Best Jordan Reichert Podcasts (2025)

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S2Ep2: Keep on Fighting with Fur-Free Heroine, Karen Nelson 52:50

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You may have recently heard that the Fairmont chain of 90 luxury hotels around the world announced they were going fur-free in the retail stores in their hotels. What you may not have known is that one woman was largely responsible for this change, Karin Nelson. On this episode of Animocracy, we talk to Karin about what introduced her to animal act…

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S2:Ep1 Animocracy Live! at VegFest Victoria 1:32:36

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Welcome back to Animocracy with Season 2! To start off the new season, I did a live recording at VegFest Victoria with festival goers to see what was on their minds. I had the delight of interviewing 8 fascinating people with unique stories and experiences, every conversation was engaging in its own way. Thank you to Teesha, Rob, Amy, Isley, Magnus…

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Episode 12: Animal Debate Analysis and the State of Animal Politics 45:56

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Ever want to see a vigorous debate between elected politicians on the most urgent of animal issues while the moderator and other animal-centric politicians hold these elected officials accountable for what they've said and done? Me too. Unfortunately, the "Animal Debate" wasn't that. Today on Animocracy, we are going to be analyzing the recent Anim…

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Episode 11: How Trudeau Helped Animals In Canada 13:45

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Love him or hate him, Justin Trudeau did more for animals under his leadership than any other prime minister in Canadian history. Today on Animocracy, we applaud the good, acknowledge the bad, and maybe lament the unfulfilled that happened for animals over the last decade under the Trudeau Liberals. Thank you listening.…

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Episode 10: How to be Wild Wise with Mollie Cameron 1:12:28

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Do you feed you that cute little fawn or raccoon that comes around your yard? Do you leave your garbage accessible for wildlife? Do you let your dog off-leash or cat outdoors? Have you tried to get really close or even touch wildlife for a selfie and likes? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you have probably made life harder for wi…

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Episode 9: Building a global animal politics movement with the Animal Politics Foundation 58:42

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Do animals matter in politics? Can animal political parties be successful? Will anthropocentric politics save us as a society and species? What does animal politics offer in a world of growing far-right populism? On this episode, I speak with Eva van Esch, chair of the Animal Politics Foundation, a political mobilization arm of the Dutch Party for …

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Episode 8: The Defining Decade Revisited 11:03

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Back at the start of 2020, I wrote a blog post predicting this decade was going to be a defining moment for humanity. In it, I made a number of calls to action for how Canadian politics could address the plight of animals. Five years later, I am revisiting that article to see how it aged, and talk a little about what's to come. Thank you for listen…

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Episode 7: Confronting Animal Captivity in Canada with Rob Laidlaw 1:43:58

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Can zoos and aquariums meet the needs of the animals they hold captive? Are dogs and cats gateway animals to exotic species collecting? How has captivity evolved in the age of social media and the internet? What laws do we have to protect animals in captivity? On this episode of Animocracy, I speak with biologist, author, and advocate Rob Laidlaw, …

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Episode 6: Film Review of Modern Goose 10:47

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The Canada Goose, an iconic bird in an indifferent human world. On this episode of Animocracy, I take a few minutes to talk about a captivating short documentary by Canadian filmmaker Karsten Wall called, Modern Goose. It's a short listen, but I truly wanted to encourage as many people as possible to go and watch the 22min film. Not a second is was…

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Episode 5, Part 2: How the politics of ag-gag laws hide more than animal cruelty. 36:07

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How are ag-gag laws justified when animal cruelty is systemic in Canada's food systems? Is the rhetoric used by politicians to pass ag-gag laws a matter of an urban/rural divide? Does seeing more animal suffering in a world full of violent media really change anything for the animals? On part 2 of this special two-part episode of Animocracy, I cont…

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Episode 5, Part 1: How the politics of ag-gag laws hide more than animal cruelty. 47:55

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How are ag-gag laws justified when animal cruelty is systemic in Canada's food systems? Is the rhetoric used by politicians to pass ag-gag laws a matter of an urban/rural divide? Does seeing more animal suffering in a world full of violent media really change anything for the animals? On this special two-part episode of Animocracy, I do a deep dive…

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Episode 4: Animals are the wrong tool: Saving the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods. 57:30

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Are non-human animals good models for human illnesses? Is animal research holding us back from cures for cancer and Alzheimer's disease? On this episode, we speak with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera, who in 2017 started the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods. This year the Centre was shut down due to lack of funding, despite Canada making …

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Episode 3: Pets or politics? Is pet-friendly housing what animals need? 11:38

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Cats, dogs, and housing. Pet-friendly housing is a huge issue in B.C., but is it in the best interests of animals? In this episode, I take an article I wrote prior to the B.C. provincial election and make it more accessible by putting it on the podcast. I might do this from time to time, so let me know if you'd like to hear more thought pieces like…

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Episode 2: Every Last Deer Must Die. Parks Canada's Sidney Island fallow deer eradication program. 41:02

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Helicopters, New Zealand sharp shooters, and millions of dollars to kill 300 deer. Today on Animocracy I interview Paul Lalonde, a resident of Sidney Island where since 2023 Parks Canada has been conducting a fallow deer eradication program.By Jordan Reichert

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Episode 1: Gone to the Dogs: Protecting Migratory Birds From Ourselves. 35:58

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Off-leash dogs, climate change, habitat loss, and migratory bird decline. Today on Animocracy I speak with Michelle Watt, vice president of the PKOLS-Mount Doug Conservancy about a new federal petition to create a Salish Sea Migratory Bird Sanctuary on critical habitat in Saanich, B.C. and how to empower people to care about nature. Learn more abou…

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Introduction: Why we need animal-centric media 3:16

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A brief introduction to the show and what Animocracy is going to be about.By Jordan Reichert