The Simply Vegan Podcast

Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Debra Butler help you escape the doom and gloom by diving into the lighter side of vegan life. From the weird things people say to you when they discover you don't eat animals to the undesired effects of eating too many lentils and beyond, this is a safe space for like-minded souls. In today's episode: • Debs shares her review of Indian restaurant Mowgl...

Welcome to the Happy Vegan series. During these six episodes, Vegan Food & Living 's Holly and Debs will be helping you escape the doom and gloom by diving into the lighter side of vegan life. From the weird things people say to you when they discover – shock horror! – you don't eat animals to the undesired effects of eating too many lentils and beyond, this is a safe space for like-minded sou...

Welcome to the Happy Vegan series. During the next six episodes, Vegan Food & Living 's Holly and Debs will be helping you escape the doom and gloom by diving into the lighter side of vegan life. From the weird things people say to you when they discover – shock horror! – you don't eat animals to the undesired effects of eating too many lentils and beyond, this is a safe space for like-minded...

In this special interview, podcast host Holly Johnson is joined by the co-director of Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, What The Health and new film – Christspiracy. Download now to learn about: The huge success of Cowspiracy and its effect on those who have watched it Kip's new film, Christspiracy , which challenges traditional religious narratives surrounding animal consumption and aims to provide a fresh...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is brought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson and NEW co-host Em-J for January 2024, join them every Thursday as they discuss the ups and downs of being vegan, the latest news and products and chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to ath...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is bought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson and NEW co-host Em-J for January 2024, join them every Thursday as they discuss the ups and downs of being vegan, the latest news and products and chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to athl...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is bought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson and NEW co-host Em-J for January 2024, join us every Thursday as we chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to athletes and doctors. Holly and Em-J kick off this week's show by discussing some o...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is bought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson (and NEW co-host Em-J for January 2024), join us every Thursday as we chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to athletes and doctors. It's Veganuary – the perfect time to delve into the world o...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is bought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson (and NEW co-host Em-J from 4th January 2024), join us every Thursday as we chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to athletes and doctors. Today Holly is joined by Hannah Montgomery from The Ve...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is bought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson, join us on the first Thursday of each month as we chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to athletes and doctors. Today Holly is joined by sports presenter and ex-Lioness Karen Carney, who wen...

The Simply Vegan Podcast is bought to you by the UK’s only vegan magazine, Vegan Food & Living . Hosted by magazine editor Holly Johnson, join us on the first Thursday of each month as we chat to some of the inspirational people helping to grow the vegan movement – from chefs and influencers to athletes and doctors.   In today's feel-good episode, we're joined by the founder of VEGAN Happ...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your regular dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. If you've loved listening to the podcast over the past 3 years, you'll know how much fun and inspiration Molly has bought to the show. Today, we're giving her a big old send off (bring tissues, drinks and nibbles!) as we look back at her favour...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. On today's show, we're joined by CEO of Save The Asian Elephants, Duncan McNair, and actor and animal welfare campaigner, Peter Egan .   Duncan begins by telling us about the atrocious treatment of animals abroad, including endangered eleph...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. In today's episode, Holly is joined by World Triathlon Champion, cycling World Record Holder and performance coach Kate Strong, as she nears the end of her 3,000 mile Climate Cycle around the UK. The challenge is designed to raise awareness of t...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. We kick off today's episode by hearing from one listener who found a new career at a vegan charity after listening to this podcast (yay!), Holly shares her vegan eats following a holiday in Cornwall and we announce some news that you might be a...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. In today's episode, we are joined by Dr Alona Pulde and Dr Matthew Lederman, the pioneering physicians from the groundbreaking film  Forks Over Knives  and New York Times Best-Selling authors.   They’re here to talk about their ne...

Something For The Weekend is your new weekly BONUS Simply Vegan episode – a quick 15 minute episode live every Friday to inspire you with plant-based cooking ideas for the weekend ahead. In today's episode, we take a short drive into the world of tempeh. Love it or hate it, discover the many health benefits of tempeh , along with how to make it at home, the tricks for imparting it with flavour and...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. In today's episode, we catch up on Molly's birthday bonanza, which involved a whole lot of vegan tapas and Holly discusses heart health and vegan options in the NHS following a family emergency at the weekend. We also touch on the news that vega...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. In today's episode, we chat to dog meat farmer Molly Elwood from Elwood's Organic Dog Meat . 'Pups and dogs are humanely slaughtered and available by the cut, quarter, half, or whole animal,' says her website. Why do we find this shocking, or un...

Something For The Weekend is your new weekly BONUS Simply Vegan episode – a short, sweet 15 minute episode live every Friday to inspire you with plant-based cooking ideas for the weekend ahead. In today's episode we share our favourite vegan snacks – from homemade dips and popcorn to biscuits and air-fryer favourites. If you're eating on the go or just want some tasty treats, have a listen and get...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. In part 1 of today's episode, we address the news that 1 in 3 vegan products contain traces of egg or dairy, why there's currently no legislation to prevent this and how we feel about unwillingly eating animal products. And then in part 2, we're...

Something For The Weekend is your new weekly BONUS Simply Vegan episode – a short, sweet 15 minute episode live every Friday to inspire you with plant-based cooking ideas for the weekend ahead. In today's episode we share our favourite vegan takeaway recipes that you can make at home. During the cost of living crisis, we're all looking for ways to save money but that doesn't mean we can't get crea...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. ***TRIGGER WARNING: TALK OF ANIMAL ABUSE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE*** This week, we delve into the emotional side of veganism, discussing online hate, public opinion of activism and feelings of despair with the lack of progress, but also hope for th...

Something For The Weekend is your new weekly BONUS Simply Vegan episode – a short, sweet 15 minute episode live every Friday to inspire you with plant-based cooking ideas for the weekend ahead. Short on time or just don't want to cook? Tune in for our quick vegan meals and genius cooking hacks! Nutritious plant-based dishes ready in minutes. Hurrah! Notes from today's episode and ways to support u...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering. This week, we're examining how veganism can help us to feel better about the world around us and positively affect our mental health, along with conscious eating, nutrition and gut health. We're joined by Green Chef nutritionist Anna Tebbs to de...