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Podcast Profile: Sentientism

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218 episodes
2020 to 2024
Median: 76 minutes
Collection: Philosophy

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This podcast, titled "Sentientism," explores profound philosophical questions such as "what's real?", "who matters?", and "how to make a better world?" through conversations with a diverse range of guests, including scientists, philosophers, celebrities, and activists. The overarching framework for the podcast is "Sentientism," a worldview grounded in evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings, including both human and non-human animals. Naturalism and sentiocentrism are key philosophical foundations discussed throughout.

Many episodes delve into themes of animal ethics, consciousness, and moral philosophy. Discussions often challenge anthropocentrism and traditional religious beliefs in favor of a more universal moral circle that encompasses diverse forms of life and consciousness. Episodes feature experts discussing the ethical, social, and legal aspects of animal welfare, human-animal relationships, and strategies for societal transformation.

The topics of alternative proteins, animal rights activism, and humane education are recurrent, with insights into both the theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of ethical and compassionate living. The episodes frequently reflect on the capacity for suffering and sentience in various beings, advocating for policy changes and societal shifts aimed at reducing harm and promoting justice.

The podcast also includes examinations of personal philosophical journeys, as guests share how their worldviews have been shaped by their experiences and beliefs. This podcast offers listeners an opportunity to reflect on moral commitments and encourages a discourse on how compassion and evidence can guide ethical decision-making in contemporary society.

Episodes:

Peter Singer - Consider The Turkey Then Pardon Them All - Sentientism 218 2024-Nov-27 54 minutes

"Collective liberation for all!" - Noella Williams - Writer - Sentientism 217 2024-Nov-10 81 minutes

"Factory farming... is impermissible in Islam" - Altamush Saeed - Sentientism 216 2024-Oct-18 68 minutes

78: "A whole new relationship with non human animals that will blow people’s minds!" - Jonina Turzi - Sentientist Conversation 2024-Oct-11 73 minutes

"That system will be history... Our job is just to speed that up" - Thom Norman of ‪FarmKind‬.giving - Sentientism 215 2024-Oct-05 72 minutes

"This great unresolved tension of modern life" - Monica Murphy & Bill Wasik - Sentientism 214 2024-Sep-25 75 minutes

"Spirituality is a great way in which capitalism commodifies people's belief" - Richard Twine of Edge Hill University - Sentientism 213 2024-Sep-15 84 minutes

"You don't really have to convince people to be compassionate" - Jesse Tandler MD of New Roots Institute - Sentientism 212 2024-Sep-08 82 minutes

"Being more rather than having more" - Ecolinguist Arran Stibbe ‪- Sentientism 211 2024-Aug-26 76 minutes

Talking to the most important people in the world (maybe) about Sentientism - The RE Podcast - Sentientism 210 2024-Aug-21 72 minutes

"Not personhood... beingness" - Professor Maneesha Deckha‪‬ - Sentientism 209 2024-Aug-13 79 minutes

"Good ethics does start with what's real... with what's true" - Philosopher Joel MacClellan - Sentientism 208 2024-Aug-07 110 minutes

"To see a socialist radical turn into a conservative reactionary just mention animal rights" - Mark Humanity author of "The Humanity Trigger" - Sentientism 207 2024-Aug-03 74 minutes

"The Farm Bill is corrupted, spoiled, rotten" - Robert Grillo of ‪Free from Harm - Sentientism 206 2024-Jul-24 70 minutes

"I plant seeds for children... to think for themselves" Louisa Jane Smith of The RE Podcast - Sentientism 205 2024-Jul-18 93 minutes

"Marx for Cats" - Leigh Claire La Berge - Sentientism 204 2024-Jul-08 76 minutes

Teaching the Sentientism Worldview - webinar recording - Sentientism 203 2024-Jun-30 30 minutes

"What if you're the people you've been waiting for?" - John Barry ‪of Queens University Belfast‬ - Sentientism 202 2024-Jun-22 90 minutes

