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Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.

This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.

Video version: https://youtu.be/0iOxJgIRzVs

The key topics in today's episode:
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Running events
10:00 - Banning fur on the Queens guards caps
15:00 - Wasting tax payers money
17:00 - The platypus is at risk
23:00 - Cow Burp masks
30:00 - A history on bioplastics
35:00 - The different kinds of bioplastics
40:00 - Denmarks world of plastics
46:00 - Where bioplastics should be used
50:00 - The positives of bioplastics
52:00 - The pitfalls of bioplastics
57:00 - Final thoughts
59:00 - Sustainability tip (visit website for names of plants)
01:01:00 - Solar power overtaking coal in Australia
01:03:30 - Tanzania wildlife trade
01:05:00 - California banning new gas car sales

Resources:
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"We can all play our part by becoming educated and knowledgable on what is really going on."

Today’s conversation is with Kate & Mick McIntyre. This Aussie couple founded the independent film production company called Second Nature Films that recently produced an SBS on demand series, Eating Plants. Their work includes award winning feature films Kangaroo, Yogawoman, What to do about Whales and Aussie Rules the World. It’s seen their films positively reviewed in the NY Times, LA Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, BBC and Le Monde. The most recent docu-series Eating Plants looks at the global dietary sensation that is plant based foods. It features the likes on Dr. Neal Barnard, Eric Adams, Miyoko Shinner, Shaun Morison and more.

Video version: https://youtu.be/JnYcaaKgUq8
The key topics in today's episode:
05:30 - The release of Eating Plants
10:00 - Making a series during lockdown
14:00 - Highlights of Eating Plants
20:30 - Push back from networks due to being plant based
27:00 - Shooting food related content tips
33:00 - Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story
45:00 - The grim reality of how we treat kangaroos
58:00 - Regulatory bodies and if they work
01:00:00 - Coexistence with kangaroos

Resources:
Connect with Kate & Mick:
Website | https://www.secondnaturefilms.com.au/
Watch Eating Plants | https://www.eatingplants.tv/
Watch Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story | https://kangaroothemovie.com/
Kangaroo Charity | https://www.kangaroosalive.org/
Kangaroo Alive Trailer (EXPLICIT FOOTAGE) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKEDoOhACB8

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"Doing the best with what you have is the best way to get started with sustainability."

Today’s conversation is with Jhánneu. Jhánneu is a blogger, influencer, writer and expert on all things sustainability, she’s also been featured on Forbes, Buzzfeed and Goodful. She focuses specifically on sustainable skincare and lifestyle changes everyday people can make to contribute towards a cleaner future.

Video version: https://youtu.be/SwNdNLvXlLY
The key topics in today's episode:
03:00 - New sustainability learnings
07:00 - Is zero waste realistic
12:00 - Developing sustainable habits
14:00 - Sustainable clothes
17:00 - What is minimalism
21:00 - Eco friendly skin care
29:00 - Communicating with the public
34:00 - The beginners journey to sustainability
36:30 - Running an ethical business

Resources:
Connect with Jhánneu:
Website | https://jhanneu.com/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jhanneu/?hl=en
Twitter | https://twitter.com/jhanneu_?lang=en
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVL2CaO3PUfC_CgjSUqlNA

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"When we protect the environment, we need to do it in a way that protects economic growth as well, because this brings huge social and economical benefits."

Today’s conversation is with Professor Pericles Pilidis. Pericles completed his doctorate in Gas Turbine Engineering at Glasgow University for many years he was the director of the Thermal Power Masters course and Head of the Gas Turbine Engineering Group at Cranfield University. Since 1994 he has been working on Hydrogen projects for gas turbines in air, land & sea applications and has published many papers on the subject. Which is why I wanted to have him on the show. In the effort to tackle climate change we need to take advantage of every known technological solution. Currently Pilidis takes large part in gas turbine research and postgraduate education, is the course director of the masters of science in Thermal power and contributes to hydrogen projects. His career has seen him work with Rolls Royce, Airbus, EasyJet and Boeing, among many others.

