The Plant Based News Podcast

Please meet Imogen (Immy) Lucas a.ka Sustainably Vegan. She is the founder of the Low Impact Movement in February 2018 because she felt tired of feeling guilty for not being 100% waste free. Immy could feel the frustrations within her community and began to realise how excluded some people felt. Her activism has always been a little softer than others but Lucas truly believes this approach has allowed her work to be more accessible to those wishing to engage with this lifestyle. Immy wanted more from the movements she was a part of and wondered why there wasn’t one that combined all the values we hold dear. Being plant based, low waste, minimalist and ethical, Immy wanted a movement that encompassed all of those values and merged them into one. This was the very reason she began social media activism in the first place. Through the Low Impact Movement, Immy has been able to truly engage with likeminded people and build a community that cares about one another. This is the most fulfilling job I have ever had, and no doubt will ever have. Our podcast goes into a bit of detail about her life, how she became vegan, the low impact movement, zero waste, and much more. This is the program we talked about in the discussion LOOP https://www.unilever.com/news/news-and-features/Feature-article/2019/we-are-introducing-reusable-refillable-packaging-to-help-cut-waste.html Presented by Robbie Lockie | Produced & Edited by Gareth Cobb Follow and the growth of the Low Impact Movement below https://lowimpactmovement.org http://instagram.com/lowimpactmovement https://www.instagram.com/sustainably_vegan 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.

Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella, is an award-winning cookery author and entrepreneur, and a champion of plant-based living. She started off with her popular blog, deliciouslyella.com, which has had over 110 million hits in the last three years. Her first book came out in January 2015 and has been the best-selling debut cookbook ever in the UK and a NY Times Best Seller. She has since released a further three best-selling books, created a #1 app, and with her husband Matt, opened a deli in London, as well as launching four product lines across the UK, which are now stocked in over 5,500 stores from Starbucks to Waitrose, Sainsburys, Tesco, Ocado, WHSmith and Holland & Barrett. Ella and Matthew recently won the Ernst & Young Rising Star Award at the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in London. Ella and I discussed the illness that brought her to the plant-based lifestyle, how she started Deliciously Ella, what it's like working with his husband Matt, the clean eating backlash which she wasn't even a part of but the media decided to target her. What being vegan means to hear and much more. Follow Ella's journey https://deliciouslyella.com https://twitter.com/DeliciouslyElla Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Ciaran Austin Listen on other platforms Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/plantbasednews Spotify: http://bit.ly/PBN_onSpotify iTunes: http://apple.co/iTunes_PBNPodcast 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.

This week is the Australian born animal rights activist Joey Carbstrong. Joey and I discussed in great detail his life as a gang member, the moment he turned his life around. We also touched on topics such as the use of words like "murder, rape and Holocaust' when used in the context of animals and much more. Despite Joey's background, he says his style of activism is non-confrontational and places an emphasis on being polite and respectful. The campaigner feels strongly about what he sees as the responsibility of all vegans to be active participants in furthering the movement. “When you become a vegan, you’re realising you’ve been causing harm to innocent beings and you’ve tried your best as far as practical to stop causing harm. But that is a neutral position; it doesn’t mean you’re doing something fantastic, it just means you’ve stopped doing something horrific or contributing to something that’s horrific. You can find out more and follow Joey here https://www.joeycarbstrong.com You can listen to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify and on Soundcloud. Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/plantbasednews Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Gn9RN5 iTunes: http://apple.co/iTunes_PBNPodcast 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.

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.