No-Bullsh!t Vegan Karina Inkster

Professor Laura Fox is the Douglas M. Costle Chair in Environmental Law and Director of the Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic at Vermont Law & Graduate School.
In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of pork, eggs, and veal from animals that were raised in extreme confinement and unsanitary conditions, regardless of where they were raised (in California or elsewhere). Groups with farming interests challenged this law. Recently, the Supreme Court rejected the challenge, upholding Proposition 12.
Professor Fox and I discuss the implications of this decision on animal welfare in the future, its food safety and public health effects, how her work fits in with her long-term veganism, and more.

Vangile Makwakwa is an author, podcast host, founder of wealthy-money.com, and of course: vegan!
Vangile shares her vegan story, how veganism factors into the retreats she leads, and how it supported her through releasing trauma.
Speaking to the impact that different forms of systemic oppression have on personal finances and wealth, Vangile discusses her finance journey from a deeply personal perspective, and outlines how that has informed her career.

You’ve probably heard a lot of the discussions. They may sing the praises of the Mediterranean diet, talk about the detrimental nature of oils, and frame Forks Over Knives as the be-all, end-all. Beyond the surface though, what does the actual science say?
Dr. Scott Lear has been a leading scientist in preventing heart disease for over 20 years. Scott is a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, and he conducts research into how lifestyle can prevent and manage heart disease - and other chronic diseases. He has heart disease himself and writes a bi-weekly blog (Become Your Healthiest You) and co-hosts the How to Health podcast to share his expertise and patient experience regarding healthy living. 

Why is evidence-based veganism important? Why does pseudoscience damage the vegan movement? What is pseudoscience, anyway?
On this episode of The No-B.S. Vegan, Jaebien Rosario joins me to talk about some of my favourite topics, including these questions [and many more!]
Jaebien is a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer with a background in psychology, public health, and philosophy. Currently, he studies public health at a graduate level and is interested in plant-based nutrition, critical thinking, and longevity. 

Isaias Hernandez is an Environmental Educator & Content Creator of QueerBrownVegan, where he educates people on the intersecting climate crises through a justice-oriented lens.
Isaias and I discuss intersectionality, veganism and food insecurity, BIPOC voices in veganism, de-centreing whiteness in environmentalism/veganism, diversity and inclusion, and much [much] more.

Scholar, author, and editor Dr. Gregory Tague is on the show to discuss his book, The Vegan Evolution: Transforming Diets and Agriculture. We talk about how and why veganism needs to be the wave of the future for human and planetary health, educating young members of our society, and why anatomically modern humans are not born hunters and eaters of meat.

From Gregory’s book: “We are genetically predisposed to eat for survival, but we are not genetically programmed to eat meat three times a day any more than we are mechanized to eat candy bars.”

“The evolutionary case for veganism is about shifts in cultural attitudes, values, and beliefs that are advantageous to humans, ecosystems, and animals.”