120 episodes

Life is always easier and more exciting when you have friends to share in your journey, and the path to plant-based living is no exception! On the Plant-Powered People Podcast, you’ll hear from folks who’ve embraced plant-based living while they share their experiences overcoming obstacles in the most graceful (and sometimes not-so-graceful) ways.

Join hosts Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan) and Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant Based on a Budget) every other week as they tackle challenges like being the only vegan in the family, what it’s like to be plant-based while working at a non-veg restaurant job, and more!

Plant-Powered People Podcast Toni Okamoto and Michelle Cehn

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    • 4.8 • 347 Ratings

Life is always easier and more exciting when you have friends to share in your journey, and the path to plant-based living is no exception! On the Plant-Powered People Podcast, you’ll hear from folks who’ve embraced plant-based living while they share their experiences overcoming obstacles in the most graceful (and sometimes not-so-graceful) ways.

Join hosts Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan) and Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant Based on a Budget) every other week as they tackle challenges like being the only vegan in the family, what it’s like to be plant-based while working at a non-veg restaurant job, and more!

    The Evolution of Vegan with VegNews Magazine Co-Founder Colleen Holland

    The Evolution of Vegan with VegNews Magazine Co-Founder Colleen Holland

    Gain inspiration and insight as Colleen Holland, co-founder of VegNews Magazine, shares how by putting her energy into her passion, she was able to reach the world and watch it change and tell the story today of how the vegan scene has evolved over the past three decades. 


    Episode Show Notes Newsletter Sign-Up Support Our Podcast on Patreon Your Hosts: Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant-Based on a Budget) & Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan)
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    Resources
    Plant-Based on a Budget (budget recipes) World of Vegan (vegan recipes and guides) The Thrive Bundle The Friendly Vegan Cookbook Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans Connect with World of Vegan
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    • 57 min
    Breaking the Cycle of Heart Disease with Dr. Columbus Batiste

    Breaking the Cycle of Heart Disease with Dr. Columbus Batiste

    The power to save your life—and the lives of your loved ones!—is in your hands, right this minute, with these keys to transforming your heart health! Dr. Columbus Batiste, renowned cardiologist, speaks from the heart and to our hearts with these compelling, life-giving tips.


    Episode Show Notes Newsletter Sign-Up Support Our Podcast on Patreon Your Hosts: Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant-Based on a Budget) & Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan)
    Thanks for tuning in to the Plant-Powered People Podcast! Be sure to subscribe at PlantPoweredPodcast.com to get our podcast e-mail newsletters. 
    Resources
    Plant-Based on a Budget (budget recipes) World of Vegan (vegan recipes and guides) The Thrive Bundle The Friendly Vegan Cookbook Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans Connect with World of Vegan
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    The Look-Great, Feel-Amazing, Age-Later Lifestyle with Victoria Moran

    The Look-Great, Feel-Amazing, Age-Later Lifestyle with Victoria Moran

    Here's one who actually lived it! A testimony of a vegan who has lived how researchers & doctors have taught for forty years and has reaped incredible benefits in the aging process at a thriving 72 years young. She reveals her tried & true process for adding years and youthfulness to your life! 
    Episode Show Notes Newsletter Sign-Up Support Our Podcast on Patreon Your Hosts: Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant-Based on a Budget) & Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan)
    Thanks for tuning in to the Plant-Powered People Podcast! Be sure to subscribe at PlantPoweredPodcast.com to get our podcast e-mail newsletters. 
    Resources
    Plant-Based on a Budget (budget recipes) World of Vegan (vegan recipes and guides) The Thrive Bundle The Friendly Vegan Cookbook Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans Connect with World of Vegan
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    • 50 min
    Reducing Waste with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau for Earth Month

    Reducing Waste with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau for Earth Month

