Best Vivisection Podcasts (2025)

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The MMA Depressed-us: The 0 has to go 49:04

7h ago49:04

49:04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC is taking another break, just a month after its last one, because of Memorial Day. Not that we’re complaining, just making note of the situation. Our analysts are without their man across the pond, though. Phil is likely battling crime or doing some oth…

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155 Pre-Election Misdirection & Vivisection 16:57

20d ago16:57

16:57

Every week, Sami Shah (ABC, The Gadfly)—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—copies the news stories off of a website then pretends like he wrote them himself, then starts a debate about who actually does own the news, while claiming he didn't copy, just take inspiration very very literally. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Election Shena…

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159 - Editorial Edition: The Hypernormalisation of Journalistic Jingoism 16:28

15h ago16:28

16:28

NEWS WEAKLY 159 – EDITORIAL EDITION A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines… weakly. Title: The Hypernormalisation of Journalistic Jingoism Summary: A few weeks ago, India and Pakistan were one bad decision away from nuclear war. But you wouldn’t know that from the news coverage. You’d think Karachi had been flattened, Pakistani generals…

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Ep 380: Go Vegan for Memorial Day 24:35

1d ago24:35

24:35

"Eat What Elephants Eat" is Dominick Thompson's cookbook/memoir. To inspire more vegan cookouts on Memorial Day, we reprise our conversation with Thompson, whose vision of going vegan was clarified in prison. Get a free vegan starter kit. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. Hosted …

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UFC Vegas 106 Main Card Vivi: 1:50:37

3d ago1:50:37

1:50:37

UFC Vegas 106, much like last weekend’s UFC 315, looks okay on paper. It’s got a couple ranked fights—which is amazing for an Apex card—as well as fairly low stats for fighters coming off losses. There is a downside because a lot of the fighters with losses have some problematic losing streaks. Gilbert Burns is on a three-fight skid and he’s sittin…

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Bigeneration Gap (HOT TAKE 2: "The Interstellar Song Contest" Post-Credits Scene) 29:18

5d ago29:18

29:18

It turns out our dress rehearsal of The Interstellar Song Contest was missing one extremely important reveal! In this emergency analysis of the post-credits scene, we tackle the surprise regeneration of Mrs. Flood into a new Time Lady villain—Archie Panjabi’s take on the classic Rani. Is this just a nostalgia throwback, or are we in for a legit cos…

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Idol Threat (HOT TAKE: "The Interstellar Song Contest") 38:00

6d ago38:00

38:00

The Interstellar Song Contest is a full-on sensory overload: galactic glam, massive stakes, and more killer hooks than a Skybox full of Hellions. In this hot take, we break down the Doctor’s most bombastic outing yet — complete with AI cameos, shocking twists, and one jaw-dropping moment that might just redefine the Doctor’s moral compass. Has Russ…

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158 - Glass Cliffs & Donald Does Doha! 18:16

6d ago18:16

18:16

NEWS WEAKLY 158 – 17th May, 2025 A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines... weakly. Top Stories of the Week Liberals and Greens crowd the glass cliff! Donald Trump goes shopping for Gulf influence and possibly a jet! Instagram’s algorithm recommends children to predators! Quote of the Week “Women aren’t being given opportunities for lead…

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Ep. 379: PETA On Animal-To-Human Transplantation. Is Xenotransplantation Ever Ethical? 22:46

8d ago22:46

22:46

Should animals ever be used as spare parts for humans? PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo was interviewed by CNN about xenotransplantation. Listen to what she had to say about the experience and the hope that her views are represented fairly. See PETA represent the ethical perspective on xenotransplantation in the CNN documentary "Animal Pharm," which pre…

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UFC 315: Out-planned 1:10:01

11d ago1:10:01

1:10:01

UFC 315 delivered some terrific finishes and good fights on the undercard. We saw Bruno Silva felled for the first time in a terrifying finish that left him with a dented skull (think Cyborg Santos vs. MVP). Silva left the arena on a stretcher. We also bore witness to Jessica Andrade being swarmed and finished in under three minutes, and without ev…

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Rightful Hair (HOT TAKE: "The Story & the Engine") 46:38

13d ago46:38

46:38

In The Story & the Engine, the Doctor finds himself in a Nigerian barbershop… on a spaceship… on the back of a spider… in the realm of living stories. You with us so far? Good — because the story’s just getting started. Join Pete and Chris as they dissect one of the most surreal, ambitious episodes in Doctor Who history, from map headgames to moral…

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157 Woke Pope & Drone Cricket 20:11

13d ago20:11

20:11

NEWS WEAKLY 157 – 10th May, 2025 A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines... weakly. Top Stories of the Week India and Pakistan compete in new drone-catching sport! A collection of post-election misconceptions! A Woke Pope! Quote of the Week “NewsCorp is the herpes of media empires: just because you can’t see it right now doesn’t mean it’…

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UFC 315 Main Card Vivi: Bullet Time 1:41:16

14d ago1:41:16

1:41:16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC 315 has great stats and two title fights, but the big PPV feel of it all is severely lacking. And if ticket sales are a true indicator, the Canadian fans aren’t feeling that big card vibe either. Or maybe they’re showing the UFC that they don’t apprecia…

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Ep.378: PETA Prods Now Lauds NIH For Major Shift Away From Animal Testing 28:31

15d ago28:31

28:31

After years of non-stop PETA activism, the National Institutes of Health has finally relented with a major announcement to shift research away from using animals in experiments to non-animal methods. Dr. Emily Trunnel, PETA scientist, tells Emil Guillermo the significance of the decision and what needs to be done to ensure NIH stays on track. For m…

