Doctors Daisy Lund and Clare Day discuss health narratives in the media, processed food, Ozempic, the Eatwell Guide, and their views on processed foods, oat milk and more! 

Rachel and Faye sit down to ask plenty of health-related questions and discuss how they went about launching their own podcast In A Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professional UK Podcast

In this episode: 

• Are processed meats terrible for you?

• Are children the cause of an unhealthy diet? 

• Are fad diets like Keto good for us long-term?

• Wider conversations around health and veganism 

The Vegan News Minisode with Faye Lewis 

Bringing you the latest news from the world of veganism: Episode 33: May 2024

Welcome to the Vegan News Minisode, brought to you by leading vegan charity Viva!. Presenter Faye is this month joined by Rachel as they bring you the latest plant-based lifestyle, food and animal campaigns news from around the globe. 

In this episode, Faye and Rachel discuss Martin Freeman's shock U-turn on vegetarianism, Viva!'s 'golden ticket' competition, Lidl's plant-based price parity in Belgium, and they make a heartfelt plea to Greggs to bring back the vegan steak bake.

In this episode we are joined by entrepreneur Andy Shovel, co-founder of meat-free food brand THIS. A self-confessed former KFC addict who ran a burger company, Andy turned his business acumen to building one of the biggest meat alternative brands in the country.

In this episode, Andy and Rachel discuss:

• How he built the THIS brand from a startup to a thriving business available in most major supermarkets, including explaining the genius behind THIS’s creative marketing
  
• The new technology he’s investing in which will ‘sex’ eggs to prevent male chicks from being born into the egg industry
  
• His gripes with the vegan movement and why we should stop focusing on trying to achieve perfection

• The difference between vegan and cruelty-free products, including brands to buy and which to avoid
• Nicole's activism journey and her determination to use her platform for good
• How she became an influencer and what a day in the life of an influencer really looks like

Ryan Edwards of Cwmbran's Queen Inn is reveling in the extraordinary achievement of being ranked among the top five vegan restaurants in the world (thanks to Happy Cow).

Faye catches up with him to try out a vegan 3D-printed steak, to see if it lives up to the hype, and to find out about the history of the pub and the decision to be fully plant-based.

They also discuss:

• Ryan's love for Oli Sykes
• The future of British pubs and 'pub grub'
• The importance of support from locals and vegans alike
  
  

Thomas Pickering is a renowned documentary filmmaker known for his compelling storytelling.

He joins Faye to discuss his latest documentary I Could Never Go Vegan exploring the challenges and misconceptions surrounding veganism, offering a complete debunk around the barriers to veganism, while examining the ethical, environmental, and health-related considerations associated with plant-based diets.

In this episode, Thomas and Faye discuss topics, such as: 

• a handful of organisations having more power than governments

• misconceptions around protein and the real issue of fiber deficiency

• arable farming and the subsidised dairy and meat industries
• the horror of factory farming

Interdisciplinary Artist, Filmmaker, and Animal Rights Activist Stephanie Lane founded SPECIESISM.WTF in Summer 2023.

By exploring the theme of speciesism, Stephanie aims to ignite a collective consciousness that recognises the inherent worth of and gives equal consideration to nonhuman beings, regardless of their species.

Having taken part in one of her exhibitions, Issy sits down with Stephanie to discuss:

• the ethics on the property status of nonhuman animals#
• exploitation of animals
• how her art shocks the public
• wider conversations around specieism