The Simply Vegan Podcast

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. It's National Picnic Week and the sun is shining here in the UK so we're sharing our plant-based picnic tips for your next al fresco outing. Find out how to create easy, fresh and nutritious dishes and avoi...

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 exploring what it means to be a 'healthy' vegan. Is vegan meat ruining our diets? Or does it actually offer health benefits? And who better to join in the conversation than The Vegan Butcher AKA Zacchary Bird! Zacchary joins us...

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. We start by sharing our tips for what vegan, plant-based food to take to a festival – things that are light to carry, cheap to buy and don't require any refrigeration or heating!   Then we delve into c...

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 discussing easy ways to start growing some of our own food. Not only does this mean less plastic and pesticides and increased biodiversity and soil health, but it will save you money too! From strawberries and basil to more weig...

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly and Molly. On today's show, we’re chatting to PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk following the announcement that she's updated her will to send parts of her body to King Charles, the French president, Crufts and Aintree Racecourse so that her activism can continue after her death....

The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living 's Holly and Molly. On today's show, we’re focusing on the power of plants to help improve athletic performance and overall wellness.     We discuss the ups and downs of our fitness routines, accountability, running (and not running), cycling and recovery . We're then join...

On today’s top 10 vegan and plant-based podcast, we’re focusing on 20 minute meals . Can we create healthy and delicious dishes in such a short time? Hell yeah! Discover how to use walnuts to make bolognese, air fryer hacks, tips for making quick and easy marinades and more. And in part 2 of The Simply Vegan Podcast, we chat to The Great Cookbook Challenge star Calum Harris, who joins us to share...

On this weekly vegan podcast, we share our passion for plant-based cooking, enjoy a bit of topical vegan debate, review new vegan food and interview some of the world's best vegan chefs and bloggers. We also love to share your own tips and experiences, so please do get in touch! You can email us at simplyvegan@anthem.co.uk or connect on socials @simplyveganpodcast or @veganfoodandliving . This wee...

On today's episode of our top 10 vegan podcast, we discuss the delicious vegan recipes we've been cooking up lately, including cheese and courgette scones, vegan quiche , Niki Webster's heirloom tomato tart and a sweet strawberry galette. Following our discussion about margarine last week, a listener shares an all-natural recipe they've discovered in Richard Makin's (AKA School Night Vegan) new co...

It's our 150th episode! Join us for an action-packed celebration as we discuss our favourite guests, Caribbean vegan recipe ideas and why tv chef James Martin thinks margarine should be banned. And in part 2, we're super excited to be joined by Rachel Ama, a cookbook author, vegan chef and YouTuber who takes her inspiration from her African and Caribbean heritage. From how to cook rice and peas an...

OK, so it's not strictly food related, but we start today's episode by discussing peri- menopuase and why it's not just a female issue. Holly shares the symptoms she's experiencing, including hair loss, and how a plant-based diet can help. But don't worry – it's not all hormone-talk! We soon get onto the topic at hand… urban foraging ! Molly shares her tips on how to sustainably forage for wild ga...

Join us for a chat and a rant about burning issues this week, including the UK-wide protests at the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield, the Grand National at Aintree and Extinction Rebellion's The Big One in London this weekend. With only SEVEN YEARS left to make huge changes, it's no wonder we all have eco anxiety . But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom! We discuss how a new discover...

Holly and Molly are on holiday this week so we bring you a special, longer length interview with combat veteran SGT Vegan. He shares his experiences of going vegan 30 years ago to annoy his mum and watching the events of 9/11 unfold on the TV and immediately deciding to join the US military. He explains what it was like being on the front line in Afghanistan and why he believes women are not neces...

• It's Stress Awareness Month so we start this episode by discussing the lovely issue of eco anxiety and why vegans can often feel overwhelmed with the meat-eating world they live in. Holly also updates us on her Vegan Runners journey (yes, she survived the 10k!) and Molly shares some Easter delights that she's cooking up this weekend. • Head to part 2 to hear from French Michelin-star chef Alexis...

