Vegan Squad Pod

Vegan Squad
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Welcome to the Vegan Squad Pod, the #1 podcast for people who want to thrive on a vegan lifestyle—mind, body, and purpose! Hosted by the team at Vegan Squad Coaching, this show is dedicated to help & inspire you to find your voice, speak up for animals, and rise as a leader in the movement for animal liberation. Whether you're vegan-curious, newly vegan, or have been living this lifestyle for years, this podcast is your space to deepen your conviction and create real impact for animals, people, and the planet.

  1. Jun 3

    Elevating Your Vegan Activism Through Fitness and Vigils With Sergio Pinedo

    Looking to improve your vegan activism? Join us as we discuss effective vegan activism with vegan activist & Vegan Squad Coaching client Sergio Pinedo! Sergio shares how documentaries like Earthlings pushed him from five years vegetarian to vegan, and how attending LA Animal Save vigils changed his perspective by confronting the reality of animal transport and slaughter, documenting animals’ lives, and providing brief relief like water and gentle touch. Sergio describes why vigils matter for both vegans and pre-vegans, the scale of slaughter, and how activism can include Cubes of Truth, marches, social media, sanctuaries, and self-care to avoid burnout. Sergio also shares his journey of gaining weight after going vegan, which lead him to working with John and losing 30+ lbs in 6 months to build confidence and become a better activist, emphasizing the important of fitness and wearing vegan shirts as a form visible vegan representation/advocacy. Thank you for following along and listening to the Vegan Squad Pod! Please leave a review, share this episode with a friend, and subscribe! Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thevegansurge/ 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    1h 1m

  2. May 27

    Exploring Vegan Activism with Juliet, Founder of Viva!, the UK’s Largest Vegan Charity

    Today we interview Juliet, founder of Viva! Charity, the UK’s largest vegan campaigning organization! Juliet shares about her mission to make the world vegan and Viva!’s four pillars: animal investigations, health, environment, and helping people change through resources like the free Vegan Recipe Club. Juliet recounts Viva!’s Hogwood investigation of a UK mega pig farm, including the horrific conditions found, the team's rescue of a sow and piglets, a cinema ad Viva! created contrasting sanctuary life with factory farming, and sustained supporter actions that led Tesco to stop selling from Hogwood and the farm becoming financially unviable and slated for demolition. She shares her early activism, going vegetarian at 13 and vegan at about 28, her work with the UK Vegetarian Society before founding Viva! in 1994, and lessons from filming a pig slaughterhouse and speaking with slaughterhouse workers. Our discussion emphasizes meeting people where they are, the power of public opinion, politics, outreach, and individual influence through everyday conversations and purchasing choices! We hope you enjoy this amazing episode & are inspired to start speaking up for animals yourself! Learn more about Viva! here: https://viva.org.uk/ If you’d like to gain lifetime free access to the Vegan Squad Online Community, learn more here: https://vegansquadcoaching.com/community Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vivacharity/ 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    1h 7m

  3. May 20

    Activism Through Veganizing Classic Candy Bars: Felicia Hanson of Break Free Candy

    Today we are joined by Felicia (Fee) Hanson, owner of Break Free Candy and Sweet Hazel and Co.! Through creating vegan versions of classic candy bars and using food as activism, Fee is a pioneer in the vegan community. Fee shares how seeing a dairy farm video sparked her vegan journey in August 2019, and how she then used her culinary background to recreate vegan versions of typically animal-based candy bars like Twix, Snickers, Milky Way, and more! Fee’s goal: to win over vegans and non-vegans by taste, while avoiding stigma. She describes starting Break Free through selling bars out of her trunk during COVID, moving into commissary and brick-and-mortar operations, and then navigating the challenge of staying afloat financially. As a vegan activist in her own right, Fee emphasizes the importance of community, inclusivity, and hiring marginalized groups. Enjoy this episode from your favorite vegan candy creator!! Use code “SQUAD” on your next order to get an additional FOUR candy bars for FREE! Get your bars here: https://breakfreecandy.com/discount/Vegansquad If you’d like to gain lifetime free access to the Vegan Squad Online Community, learn more here: https://vegansquadcoaching.com/community Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/breakfreecandy/ 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    48 min

  4. May 13

    From Walking Into A Slaughterhouse to Worldwide Activism: James Hoot Filmographer & Musician

    Today we're joined by James Hoot, an Indonesia-based activist, filmographer, and musician. James discusses running Fauna Films, through which he is creating localized pro-vegan visual media in the Global South, including a four-part Indonesian series hosted by a well-known comedian that highlights naturally plant-based Indonesian foods, colonial influences on animal product consumption, and issues like widespread dairy intolerance and imported dairy cows. James shares his background from a non-vegan family, including a mother who lobbied for animal agriculture, and describes pivotal experiences: accidentally entering a Bolivian slaughterhouse, an ayahuasca trip centered on slaughterhouse suffering, extensive vigils and documentation with the Animal Save Movement, and creating the Planet Vegan series. We hope you enjoy our thought-provoking conversation on burnout, self-care, making activism sustainable and paid, psychedelics’ role in empathy, trust and self-kindness, and James’s pantheistic spirituality connecting veganism to reconnection with Earth and reducing violence. Thank you for following along and listening to the Vegan Squad Pod! Please leave a review, share this episode with a friend, and subscribe! Learn more about Fauna Films here: https://www.faunafilms.org/ Follow James' Spotify & check out his music!: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wOaBCzLNu0J8I7r6n61nz?si=OrxsjYB8Rde88MR51pf6OQ Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/jamesahoot 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    1h 1m

