The Disclosure Podcast

Matthew Glover is an animal rights advocate who came from a family of butchers. Since becoming vegan, Matthew has been an instrumental part of the vegan movement with his work spanning across business, philanthropy and activism.Matthew is the co-founder of Veganuary, a global initiative that has encouraged millions of people to try veganism and has led to the creation of countless plant-based options. He is also the founder of Generation V, a global education charity that promotes the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle, and Veg Capital, an investment fund that supports plant-based businesses.Matthew recently co-founded Project Slingshot, a campaign that is targeting factory farming with the aim to bring it to an end in the UK by 2040. In this episode, we talk about Project Slingshot's aims and strategies, including their decision to not use the word 'vegan'.- projectslingshot.com- projectslingshot.com/take-action- projectslingshot.com/investigations/the-real-cost-of-cheap-chicken- veganuary.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------I've been writing about some of the work that Project Slingshot has been doing over on my Substack, which you can check out here – https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/from-bird-flu-to-bird-poo-the-chickenOn my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.📚To order my latest book, click this link.If you’re interested in reading my previous books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).Additionally, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d be so grateful if you could leave a review or rating. Your feedback helps the podcast reach more people, and it truly means a lot to me. If you think this episode would resonate with someone you know, please share it with them too.Thank you so much for listening to this episode and for all of your support. I look forward to speaking to you again in the next episode!

Dr Jack Symes is a philosopher at Durham University, UK. As well as being the author of multiple books on religion and philosophy, Jack regularly delivers invited lectures at leading universities, such as Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and the University of Oxford. Jack regularly appears on mainstream platforms, such as BBC Television, BBC Radio, The Joe Rogan Experience, Jubilee Surrounded, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Glastonbury Festival and more. He is also the host of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast, one of the UK’s most popular higher education podcasts. In 2024, Jack was awarded the BBC New Generation Thinker Prize.- https://www.jacksymes.co.uk/- Jack's YouTube - Jack on Jubilee SurroundedToday's episode:In this episode, I chat with Dr Jack Symes about his recent appearance #debating meat eaters on Jubilee Surrounded. We also discuss whether the motivation for why someone goes #vegan matters, if religion has been positive or negative for animals, whether there should be meat taxes, and much more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------📚To order my latest book, click this link.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my previous books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).Additionally, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d be so grateful if you could leave a review or rating. Your feedback helps the podcast reach more people, and it truly means a lot to me. If you think this episode would resonate with someone you know, please share it with them too.Thank you so much for listening to this episode and for all of your support. I look forward to speaking to you again in the next episode!

Dr Jonathan Birch is a prize winning Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on animal sentience, welfare, and ethics. He is also Director of The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, a new research centre based in LSE.Dr Birch is an internationally respected philosopher and author of dozens of articles and two books, including 2025’s award winning book The Edge of Sentience. In 2021, he was the Principal Investigator of a review that led the UK to recognise cephalopods and decapod crustaceans as sentient. Jonathan’s work has been cited in several policies banning octopus farming. He is also a founding member of the Insect Welfare Research Society, a group of researchers working together to close gaps regarding evidence on insect welfare and sentience. In 2014, he received a Philip Leverhulme Prize, which recognises 'the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising'.You can find more about Jonathan's work here:- https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/jonathan-birch- https://www.lse.ac.uk/sentienceToday's topics:What is sentience? In today's podcast episode I chat with Dr Jonathan Birch, a prize-winning philosopher and expert on sentience. We discuss whether AI is or will ever be sentient, as well as whether plants, fish or insects are sentient.----------------------------------------------------------------------------📚To order my new book, click this link.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my previous books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).Additionally, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d be so grateful if you could leave a review or rating. Your feedback helps the podcast reach more people, and it truly means a lot to me. If you think this episode would resonate with someone you know, please share it with them too.Thank you so much for listening to this episode and for all of your support. I look forward to speaking to you again in the next episode!

In this episode of The Disclosure Podcast, I break down the UK Supreme Court ruling that prevents Oatly from using the slogan “post-milk generation” on its packaging, and explore why this case is nothing to do with consumer confusion and everything to do with protecting the dairy industry. I discuss the inconsistencies and absurdities in current labelling laws, what this reveals about industry influence and lobbying, and why situations like this should encourage us to question broader claims made about dairy, from health and sustainability to ethics.Order my new book How to Go (and Stay) Vegan here.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do.Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my other books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).

In this episode I talk about the experience of feeling angry as a vegan and why many of us feel strong emotions after becoming vegan and realising the scale of animal exploitation. I discuss whether these feelings are normal, as well as the risks of letting anger turn into burnout or isolation, and reflect on the importance of finding a healthy balance so we can continue advocating for animals without harming our own well-being.Order my new book How to Go (and Stay) Vegan here.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do.Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my other books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).

