Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is the Borough President of Brooklyn, New York City. Adams served as an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department, for 22 years. In 1994, though endorsed by the Nation of Islam, he was defeated in the Democratic primary for a New York Congressional seat. From 2006 to 2013 he was a Democratic State Senator in the New York Senate (representing the 20th Senate District in Brooklyn). In November 2013, Adams was ...
Dec 23, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Pat McAuley is a Boston-based serial entrepreneur, author, TEDx speaker, and wellness advocate. After a plant-based diet changed his life, Pat shifted his focus to building and supporting businesses in the plant-based space. He is the host of the popular Eat Green Make Green Podcast and Founder of PlantPub, a plant-based food and craft beer brand.
Dec 16, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Jessica is a writer and animal advocate. Her work is featured in newspapers across Canada. She also co-hosts The Paw & Order Podcast, Canada's animal law podcast.
Dec 02, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Jamie is the creator and director of the award-winning docu-series Wild Lands. Wild Horses. Jamie thrives on driving creative ideas from beginning to end. As an Art Director/ Creative Director over the past 14 years, she has helped develop some of the most recognizable brands in the world. _ A horse lover since birth, Jamie quit her job to follow her passion - photographing wild horses all across the Western United States. With a greater outreach from a growing Instagram following, she has been ...
Nov 25, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Anna Pippus is the author of The Vegan Family Cookbook, a cookbook, and strategy manual to make everyday plant-based cooking easier, to be published by Appetite by Random House in 2021. She holds degrees in law and psychology, having worked as an animal protection lawyer and campaigner for over a decade.
Nov 11, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Alison Tierney, through Wholesome LLC, spreads the power of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle to combat chronic disease. As a board-certified oncology registered dietitian, Alison focuses on evidence-based nutrition to educate and empower individuals to take their health into their own hands not only after diagnosis but before. Using plant-based nutrition and a focus on whole-person health, Alison overcame PCOS and infertility. Now, she is on a mission to foster a community dedicated to the prev...
Oct 28, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Dr. Brooke Goldner is a best-selling author, the founder of www.GoodbyeLupus.com, creator of the Hyper-nourishing Nutrition Protocol for Lupus Recovery, and is the author of 3 best-selling books, Goodbye Lupus, Goodbye Autoimmune Disease, and Green Smoothie Recipes to Kick-Start Your Health and Healing.
Oct 14, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Wendy Smith is a military veteran, a registered nurse, and a vegan animal rights advocate. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge. Wendy works as a registered nurse, comes home to care for 140 animals, and helps run Odd Man Inn full time with her husband, Josh. There are no days off... she does it all for the animals!
Oct 07, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Robin lost her beautiful little boy, Danny, to SIDS in 2007. She fell into a depression so deep she couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t function. Her 10-year relationship with her fiancé, Danny’s father, fell apart. She lost everything, including the will to live. Then finally one night after months of despair she googled “bereaved mother” to find help. What popped up was totally unexpected, and altered the course of her life completely... This is a powerful episode and a reminder that our de...
Sep 30, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Erin Amerman is the founder and president of Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary. Founded in 2016, the sanctuary quickly grew to become the largest bovine sanctuary in the United States. The sanctuary currently houses over 220 rescued residents, of whom nearly 150 are bovines.
Sep 23, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Karen Ranzi is an award-winning author, internationally acclaimed speaker, holistic health coach since 1998, certified raw foods chef, speech pathologist for 43 years, and director of the online 100 hour Vegan Certification Course. Her new book Heal and Prevent Autism: Natural Solutions That Work is out now. Karen is the winner of the Living Now Award in the category of Health and Nutrition, and the Peer-to-Peer Award for Service to Childrens Health for her book Creating Healthy Children. Karen ...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 30
At 44, Ben Raue also known on Instagram as Plant Based Ben, a former corporate paper pusher, decided to change to a whole-food plant-based diet. Not only did he lose weight but he radically changed his physical appearance. You would be amazed at what Ben did in just 90 days.
Aug 26, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Kathy Davis is a plant-based lifestyle coach, recipe developer, the CEO of VegInspired.com and the author of three cookbooks. Her third cookbook "Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Diet Cookbook came out on August 17th. Kathy helps people successfully transition to a plant-based way of eating that supports a fast-paced lifestyle, without requiring hours in the kitchen or the added stress of "What am I going to eat?!"
Aug 19, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Kat runs a vegan bed and breakfast, offering yoga, meditation, reiki, and horse therapy. She is also the founder and executive director of Promised Land Animal Sanctuary in Campbellford, Ontario.
Jul 29, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Manu Ndo is a French triathlete who is working on accomplishing an Ironman. An Ironman is a triathlon race that consists of a 2.4 mile swim (3.9K), a 112 mile bike (180.2K), and a 26.2-mile run (42.2K). He is against cruelty and animal abuse, which is why he is vegan and why he tries to spread the word that we can live our best life without hurting any other earthlings. He believes you absolutely can be vegan and be in top shape. Doing the triathlon has been challenging for him because he hasn’t...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Ashlee Piper is a political strategist turned eco-lifestyle journalist and TV personality. Ashlee is also the author of Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet. She baby stepped her way to becoming vegan about 10 years ago and hasn’t looked back.
