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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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, Sunny Subramanian, author of The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty 125 Recipes for Vegan, Gluten Free, Cruelty-Free Makeup, Skin & Hair Products and the blogger behind Vegan Beauty Review, offers up tips and ideas for making your own vegan beauty products (some are edible!). Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher.…