Katie and Nick discuss well-known vegan spiritual figure Supreme Master Ching Hai supporting Donald Trump. We use this as a starting point to cover broader issues around connections between spiritual/wellness movements, including some vegans, and the far-right. This broader discussion draws on Naomi Klein’s book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.

 Links:

 We’re releasing this show as two separate podcasts. You can hear part one of this show, where we analyse the book and movie Uglies from an animal rights perspective, via our website and a range of podcast apps: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/uglies-really-dystopian-story-pop-culture-through-animal-rights-lens

 Supreme Master TV, New Revelations on President Donald Trump: God-Chosen Leader of America and Bringer of World Peace: https://suprememastertv.com/en1/v/234322965552.html

 It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield - A podcast by LiSTNR, SOLO: Divine Feminine And Masculine Is Misogyny Wrapped In A Crystal-Themed Bow: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IIgOoTYPxTh5KAyOKJ8sY

 The points on US foreign policy were based on the work of politics professor Jason Brownlee. You can explore his work on this topic – article: https://catalyst-journal.com/2021/03/shadow-wars-and-corporate-welfare and podcast: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/04/08/263/

 Music:

 Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/

 I went out with a hippy and now I love everyone except for her by Frenzal Rhomb: https://frenzalrhomb.net/pages/music/2003-sans-souci/

 Comfortably Numb by Body Count: https://bodycountband.com/