Vegan Curious: Recent Episodes

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Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 4 they have two very special guests

Tammy Fry - of Fry's Family Food, one of the longest-established vegan companies. She re-tells the incredible story of how the business started and explains what the company has coming in the future

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Lousie Palmer Masterton - the founder of innovative Cambridge/London vegan restaurant Stem & Glory explains how her team have responded to the challenges of lockdown and how it has lead to re-think of their approach

Also in this episode

• Burger King is back with its plant-based Rebel Whopper - but can vegans trust the company to get it right this time

• The vegan product that has the worse reviews ever on the Sainsbury's website. Is it really that bad?

• Sara gushes over high-end vegan pastries

• Sara also discovers a new vegan supermarket

• And will China be the world's leading vegan superpower?

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Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 3 they speak to Instagram influencer Farm Girl Goes Vegan

Also in this episode

• The best offerings for a vegan Valentine's Day - all the meal kits you might want to order

• Why more older people are going vegan

• Is the world ready for vegan pet food

• Domino's vegan pizza taste tested

• And is the M&S Plant kitchen range all it is cracked up to be?

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Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 2 they speak to Stu Forsyth, CEO and Founder of the Minor Figures oat milk/coffee brand.

Also in this episode

• The Veganuary backlash - the meat and dairy industry strike back 

• Everything you need to know about cultured or lab-processed meat as featured in the new book by Jim Mellon, Moo's Law

• Oatly's controversial ad campaign

• The vegan restaurant with a Michelin star - does it matter?

• Vegan Magnums, Higgedy vegan quiches, Huel's new savoury products, Roar ice cream and more

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Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In this episode, they discuss a Veganuary like no other. Including...

• Lots of tips for getting through Veganuary

• The top new vegan launches this month from vegan quiche to vegan salad cream and beyond

• Morrisson's rather cool new vegan starter pack

• Vegan book special including an extended interview with Deb Olin Unferth, author of a brilliant new novel, Barn 8, that takes in animal rights issues, social activism, veganism and how super chickens might out live humans

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Sara and Ashley discuss

• How to stay fit and healthy during the latter end of the lockdown

• The joys of Basilico pizzas

• Whatever happenned to vegan dating?

• Some top tips for maintaining a vegan diet during lockdown

• Vegan trainers 

• And ducks

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara talk Matt Turner of the Vegan Society who talks about

• Why people have been adopting vegan diets during lockdown

• What the future for veganism is post-lockdown

• Concern about future pandemics and their links to meat

• Some top tips for maintaining a vegan diet during lockdown

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• Ashley and Sara check out the new vegan breakfast pizza from Papa John's

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara talk to the team behind the vegan food company Plates, hearing a story about how a chef's illness led him to start championing a vegan diet

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• Some top tips for maintaining a vegan diet during lockdown

• Whether the Coronavirus is going to lead to the growth of veganism

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara discuss the different types of vegans

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• Sara's tour of posh London vegan food including the brilliant Clove Shop

• Animal Rebellion's Harley McDonald Eckersall on why direct action is a must for vegans

• Ashley raves once again about Purezza and CookDaily

• Quick profile of Co-op's new vegan Gro range

• Why people hate vegans? 

• The five different types of veganism

• Sara discovers that Pot Noodle is vegan (sighs)

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara hit the Veganuary goodies hard chomping on...

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• Greggs Vegan Steak bake

• KFC Zero chicken burger

• Costa ham and Cheaze toastie and more

• They talk to lawyer Peter Daly whose representation of Jordi Casamitjana has lead to a judge ruling that ethical veganism is a protected belief

• They discuss the different types of veganism

• And what the ruling means for both employees and employers

• Plus lots of tips on what first timers need to bear in mind when they start Veganuary

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara talk Christmas vegan scoffing, do a review of 2019 and to get you in the mood for Veganuary tell you lots of things you probably didn't know about it.

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• Interview with Ami Tadaa of Tyne Chease - who pioneered artisan vegan cheese in the Uk, but has never ever tasted real cheese

• Sara's big fat vegan quiz of the year

• Sara raves about Club Mexican. Ashley about Dirty Vegan

• The last word on vegan pigs in blankets 

• Review of Lewis Hamilton's Neat Burger

• Plus lots of tips on what first timers need to bear in mind when they start Veganuary

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara talk vegan supplements. They speak to Josh Boulding the co-founder and CEO of Vivo Life - who talks about how the online store has now developed its range of vegan nutrients, what are his views on vegan protein intake, what athletes need to be thinking about and loads more

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• Sara names London's best vegan pizza!

