The Coronavirus came from eating animals. No one is talking about this. So I have started a Special Series Running on Awesome Vegans (in addition to same) during 'Safer at Home' Coronavirus times: The Plantbased Business Hour. This series talks about the solution to pandemic viruses (Corona, SARS, Ebola, Mad Cow, Swine Fever, Asian Bird Flu, etc.), which is plant-based meat alternatives. I will talk with the leaders in the field who are focused on the solution for real change. Otherwise, we will...
Mar 23, 2020•33 min•Ep. 60
During this strange time of social distancing, I am creating a pop-up show: The Plantbased Business Hour. The podcast will come daily on weekdays until our lives get back to normal. I am creating this show, not just because there is a need for content right now, but because I feel that there is a need for a certain kind of content that is missing. Plantbased Business represents not only big money, as you will see I have Managing Partners at Venture Capital Groups and Executives from major corpor...
Mar 21, 2020•44 min•Ep. 58
Author Colleen Patrick Goudreau joins Elysabeth to discuss helping people transition to a plant-based life. In the Doctor Is Dialed In segment, Dr. Scott Stoll discusses the Plantrician Project in which he teaches Doctors the importance of plant-based nutrition and protecting ourselves during the Coronavirus. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com
Mar 19, 2020•47 min•Ep. 58
From 1980-1995 Seth Tibbott made tempeh and lived in a tree house. (Yes.) Without much financial success, he decided to do something about the 46 million Turkeys that are killed every year in the name of 'gratitude', 'thanks' and 'tradition.' Tofurky was born! In truth, Seth is the founder of more than Tofurky as he is one of the key foundational bricks upon which the current plant-based movement is built. Seth dishes with correspondent Elysabeth Alfano about his humble beginnings, the future of...
Mar 17, 2020•52 min•Ep. 57
Can one man change the direction of China? Maybe. David Yeung started Green Monday in 2012, and subsequently Green Common in 2015 and OmniPork in 2019 to address the issues of a rising population, climate change, food scarcity, and animal cruelty in China. He is a world change-maker for the sustainable common good and a gentle force to be reckoned with, hopefully guiding China towards a healthier future. David sits down with Elysabeth Alfano and discusses the effects of Westernization in Asia, t...
Mar 12, 2020•49 min•Ep. 56
Lt Commander Charles Hallum and Sgt Vegan Bill Muir join me to talk about Vegans in the Military. Are there any and how is it possible? We talk about MREs, respect from colleagues, did they ever doubt themselves, what makes a tough guy and handling stress while in the service. Plus, Dr. Ashok Nagella joins in to discuss the correlation between mental health and diet. Listen in and for more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com
Mar 06, 2020•48 min•Ep. 55
How much do we really know about regenerative farming? CEO of Milkadamia, Jim Roberts, joins me today in studio. According to Jim, Macadamia Nuts, are one of the world’s most perfect foods and – as I can attest – make a delicious nut milk. We talk about how Milkadamia farms Macadamia nuts, why and how their farming is regenerative of soil and of community and is macadamia butter possible? Listen in and share. You’ll find this interview inspiring and Jim embodies all that we hope for from our bus...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 54
Have you heard the news? There's a new plant-based cooking show on Amazon Prime, called New Day New Chef. While there have been other YouTube-type shows before, this the first large-scale fully vegan cooking series. Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Host Jane Velez Mitchell explains all about the show and how it came to be. Elysabeth is also one of the Executive Producers and one of the Featured Chefs. John Joseph McGowan, frontman for the punk rock Cro-Mags JM, joins in from NYC to talk about ...
Feb 27, 2020•49 min•Ep. 53
What food will add four years to your life? What are the top five foods everyone should eat? What do all recipes for longevity have in common? From the Four Seasons-Santa Barbara, Blue Zones Founder and author of The Blue Zones Kitchen , Dan Buettner sits down with Elysabeth Alfano on her eponymous radio show, the only plant-based radio show in the nation, to dish on how Americans are forgoing 10-14 years of healthy longevity and how to fix this. Plus, Chef Leslie Durso joins the conversation an...
Feb 21, 2020•51 min•Ep. 53
Hormones are tricky and drive us all crazy. Dr. Neal Barnard, in conversation on The Elysabeth Alfano Show, the only plant-based radio show in the nation, sets the record straight! For women of all ages, Dr. Barnard addresses aligning our hormones with a plant-based diet to positively impact not only our health, but our fertility . Plus, he even addresses hormonal balance for menopause. Finally, Elysabeth and Neal put to rest any question of meat being good for you. For more information, visit h...
