Vegan Hacks
by Jason Kartalian
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Are Vegan Influencers Selling Community to the Rich?
Are Vegan Influencers Selling Community to the Rich?
About this podcast
Veganize your life with this funny and informative podcast about eating plant-based in this modern world. Vegan Hacks offers reviews of veganized chain restaurants, interviews with vegan influencers, discussions of vegan products and inspiring conversation about the future of plant-based diet.
Episodes
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- Are Vegan Influencers Selling Community to the Rich? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 283Are expensive vegan influencer vacations becoming an exclusive club for wealthy vegans? We're talking $6,500 vegan travel packages, airfare not included, celebrity influencers…
- VEGAN NEWS: Miyoko's Butter Recall, Horse Carriage Ban & The Fight for Veganism! · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 282Welcome to Vegan Hacks Pod, your dose of vegan news, plant-based food, and the unfiltered reality of being vegan in a world that hasn't caught up yet! This episode covers the…
- The Eleven Madison Park FOIE GRAS Controversy · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 281FROM VEGAN REVOLUTION TO FOIE GRAS: THE ELEVEN MADISON PARK REVERSAL In 2021, celebrity chef Daniel Humm made culinary history by transforming Eleven Madison Park, one of the…
- Plastic Cookies and Ex-Vegans: WHAT IS HAPPENING?! · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 280Scientists are exploring an unconventional food technology that uses engineered microbes to transform plastic waste and agricultural byproducts into food ingredients. Could this…
- The Top 10 Vegan Cities List Is WRONG?! · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 280In this episode of Vegan Hacks Pod, Jason takes on a popular Top 10 vegan-friendly cities list—and has some serious questions about it. Portland takes the top spot, but should…
- VEGAN EXCEPT FOR BEEF?! · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 279Can you be vegan… except for beef? It sounds ridiculous, contradictory, and maybe even impossible but there’s a bigger conversation hiding inside that question in involves plant…
- THE VEGAN RESTAURANT CRISIS: What Happened to California’s Vegan Scene? · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 278California was once one of the biggest centers of vegan food in America. Now, restaurants are closing, locations are disappearing, and even some companies that built their…
- Beyond Meat Goes GNC: Has Beyond Lost the Plot? · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 277Beyond Meat is going through another major transformation and this time, they're going way beyond meat. The company is launching its new PhytoSphere platform, featuring protein…
- TOFU RECALL! What Happened to One of Veganism’s Favorite Brands? · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 276There was a lot of panic when news broke about a tofu recall. But once you look past the headlines, there’s a much more interesting story. In this episode, we get into the Hodo…
- BUSINESS or BETRAYAL? Beyond Meat’s Vegan Problem · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 275Beyond Meat was once one of the biggest names in the plant-based movement—but is the company now moving away from the very vegan customers who helped build the brand? In this…
- Who Owns Veganism? Brands, Culture Wars & Vegan Influencers · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 274This week, I’m digging into some fascinating and occasionally infuriating vegan conversations happening online. First up: Miyoko Creamery. Miyoko Schinner reviews the current…
- Beyond Meat Is In Trouble: What Happened to Plant-Based Meat? · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 273Beyond Meat was once the biggest name in plant-based meat. Its stock once traded for nearly $240 a share. Now it’s trading around 41 cents, and the company is taking the dramatic…
- My Seitan Video Went Viral, Here's What 5,000+ Comments Taught Me · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 272My seitan (aka "homemade meat") video just crossed 2.7 million views on TikTok and gained me over 25,000 new followers but it also brought in over 5,000 comments, and a solid…
- Indian Cuisine, Veganism & Finding Your Community | Mohana Holloway · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 271Follow Mohana on IG @veganmomo_ In this episode of Vegan Hacks, I sit down with Mohana Holloway to explore how her Indian heritage shaped her journey to veganism, why learning to…
