Plant Based Briefing
The daily inspiration you need to stay committed to your healthy, compassionate, and sustainable lifestyle.
I bring you the best insights 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.
Join our community of compassionate listeners who are passionate about making a positive impact through their choices.
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.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 1147
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
243: How Grass-Fed Beef is Duping Consumers, Again by Jessica Scott-Reid at SentientMedia.com and posted at All-Creatures.org
How grass-fed beef is duping consumers, again. By Jessica Scott-Reid at SentientMedia.org and posted at All-Creatures.org.
Original post: https://www.all-creatures.org/articles2/mdi-grass-fed-beef.h…
242: What is Nutritional Yeast? Health Benefits & How to Use It by Karen Asp at TheBeet.com
What is nutritional yeast? Health benefits and how to use it by Karen Asp at TheBeet.com.
Original post: https://thebeet.com/the-health-benefits-of-adding-nutritional-yeast-to-your-diet/
The Beet i…
241: 'How to Reduce the Glycemic Impact of Potatoes' & 'The Healthiest Type of Potato' by Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org
We’ve learned about potatoes and diabetes and hypertension in Episodes 212 and 216, and why you should chill and reheat potatoes in Episode 224. Today we learn how to reduce the glycemic impact of po…
240: Are CSA Boxes Worth It? Read This Before You Subscribe by Brigitte Gemme at VeganFamilyKitchen.com
Are CSA boxes worth it? Read this before you subscribe by Brigitte Gemme at VeganFamilyKitchen.com
Original post: https://veganfamilykitchen.com/find-joy-in-cooking/
Brigitte offers delicious whole…
239: How to Start a Sustainable At-Home Garden by Theresa “Sam” Houghton at NutritionStudies.org
Here’s what you need to know to start growing your own food at home—with as little waste as possible. From NutritionStudies.org
Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/how-to-start-a-sustainable…
238: Is It Possible to Fully Embrace Yoga Without Going Vegan? By Karen Asp at VegetarianTimes.com
Karen Asp discusses the 5 yamas of yoga and whether or not it’s possible to fully embrace yoga without living vegan. At VegetarianTimes.com.
Original post: https://www.vegetariantimes.com/health-nut…
237: Paleo: A Misguided Approach to Optimal Health by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org.
Followers of the Paleo diet argue that opportunistic consumption of animal products was common in the pre-agricultural era. However, for the majority of our existence, our species s…
236: Why This Undercover Investigator is Helping Others Expose Animal Abuse by Erin Wing of Animal Outlook at SentientMedia.org
Why this undercover investigator is helping others expose animal abuse. By Erin Wing at SentientMedia.org
Original post: https://sentientmedia.org/why-this-undercover-investigator-is-helping-others-…
235: NYC Declares March 20th “MeatOut Day” as a Holiday From Eating Meat by Maxwell Rabb at TheBeet.com
NYC declares March 20th “MeatOut Day” as a holiday from eating meat. By Maxwell Rabb at TheBeet.com.
Original post: https://thebeet.com/new-york-city-meatout-day/
The Beet is a plant-based platform …
234: Sports Drinks are Neither Safe Nor Effective by Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org
Sports Drinks are Neither Safe Nor Effective. Commercial influences may have corrupted the American College of Sports Medicine’s hydration guidelines. Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org explain…
233: ‘Should Cats & Dogs Eat Cows & Chickens?’ & ‘Farmed vs Cultured Meat: The Shocking Environmental Costs’ by BecauseAnimals.com
The animal agriculture "leftovers" we feed cats and dogs in commercial pet foods are not natural for them, and are often allergens. There are also shocking environmental costs to farmed meat. Because…
232: Chicken Talk: The Language of Chickens by Karen Davis at UPC-Online.org
Chickens are intelligent, communicative birds! Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns explains some of their sounds and communication methods, at UPC-Online.org.
Original post: https://www.upc-onlin…
231: Why You Should Say No to the Keto Diet by Shivam Joshi, MD at ForksOverKnives.com
Dr. Shivam Joshi explains why you should say no to the Keto diet. At ForksOverKnives.com.
Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/wellness/why-you-should-say-no-to-the-keto-diet/
Forks Ov…
230: 9 Female-Founded Vegan Brands to Support on International Women’s Day. By Stephanie McClain at TheBeet.com
9 female-founded vegan brands to support on International Women’s Day. By Stephanie McClain at TheBeet.com
Original post: https://thebeet.com/female-founded-vegan-brands-to-support-on-international-…
229: Cheese: A Brief History And The Origins Of Why Americans Can’t Get Enough by Switch4Good.org
Cow’s milk is not a health food – it’s a well-funded and strategic national marketing campaign that has become increasingly refined to target consumers over the decades. Learn the history from Switch…
228: What if Doctors Were Paid to Keep People Well? By Mike McGowan at NutritionStudies.org
What if Doctors were paid to keep people well? Mike McGowan explains how that might work, at NutritionStudies.org
Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/what-if-doctors-were-paid-to-keep-people…
227: How Deforestation for Animal Agriculture Threatens Our Forests by ProVeg.com
ProVeg International explains how deforestation and biodiversity loss from animal agriculture threaten our forests and affect climate change.
Original post: https://proveg.com/us/deforestation-anima…
226: From Obese Vegetarian to Fitter Than Ever on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet By Justin Weber at ForksOverKnives.com
Justin Weber lost 200 pounds and a whole bunch of health issues when switching to a Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) diet. He shares his story at ForksOverKnives.com.
Justin’s website and cookbook is l…
225: Alternatives to School Hatching Projects and Facts About Chickens: An Excerpt from Hatching Good Lessons by Karen Davis at UPC-Online.org
It’s spring hatching project time in some schools. Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns explains why teachers are strongly encouraged to replace hatching projects with programs and activities tha…
224: Glycemic Index of Potatoes: Why You Should Chill and Reheat Them by Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org
We’ve learned about potatoes and diabetes and hypertension in Episodes 212 and 216. Today we learn about the glycemic index of potatoes and why you should chill and reheat them. By Dr. Michael Greger…