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Sentientism
Sentientism
Jamie Woodhouse

Want a philosophy or worldview that's grounded in reality and has compassion for all sentient beings (mostly humans and other animals)? Then you... more

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156: "Animal Liberation Now!" - Peter Singer - Sentientism

Peter Singer is often referred to as the “world’s most influential living philosopher.” He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor... more

23 May 2023 · 1 hour, 41 minutes
155: Dogs and pigs have meaningful lives! - Philosopher Michael Hauskeller - Sentientism

Michael is head of philosophy at the University of Liverpool. His current work spans transhumanism, death & meaning. He has... more

16 May 2023 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
154: "With great power comes great responsibility" - Elan Abrell - Cultural Anthropologist & Author - Sentientism

Elan is a cultural anthropologist focusing on human-animal interactions, environmental justice, and food politics. He is assistant professor of the... more

10 May 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
153: "Just dive in and meet people where they're at" - Ashley Byrne - PETA Outreach Director - Sentientism

Ashley is Director of Outreach for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). She has led a broad range of PETA’s... more

27 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 48 minutes
152: Conspiracism, misinformation & disinformation in the vegan movement - with Nick Pendergrast & Adam Cardilini - Cross-post bonus episode from 3CR's Freedom of Species

This episode is a bonus cross post of my conversation with Nick Pendergrast⁠⁠ and Adam Cardilini on their 3CR Freedom... more

24 Apr 2023 · 1 hour,
151: "I went vegan finally when I fell in love with one" - filmmaker and writer Jay Shapiro - Sentientism

Jay Shapiro is an award winning filmmaker, writer, & podcaster. He directed the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance,... more

19 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 19 minutes
150: Should Effective Altruism Take Abolitionism More Seriously? - Dhruv Makwana - Sentientism

Dhruv is a PhD student at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge. He has interests in... more

23 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 54 minutes
149: "Why is it so hard to talk about meat?" - Cross-post bonus episode with Jenny Splitter from her FutureFeed substack talking to Jamie Woodhouse

This episode is a bonus cross-post of my conversation about "Why is it so hard to talk about meat?", and... more

17 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
148: "Vegan pets... They're enjoying their lives more & they're living longer" - Dr. Andrew Knight - Professor and Dog & Cat Vet - Sentientism

Andrew is Professor of Animal Welfare & Ethics & Founding Director of the University of Winchester Centre for Animal Welfare. He... more

11 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
147: "Animal research... much harm with very little benefit" - Neuroscientist Dr Katherine Roe from PETA - Sentientism

Katherine is chief of Science Advancement and Outreach (SAO) at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). SAO aims... more

05 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 26 minutes
146: Bursting "The Reality Bubble" - Ziya Tong - Science broadcaster and author - Sentientism

Ziya is a television presenter, producer, author and board member. She was the co-host of Discovery Channel’s long-running primetime science... more

27 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
145: A US Constitution For All Sentient Beings - Maybe Sooner Than We Think? - Michael Dorf - US Constitutional Law Professor - Sentientism

Michael is a law professor and scholar of U.S. constitutional law. He is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law... more

21 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 33 minutes
144: “How do you find meaning in a universe that’s doomed?” - Astrophysicst Dr. Katie Mack @AstroKatie - Sentientism

Katie is a theoretical cosmologist who holds the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at Perimeter Institute. Her academic... more

12 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
143: "Why bad beliefs happen to good people" - Philosopher Neil Levy - Sentientism

Neil is a professor of philosophy with research interests spanning philosophy of mind, psychology, free will, moral responsibility, epistemology &... more

09 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
142: "Veterinarians are merchants of doubt for animal ag" - Dr. Crystal Heath - Founder of Our Honor - Sentientism

Crystal is a veterinary practitioner, a journalist and an activist. She is the co-founder of Our Honor, a charity aiming... more

09 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 33 minutes
141: "All suffering matters morally" - Eva Hamer of Pax Fauna - Sentientism

Eva is the operations lead for the startup non-profit Pax Fauna. Pax Fauna exists to design a more effective social movement... more

26 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
140: "Animal rights is a social justice issue now" - Fashion Activist Bel Jacobs - Sentientism

