Vystopia and Being Nice to Spiders

Clare Mann November 29, 2018

Ever since the age of four, and watching his dad refuse to kill spiders, station manager Gerry Edwards of UK Panda radio station felt something that he couldn’t quite put his finger on. However, when he read the definition of Vystopia, he was really pleased to know that he wasn’t alone. In this 7-minute radio interview with Clare Mann, Gerry explores the rapid growth of veganism in the UK and how vystopia is helping vegans everywhere work through their anguish of living in a not-yet vegan world.

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