"The Solutionary Way... we can't wait!" - Zoe Weil - Institute for Humane Education - Sentientism 201 2024-Jun-11 81 minutes

Cheese Challenge & Pescetarian Paradox - Maja Cullen, Devon Docherty, Carol Jasper - Sentientism 200 2024-Jun-02 103 minutes

"Reductionism is well-named. It reduces what you can do." - Michael Levin - Sentientism 199 2024-May-24 79 minutes

"We need to imagine a different world" - Emilia Leese - author and host of Think Like a Vegan - Sentientism 198 2024-May-21 84 minutes

Hip Hop is Going Green - Keith Tucker of Hip Hop is Green - Sentientism 197 2024-May-12 90 minutes

Nigerian Food Revolution - Hakeem Jimo of Veggie Victory and ProVeg Nigeria - Sentientism 196 2024-May-06 51 minutes

Consciousness Live! - with skateboarding philosopher Richard Brown - Sentientism 195 2024-May-02 152 minutes

A Truly Humane Education - Laura Chepner - The Vegan Society's Education Officer - Sentientism 194 2024-Apr-25 81 minutes

Imagining Ethical Schools - Sentientism 193 2024-Apr-20 50 minutes

Is Veganic the Future of Farming? "We grow plants using plants" - Jimmy Videle - Sentientism 192 2024-Apr-15 105 minutes

Half-Earth Socialism - Troy Vettese - Sentientism 191 2024-Apr-11 94 minutes

"Your Neighbour Kills Puppies" - Tom Harris - Activist, Artist & Author - Sentientism 190 2024-Mar-25 108 minutes

"A new world of animal justice" - Sabine Brels of World Animal Justice - Sentientism 189 2024-Mar-13 46 minutes

Talking to Humanists about Sentientism - Cross-post bonus from Podcast for Inquiry - Sentientism 188 2024-Mar-08 69 minutes

"What if we saw ourselves as species diplomats?" - David Peña-Guzmán of Overthink and SFSU - Sentientism 187 2024-Feb-26 85 minutes

Could animal farming be good for the animals? The Logic of the Larder - with Nick Pendergrast - Cross-post bonus episode from 3CR's Freedom of Species radio show and podcast - Sentientism 186 2024-Feb-20 65 minutes

"If you combine rationality and compassion you have the essence" - Jonathan Leighton of OPIS - Sentientism 185 2024-Feb-02 82 minutes

Is veganism a moral obligation? Ghostless Machine cross-post bonus - Sentientism 184 2024-Jan-23 86 minutes

Don't underestimate your influence! - Chris Bryant of Bryant Research - Sentientism 183 2024-Jan-15 110 minutes

160: "Mother Cow, Mother India" - Yamini Narayanan - International Development A/Prof - Sentientism 2024-Jan-08 99 minutes

Waking Cosmos - a cross-post bonus episode - Sentientism 182 2023-Dec-20 89 minutes

Christof Koch & IIT - "Consciousness is not a computation... it's a state of being" - Sentientism 181 2023-Dec-13 80 minutes

S-Risks with Tobias Baumann - "Avoiding the Worst... a moral catastrophe" - Sentientism 180 2023-Dec-04 73 minutes

Melanie Joy - "How to End Injustice Everywhere" - Sentientism 179 2023-Nov-22 58 minutes

178: "A commitment to solidarity and a stubborn commitment to hope" - Defending Animals Author - Kendra Coulter - Sentientism 2023-Nov-16 64 minutes

177: "Vegan Reflections" on animals and systems - with Jordi Casamitjana from Vegan FTA - a cross-post bonus episode 2023-Nov-13 64 minutes

176: "Your Robot Dog Will Die" Author Arin Greenwood - Sentientism 2023-Nov-05 77 minutes

175: "Making the kind choice becomes this gift" - Molly Elwood - Elwoods Dog Meat CEO - Sentientism 2023-Oct-22 78 minutes

