This week on Episode 122 of Easy Vegan: Shelf stable cooked food ready to eat when you want it? Eating to our DNA? Entrepreneur Mark Perlmutter is on the show to talk about the future of food. (Bonus content at www.patreon.com/jlfields.) Show archives: EasyVeganRadio.com Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE…
This week on Episode 121 of Easy Vegan: Do “bad vegans” get the flu? Is a plant-based diet a guarantee for perfect health? Dr. Pamela Fergusson shares her perspective as a vegan registered dietitian. Show archives: EasyVeganRadio.com Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL Fields to your community’s…
This week on Episode 120 of Easy Vegan: Looking for love in all the wrong places? A vegan cupid could be coming to your city in the form of Veg Speed Dating! Show archives: EasyVeganRadio.com Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL Fields to your community’s airwaves! Free licensing…
This week on Episode 119 of Easy Vegan: Dustin Harder, aka The Vegan Roadie, is back on the show to talk about his first book, The Simply Vegan Cookbook, and the latest season of his food travel series (who’s ready for vegan Italy?)! Show archives: EasyVeganRadio.com Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron!…
This week on Episode 118 of Easy Vegan: The vegan movement is not immune to sexism, harassment, and discrimination. Dr. Lisa Kemmerer returns to the show to talk about systematic sexism and how it hurt women and the animals. RESOURCES: Coalition Against Nonprofit Harassment And Discrimination For Social Justice Advocates Animal Rights Nonprofit Workers Survey Show…
This week on Episode 117 of Easy Vegan: Best known for her extraordinary desserts, Hannah Kaminsky has created a new cookbook – Real Food, Really Fast – designed to equip the home cook with skills to create wholesome recipes in no time. Show archives: EasyVeganRadio.com Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION…
This week on Episode 116 of Easy Vegan: Robin Robertson returns to the show to talk about two distinctly different vegan cookbooks. Veganize It! is a comprehensive approach to creating DIY pantry staples and compassionate versions of recipes and meals from your pre-vegan days. And The How Not to Die Cookbook – the companion to…
This week on Episode 115 of Easy Vegan: Registered Dietitian Matt Ruscigno returns to the show to share the last evidence-based research on plant-based diets, how “skillpower” trumps willpower, and offers simple ideas (leafy greens, berries, beans, overnight, healthy habits. overnight oats and cookbooks!) to help form new healthy habits. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy…
This week on Episode 114 of Easy Vegan: Long-time vegan activist Jim “JC” Corcoran writes vegan letters to the editor at least twice a month – and they get published! We talk about strategies for getting your vegan opinion on the editorial page + other ways to use local media to further veganism. Also available…
This week on Episode 113 of Easy Vegan: What exactly is cellular agriculture? Is clean meat GMO? Is it even vegan? Paul Shapiro, the author of Clean Meat, answers your questions! Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL Fields to your community’s airwaves! Free licensing is available via Public…
This week on Episode 112 of Easy Vegan: With an eye toward vegan funds, ETFs and indexes in the near future, today Cruelty Free Investing is monitoring the current market to help vegans invest in companies that do not exploit animals. Dr. Alica Robb explains how to vote with your vegan dollar. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher…
This week on Episode 111 of Easy Vegan: Did you know that even cows get the blues? Dr. Lori Marino discusses the research that demonstrates that cows are emotionally, cognitively and socially complex individuals. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL Fields to your community’s airwaves! Free licensing is…
This week on Episode 110 of Easy Vegan: Vegan cooking for one, fitness for regular ole folks, and, well, vegan sex! All in one show! That’s what happens when you sit down to chat with Ellen Jaffe Jones. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL Fields to your…
This week on Episode 109 of Easy Vegan: Jonathan Balcombe, author of Pleasurable Kingdom, has authored What a Fish Knows – a look at “the inner lives of underwater cousins.” In this episode of Easy Vegan we discuss how fish experience joy and pain, their personalities, how they are farmed, and what we can do…
This week on Episode 108 of Easy Vegan: Sid Garza-Hillman takes his small steps coaching approach to book form to help parents thrive as adults, which ultimately creates healthy and happy families in Raising Healthy Parents. This show isn’t just for parents, though! Sid shares his thoughts on small or large steps toward behavior changes, good…
