The PBN Podcast

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With us today is a very exciting guest: Marisa Health, CEO of the Plant Based Food Alliance.

In 2021 she founded the Plant-Based Food Alliance UK - a coalition of organisations in the UK's plant-based food & drink industry, united in their vision of a more sustainable, healthy & secure food system. With the aim of making the UK a global leader in plant-based food and drink, the Plant Based Food Alliance provides a voice for the growing plant-based sector in the UK that helps to improve public health and to realise the Government’s environmental goals.

00:00:00 An Introduction to Marisa Heath

00:02:10 The start of Marisa’s vegan journey

00:05:00 Is education the answer? Is it enough to turn people vegan?

00:07:00 Animal behaviour that shows signs of distress

00:10:30 The pivotal moment of Marisa’s career

00:13:00 Being inspired by Environmentalist Matthew Shribman’s missions

00:15:00 What can we do to make changes for the future of the planet?

00:17:09 Nuzest Promo

00:17:48 The cost of healthcare and reversing ill health

00:19:45 Poor communication: The climate crisis and why we haven’t seen much change

00:22:57 Earthling Ed on the unacceptable meat & dairy adverts on British TV

00:26:00 How can we move away from our greedy, capitalist culture?

00:27:40 The positive changes that are happening in support of animal welfare and sustainability

00:33:00 Immediate results from the work of the Plant Based Alliance

00:34:49 What is the role of the brands involved as part of the Plant Based Alliance?

00:43:40 Are there conversations about the positive effects of growing food locally within government?

00:46:18 Where does the UK stand when it comes to consuming plant-based compared to other countries?

00:50:00 Stranded on a desert island

Find out more about the Plant-Based Food Alliance here - https://plantbasedfoodalliance.co.uk/

Find the transcript here - https://share.descript.com/view/gNzgbMUnsbQ

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

Welcome back to another episode of the Plant Based News podcast. Today we sit down today with leading gastroenterologist, nutritionist, and author Dr. WIll Bulsiewicz.

Dr. WIll Bulsiewicz, also known as Dr. B and The Gut Health MD, is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and in gastroenterology at The University of North Carolina Hospitals. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and an expert in digestive diseases.

He is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author and his latest cookbook “The Fiber Fueled Cookbook” extends his previous work by delivering “deeply flavorful, satisfying plant-based recipes” that target food intolerances.

I am thrilled to welcome Dr WIll Bulsiewicz to this episode of the PBN podcast, where we’ll dig deeper into what makes for a good diet and a healthy gut, how to combat food intolerances as well as his own journey as a physician and an author.

00:00:00 Nuzest Sponsor Promo

00:03:20 An introduction to Dr Will Bulsiewicz

00:06:10 The beginning of Dr B’s plant-based journey

00:14:10 YouTuber Rachel tries out the Fibre Fuelled food plan

00:16:45 Plant Based News’ Robbie Lockie’s food intolerance

00:26:10 What is happening in the body when people experience pain from food intolerance?

00:36:30 What should we do to protect our immune system during the pandemic?

00:47:00 The importance of a covid-19 vaccine and a healthy diet

01:04:20 Faecal transplants

01:09:30 The connection between our brain and our gut

01:18:40 Shared microbes: the importance of food in relationships

Find out more about Dr B here - https://theplantfedgut.com/

Find the transcript here - https://share.descript.com/view/YrluK0mLnaN

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

This week on the PBN podcast we welcome award-winning neurologists, researchers, and authors - Drs Dean & Ayesha Sherzai of Sherzai MD.

Dean and Ayesha are a husband and wife duo that have worked side by side for years empowering their patients and communities to make positive changes in their health and lead better lives.

They have spent decades studying the impact of nutrition and its effects on the brain and have developed their groundbreaking NEURO PLAN -a customizable brain health programme for both individuals and organizations that helps them enhance their cognitive capacity and reverse signs of cognitive decline at every age.

Together they also lead the Brain Health Revolution podcast which delivers useful information and inspires people to learn about the different ways they can take control of their own brain health, avoid chronic diseases, and expand their mind's capacity. They use their platform to share their knowledge and empower individuals and communities to build healthier brains and lifestyles.

Find out more about Dean and Ayesha here - https://teamsherzai.com/

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

00:00:00 An introduction to Team Sherzai: Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai

00:03:49 The beginning of Team Sherzai’s plant-based journey

00:10:00 Why Team Sherzai became interested in the brain

00:15:30 What makes the human brain so different to the ape’s

00:23:46 Consciousness: are we getting any closer to understanding what gives us the uniqueness of who we are as people?

00:28:00 Is there any awareness of whether we feel in our gut or in our heart?