Video version: https://youtu.be/p_-rAgmwhwA

The key topics in today's episode:
04:00 - Perclies Background
06:30 - What is sustainability
09:00 - Hydrogen power
12:00 - The source of hydrogen
17:00 - The cost of Hydrogen
19:00 - Powering the UK with renewables
23:00 - Improving gas turbines
25:00 - The lack of resources
27:00 - Hydrogen powered aircrafts (slides)
33:00 - The challenges to overcome for hydrogen
37:00 - Decarbonise the UK
40:00 - Powering the world
43:00 - Importing energy
47:00 - Hydro powered cars
54:00 - The role of consumers
58:00 - Will renewables make travel more expensive
01:01:00 - Hydrogen powered tankers

Resources:
Connect with Pericles:
Email | p.pilidis@cranfield.ac.uk
Publications | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=author:%22Pilidis%20P%22
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pericles-pilidis/

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Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.

This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.

Video version: https://youtu.be/F558_K180KQ

The key topics in today's episode:
01:45 - Travelling Asia highlights
04:00 - Eating vegan in Thailand
06:30 - Meeting villagers
16:30 - The dark side of Asia
19:30 - Animal sanctuaries
25:00 - Training for a half-marathon
30:00 - McPlant In Australia - *insert headline*
32:00 - Will the impossible burger change your gender?
38:00 - The renewable potential in Africa *insert headline* and then export
43:30 - Climate change is killing elephants *insert headline*
48:30 - Is it possible to have a plastic free ocean? *insert headline*
51:30 - How much plastic enters the ocean?
56:30 - Where plastic waste come from
01:00:00 - The contributors to this waste problem
01:02:00 - What’s being done about the plastic problem
01:12:00 - River clean up systems
01:16:30 - Solving 65% of our plastic issue
01:20:30 - Waste Sharks
01:30:00 - How recycling can be detrimental
01:35:00 - Always be refusing
01:41:00 - Sustainability tip with a Steripen
01:43:00 - Canberra banning fossil free vehicles
01:46:00 - Qantas introducing mock meats
01:48:00 - Rex Airlines going electric

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In this week's episode I welcome Ingrid and Cecilia Reygers, mother and daughter  , co-founders of Alonga World and bath passionate about health and the Vedic sciences. Their story is incredible and extremely eclectic and inspirational to say the least.

Enjoy as we discuss the basics of Ayurveda as well as how to make it accessible for you at home with simple practices and habits. 

Behind Alonga 

Raised in Brazil and inspired by her great interest in health and natural ways of living, Ingrid pursued her education as an Ayurvedic therapist. Her youngest daughter Cecilia, after her business degree, attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to become a holistic nutrition coach. With this knowledge and the vision to spread a healthy lifestyle through a natural diet, mother and daughter founded the creative family business ALONGA®, an exclusive manufactory for exquisite Ayurvedic spice mixtures and a center for yoga, Ayurvedic knowledge transfer and holistic health coaching.

In the development and processing of their products, they are guided by deep conviction in uncompromising quality, sustainability and the millennia-old science of Ayurvedic teachings.The health aspects of Ayurveda as well as the incredible variety of taste are the incentives when Ingrid and Cecilia, as a kind of 'alchemists of flavors', create, hand- roast and process their spice blends.

The gentle roasting and crushing process of the exclusively organic certified spices retains the essential oils and natural flavors. This process makes ALONGA® products a unique taste experience.
ALONGA® spice blends are the soul of lovingly prepared dishes and stand for physical well-being and individual cooking pleasure. 

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"When you look at the vast majority of disposal and production sites of plastic, they're in communities that have been long underserved. There's a pattern here and there's a reason."

Today we’re talking to Erica Cirino, a science writer, author, artist and communications manager of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. Erica’s work focuses a lot around plastic crisis and how it’s affecting us and the whole world around us. She chronicled her work in her new book, thicker than water which explored solutions to our plastic problem.

Video version: https://youtu.be/IcN6f65JjQw
The key topics in today's episode:
04:00 - Erica's background
08:30 - Why is plastic a problem?
14:30 - The racial issue with plastic
18:00 - Building a plastic-free home
26:00 - How the industry influences the public
41:00 - Where to start  if you want to reduce plastic use
46:00 - Visiting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
55:00 - Fake solutions
59:00 - The role of businesses

Resources:
Connect with Erica:
Website | http://www.ericacirino.com/
Book | https://islandpress.org/books/thicker-water
Website | https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/

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"If there is a forest standing, it's because there are people there standing with the forest."

