Plant Based Briefing
Plant Based Briefing

Plant Based Briefing

Marian Erikson

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The daily inspiration you need to stay committed to your healthy, compassionate, and sustainable lifestyle. I narrate the best articles from experts in plant-based and vegan living—all with permission and passion—curated and narrated for you in just 10 minutes every weekday. Episodes cover the many compelling reasons to embrace a vegan lifestyle. From the ethical treatment of animals to key health benefits, environmental impact, and social justice issues like world hunger and climate change, you'll hear it all. Stay informed about critical subjects such as antibiotic resistance, wildlife conservation, and the vital role of sustainable living in our everyday choices. Whether you're looking for guidance on plant-based nutrition, creative vegan recipes, tips for eco-friendly travel, or the latest in plant-based entertainment, this podcast has something for you. Each episode is designed to empower you with knowledge and strengthen your commitment to living a life that aligns with your values. Tune in daily and transform your understanding of plant-based living while gathering inspiration to continue on your journey. Let's inspire each other to make kinder, healthier, and more sustainable choices—one episode at a time. Your path to a compassionate lifestyle starts here!

Recent Episodes

1237: Are Beans and Whole Grains Inflammatory Foods? by Will Bulsiewicz, MD at ForksOverKnives.com
MAY 12, 2026
1237: Are Beans and Whole Grains Inflammatory Foods? by Will Bulsiewicz, MD at ForksOverKnives.com
Are Beans and Whole Grains Inflammatory Foods? Is our avoidance of beans and whole grains/gluten justified? Or are we being fed misinformation that's actually harming us in our food choices? My vote is for the latter. Here's why. Written by Will Bulsiewicz, MD at ForksOverKnives. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #gluten #glutenfree #celiac #phytates #lectins #resistantstarch #fiber ====================== Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/nutrition/are-beans-and-whole-grains-inflammatory-foods-excerpt-from-plant-powered-plus/ Forks Over Knives Documentary: https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/ =========================== Forks Over Knives was founded following the release of the world-famous documentary Forks Over Knives in 2011, showing people how to regain control of their health and their lives with a plant-based diet. Since then Forks Over Knives released bestselling books, launched a mobile recipe app and maintains a website filled with the latest research, success stories, recipes, and tools to help people at every phase of their plant-based journeys. They also have a cooking course, a meal planner, a line of food products, and a magazine. Please visit www.ForksOverKnives.com for a wealth of resources. FOLLOW THE SHOW ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866
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1236: Animal Liberation Is Part of the Social Justice Tapestry by Hope Bohanec at HumaneHoax.org
MAY 5, 2026
1236: Animal Liberation Is Part of the Social Justice Tapestry by Hope Bohanec at HumaneHoax.org
Animal Liberation Is Part of the Social Justice Tapestry To recognize animal exploitation as a justice issue is to confront our own participation in it. Veganism asks that we examine every day what we eat, buy, wear, and normalize. These changes reach into our habits and social relationships, forcing us to confront uncomfortable truths about our behaviors and practices. At the same time, this is precisely what makes it so powerful, because individuals are inspired to create meaningful change through everyday actions. Listen to today's episode written by Hope Bohanec at HumaneHoax.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #humanehoax #animalliberation #speciesism #veganism Vegan, plant based, plant based briefing, =================== For more details visit: https://www.humanehoax.org/ Hope for the Animals Podcast Episode - I'm a guest discussing some chapters of this book: https://hopefortheanimalspodcast.org/episode-80-the-humane-hoax-book-club-session-2/ =================== Hope Bohanec has been active in animal protection and environmental activism for over 30 years. She is the editor of the recently released book, The Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing the Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy, and Ethical Eggs, published by Lantern Publishing and Media, and the author of the first book ever written on the subject of the Humane Hoax, The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat?. Hope is the Executive Director of Compassionate Living and the host of the Hope for the Animals Podcast. She co-founded the Humane Hoax Project, the Ahimsa Living Project and has organized hundreds of online and in-person events including the Humane Hoax Online Conference, the Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar, and the Sonoma County VegFest. Over the last three decades, Hope has worked for the national non-profits United Poultry Concerns and In Defense of Animals and contributed chapters to several anthologies. =================== FOLLOW THE SHOW ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-based-briefing/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedbriefing/
