#30 (April 2019). 25th anniversary plans, our UK advertising victory, marathon champ Fiona Oakes, End of Meat and music from Tape Runs Out
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Release Date: 04/01/2019
#32 Vegan News Minisode - April 2024
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
The Vegan News Minisode with Faye Lewis Bringing you the latest news from the world of veganism: Episode 32: April 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 a video claiming raw milk heals lactose intolerance, and it being flagged as ‘false information’. The hugely anticipated documentary, I...
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#31 Vegan News Minisode - March 2024
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
The Vegan News Minisode with Faye Lewis Bringing you the latest news from the world of veganism: Episode 31: March 2024 Welcome to the Vegan News Minisode, brought to you by leading vegan charity Viva!. Presenter Faye is this month joined by Issy as they bring you the latest plant-based lifestyle, food and animal campaigns news from around the globe. In this episode, Faye and Issy discuss Speciesism, Pignorant, the power of collaboration, Christspiracy, and the vegan cheese brand Daiya, which caused a stir online after...
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Special Feature: Kip Andersen, American filmmaker, producer and writer talks Christspiracy with Viva!
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Kip Andersen is an American filmmaker, producer, writer, entrepreneur, and the founder of Animals United Movement (A.U.M.) an which focuses on promoting awareness and equality for all life. He is known for his such as , , and . He joins Faye to discuss his latest in the Spiracy documentary franchise, Christspiracy, which aims to expose a 2,000 year cover up. The investigative documentary examines the exploitation of animals in religious and spiritual contexts, exposing secrets of the church in the process. In this episode, Kip and Faye discuss...
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Jane Valez-Mitchell: journalist, activist and vegan media mogul!
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Jane Velez-Mitchell is an award-winning broadcast journalist, best-selling author, and the founder and managing editor of the streaming service UnchainedTV. At the helm of , Velez-Mitchell has built a network of filmmakers, journalists, content creators, and animal rights activists who are all working towards a common goal: to make it as easy as possible for a global audience who isn’t necessarily interested in animal rights to stumble upon content with an underlying vegan message — for free. In this conversation, Jane and Faye discuss topics such as: ...
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Mark Wakeling: from hunter and soldier to vegan animal sanctuary owner
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Mark Wakeling’s journey from hunter and soldier to vegan animal sanctuary owner is captivating. The son of a man who ran livestock markets, where he worked as a boy, he used to hunt and fish and then became a soldier. After years in London as an actor and acting teacher, he returned to the country to find peace at Amberwood Sanctuary. 👉🏽Founded in 2021, his sanctuary currently looks after 42 animals – 10 cows, 27 sheep and five pigs. The sanctuary is located at a former beef farm in the Oxfordshire countryside of England. ✨Their mission is to provide a...
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Emma Håkansson: director of Collective Fashion Justice
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
In this episode, we are joined by Emma Håkansson, an incredible activist from Australia who is campaigning for the end of animal exploitation within the fashion industry while also reducing the toll fashion has on the environment and the people who work in the industry. She founded her organisation, Collective Fashion Justice, to enable changes by educating future fashion minds, creating conversations with industry professionals and working towards legislative change. Emma is the author of How Veganism Can Save Us, Total Ethics Fashion and the...
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Andrew Fearn: the quiet half of Sleaford Mods opens up to Viva!
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Andrew Fearn, the quiet half of Sleaford Mods, the bedroom musician half and the half that soundtracks the caustic narratives of the other half, Jason Williamson, opens up about his vegan journey, compassion for animals and trying to do what he can. Sleaford Mods have described their work as "electronic munt minimalist punk-hop rants for the working class." Williamson is responsible for the words, Fearn for the music. Sleaford Mods songs have been described as embittered rants about such topics as unemployment, modern working life, celebrities and pop culture, capitalism, and...
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Dani Taylor: PlantBuild co-founder and vegan figure competitor and champion
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Dani Taylor is a vegan figure competitor and champion, the co-founder of VeganProteins.com, and also a co-founder of PlantBuilt.com As an overweight child and adolescent who believed that was the way she was “meant to be”, Dani switched to an ethical vegan diet and lost 30 pounds. At this point, she realised she had the power to change the way she looked and felt. She began lifting weights and doing cardio, and she is now a gold medal champion several times over and one of the best professional athletes in the bodybuilding community. In this...
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Georgie Purcell: Animal Justice Party MP, advocate for animals and humans alike!
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Georgie Purcell, the Animal Justice Party MP, and a distinguished member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing Northern Victoria, made headlines in 2020 with her courageous inaugural speech. Despite being the youngest woman ever elected in the state, Georgie faced adversity head-on, openly addressing her past as a stripper and confronting the online abuse and misogyny that followed. Since then she has worked tirelessly for both animals and humans alike. She sits down with Faye to delve into her remarkable journey, tracing her path from activism to the halls of power. Join us...
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Earthling Ed: vegan educator, best-selling author, public speaker and content creator
The Viva! Vegan Podcast and News Minisode
Ed Winters is a vegan educator, best-selling author, public speaker and content creator, widely known for his viral debates, speeches, and video essays. In this episode, Issy sits down with Ed to discuss his new book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time), his nine-year vegan journey, how his mindset shifted from thinking vegans were humourless and attention seekers, to being one of the leading voices in the movement. In this conversation Issy and Ed discuss topics, such as: Ed’s childhood and how university changed his mindset Specism ...
info_outlineIn this episode, Kris interviews the producer and director of the new vegan documentary, the End of Meat. We catch up with Juliet about the exciting new move for our rescued pig, Hope, and her babies. Relatedly, Veronika also interviews vegan marathon runner Fiona Oakes, who is the proud founder of Towerhill Stables Animal Sanctuary - the new forever home to Hope and Dotty!
In This Episode:
- Latest vegan news including new job opportunities at Viva!
- Victory! The Advertising Standards Authority(ASA)’s ruling on our TRASH campaign.
- Kris interviews Marc Pierschel, the director of the new vegan documentary the End of Meat.
- Sophie Delarny discusses the upcoming Viva! Magical Vegan Festival, which will celebrate our 25th Anniversary.
- Juliet chats about the emotional move of Hope and her babies from Dean Farm Trust to their new home, Towerhill Stables Animal Sanctuary.
- Veronika Powell interview Fiona Oakes, vegan marathon runner and sanctuary owner.
- Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature, this month sitting down with Ellie Winter of Cambridge-based indie-ish band Tape Runs Out.
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