Today’s conversation is with Paloma Costa, a Brazilian climate activist, lawyer, human rights defender, and one of the seven leaders of the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change for the United Nation Secretary-General. Paloma has been speaking out about the insane inaction governments are guilty of through multiple conferences including COP26 and the UN Climate Action Summit where she talked alongside Greta Thunberg. Paloma is definitely not scared of saying it how it is, calling governements out and leading school climate strikes. For her, it’s not climate change, it’s the climate emergency

Video version: https://youtu.be/xoAx4gxGYk0

The key topics in today's episode:
06:30 - Indigenous voices in politics
14:00 - Communities are discriminated against
20:30 - How to help tribes
23:00 - Introducing environmentalism to the peers
27:00 - What the Brazillian government should do
30:30 - Cycling activism
38:00 - What is climate justice
40:00 - Are COPs efficient?
43:30 - COP 27

Resources:
Connect with Paloma:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/pcopaloma/
Twitter | https://mobile.twitter.com/pcopaloma

The Territory Film the Paloma mentioned: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16378164/
The Last Forest: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14029622/

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"The more connected you are, the more you're gonna see the need to make some changes in your life. Just remember to make your world a little greener."

Today’s conversation is with Nick Cutsumpas aka farmernick. Nick is what you would call a plantrepreneur; A plant lover of all kinds. Now, even though he is plant based, I’m referring to his love to indoor and outdoor inedible plants. Nick helps people bring all sorts of different plants into their lifestyle and home. We’re talking about integrated nature all around you and emphasising the creation of what’s known green spaces.

Video version: https://youtu.be/fnB2xei2ImY

The key topics in today's episode:
04:00 - Moving to LA
10:00 - How to begin gardening
16:00 - Looking after indoor plants
19:00 - What plants are the easiest to grow
25:00 - Different ways to use your compost
29:00 - Dealing with plant predators
32:00 - Green spaces in offices
41:00 - Vertical farms
46:30 - Underrated sustainability tips

Resources:
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Instagram | www.instagram.com/farmernick/
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@farmernicknyc
Website | https://farmernick.com/

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Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.

This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.

Video version: https://youtu.be/YcPFFivKnog

The key topics in today's episode:
02:30 - Personal updates
06:00 - Fertility on a plant based diet
09:50 - Bad news from the G7 Nations
15:30 - Banning blood farms
20:30 - Food extinction possibility
23:00 - The coffee threat
26:00 - Perennial Crops
30:00 - The new coffee
32:00 - The risk to cacao
36:00 - Passenger pigeon
41:30 - Sustainability tip
47:30 - The newest carbon capture building
50:00 - Colombian election results

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"Yes, be about the animals. Yes, be about other people. Yes, be about the planet. But, don't forget yourself. Extend grace to yourself."

Today’s conversation is with Dominique Side. Dom founded a vegan grocery store, operates a recording studio, media complex, and production facility. She is also an expert in ethical luxury living and helps people transition to a more ethical way of living. We’re going to dive into the whole concept of living an ethical and vegan lifestyle without giving up the luxuries, touching on consumerism, changing the schooling system, other philosophies available to us, and making a transition to a new ethical lifestyle and more

Video version: https://youtu.be/yfgYfRg3GZU

The key topics in today's episode:
02:30 - Vegan food is Houston
05:30 -Alternative school systems
13:00 - The Sudbury movement
25:30 - What is vegan luxury
33:00 - Fast fashion
35:00 - Having a compassion mindset
40:00 - Greenwashing vegan brands
42:00 - Different forms of activism
49:00 - Words of wisdom

Resources:
Connect with Dominique:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/vgnbaedom/?hl=en
Website | https://www.theluxuryvegan.com/
Music | https://open.spotify.com/album/1hrduKXWuVwPd6L9IijsoW

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"We have these country divisions, but when you look at Earth from space, there's no such thing, it's just one little, lone beautiful planet that we need to all look after."