Between 1999 and 2014, Bel was Style Editor for Metro. The fall of Rana Plaza in 2013 forced a re-assessment;... more

23 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
139: Going Beyond Atheism... to Sentientism? Cross-post bonus episode with Nathan Alexander, Todd Tavares (Beyond Atheism podcast) & Jamie Woodhouse

This episode is a bonus cross post of my conversation about Sentientism with Nathan and Todd on their Beyond Atheism... more

18 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
138: "Who am I to take another's life?" - Paige Parsons Roache of UnchainedTV - Sentientism

Paige is Communications Director for the streaming platform UnchainedTV. After initially going vegan “for the environment” Jane became an ethical... more

16 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
137: "What is it like to be another animal?" - Lori Marino - Sentientism

Lori is Executive Director of The Kimmela Center and Founder & President of The Whale Sanctuary Project. She is a... more

08 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
136: "Rationality comes with responsibility" - Kathy Hessler - Sentientism

Kathy is Assistant Dean, Animal Legal Education at George Washington University Law School and Director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative.... more

11 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
135: "The Creative Lives of Animals" - Author Carol Gigliotti - Sentientism

Carol is an author, artist, animal activist and scholar whose work focuses on the reality of animals’ lives as important... more

28 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
134: "It just started to not make sense" - ObjectivelyDan - Host of "Truth Wanted" - Sentientism

Dan is the host of Truth Wanted, a call-in talk show that's part of the Atheist Community of Austin.Truth Wanted... more

23 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
133: "I relate directly to other creatures - I don't need any belief system" - Karen Davis - United Poultry Concerns President - Sentientism

Karen is an animal rights advocate and president of United Poultry Concerns. UPC is a non-profit organization founded in 1990... more

15 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
132: "I agree wholeheartedly with Sentientism" - A.C. Grayling - Humanist Philosopher & Author - Sentientism

Anthony or A.C. is a philosopher and author. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College... more

30 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
131: "Watching Earthlings hit me really hard" - Sandra Nomoto - Author of Vegan Marketing Success Stories - Sentientism

Sandra describes herself as a vegan foodie, content writer & editor and wife on a mission to empower others to... more

23 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
130: Consumers can drive compassionate change - Ethos CEO Jill Ettinger - Sentientism

Jill has been a leading voice in digital media for more than a decade. She’s been published in outlets including... more

15 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
129: "We gotta make friends... that's the path to liberation" - Matt Johnson - Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) - Sentientism

Matt is Press Coordinator and an investigator for Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). As part of his activism he has conducted... more

30 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
128: "I'm so happy to be doing the right thing" - Alene Anello - Legal Impact for Chickens President & Founder - Sentientism

Alene is the President and Founder of Legal Impact for Chickens. She graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for a... more

25 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 32 minutes
127: "Sensitivity has driven me to understand" - Economist & Author Chaitanya Talreja - Sentientism

Chaitanya is Assistant Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in the Centre for Regulatory Policy and Governance.... more

18 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
126: "I've always identified with the 'Other'" - Adrian Tchaikovsky - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author - Sentientism

Adrian is a multi-award winning fantasy and science fiction author. He is known best for his series Shadows of the... more

10 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
125: "Religion is at the intersection of everything I care about" - YouTuber & Podcaster Emerson Green - Sentientism

Emerson is the host of the Counter Apologetics & Walden Pod podcasts, focusing mostly on religion, atheism and consciousness. Both... more

02 Sep 2022 · 2 hours, 12 minutes
124: "People can't not eat free vegan food!" - Pearl Monique Cole Brunt - Sentientism

Pearl describes herself as “poly-vocational”. She is a foreign relations & management consultant with an MA in International Relations &... more

02 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
123: "Let's make a world with less suffering today!" Ingrid Newkirk - PETA founder and president - Sentientism

Ingrid is an animal activist and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world’s largest... more

10 Aug 2022 · 57 minutes
122: From dairy farmer to animal activist - Vegan FTA's Jackie Norman - Sentientism

Jackie is a former dairy & beef farmer turned full-time animal rights advocate. She is head of communications and a... more

01 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 42 minutes
121: "Compassion is a boundless capacity" - Lisa Kemmerer - Sentientism

Lisa is an activist and academic who specialises in anymal and environmental ethics. She was an associate professor of philosophy... more

