Shaun Monson | Veganism vs a Captured World & Disruptive Movies That Challenge the System

Shaun Monson is the mastermind behind EARTHLINGS, the most thorough exploration ever conducted on the interplay between nature, animals, and human economic pursuits, portraying animal torture as an acceptable act in our culture, no matter what religious, ethical, or political preference people are. In this episode, Juliana Spicoluk, Mark Spicoluk & Shaun Monson sit down on a sunny Halloween afternoon to chat about the inspiration behind Earthlings and Unity, documentary festivals labelling his movies as propaganda, working with Joaquin Phoenix and Moby, learning from masters of the silver screen such as Orson Welles, Ridley Scott, David Fincher or Oliver Stone, traumatic knowledge, US laws on animal protection, statistics, veganism, inspiring movies such as Dances With Wolves, The Game, EO, or JFK, Henry Ford and disruptions, TikTok, Airbnb, Uber, Dr. Greger and How Not To Die, cell based meat and Beyond Meat, Covid-19, saving pigs, elephants and orcas, sanctuaries, Free Willy and Keiko movies. JOIN THE ⁠⁠@starsanddestruct⁠⁠ MOVEMENT: » ⁠⁠https://www.starsanddestruct.com/starwalkers ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★⁣ Guest Links: » ⁠http://www.nationearth.com⁠ Earthlings - » ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XrY2TP0ZyU⁠ Unity - » ⁠http://www.nationearth.com/unity There was a Killing - » ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13423640⁠ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★⁣ Show Notes: Orson Welles - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000080 Joaquin Phoenix - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001618 Ridley Scott - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631 Moby - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moby.com⁠ Henry Ford - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford Ethan Brown - Beyond Meat - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://investors.beyondmeat.com/board-member-management/ethan-brown Activists: Anita Krajnc - Animal Save Movement - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thesavemovement.org Save Elephant Foundation - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.saveelephant.org Books: How Not To Die - Dr. Greger - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drgreger.org/products/how-not-to-die The Hero’s Journey - Joseph Cambell - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/242530 Movies: EO - Jerzy Skolimowski - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19652910 Dances with Wolves - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099348 The Game - David Fincher - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174 JFK - Oliver Stone - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138 Free Willy - Simon Wincer - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138 Keiko: The Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy - » ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.keikotheuntoldstory.com ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★⁣ Team Stardust:⁣ Juliana Spicoluk: ⁣ » https://www.julianaspicoluk.com » https://www.instagram.com/juliana.spicoluk ⁣ Mark Spicoluk: ⁣ » https://www.markspicoluk.com » https://www.instagram.com/mark.spicoluk Heidi Souffriau -producer : ⁣ » https://www.heidisouffriau.com » https://www.instagram.com/unfold.yoursoul ⁣ stars+destruct.⁣ » https://www.starsanddestruct.com » https://www.instagram.com/starsanddestruct

00:00:00 Introduction, The Beatles and Cinematic Inspiration 00:01:35 Hollywood Contracts 00:04:00 The Start of Earthlings 00:05:08 Animal Cruelty and Human Blind Spots 00:06:10 The Power of Documentary Films 00:07:14 HBO's Interest and Opposition 00:08:28 Defending Against Propaganda Accusations 00:13:13 Animal Gassing & Animal Protection 00:23:13 Kip Andersen 00:26:31 Stories Against Statistics 00:31:00 Exploring the Power of Movies 00:34:21 Eo Movie 00:36:04 Content Consumption 00:38:21 Reflecting on Popular Movies 00:45:45 How Not To Die Movie 00:51:04 Disruption in Filmmaking and Messaging 00:57:13 Religious leaders and Their Power 01:02:25 Justice In Humanity 01:04:40 Working with Joaquin Phoenix 01:14:46 How Cattle is Raised & It's Business 01:19:49 Elephant Sanctuary 01:28:53 Use Of Antibiotics In Animals 01:33:34 JFK Documentary 01:41:40 The Orca Lolita 01:50:09 Pitching To Apple Plus