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1235: Why You Should Be Eating Flaxseeds Every Day by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com
APR 28, 2026
1235: Why You Should Be Eating Flaxseeds Every Day by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com
Why You Should Be Eating Flaxseeds Every Day Packed with omega-3, protein, and fiber, flaxseeds are a great addition to many dishes. Listen to today's episode written by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #plantbaseddiet #flax #flaxseeds #omega3 ========================== Original post: https://vegnews.com/flaxseeds-benefits-vegan-recipes Related Episodes: Use search feature at https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/episodes-search ======================== Launched in 2000, VegNews is the largest vegan media brand in the world. They have a best-selling plant-based magazine, and they create amazing content from food and fashion to travel, celebrity interviews, beauty and health info, a meal planner, and vegan travel excursions. Their Guide section on their website is full of great information and they have an online shop where you can find cookbooks, foods, kitchen tools, vegan meal delivery services. They also have a website, VeganWeddings.com. Please visit www.VegNews.com for a wealth of resources. ======================== FOLLOW THE SHOW ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-based-briefing/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedbriefing/
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1234: How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Food Additives by Dr Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org
APR 21, 2026
1234: How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Food Additives by Dr Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org
How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Food Additives Why can't we just look at ingredients lists on food labels and avoid food additives that we know are harmful? Listen to today's episode written by Dr Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #Plantbasednutrition #upf's #food additives #ultra processed foods ===================== Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-ultra-processed-foods-could-cause-disease-food-additives/ New Documentary (Free): How Not To Die https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-documentary/ ====================== Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. He founded NUTRITIONFACTS.ORG is a non-profit, non-commercial, science-based public service provided by Dr. Michael Greger, providing free updates on the latest in nutrition research via bite-sized videos. There are more than a thousand videos on nearly every aspect of healthy eating, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. His latest books —How Not to Die, the How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet — became instant New York Times Best Sellers. His two latest books, How to Survive a Pandemic and the How Not to Diet Cookbook were released in 2020. 100% of all proceeds he has ever received from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements have always and will always be donated to charity. FOLLOW THE SHOW ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-based-briefing/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedbriefing/
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1233: The Quiet Acceleration Toward a Plant-Powered Planet by Steven Disla at NutritionStudies.org
APR 14, 2026
1233: The Quiet Acceleration Toward a Plant-Powered Planet by Steven Disla at NutritionStudies.org
The Quiet Acceleration Toward a Plant-Powered Planet "Social change often feels glacial, incremental, fragile, and at risk of slipping backward. History shows that transformation rarely moves in a straight line. Instead, it unfolds in waves, from slow adoption to steady accumulation, and then, suddenly, acceleration. Small shifts compound until they push entire systems past a tipping point. Today, as we confront converging ecological and social crises, the question is no longer whether change is possible, but when it will begin to cascade." Written by Steve Disla at the T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #tipping point #plantpowered Vegan, plant based, plant based briefing, ======================== Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/the-quiet-acceleration-toward-a-plant-powered-planet/ ========================== Related Episodes: use search feature at https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/episodes-search ========================= The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies was established to extend the impact of Dr. Campbell's life changing research findings. For decades, T. Colin Campbell, PhD, has been at the forefront of nutrition education and research. He is the coauthor of the bestselling book, The China Study, and his legacy, the China Project, is one of the most comprehensive studies of health and nutrition ever conducted. Their mission is to promote optimal nutrition through science-based education, advocacy, and research. By empowering individuals and health professionals, we aim to improve personal, public, and environmental health. ====================== FOLLOW THE SHOW ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-based-briefing/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedbriefing/
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6 MIN