Best Real People Eat Plants Podcasts (2024)

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For owners and for labor, restaurants are difficult 51:00

7h ago51:00

51:00

“When you have to make those decisions do you buy the nicest ingredients to make your food, since that’s why people are there? Or do you pay your employees two dollars more an hour? Or do you rent the building that’s gonna put you in the location that gives you the highest chance of success? I think that in many ways restaurant owners have one of t…

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Healing Through Plants: How Paul Chatlin Defied Heart Disease with a Plant-Based Diet - LIVE SPECIAL 1:14:45

2h ago1:14:45

1:14:45

🌱🔊 Welcome to another episode of the Real Men Eat Plants Podcast! In this special episode of the Real Men Eat Plants podcast, host Bryan Dennstedt welcomes Paul Chatlin, founder of the Plant-Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG). Paul shares his incredible story of reversing heart disease through a whole food, plant-based diet, which helped him avo…

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Ottolenghi: Comfort 30:38

3h ago30:38

30:38

This week, Gilly has her hands on on the brand new, much awaited book from Ottolenghi, Comfort. Written by the 'four hungries', Yotam, his original co-writer Tara Wigley, Helen Goh and Verena Lochmuller, these are the foods that provide a comfort blanket for them, and mark a departure from the big Ottolenghi books of the past. In a deliciously raw,…

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Cody and Ava Stubbe: Pioneer Vegans in Omaha! 28:45

4h ago28:45

28:45

Cody Stubbe, a registered nurse and food for life instructor, and her daughter Ava Stubbe discuss their journey to veganism and the challenges they faced in a non-vegan environment. They talk about the gradual transition to a vegan diet and the importance of education and support. Cody shares her experience working in the healthcare industry and th…

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65 | The Two Biggest Benefits of Eating Plant-Based for Weight Loss {Plant Based, Lose Weight, Plantbased, Drop Pounds, Whole Foods, Get in Shape, Weight Loss, Goals, Resolutions} 15:55

3d ago15:55

15:55

Do you struggle with your weight? The pounds seem to have crept on relentlessly over the years and now you’re 30 pounds overweight. How did that happen? Probably through factors like stress, life events, lifestyle, exercise and eating habits…just to name a few. The problem is: you’ve already tried different ways to shed the pounds and get back to y…

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Rotational grazing and perennial pastures 51:01

9h ago51:01

51:01

"...one of which is sorghum sudan grass, and if you don't mow that, it gets to be like ten feet tall. And so we had pigs that were running through there, that reminded us of the velociraptors in Jurassic Park–you know, you can't see the animal, you just see the top of the plant waving back and forth. And so we were always on safari when we had to g…

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Danny McCubbin: The Good Kitchen 33:45

2h ago33:45

33:45

This week, in the last of our summer holiday specials, we head to the Good Kitchen in Sicily with community chef and adventurer in all things good, Danny McCubbin. His story is one of a leap of faith, driven by a sense of purpose coursing through his veins and cultivated by his 17 years working with Jamie Oliver, including mentoring chefs at Fiftee…

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Katherine Lawrence on Her Fertility Miracle, and More! 1:08:40

2h ago1:08:40

1:08:40

Katherine Lawrence, founder of the Food Saved Me Institute shares her journey to plant-based nutrition and how it transformed her health, including reversing stage four endometriosis. She discusses the challenges and successes of raising her three sons as vegans and the importance of education and teaching them about the benefits of plant-based eat…

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64 | How to Save Money with Green Onions (Scallions) – Use these Produce-Stretching Hacks! {Plant Based, Plantbased Diet, Plant-Based Budget Tips, Less Food Waste, Smart Produce Hacks, Grocery Tips} 13:48

11d ago13:48

13:48

Did you know? There are many easy ways to save money while enjoying a plant-based diet…without needing to live on flavorless meals and a limited range of plant-based foods. To eat plant-based on a budget well, one important key is knowing SMART produce storage and stretching hacks, after you buy and bring home your chosen fresh produce. That’s why …

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Planted Bloomington is a food truck with a vision 51:00

1h ago51:00

51:00

“Animal agriculture creates more greenhouse gas emissions than all transportation combined. Yet, as individuals we’re often told ‘you should take public transportation and ride bikes,’ all of which are good things but not very frequently are we told, ‘let’s reduce our consumption of animal products, and that will have a tremendous impact on the env…