174: "Law is a reflection of the people that make it" - Iyan Offor - Sentientism 2023-Oct-16 92 minutes

173: "Welfare protections have failed animals" - Legal Academic Dr Jane Kotzmann - Sentientism 2023-Oct-10 78 minutes

172: "The Animal Turn" - talking about Sentientism with Claudia Hirtenfelder - a cross-post bonus episode 2023-Oct-05 68 minutes

171: "We've made a civilizational error" - Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu - Sentientism 2023-Sep-29 95 minutes

170: "Think more like six year olds!" - Psychology Researcher Luke McGuire - Sentientism 2023-Sep-19 82 minutes

169: A Sentientism Salon with the American Ethical Union - with Amy Halpern-Laff and Jamie Woodhouse - hosted by Hugh Taft-Morales - a cross-post bonus episode 2023-Sep-18 83 minutes

168: "Most people think they're better than average" - Tania Lombrozo - Psychologist - Sentientism 2023-Sep-13 71 minutes

2: Being a Vegan Atheist activist and actress in Hollywood - "Sentientism feels like home!" - Sentientist Conversations - Carole Davis #1 2023-Sep-05 55 minutes

167: What kind of relationships do we want with AI and other sentient beings? - Novelist and AI Researcher Jared Moore - Sentientism 2023-Sep-01 82 minutes

166: "An Aligned AGI would end factory farming" - Kat Woods - EA Charity Co-Founder - Sentientism 2023-Aug-25 80 minutes

165: "I don't believe that people are born bad" - Alexandra Paul - Actress and Activist - Sentientism 2023-Aug-18 85 minutes

164: Talking about Sentientism on "Knowing Animals" with philosopher Josh Milburn - a cross-post bonus episode 2023-Aug-15 38 minutes

163: "It was a huge wake-up call... I felt like I'd been living a lie" - Lawyer Delci Winders - Sentientism 2023-Aug-04 69 minutes

162: "What I learned from that power was that I didn't want it" - Jo-Anne McArthur - Photojournalist - Sentientism 2023-Jul-25 69 minutes

161: India has a rich history of pro-animal thought. So why aren't we using that in our advocacy (instead of global north narratives)? - Varda Mehrotra - Sentientism 2023-Jul-13 68 minutes

159: Should non-sentient agents matter too? - Philosopher Nicolas Delon - Sentientism 2023-Jun-27 94 minutes

158: "A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness" - Walter Veit - Sentientism 2023-Jun-16 110 minutes

157: “This is a critical decade… the calm before the storm” - Anita Krajnc & Nicola Harris from Plant Based Treaty - Sentientism 2023-Jun-12 78 minutes

156: "Animal Liberation Now!" - Peter Singer - Sentientism 2023-May-23 101 minutes

155: Dogs and pigs have meaningful lives! - Philosopher Michael Hauskeller - Sentientism 2023-May-16 95 minutes

154: "With great power comes great responsibility" - Elan Abrell - Cultural Anthropologist & Author - Sentientism 2023-May-10 82 minutes

153: "Just dive in and meet people where they're at" - Ashley Byrne - PETA Outreach Director - Sentientism 2023-Apr-27 108 minutes

152: Conspiracism, misinformation & disinformation in the vegan movement - with Nick Pendergrast & Adam Cardilini - Cross-post bonus episode from 3CR's Freedom of Species 2023-Apr-24 60 minutes

151: "I went vegan finally when I fell in love with one" - filmmaker and writer Jay Shapiro - Sentientism 2023-Apr-19 139 minutes

150: Should Effective Altruism Take Abolitionism More Seriously? - Dhruv Makwana - Sentientism 2023-Mar-23 114 minutes

149: "Why is it so hard to talk about meat?" - Cross-post bonus episode with Jenny Splitter from her FutureFeed substack talking to Jamie Woodhouse 2023-Mar-17 70 minutes

148: "Vegan pets... They're enjoying their lives more & they're living longer" - Dr. Andrew Knight - Professor and Dog & Cat Vet - Sentientism 2023-Mar-11 76 minutes

