Episodes

  • Factory Farms are VULNERABLE: Water Scarcity and Activism Are Changing Animal Agriculture | Rising Anxieties

    Factory Farms are VULNERABLE: Water Scarcity and Activism Are Changing Animal Agriculture | Rising Anxieties
    Aug 26 2025
    In this week’s episode of Rising Anxieties, we examine the meat industry’s growing concerns. From water scarcity issues affecting livestock-heavy regions to unexpected anti-vax policy changes impacting animal agriculture, Mariann walks listeners through the headlines that have industry executives worried. The episode covers everything from depleting aquifers in agricultural states to the prosecution of mink liberation activists, while also exploring challenges…
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    17 mins
  • Little Red Barns: Exposing Factory Farms and Fascism with Will Potter

    Little Red Barns: Exposing Factory Farms and Fascism with Will Potter
    Aug 22 2025
    This episode explores the powerful connections between factory farming, political repression, and the rise of authoritarianism with award-winning investigative journalist Will Potter. In a thought-provoking conversation about his new book Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable, Potter reveals how his decade-long investigation uncovered the dangerous intersection between industrial agriculture and fascist movements. With authenticity and passion, Mariann…
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    1 hr
  • The Hen Report: “A Relatively Uncontroversial Proposition” | Animal Rights Strategy with Michael Dorf

    The Hen Report: “A Relatively Uncontroversial Proposition” | Animal Rights Strategy with Michael Dorf
    Aug 14 2025
    This episode features a conversation with Michael Dorf, Cornell Law School professor and animal advocate, who shares insights from his presentations at Vegan Summerfest. Jasmin and Mariann discuss their upcoming “staycation” plans while reflecting on the early days of Our Hen House. This episode explores: How human rights frameworks can be applied to animal rights advocacy The nationwide shelter crisis and…
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Senior Dog Rescue Champions: A Conversation with Sherri Franklin of Muttville

    Senior Dog Rescue Champions: A Conversation with Sherri Franklin of Muttville
    Aug 8 2025
    In this heartwarming episode, Jasmin and Mariann welcome Sherri Franklin, founder and executive director of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, a groundbreaking organization that has saved over 13,000 senior dogs since 2007. What began with just 27 dogs in Sherri’s kitchen has transformed into a revolutionary cage-free shelter in San Francisco that now rescues more than 27 dogs every week. Through Sherri’s…
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Hen Report: “YouTube Is Ruining My Personality” | Content Creation Challenges & Animal Rights News

    The Hen Report: “YouTube Is Ruining My Personality” | Content Creation Challenges & Animal Rights News
    Aug 7 2025
    In this delightfully candid episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann dive into a mix of animal rights victories, personal news, and the peculiarities of content creation in the digital age. Episode Highlights: Jasmin’s Big News: Jasmin reveals she’ll be playing Judy Garland in “End of the Rainbow” at Center Stage Theater in Rochester this December. Fur Industry Collapse: Discussion…
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    36 mins
  • Animal Ag’s Legal Panic: Activism Crackdowns, Banned Dairy Ads, and Perdue’s Fishy Chicken Nuggets | Rising Anxieties

    Animal Ag’s Legal Panic: Activism Crackdowns, Banned Dairy Ads, and Perdue’s Fishy Chicken Nuggets | Rising Anxieties
    Aug 5 2025
    In this week’s delightfully disturbing dive into animal agriculture’s paranoia, Mariann Sullivan unpacks the industry’s latest pearl-clutching over those pesky activists who have the audacity to…checks notes…document actual conditions on farms. Gasp! From Canadian farmers fretting about undercover investigations to Perdue shaping chicken meat into cute sea creatures while the plant-based industry gets crucified for “confusing” labeling, the hypocrisy reaches ocean…
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    15 mins
  • Defending Animal Protection Laws: Legislative Strategies Against Big Ag Pushback

    Defending Animal Protection Laws: Legislative Strategies Against Big Ag Pushback
    Aug 1 2025
    In this collaborative episode with Animal Policy Alliance, Our Hen House explores the critical defensive battles being waged in state legislatures to protect animals from harmful agricultural industry bills. From blocking anti-drone legislation in Missouri to defeating rabbit farming expansion in Connecticut, our guests share their strategies for legislative success despite being outspent and outmaneuvered by powerful industry interests. Successfully blocked…
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Hen Report: “Lie, lie, lie. Deny, deny, deny” | Fairlife Dairy Investigation Shutters Factory Farm

    The Hen Report: “Lie, lie, lie. Deny, deny, deny” | Fairlife Dairy Investigation Shutters Factory Farm
    Jul 31 2025
    In this episode of The Hen Report, Mariann and Jasmin welcome back Richard “Kudo” Couto of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) for a crucial follow-up to his interview from episode 819. When Kudo first appeared on the show, his major investigation into Woodcrest Dairy was just breaking, and he couldn’t share all the details. Now he returns to reveal how ARM’s…
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    29 mins