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Ben Tish: Mediterra 25:58

33m ago25:58

25:58

This week’s we’re off to the Med – yup, all of it - with chef, Ben Tish. Ben’s latest book Mediterra follows his deep dive into bits of the Mediterranean; Moorish looked at the influence of the moors over hundreds of years on food of the Med, while his book Sicilia was a visceral guide to the street and home food of Sicily. This time, he covers the…

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Dr. Sailesh Rao on The Greatest Transformation in Human History 1:18:52

12h ago1:18:52

1:18:52

Dr. Sailesh Rao discusses the greatest transformation in human history, which is the shift from a climate heating civilization to a climate healing civilization. He emphasizes the importance of veganism as the foundation of this transformation and highlights the urgency of addressing the ecological crisis. Dr. Rao presents data on the impact of ani…

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Tommy Sonnen's Side of the Story 1:07:46

3d ago1:07:46

1:07:46

Tommy Sonnen, a former cattle rancher, shares his journey from being a rancher to becoming a vegan and starting the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Tommy grew up in a family with a ranching background, but he didn't have a lot of cattle himself. He worked at Dow Chemical and bought land as an investment. After reconnecting with his ex-wife Renee, who had bec…

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63 | Soy – How Much To Eat of It and What Kinds? {PlantBased Nutrition, Whole Foods, Protein, Health Risks, Breast Cancer, Plant-Based Diet, Plant Based Eating, Tofu} 11:33

8h ago11:33

11:33

What’s the truth on soy - is it ok to eat, or should there be a limit to how much one should eat of it? Soy is definitely a hot topic nowadays and there’s so much information circulating about it on the Internet – some for, and others against it. Not only that, more and more soy-based products seem to be coming out on the market every year. Just th…

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What does diet culture have to do with racism? [replay] 51:00

21d ago51:00

51:00

“Speaking directly to Black women and wanting Black women to know that their bodies are not the problem. The way that our bodies are treated and problematized and pathologized, we’re often taught that it’s our fault, that it’s our problem to fix or we just need to love our bodies out of societal oppression.” This week on the show a conversation wit…

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Meera Sodha: Dinner 33:56

24m ago33:56

33:56

This week, Gilly is with Meera Sodha, author of Made In India The Times’ book of the year in 2014, Fresh India, which won the 2017 Observer Food Monthly's Best New Cookbook Award, East which drew from her Guardian’s New Vegan column, and now Dinner, with a rather different story. This is about the food that helped her recovery from burn out, scribb…

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Renee King-Sonnen Sings for the Cows! 1:12:30

22d ago1:12:30

1:12:30

Renee King-Sonnen, founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, shares her journey from being a cattle rancher to becoming a vegan farm sanctuary owner. Her transformation began when she moved to a cattle ranch and developed a bond with a calf named Rowdy Girl. She convinced her husband, Tommy, to stop selling cows and eventually bought all the cows to start a…

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62 | Why I'm Never Throwing Away Raw Squash & Pumpkin Seeds Again - Use This Hack to Enjoy Them {Kitchen Cooking Hacks, Plant-Based Diet, Save Time, Save Energy, Save Money, Plantbased, Plant Based} 14:38

25d ago14:38

14:38

Do you love pumpkin seeds but wish they weren’t so expensive to buy? Maybe like me, you’ve used fresh pumpkins or winter squashes before, and always felt guilty throwing those fresh raw seeds away. Sure, I’ve tried to use them, but somehow it never seemed worth the hassle to prep and clean them, in order to eat them. Well not any more. The other da…

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Problem solving you can eat 51:00

28d ago51:00

51:00

“I grow tomatoes at my house. My mom’s such a good shot, she was shooting cherry tomatoes off their stems” This week on the show it's back to school and into the garden. We meet kids in an after school garden club at Benjamin Franklin Elementary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Next we drop into a multi-age classroom in Bloomington where kids work with a c…

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Melissa Hemsley: Real Healthy 45:42

5d ago45:42

45:42

This week, we’re back at Rockwater, Hove talking LIVE with Melissa Hemsley, food writer of six best-selling cook books, including her latest, the Sunday Times bestseller, Real Healthy. A delicious reminder of how to unprocess our diet with easy, everyday recipes, the book is an antidote to ultra processed foods. Gilly chats to Melissa about everyda…

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Chef AJ Makes the Peanut Butter Paradise Parfait! 31:22

