The Plant Based News Podcast

Dr Newman has worked as a doctor, public speaker and plant-based advocate since 2004 and is the Senior Partner at The Orchard Surgery. She studied at the University of Wales College of Medicine and has worked in many specialities as a doctor including elderly care, endocrinology, paediatrics, ob-stet-rics and gynaecology, psychiatry, general surgery, urology, vascular surgery, rehabilitation medicine and General Practice. She gained additional qualifications in gynaecology and family planning. She has a specialist interest in plant based nutrition and gives nutrition and lifestyle advice to her patients, who have gained tremendous results using the power of their plate. As a broadcaster and writer she has been featured on television, including ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News Sunrise. She has contributed to articles for magazines including Glamour, Zest, Good Housekeeping and of course has featured on Plant Based News too. Her family lead a fully plant based lifestyle, following the extensive research she had done on the scientific literature on the health benefits associated with whole-food plant based nutrition. Find out more about Dr. Newman here and follow her work https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerdoctor REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.

Leo is half Norwegian and half Brazilian, he is a medical student currently studying in Ireland. He is also a plant-based athlete and can be found passionately advocating the vegan and plant-based life on his social media channels. He has a deep passion for nutrition and preventive medicine and aims to show people that it is very totally possible to be fit and healthy on a plant-based diet. As a doctor in training, he brings an inside perspective on the evidence behind the benefits of a plant-based diet as well as the shortcomings of the medical industry. Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin. You can follow Leo here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFAsatVhnrL8j7NXVWvK23A https://www.instagram.com/leovenus_/?hl=en REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.

So Vegan was created by Roxy Pope and Ben Pook. The couple have spent the last year pouring their heart and soul in to building a huge following of 1 million people. Previously working at Buzzfeed Pook saw an opportunity to make a popular social media format they joined forces and So Vegan was born. More recently they created 'So Vegan In Five' their brilliant new vegan cookbook. Order the cookbook now https://amzn.to/2POvvv0 We discussed what inspired them to start 'So Vegan' being a couple, the power of using food to convince people to try vegan You can connect with Roxy and Ben Here Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/wearesovegan Website: https://www.wearesovegan.com Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited & Produced by Gareth Cobb

I really loved this interview with Brian Turner. I have been following him for many years now. Brian is incredibly articulate and passionate. Truly bursting with joy. His infectious nature is a real pleasure to be around. We talked about his childhood, having chronic cystic acne, body-building, staying positive and the vegan movement. You can follow Brian here: https://www.youtube.com/user/HumerusFitness https://www.instagram.com/BrianTurnerOfficial/ https://www.facebook.com/brian.turner.1257604 https://twitter.com/BeyondtheWeak Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.

Animal activist Leah Garcés became the first female president of animal-rights group Mercy For Animals (MFA) on October 1. Garcés has worked in animal advocacy for 20 years, most recently as executive director of Compassion in World Farming USA, and was instrumental to exposing animal cruelty and unfair labor practices at Perdue Farms in 2013, which led to substantive changes in the company’s animal-welfare practices three years later. In her activism, Garcés operates under a vegan bottom line that applies to all animals, including humans. To find out more about Mercy For Animals click here https://mercyforanimals.org Connect with Leah - https://twitter.com/leah_compassion Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.

Presented by Robbie Lockie Edited by Ciaran Austin. Artist Kay Lovelle is a passionate vegan who wants the lifestyle to become mainstream. Her dream job would be as an animal activist. She’d love to save animals across the world and create a loving, peaceful sanctuary for them. While she currently works as an artist, creating 3D wall sculptures and 3D phallic art, she has also done some acting in her time. Her favourite role was playing a Russian assassin on an HBO series. She walked out of the Big Brother house in 2018. Follow Kay here https://www.instagram.com/mylittlekay/?hl=en REVIEW/SHARE: If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News episodes please share the link – together we can make this world kinder If you liked this episode please share it on social media and tag us @plantbasednews and Kay @mylittlekay WHERE TO LISTEN TO THE PLANT BASED NEWS PODCAST? Currently, the Plant Based News podcast can be listened to on iTunes, Google Podcasts (note: use the google podcast app not google play), Soundcloud or on the plantbasednews.org directly. If you listen on iTunes be sure to hit ‘subscribe’ or ‘follow’ on Spotify so you are instantly notified when we release new episodes.

Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin Rachael Ama is a joyful, erudite and inspirational person. Rachel can be found dancing and singing along to her favourite tunes cooking up a vegan storm on Youtube! Sharing everything she creates and finds from recipes to vegan skincare with warmth and humour – welcoming everyone, whatever their food beliefs, to give the vegan life a go – preferably with the tunes turned up loud! Find out more about Rachael and her wonderful foodie adventures at https://www.rachelama.com and visit Rachel on her Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkRT_G7eqNTytm52zMw40g REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.

Edric Kennedy-Macfoy was born and raised in West London and worked in the London Fire Brigade for over 13 years, attending many of the capital's most dramatic incidents during that time. He recently appeared on ITV's 'Inside London Fire Brigade', which saw Edric and his colleagues respond to the Croydon tram derailment of November 2016 and the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. Checkout Edric's Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C6YTFF7/ In To The Fire https://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Fire-Life-London-Firefighter/dp/0593080378/

Chase has been pushing the arts of Parkour and Free Running since they first came to the UK over 20 years ago. Chase is known as a pioneer in the sport and has shared inspiration across the globe through his personal and professional projects. Founder of the world famous Parkour team 3RUN who travel the world working on feature films, commercials, live shows, promotional events and producing their own mind blowing action films. Chase has a long history in Chinese Martial Arts. He became British champion multiple times competing around the World. He also has the Guinness World Record for the farthest back flip off a wall over a moving car! WATCH RECORD. Chase is a student to all types of movement, from skydiving to rock climbing, snowboarding and Capoeira, anything that will better his performance and understanding of self. He has trained and worked with some of the Worlds top stunt men and developed a deep understanding of stunts for cinema and how to get the most from each and every shot. His passion runs deep into every level of film making, not only is he an action actor, parkour athlete and choreographer, he directs short films and tv commercials that have racked up over 40 million views on Youtube and been nominated for multiple awards. “I literally love what I do, I have never even considered it as work, it’s my passion. When your doing what you love you give it your all. It’s all about progression for me, to better my previous work and explore new possibilities. Most importantly, it’s got to be fun!” Chase has played a pivotal role in the development of the Parkour and Free Running scene. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of the sport and helped shape its evolution into a more acrobatic expression of movement. With 20 years of experience Chase is an absolute asset to any project looking to co-ordinate a live performance or put together an action scene for film. Chase has been employed by feature films such as You got Served and Mind gamers to supervise the Parkour, supplying the team, creating the choreography and shooting and editing the previz through to performing on screen and shooting second unit. Chase has been performing Parkour at world class level for live shows, events, films, music videos and TV commercials. He holds a Guinness world record for wall flipping over a moving car and has safely completed 25 flips over a speeding car in front of live audiences around the world. Find out more about Chase here https://www.chasearmitage.com Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.

Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin Denai is a singer, song-writer and even a vegan chef. Denai was born in Jamaica, but moved to the UK when she was just 10 years old. Denai has also got a residency at the Jamaican restaurant Buster Mantis, in Deptford London. Denai also runs her own popup vegan Jamaican vegan restaurant Dee's Table. Denai, will be releasing her new album soon, keep an eye on plantbasednews.org for updates. Follow Denai: http://www.denaimoore.com https://www.instagram.com/dees_table Check out Denai's Album: https://denai-moore.bleepstores.com/release/84177-denai-moore-we-used-to-bloom REVIEW/SHARE: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes please share – together we can make this world a more compassionate place.