Feb 18, 2020•57 min•Ep. 51
From the weekly show, The Elysabeth Alfano Show on WCGO Radio and the Smart Talk Radio Network, Founder and Presiplant of Before the Butcher and UnCut Burgers, Danny O'Malley joins me to dish on Burgers, Business, and Being Better. AND - just in time for Valentine's Day, Founder of Find VegLove, Karine Charbonneau, talks vegan matchmaking! The Elysabeth Alfano show is the ONLY plant-based radio show in the nation AND you can get it on your local radio station. Just tell your station to get The E...
Feb 14, 2020•47 min•Ep. 51
From Sundance, nestled on a couch during a snowstorm in Park City, Elysabeth sits down with the cast of the Game Changers movie: James "Lightning" Wilks, Former NFL player, Lou Smith, Strongman Patrik Baboumian and International Anti-Poaching Foundation Founder, Damien Mander. Plus, Dr. Terry Mason, also part of the film, joins Elysabeth on her new radio show on WCGO and the Smart Talk Radio Network. The Elysabeth Alfano Show is the only commercially syndicated plant-based radio show in the nati...
Feb 11, 2020•49 min•Ep. 50
Can dogs be vegan? Why, Yes They Can! Elysabeth Alfano , host of the Awesome Vegans Podcast and Video Series sits down with scientist, entrepreneur, investor and bio-hacker (ooh, sexy!) and CEO of Wild Earth Dog Food , Ryan Bethencourt. Ryan shares startling facts about the connection between our pets and the horrible abuses of farmed animals. Packed with interesting information about the pet industry and the direction of the plant-based tech industry as a whole, watch to get the full scoop from...
Feb 04, 2020•57 min•Ep. 49
Shark got your tongue? Not for this hot momma! Jenny Goldfarb, AKA Mrs. Goldfarb, wowed Marc Cuban on “Shark Tank” with her plant-based corned beef. Now Elysabeth joins Jenny live at her house to dish on her wild ride, the booming business of plant-based deli meats, and how this mother and home-cook came to realize that she wanted to do more than cook for her family of four. After Elysabeth breaks down the week’s news, these two get into it, ending the show with recipe, food and health tips wort...
Jan 28, 2020•47 min•Ep. 48
Dr. Scott Stoll, founder of the Plant-based Nutrition Conference, part of the Plantrician Project, joins me to explain that doctors often don't get the nutritional information needed in medical school. Enter The Plantrician Project! It isn’t just doctors who need good medical info! In this interview, you will receive lots of good medical tips, insights and answers to some burning medical question. Is juicing really good for you without the fiber? Are carbs bad for you? And what about fasting? We...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 47
The podcast to kick off your New Year’s Resolutions! Vegan Cardiologist, Past President and current Fellow and Trustee of the American College of Cardiology and Head of the Cardiology Department at Rush Medical Center, Dr. Kim Williams joins me for an episode of Awesome Vegans in Chicago. Dr. and I dish on the scientific facts from proven studies about the benefits of a plant-based diet, including lower mortality rates. Dr. Kim discusses the four properties in animal-based products that cause he...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
Fearless Vegan Evan, President of Animal Hero Kids, challenges President Trump to go vegan in the month of January. If he does, Evan and the organization that backs him and several other kids, Million Dollar Vegan , will donate $1million to veterans. I got the scoop live from New York! Evan says that going vegan will turn America into a solutionary country; a country that addesses climate change, food shortages and its own raging health issues. Indeed, being a sick country makes us a less produc...
Dec 02, 2019•22 min•Ep. 45
Ingrid Newkirk, founder of PETA, is a force of nature! "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way," is the long-time declaration of PETA , People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. With 485 employees and over 6.5 million supporters, PETA is the largest and most far-reaching of animal rights organizations. PETA has been instrumental in exposing the cruelty and horror in factory farms, animal experimentation, the fur and fashion industry,...
Nov 26, 2019•45 min•Ep. 44
Today’s podcast is a cross between Awesome Vegans and Marketplace. No one has their finger on the pulse of the plant-based food business world like guest, T.K. Pillan! The co-founder of Veggie Grill, T.K. joins me to dish on the numbers and the growth behind the plant-based food businesses and jobs that are gaining traction in the marketplace, including his own. In fact, Veggie Grill just launched restaurant #34 in Chicago this week and is the largest vegan/vegetarian restaurant chain in the U.S...
Nov 12, 2019•54 min•Ep. 43
What’s the BEST plant-based ingredient to cook with? It is the one that has paved the way for the plant-based revolution that we have today. Dan Curtin, CEO of Field Roast and Lightlife, joins me on the pod to discuss my all-time favorite product: Tempeh. In addition, as Lifelights celebrates 40 years, we dish on the history and the future of the plant-based foodie movement! The most unprocessed you can get in the soy family, I use this organic product as a base for all my “Meat” dishes: Pasta B...