20d ago31:22

31:22

Chef AJ discusses her new cookbook 'Sweet Indulgence' and demonstrates how to make the Peanut Butter Paradise Parfait, one of over 150 healthy dessert recipes in her new book with Glen Merzer. She emphasizes that desserts can be healthy and made with whole fruits instead of refined sugar. The book features beautiful color photos for every recipe an…

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61 | How to Avoid Double Cooking Eating Plant-Based - 5 Meal Prep Hacks for Chili {Kitchen Hacks, Cooking Tips, Plant Based Diet, Save Time, Save Energy, Plantbased Transition Tips, Recipe Hacks} 14:19

7d ago14:19

14:19

Are you starting your diet transition or want to start, but dread the thought of having to spend TWICE as long in the kitchen cooking? You already know it’s going to take more time to learn how to prep and make plant-based meals, but your REAL worry is this. The rest of your family doesn’t want to change yet, or isn’t ready to. So, does this mean y…

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Roots & Compassion: Exploring Animal Advocacy in the Vegan World 1:01:04

25d ago1:01:04

1:01:04

🌱🔊 Welcome to another episode of the Real Men Eat Plants Podcast! Today, Bryan dives into the world of animal advocacy and veganism with three distinguished guests: Paul Chatlin, founder of the Plant-Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG); Jonathan Balcombe, renowned scientist and author; and Maggie Herskowitz, acclaimed storyteller and scientist. T…

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Insect drama in the coffee field 51:08

16d ago51:08

51:08

“When the phorids arrive, the ants release a pheromone that tells their nest mates, all the other ants that are in the vicinity, their sisters that are in the vicinity, tells them ‘Careful! The phorids are here! You better go back to your nest or get paralyzed.’” This week on the show, we get to nerd out on insects with Ivette Perfecto who studies …

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Diana Henry: Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons 38:09

12d ago38:09

38:09

This week, we’re going back to London, 2002, a time before pomegranate molasses, when Nigella and Jamie were first on the telly and Ottolenghi had yet to chuck his flavour bombs into the salad bowl of British cuisine, to the publication of the very first Diana Henry book, Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons. Click here for Gilly's previous chats with Diana…

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Dustie Condon and Stacy Jenkins, Small Town Vegans 47:53

14d ago47:53

47:53

Dustie Condon, the owner of the Tasty Plate Cafe, and Stacy Jenkins, the owner of the Jenkins Forever Farm, discuss their journey into veganism and their collaboration in Morgantown, Indiana. Dustie started introducing vegan options at her restaurant after receiving encouragement from a local foodie, and Stacy, who had been vegan for four years, be…

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60 | Less Pain, More Energy & Nearly 50 lb Lost in 6 Months Eating Plant-Based - Interview with Rhonda [Part 2] {Plant Based, Transition Tips, Lose Weight, Anxiety, Depression, Diabetes, Weight Loss} 21:28

1M ago21:28

21:28

Are you looking for a boost of natural energy, less joint pain and perhaps a downsizing of your clothes? For my guest Rhonda, these all came as unexpected perks after she moved to a full whole food plant-based diet. That’s because her biggest motivation at the time was simply to improve her severely declining kidney function due to an autoimmune di…

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Connecting through food at the public library 51:00

1M ago51:00

51:00

“When you think of literacy and you think of what does that mean and what are all the parts of it– think about reading a recipe. Think about measuring the ingredients. Think about learning how to cook. Think about planning a meal, or budgeting for that meal.There are so many things that are learning-through-play, learning-through-doing-it, in a tea…

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Rachel Roddy: Five Quarters 55:30

1M ago55:30

55:30

This week, in the very first Cooking the Books LIVE at Rockwater in Hove, an audience with Guardian Feast columnist, Rachel Roddy. Rachel is the author of three books about her life in Italy including the multi award winning Five Quarters: Recipes and Notes from a Kitchen in Rome which was first published in 2015 and now reissued in 2024. It’s the …

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Top Hernia Surgeon Dr. Jonathan Yunis 57:48

21d ago57:48

57:48

Dr. Jonathan Yunis, founder of the Center for Hernia Repair in Sarasota, FL, discusses the intricacies of hernia surgery and the different techniques used. Dr. Yunis specializes in non-mesh hernia repair techniques such as the Desarda repair and the Shouldice repair. The conversation also touches on the relationship between diet and hernia surgery,…