22 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
120: "The Politics of Love" - Writer Philip McKibbin - Sentientism

Philip is a writer from Aotearoa New Zealand, of Pākehā (NZ European) & Māori (Ngāi Tahu) descent. He is a... more

15 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
119: "I have this instinct to go to the underdog" - Ana Bradley - Sentient Media ED - Sentientism

Ana Bradley is Executive Director of Sentient Media. Sentient Media is a non-profit journalism outlet aimed at making transparent the... more

29 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
118: "You can definitely be a victim & a perpetrator" - Erin Wing - Animal Outlook Deputy Director of Investigations - Sentientism

Erin is the Deputy Director of Investigations at Animal Outlook, a national animal-advocacy nonprofit organisation. Erin was an undercover investigator... more

18 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
117: Intro to Sentientism (30 mins) "Evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings"

This episode is a recording of my presentation about Sentientism to the Terra.do climate change platform & community. Many thanks... more

14 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
116: "As people who are harmed - how can we possibly perpetrate harm?" - LoriKim Alexander - Sentientism

LoriKim (she/her/we/our) describes herself as an educator, organiser, activist, conservationist, abolitionist, naturalist & healer. Originally from Jamaica & now living... more

08 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
115: Sentientist Economics - Nicolas Treich - Sentientism

Nicolas is a research associate at INRAE (L’institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement) and the Toulouse School... more

01 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
114: "Humility should underpin our efforts to understand" - Journalist Marina Bolotnikova - Sentientism

Marina is a journalist, currently focusing on factory farming and the criminalization of activists who fight it. Marina has written for... more

28 May 2022 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
113: "We are reflective animals - which comes with responsibility" - Susana Monsó - Sentientism

Susana is an assistant professor based at the Department of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science of UNED, working on... more

22 May 2022 · 1 hour, 26 minutes
112: "Ought flows from sentience" - neuropsychologist & "Hidden Spring" author Mark Solms

Mark is a psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist, best known for his discovery of the brain mechanisms of dreaming and his use... more

16 May 2022 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
111: "The basis of all value is sentience" - Steve Sapontzis Take #2 - Sentientism

Steve is a philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University, East Bay who specializes in animal ethics,... more

13 May 2022 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
110: "Bringing individual animals into the frame" - Author & Ethnographer Kathryn Gillespie - Sentientism

Kathryn Gillespie PhD  (kathrynagillespie.com) is a writer, multispecies ethnographer, & feminist geographer. She is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University... more

06 May 2022 · 1 hour, 54 minutes
109: "Incorrect beliefs impact the lives of others" - Street Epistemologist Mark Solomon - Sentientism

Dr. Mark Solomon is an author, neuropsychologist, musician and radio show/podcast host whose work touches on a wide range of... more

01 May 2022 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
108: 3CR's Freedom of Species - talking about Sentientism with Nick Pendergrast - Cross-post bonus episode

This episode is a bonus cross-post from my conversation about Sentientism with Nick Pendergrast on his Freedom of Species show... more

29 Apr 2022 · 1 hour,
107: "The Weight of Empathy" - author Lucas Spiegel - Sentientism

Lucas studied and practiced architecture in the U.S., Canada, and India before leaving it all behind in an effort to... more

22 Apr 2022 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
106: "There's a myth that we can't understand animals... if we listen, we can" - Adam Cardilini - Sentientism

Adam is a Lecturer in Env. Sci. at Deakin Uni. He works on questions related to ecology, conservation & society.... more

18 Apr 2022 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
105: "The world is going to get better for animals in our lifetime" - Species Podcast host Macken Murphy - Sentientism

Macken is a writer and science educator. He hosts a weekly podcast about animals, Species, recommended by both Apple and... more

07 Apr 2022 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
104: “Veganism is the secular manifestation of Ahimsa” – author Jordi Casamitjana – Sentientism

Jordi is an ethical vegan, a zoologist and a veganism content writer and consultant. He has been involved in different... more

29 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 41 minutes
103: "Humanism is just way too focused on one animal" - Philosopher Constantine Sandis - Sentientism

Constantine is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, Director of Lex Academic & a Fellow of the RSA.... more

25 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
102: Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg - talking about Sentientism - Cross-post bonus episode

I had the pleasure of talking about Sentientism on the Clearer Thinking podcast hosted by Spencer Greenberg. This is a... more

22 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
101: "There's a caste angle to how animal cruelty works in India" - Karthik Pulugurtha - Fish Welfare Initiative - Sentientism

Karthik is MD of the Fish Welfare Initiative, India. He has a background in animal welfare & ethical livelihoods. He... more

18 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
100: "I am relentlessly naturalistic" - Barbara J. King - Animal Author & Advocate & Anthropologist - 100th Episode!!