• They discuss whether people hating vegans is a myth

• Ashley takes on new Tesco vegan offerings

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara take a trip to the Houses of Parliament to meet Kerry McCarthy, the Labour MP for Bristol East. Kerry was the UK's first ever vegan MP, and for a while she was in the only one in parliament. We asked to share her journey to veganism, explaining her views on the Meat Tax, Extinction Rebellion and Jeremy Corbyn's dietary habits. 

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• Sara's passion for Subway's new vegan option

• Lewis Hamilton's vegan chain Neat Burger

• A quick review of Gamechangers

• How veganism has taken over US cities

• The hottest new vegan burger chain that you have never heard of 

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara meet Áine Carlin, who just so happens to be Sara's favourite vegan chef and author. Áine has written some amazing and inspiring books including; Keep it Vegan, The New Vegan & CookShareEatVegan. In the interview she talks about how she became vegan, what the main challenges are when creating vegan food and why new vegans shouldn't be too hard on themselves

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• Review of Stem and Glory - ace Cambridge vegan restaurant that has now opened a London branch

• The best vegan doughnuts

• Wagamama's new vegan dish - the one with the fake egg

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara meet Laura Scott, an ultra endurance cyclist who also just happens to be a vegan. She talks about fitness, nutrition and the power of Oreos. They also discuss whether it is easy to lose weight on a vegan diet

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• How the EU is going to outlaw the veggie burger (no really)

• If Berlin is Europe's vegan capital

• London's best under the radar vegan restaurant

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara discuss accidentally vegan food and find out there's a lot more than just Oreo Cookies.

They also find out whether vegans pay more when eating out - looking at the so called 'vegan tax.' 

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• What happens to lapsed vegans? Why do they give up?

• Why veganism needs to be at the heart of the climate change movement

• Is Brighton the UK's vegan capital?

• Is dust vegan?

• A review of vegan nutella

• And how much soya can you eat with a hangover?

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara take on the issue that divides vegans everywhere - namely which is the best nut milk? What should you use for coffee, cereal and hot chocolate, and can tea made with non dairy milk ever be drinkable?

They also wonder why coffee shops are still charging extra for non-dairy milks...

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• Sara also reviews three different types of vegan ice cream - including the new Vegan Magnum

• Ashley also makes Sara eat Badger's vegan tuna mayonnaise and the seaweed superfood Dulse

• A review of The End Of Meat -  a film that looks at what will happen to the world when eating meat is finally history

• Sara also tries out London's poshest veggie restaurant - Vanilla Black

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In the Vegan Curious interview special Ashley talks to Josiah Meldrum, founder of innovative beans and pulses grower Hodmedod.

They discuss how Brexit might end up changing the way that we think about food, and why it might lead to a resurgence in home grown products

You can also learn more about the history of growing beans/pulses in the UK. Hear about the revival of Quinoa as a great British product and hear why sustainability is becoming more and more important to British Farmers

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In the third episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara travel to Brixton to check out La Fauxmagerie - the UK's first ever vegan cheese shop.

They  taste some incredible vegan cheeses and talk to shop owners Rachel and Charlotte Stevens about why it is now time for vegan cheese to go mainstream

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• Everything you need to know about the massive, smelly, slimy superfood that's taking over the globe - Jackfruit

• How vegan creme eggs are coming your way very soon

Plus the latest new vegan food lines, new vegan restaurants, bad cheese puns and more

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In the second episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara discuss...

• The amazing growth of vegan fashion with Jessica Stanley, Managing Editor of content for Liberty

• Why there might be a vegan US President one day soon

• Should vegans be hung up about eating Palm Oil, which pops up in lots of vegan processed food?

Plus the latest new vegan food lines, new vegan restaurants, bad cheese puns and more

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In the first episode of a vegan podcast aimed at curious vegans as well as veggies/flexis who want to try veganism, Ashley and Sara (with special guest Alice) discuss...

• Whether the Greggs' vegan sausage roll was a PR stunt. They then taste test four others

• With the launch of vegan shrimps (wtf) has the trend for offering fake meat/fish gone too far

• Is Veganuary still a tricky thing to do?

• Why so many veggie restaurants are now going fully vegan