Send us a text Hey Pickles! We have a great new episode for you! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we're taking a look at some of the policies that Secretary of Health & Human Services, RFK Jr is pushing in his "Make America Healthier Again" campaign. Are his proposals based in reality? On the surface, he seems to have some good ideas, but when …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. This week we once again sing the praises of Juicy Marbles vegan steak! In our Noteworthy segment we share some mistakes often made by new vegans, and we offer some solutions with the help of Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life. Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/hXsaQhVtHRM?si=uJJtk77a…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We have a brand new episode for you! This week, in our Noteworthy segment, we're discussing the cost of vegan groceries around the US. Have your groceries been costing you more? Our Main Topic this week takes a hard look at how Avian Influenza and the spread in if it in confined animal farming are on the way to becoming …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing fantastically! This week is a pretty feel good episode, and boy, do we need it. In our Noteworthy segment, we share the awesome news that Ed Winter's passion project, Unity Diner has reopened for business! After some negotiations with their land lords and some new found funding, they're back! And, in…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. This week, in our Main Topic, we take a look at how Mexico is adding animal welfare laws to their national constitution. There have been many recent animal welfare wins in Mexico and we're happy to report that they're leading the way in protecting animals, including farmed animals. Our Notewo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing ok and taking impeccable care of yourself. This week's episode is jam packed, so grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot and have a listen! In our Main Topic, we're talking about why vegans don't support zoos, and why everyone should reconsider a trip to any zoo. We'll go over a pros & cons li…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. This week in our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about some financial problems happening at Meati Foods. The relatively new vegan meat producer recently lost one of their largest supporters, and it could spell trouble for their operations, and the 150 employees that work at their Colo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Due to a work conflict, we need to release a replay this week. We're taking you with us to explore vegan New York City! It's a fun episode, so enjoy the ride! Thanks for listening & we'll be back next week with a brand new episode! Love, Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassion…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're taking impeccable care of yourself. This week's show should be titled " Dad Jokes & Death Cults". In our Noteworthy segment, we have some much needed laughs with some particularly bad vegan dad jokes. Our Main Topic takes a look at what news outlets are calling a vegan death cult. The Zizian cult is respon…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well & taking good care of yourself. It's an impossibly crazy time in our world. We hope that we can provide some useful information to help you navigate the hellscape that is the Trump administration. In our Main Topic this week, we developed a comprehensive guide to peaceful protesting. We want to make s…

Send us a text Hey Pickles, We're back with another episode! We hope you're doing well. This week's Main Topic takes a hard look at how Trump's policies are affecting farmers, and our food system. Our Noteworthy segment contains a call to action to close down New Jersey based Seaquest Aquarium. Contact David Kologinsky and let him know that you wan…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. This week in our Noteworthy Segment, we want to make sure your pantry is well stocked so that you're set up for vegan success. Our Main Topic gives you actionable items that you can follow to fight the onslaught of fascism in the US and around the world. Go to Move on for resources ht…

Send us a text Hey Pickles, We hope you're hanging in there and taking care of yourself. We're living in a hellscape of unchecked power!! That said, we hope this episode can bring you some moments of distraction from it all. This week's Noteworthy segment focuses on the myths that surround the consumption of soy products. Our Main Topic is The Inte…