147: "Animal research... much harm with very little benefit" - Neuroscientist Dr Katherine Roe from PETA - Sentientism 2023-Mar-05 86 minutes

146: Bursting "The Reality Bubble" - Ziya Tong - Science broadcaster and author - Sentientism 2023-Feb-27 80 minutes

145: A US Constitution For All Sentient Beings - Maybe Sooner Than We Think? - Michael Dorf - US Constitutional Law Professor - Sentientism 2023-Feb-21 93 minutes

144: “How do you find meaning in a universe that’s doomed?” - Astrophysicst Dr. Katie Mack @AstroKatie - Sentientism 2023-Feb-12 87 minutes

143: "Why bad beliefs happen to good people" - Philosopher Neil Levy - Sentientism 2023-Feb-09 62 minutes

142: "Veterinarians are merchants of doubt for animal ag" - Dr. Crystal Heath - Founder of Our Honor - Sentientism 2023-Feb-09 93 minutes

141: "All suffering matters morally" - Eva Hamer of Pax Fauna - Sentientism 2023-Jan-26 77 minutes

140: "Animal rights is a social justice issue now" - Fashion Activist Bel Jacobs - Sentientism 2023-Jan-23 79 minutes

139: Going Beyond Atheism... to Sentientism? Cross-post bonus episode with Nathan Alexander, Todd Tavares (Beyond Atheism podcast) & Jamie Woodhouse 2023-Jan-18 79 minutes

138: "Who am I to take another's life?" - Paige Parsons Roache of UnchainedTV - Sentientism 2023-Jan-16 77 minutes

137: "What is it like to be another animal?" - Lori Marino - Sentientism 2023-Jan-08 84 minutes

136: "Rationality comes with responsibility" - Kathy Hessler - Sentientism 2022-Dec-11 89 minutes

135: "The Creative Lives of Animals" - Author Carol Gigliotti - Sentientism 2022-Nov-28 89 minutes

134: "It just started to not make sense" - ObjectivelyDan - Host of "Truth Wanted" - Sentientism 2022-Nov-23 87 minutes

133: "I relate directly to other creatures - I don't need any belief system" - Karen Davis - United Poultry Concerns President - Sentientism 2022-Nov-15 74 minutes

132: "I agree wholeheartedly with Sentientism" - A.C. Grayling - Humanist Philosopher & Author - Sentientism 2022-Oct-30 76 minutes

131: "Watching Earthlings hit me really hard" - Sandra Nomoto - Author of Vegan Marketing Success Stories - Sentientism 2022-Oct-23 62 minutes

130: Consumers can drive compassionate change - Ethos CEO Jill Ettinger - Sentientism 2022-Oct-15 81 minutes

129: "We gotta make friends... that's the path to liberation" - Matt Johnson - Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) - Sentientism 2022-Sep-30 66 minutes

128: "I'm so happy to be doing the right thing" - Alene Anello - Legal Impact for Chickens President & Founder - Sentientism 2022-Sep-25 92 minutes

127: "Sensitivity has driven me to understand" - Economist & Author Chaitanya Talreja - Sentientism 2022-Sep-18 83 minutes

126: "I've always identified with the 'Other'" - Adrian Tchaikovsky - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author - Sentientism 2022-Sep-10 71 minutes

125: "Religion is at the intersection of everything I care about" - YouTuber & Podcaster Emerson Green - Sentientism 2022-Sep-02 132 minutes

124: "People can't not eat free vegan food!" - Pearl Monique Cole Brunt - Sentientism 2022-Sep-02 89 minutes

123: "Let's make a world with less suffering today!" Ingrid Newkirk - PETA founder and president - Sentientism 2022-Aug-10 57 minutes

122: From dairy farmer to animal activist - Vegan FTA's Jackie Norman - Sentientism 2022-Aug-01 102 minutes

