Ep 1: How To Go Vegan with Erik Marcus

In this first official episode of the show Evy, Momo and Tylor get together to mull over the different methods of transitioning to a vegan lifestyle and how each of them made the switch. Momo and Evy interview author, activist, speaker, and all-around badass seasoned vegan, Erik Marcus of vegan.com to get his insights on the best advice and the pitfalls experienced when going vegan. 

Also on this episode…

• We talk about our initial perceptions of veganism.
• What to do when you fall off the vegan wagon.
• Is the monk in DaVinci code a vegan stereotype???
• The Pillow Chocolate Problem
• How to handle guilt as a new vegan.
• The best advice we got going vegan.
• We share a few alternative ways to become vegan.
• Is vegetarian enough?
• Erik discusses going vegan in the 80s, pre-google, pre online shopping, and the unappetising wonder of perspiring cheese.
• He shares his brilliant ‘crowding out’ method.
• We are reminded to Take your goddam B12!!!!!!
• Erik shares his evolution as an activist and what he deems effective activism.
• ‘The secret of great activism is to listen more than you talk.’
• Erik tries to convince Evy that dark chocolate is not the devil incarnate. (Update: He wasn’t successful).
• Momo and Erik discuss the ‘think global, act local’ concept.
• Erik’s thoughts on a vegan future.

Links:

PETA's How To Go Vegan guide

Erik's ebook "The Ultimate Vegan Guide"

Erik's website

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