This week on Episode 107 of Easy Vegan: Andy Tabar and JL were recently part of a panel discussion about body and food shaming in the vegan movement. In this episode, they discuss both issues and offer strategies for inclusion. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL…
This week on Episode 106 of Easy Vegan: The first ever Colorado Springs Vegan Restaurant Week kicks off on World Vegan Day, November 1. Meet some of the chefs creating plant-based dishes at vegan and non-vegan restaurants, including interviews with Adam’s Mountain Cafe, Bison Brothers Food Truck, The Burrowing Owl, The Golden Bee, and Willamette…
This week on Episode 105 of Easy Vegan: Post-Hurricane Harvey, Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is recovering and rebuilding to provide for their 96 farm animals that all survived the disaster. Learn how a cattle rancher husband and his vegan wife faced a marital crisis, overcame it and turned the ranch into a sanctuary. Executive Director Renee…
This week on Episode 104 of Easy Vegan: PETA’s Vegan Mentor Program has served over 1,300 people in just two years. Learn how getting a mentor can help you on your vegan journey (or sign up to become a mentor)! Also available on iTunes and Stitcher Love Easy Vegan? Become a Patron! SYNDICATION AVAILABLE Bring Easy Vegan with JL…
This week on Episode 103 of Easy Vegan: Through memoir, stories of undercover investigations, tips to go plant-based, and elevating the power of one, Nathan Runkle shares how Mercy for Animals came to be and how we can all take part in changing the world for animals. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher This episode of Easy Vegan…
This week on Episode 102 of Easy Vegan: Lani Muelrath’s new book The Mindful Vegan – a 30-day plan – is a guide to mindfulness, mindful eating and how both are connected to our attentiveness to being vegan. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by Syndication available: Interested in bringing…
This week on Episode 101 of Easy Vegan: Aryenish Birdie founded Encompass to create leadership opportunities and tools for individuals and organizations that will build a more diverse and inclusive animal protection movement. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by Syndication available: Interested in bringing Easy Vegan with JL…
This week on Episode 100 of Easy Vegan: Stephanie Redcross created Vegan Mainstream to empower individuals to turn their vegan passion into a vegan business. More vegan businesses mean vegans have more opportunities to buy products and services that are kind to animals, the environment and good for people. Today Stephanie shares a few ideas…
This week on Episode 99 of Easy Vegan: The second of a two-part interview, Christopher Sebastian, brings his global lecture topics to Easy Vegan listeners. In this episode, we talk about fur vs. hair, Skinny Bitch, sheet cake, and why veganism is political. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part…
This week on Episode 98 of Easy Vegan: The first of a two-part interview, Christopher Sebastian, brings his global lecture topics to Easy Vegan listeners. In this episode, we talk about intersectional veganism (and why he rejects that label), layers of oppression, and liberation versus welfare. (Stay tuned for part 2 – Ep 99 –…
This week on Episode 97 of Easy Vegan: Image Consultant and Editor in Chief of La Fashionista Compassionista Adrienne Borgersen is on the show to talk about the ABC’s of fashion, how to build a vegan and cruelty-free wardrobe and she shares her favorite vegan beauty and fashion lines. Plus: fall fashion trends! Also available…
This week on Episode 96 of Easy Vegan: Marathoners, yogis, and everyday hikers, this show is for you. Learn how to fuel up your every day and super-intense movement with plants from Stepfanie Romine, co-author of The No Meat Athlete Cookbook. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 95 of Easy Vegan: Composer and performer Michael Harren is on a U.S. tour telling the stories of farmed animals through words, music, and images. He shares some of those stories, as well as stories of animals he’s meeting on the road. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is…
This week on Episode 94 of Easy Vegan: Where do you get your protein? How much do you need? Your questions answered! You’ve heard the question. You’ve asked the question. “Where do you get your protein?” Registered Holistic Nutritionist Heather Nicholds has the answers, and delicious protein-rich recipes, in her new book Protein from Plants. A…
This week on Episode 93 of Easy Vegan: Eric C. Lindstrom went from notorious meat-eater to vegan overnight. In his funny and informative new book The Skeptical Vegan: My Journey from Notorious Meat Eater to Tofu-Munching Vegan – dubbed a vegan “survival guide” – he shares what he’s learned. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan…
