The Korean Vegan with Joanne Molinaro

In this episode, Joanne sits down with two men (Sam Livits, COO of Blogilates / Popflex; and her husband Anthony, GM of The Korean Vegan) to talk about how they've found themselves behind the women who've launched themselves into public facing careers and helmed the prows of their own businesses.   Connect with Sam Livits Instagram Linkedin   Connect with Anthony Molinaro Instagram Website Linkedi...

"[Loneliness] is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death. The mortality impact of being socially disconnected is similar to that caused by smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and even greater than that associated with obesity and physical inactivity." - ​U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory (2023)​ .   This week, Joanne tackles...

"You need to create a 'Joanne 2.0,' a Joanne that pretends that she knows she deserves to be there as much as everyone else."   I imagined donning the guise of a totally "new" Joanne--one who was confident, made people laugh, strode into rooms with her shoulders back and her gaze straight. Only, it wouldn't really be a "new" me so much as a "fake" me, like a character in a sitcom.   While looking...

Meet Cassey Ho, the founder and creator of not one, but two powerhouse fitness brands: Blogilates and PopFlex, both of which were born out of Cassey’s stint as a certified pilates instructor back in the late 2000s. Discover how what started out as a way to pay the bills, soon turned into a community numbering in the tens of millions, and now, two 8 figure businesses.   Cassey was born a leader, bu...

"Family scholars should be less interested in defining what a family is and more focused on what families do . . . ."   Joanne reflects on last week's conversation with Dr. Robynne Chutkan and investigates one of the primary drivers of optimism, happiness, empowerment, and control: family.   Visit the episode page on The Korean Vegan website for more on today's topic, including pictures and links....

Meet Dr. Robynne Chutkan, one of the country’s most recognizable gastroenterologists and the veritable Queen of Gut! The author of four books on the microbiome (including my personal favorite--The Microbiome Solution), Dr. Chutkan is a graduate of Yale and Columbia College, has served on the faculty at Georgetown Hospital since 1997, and was once short-listed as a candidate for the U.S. Surgeon Ge...

"You tell yourself that tomorrow, or on Monday, or after the guests staying at your house leave, you will resume all those healthy habits that you thought you couldn't live without; but tomorrow, Monday, and your family's departure are no longer visible in the rearview mirror, and still, your blender remains forlorn, your kale now yellow, the cover of that little brown notebook untouched."   If yo...

Have you ever thought of trying to get a book published? Picking up where we left off last week ("My Cookbook Story"), today we hear from a real live literary agent, my agent in fact! Tune in to hear how lit agents decide who they want to work with, what sort of projects they undertake, how they negotiate the terms of major book deals, and making their authors' dreams come true!   For more on toda...

This week, Joanne pulls back the curtain on the book writing process, from hobby to publication. Buckle up for all the gory details, from what went into her book proposal and the negotiation of the deal, to the actual writing of the book!   Fore more on today's episode, including photos and links, please visit the episode page on The Korean Vegan Website. Plus, this week's "Recipe Inspo" and "What...

"There is one dish that I did help my parents with, and I knew to make this any time my parents got into an argument."   Lisa Nguyen is a content creator and YouTuber who shot to viral fame during the pandemic by making short videos of the food she made and shared with her neighbor. Discover how this one-time paralegal "doubled down" on a career in food, even though at the time she started, she kn...

In this Second Installment of "The Molinaros," we discuss how we made up from the time Anthony dumped me... and factory reset our relationship. We also tackle interracial relationships and how Anthony feels about me being a girlboss on Youtube!! - Joanne     Connect with Joanne The Korean Vegan Website The Korean Vegan Kollective The Korean Vegan Cookbook My Amazon Storefront YouTube Instagram Fac...

Does Art imitate Life? Meet David Molinaro, world-class artist and my brother-in-law! In today's episode, David takes us through his artistic process, from vision to execution. Plus, why he decided to pursue art at all, a subject that I find endlessly fascinating. Enjoy! - Joanne   Connect with David website instagram   Connect with Joanne The Korean Vegan Website The Korean Vegan Kollective The K...