Since recording this episode, the UK government has presented its new Animal Welfare Strategy. One of the things that is set to be banned is the boiling alive of lobsters and crabs. This an issue that Edie Bowles and her team have been campaigning on, taking the legal fight to the UK government and compelling them to change the welfare laws around crustaceans. Can the law take on animal farming? In this episode, I sit down with animal law solicitor Edie Bowles who explains how the law is being used to protect animals, the battles being fought behind the scenes, and what it could mean for the future of farming.Edie Bowles is an accomplished animal law solicitor and co-founder of both Advocates for Animals (AFA) - the UK’s first animal protection law firm - and The Animal Law Foundation (ALF), a charity that researches and advocates for better enforcement and interpretation of animal protection laws.Edie began her career in intellectual property law and heard little about animal law as a career option during university. Once she discovered it was possible to turn her passion for animals into a profession, she made the switch, spending several years as a solicitor with Cruelty Free International before founding AFA and ALF.You can find more about Edie's work here:- https://www.advocates-for-animals.com/- https://animallawfoundation.org/- Social media handle: @AnimalLawFDN----------------------------------------------------------------------------📚To order my new book, click this link.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my previous books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).Additionally, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d be so grateful if you could leave a review or rating. Your feedback helps the podcast reach more people, and it truly means a lot to me. If you think this episode would resonate with someone you know, please share it with them too.Thank you so much for listening to this episode and for all of your support. I look forward to speaking to you again in the next episode!

How do we compare animal euthanasia versus human euthanasia, do we sometimes actually value animal life over human life, and are we being deceived by Silicon Valley when it comes to cell-cultured meat? In this podcast episode, I sit down with author, journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman to discuss these topics and much more.Jenny Kleeman is a journalist, author and broadcaster. Her long form writing appears in the Guardian, the Sunday Times, and the Financial Times Magazine, and she is a 2025 finalist of the prestigious Orwell Journalism Prize.Jenny has reported for BBC One's Panorama, HBO's Vice News Tonight, and Channel 4's Dispatches, as well as making 13 films from across the globe for Channel 4’s Unreported World. She is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4, where she writes and presents the documentary series The Gift. As well as writing for her Substack The Little Red Notebook, Jenny has published two books, the first being Sex Robots and Vegan Meat and the second being The Price of Life - both are widely available online and in bookstores. You can find more of Jenny's work here:- https://www.jennykleeman.com/- https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jenny-kleeman----------------------------------------------------------------------------📚To order my new book, click this link.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my previous books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).Additionally, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d be so grateful if you could leave a review or rating. Your feedback helps the podcast reach more people, and it truly means a lot to me. If you think this episode would resonate with someone you know, please share it with them too.Thank you so much for listening to this episode and for all of your support. I look forward to speaking to you again in the next episode!

Get either the audiobook version or a physical copy of my new book How to Go (and Stay) Vegan here. Get tickets for my upcoming book tour events, including tickets for a live virtual event, here.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my other books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).

Order my new book How to Go (and Stay) Vegan here.Get tickets for my upcoming book tour events, including tickets for a live virtual event, here.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my other books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).

Meat is becoming a major battleground in the culture wars, but how and why is this happening? Investigative reporter Clare Carlile explains how far-right populists, conspiracy theorists, government departments, lobbyists and PR firms are all contributing to the push to get us to eat more meat.Clare Carlile is a journalist focussing on environmental and social issues. She is currently an investigative reporter for the award-winning environmental news outlet DeSmog.Clare earned a BA in English Literature and Languages from Oxford University in 2017. She went on to work as a news and features editor - and eventually co-editor - at The Ethical Consumer Magazine, where she specialised in migrant workers’ rights.Since 2022, she has worked as a researcher at Desmog, an international journalism platform that investigates misinformation and monitors individuals and organisations opposing climate science and environmental policy. Clare’s work focuses on agribusiness and food politics, exposing how misinformation and lobbying are used to obstruct climate action.    Her investigations have been covered by the organisations including the Financial Times, Politico, and The Guardian.You can find Clare's work here:- https://www.desmog.com/user/clare-carlile/- https://bsky.app/profile/clarecarlile.bsky.social----------------------------------------------------------------------------📚To order my new book, click this link.For more exclusive content and personal writing from me, check out my Substack here.On my Substack, I share not only my own reflections and personal thoughts on veganism, but also my journey and struggles. You’ll get a deeper insight into the issues that matter most to me and, in doing so, I hope it helps you feel more connected to your own veganism as well. It’s a space where we can connect and explore the intersection of compassion, reason and rationality together. By joining my Substack you also support the work that I do!Through my Substack you can also receive regular free 'Good News Roundups' - a collection of positive and inspiring stories from the world of veganism.If you’d like to support my work separately to Substack, you can also make a one-off or monthly donation here or through my PayPal.If you’re interested in reading my previous books, you can find them here:📚 My second book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) + if you’ve read the book, you can leave a review here!📚 My first book This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).Additionally, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d be so grateful if you could leave a review or rating. Your feedback helps the podcast reach more people, and it truly means a lot to me. If you think this episode would resonate with someone you know, please share it with them too.Thank you so much for listening to this episode and for all of your support. I look forward to speaking to you again in the next episode!