Deciding to Have Kids When You Care About the Planet
Is it selfish to have kids right now? Irresponsible, with climate collapse, factory farming, and everything else going on? What if you like your life the way it is, or you’re scared you’re too messed up to raise someone? I used to think I’d never have kids. Bringing a new person into this world felt almost cruel. Then, in my mid-30s, something shifted. In this episode I share how I went from “never” to “yes,” including the “future me” exercise that finally made it clear, and my honest answers...
7 Oct 2026
How to Tell Your Toddler That People Eat Animals (Without Traumatizing Them)
Dreading the moment your vegan kid finds out that some people eat animals? Not sure when it's the right time, what words to use, or how to keep it from scaring them? As promised, here's how it went with my three-year-old. It happened in a small-town coffee shop, over a burrito we couldn't order. But the real groundwork started months earlier with bike helmets, and then cigarettes, slowly getting him used to the idea that other families do things differently than us. I share exactly what I sai...
30 Sept 2026
Vegan-Friendly Books for Toddlers: How I Screen What My Kids Read
Vegan-Friendly Books for Toddlers: How I Screen What My Kids Read Not sure which books are okay for your vegan toddler? Wondering what to do about farm books, milk, honey, or that random duck soup page in an otherwise sweet story? And how do you handle what you can't control, like library story time? This one's for the tiny ones, like three and under, the sponge-brain years, when whatever's in the book just becomes true. Some of you asked after my Tofu book announcement if I had other vegan-f...
26 Aug 2026
Vegan Restaurants Close. Vegans Don't.
If your favorite vegan spot closed and it hit harder than a restaurant should, this one's for you. I closed mine too. And what I see now...it was never really about the food. It was the room. The people. And just knowing it was there. This episode is permission to stop reading closures as proof we're losing. Restaurants are hard. Owners get tired. That's allowed. And the next wave is undoubtedly already on its way. And then I'll give you a nudge...because we're the part that doesn't close! Go...
16 May 2026
That sick feeling at the grocery store...and how to move through it
HEADS UP: There are a couple of f-bombs in this one. You know that feeling. The eighteen-wheeler with the happy cows on the side. The refrigerated aisle. The friend in a barbecue-mascot t-shirt. The sick, furious, grieving, how-is-nobody-else-seeing-this feeling that hits a hundred times a week. It has a name. And once you name it, you can do something with it. In this episode I get into what moral injury actually is, why being triggered by that truck is more layered than it looks (hint...
11 Jan 2026
I Deleted Social Media Because There Were Too Many Vegans
I'm not the first person to quit social media, and it's not even my first time. Six months ago, I ran back to Instagram and Facebook, hopeful and optimistic. This morning, I deleted everything—again. This is my quitting manifesto. Links 📝 Substack (get episode alerts): veganfireside.substack.com 🌐 Website: krimdom.com/veganfireside 🐌 Krimsey's Newsletter: E-Snails 📚 Krimsey's Books: dabblerouser.com/books 💌 Contact: krimdom.com/contact Vegan Fireside: A podcast by Krimsey Lillet...
29 Oct 2025
My Costume Made Everyone Uncomfortable (and I Liked It)
I wore a vegan Halloween costume, and people hated it. Then I had two conversations that went surprisingly well — one at a dairy booth, one at the library — and they reminded me why small, awkward moments matter. This episode is about speaking up even when your voice shakes, finding gentle ways to ask hard questions, and realizing activism doesn’t always look like a protest sign. Sometimes it’s just a conversation. Full Episode Transcript: available at Vegan Fireside on Substack Links m...
16 Oct 2025
A Warm Tummy Twinkle
After years away from the restaurant world, I felt a familiar spark again. This first episode is me following that feeling and opening the door to something new: a digital fireside for the vegan community I’ve been missing. I talk about where I’ve been since closing my Cajun vegan restaurant, why this project feels like the next step, and what kind of space I hope to build here—one rooted in warmth, honesty, and connection. If you’ve ever felt alone in your vegan journey or unsure what your n...
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