Lisa Ambjörn is the tv writer and creator best known for the global Netflix hit Young Royals as well as Sjukt (Sick) on SVT. She is also a passionate animal rights advocate who thinks deeply about how storytelling can contribute to social justice. We discuss the depictions of animals on screen as well as the tropes used to represent vegans in our media. In a Vegan Design Studio exclusive, Lisa also hints at the themes for her next tv project which will sure be of interest to our listeners!

lisaambjorn.com

Netflix Young Royals

https://www.netflix.com/se-en/title/81210762

28 Years Later

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10548174/

featuring actor Edvin Ryding also from Young Royals

The Girl With All The Gifts

by M. R. Carey

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235026-the-girl-with-all-the-gifts

Dr. Faraz Harsini joins me on the podcast this month. Faraz has a doctorate in biomedical sciences with a focus on cell physiology and experience in cancer research. He is also a passionate animal rights advocate and the CEO founder of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP). We discuss Persian gold fish traditions, escaping tear gas and being chased with machetes at a student uprising against the Iranian regime, arguments against animal testing, effective methods of outreach and lots more.

Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP)

https://www.alliedscholars.org/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/dr_faraz_harsini/

Good Food Institute

https://gfi.org/team/faraz-harsini/

In this episode we speak to the charming Gurgin Bakircioglu, a journalist from Sweden. We discuss his traumatic teenage experience with a goat in Kurdistan, the animal rights scene in Sweden, “Bacchi Syre” a new vegan community space in the heart of Stockholm, vegan dog food and more. This episode was recorded on site at a podcast studio. Special thanks to Bacchi Syre for letting us use your space, Arash for the best (ASMR dog snack worthy) audio equipment and Madeley for technical support.

Mentioned in this episode :

Professor Andrew Knight from Winchester University

https://www.andrewknight.info

Vecanis Pet Food

https://vecanis.se

Bacchi Syre

https://www.bacchisyre.se

Öur Restaurant

https://www.bacchisyre.se/our