Today we are chatting with Ross and Ramona Headifen. A couple based in Port Melbourne who have become local legends by picking up over half a million pieces of rubbish, that’s 2 tonnes of plastic over the course of a few years on the same 55m stretch of beach, that’s insane. They're part of a clean up crew called Beach Patrol to further this initiative. Their hard work has been featured on 9 News and The Herald Sun. This conversation took all all around the big issue that is plastics. From the clean ups, production, Australia’s systems and how we can move forward with new solutions. Unlike plastic, this conversation will not be a waste of your time. More than anything you’ll get to here from some everyday heroes that get up every day and try to make this world into a better place.

Video version: https://youtu.be/oIAQk0IrKo8

The key topics in today's episode:
03:30 - Melbourne's plastic issue
07:00 - What rubbish ends up at beaches
09:30 - Seeing people litter
10:30 - Fishermen littering
14:00 - Covid's effect on plastic
17:30 - Recycling programs in Australia
22:00 - Where recycling goes
24:00 - Food quality plastic
26:00 - The cost of not doing anything
31:30 - The impact to developing nations
36:00 - Reducing plastic in your life
48:00 - Recycling soft plastic
55:00 - Plastic in humans
01:05:00 - What they do with waste
01:11:00 - Biogone & alternative plastics

Resources:
Connect with Ross & Ramona:
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrosshplasticwastesolutions/?originalSubdomain=au
Business Website | https://www.biogone.com.au/
Beach Patrol | https://www.beachpatrol.com.au/beach-groups/3207/2

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Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.

This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.

Video version: https://youtu.be/oRu6j4TCbSA

The key topics in today's episode:
01:30 - The red centre of Australia
04:00 - Labor won the election
08:00 - Having a vegan wedding
9:00 - Big Vegan Market in Melbourne
11:00 - Labor won, what now?
13:00 - Their promises
14:30 - Cheaper electric cars
17:30 - Cutting power bills
18:00 - New coal mines
19:30 - Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
26:00 - Urban rivers
32:00 - Saving plants and animals
36:00 - Safeguard mechanism as a corrupt coal scheme
40:00 - Parliamentary science
41:35 - Environmental law reform
43:00 - Banning live sheep export
46:30 - Protecting oceans and marine parks
48:45 - We have a waste problem
51:30 - Monkeypox 101
01:00:00 - Review of the Australian Dietary Guidelines
01:05:00 - Industry influence
01:09:00 - Sustainability tip
01:12:00 - WA to end logging
01:14:45 - Tasmania carbon negative
01:17:30 - Grill'd vegetarian restaurants
01:21:30 - Shaq is now vegan

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Articles:
Powering Australia
Great Barrier Reef Conservation
End Climate Wars
Coal Phase Out
Labor Carbon Targets
Ending Live Sheep Exports
Carbon Brief
MonkeyPox
Monkey Pox Guardian Article
Carbon Negative Tasmania

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"Don't be so hard on yourself, recognise that you're making a difference (by being vegan), and just lead by example."

Today's conversation is with Erin Sharoni. Erin is a prime example of a 21st century jack of all trades. She was a TV host for CBS and NBC for a few years, is currently the chief product officer at FOXO technologies, has a masters in Biology from Harvard medical school where she received the Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award. On the plant side of things she is on the Advisory Board of Animal Save Movement, and a volunteer at her local Humane Society shelter.

Video version: https://youtu.be/P03uPqcX0ZE

The key topics in today's episode:
03:30 - Intro to her plant based journey
06:10 - Raw food vegan
12:00 - The pros and cons to the information age
15:00 - Confirmation bias
17:00 - How the plant-based diets affect us
20:30 - Plants can help us live longer
24:00 - The energies of consuming animals
29:00 - Inflammation and ageing
35:30 - Eating stressed plants
38:00 - What is a bio-marker
42:00 - Vitamin D for ageing
44:15 - Increasing healthy years
47:00 - Analysing the Blue Zones
50:00 - The benefits of community and connection
56:00 - The role of happiness
01:00:00 - What it means to be on a board
01:07:00 - Addressing the gender pay gap
01:14:00 - Being a confident female
01:18:00 - Violence begets violence

Connect with Erin:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/erinsharoni/
Website | https://www.erinsharoni.com/
Twitter | https://twitter.com/erinsharoni
Soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/erin-sharoni

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"If you are investing in fossil fuels now, you are investing in a stranded asset where in 30 years that you will not get your returns from, and it will produce misery for the planet."

