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Can you guess what Darren and Adam talk about in this episode? Veganism? Roger Crab? A general rambling reflection on the year just gone and their interviews with Eva Meijer, Gary Francione and Syl Ko? Well, spot on! They talk about all of these things and more in the final episode of this series of Do You Even Vegan.

At the start of December, Darren and Adam hosted a series of talks in collaboration with the UK-based magazine, The Philosopher. In this episode, they talk to Syl Ko, an independent researcher focused on the intersection of decolonial thinking and animal ethics, and the author (with her sister Aph Ko) of the influential 2017 collection, Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters.

At the start of December, Darren and Adam hosted a series of talks in collaboration with the UK-based magazine, The Philosopher. The second of these was with Gary Francione, Professor of Law and Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University. 

At the start of December, Darren and Adam hosted a series of talks in collaboration with the UK-based magazine, The Philosopher. The first of these was with Eva Meijer, a Dutch philosopher, novelist and singer based Wageningen University. 

What are the potential health benefits (and pitfalls) of a vegan diet? In this episode, Darren and Adam talk to Hannah Short, a medical doctor with a professional and personal interest in veganism.

Darren and Adam are joined by  Nenna Orie Chuku, a specialist in diaspora studies, to talk about the importing and exporting of cultural values. A transcript of the conversation is available here: https://docdro.id/g3Tul2b

In the first episode of the new series, Darren and Adam talk to Dr Muna Abdi (@muna_abdi_phd) and Enja Helmes (@enjali88) about class, accessibility and time resources in relation to dietary decision-making. 

In the final, Darren and Adam discuss marmite, banana ice-cream and their highlights from series 1. Lockdown is lifted and they enjoy a socially distanced meeting in St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney where they are joined by their final ‘guest’.

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold (@ILoveCopyright) joins Darren and Adam to talk about plant-based breakfasts and veganism in children's literature. She also introduces us to the Vegan Capital of Europe: Glasgow (and something called the Munchie Box).

In this episode, Darren and Adam are joined by the multi-talented chef and author, Tomi Makanjuola, creator of the Vegan Nigerian blog (www.vegannigerian.com) and YouTube channel. They talk about the faith and culture, veganism and whiteness.

Spoiler alert! Darren and Adam chat about Simon Amstell's sci-fi vegan mockumentary – Carnage: Swallowing the Past (available on BBCiPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04sh6zg)

Darren and Adam talk about how religious traditions intersect and occasionally conflict with veganism. Recorded over Pesach (Passover) and Easter, they consider the importance of compassion as well as calls for consistency in dietary practices.

In this episode, Darren and Adam are joined by the always excellent Andy West. They talk about Andy's essay – "I Stopped Eating Animals Because of Human Rights" – which is available here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/i-stopped-eating-animals-because-of-human-rights/

Darren and Adam talk about food, identity and memory. What's so comforting about comfort food – and does Adam model himself on a famous 90s meat icon?

In this first rough and ready episode, Adam joins Darren and Rageshri to try  a load of fake meats. They talk about memories of meat-eating and Darren's experiences working in an abattoir.

Adam Ferner and Darren Chetty (authors of ‘How To Disagree’) talk about veganism in relation to... well, everything.