What Happened To The ChickPeeps?

<p>Everything was going so well... It was Spring of 2021 and life was returning to a semblance of normality. We were leaving our lockdown caves for work, spending more time outdoors than in deep inner turmoil, and a new ChickPeeps episode dropped every Wednesday, sometimes even on time. We were having complex conversations about vegan capitalism, food equity and greenwashing, and things were getting a whole lot more interesting when, suddenly, season 3 came to an abrupt halt. The ChickPeeps promised to return in Autumn 2021 with a brand new season. But when the vegan world needed them most, they vanished...</p> <p>Hello, sweet 'peeps! It's been a hot minute and we appreciate we left a ChickPeep shaped hole in many of your lives, promptly plucking the podcast from the orbit just as it was reaching its peak. Call it an Irish Goodbye, or a French Escape, call it just plain rude and disorganized, whatever it was, this unprecedented hiatus and echoey silence from Team ChickPeep left many of you citing the constant refrain: 'What Happened To The ChickPeeps?', 'Anyone still read these emails?' And, most piteously, 'Are you guys ever coming back? :,( ?</p> <p>We're still here, and we hear you, so we've come together for a special episode to answer all these questions and more. In this episode...</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>ChickPeeps Catchup - a lot can change in two years! Robbie models a surprisingly wholesome t-shirt and spiritual growth, Momo discusses her ADHD diagnosis and leaving social media, Tylor is a magical cookbook author and Evy comes out as not-an-activist.</li> <li>MoJo; we ship it.</li> <li>ChickPeeps Rewind - listen and cringe-a-long as we listen back to our younger setting intentions for the podcast and evaluate their success.</li> <li>The future of ChickPeeps - Is the podcast ending? - Because it wouldn't be a ChickPeeps episode without a ridiculous scenarios game, we make some educated guesses on where each host will end up in the next 10 years in: 'Who's Most Likely To...?</li> <li>First Official ChickPeeps Meetup Announcement: will Momo and Tylor finally get to meet in person at Robbie's sanctuary or outside Tylor's prison cell?</li> <li>An uninvited past guest makes an uncomfortable reappearance.</li> <li>Snip snap, snip snap - one of us shares their personal reasoning for choosing to undergo sterilization.</li> <li>Is a ChickPeep hole shaped like a Chicken or a Chickpea? (jk, we don't get round to this)</li> <li>The hosts share some resources that have brought insight, support and joy to their vegan lives - Robbie: Visit a Sanctuary to connect with rescued animals! Check out <a href="https://vegan.com/blog/sanctuaries/">this link for a comprehensive list.</a></li> <li>Tylor: <a href="https://www.peta.org/">PETA</a>, <a href="https://www.peta.org/features/peta-podcast-listen-now/">The PETA Podcast</a>, <a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-animal-people/umc.cmc.tfzpqtv1z3qbuhc25ioj1nsa"> The Animal People</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thecrankyvegan">The Cranky Vegan</a> and Tylor's podcast <a href="https://radicalsandrevolutionaries.com/">Radicals and Revolutionaries</a>.</li> <li>Momo: Subscribe to a printed vegan magazine such as  <a href="https://shop.veganfoodandliving.com/become-a-member/print-plus.htm"> Vegan Food and Living</a> or <a href="https://vegnews.secure.darwin.cx/J3WBDHDV">VegNews</a></li> <li>Evy: listen to Evy's other podcast, <a href="https://www.justbeingspodcast.com/">Just Beings</a>, cohosted with Dr Melanie Joy. Also, a <a href="https://cakeordeath.co.uk/">vegan brownie subscription</a>.</li> <li>Keep up with <a href="https://www.ohmomoko.com/">Momo</a>, <a href="https://www.evannalynch.com/">Evy</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tylorstarr/?hl=en">Tylor</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/RobbJarvis">Robbie</a> on their personal pages.</li> </ul>