Oct 29, 2019•43 min•Ep. 43
It’s a story of the American dream that you maybe didn’t know. In this episode, I interview John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems Hair Care Products . Literally from rags to riches, John Paul went from foster care as a child and a door-to-door salesman to one of the wealthiest men in America with one of the biggest hearts. You will hear first-hand John Paul’s dedication to giving back and making a difference and how he changed the hair-care industry. Not by making incredibl...
Oct 15, 2019•36 min•Ep. 42
It’s a Brave New World. Truly. I believe we are living in the time of incredible transition. Just as the invention of the car changed the world to what it is today, the innovation of tasty plant-based meat and dairy alternatives will be upending animal agriculture, impacting our climate crisis, changing our health care system and affecting our culture – all for the better. Today’s podcast is different from others in that I will be giving you an overview from what I learned at the recent Good Foo...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 41
COO of Illinois’ Cook County Department of Public Health, Dr. Terry Mason , sits down with me to explain what our bodies need. Comparing our bodies to machines that need care and upkeep, just like with a car, Dr. Mason explains that you need to give it the right inputs for it to run well. In 2004, Mason was having a heart attack while on a tread mill and was told to go on medicine. Getting only four hours of nutritional education in medical school, Dr. Mason decided to research what he could do ...
Sep 16, 2019•43 min•Ep. 40
Bonus Podcast! From the star-studded red carpet at the premiere of The Game Changers movie, I speak with 9-time NBA champion, Chris Paul who explains how he dropped the bomb on Lebron James that he is vegan! I also speak with former NFL star Tony Gonzalez, Academy Award-winning director, Louie Psihoyos, Suzy Amis Cameron and Dr. Dean Ornish. What a night!! The Game Changers movie follows over 20 plant-based athletes on their road to breaking personal and public records. Athletes are from all spo...
Sep 09, 2019•11 min•Ep. 40
You are in for a treat because tonight it is a vegan’s night at the opera! Grammy-Award winning Baritone and Animal Rights Advocate Lucas Meachem joins me from the road just before he is about to perform on stage. Spanning his career, Lucas has performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel, at the Vienna Opera House, the Paris Opera House, the Los Angeles Opera, the Washington National Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, the Canadian Opera, Napa Opera and the Metropolitan Opera House. It is ha...
Sep 03, 2019•57 min•Ep. 39
We all know about the Beyond Burger and the Impossible Whopper, but what about eggs made from mung beans? On this episode of the Awesome Vegans Podcast and Video Series, CEO of JUST, Inc., Josh Tetrick joins me to discuss the national launch of JUST Eggs, a liquid food that scrambles up just like eggs but without the destruction to animals, the planet and human health. Truly a maverick in the plant-based food world, Josh said this in 2018 to Food News Magazine, "The objective for our company isn...
Aug 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 38
Imagine building your own army to tackle head on the injustice you see in the world. That’s exactly what former Special Ops Sniper in the Iraqi War, Damien Mander, decided to do. While visiting Africa after leaving Iraq he saw the damage and destruction being done to our planet’s most endangered species. Damien decided he would do something about it. He sold his investment portfolio and founded the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. His army of 37 women in Zimbabwe protects elephants, rhino...
Aug 06, 2019•53 min•Ep. 38
The Gods of technology were not with me on this interview, but Dr. T Colin Campbell was! Despite of bit of tech trouble that slightly affected the sound, Dr. T. Collin Campbell joined me remotely from the Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center in the Chicagoland area. The Center puts on the annual Veggie Fest every August which attacks over 40,000 and is one of the largest in the country. Dr. Campbell visited the center to give a talk to over 1500 people who were interested in l...
Jul 23, 2019•35 min•Ep. 37
Want a bit of fresh air? Want to hear someone who has all the beauty, celebrity fanfare and Instagram followers to take themselves super seriously, but instead is down to earth, kind and super smart? Then you are going to love, animal lover Daniella Monet. On today’s podcast you will hear how this child actress turned social media star saved her pennies and worked hard every step of the way to turn her success into an entrepreneurial streak…and make a strong social impact for people and for anim...
Jul 09, 2019•46 min•Ep. 36
Long before it was trendy, there was a lone woman on Oprah touting the benefits of veganism and getting Oprah to try it. I remember that episode of Oprah like it was yesterday. That episode was one of five or six cues that registered in my brain and whispered, Elysabeth you should be vegan . That singular voice that day on Oprah was New York Times Best Selling author, health and wellness expert, Kathy Freston. She has been talking about the benefits of a plant-based diet for people, our planet a...
Jun 25, 2019•50 min•Ep. 35