  5. May 6

    Behind the Scenes at Ziggy's Refuge Farm Sanctuary: Creating Better Lives for the Victims of Animal Cruelty

    Today we're joined by the incredible Jay Yontz, co-founder of Ziggy’s Refuge animal sanctuary, to discuss vegan activism through animal sanctuaries. Jay shares how meeting his wife Kristen and her pet pig, Ziggy, in St. John led him toward veganism, traveling the U.S. in an RV with “Ziggy the Traveling Piggy,” and founding Ziggy’s Refuge Farm Sanctuary in 2016. Jay explains their current work caring for nearly 100 residents, specializing in disabled animals with a prosthetics lab, wheelchairs, and advanced veterinary care like stem-cell therapy! Our conversation emphasizes the importance of veterinary care, adoption, and keeping bonded families together. The residents at Ziggy's Refuge are ambassadors for the vegan movement and we hope you enjoy learning more about their stories and are inspired to vegan or to support animals like them by volunteering! Please support Ziggy's here: https://www.patreon.com/ziggysrefuge Learn more about Ziggy's Refuge here: https://www.ziggysrefuge.org/ We're so excited for you to listen to this amazing episode and we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments! Thank you for following along and listening to the Vegan Squad Pod! Please leave a review, share this episode with a friend, and subscribe! Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/ziggysrefuge/ 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    51 min

  6. Apr 29

    URGENT! THE DOGS NEED OUR HELP - Interview with Ridglan Activist Tiffany

    Today, vegan activist Tiffany recounts her experience taking part in the world’s largest open rescue at Ridglan Farms - a coordinated effort to save beagles from a facility with documented violations. She describes the severe cruelty the dogs endure, including confinement in small cages and invasive procedures such as cherry eye surgery and vocal cord cutting performed without anesthesia. Tiffany also details the intense response faced by activists during the rescue, including hours of tear gas and pepper spray, the use of rubber bullets, as well as arrests and injuries. Please keep pressure on officials and continue outreach to secure the dogs’ release before July 1. HOW TO DEMAND THE RIDGLAN DOGS BE RELEASED: Call WI AG Josh Kaul at (608) 266-1221 → Dial 4Say: “Investigate Ridglan Farms and release the beagles into safe homes.” Form: joshkaul.org/contact-us Email: County_Board_Recipients@danecounty.gov Call. Submit. Share. To sign the petition & donate to the cause, visit: savethedogs.io Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/t.and.thepack/ 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes!

    29 min

  7. Apr 24

    URGENT! HELP Save the Remaining 2,000 Dogs Facing Cruelty by Ridgland Farms

    Today, Ella Magers and Jessica Nieves share their experience on the front lines of the recent Ridgland Farms Beagle rescue effort. They describe the illegal cruelty toward 2,000 beagles bred and sold for research, including claims of non-veterinary procedures, vocal cord cutting without anesthesia, and escalating on-site experimentation tied to profit. Ella and Jess describe their extensive nonviolent direct-action training, only to be met with tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and injuries, which helped propel the story into national attention. Please keep pressure on officials and continue outreach to secure the dogs’ release before July 1. HOW TO DEMAND THE RIDGLAN DOGS BE RELEASED: Call WI AG Josh Kaul at (608) 266-1221 → Dial 4Say: “Investigate Ridglan Farms and release the beagles into safe homes.” Form: joshkaul.org/contact-us Email: County_Board_Recipients@danecounty.gov Call. Submit. Share. To sign the petition & donate to the cause, visit: savethedogs.io Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/jessfortheanimals 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/sexyfitvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    55 min

  8. Apr 22

    Rap Your Way to Activism: Jimmy Cashpey's Vegan Journey

    Today we're joined by activist and rapper Jimmy Cashpey (James Aspey), who shares how he went from health-motivated vegetarianism to ethical veganism after learning the realities shown in Earthlings. He recounts taking a year-long vow of silence to raise awareness, traveling across Australia visiting sanctuaries and factory farms, rescuing animals, cycling after his van broke down, and breaking his silence with a vegan message on a major Australian morning TV show. Jimmy discusses activism burnout, chronic pain, social media backlash, and why he shifted from purely encouraging outreach to a tougher, more shame-driven honesty he believes is missing. He explains how he now uses “gangster rap” and music videos as strategic activism to communicate animal-rights realities. We're so excited for you to listen to this amazing episode and we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments! Thank you for following along and listening to the Vegan Squad Pod! Please share this episode with a friend and subscribe! Stay connected with us on Instagram! 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/vegansquadcoaching 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/jamesaspey/ 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan 🌱 https://www.instagram.com/yourveganmentor1/ Subscribe to our YouTube! 🌱 Find LIVE recordings of our episodes! Book a free consult call to unlock your vegan potential with the support of an expert Vegan Squad Coach! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/apply Check out our free resources! 👉 https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources

    1h 9m
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Welcome to the Vegan Squad Pod, the #1 podcast for people who want to thrive on a vegan lifestyle—mind, body, and purpose! Hosted by the team at Vegan Squad Coaching, this show is dedicated to help & inspire you to find your voice, speak up for animals, and rise as a leader in the movement for animal liberation. Whether you're vegan-curious, newly vegan, or have been living this lifestyle for years, this podcast is your space to deepen your conviction and create real impact for animals, people, and the planet.

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  • Creator
    Vegan Squad
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    20
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    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Vegan Squad
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