal advocacy
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Kristie Middleton on why engineering breakthroughs are essential for low-cost plant-based alternatives
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Jayasimha Nuggehalli on working collaboratively with the animal agriculture industry to help animals
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Lauren Mee on the career landscape for helping animals
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Aaron Ross on how to stay motivated and keep fighting for animals for 20+ years
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Tomasz Herok on working undercover in factory farms
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Simon Newstead on developing alternatives to animal protein
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Wanyi Zeng on building the farmed animal movement in Southeast Asia
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Stien Van Der Ploeg on finding the most effective animal charities
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Monica Chen on theories of change, collaboration and leadership within the animal advocacy movement.
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Cameron Meyer Shorb making the case for wild animals and why we should care about their suffering.
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Josh Balk on using shareholder activism to win change from the world’s largest food companies
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Aurelia Adhiambo on the animal advocacy landscape in Africa
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Ines Kostic on using politics to help animals
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Neil Dullaghan on the importance of influencing EU policy and other important research topics
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Karolina Sarek on why you should start a new charity to help animals, and how Charity Entrepreneurship can help you do it
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Amanda Hungerford on Open Philanthropy's funding for farmed animal welfare
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Andrés Jimenez Zorilla on Shrimp Welfare Project and why we should care about shrimp
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Nikunj Sharma on the animal advocacy movement in India and how to successfully expand organisations internationally
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Carolina Galvani on growing Sinergia Animal in The Global South and the optimism and self compassion that drives her work.
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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karol orzechowski on animal research and the importance of effectively communicating data to support your goals.
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Emre Kaplan on starting the first farmed animal focussed organisation in Turkey
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May 26, 2023 |
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Edie Bowles on utilising the law to support the protection of animals
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May 12, 2023 |
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Eva Hamer on how the animal advocacy movement can improve its messaging and win over the public
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Silvano Lieger on a nationwide ballot initiative to end factory farming
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Introducing: How I Learned to Love Shrimp
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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David Coman-Hidy on welfare vs abolitionism and promising strategies to help animals
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Mar 29, 2023 |