    How can we live sustainably when excess and waste are all around us? Today’s guest shows us how to flip the switch from the overwhelming “there’s so much to do” to the empowering “there’s so much we CAN do!” Colleen Patrick-Goudeau reveals just how simple it can be, from packaging you didn't even know you could reduce to swaps that might surprise you!
    Episode Show Notes Newsletter Sign-Up Support Our Podcast on Patreon Your Hosts: Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant-Based on a Budget) & Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan)
    Thanks for tuning in to the Plant-Powered People Podcast! Be sure to subscribe at PlantPoweredPodcast.com to get our podcast e-mail newsletters. 
    Resources
    Plant-Based on a Budget (budget recipes) World of Vegan (vegan recipes and guides) The Thrive Bundle The Friendly Vegan Cookbook Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans Connect with World of Vegan
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    • 1 hr 8 min
    Scrappy Cooking with Carleigh Bodrug

    Scrappy Cooking with Carleigh Bodrug

    Stretch your food budget while saving the planet and enjoying fabulous flavors with these phenomenal tips by our good friend and THE expert on scrappy cooking, Carleigh Bodrug of PlantYou. She shares everything from how to make your fresh greens last for weeks, to how to make versatile kitchen staples out of what is often thrown away.
    Episode Show Notes Newsletter Sign-Up Support Our Podcast on Patreon Your Hosts: Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant-Based on a Budget) & Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan)
    Thanks for tuning in to the Plant-Powered People Podcast! Be sure to subscribe at PlantPoweredPodcast.com to get our podcast e-mail newsletters. 
    Resources
    Plant-Based on a Budget (budget recipes) World of Vegan (vegan recipes and guides) The Thrive Bundle The Friendly Vegan Cookbook Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans Connect with World of Vegan
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    • 53 min
    Why We Should All Turn Lawns into Pollinator Gardens & How to Do It On A Budget

    Why We Should All Turn Lawns into Pollinator Gardens & How to Do It On A Budget

    Bring joy to yourself and your neighbors, as you break from the norm and support the birds, butterflies, and bees with this gardening-made-easy episode!
    Learn how anybody, with whatever space you already have, can make huge strides in supporting your local wildlife and ecosystem, all while growing your own delicious & nutritious & affordable food supply.
    Farmer, researcher, and naturalist extraordinaire Jimmy Videle joins us to show just how doable it is to start small with a veganic garden, from building happy soil to saving money on seeds - it's all here to get you growing today!
    Episode Show Notes Newsletter Sign-Up Support Our Podcast on Patreon Your Hosts: Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant-Based on a Budget) & Michelle Cehn (founder of World of Vegan)
    Thanks for tuning in to the Plant-Powered People Podcast! Be sure to subscribe at PlantPoweredPodcast.com to get our podcast e-mail newsletters. 
    Resources
    Plant-Based on a Budget (budget recipes) World of Vegan (vegan recipes and guides) The Thrive Bundle The Friendly Vegan Cookbook Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans Connect with World of Vegan
    Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook Newsletter

    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
347 Ratings

347 Ratings

glimadoll ,

Outstanding podcast!!

Thank you so much for superb, practical information! Has added tools to my nutritional toolkit. Loved the info in transforming lawns to pollinator garden. Thanks!!

jess plz be available name ,

Cozy podcast

I love this podcast! Being a vegan is hard in a harshly nonvegan world, but Toni and Michelle’s spirits lift you up and they both share such great values. They are sweethearts and have great guests on their podcasts! Love love love 💕

arlena07 ,

Motivating for a Plant-Based Lifestyle

I just found this podcast a few months ago and have been binge listening ever since. I listen to the new episodes as they come out, then go back and pick up where I left off with the older ones. I LOVE this podcast. I’m not yet caught up all the way, but I have a lot to say!

This is truly like having 2 vegan friends who discuss all things related to veganism. Consuming plant-based media helps keep me motivated as I have no vegan friends IRL.
This podcast is truly evergreen and even the first episodes from years ago have info that can be used now.
I love Toni. I love how she is always complimentary to Michelle, lifting her up and celebrating her.
I agree with Michelle and would banish Uggs from existence.
Toni - I don’t go on Nextdoor anymore either. It’s a snake pit.
Since you asked in your 11/1 episode, I am a middle-aged woman with no kids (by choice), just trying to make healthy, yummy, whole food plant based meals for my husband and myself.
Constructive feedback- please don’t piggyback on each other’s questions to guests. I’ve noticed multiple times where the guest doesn’t remember all that was asked and the questions go unanswered. And sometimes I really want to know those answers.

Thank you for an amazing resource!

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