Today we are chatting with Vladislav Kaim, one of the UNs Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. Vlad is a young economist committed to ensuring green and decent jobs for youth, and his specialty is in international trade and migration with his most recent assignment being representation of youth interests at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy platform. We’ll be talking about all things economics and how that affects climate change and the green future we have to build to thrive as a society.

Video version: https://youtu.be/5hj95jfv_tc

The key topics in today's episode:
05:30 - The representation of young people in climate change
10:00 - Increasing green jobs
16:00 - Looking after developing nations
20:00 - Moral obligation of nations
23:30 - What will happen if a nation dissapears
27:30 - Defining green jobs
28:30 - What we're doing wrong
33:30 - Are we ready for a green transition
37:00 - What are the jobs of the future
43:00 - How to transition away from fossil fuels
52:00 - Switching pension funds
58:00 - Democracy and what it can do
01:02:00 - International trade and migration
01:10:00 - Hosting climate refugees

Connect with Vlad:
Twitter | https://twitter.com/VladislavKaim
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladislav-kaim-6a8564180/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/vladnotimpaler/

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Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.

This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.

Video version: https://youtu.be/Q_Ou6ClDvmI

The key topics in today's episode:
02:00 - Tasmania
07:00 - Being efficient with minerals
11:00 - Half marathon PB
14:00 - Election in Australia
18:00 - Closing power plants early
23:00 - How Corrupt is JBS
27:00 - Meat pumped with Carbon monoxide
33:30 - Exploding oil Vessel in Nigeria
38:00 - Sea Otters and climate change
42:30 - Irrawaddy dolphin populations
46:00 - 3,000 sq meters of dead fish found
52:00 - Fishing fuels the rich
01:00:00 - Whale hunting
01:03:00 - Humpback Whales
01:05:30 - Great Barrier Reef Bleaching
01:09:00 - Sustainable tips
01:14:00 - Lottery winner opens foundation
01:15:30 - Okra removing microplastics
01:17:00 - Less culling of chickens in Germany
01:21:00 - Vegan athlete wins
01:22:30 - New phone cable laws
01:24:00 - New vegan school menus

Resources:
JBS Corrupt - https://www.instagram.com/p/CcwTfjvvdST/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Meat and CO - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848116/
Trinity Spirit Explosion - https://www.proshareng.com/news/Oil%20&%20Gas/SEPCOL-Provides-Update-on-the-Explosion-that-Engulfed-the-Trinity-Spirit-FPSO/61159
Irrawaddy Dolphins: WWF Article
Dead Fish in France: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-05/floating-carpet-of-dead-fish-found-off-french-coast/100807580
Fishing fuelling the rich: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbtJtX4B7j4/
Iceland Whale hunting: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/04/iceland-to-end-whaling-in-2024-demand-dwindles
Humpback whales: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-26/humpback-whales-no-longer-listed-as-endangered/100862644
GBR Bleaching: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60870239
Orka Correction: In the episode I said that it sequesters 400 million tonnes, in fact checking myself it's actually 4,000 tonnes: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/09/worlds-biggest-plant-to-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-rock-opens-in-iceland-orca
Thesis on Okra: https://www.proquest.com/openview/beff74237ea08df46c9462a651da4d7a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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"We tend to overcomplicate things.  Whether it's what we're eating, how much nutrition we're getting, climate change, just keep it really simple and focus on the things you can do, all the things you do have in your life, and all the things that you are. And from that place you will feel more grounded."

Today's conversation is with Carlo Cirillo. Carlo is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, coach, meditation teacher on the bloom app, co-founder of the Sala app and host of the Carlo Cirillo Show. He is an absolute haven for wisdom, since our first chat he's interviewed thought leaders such as Peter Crone, Joel Brown, Dr John Dimartini and Osher Gunsberg.

