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How I Learned to Love Shrimp

How I Learned To Love Shrimp is a podcast showcasing innovative and impactful ways to help animals and build the animal advocacy movement. We talk to experts about a variety of topics: animal rights, animal welfare, alternative proteins, the future of food, and much more. Whether it's political change, protest, technological innovation or grassroots campaigns, we aim to cover it all with deep dives we release every 2-4 weeks.Subscribe and please do share with any interested folks! You can also leave feedback and suggestions by contacting us directly through our website.

Toby Schiønning on "fair cop" and a new model for corporate campaigning

86 hours 13 mins; March 24, 2026

Seth Green on why reducing meat consumption is hard and what actually works

71 hours 57 mins; February 26, 2026

2025 Highlights: All the best bits from How I Learned To Love Shrimp

67 hours 4 mins; January 27, 2026

Dawn Neo on the 4+ billion hens in cages in Asia and how we can help them

62 hours 37 mins; December 16, 2025

Vicky Bond on what it’s really like to lead in animal advocacy

77 hours 33 mins; November 11, 2025

Sjir Hoeijmakers on a small commitment that will help millions of animals

70 hours 51 mins; October 14, 2025

David Cole on what we can learn from the marriage equality and gun rights movements

50 mins; September 24, 2025

Penny Tehilah on uniting “welfarists” and “abolitionists” through pressure campaigns

66 hours 25 mins; September 09, 2025

Lewis Bollard on the strategies that win, the traps to avoid, and why.

83 hours 53 mins; August 19, 2025

Cass Sunstein on why people self-silence about animal welfare

39 mins; July 29, 2025

Thom Norman on whether diet change is a counterproductive ask (and what we could do instead)

59 mins; July 02, 2025

Alice Di Concetto on why EU animal welfare reforms failed (and what we can do next)

58 mins; June 12, 2025

James on Changed My Mind, talking about disruptive protests and social movements

48 mins; May 12, 2025

Katie Cantrell on shifting millions of meals to plant-based

63 hours 59 mins; May 06, 2025

50th Episode Special: 5 leaders on key changes and opportunities in the animal movement

57 mins; April 15, 2025

Kelvey Vander Hart on appealing to wide range of political and religious beliefs

57 mins; April 02, 2025

David Kay on the emerging cultivated meat industry

67 hours 36 mins; March 18, 2025

Julia Reinelt on why supporting parents is integral to the success and sustainability of our work

67 hours 42 mins; March 04, 2025

Aarti Bhavana on mental health and keeping companies accountable to their commitments

78 hours 44 mins; February 18, 2025

Haven King-Nobles on why high agency is critical for entrepreneurship

79 hours 11 mins; February 04, 2025

Ben Newman on campaigning against the RSPCA and the role of welfare labels

65 hours 4 mins; January 21, 2025

Almira Tanner & Aidan Kankyoku on their grassroots ballot initiatives and how to lose forward

77 hours 18 mins; December 17, 2024

Jesse Marks on becoming a major grant maker, The Navigation Fund and corporate campaigning

72 hours 47 mins; December 05, 2024

Joyce Tischler: 45 years in animal law

86 hours 57 mins; November 19, 2024

Tom Harris on the SHAC campaign and the significance of grassroots advocacy

84 hours 56 mins; November 05, 2024

Jakub Stencel on defining and maintaining organisational culture

80 hours 34 mins; October 22, 2024

Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl on winning the largest government investment in plant-based foods

89 hours 18 mins; October 08, 2024

Giulia Malerbi on banning octopus farming globally

69 hours 27 mins; September 24, 2024

Wu Hung on how Buddhism has influenced his 30 years of activism for animals in Taiwan

63 hours 29 mins; September 10, 2024

Léo Le Ster on creativity in campaigning

69 hours 22 mins; August 27, 2024

Co-hosts Amy & James on a summary of our best bits and a brief hiatus

10 mins; July 30, 2024

Mahi Klosterhalfen on progressive strategies for animals in Germany and the importance of sharing mistakes