We're SUPER excited to be joined by vegan actress and singer Kate Nash in today's episode and we just can't stop singing Foundations this week. But before our interview, Holly discusses her recent weekend away and being 'the only vegan'. Are us vegans living in a bubble? And what happens when it bursts? We then get onto the price of vegan meals versus meat dishes along with some exciting news abou...

***Trigger warning**** This episode is about fasting. You may want to avoid if you struggle with eating disorders. Today we have a super interesting episode for you in which we delve into the world of fasting, raw veganism and the frugivore diet.   We start by discussing our experiences with cleansing and fasting and the importance of doing it for the right reasons. In part 2, we're join...

Today's action-packed episode is all about the food! In part 1, we take you on a little trip to London to sample a 'tree-course meal' with Treedom and Plates London before stopping by at 123V – a new vegan restaurant from Michelin-star chef Alexis Gauthier.  We try the sushi, made from vegan salmon and crab, a Korean kimchi burger and chickpea fries. We also sample some incredibly c...

We kick off our latest episode by discussing the highs and lows of hummus. Why is it SO hard to make? What are the best shop-bought varieties in terms of flavour and nutrition? And how can we liven up our dips? We also discuss the joys of WhatsApp messages, our upcoming trip to London to review a new plant-based restaurant and Molly's latest meal creations. Part 2 is our interview with Brian...

Regular co-host Molly is taking a break so in part 1 of today's episode, Holly is joined by the brilliant Jake Yapp to discuss the worst vegan meals they've been served, following the news that a business class passenger was given a banana as a pre-ordered vegan breakfast. We conclude that bananas are not worth the effort, a risotto is never an acceptable replacement for a roast dinner a...

We kick off this episode by discussing Molly's love of accidentally vegan cereal, how much we hate food shopping at weekends and why Holly is currently sleeping on an air bed. We then dive into the hot topic of hormones and how we navigate our monthly cycles with food, exercise (or lack of) and chocolate. But we leave the sensible talk to the experts, so we're joined by Bailey Ruskus , a...

In today's episode, we're focusing on the global fashion industry and its impact on animals, humans and the environment. We start by discussing whether we would wear secondhand leather and what wearing leather portrays to non-vegans and then delve into the world of wool – is it a natural, cruelty-free material after all? And in part 2 we meet Rebecca Cappelli, producer of new film SLAY ....

In today's episode, Molly shares her excitement about a vegan cookbook she's discovered from the 1980s ( The Vegan Cookbook by Alan Wakeman and Gordon Baskerville). We marvel at the amount of flans and mousses and the lack of long lists of ingredients and Molly promises to test out some of the recipes. We also debate the government's possible u-turn on fur and foie gras and Kylie Je...

Today we kick off part one by discussing meal ideas for all our Veganuary graduates or  anyone feeling a bit stuck in a rut with their cooking. From apple and cinnamon baked oats to chia porridge, beetroot coconut curry and Vego chocolate spread, we share all our best tips and recipes. Molly also explains what TVP is and how to cook with it (and yes, she was right – it is made from soy flour!), wh...

In part 1 of today’s episode, we discuss the fact that Vegan Runners is now Parkrun’s biggest club – and share how you can help keep them at the top spot. We also discuss stand up desks, vegan seafood alternatives, losing our cooking mojo and how to make a lasagne in a pan to save on washing up.   But part 2 is the main event, when we chat to musician, DJ, producer and director – Moby . We talk ab...

In part one, Holly and Molly discuss the ups and downs of their January health kick, including being tempted by Wicked Kitchen cookies , dry January, sore boobs and weight training at home with Courtney Black . They also discuss the awkwardness of networking, following Holly's trip to London for the VFC Veganuary launch where she met Matthew Glover and Earthling Ed . Part two sees nutrition c...