Episode 261: “When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us.”
Summary: Welcome to the 255th episode of Our Hen House, a place to find our way to change the world for animals.<br> It’s a celebratory day today, as this is our podcast’s fifth anniversary! We have literally never missed a week of our show since <a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/2010/01/episode-1-in-a-time-of-universal-deceit/">starting five years ago</a> almost to the day. (Time for a martini?)<br> Today’s exciting episode features the lucky seventh edition of highlights from the <a href="http://ourhenhouse.org/tv">Our Hen House TV show</a>, a co-production with <a href="http://bkindiemedia.bricartsmedia.org/">Brooklyn Independent Media</a>. Our diverse cast of interviewees includes vegan chocolatier <a href="http://www.rescuechocolate.com/">Sarah Gross</a>, animal and environmental activists <a href="http://brightergreen.org/">Mia MacDonald </a>and <a href="http://anaw.org/">Josphat Ngonyo</a>, <a href="http://www.farmsanctuary.org/">Farm Sanctuary</a> co-founder Gene Baur, <a href="http://candle79.com/">restaurateur</a> <a href="http://candlecafe.com/">extraordinaire</a> Joy Pierson, healthy school food instituter <a href="http://www.healthyschoolfood.org/">Kelley Wind</a>, and former undercover investigator Cody Carlson. Once again, we welcome our Media Coordinator Alessandra Seiter of <a href="http://farmersmarketvegan.wordpress.com/">Farmers Market Vegan</a> to curate these segments.<br> Be sure to check out our “<a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/why-2/100-ways-to-change-the-world-for-animals/">100 Ways to Change the World for Animals</a>” that we squawk about in today’s episdoe!<br> You can listen to our podcast directly on our website (beneath this paragraph!) or you can listen and subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-hen-house/id350069146" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jasmin-singer/our-hen-house" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Also, if you like what you hear, please rate it on iTunes and Stitcher, and don’t forget to leave us a friendly comment! Of course, we would be thrilled if you would also consider <a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/donate" target="_blank">making a donation</a>, or becoming a <a href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/ourhenhouse" target="_blank">member of our flock</a> (especially if you’re a regular listener). Any amount is hugely appreciated and Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible! You can also <a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/stuff-2/dedicate-a-podcast-episode/" target="_blank">dedicate a podcast episode</a>! Don’t forget – we’re reader and listener supported. Plus, we offer some fantastic <a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/stuff-2/" target="_blank">thank you gifts</a> for your donations. Thank you for helping us create quality content, and for helping us bring you a new podcast episode each week! The Our Hen House theme song is written and sung by the incredible <a href="http://michaelharren.com/" target="_blank">Michael Harren</a>. Special thanks to OHH Media Coordinator <a href="http://farmersmarketvegan.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Alessandra Seiter</a> for acting as the Associate Producer of the Our Hen House podcast!<br> “When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us.” ~bell hooks<br> <br>
