Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano

During this strange time of social distancing, I am creating a pop-up show: The Plantbased Business Hour.  The podcast will come daily on weekdays until our lives get back to normal.  I am creating this show, not just because there is a need for content right now, but because I feel that there is a need for a certain kind of content that is missing. Plantbased Business represents not only big mone...

Author Colleen Patrick Goudreau joins Elysabeth to discuss helping people transition to a plant-based life.  In the Doctor Is Dialed In segment, Dr. Scott Stoll discusses the Plantrician Project in which he teaches Doctors the importance of plant-based nutrition and protecting ourselves during the Coronavirus.  For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com

From 1980-1995 Seth Tibbott made tempeh and lived in a tree house. (Yes.) Without much financial success, he decided to do something about the 46 million Turkeys that are killed every year in the name of 'gratitude', 'thanks' and 'tradition.'  Tofurky was born!  In truth, Seth is the founder of more than Tofurky as he is one of the key foundational bricks upon which the current plant-based movemen...

Can one man change the direction of China?  Maybe. David Yeung started Green Monday in 2012, and subsequently Green Common in 2015 and OmniPork in 2019 to address the issues of a rising population, climate change, food scarcity, and animal cruelty in China. He is a world change-maker for the sustainable common good and a gentle force to be reckoned with, hopefully guiding China towards a healthier...

Lt Commander Charles Hallum and Sgt Vegan Bill Muir join me to talk about Vegans in the Military.  Are there any and how is it possible?  We talk about MREs, respect from colleagues, did they ever doubt themselves, what makes a tough guy and handling stress while in the service. Plus, Dr. Ashok Nagella joins in to discuss the correlation between mental health and diet.  Listen in and for more info...

How much do we really know about regenerative farming? CEO of Milkadamia, Jim Roberts, joins me today in studio.  According to Jim, Macadamia Nuts, are one of the world's most perfect foods and – as I can attest – make a delicious nut milk.  We talk about how Milkadamia farms Macadamia nuts, why and how their farming is regenerative of soil and of community and is macadamia butter possible?  Liste...

Have you heard the news?  There's a new plant-based cooking show on Amazon Prime, called New Day New Chef.  While there have been other YouTube-type shows before, this the first large-scale fully vegan cooking series. Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Host Jane Velez Mitchell explains all about the show and how it came to be.  Elysabeth is also one of the Executive Producers and one of the Featur...

What food will add four years to your life?  What are the top five foods everyone should eat?  What do all recipes for longevity have in common?  From the Four Seasons-Santa Barbara, Blue Zones Founder and author of The Blue Zones Kitchen , Dan Buettner sits down with Elysabeth Alfano on her eponymous radio show, the only plant-based radio show in the nation, to dish on how Americans are forgoing...

Hormones are tricky and drive us all crazy.  Dr. Neal Barnard, in conversation on The Elysabeth Alfano Show, the only plant-based radio show in the nation, sets the record straight! For women of all ages, Dr. Barnard addresses aligning our hormones with a plant-based diet to positively impact not only our health, but our fertility .  Plus, he even addresses hormonal balance for menopause.  Finally...

From the weekly show, The Elysabeth Alfano Show on WCGO Radio and the Smart Talk Radio Network, Founder and Presiplant of Before the Butcher and UnCut Burgers, Danny O'Malley joins me to dish on Burgers, Business, and Being Better. AND - just in time for Valentine's Day, Founder of Find VegLove, Karine Charbonneau, talks vegan matchmaking! The Elysabeth Alfano show is the ONLY plant-based radio sh...

From Sundance, nestled on a couch during a snowstorm in Park City, Elysabeth sits down with the cast of the Game Changers movie: James "Lightning" Wilks, Former NFL player, Lou Smith, Strongman Patrik Baboumian and International Anti-Poaching Foundation Founder, Damien Mander.  Plus, Dr. Terry Mason, also part of the film, joins Elysabeth on her new radio show on WCGO and the Smart Talk Radio Netw...

Can dogs be vegan? Why, Yes They Can!   Elysabeth Alfano , host of the Awesome Vegans Podcast and Video Series sits down with scientist, entrepreneur, investor and  bio-hacker (ooh, sexy!) and CEO of Wild Earth Dog Food , Ryan Bethencourt. Ryan shares startling facts about the connection between our pets and the horrible abuses of farmed animals. Packed with interesting information about the pet i...