Send us a text Hey PIckles! We hope you're taking care of yourself. Things are pretty scary in the world right now. We wanted to give you some reasons to remain hopeful this week. In our Noteworthy segment, we'll share some vegan companies that are helping victims of the Los Angeles area wildfires by donating both products & money to those in need.…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! Happy MLK Day! This week, we received a message from a follower asking us to get the word out about a beloved member of the Los Angeles vegan community that needs our help. John Hopkins, owner of O Happy Days Vegan Cafe, lost everything in the recent fires. He lost his restaurant, his…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back! Happy New Year to you! Exciting news! We've been nominated for Best Vegan Podcast in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards! Vote for us here: https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey This week, Sam tells us all about her recent London excursion. She found lots of amazing vegan food, and saw a ton of incredible …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy New Year! This week, while Sam is in London, we're releasing a replay of Ep 121. This episode was released shortly after Sam's London trip last year, and includes a ton of discussion about the vegan food in London. We also talk about ways to be a better vegan in the coming year, and we pose an interesting scenario …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate. We also wish you a happy Hanukah, and a joyous Kwanza! It's New Year's Eve! Do you celebrate the New Year? We usually just stay in, make snack foods & play games. This year, Sam is in London with some of her students, so it will be a quiet holiday around the C & C s…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy holidays! We're taking some time off to spend time with family, but we wanted to release some replays of some of our favorite holiday episodes. This week, it's a replay of Ep 117, where we share some of our favorite things! The original episode also includes a recipe for an amazing vegan spinach artichoke dip. The …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! This week, in our Main Topic, we're giving you gift ideas for the Vegans on your list. Here are some links! https://www.epicurious.com/shopping/the-best-vegan-gifts-for-2020-article https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/TM2024/vegan-gift-guide-2024 https://vegancuts.com Our Noteworthy segment …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week in our Noteworthy segment we're sharing some tips to help you survive the holiday season as a vegan. Our Main Topic is Vegan Self Care. We'll give you some ways to care for yourself, and keep yourself well both physically and mentally. We'll tell you about making too much st…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're glad to be back with a new episode! We hope you have a great holiday! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at how the Animal Agriculture Industry has used Donald Trump in the past to relax the laws that protect the workers in the industry. We'll probably see a lot more of this sort of corruption in h…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Christine is writing this to you from her sick bed. Seems that sleep deprivation & stress over the election finally caught up to her. Soooo, we're re-releasimg Ep 110, Vegan Myths That Need to Die. We apologize for the replay, but there was simply no way Christine could get through an episode without having a massive cou…