Barbara is emerita professor of anthropology at William & Mary and a freelance science writer and public speaker. The author... more

10 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
99: "The right to a fair start in life" - Carter Dillard of Fair Start Movement - Sentientism

Carter is Policy Director and Board Member of the Fair Start Movement, an organisation dedicated to giving every child a... more

04 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
98: "Wars start because someone gets annoyed." - Dr Richard Firth-Godbehere - History of Emotion - Sentientism

Dr. Richard Firth-Godbehere PhD is one of the world’s leading experts on disgust and emotions. He is an independent researcher... more

01 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
97: "Widening our circle is part of the logic of being a rational human" - Steve Sapontzis - AUDIO WARNING: SUBTITLES ARE ON THE SENTIENTISM YOUTUBE VERSION - SORRY!

Steve (stevesapontzis.com) is professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University, East Bay. He specialises in animal ethics, environmental ethics... more

21 Feb 2022 · 58 minutes
96: "It's the same fight regardless" - Ex-Mormon writer Coral Sands - Sentientism

Coral is an aspiring writer, an animal rescue volunteer/donor & runs a bunny boarding & grooming business. She is an... more

14 Feb 2022 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
95: "The Sustainable Development Goals are all about us humans!" - Dr. Helen Kopnina - Sentientism

Helen (@hkopnina) is Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Business at the University of Northumbria & also lectures at The Hague University.... more

06 Feb 2022 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
94: Let's create more effective, compasionate narratives - Writer Alex Lockwood - Sentientist Conversation

Alex (@alexlockwood & alexlockwood.co.uk) is a fiction & non-fiction writer. He is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Research in... more

28 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
93: "I believe in the abolition of cages - human & non-human" - Rachel Krantz, author of "Open" - Sentientist Conversation

Rachel is a multi-award winning writer, podcast host & media consultant. Her memoir, “Open – An Uncensored Memoir Of Love,... more

21 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
92: "Science denial is about identity, not facts" - Lee McIntyre, philosopher of Science and author of "How to Talk to a Science Denier" - Sentientist Conversation

Lee McIntyre (leemcintyrebooks.com & @LeeCMcIntyre) is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy & History of Science at Boston... more

19 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
91: "Learning can liberate" - Mary Pat Champeau - Institute for Humane Education - Sentientist Conversation

Mary Pat (@mpchampeau) is the director of graduate programs at the Institute for Humane Education (@HumaneEducation & humaneeducation.org) & faculty... more

16 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
90: "We're simply asking for what we want - to criminalise abuse & killing" - David Michelson of YesOnIP13 - Sentientist Conversation

David is an activist & chief petitioner of the Yes On IP13 campaign (www.yesonip13.org & @yesonip13) which aims to outlaw... more

13 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
89: How can Africa avoid industrialised animal farming? - Cameron King of Animal Advocacy Africa - Sentientist Conversation

Cameron (cameron@animaladvocacyafrica.org) is the Operations Lead for Animal Advocacy Africa (also @Animal_Africa). Cameron ran his own eCommerce business for several... more

06 Jan 2022 · 1 hour,
88: "Punk music was my gateway into politics & ethics" - Sociologist Nick Pendergrast - Sentientist Conversation

Nick (@NickPende & theconversation) is a Sociologist who researches social movements, social change & Critical Animal Studies. He is a... more

11 Dec 2021 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
87: "You CAN change other people!" - Howie Jacobson of Plant Yourself - Sentientist Conversation

Howie (@askhowie & plantyourself.com) is a coach & author & podcast host. His coaching work with people & organisations focuses... more

05 Dec 2021 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
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Helen (@hkopnina) is Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Business at the University of Northumbria & also lectures at The Hague University. Her research... more