On episode 65 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Ilene Godofsky-Moreno, from @thecolorfulkitchen.

In this conversation we covered:

- Ilene’s background, what was on her family table.

- Personal health problems, related to

dairy consumption.

- Getting kids excited about a diverse range of

healthy and colorful foods.

- Tips for a family who are deciding to switch.

- The birthday party dilemma.

- Ilene’s cookbooks.

- Eating seasonal food and getting in the garden.

+ MORE

You can find Ilene on Instagram at @thecolorfulkitchen and also at https://thecolorfulkitchen.com.

Hope you enjoy the show!

On episode 64 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Jace Carter, former white supremacist, now activist for the anti racism and anti fascist movements.

We're taking a deep dive into Jayce's life, in this conversation we covered:

- Jace's time in his early teens, hitch hiking and traveling the west coast on freight trains.

- His early experiences getting in trouble with the police.

- Being a part of the white supremacist movement.

- How time in solitary confinement changed his beliefs.

- Being an activist from within prison.

- Working at a slaughterhouse.

- Meeting his girlfriend Maeva and choosing to go vegan.

+ MORE

You can find Jace on IG @citizenzero541, go and say hi, let him know what you thought of our chat today and we'll catch you next week for another episode!

In Episode 63 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Phil Armand, a man who grew up vegan, in a Seventh Day Adventist family and community.

In this conversation you'll hear:

- About Phil's background

- Life growing up as a vegan in Florida

- Going to college and changing his diet and lifestyle

- Sustaining this new diet and lifestyle until now

- Recent blood results

- Switching back to a plant based diet

I hope you enjoy the show! We're really looking forward to catching up with Phil again in February of 2020 to see how his blood results are, after eating a whole foods plant based diet for 3 months.

You can find us at www.vedgetalk.com and on both YouTube and Facebook.

On episode 62 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Seyka Mejeur, from forgoodnessseyks.com.

We're chatting all things vegan travel today, also Seyka's personal journey to veganism and helping restaurants add more plant based food to their menus.

In this conversation we covered:

- Seyka's life growing up, with ribs and steak as her favorite foods.

- Experiencing a serious eating disorder.

- Why Seyka and her husband Brian decided to travel the world.

- The hardest places to eat vegan.

- The best places they found for vegan food.

- Chiang Mai and The Elephant Nature Park!

+ MORE

You can find Seyka on IG @forgoodnessseyks, go and say hi, let her know what you thought of our chat today and we'll catch you next week for another episode!

On episode 61 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Andy 'Noa' De La Rosa, from the viral video "I AM NOT VEGAN".

It was so great to connect with Andy in The Bronx in my last few hours before leaving NYC. I'm truly grateful for the time he gave up and for sharing his story with us.

In this conversation we covered:

- Andy's life growing up in The Bronx, NYC.

- Doing anything he could to skips Mom's home cooked meals to eat out.

- Going through depression and lack of fulfillment in his life.

- Finding Dr. Sebi through a hip hop website.

- Making the video "I AM NOT VEGAN" with his friend and comedian Radel Ortiz.

- Poetry and rapping being a big part of his life and how it all started.

+ MORE

You can find Andy on IG @noa.vision, go and say hi, let him know what you thought of our chat today and we'll catch you next week for another episode!

On episode 60 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Andrea Brown, from @eatwithandy in Williamsburg, NY.

It was great to catch up with an Aussie in the Big Apple. We had an awesome conversation and I hope you enjoy tuning in!

In this conversation we covered:

- Andrea's life growing up in Western Australia.

- Experiencing health problems in her 20's.

- How the book 'Skinny Bitch' changed her life.

- Climate change, the government and making personal changes to make a positive impact.

- Contraceptive medication.

- Mental Health.

+ MORE

You can find Andrea on IG @eatwithandy, go and say hi, let her know what you thought of our chat today and we'll catch you next week for another episode!

On episode 59 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Colin Huggins, famously known as the pianist in Washington Square Park, NYC.

Today we take the conversation down a different route, bring a glass of water. You'll see!

In this conversation we covered:

- A water drinking experiment.

- Human behavior change.

- The gut and how little we know about it.

- Habits we are comfortable with yet no longer serve us.

- Colin's experience with veganism.

+ MORE

You can find Colin on IG @howdidyougetthepianohere and also online at https://colinhuggins.bandcamp.com

On episode 58 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Carlos Bobadilla, from @Bobo_Cooks in Washington Heights, New York.

This is his second time on the show after appearing in episode 2, way back in July of 2018. I'd highly recommend learning more about Carlos before jumping in to this one, where we concentrate on what he's been up to in 2019.

In this conversation we covered:

- Carlos’ experience water fasting in Ecuador.

- Why he started cooking workshops in 2019.

- Hosting a vegan BBQ in his neighborhood.

- Some tips on eating plant based, CHEAP.

- Starting a YouTube cooking show.

+ MORE

You can find Carlos on IG @Bobo_Cooks and also online at www.bestbelieveitsvegan.com where you'll find his book + more helpful resources.

On episode 57 of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with Berto Calkins, from @whatsgoodberto in Williamsburg, New York.

In this conversation we covered:

- Berto's life growing up in the projects of New York City.

- His first vegan experience.

- The importance of minorities being represented in the vegan and wider culture.

- Growth in relationships.

- Having a daughter at 19 years of age.

- Social media and mental health.

Hope you enjoy the show!

On this weeks episode of The VedgeTalk Podcast, we chat with naturopathic doctor, Dr. Benjamin Alter for a fascinating chat on the power of the mind and our thoughts and the role they have on human health.

In this episode we cover:

- How Benjamin became interested in medicine.

- Connecting to our own wisdom.

- Being our own healer.

- Breath work and meditation.

- Living in the present moment and theimportance of gratitude.- How to understand what our thoughts are.

+ MORE

You can find Dr. Benjamin on Instagram @drbenjaminalter and also online at www.alter.health, I hope you enjoy the show!