00:31:30 The most severe forms of brain injury and its damaging effects

00:37:00 Are we able to replicate the engineering of the human brain and give life to artificial consciousness?

00:42:11 How our lifestyle damages the brain, and what we can do to protect it

00:47:00 How our diet can play a big part in looking after our brains

00:51:30 Managing our sleeping habits

00:53:30 The NEURO Plan for brain health and its impacts

00:59:00 Dr. Ayesha’s cooking degree

01:02:00 Why are some physician’s reluctant to believe that food is medicine?

01:05:40 Team Sherzai’s book: The 30 Day Alzheimer’s Solution

01:08:10 Stranded on a desert island

Find out more about The PACK here - https://thepackpet.com

This week we’ve prepared for you an extra special episode. We were joined in the studio by entrepreneurs Damien Clarkson and Judy Nadel, co-founders of Vevolution and more recently THE PACK, a brand developing nutritious pet food using plant sources.

Damien and Judy are veterans when it comes to the plant-based entrepreneurship space. They are Co-Founders of Vevolution, the world’s leading plant-based & cell-ag investment marketplace. In 2020 Damien and Judy led the pivot of Vevolution into a technology company, turning it into the leading investment marketplace for plant-based innovation.

They are deeply mission driven and always ones to take on bold challenges in the name of positive change for the planet. Their focus on building impact driven sustainable businesses led them to their biggest challenge to-date transforming the pet food industry with their new venture THE PACK.

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

00:00:00 An introduction to Damien Clarkson and Judy Clarkson from Vevolution and The Pack

00:03:20 The beginning of Damien and Judy’s vegan journey

00:06:25 Vegan Futures

00:10:45 Creating Vevolution

00:12:50 Bosh! announcing their plant-based food range at the Vevolution event 2020

00:14:25 Robbie Lockie from Plant Based News speaking at Vevolution 2018

00:15:00 Damien and Judy’s personal favourite events

00:17:20 The effects of the pandemic on the business / how to successfully pivot in business

00:24:14 Making the playing field accessible to women in business

00:26:35 Experiencing misogyny with investors

00:28:45 Struggling with motivation as entrepreneurs / staying inspired

00:32:30 The Pack dog food venture

00:34:30 Pushing against the beliefs that dogs shouldn’t eat a plant-based diet

00:43:45 What is so wrong about meat-based dog food? Why are the ingredients so bad?

00:49:00 How are Damien and Judy planning on reaching all the dog lovers in the UK?

00:52:12 How can you make a business partnership work? What are the tricks to make it a happy and healthy workplace?

00:57:10 Stranded on a desert island

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

In today’s episode I am excited to sit down with Dr Vincent Walsh -a Sustainable Agricultural academic and founder of the ecological food company Herblabism.

Coming from a working class background, Vincent’s academic journey led him to earn a PhD despite struggling with severe dyslexia. His research focuses on forming resilient methodologies to create integrated alternative food production and urban distribution systems. Through an innovative interdisciplinary approach, he aims to create models of food production that are increasingly sustainable and resilient against any climate or economic disruptions.

Today Vincent continues to work with international brands, leading developers, startups and innovating organisations across multiple industries and sectors.I’m delighted to welcome Dr Vincent Walsh and learn more about his incredible journey with Herblabism and the innovative practices he is pioneering in the food production sector.

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

Find out more about Herblabism here - https://www.herblabism.com/

00:00:00 Nuzest Promo

00:03:10 An introduction to Dr. Vincent Walsh

00:05:26 The beginning of Vincent’s vegan journey

00:06:48 What is Agroforestry?

00:09:05 Dr. Vincent’s professional background

00:13:28 Biomimicry: producing a beautiful equilibrium

00:14:50 Is Dr. Vincent a scientist?

00:17:10 What can people working in urban spaces do to make the communities greener and cleaner?

00:19:35 Herblablism: The ecological food company

00:23:50 Developing ideas for the COP26 menu

00:28:30 Regenerative Agriculture and the pushback against veganism within the media

00:31:07 Kiss The Ground documentary

00:35:40 Can we turn around our destructive behaviour that is harming our planet?

00:38:40 How do we deal with greed and capitalist culture?

00:41:40 The 2040 Documentary

00:48:10 The future of Herblablism: what exciting things are in store?

00:55:39 How bad are pesticides?

00:59:57 Does Dr. Vincent Walsh feel a sense of urgency in his work?

01:01:30 Why COP26 was a disaster

01:03:41 Stranded on a desert island

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

Joining us on the podcast this week is environmental scientist Nicholas Carter who focuses his academic research on the scientific links between food systems & planetary health.