121: "Compassion is a boundless capacity" - Lisa Kemmerer - Sentientism 2022-Jul-22 77 minutes

120: "The Politics of Love" - Writer Philip McKibbin - Sentientism 2022-Jul-15 84 minutes

119: "I have this instinct to go to the underdog" - Ana Bradley - Sentient Media ED - Sentientism 2022-Jun-29 75 minutes

118: "You can definitely be a victim & a perpetrator" - Erin Wing - Animal Outlook Deputy Director of Investigations - Sentientism 2022-Jun-18 80 minutes

117: Intro to Sentientism (30 mins) "Evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" 2022-Jun-14 77 minutes

116: "As people who are harmed - how can we possibly perpetrate harm?" - LoriKim Alexander - Sentientism 2022-Jun-08 70 minutes

115: Sentientist Economics - Nicolas Treich - Sentientism 2022-Jun-01 54 minutes

114: "Humility should underpin our efforts to understand" - Journalist Marina Bolotnikova - Sentientism 2022-May-28 62 minutes

113: "We are reflective animals - which comes with responsibility" - Susana Monsó - Sentientism 2022-May-22 86 minutes

112: "Ought flows from sentience" - neuropsychologist & "Hidden Spring" author Mark Solms 2022-May-16 98 minutes

111: "The basis of all value is sentience" - Steve Sapontzis Take #2 - Sentientism 2022-May-13 82 minutes

110: "Bringing individual animals into the frame" - Author & Ethnographer Kathryn Gillespie - Sentientism 2022-May-06 114 minutes

109: "Incorrect beliefs impact the lives of others" - Street Epistemologist Mark Solomon - Sentientism 2022-May-01 91 minutes

108: 3CR's Freedom of Species - talking about Sentientism with Nick Pendergrast - Cross-post bonus episode 2022-Apr-29 60 minutes

107: "The Weight of Empathy" - author Lucas Spiegel - Sentientism 2022-Apr-22 105 minutes

106: "There's a myth that we can't understand animals... if we listen, we can" - Adam Cardilini - Sentientism 2022-Apr-18 105 minutes

105: "The world is going to get better for animals in our lifetime" - Species Podcast host Macken Murphy - Sentientism 2022-Apr-07 104 minutes

104: “Veganism is the secular manifestation of Ahimsa” – author Jordi Casamitjana – Sentientism 2022-Mar-29 101 minutes

103: "Humanism is just way too focused on one animal" - Philosopher Constantine Sandis - Sentientism 2022-Mar-25 89 minutes

102: Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg - talking about Sentientism - Cross-post bonus episode 2022-Mar-22 78 minutes

101: "There's a caste angle to how animal cruelty works in India" - Karthik Pulugurtha - Fish Welfare Initiative - Sentientism 2022-Mar-18 67 minutes

100: "I am relentlessly naturalistic" - Barbara J. King - Animal Author & Advocate & Anthropologist - 100th Episode!! 2022-Mar-10 77 minutes

99: "The right to a fair start in life" - Carter Dillard of Fair Start Movement - Sentientism 2022-Mar-04 78 minutes

98: "Wars start because someone gets annoyed." - Dr Richard Firth-Godbehere - History of Emotion - Sentientism 2022-Mar-01 75 minutes

97: "Widening our circle is part of the logic of being a rational human" - Steve Sapontzis - AUDIO WARNING: SUBTITLES ARE ON THE SENTIENTISM YOUTUBE VERSION - SORRY! 2022-Feb-21 58 minutes

96: "It's the same fight regardless" - Ex-Mormon writer Coral Sands - Sentientism 2022-Feb-14 96 minutes

95: "The Sustainable Development Goals are all about us humans!" - Dr. Helen Kopnina - Sentientism 2022-Feb-06 78 minutes

94: Let's create more effective, compasionate narratives - Writer Alex Lockwood - Sentientist Conversation 2022-Jan-28 87 minutes