This week on Episode 92 of Easy Vegan: “Clean meat”, anyone? The Good Food Institute is disrupting the food market by investing in, and incubating, healthy, humane and sustainable food entrepreneurs. GFI’s senior communications specialist Emily Byrd joins me to explain how the organization works and what innovations we might be be seeing sooner rather…
This week on Episode 91 of Easy Vegan: Chef Del Sroufe, author of The China Study Family Cookbook, shares his personal health transformation, how to become an explorer of food, how to get your kids involved in plant-based cooking, and much more. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 90 of Easy Vegan: Vegan parents, this show is for you! Guest Julia Feliz Brueck talks about her new book The Baby and Toddler Vegan Feeding Guide. Learn how to feed your vegan children well. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 89 of Easy Vegan: Kat Mendenhall returns to the show to share how her dream of making vegan cowboy boots has expanded to a boutique. She shares how she mentors others who want to turn their passion to profit. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part…
This week on Episode 88 of Easy Vegan: Over one weekend nearly 12,000 people in Ontario will share vegan experiences through food, talks, cooking demonstrations and entertainment. Ottawa Veg Fest organizer Pamela Tourigny and Niagara Veg Fest organizer Laurie Morrison share what to expect and how the veg festivals have expanded veganism in their communities.…
This week on Episode 87 of Easy Vegan: Leah Duncan is on the show to discuss her volunteer and business activism. Through GreenHeart: Products of Peace she uses her expertise to market and promote vegan food, lifestyle and activism. The vegan outreach director for the Humane Society of Louisiana, Leah produces the NOLA Veggie Fest…
This week on Episode 86 of Easy Vegan: Vegan Street Fairs are popping up in LA and NYC and more events are coming. Plus, hemp farming is now legal in the U.S.! Guests Jessica Schoech and Travis Cosgriff join me to talk about both! Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in…
This week on Episode 85 of Easy Vegan: Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciment – the duo behind the blog VeganMos.com – have created the new cookbook NYC Vegan. Take a foodie walk through the boroughs of New York City! Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 84 of Easy Vegan: Ginny Messina is back on the show with her latest book, Even Vegans Die: A Practical Guide to Caregiving, Acceptance, and Protecting Your Legacy of Compassion. Co-authored with Carol J. Adams and Patti Breitman, Messina joins me to talk about disease shaming, body weight stigma, and how…
This week on Episode 83 of Easy Vegan: Award winning photographer Jo-Anne McArthur on her We Animals Archive – a free resource for activists to share hauntingly beautiful images of animals from around the world. IMAGE: A recently separated calf waits in a wheelbarrow as a farmer prepares her solitary crate. Spain, 2010 PHOTO- ©Jo-Anne McArthur…
This week on Episode 81 of Easy Vegan: Filmmaker Kip Andersen’s newest documentary “What the Health?” is the follow-up film to the award-winning documentary Cowspiracy. The film “exposes the collusion and corruption in government and big business that is costing us trillions of healthcare dollars, and keeping us sick.” Kip talks with JL about the…
This week on Episode 80 of Easy Vegan: JL and Dave are back for part 2 of JL’s 7th Vegan Anniversary radio special. JL’s husband Dave Burgess joins her to talk about their vegan transition and how they make it work and offer resource suggestions and advice for new vegans. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode…
This week on Episode 79 of Easy Vegan: It’s JL’s 7th Vegan Anniversary! Her husband Dave Burgess joins her to talk about their vegan transition and how they’ve made seven years of veganism work. (Part 1 of 2.) Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 78 of Easy Vegan: Vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian….reducetarian? Brian Kateman, the co-founder and president of The Reducetarian Foundation, joins JL to talk about the movement to improve human health, protect the environment and spare farm animals from cruelty. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 77 of Easy Vegan: Marla Rose joins me this week to talk about Vegan Street’s Guide for New Vegans, how to communicate vegan messages, and why it’s important to her to be an intersectional activist. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 76 of Easy Vegan: Author and thought leader Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is back to talk about her latest project. Animalogy is a multimedia project designed to examine the words we use and the impact on animals and humans alike. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by and
This week on Episode 75 of Easy Vegan: Vegans rock Montana (and you can rock your town, city or state, too)! Bonnie Goodman started a vegan potluck in Livingston, Montana. Today she shares practical tips on how to build a vibrant vegan community wherever you are. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is…