In his work, Nicholas elaborates on the impact of animal farming on climate change, highlighting how our diet and food system are responsible for climate change issues on a global scale.

He’s published detailed research and articles on sustainable, plant-based farming practices that largely address a number of issues surrounding animal agriculture such as water pollution, land use, and greenhouse emissions. Nicholas is also a co-founder of PlantBasedData.org –an online library of peer-reviewed articles and summaries of the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle.

It contains a multitude of environmental and health research as well as reports, videos, and relevant podcast episodes that I am delighted to welcome Nicholas onto the Plant Based News podcast to discuss the hard scientific facts behind climate change as it pertains to food production and our diet.

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

Check out Plant Based Data here - https://www.plantbaseddata.org/

Follow Nicholas on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/nicholasdcarter/

00:00:00 Nuzest Promo

00:04:16 Starting the vegan journey

00:06:47 The planet is in trouble!

00:07:24 Climate breakdown

00:15:30 Worst case scenario: if all animals were extinct, what would that mean for us?

00:16:45 The effect that agriculture has on the land mass

00:18:55 Greta Thunberg

00:21:52 The problems with Misinformation & Disinformation

00:25:41 Why has it taken to long for global warming to be a real issue?

00:28:08 The downside of Regenerative agriculture

00:33:18 Cell-based meat/cultured meat: will it help people change their lifestyle choices?

00:37:26 Buy local: does it make a difference?

00:44:30 Dr Sailesh Rao - is there any merit to data he is promoting?

00:47:40 Zoonotic diseases: observations and findings of the pandemic

00:50:00 How Nicholas feels about the future

00:52:50 What needs to be done for the future of the planet

00:54:20 plantbaseddata.org

00:55:45 Plans for the future

00:56:55 Stranded on a desert island

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

Joining me today on the podcast is a truly fascinating individual -scientist, environmentalist, and sustainability expert Matthew Shibman, who specialises in the climate and ecological crisis and focuses on projects for the future life on Earth. As a science educator, he aims to ignite curiosity and empower people to drive positive change and combat environmental destruction. In addition to sharing his teachings online where his videos have over 25 million views, Matthew has spoken for TEDxLondon and UN Ops and has delivered keynotes from Wildlife Trusts and the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce.

Matthew’s impressive portfolio of work centered around climate change includes numerous campaigns, supported by the likes of Paul McCartney, the University of Cambridge, Friends of The Earth and the Eden Project. In 2019, his campaign group, Planet A, organised for 1,000 trees to arrive outside the UK parliament. The action saw over 400 MPs collect trees, and led to the UK’s tree planting plans multiplying by a factor of 100.

A notable recent highlight of Matthew's career is the launch of AimHi Earth -a platform curating transformative learning experiences for organisations and people. AimHi educates young people in particular on climate change and has the “mission to activate a billion nature-first thinkers to build the future we all deserve”. Matthew co-founded the platform alongside school governor Henry Waite during the pandemic. Since then they’ve run sessions for the House of Lords and thousands of schools and big corporations, reaching people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds.

Matthew holds a 1st Class Oxford MChem, and is an award-winning science communicator. He also leads his own podcast A Piece of String. His decade-long experience as a teacher has allowed him to use his voice and his platform for good, inspiring the next generation to transform the world and how we think about climate change.

Today we are sitting down to discuss more about his journey, his mission, and his recent work with AimHi Earth. Welcome, Matthew!

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

Follow AimHi Earth here - https://www.instagram.com/AimHiLive/?hl=en

Find out more about Matthew here - https://www.matthewshribman.com/

Show Notes

00:00:00 Nuzest promo

00:01:00 Introduction to Matthew Shribman

00:03:15 Matthew Shribman’s plant-based story

00:08:45 The wonderful world inside our gut / the microbiome

00:10:59 The difficulties in getting people to change their lifestyle habits

00:15:15 Fighting the pushback against environmentalism

00:18:20 Feeling frustrated by the lack of forward movement

00:21:34 The reactions to the Don’t Look Up movie

00:28:10 Carbon capture technology

00:41:40 AimHi Earth Climate & Nature School

00:52:20 Misinformation - a parasite that exists in digital form & Disinformation

01:01:35 Sentience - how far can we go into sentience when it comes to education?

01:10:15 Building a community on social media

01:25:30 Representing facts and data

01:30:50 Why isn’t animal agriculture more urgent on the Climate Change

Agenda?