93: "I believe in the abolition of cages - human & non-human" - Rachel Krantz, author of "Open" - Sentientist Conversation 2022-Jan-21 89 minutes

92: "Science denial is about identity, not facts" - Lee McIntyre, philosopher of Science and author of "How to Talk to a Science Denier" - Sentientist Conversation 2022-Jan-19 95 minutes

91: "Learning can liberate" - Mary Pat Champeau - Institute for Humane Education - Sentientist Conversation 2022-Jan-16 74 minutes

90: "We're simply asking for what we want - to criminalise abuse & killing" - David Michelson of YesOnIP13 - Sentientist Conversation 2022-Jan-13 84 minutes

89: How can Africa avoid industrialised animal farming? - Cameron King of Animal Advocacy Africa - Sentientist Conversation 2022-Jan-06 60 minutes

88: "Punk music was my gateway into politics & ethics" - Sociologist Nick Pendergrast - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Dec-11 91 minutes

87: "You CAN change other people!" - Howie Jacobson of Plant Yourself - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Dec-05 80 minutes

86: "There's not a huge difference between how we treat farmed animals & how we treat people - as resources" Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Nov-30 75 minutes

85: "If you have experienced suffering you're aware of its badness" - Philosopher Michael Huemer - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Nov-23 81 minutes

84: "Nobody likes hypocrisy but we're all hypocrites" - Dr. Brian Earp - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Nov-14 58 minutes

83: “If I can open my mind about veganism… I can do anything… it was so liberating” - Jamila Anahata of the Afro-Vegan Society - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Nov-09 70 minutes

82: "It's the greatest transformation in human history... Who wouldn't want to be part of that?" - Dr. Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Nov-04 78 minutes

81: "Ethical value flows from reality" - Pablo Perez Castello - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Oct-30 98 minutes

80: Healthy Planet radio show on Sentientism with Bob DiBenedetto - cross-post bonus episode 2021-Oct-25 60 minutes

79: "'I love what you do for me' - isn't love!" - Cat Besch - Vietnam Animal Aid & Rescue Founder - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Oct-25 88 minutes

77: Rod Graham's "Being" - cross-post bonus episode on Sentientism 2021-Oct-05 65 minutes

76: Humanism will Evolve into Sentientism - Peter Tatchell - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Sep-22 65 minutes

75: Should Stoics be vegan? - Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Sep-14 60 minutes

74: Author C Lou Hamilton - "I'm increasingly unsatisfied with anyone who has any degree of privilege who claims to be doing social justice work who has no time for veganism" - Sentientism 2021-Sep-06 86 minutes

73: Artists of Data Science - cross-post bonus episode on the Philosophy of Sentientism 2021-Aug-27 65 minutes

72: "Making Compassion Easier" - Tobias Leenaert - Author and meta-advocate - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Aug-25 68 minutes

71: "Boom! - the entire world changed - everyone was questioning everything" - Mariann Sullivan - Podcast Host and Activist Lawyer/Lecturer - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Aug-13 58 minutes

70: "Social progress is ultimately inevitable" - @Soytheist Aditya Prakash - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Aug-02 60 minutes

69: Pineal Podcast - cross-post bonus episode about Sentientism 2021-Jul-30 75 minutes

68: Are Panpsychism, Veganism and Sentientism Compatible? - Luke Roelofs, Philosopher of Mind - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jul-28 78 minutes

67: "We need to develop Mental Immunity against epidemics of nonsense" - Andy Norman - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jul-22 58 minutes

66: "Time has come for animals to be globally protected in UN-iversal law" - Sabine Brels of the World Federation for Animals 2021-Jul-16 59 minutes

65: "When I adopted a dog - my whole worldview shifted" - Aditya from Animal Ethics - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jul-06 49 minutes

64: "The conversation has to start with you" - Jenny Splitter - Journalist and SciMom Founder - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jul-01 57 minutes

63: "May all beings be happy & free from suffering" - Cebuan Bliss - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jun-28 52 minutes