84 hours 20 mins; July 16, 2024

Tania Luna on the importance of employee health and well being for animal advocates

83 hours 27 mins; July 02, 2024

Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez: Timeless lessons from 40+ years of animal advocacy

59 mins; June 17, 2024

Doug Waley on the lives of farmed fish and how we can help them

66 hours 40 mins; May 14, 2024

10 Years Since Veganuary: Co-founders Matthew and Jane reflecting on the past and envisioning the future

51 mins; May 14, 2024

Sofia Balderson on how rejection can help you grow as an advocate

79 hours 52 mins; May 02, 2024

Ignacia Uribe on some tough decisions nonprofit leaders have to make

48 mins; April 23, 2024

Bob Fischer: The case for including insects in our animal advocacy

65 hours 35 mins; April 09, 2024

Kristie Middleton on why engineering breakthroughs are essential for low-cost plant-based alternatives

71 hours 25 mins; March 26, 2024

Jayasimha Nuggehalli on working collaboratively with the animal agriculture industry to help animals

96 hours 56 mins; March 12, 2024

Lauren Mee on the career landscape for helping animals

82 hours 53 mins; February 27, 2024

Aaron Ross on how to stay motivated and keep fighting for animals for 20+ years

97 hours 9 mins; February 13, 2024

Tomasz Herok on working undercover in factory farms

72 hours 0 mins; January 31, 2024

Simon Newstead on developing alternatives to animal protein

81 hours 55 mins; January 16, 2024

Wanyi Zeng on building the farmed animal movement in Southeast Asia

84 hours 29 mins; December 11, 2023

Stien Van Der Ploeg on finding the most effective animal charities

74 hours 17 mins; November 30, 2023

Monica Chen on theories of change, collaboration and leadership within the animal advocacy movement.

69 hours 58 mins; November 14, 2023

Cameron Meyer Shorb making the case for wild animals and why we should care about their suffering.

89 hours 12 mins; November 02, 2023

Josh Balk on using shareholder activism to win change from the world’s largest food companies

68 hours 32 mins; October 17, 2023

Aurelia Adhiambo on the animal advocacy landscape in Africa

58 mins; October 03, 2023

Ines Kostic on using politics to help animals

66 hours 38 mins; September 20, 2023

Neil Dullaghan on the importance of influencing EU policy and other important research topics

59 mins; September 06, 2023

Karolina Sarek on why you should start a new charity to help animals, and how Charity Entrepreneurship can help you do it

66 hours 7 mins; August 22, 2023

Amanda Hungerford on Open Philanthropy's funding for farmed animal welfare

63 hours 41 mins; August 10, 2023

Andrés Jimenez Zorilla on Shrimp Welfare Project and why we should care about shrimp

73 hours 1 min; July 20, 2023

Nikunj Sharma on the animal advocacy movement in India and how to successfully expand organisations internationally

58 mins; July 07, 2023

Carolina Galvani on growing Sinergia Animal in The Global South and the optimism and self compassion that drives her work.

73 hours 4 mins; June 27, 2023

karol orzechowski on animal research and the importance of effectively communicating data to support your goals.

67 hours 42 mins; June 12, 2023

Emre Kaplan on starting the first farmed animal focussed organisation in Turkey

67 hours 22 mins; May 26, 2023

Edie Bowles on utilising the law to support the protection of animals

55 mins; May 12, 2023

Eva Hamer on how the animal advocacy movement can improve its messaging and win over the public

69 hours 0 mins; April 28, 2023

Silvano Lieger on a nationwide ballot initiative to end factory farming

69 hours 28 mins; April 14, 2023

Introducing: How I Learned to Love Shrimp

44 mins; March 29, 2023

David Coman-Hidy on welfare vs abolitionism and promising strategies to help animals

77 hours 34 mins; March 29, 2023

How I Learned to Love Shrimp

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