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Hope for the Animals

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Hope Bohanec

Longtime animal advocate, Hope Bohanec, covers a variety of farmed animal issues including the ethical, environmental, spiritual, heartbreaking and heartwarming aspects of living vegan. Hope has engaging conversations with inspiring guests focusing on critical reasons for living a vegan lifestyle and covering current topics such as the humane hoax, environmental impact, speciesism, and effective outreach advocating for chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs, goats and other farmed animals. Hope is a 35-year vegan, animal rights activist, and author. This podcast is a project of Compassionate Living.

#137

From Teddy Bears to Talking Fish: Children’s Media and Animal Personhood with Cogen and Hope Bohanec

Hope’s husband, Cogen, returns to the show for a unique discussion on the portrayal of ani... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:57

02 Dec 2025

#136

Compassion for All Beings with Forrest Tierce

On this episode we explore Buddhism with Forrest Tierce, U.S. Project Director for Dharma ... more

15 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:50

15 Nov 2025

#135

Vegan Education with Dr. Faraz Harsini

Joining us today is Dr. Faraz Harsini, the founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal P... more

31 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:41

31 Oct 2025

#134

The Humane Deception with Lia Wilbourn

Hope is right at home this episode talking about one of her favorite subjects, humanewashi... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:19

03 Oct 2025

#133

Farmed Animal Sanctuaries: Emotion, Connection, and Effective Advocacy with Zoe Novic

Farmed animal sanctuaries are the heart of the animal advocacy movement. Our guest today, ... more

12 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:20

12 Sep 2025

#132

Vegan is a Boycott with Janet O-Shea

Some advocates in environmental and animal activism argue that we should solely focus on c... more

16 Aug 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:48

16 Aug 2025

#131

Living and Loving Vegan with Patty Leon and Rich Winograd

Patty Leon and Rich Winograd both grew up as animal lovers…or so they thought. It was dur... more

01 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:10

01 Aug 2025

#130

Panel Discussion: The Current Political Situation and Animal Agriculture

On this episode we are sharing the recording from the Humane Hoax Project Panel Discussion... more

24 Jul 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:05

24 Jul 2025

#129

Switch-a-Roo: Our Host, Hope Bohanec, gets interviewed!

On this episode, we switch things up and our host, Hope Bohanec, is interviewed by Michele... more

01 Jul 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:14

01 Jul 2025

#128

The Omnivore’s Deception with John Sanbonmatsu

On this episode Hope talks with author John Sanbonmatsu about his new book <a href='https:... more

14 Jun 2025

59 MINS

59:50

14 Jun 2025

#127

The Vegan Transformation with Angela Crawford

In this episode, we explore the psychological aspects of living vegan on our social, emoti... more

25 May 2025

54 MINS

54:07

25 May 2025

#126

Photojournalism, Animals, and “Un-Natural” Disasters with Diana Hulet

Fires, hurricanes, floods—animals are also victims of recent unprecedented natural disaste... more

02 May 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:12

02 May 2025

#125

Exposing the Hidden World of Animal Farming with Erin Wing

Erin Wing is currently serving as the Deputy Director of Investigations for Animal Outlook... more

03 Apr 2025

57 MINS

57:03

03 Apr 2025

#124

REPLAY: Oppression As a Singular Thread with lauren Ornelas

Today’s show is a replay of an earlier episode with the amazing lauren Ornelas, founder of... more

20 Mar 2025

33 MINS

33:21

20 Mar 2025

#123

In Search of the Wild Tofurky with Seth Tibbott

We are honored to have a legend on the podcast today, Seth Tibbott founded Turtle Island F... more

04 Mar 2025

39 MINS

39:37

04 Mar 2025

#122

Responsibly Raised? with Hope Bohanec

On today's show, author and host Hope Bohanec is flying solo and offering a new analysis ... more

15 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:25

15 Feb 2025

#121

The Joyful Case for Going Vegan with Matthew Halteman

Can you use some positive news for the new year? We’ve got you covered with this interview... more

26 Jan 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:38