Hi Friends, I am very sorry about the inexcusable delay since the last podcast. Klaus and I have been snowed under with a number of huge projects. Namely the launch of our new website which you can see here http://plantbasednews.org as well as the launch of our yearly campaign World Plant Milk Day which you can learn more about here http://worldplantmilkday.com

This episode is supported by Switch4Good - https://switch4good.org/podcast/

This weeks episode was recorded at Wentworth Country club in Virginia Water just outside London.

I had the honour of sitting down with vegan football star Chris Smalling. We discussed his life as a footballer, the highs and lows of the game and some of the challenges he faces as an athlete.

We were joined by Chef Jamie Redwood who was a chef who works at the country club that Chris is a member.

The podcast covers subjects including:

3.15: How Chris discovered the vegan lifestyle.

5.20: How Chris' family reacted to him going vegan.

6.15: Introducing Jamie Redwood.

10.57: How a plant-based diet has affected Chris' performance.

11.55: The challenges of preparing plant-based meals.

14.48: How being vegan affects your social life.

15.54: Traveling while being vegan.

16.00: Plant-based alternatives to meat (Chris reveals his favourite).

21.00: Influencing others and leading by example.

28.25: Working and collaborating with plant-based brands.

29.47: PETA's vegan campaign.

31.00: Dealing with negative comments on social media.

33.30: The media's portrayal of veganism.

37.07: Football charities.

Some of the charities Chris mentions:

Share Tanzania

https://www.sharetanzania.co.uk

Barnabus

https://barnabus-manchester.co.uk

Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Michael Goodchild

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