Jul 01, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Former NBA player Donny Marshall has been a standout basketball player in high school, college and the NBA. He was healthy, in shape and yet the doctors told him and his wife that they had about a 1% chance of getting pregnant. Donny and his wife decided to change to a plant-based diet and were able to have children.
Jun 24, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Dr. Aaron Spitz is among the top 2% of male infertility experts in the country and the author of the most informative and accessible book on men’s health: The Penis Book: A Doctor's Complete Guide to the Penis—From Size to Function and Everything in Between. His trademark wit makes men feel at ease with even the most uncomfortable topics, which is why he's often featured in the media, such as the Netflix documentary, The Game Changers, The Doctors, and more.
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 23
Sarah is the founder of the pig sanctuary, The Pearly Acre. The Pearly Acre was founded to serve an unexpected demand for experience and knowledge about her Pot Belly pigs. What began with simply taking her pig, Bullet, for hikes at a local conservation area and attending town events, became what is now The Pearly Acre. Named after her beautiful piglet, Pearl, whom she lost at 8 months old, she strives to live the most compassionate life she can, in Pearl's name. The Pearly Acre also works to he...
Jun 10, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Mackenzie Sullivan is the founder and president of Ellie Mae Farm Sanctuary.The story of EMFS started when Mackenzie was a student a the University of Connecticut. For her Introduction to Animal Science course, she had to choose a farm animal to train for an event at the end of the semester. She ended up picking a Hereford girl with the ear tag that read H864D; who she named Ellie Mae. Over the next few months, Mackenzie grew an incredibly strong bond with Ellie Mae.At the end of the class assig...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Kimberly is a self-taught private chef, an on-air personality noted for her infectious personality, and the founder of Might Be Vegan. In the kitchen, she’s had the pleasure of serving busy executives, families, as well as celebrities, and professional athletes. She’s also the creator behind the award-winning national COVID-19 hunger relief program, Food Love. Food Love by Might Be Vegan is a national, direct-to-door hunger relief effort providing families in need with nutritious, plant-based fo...
Apr 22, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Jamie is the founder of Humble Honee and the Vice President of Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary. Her time at Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary has allowed her to educate people about the cruelty involved in animal agriculture by having people meet their meat. With her new business venture Humble Honee, The Bumble-Free Alternative. She is focused on raising awareness about another exploited species: bees.
Apr 01, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Alicia Wilks is a mother of five who runs a plant-based household. She is a trained massage therapist, is certified in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University, and her husband, James Wilks, is the producer of the popular documentary - The Game Changers.
Mar 11, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Steven Seighman is a plant-based food photographer and founder of the website The Nut-Free Vegan. He is a ten-year vegan and lifelong food allergy sufferer. Another aspect of The Nut-Free Vegan, which aligns with his belief in change through positivity, is his support of animal sanctuaries. He is a member of several of these organizations around America and donates 50% of all of his ad revenue from his site to support these causes.
Feb 25, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Lena Kaneider suffered from anorexia nervosa and veganism changed her life. Veganism helped her battle and overcome anorexia nervosa. The colorful vegan diet let her enjoy food again and helped her regard it as fuel rather than the enemy. She also became aware of certain problems in this world and now lives more ethically. She was vegetarian for years but going vegan was definitely the best decision of her life! Instagram: len.alini...
Feb 11, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 6
After watching Forks over Knives, Kory Zelickson decided he wanted to change to a vegan diet. He started simply by eliminating meat, moved onto fish, and then finally dairy. His transition took him about 10 years to completely change to a vegan diet. He is proof that where there is a will, there is a way. Kory is an entrepreneur, investor, vegan, and CEO of Vejii Inc. Kory's latest venture, shopvejii.com is putting his passion to life. Shopvejii.com is an online marketplace making vegan certifie...
Jan 28, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Danielle and Chris Benn had no intention of becoming vegan. After trying a vegan challenge five years ago, Danielle and Chris saw and felt immediate benefits. They both decided to continue with a plant-based diet and are still vegan today. Danielle and Chris continue to share these benefits so that others can feel as they do.
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Mario Buccellati is a plant-based chef and owner of Mariolinos Vegan Italian Kitchen in New York City. He has worked in all facets of the industry from food festivals and food trucks to some of the best vegan restaurants in New York City. He has also curated 30 of his own 4-course pop-up dinner events. Mario traveled Europe to develop his knowledge on the plant-based scene. Stopping in Italy, Athens, and London, he met with restaurants and chefs to learn techniques and the imagination behind the...
May 28, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Sammantha Fisher is a self-taught internationally-published Animal Rights photographer. The sole purpose of her work is to showcase the emotional lives, beauty, and vibrant personalities of animals in hopes that viewers will consider a plant-based lifestyle. Sammantha provides free photography services to vegan sanctuaries worldwide - so a huge majority of her work is based on rescued animals but she also documents those animals at farms, slaughterhouses, and everywhere in-between. Sexual Assaul...
May 14, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Stephanie Rich is the chef and owner of Verdine in Houston, Texas. In six years, Stephanie was able to go from a simple vegan pop-up at a farmers market to owning her own bricks and mortar plant-based restaurant called Verdine. Verdine
Apr 30, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 5