Joannes explores what it means to be American in 2023 and invites scores of others to weigh in too.    Fore more on today's episode, including photos and links, please visit the episode page on The Korean Vegan website.   Connect with Joanne The Korean Vegan Website The Korean Vegan Kollective The Korean Vegan Cookbook My Amazon Storefront YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok

"I counted the stones stacked together like rows and rows of broken teeth that encased us inside a cavernous mouth, wondering how many secrets they could tell if one decided to crack them open. How many loves and not-quite-loves had they witnessed? How often had they correctly predicted the outcome of the unions cemented inside a building that had truly tested the definition of "forever"? As I sto...

Meet Oliver Zahn. The former head data scientist at Google is now the CEO of Climax Foods, a California based company committed to saving the planet by deploying artificial intelligence and data science to create a more sustainable way of feeding the world.    Connect with Oliver Zahn and Climax Foods Website LInkedIn IG   Connect with Joanne The Korean Vegan Website The Korean Vegan Kollective Th...

As ChatGPT appears ready to burst from its own “Plateau of Latent Potential,” The Korean Vegan community rises up as AI hits a little too close to home.   View the Episode Page on The Korean Vegan Website for pictures, a recipe, and this week's "Updates and Random Things."   Connect with Joanne The Korean Vegan Website The Korean Vegan Kollective The Korean Vegan Cookbook My Amazon Storefront YouT...

Joanne speaks of leadership, the "Plateau of Latent Potential," and "men whose laughter bare broken teeth and lovers’ tears."    Visit the Episode Page on The Korean Vegan website for exciting updates this week, including: Changing The Game in Food & Wine, Joanne's first ever food products, and a visit to Miyoko's Animal Sanctuary.   Connect with Joanne The Korean Vegan Website The Korean Vegan Ko...

In this week's episode, Joanne speaks with Miyoko Schinner, the creator and founder of Miyoko's Creamery. From going vegetarian when she was only 12 years old, to lugging 60 pounds of poundcake around Japan, to starting a multi-million dollar company after the age of 50, Miyoko has an inspiring story you won't want to miss.   Connect with Miyoko Instagram YouTube LinkedIn   Connect with Rancho Com...

Have you ever felt that you and your partner were speaking different languages? This week, Joanne Molinaro, New York Times Bestselling Author, talks about the one thing that sometimes eludes even the most talented linguists: love languages. Plus, Ask Joanne, and a bit of poetic prose on love in Parting Thoughts.   What is Your Love Language? Take the quiz !   For this week's Updates & Random Thing...

This is Sascha Edge, one of the most inspiring athletes you’ll ever meet. At the age of 43, Sascha took up running and completed his first ever marathon in 3 hours and 58 minutes. Then, he got faster every single year until setting his current personal best time of 2 hours and 47 minutes at 54 years old!   Sascha’s run 10 consecutive Chicago Marathons, setting a Personal Best in each race (yes, he...

Earlier this week, like you, I was horrified to read  yet another headline  about yet another mass murderer armed with yet another AR-15 semi-automatic rifle destroying the lives and families of yet another round of needless victims. A 6-year old boy lost his mother, father, and 3-year old brother. A young mother is currently lying unconscious in a hospital bed. When she wakes up, she will learn t...

"I'm not saying that it's always a bad thing. There are people who view plastic surgery as a tool to make surface level corrections only, like a bandaid over a paper cut, a bit of concealer over a pimple. But as you'll hear, that simply wasn't the case for me. In the end, I discovered that the wounds I was trying to heal were simply too deep to reach--even on the operating table."   Connect with J...

Meet Eric Kim, author of the instant New York Times bestselling cookbook  Korean American , and staff writer and essayist for The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine. In this week’s episode, Joanne and Eric discuss kimchi, representation, and Eric’s childhood dream of becoming a pop star.   Connect with Eric Website Instagram Eric Kim’s Recipe Box (NY Times) NYT Cooking (YouTube)   Conn...

"Inevitably, I started feeling better about myself, physically and mentally. Don't get me wrong--I still hated physical movement of any kind, but I hated it less than I loved the feeling of accomplishment after each workout; I hated it less than I loved the way my body was changing; I hated it less than I loved knowing that I was doing something good for myself."   On the heels of last week's epis...

In this week’s episode, Joanne talks not only running with her long time coach Dan Walters, but more than that, she uncovers the story of how this one time engineer turned his passion and side hustle into an incredibly successful career as the head coach of DWRunning, the Chicago-based running team that Dan today leads with his wife Allie.   DWRunning is comprised of approximately 150 athletes and...