Bernadette and Brittany discuss the fate of the Tiger King, animal abuse in Hollywood, ending lab testing on animals, and more.

Brittany Peet is general counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement at the PETA Foundation.  

Through legal and regulatory actions as well as public advocacy campaigns, she works on behalf of animals held captive in roadside zoos, traveling shows, and the film and television industries. She appeared in the docuseries Chimp Crazy on HBO and Tiger King on Netflix, and she was part of the legal team that achieved a landmark victory establishing that big-cat cub-petting encounters violate the federal Endangered Species Act. 

Her victories also include the rescues of more than 800 animals, including 80 bears, 78 big cats, and 24 chimpanzees. 

You can help support all the ways PETA is working to end animal abuse at PETA.org.

Mary Holland serves as President and General Counsel of Children’s Health Defense. She left the faculty of the New York University School of Law where she served for 17 years, most recently directing its Graduate Lawyering Program. 

Mary received her Master of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from Columbia University, and her undergraduate degree from Harvard. She has worked in international, public, and private law. 

Holland is the co-author of “Vaccine Epidemic” and “The HPV Vaccine on Trial: Seeking Justice for a Generation Betrayed.” 

Learn more about Mary and the Children’s Health Defense at

children’s health defense.org  

And, watch VAXXED 3: Authorized to Kill on CHD!

Bernadette and Dr. Von Eaglin continue their conversation about men not assuming their roles in relationships. But what are men's roles today? And, how has masculinity changed with society's expectations for men in traditional relationships?

Dr. Von received his Ph.D. in Counseling from the University of North Texas and has been practicing mental health therapy for nearly 20 years.

His research focuses on couple relationship dynamics, and he has previously served as an adjunct faculty member at SMU and UNT. Within his private practice, he specializes in couples, men’s issues, young adults, adolescents, and athletes from youth sports to various professional leagues including the NBA and the NFL.  

Dr. Von currently works for the Dallas Mavericks as a mental health consultant on their Wellness Team, serving players and supporting personnel. 

He is often a guest speaker on multiple podcasts and facilitates workshops for couples, men, youth, and business organizations. 

 You can find him at drvontherapy.com

or follow him on Instagram @DrVonTherapy

Bernadette talks with attorney Jeff Kerr from PETA about the first-of-its-kind lawsuit, filed this month, that made headlines in The Washington Post, and seeks to enforce PETA’s right to receive communications from what are called in law, “willing speakers”—the macaque monkeys Beamish, Sam Smith, Nick Nack, and Guinness, who have spent years in cages and being experimented on at the NIMH laboratory of experimenter Elisabeth Murray.

Anthropologists and other scientists have studied macaque and other primate communications for decades. Macaques communicate effectively and intentionally through gestures, body language, and vocalizations—all of which constitute speech under the law. Many of their communications are intelligible to humans generally, and PETA and other experts can analyze that speech on a deeper level to share their stories with the world.

As alleged in the complaint, PETA’s suit follows years of NIH’s attempts to conceal what goes on in its laboratories from animal advocates and the public by refusing to comply with public information laws, banning PETA executives from its campus, and infamously unconstitutionally censoring animal advocates’ speech on NIH’s public social media pages.

Learn more about how you can support PETA and help win this lawsuit as well as support all the ways PETA is working to end animal testing in laboratories at PETA.org.

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Barry Schwartz is an emeritus professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and a visiting professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley.  

 He has spent fifty years thinking and writing about the interaction between economics, psychology, and morality.  Schwartz has written several books that address aspects of this interaction, including The Battle for Human Nature, The Costs of Living, The Paradox of Choice, Practical Wisdom, and the book we are talking about on the podcast, Why We Work.  

Schwartz has appeared on dozens of radio shows, including NPR’s Morning Edition, and Talk of the Nation, and has been interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), the PBS News Hour, The Colbert Report, and CBS Sunday Morning. Schwartz has spoken four times at the TED conference, and his TED talks have been viewed by more than 25 million people. 

Learn more about Children's Health Defense on their website!

Bernadette and Marie are thrilled to have Koshin Paley Ellison on this week's One Life Radio Podcast. He is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, leader in contemplative care, and co-founder of an educational non-profit called the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Through its numerous educational programs, contemplative retreats, and Soto Zen Buddhist practices, the New York Zen Center touches thousands of lives every year. 

Koshin has appeared on dozens of podcasts and his work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning and other media outlets. 

His books grounded in Buddhist wisdom and practice have all gained national attention including “Whole-hearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up”, “Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage and Compassion,” and “Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care”.

You find all of Koshin’s books on amazon.com.

Learn more about Koshin at ZenCare.org and follow him on Instagram @KoshinPaleyEllison.

Here are some other resources to learn more about Koshin and his work:

• Koshin's Books 
• Foundations in Contemplative Care 
• Contemplative Medicine Fellowship 
• An Introduction to Zen Meditation (video series)  

Karen Howard, author of "Upset is Optional," joins us on the show today to share valuable insights from her book on alleviating stress and anxiety.

Howard is the CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association, leading the organization for consumer health advocacy since its inception in 2014. With four decades of experience in healthcare policy, government relations, and organizational leadership, she is a visionary in advancing healthcare initiatives. She is the author of "Upset is Optional: Say Goodbye to Unnecessary Suffering" (March 2024), focusing on strategies to manage stress and anxiety.

Learn more about Karen and order the book at upsetisoptional.com.

On our latest One Life Radio show, Kenneth Lipman, PhD, joins Bernadette and Marie to discuss his book, “Circumcision” and the history behind the controversial procedure. Why do we circumcise more babies in America than any other developed country? And, for the babies who get circumcised without their consent what are the long-term physical and mental side-effects?

Kenneth Lipman, PhD, is a scientist with a sense of humor. He has a PhD in Integrative (Holistic) Health, and an MS in psychology. He is a former member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the largest futures exchange in the world. He meditates daily and is a recovering atheist. On weekends, he often plays guitar and piano at music jams. He lives with his dog Joni Mitchell in Berkeley. · Learn more about him at kennethlipman.com.