{"podcast":{"title":"Vegan Week","slug":"vegan-week-6617636","podcast_index_feed_id":6617636,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/t9h4dtcR.rss","website_url":"https://zencastr.com/Vegan-Week","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/63f11ba07903ef6b96af318a/39b495cf-4894-495b-b5d6-e36909e15d6b.png","author":"Enough of the Falafel","episode_count":313,"summary":"Weekly vegan news show, with headlines, commentary & discussion. Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. But there's one problem: We've had enough of all the \"falafel\" out there! Each week we release two different shows, hosted by a different combination of everyday vegans. No celebrities; no influencers; just normal vegan people from across the world! With the 'Vegan Week' podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop. A few days later we release another weekly show: 'Vegan Talk'. Here we'll pick a topic affecting vegans, or the animal rights movement & go into a bit more detail, whether it be through philosophical musings, weighing up different viewpoints, or simply sharing our own experiences. If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com. Thanks everyone for listening; drop us a me…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T14:17:23.937212+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vegan-week-6617636"},"episode":{"title":"280- The cost of biodiversity? 300,000 dead rodents","slug":"280-the-cost-of-biodiversity-300-000-dead-rodents","published_at":"2026-06-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vegan-week-6617636/280-the-cost-of-biodiversity-300-000-dead-rodents","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vegan-week-6617636","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/DD2anMwT","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a25cfd4645604233becbced/size/68004354/audio-files/63f11ba07903ef6b96af318a/358cc66a-9509-4651-bfa8-e1d3f1d8ea6b.mp3","summary":"According to the Guardian this week, Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean is now a biodiverse paradise for insects & other creepy crawlies. Hooray! And all it took was a 2019 programme mandating the killing of nearly a third of a million mice & rats. Sigh. Of course. This week Carlos is back on the pod, discussing this news story as well as several others amongs the animal rights & vegan headlines from the last seven days. Like what we do? Want to help it sound even better? Join our KoFi gang here: https://ko-fi.com/ENOUGHOFTHEFALAFEL Thanks to Neil, Shane & Alex for their continued Ko-Fi support! **************** Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop. Each week we look through news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights. If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com. ****************** This week's stories: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/27/lord-howe-island-got-rid-of-its-rats-and-mice-now-cockroaches-and-bugs-are-bouncing-back https://worldanimalnews.com/2026/06/02/alaska-court-allows-killing-of-black-brown-bears-despite-ongoing-lawsuit/?shem=rimspwouoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/03/antibiotics-use-in-livestock-rise-un-fao?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/news/holly-is-one-of-those-statistics-new-figures…","meta_description":"According to the Guardian this week, Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean is now a biodiverse paradise for insects & other creepy crawlies. Hooray! And a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2833,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vegan-week-6617636/episodes/280-the-cost-of-biodiversity-300-000-dead-rodents/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vegan-week-6617636/280-the-cost-of-biodiversity-300-000-dead-rodents.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}