<p>What happens when a folklorist goes inside vegan and animal rights communities, not as an outsider looking in, but as someone documenting their lived beliefs? Dr. Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran joins me to discuss her research in St. John’s and Toronto, where she explores veganism as a counter-hegemonic tradition and activism as performative resistance. We delve into how media and academia often misrepresent these movements and why insider voices matter. From Gramsci to grassroots protest, this conversation challenges the idea speciesism is just common sense and asks what justice really sounds like when dissent speaks</p><p><br /></p><p>Website/socials</p><p>Dr. Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran</p><p>https://csmaccath.com/home </p><p>PhD dissertation https://research.library.mun.ca/16537/</p><p>Your Vegan Fallacy Is https://yourveganfallacyis.com/en </p><p>https://linktr.ee/csmaccath </p><p><br /></p><p>Other links</p><p>"What's wrong with carnism?" by Dr Corey Wrenn https://www.coreyleewrenn.com/carnism/ </p><p><br /></p><p>Emi Leese</p><p>https://emilialeese.substack.com     </p><p>http://thinklikeavegan.com      </p><p>http://emilialeese.com     </p><p>Instagram @emi.leese</p><p>YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thinklikeavegan/videos   </p><p><br /></p><p>Credits</p><p>Host: Emilia A. Leese </p><p>Guest: Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran</p><p>Production &amp; Engineering: Jim Moore of Bloody Vegans Productions; https://www.bloodyvegansproductions.com    </p><p>Graphics: Catherine Dorrell https://www.messyvegancook.com    </p><p><br /></p><p>Music</p><p>Opening theme: “Flashbacks” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business </p><p>Interlude: "Kawa" music by Matthew Gerstenberger and voice by Chiyako</p><p>Closing theme: “Tear Things Up” by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business</p><p><br /></p><p>This podcast is part of iROAR, the Animals Podcasting Network https://iroarpod.com   </p>