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59 | Better Kidney Function & HbA1c on a Plant-Based Diet (and Pills Cut By 85%!) – Interview with Rhonda [Part 1] {Plant Based, Inflammation, Diabetes, Depression, Anxiety, Blood Sugars, Pain} 25:02

2M ago25:02

25:02

What’s it like to have an autoimmune disease, resulting in borderline kidney failure and be on the verge of needing a kidney transplant? It must have been really scary to deal with. That’s what today’s guest Rhonda faced. She had just been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called IgA nephropathy which significantly impairs kidney function, and i…

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The inclusive vision of The National Young Farmers Coalition 51:01

2M ago51:01

51:01

“We’ve been presented with problems today that we’ve never dealt with before as an agriculture industry–like climate change. And I don’t think that the approach we’ve taken, historically, is going to work here…As long as I’ve heard the words ‘climate change,’ I have heard that Indigenous practice is the solution.” This week on the show, a conversat…

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Episode 364: Wade Lightheart: Plant-Based Bodybuilding, Vegan Diet Misconceptions, & Genetic Limitations 12:08

2M ago12:08

12:08

Have you heard the common belief that plant-based diets don’t supply enough amino acids for building muscle? That misconception may no longer be true! In this Fitness Friday episode, I chat with Wade Lightheart, a former professional bodybuilder, and a biohacking enthusiast who defied his genetic limitations to build a champion's physique. He share…

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Carolyn Boyd: Amuse Bouche 25:24

26d ago25:24

25:24

This week, as the schools get ready for the long summer holidays, Gilly is with the woman everyone needs to pop in their suitcase if they’re heading to France, Carolyn Boyd, author of Amuse Bouche, How to Eat Your Way around France. Carolyn has guided Gilly through the best food destinations – and therefore THE best destinations in France for the l…

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Dr. Ted Barnett Works to Improve Our Pale Blue Dot 1:28:11

28d ago1:28:11

1:28:11

Dr. Ted Barnett, president and board chair of Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute, shares his journey to veganism and the evolution of lifestyle medicine. He discusses the motivations behind his decision to go vegan, including environmental and animal rights concerns, as well as the health benefits. Dr. Barnett also talks about the growing momen…

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58 | 3 Fun Ways to Save Time, Money & Energy Eating Plant-Based - With Friends and Loved Ones {Plant Based Cooking Tips, Plantbased Budget Tips, Summer Fun, Social Eating, Plant-Based Diet} 14:23

2M ago14:23

14:23

Are you feeling the ‘money pinch’ as food prices slowly but surely rise? Plus, with Fall and Winter coming, produce prices will likely increase further. So how do you stay plant-powered and thriving…while still keeping your grocery bills manageable? There are MANY ways you can do this. Remember, plant-based eating CAN be doable, fun and affordable …

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Episode 363: Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson: Exploring Fame, Fitness, and Funny Stories with a Comedy Legend 57:29

28d ago57:29

57:29

Have you ever wondered about Carrot Top's incredible career longevity? He has maintained an extraordinary 19-year residency at the Luxor in Las Vegas as a comedic legend. In this Habits and Hustle episode, I dive into Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson’s life, encouraging him to reveal the secret behind his stage name and personal brand. Carrot Top shares…

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Episode 362: Gary Brecka: Understanding Genetic Testing, Proper Nutrition, and Supplements 16:21

2M ago16:21

16:21

Are you relying on supplements and medication to address health issues without considering the fundamental role of nutrition? In today’s Fitness Friday episode, I chat with Human Biologist Gary Brecka as he emphasizes that optimal health is not found in a laboratory but in the wholesome, natural foods that surround us. We discuss genetic testing an…

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Can traditional foods help manage disease? 50:59

2M ago50:59

50:59

Have you ever had a hunch about something, tested it out and been shocked by the results? That’s what happened to public health scholar Funmi Ayeni. She took a traditional Nigerian home remedy and applied the rigors of scientific research to test its efficacy. The results were nothing short of jaw dropping. This week on Earth Eats, food research th…

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Su Scott: Pocha 34:57

1M ago34:57

34:57

This week, we’re off to Seoul with British-Korean writer, Su Scott. Su has lived in Britain longer than she lived in Korea where she grew up, and has raised her own daughter in London. But her latest book, Pocha tells the story of the country she left behind, her family and the food they shared, often in the pochas, the covered markets and food sta…

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