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156 Post-Election Dissection and Erection 18:27

18d ago18:27

18:27

NEWS WEAKLY – 156 (5th May, 2025): Post-Election Dissection and Erection Every week, Sami Shah (ABC, The Gadfly)—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—copies the news stories off of a website then pretends like he wrote them himself, then starts a debate about who actually does own the news, while claiming he didn't copy, just tak…

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UFC Des Moines: Plugged Nickal 1:05:57

18d ago1:05:57

1:05:57

UFC Des Moines looked like a glue factory convention on paper and it delivered that same energy in practice. Were there a few good fights? Sure, and we got a few finishes, but by and large, this was an Apex level event that the poor folks in Iowa paid prime rates for. Shameful promoting by UFC. There was a moment that brought almost all MMA fans to…

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The Lies that Blind (HOT TAKE: “Lucky Day”) 38:22

20d ago38:22

38:22

It's a Lucky Day… or is it? Is this a bold stand for truth in the age of misinformation, or an unsubtle lecture about trusting the deep state? Can conspiracy theorists exist in a world where UNIT is canon? And what’s the deal with Conrad’s podcast? From shrieks to lip gloss, Mrs. Flood to memory worms, we unpack all the continuity—and the politics.…

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UFC Des Moines Main Card Vivi: Remember the Sandman 1:43:14

21d ago1:43:14

1:43:14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC Des Moines is the ghost of Christmas past. They’ve gone and drafted Jeremy Stephens back into the comforting embrace of the octagon, fresh off his success at BKFC, but not very mindful of his MMA bouts outside the promotion where he went just 2-1 in the…

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Ep. 377: PETA Exposes Best Friends' No-Kill Sham 29:55

23d ago29:55

29:55

Daphna Nachminovich, PETA Sr. VP of Cruelty Investigations talks to Emil Guillermo about the sham of no-kill sheltering policies and how the group Best Friends Animal Society bullies local communities to accept its philosophy. See more of the facts at PETA.org The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million stron…

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UFC Kansas City: Wakeup Call 1:29:44

25d ago1:29:44

1:29:44

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC Kansas City looked like a mixed bag on paper, but in practice, it ended up being a pretty good event. The card started off strong with several finishes right from Jump Street, but it would level out with some decisions, albeit good ones with the excepti…

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Fright of Your Life (HOT TAKE: "The Well") 42:51

27d ago42:51

42:51

Doctor Who has plunged into The Well — and trust us, you’ll want to keep your back covered. Pete and Chris tackle the chills, thrills, and high-stakes mystery of Season 2’s most intense episode yet. How does the Doctor face the unknown when it stares right back at him? How is the future of humanity suddenly more fragile than ever? And what clever c…

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UFC Kansas City Main Card Vivi: Waking Nightmare 1:45:01

28d ago1:45:01

1:45:01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC Kansas City is what I like to call a good, old-fashioned mixed bag. It has a terrific main event and some fun matchups overall. So where’s the problem? That lies in the stats, and there’s one that’s really putting a wet blanket on the whole event: 15 fi…

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Ep.376: Not All of Harvard's Scientific Research is Groundbreaking; Some are Just Cruel. 43:41

29d ago43:41

43:41

Harvard is in the news standing up for academic freedom tied to billions of federal dollars withheld for research. But not all science done at Harvard is groundbreaking or even worthwhile. Some of it is just cruel and wasteful. Animal experimenters like Harvard's Margaret Livingstone continue to spend your tax dollars on useless tests that only end…

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Heavy Meta (HOT TAKE: “Lux”) 40:28

1M ago40:28

40:28

RTD just gave us Alan Cumming as a cartoon god named Mr. Ring-a-Ding, and that’s not even the weirdest part of “Lux.” This episode has 2D-animated monsters, film reel body horror, meta commentary on fandom, and the Doctor using regeneration energy to treat a boo-boo. Pete and Chris are here to unwrap it all — from Mrs. Flood’s nuclear foreboding to…

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154 Editorial Edition: Consistency of Hypocrisy 17:58

1M ago17:58

17:58

NEWS WEAKLY – EPISODE 154 “Consistency of Hypocrisy” – 19 April, 2025 TOP OPINION OF THE WEEK: Guantanamo never closed, the rules-based order never applied, and now the cruelty once exported is finally coming home. Also: Australians detained and deported from the US despite valid visas Transgender travellers profiled and imprisoned in Villawood Pet…

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The MMA Depressed-us: Dull Champ's Club 48:38

1M ago48:38

48:38

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC is taking a little break after its 314th numbered event—a PPV that took place in Miami with the president and several members of his cabinet sitting cageside—so our crack team of analysts (just Zane and Connor this week) are here to provide plenty of la…

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Ep. 375: FDA Heralds The Coming of A New Era---With No Animal Testing 22:14

1M ago22:14

22:14

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made a groundbreaking announcement—a move toward less cruelty toward animals in science. Much of this new direction is due to PETA scientists' work on monoclonal antibodies. Jeff Brown, PETA Science advisor, talks with Emil Guillermo. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 m…

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UFC 314: Best of 2025 Frontrunner 1:26:46

1M ago1:26:46

1:26:46

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC 314 looked incredible on paper and in practice, it was pretty good. It didn’t reach greatness, but it was pretty good. That said, there were some factors that kept it from that greatness that must be acknowledged. Let’s look at the good: Michael Chandle…

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