On today’s program, we are delighted to introduce the very active, high-profile French vegan chef, food critic, videographer, and author of numerous vegan cookbooks, Sébastien Kardinal. Mr. Kardinal is also a devoted vegan activist who tirelessly protects the lives of animals through his vegan cooking classes, video demonstrations, and as a food critic of vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Franc

In her book, Kristie shares tips and tricks to help people shift to the healthy, environmentally friendly vegan lifestyle. "I have a lot of tips and tricks for encouraging people to be able to stick with their intentions. And the first is to decide what it is that you're trying to do. So, maybe it's by doing something like a Meatless Monday. Another is to set a goal and articulate that goal. Anoth

"There are so many wonderful personal success stories that I've heard from people over the years. One of my favorite examples that I share in my book is that of Ken Chadwick. Ken was the Dining Services Director at American University in Washington D.C. when I met him. And he kept hearing from students that they wanted more vegetarian/vegan options on their menus. …And so, he quickly teamed up wit

On today’s program, Kristie shares how she and her team successfully worked together with these institutions. "Our role in these programs was basically everything, except for preparing the food ourselves. So, we would conceptualize what the program could look like, we would provide the education behind why they should add such plant-based options to their menus.” "We're not requiring, or we're not

Kristie Middleton is the Vice President of Business Development at Rebellyous Foods, and former senior food policy director for the Shining World Benevolence Award recipient, Humane Society of the United States. Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition, she is also a nationally renowned speaker. “After starting to do some research into factory farming, that's when I learned that, despite what I thought

Today, we continue featuring Chef Day Radley, who shines brightly as a torchbearer of the Earth-saving plant-based movement. We were impressed by the success of her culinary school in London, The Vegan Chef Institute, which has produced more than 100 vegan chefs in less than two and a half years since its launch in November 2018. “I set up the school because I wanted to help create better chefs, w

Chef Radley has not only walked the vegan way for the last 25 years, but has also made it her life’s work, to rally the world towards a vegan era in which all beings can live in peace and harmony. Perhaps Chef Radley’s greatest contribution as a vegan advocate to date is the Vegan Chef Institute, London’s first vegan chef school, which she opened with co-founder and health coach Chantal Di Donato

On today’s episode, we meet the highly respected medical doctor, scientist, nutritionist, biostatistician and author from France, Dr. Jérôme Bernard-Pellet. After observing that hospital wards were filled with patients suffering from diseases such as cancers, diabetes, and kidney failure, Dr. Bernard-Pellet decided to conduct intensive research into preventative medicine, with a focus on the relat

On today’s program we meet Mr. Tim Barford, a dedicated, hard-working, enthusiastic special events organizer devoted to promoting the vegan lifestyle wherever and whenever he can. In 2003, Tim founded VegFest, one of the first vegan festivals in the UK. From humble beginnings, VegFest has since become the largest vegan event in the country. More recently, Tim organized the first Plant Powered Expo

Constantly analyzing your work and asking, is this as effective as I can be, given my current set of resources and all the variations, and all the variables at hand. And also, don’t feel like you have to fit some mold out there. And so, if you’re posting a lot of content that people really want to engage with, they are going to want to follow you.” A few years ago, Mr. Oberg decided to esta

Let’s start by hearing how changing to a vegan diet altered John’s perspective on animal cruelty. “The decision to stop eating animals and to become vegan was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. I did it because I didn’t want to contribute to animal cruelty anymore. I’ve definitely felt like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and it’s been a beautiful thing. I feel like I can now

Today, we’ll continue to learn how Tim promotes veganism through policies and public awareness on the connection between climate change and the livestock industry. “We can help traditional farmers out from animal farming into growing plants, and that’s a really important thing to do because of the impact of animal farming. It’s incredibly resource intensive to raise animals; it’s a very inefficien

Today, we are honored to share with you an interview with Mr. Tim Thorpe, a Campaigns and Policy Officer of The Vegan Society. The Vegan Society is a non-profit organization based in London, U.K and has been promoting the plant-based lifestyle since 1944 when one of its founders, Donald Watson, first introduced the word vegan to the world.With a background in environmental conservation, Mr.

Today, we will meet a highly effective animal rights activist from the UK, named Dr. Laila Kassam. Laila, a Ph.D. in Development Economics, has been involved in social change for most of her career. She has worked in the international development sector since 2003, conducting research on poverty and food security for rural development projects in the Global South. She founded several vegan organiz

Mr. Goldblatt is a radiant example of living life confidently, with purpose and an open heart in alignment with his values. In doing so, he continues to infuse a lot of positivity into the world through his charity Giving Africa, and in his work with other philanthropic groups. “I’m really fortunate to work for an amazing tree planting organization, called ‘Plant-for-the-Planet’ which is a global

Mr Goldblatt radiates a love of life, and it turns out that love is a very important value to him. “I think whether we’re a speaker or coach or we’re a friend or brother or sister, the most important thing in life is to love ourselves and love other people. And it sounds like a general thing to say but I think love is the most powerful thing that we have. When we look back at life, when we end our

Today, we are privileged to feature the internationally esteemed Mr. Craig Goldblatt. Mr. Goldblatt is a public speaker, motivational coach, and trainer for businesses, organizations, charities, non-profit organizations, and individuals around the world, helping them to connect with their true purpose and amplify their personal impact upon the world. Craig is also a compassionate philanthropist an

Mr. Mehta also points out that not only helping our fellow humans but also our animal companions is actually helping ourselves. “So, it’s actually very funny but we are doing no favors to animals. We are actually doing favors to ourselves by being compassionate. Because by the law of karma, every action has a reaction. So, human beings cannot say, Oh, this is our planet and we continue enjoying wh

Nitin Mehta MBE was born in Kisumu, Kenya, in a Jain family of Indian ancestry that deeply respected and practiced ahimsa or non-violence way of life. Mr. Mehta is well-known for organizing high profile events that speak for India’s spiritual heritage, as well as vegetarianism and veganism. For his outstanding community service, the Mayor of London awarded him for “making a significant contributio

"Clearly, it is a revolution to come in the 21st century. We will be going back to what had been for a long time in our history, which is primarily a plant-based diet. It is high time to stop meat. And everyone knows it. There is a lot of pollution and collateral damage from these factory farms." Both “land” and “monkeys” in the name “Land & Monkeys” are loaded with meaning. "Yes, that's a