Shark got your tongue? Not for this hot momma! Jenny Goldfarb, AKA Mrs. Goldfarb,  wowed Marc Cuban on "Shark Tank" with her plant-based corned beef. Now Elysabeth joins Jenny live at her house to dish on her wild ride, the booming business of plant-based deli meats, and how this mother and home-cook came to realize that she wanted to do more than cook for her family of four.  After Elysabeth brea...

Dr. Scott Stoll, founder of the Plant-based Nutrition Conference,  part of the Plantrician Project, joins me to explain that doctors often don't get the nutritional information needed in medical school.  Enter The Plantrician Project!   It isn't just doctors who need good medical info! In this interview, you will receive lots of good medical tips, insights and answers to some burning medical quest...

The podcast to kick off your New Year's Resolutions! Vegan Cardiologist, Past President and current Fellow and Trustee of the American College of Cardiology and Head of the Cardiology Department at Rush Medical Center,  Dr. Kim Williams joins me for an episode of Awesome Vegans in Chicago.  Dr. and I dish on  the scientific facts from proven studies about the benefits of a plant-based diet, includ...

Fearless Vegan Evan, President of Animal Hero Kids, challenges President Trump to go vegan in the month of January. If he does, Evan and the organization that backs him and several other kids, Million Dollar Vegan , will donate $1million to veterans. I got the scoop live from New York!  Evan says that going vegan will turn America into a solutionary country; a country that addesses climate change,...

Ingrid Newkirk, founder of PETA,  is a force of nature! "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way," is the long-time declaration of PETA , People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.  With 485 employees and over 6.5 million supporters, PETA is the largest and most far-reaching of animal rights organizations.  PETA  has been instrumental in...

Today's podcast is a cross between Awesome Vegans and Marketplace. No one has their finger on the pulse of the plant-based food business world like guest, T.K. Pillan!  The co-founder of Veggie Grill, T.K. joins me to dish on the numbers and the growth behind the plant-based food businesses and jobs that are gaining traction in the marketplace, including his own.  In fact, Veggie Grill just launch...

What's the BEST plant-based ingredient to cook with?  It is the one that has paved the way for the plant-based revolution that we have today. Dan Curtin, CEO of Field Roast and Lightlife, joins me on the pod to discuss my all-time favorite product: Tempeh. In addition, as Lifelights celebrates 40 years, we dish on the history and the future of the plant-based foodie movement!  The most unprocessed...

It's a story of the American dream that you maybe didn't know. In this episode, I interview John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems Hair Care Products .  Literally from rags to riches, John Paul went from foster care as a child and a door-to-door salesman to one of the wealthiest men in America with one of the biggest hearts. You will hear first-hand John Paul's dedication to g...

It's a Brave New World. Truly. I believe we are living in the time of incredible transition. Just as the invention of the car changed the world to what it is today, the innovation of tasty plant-based meat and dairy alternatives will be upending animal agriculture, impacting our climate crisis, changing our health care system and affecting our culture – all for the better.  Today's podcast is diff...

COO of Illinois' Cook County Department of Public Health, Dr. Terry Mason ,  sits down with me to explain what our bodies need.  Comparing our bodies to machines that need care and upkeep, just like with a car, Dr. Mason explains that you need to give it the right inputs for it to run well.   In 2004, Mason was having a heart attack while on a tread mill and was told to go on medicine. Getting onl...

Bonus Podcast! From the star-studded red carpet at the premiere of The Game Changers movie, I speak with 9-time NBA champion, Chris Paul who explains how he dropped the bomb on Lebron James that he is vegan! I also speak with former NFL star Tony Gonzalez, Academy Award-winning director, Louie Psihoyos, Suzy Amis Cameron and Dr. Dean Ornish. What a night!! The Game Changers movie follows over 20 p...

You are in for a treat because tonight it is a vegan's night at the opera!  Grammy-Award winning Baritone and Animal Rights Advocate Lucas Meachem joins me from the road just before he is about to perform on stage. Spanning his career, Lucas has performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel, at the Vienna Opera House, the Paris Opera House, the Los Angeles Opera, the Washington National Ope...

We all know about the Beyond Burger and the Impossible Whopper, but what about eggs made from mung beans?  On this episode of the Awesome Vegans Podcast and Video Series, CEO of JUST, Inc., Josh Tetrick joins me to discuss the national launch of JUST Eggs, a liquid food that scrambles up just like eggs but without the destruction to animals, the planet and human health.  Truly a maverick in the pl...