- The Vegas Vegan Food Scene Is Better Than You Think · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 270I just got back from Las Vegas, and I'm sharing my favorite vegan food experiences from hidden local gems to restaurants that completely exceeded my expectations. In this episode…
- Bitcoin Is Vegan? Ethan Turer Makes the Case · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 269Can Bitcoin align with vegan values? Or are the two worlds completely incompatible? In this episode, I sit down with Ethan Turer, author of the upcoming book Bitcoin Is Vegan, to…
- Do You Freeze Your Tofu? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 268Jason made a video comparing fresh vs frozen tofu and realized that so many people have so many various ways preparing tofu! We discuss in this podcast Send us Fan Mail
- Why Do Vegan Food Creators Have Such Bad Reputation in the Vegan Community? · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 254Is there a distrust of plant based influencers in the vegan community? Jason discusses this! Send us Fan Mail
- Gaz Oakley No Longer Vegan · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 253My thoughts on popular You Tuber and social media personality Gaz Oakley admitting on a podcast that he's eating animals now. Send us Fan Mail
- From Vegan Icon to Baby Back Ribs? The Lizzo & Beyond Meat Problem · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 252Celebrity vegans are cashing checks, plant-based giants are pivoting hard, and veganism is somehow becoming political theater. In this episode, Jason reacts to Lizzo’s Chili’s…
- Why Veganism Makes Everyone Defensive · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 251Billie Eilish said: “Eating meat is inherently wrong" and there was a huge backlash from people online that are mostly from the progressive left wing side. Why does veganism…
- VHP at Earth Day - Inspire Change Through Social Media · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 250Here is an edited version of Jason's speech at Earth Day San Diego! Send us Fan Mail
- Traveling While Vegan with Amanda Persi · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 249A conversation with Amanda Persi, founder of The The Getaway Co. a company that designs plant-forward culinary trips so vegans can explore food cultures around the world without…
- The Korean Vegan Thinks About Rebranding Without the "Vegan" · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 248What happens when one of the biggest names in vegan content considers dropping the word “vegan” from their brand? The Korean Vegan recently shared she’s thinking about rebranding…
- Bro Culture is Killing Vegan Food · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 247Bro culture has officially entered the plant-based aisle and it might be killing it. In this episode, we break down why brands like Beyond Eat Just and Impossible are chasing…
- The Dirt On Expo West · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 246At Expo West I expected a plant-forward food show… but what I found instead raised a lot of questions. In this episode of the Vegan Hacks Podcast, I break down the surprising…
- Will Animal Protein Dominate Expo West This Year? · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 245Will Animal Protein Dominate Expo West This Year? Next week, the natural foods world descends on Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim. The Super Bowl of natural foods In past…
- Vegandale Drama, Brand Backlash & Rich Vegans · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 244In this episode, we dive into the Vegandale festival backlash and rebrand, discuss growing concerns about vegan brands using non-vegan marketing or alienating the community, and…
- Influencing Change with Anita Dollar · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 243Jason sits down with social media creator and vegan activist Anita Dollar (IG: @veg.anitadollar) for a relaxed but powerful conversation over lunch at Vromage in West Hollywood…
- Veganism Is Alive at the Fancy Food Show · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 242Jason hits the Fancy Food Show to eat snacks, absorb vibes, and take the temperature of vegan food culture. Featuring conversations with Bill Muir (aka Sgt. Vegan, @sgt_vegan)…
- Bone Char Sugar Freaks Out the Internet · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 241This podcast is about how it is impossible to achieve vegan purity, even though some claim it! Join Jason as he takes an urban hike and rants into a microphone about the the…
- When Vegan Restaurants Stop Being Vegan · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 240Two restaurants. Two opposite decisions. One added dairy and eggs to their menu chasing “flexibility,” broader appeal, and short-term survival. The other went all in and…