Video version: https://youtu.be/qaJhsh4EZ44

The key topics in today's episode:
03:00 - Finding happiness in relationships
06:00 - Launching an episode
10:30 - The one thing you should be doing
14:00 - Sacred Cacao
19:00 - Making a difference
23:00 - Finding eco solutions
29:00 - Make a positive impact
35:00 - Reacting to the media
40:00 - Climate Anxiety
46:30 - Being spiritual and eating animals
50:00 - Defining someone's spiritual journey
55:00 - Doing spiritual acts
01:03:00 - Meditation

Connect with Carlo:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/carlo_cirillo/
Website | https://www.carlocirillo.com/
YouTube | Carlo Cirillo
Podcast | The Carlo Cirillo Show

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"Be fearless. That's one of the biggest things that has given me the opportunity just to be present and take space."

Today's conversation is with Jocelyn Rivas, also known as Jocelyn The Warrior. This conversation is one of triumph and victory. Jocelyn holds the Guinness World Record for Youngest Woman to Run 100 Marathons. She also broke the record for the youngest Latina to run 100 marathons by 4 years. During her journey she discovered the power of plant based eating and we’ll dive into how that affecting her performance as an athlete and her philosophy behind fitness moving forward.

Video version: https://youtu.be/TPCV5MILOVA

The key topics in today's episode:
04:30 - Running 100 marathons
12:00 - Being born with broken bones
16:00 - Finishing the 100 marathons
19:30 - Turning to the plant-based diet
27:30 - Dietary philosophy
33:00 - Weekly training regime
36:00 - Struggles as a female and as a Latina
38:00 - Running your first marathon

Connect with Jocelyn:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/joselinthewarrior/
Website | https://jocelynrivas.com/

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Twitter | @plantparadigm
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"1 in 3 people that you serve a cow’s milk to you’re making sick. And you’re up-charging for something that’s not going to make them sick."

Today we are chatting to Dotsie Bausch. An exceptional athlete and plant based advocate. She took home a medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games and won eight US national championships, two Pan American gold medals and has a world record. She starred in the hugely popular documentary The Game Changers and Personal Gold. In 2018 Dotsie launched her non-profit Switch4Good in early 2018 with a television commercial featuring six Olympians from four different countries and proves that cow’s milk is not part of a high-performance diet. As you can imagine there's a lot to talk about. We’ll be talking a fair bit about Switch4Goods recent campaign targeting Starbucks, the life of an Olympian and the realities, how fitness and health evolves for individuals and a bit of politics and legislation

Video version: https://youtu.be/LtbYS8v8N6o

The key topics in today's episode:
04:30 - Keeping fit
 08:30 - Intense physical suffering
 12:00 - Staying motivated
 21:30 - Switch4Good
 23:45 - Starbucks Campaign
 30:00 - Spreading misinformation
 37:00 - Giving up dairy
 41:30 - Effective activism
 45:30 - Are you lactose intolerant?
 53:30 - Changing legislation
 01:01:00 - New pilot study
 01:09:00 - Words of wisdom

Connect with Dotsie:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/veganolympian/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/
Website | https://dotsiebauschusa.com/
Podcast | https://switch4good.org/podcast

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"Anything that's going to hold people back in any way, from eating plant-based, is a road block to progress."

Today we are chatting to Bill Muir, AKA Sergeant Vegan. As the name suggests, Bill is a combat veteran. He’s also a registered nurse and speaker. Bill is someone who has a very unique story, being plant based since 1992 he’s gone through war zones and army training eating exclusively plants. I love Bill's confidence and demeanour, amongst the societal belief that veganism is for feminine individuals, Bill literally takes that concept and throws it out the window. I think everyone will take a little bit out of this episode, but I hope in particular the men listening can really extinguish any belief left in them that they are feminine because they don’t eat animal body parts. This conversation will have us talking about the battlefield, his experience in the army, following your ethics and being a militant activist.

Video version:  https://youtu.be/1A35OmJ0h6o

The key topics in today's episode:
05:00 - Bill's vegan discovery 30 years ago
10:00 - Joining the military as a vegan
21:00 - Being a militant vegan
25:00 - Eating animals is weird
28:00 - Using words such as rape and genocide
33:00 - Becoming more personable in conversations
39:00 - Don't become paralysed from information
40:30 - Is there a place for militancy?
51:00 - What helps the animals the most
57:00 - Words of wisdom

Connect with Bill:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/sgt_vegan/
Website | https://sgtvegan.com/

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Twitter | @plantparadigm
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Eat plants,
Peace