62: "Animal farming will end by the end of this century" - Jacy Reese Anthis - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jun-21 77 minutes

61: "You cannot go wrong with compassion" - Frans de Waal - Animal Morality - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jun-15 51 minutes

60: "That's moral progress - you have to interfere in things" - Philosopher Kyle Johannsen - Sentientism 2021-Jun-12 82 minutes

59: "I'm positive about our future... I experienced the rapid change in my own views" - Lu Shegay - Institute of Animal Law of Asia - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jun-09 37 minutes

58: "Factory farming is a complete disaster" - FT Journalist Henry Mance - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jun-07 57 minutes

57: "We don't need a god - we can do it ourselves" - Philosopher Richard Brown - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jun-02 81 minutes

56: "We are entropic eddies complex enough to have woken up" - Hugo Award winning Sci-Fi author Peter Watts - Sentientist Conversation 2021-May-24 75 minutes

55: "We don't have to wait until the 24th century for a Star Trek future" - Christopher Sebastian - Sentientist Conversations 2021-May-18 68 minutes

54: Suffering matters even if we didn't cause it - Heather Browning - from Zookeeping to Philosophy 2021-May-15 77 minutes

53: "I would consider myself a Sentientist now" - Tennis pro Marcus Daniell - Sentientist Conversation 2021-May-11 41 minutes

52: "Ending animal testing is a win-win for humans and animals" - neurologist CEO Aysha Akhtar - Sentientist Conversation 2021-May-06 70 minutes

51: "There is no 'us and them' " - Yasmine Mohammed - Ex-muslim activist - Sentientist Conversation 2021-May-02 90 minutes

50: "Animal activists don't have to be on the political left" - Josh Milburn - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Apr-28 68 minutes

49: "I'm concerned with oppression in all its forms" - philosopher Joey Tuminello of Farm Forward, the Better Food Foundation and McNeese University - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Apr-24 74 minutes

48: "Maybe moral systems are harmful! Like religion they are used to divide us." - Walter Veit - philosopher, scientist and sentientist - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Apr-20 87 minutes

47: "Freedom, equality & avoiding harm to others" - Kristof Dhont - Social Psychologist - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Apr-16 78 minutes

46: "The root of all evil is thinking some suffering doesn't matter" - Jane Velez-Mitchell Unchained - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Apr-12 63 minutes

45: "Children are much less speciesist than adults" - researcher Matti Wilks - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Apr-09 68 minutes

44: "There is suffering - end it!" - Actress Victoria Lynn - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Apr-06 55 minutes

43: "We're at the beginning of a huge movement" - Author Julie Taylor - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Apr-05 44 minutes

42: Conscious Basket Show - cross-post bonus episode about Sentientism 2021-Apr-01 41 minutes

41: "Morality isn't linked to religion" - Amy Wilson - Activist Lawyer - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Mar-29 61 minutes

40: "Compassion needs to be grounded in reality" - Jessica Pierce - Bioethicist and Author - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Mar-27 43 minutes

39: "The Peppa Pig Paradox" - activist academic Lynda Korimboccus - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Mar-22 61 minutes

38: "Sentientism captures everything - it's future proof" - Michael Dello-Iacovo - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Mar-16 53 minutes

37: "No judgement... just how do we solve this?" - Humane Educator Zoe Weil - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Mar-14 54 minutes

36: "The Ocean is Alive" - Ocean Ecologist Glenn Edney - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Mar-09 63 minutes

35: "We can't understand humans without recognising that we are animals" - Diana Fleischman - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Mar-05 50 minutes

34: "Maybe the point of being is to be loving" - Comedian Myq Kaplan - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Mar-01 82 minutes

33: "Us humans are slow learners" - Kim Stallwood - author & scholar - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Feb-24 52 minutes

32: Talking to Humanist animals about other animals (and sentient beings) - A talk about Sentientism to the Dorset Humanists Group 2021-Feb-19 44 minutes