01:43:30 The future plans for AimHi Earth

01:45:35 Stranded on a desert island

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

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I am so excited to be joined today by none other than Ed Winters (aka Earthling Ed). Ed is a vegan educator who’s content boasts over 200 million views, he has also hosted numerous viral speeches, debates, and videos engaging in dialogue with non-vegans and skeptics. Ed has delivered speeches at numerous schools, universities, and major companies including Google, he has engaging audiences all around the world.

As an activist, vegan educator and more recently a published author, he is a firm advocate for animal rights and the vegan lifestyle. Ed’s advocacy centres around compassion, empathy, and open communication. In 2016, he founded a grassroots animal rights organisation called Surge. Two years later he launched Unity Diner - a non-profit vegan restaurant in London, all the proceeds from which go directly to helping animals. The culmination of that work is his longtime passion project Surge Sanctuary, which houses rescued animals on a vast 18 acre property.

Most recently, Ed has published his first book This is Vegan Propaganda (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You), which presents an indisputable case for veganism. This is a book that is as much for non-vegans as it is for those who already lead a vegan lifestyle, empowering them to talk more confidently about veganism with the non-vegans in their life. The book explores the effects of animal farming across the globe and how they are rooted in a number of factors that have created our current system.

I am delighted to welcome Ed and find out more about the inspiration behind the book and everything else that he has been up to with his advocacy work recently.

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.

You can grab a copy of Ed’s book This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)’ here https://amzn.to/3JBeuAL

You can find out more about Ed here https://earthlinged.org

You can support The Surge Sanctuary here https://www.surgesanctuary.org/

This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20!

Joining us on the PBN Podcast today is Vikas Garg, CEO and founder of abillion–an online platform and app that helps people around the world live more sustainably and change the world one vegan dish and product at a time.

Born in India, raised in New York, and currently based in Singapore, Vikas has been influenced by the various cultures, mindsets, and international encounters he’s had throughout his life. He was a lifelong vegetarian, before becoming vegan in 2008. After a successful career in finance, instead of going down the traditional route, Vikas decided to put his skills and expertise towards a pursuit that aligned beliefs with his personal beliefs –a product that would do good and inspire social change. That’s how in 2017 the idea for abillion was born and the platform was launched soon after in 2018. abillion has as its mission to change the world one vegan dish or product at a time, making it easier for people around the world to live sustainably.

Users post reviews of vegan options at their favourite restaurants or of vegan products they use, creating a direct feedback loop with those businesses and manufacturers, encouraging them to make more sustainable choices. Since its inception, it has grown to include reviews of all kinds of vegan products including sustainable fashion, cosmetics, and more.

We’re sitting down today with Vikas to discuss how an app like abillion can change the way businesses interact with their customers and ultimately how that can lead to impactful social change on a global level.

Sign up to aAbillion here https://abillion.onelink.me/CNPE/pbn

The PBN Podcast is presented and produced by Robbie Lockie. Edited by Phil Marriott Researched by Antonia Georgieva. Junior Social Media Manager Darrell Sawczuk

Show Notes

00:00 Nuzest Promo

02:10 The beginning of Vikas’s plant-based journey

05:45 The impact that Earthlings had on Vikas

10:00 The role of the cow in Indian culture

13:00 The development and popularity of animal-free foods in India

15:00 How do people in India look at the removal of animal products from your lifestyle?

20:41 Building the Abillion business

40:20 The Social Dilemma - the horrifying behaviours behind social media

46:29 Social change: how can you make more of an impact with your ideas?

57:10 Stranded on a desert island

Today we are delighted to welcome the legendary Dame Jane Goodall.

A leading ethologist, conservationist, anthropologist and activist, Jane Goodall has been a beacon for the scientific and conservation community for decades. Her groundbreaking research and observations on chimpanzee behaviour at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania began as early as the 1960s. In 1977, she established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which carries on the Gombe research while also advocating for the protection of their natural habitats and spearheading innovative, community-centered conservation programs in Africa.

Jane Goodall’s activist work extends into raising awareness for the lives and wellbeing of all animals. She has campaigned for the ethical treatment of animals and has spoken against cruel and inhumane practices and medical testing on animals.

Jane Goodall’s latest book The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times, co-authored with bestselling author of The Book of Joy Douglas Abrams, was published at the end of last year. With a lifetime’s worth of research and stories about our relationship to nature, the authors delve into the complex relationship that humankind has with the planet we inhabit. The book highlights the ways in which we can redefine that relationship by discovering and embracing hope in the face of the urgent climate crisis.

In 2021, she also was awarded the Templeton Prize, and she currently continues to write and teach on conservation issues.

We are beyond thrilled to have sat down with Jane Goodall for this enlightening conversation, discussing animal suffering, climate change, and the most powerful asset in our toolkit – hope.