Send us a text Hey Pickles, We hope you're taking care of yourselves & your tribe. This week, we're throwing away our usual format so that we can just have a conversation about the election, how we're feeling, what we're fearing, and how we can go forward. We also want to offer information on where you can go if you need support, if you're having a…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy World Vegan Month! We hope You're well. We are finally over the flu that postponed this episode. Thanks for your patience. We're so glad to be back! Here's what's happening on this week's show! In our Noteworthy segment, we'll let you know how you can designate your yard as a wildlife habitat & get a sign to let yo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Sam has a terrible flu, so we were unable to record a new episode this week. We're re-sharing our 2022 Halloween show. We hope you enjoy it. We'll be back next week with a new episode. Thank you so much for understanding. Much love, and Happy Halloween! Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patreo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! How ya doin? We hope you're well! This week, we'll tell you about a great fundraiser we did in Syracuse NY, and of course we found some awesome vegan food along the way! Our Noteworthy segment this week looks at the best vegan meal delivery services. We'll let you know which ones might work for you! In our Main Topic we …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! In this week's episode, we'll tell you all about vending at Fall at the Farm at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary! Our Main Topic is What's New in Vegan News! Here are some links you should check out. Info on Vegan restaurants closing: https://vegnews.com/vegan-restaurant-closures Sign the pet…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back! We hope the episode finds you well! Our hearts go out to everyone affected by hurricane Helene. If you're looking for ways to help those in the path of destruction, here are some links: https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricane-helene.html/ https://greatergood.org/hurricane-response-help-people-and-pets-no…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week's episode is a revisit of Ep 123. It's a fun Vegan AITA. Thanks for listening & we'll talk to you next week! Love, Sam & Christine Support the show Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers Sign Up For Our Newsletter https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com Our YouTube https://www.youtube.co…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! It's time for another episode of the show! This week, we have another recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! It's a Thai Peanut Soba Bowl! Don't forget that you can get all of our recipes on our Patreon! The link is below! Our Noteworthy segment this week takes a look at how prisons provide incarcerated people to work in our foo…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well! In this week's episode, we'll tell you why Sam sounds funny LOL Our Noteworthy Segment looks into why a Boar's Head Meat processing facility was forced to close after a deadly listeria outbreak. In our Main Topic, we'll be discussing some recent issues with the corporate Vegfest organization, Veganda…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week, we tell you all about a recent fundraiser that we sponsored for Penelope's Place Sanctuary. It was a meatless raffle, and it was so much fun!! In our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at the new USDA rules for student lunches, and discuss how it affects kid's access to vegan optio…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you had a great weekend, and a wonderful Labor Day (If you're somewhere that celebrates)! This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a Lemon Cream Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower. Watch our socials for the recipe! In our Noteworthy Segment, we were happy to see that columnist, Miss Man…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! It was wonderful seeing some of you at the 2024 Rochester VegFest this past weekend. We'll tell you all about the food we found, the vendors we met & the people that came to our booth! Our Noteworthy segment is From Harvard to YouTube, Vegan chef Nisha Vora's journey into the vegan food world! You can check out Nisha's Y…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to a new episode! This week, we have a new Listener Recipe! It's Crystal's Delicious Vegan Egg Rolls! Here's her recipe so you can make them at home! Ingredients: A whole Napa cabbage chopped, a brick of firm tofu ground, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, minced garlic, a tablespoon of ginger paste, 1/4 tea…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Happy Tuesday! We have a really fun episode for you this week! We have a special guest in the studio! Our Niece, Lucy joins us for a fun game of Would You Rather, and a bonus Am I The Ass Hat scenario! In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about vegan pop star Ariana Grande & her family's reaction to her veganism. We al…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we explore some tips from Earthing Ed Winters book, How To Argue With A Meat Eater & Win Every Time. You can get Ed's book here *paid link https://amzn.to/3WB12Vn Our Main Topic this week looks into a case brought up against the National Institute of Heath…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We're back with a new episode! We'll let you know all that we've been up to, some plans that fell through, some events that we had to miss, and why we had to release a replay last week! We have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! We made vegan calzones! Man, these were good! We mention Paul Hollywood's Bread book.…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Well, did you have global Microsoft outage on your 2000 bingo card? Neither did we! Due to the outage, Christine's Sister & her husband were unable to fly home. Christine has been pet sitting for them, and needs to extend her stay out of town. This means she was unable to make it back to the Ol' Compassion & Cucumbers st…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well. We have an important episode for you this week. In our Noteworthy segment, we'll tell you about a controversial mega dairy in Oregon that has been decommissioned. It's good news, but this dairy has left behind a wake of environmental damage. Our Main Topic this week explores how we, as vegans, need t…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to a new episode! We hope it finds you well! This week, we talk about Christine's vegan birthday treat. We also ask for your help with a moral quandary that we're currently wrestling with at the top of the show. We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This week, we make three recipes from the book…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! This week's episode is jam packed! We'll tell you about some vegan food we found, and Christine will tell you about a Food Empowerment Project webinar that she attended, The Embodiment of Injustice - The Dairy Industry Here's a link to the webinar replay: https://youtu.be/LL2fo4tqF0M?si=qALFLuFPkL6Z62SQ We have a recipe …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you're well! This week, we take you along with us to the 2024 Cleveland VegFest in Cleveland Ohio! We'll tell you about food we found, vendors we visited, and some the great people we met at our booth! Our Main Topic this week is a Movie Review! We review the documentary film, Christspiracy. We were lucky enough …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well. Fair warning: There is talk of animal abuse in this episode. Our Main Topic this week is the incredible investigation done by Animal Rising into the fraud that is the RSPCA Assurance Scheme. The RSPCA is supposed to be looking out for the welfare of animals, but has fraudulently appro…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Welcome to the episode! We have some news about what we've been up to & where we'll be going! This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Buddha Bowls by Cara Carin Cifelli of Cara's Kitchen. It's a Spring Vegetable Panzanella! You can get the book for yourself here *paid link: https://am…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week we talk about a documentary that we watched on how to maintain a healthy gut biome. Really interesting stuff! We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge series. This week, we make a Sesame Ginger Soba Noodle Salad from Food Is The Solution by Matthew Prescot! You…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope you had a good holiday weekend, if you're in the US. This week's episode is jam packed! We give you an update on some new vegan products that we found. We have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! This weeks recipe comes from Tabitha Brown's book, Cooking From The Spirit. You can get the book here *pai…

Send us a text Hey Pickles! Hope things are going great for you! This week, we'll tell you about our vegan shopping excursion in N Tonawanda NY. Some awesome vegan pizza from Wurlitzer Pizza, and what we've been up to. In our Noteworthy segment, we talk about how bird flu has infected cows & now is infecting humans. The animal agriculture industry …

Send us a text Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well. This week's show is jam packed! Our Noteworthy segment answers the question, "Why aren't people happy about Tattooed Chef returning to stores?". In our Main Topic, we decide who is & who is not a vegan ass hat as we explore some posts on Vegan Redditt. Let us know if you agree with our assess…