- They Pay People to Bash Veganism Online · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 239A recent confession on Reddit went viral: someone admitted they were paid by a meat-industry group to infiltrate Reddit and other platforms pretending to be vegan, creating fake…
- Vegan Hacks Pod at World Vegan Fest! · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 238Here is my speech from World Vegan Fest about my social media journey! I was nervous, never did anything like it before but I survived! Send us Fan Mail
- Thriving on a Vegan Diet in Japan with Itadakihealthy · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 237Today on the Vegan Hacks Podcast, we’re joined by Leonore, the certified vegan nutritionist and creator of Itadakihealthy, a coaching and content hub dedicated to helping people…
- Impossible Meat's Anti-Woke Burger · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 236At the World Economy Summit, Impossible Foods’ CEO argued that plant-based food has become “too political” and hinted at a future hybrid burger made with both beef and Impossible…
- Vegan Besties Expands, EU Cracks Down, Beyond Meat Crashes · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 235Big moves, big bans, and big crashes in the plant-based world this week. Vegan Besties keeps the momentum going with their third location, proving that community and comfort food…
- Tokyo Vegan Adventures and Beyond’s Billion-Dollar Shakeup · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 232In this episode, I take you through the highs and lows of being vegan in Tokyo — from hunting down plant-based eats in the land of green onion overload to navigating the…
- Interview with Thrilling Bakon’s David W. Jones · 35 minHad a fascinating conversation with the founder and inventor of the soy milk-based Thrilling Bakon. David shared how his background in both food and science led to the creation…
- Yves Veggie Cuisine Is Shutting Down · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 244Yves Veggie Cuisine, a brand that kept vegan eating affordable and accessible for over 40 years is shutting down. Parent company Hain Celestial says they’re focusing on “more…
- Into the Tofuverse with George Stiffman · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 243We’re talking all things tofu with George Stiffman, tofu expert, founder of Soycery, and author of the groundbreaking book Broken Cuisine. From ancient tofu traditions to wild…
- Rated V for Vegan: Eunice Reyes Unfiltered · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 243New episode of Vegan Hacks Pod! I’m joined by the unstoppable Eunice Reyes — aka Rated V for Vegan, for a lively deep dive into the world of vegan influencing: the wins, the…
- Besties Expands, Beyond Gets Pricey, Jason vs. Moby · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 242In this episode, we talk about Besties Vegan Paradise blessing The Grove with its second location (bougie tourists, rejoice). We rant about Beyond Meat and Veggie Grill’s new…
- Beyond Meat Just Gave Up on Flavor? · 34 minIn this episode, we unpack Beyond Meat’s bold new product that intentionally doesn’t taste like meat, dig into the labor disputes and alleged union-busting at Rebel Cheese in…
- Taco Bout a Mess? · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 231Jason and Mike dive into the Sugar Taco fallout — the rise and messy collapse of a splashy vegan restaurant now accused of mismanagement, health violations, and financial…
- Assembling Plant-Based IKEA · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 230Jason and Mike take a trip to the land of flat-pack furniture and meatless meatballs — that’s right, we’re eating our way through IKEA’s plant-based menu. Grab an Allen wrench…
- Emergency Podcast: Is Meati Cooked? · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 229Meati Foods launched their mycelium steaks and chicken cutlets with huge fanfare and with loads of funding, they were valued at over 650 million but their downfall was swift and…
- Historic Plant Based Company Files for Bankruptcy · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 228Jason and Mike talk about a company in crossroads: Loma Linda Foods, one of America’s oldest plant-based brands and its uncertain future. Send us Fan Mail
- Bitchen' Sauce Family Drama · 31 minStrife, family conflict, betrayal and sauce? We delve into the two conflicting narratives of how Bitchen' sauce was built and the way brands sell products by selling not just a…
- Vegan Mike Tries Mycelium · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 228Vegan Mike tries the mycelium steak made by Meati for the first time ever! Jason helps him cook it! Comedy ensues! Send us Fan Mail