31: "Every individual matters" - Marc Bekoff and Compassionate Conservation - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Feb-16 58 minutes

30: "If you hand most people a knife they won't stab a cow!" - John Oberg - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Feb-10 42 minutes

29: “Vet training reduces empathy for animals” – Vet Kevin Saldanha – New Sentientist Conversation 2021-Feb-06 49 minutes

28: "It's frustrating that so many atheists & humanists are proud of having broken one form of indoctrination yet remain blind to another" - Godless Spellchecker - Sentientism cross-post bonus episode 2021-Feb-03 39 minutes

27: "Vegan stuff is going to be hot!" - Dr. Corey Lee Wrenn - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jan-30 79 minutes

26: “Change is possible but hard” – Jeff Sebo – Author, Activist, Philosopher – Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jan-27 57 minutes

25: “Imagining a better future through our everyday decisions” – Podcaster and academic Claudia Hirtenfelder – Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jan-24 67 minutes

24: "Breeding into suffering is the root of the problem." - Sentient Media founder Mikko Järvenpää - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jan-21 66 minutes

23: Two for Tea - Sentientism cross-post bonus episode (me being grilled by a Zoroastrian, unabashedly speciesist meat-eater...) 2021-Jan-18 102 minutes

22: "A Fabulous Vegan Future!" - Jasmin Singer, Author & Activist - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jan-18 53 minutes

21: "How can I have been morally asleep for so long?" - Prof Randall Abate - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jan-14 66 minutes

20: “De-centring the human” – Robot (and other non-human) Rights author Josh Gellers - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jan-11 76 minutes

19: "Diverse sentients could live in mutual symbiosis" - Artist Graham Bessellieu - Sentientist Conversations 2021-Jan-08 36 minutes

18: "Being in balance with ourselves and the rest of the living world" - Author Gill Coombs - Sentientist Conversation 2021-Jan-04 68 minutes

17: "The only moral discrimination?" - Future Based - Sentientism cross-post bonus episode 2020-Dec-30 47 minutes

16: “How can we do the most good for non-human animals?” - Jamie Harris – Animal Advocacy Careers co-founder & Sentience Institute Researcher - Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-28 68 minutes

15: "Let's end humanity's war on the rest of the planet" - Better Meat CEO & Hall of Famer Paul Shapiro - Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-24 55 minutes

14: Give Yourself The Chat - Sentientism cross-post bonus episode 2020-Dec-19 42 minutes

13: “Humans might one day need to beg AIs for our sentient rights” – AI expert Roman Yampolskiy – Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-15 38 minutes

12: "As a vet I felt helpless" - Vicky Bond, Managing Director of Humane League UK - Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-11 54 minutes

11: “No victim, no problem!” – Floris van den Berg - Activist Vegan Atheist Philosopher - Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-09 55 minutes

10: “We’ll look back on this era of humanity as barbaric” – Campaigner CEO Naomi Smith - Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-07 39 minutes

9: "We need to systematise benevolence" - David Pearce - Sentientist Conversations 2020-Dec-04 57 minutes

8: "My enemy, which I will destroy, is arbitrariness!" - Sentientist Conversations - Stijn Bruers 2020-Dec-01 69 minutes

7: From Devout Sunday School Teacher to Atheist, Vegan, Sentientist Academic and Author - Sentientist Conversations - John Adenitire 2020-Nov-29 53 minutes

6: “I love the idea of Sentientism” - Bestselling Author AJ Jacobs 2020-Nov-26 45 minutes

5: Prince throws a creationist tantrum! - Sentientist Conversations - Carole Raphaelle Davis #2 2020-Nov-23 20 minutes

4: "Do you want a habitable planet for your children?" - Sentientist Conversations - Zion Lights 2020-Nov-20 76 minutes

3: "We have a golden opportunity to re-imagine our relationships with non-human animals." - Sentientist Conversations - Joe Wills 2020-Nov-18 71 minutes

1: Welcome to the Sentientism Podcast! Evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings. 2020-Nov-12 1 minute