This week on Episode 74 of Easy Vegan: Kathy Hester is back to talk about her latest cookbook The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot. If you love to cook up beans, grains, and more – in just minutes – pressure cooking in the Instant Pot is for you! Bonus: you can slow cook…
This week on Episode 73 of Easy Vegan: The producers of the feature-length documentary Eating You Alive join JL to talk about their new film on food, health, and how a plant-based diet has changed and saved lives. Plus, Ginny Messina‘s three tips for trying a healthy, plant-based diet in the new year! Also available…
This week on Episode 72 of Easy Vegan: Successful cocktail lounge and restaurateur Ravi DeRossi went vegan. And then he began to turn his popular New York City establishments vegan, too. He tells all in this episode of Easy Vegan. Also available on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by and
This week on Episode 71 of Easy Vegan: Naomi Call and her two sons – Auston and Loghan Call – visited 15 farm animal sanctuaries to create the feature-length documentary film Called to Rescue. Naomi joins JL to talk about the film, the animals, the caregivers, and how you can watch the film at home…
This week on Episode 70 of Easy Vegan: Good news, Mexican food fans! Chef Jason Wyrick, founder of The Vegan Taste – the longest running vegan meal delivery service – has a new cookbook just for us. Vegan Mexico offers vegan versions of familiar favorites as well as less familiar authentic dishes that push the…
This week on Episode 68 of Easy Vegan: Marie Oser, author of The Skinny on Soy, debunks anti-soy myths and shares information on the health benefits of consuming soyfoods. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Episode 67 of Easy Vegan: Steve Jenkins, one of Esther the Wonder Pig’s “dads” and co-founder of the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, is back to talk about a horrifying incident in Toronto that left pigs injured and killed and the impact it’s had on his vegan activism. Also available for download…
This week on Episode 66 of Easy Vegan: Vegan Holiday Kitchen author Nava Atlas shares holiday cooking tips. Whether hosting a vegan Thanksgiving or bringing a dish as a guest, she has tips on how to work with squash, dessert ideas, and great short-cuts to make it nice and easy! Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher.…
This week on Episode 64 of Easy Vegan: Washington Post food and dining editor Joe Yonan joins JL to talk tempeh, beans, and how he created a vegetable-forward Thanksgiving centerpiece. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by and
This week on Episode 63 of Easy Vegan: After becoming vegan Sara Laycock decided to dedicate her personal and professional life to helping animals. Today Sara serves as the Campaigns Manager for Mercy For Animals, an international farmed animal protection organization, where she helps develop campaigns to push major corporations to eliminate cruel practices throughout…
This week on episode 62 of Easy Vegan: Tracye McQuirter, author of By Any Greens Necessary, has partnered with Farm Sanctuary to create and write the African American Vegan Starter Guide. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Easy Vegan: Long-time vegan activists Rae Sikora and JC Corcoran have been promoting peace and compassion around the globe. Then they decided to make Santa Fe, NM “veganville.” Learn how and why. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by
This week on Easy Vegan: One year ago Shaleen and Shilpi Shah opened Luvin’ Arms Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. Now serving 30 animal residents, and changing the lives of volunteers in their community, they are moving their vision for a compassionate, vegan world to the next level. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of…
This week on Easy Vegan: Bean water in desserts? Yep! Aquafaba is the new vegan culinary darling and Zsu Dever has devoted an entire cookbook to this new approach to replacing eggs in your favorite sweet and savory plant-based recipes. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This episode of Easy Vegan is supported in part by…
This week on Easy Vegan: Grant Butler is a food writer for The Oregonian and OregonLive.com. He joins JL to talk about taking veganism mainstream in the media, what makes a great cookbook, fall vegan food trends, and the one spice blend we should all add to our cooking. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher. This…
This week on Easy Vegan: Chef, cooking instructor and cookbook author Mark Reinfeld is the author of Healing the Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness. Join Mark and JL Fields for a conversation about superfoods, how to make your kitchen an inviting place to spend time, tips on creating spice blends, and…