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SoFlo Vegans Podcast

South Florida's vegan community show: local restaurant spotlights, guest interviews, and the people building the SoFlo vegan movement since 2018.

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Nov 17, 2025

Supporting the South Florida Vegan Community

Community facing challenges; restaurants and nonprofits show up with good food and compassion.

Nov 10, 2025

South Florida Vegan Thanksgiving Guide

The first-ever South Florida Vegan Thanksgiving Guide from Vegans Explore.

Nov 3, 2025

Compassion in Action: From Food Insecurity to Animal Rescue | E109 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

In this episode of the SoFlo Vegans Podcast , host Sean A. Russell takes listeners on a journey through South Florida’s compassionate Vegan

Oct 27, 2025

Conscious Business and Compassion with Veronica Menin | E108 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

This week on the SoFlo Vegans Podcast, host Sean A. Russell sits down with Love Life Café founder Veronica Menin to talk conscious business,

Oct 19, 2025

Top Vegan Restaurants in Broward | E107 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

In this episode of the SoFlo Vegans Podcast , host Sean A. Russell spotlights the best Vegan and Vegan-friendly restaurants in Broward Count

Oct 12, 2025

Billie Eilish’s Top 5 Vegan Picks + Seaquarium’s Closure | E106 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

This week on the SoFlo Vegans Podcast, we’re spotlighting Billie Eilish’s top 5 Vegan restaurant picks in Miami, the closure of the Miami Se

Oct 5, 2025

Relaunching the South Florida Vegan Movement | E105 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

The SoFlo Vegans Podcast returns with weekly news, events, and stories fueling the South Florida Vegan movement. Subscribe today. The SoFlo

Nov 9, 2023

Dotsie Bausch: Riding Towards a Plant-Based Revolution

Olympian and vegan activist Dotsie Bausch on her plant-based journey.

Oct 18, 2023

Vicky Bond: Leading the Charge for Animal Welfare

The Humane League's president on factory farming reform.

Aug 31, 2023

Maxime Sigouin: Exploring Plant-Based Fitness and Conscious Living

A plant-based fitness expert on training, nutrition, and conscious living.

Jul 19, 2023

Chef Babette: Igniting Vitality through Compassionate Cooking

Chef Babette Davis on culinary philosophy and compassionate cooking.

Jun 22, 2023

Shabnam Islam: Unleashing Health & Fitness Secrets

A clinical exercise physiologist on plant-based athletic performance.

Jun 14, 2023

Allen Zelden: Changing the Game for Vegan Entrepreneurs

A serial investor discusses vegan business opportunities.

May 25, 2023

Vegan Strong Plantbuilt Team: Plant-based Power Panel

Fitness experts Katya Gorbacheva, Brittany Billings, and Daniel Austin on training, nutrition, and supplementation.

May 5, 2023

John Lewis: Badass Vegan Returns

Cookbook and documentary updates from Badass Vegan John Lewis.

Apr 25, 2023

Gwenna Hunter: The First Vegan Food Bank

The founder of Vegans of LA on building the first vegan food bank.

Jan 25, 2023

Plantbased in the Burbs: With Sherri and Paige

Sherri Johnson and Paige Parsons Roache on vegan origin stories and the Unchained TV platform.

Jan 18, 2023

Sarina Farb: The Vegan Van Tour

Van tour activism and climate march participation.

Dec 29, 2022

Dr. Sailesh Rao: Climate Change and Veganism

Climate Healers founder discusses environmental solutions.

Dec 2, 2022

Sandra Nomoto: Making a Social Impact Through Marketing

A PR expert covers vegan marketing, content writing, and social platforms.

Nov 16, 2022

Tabay Atkins: Youngest Certified Yoga Instructor

A yoga instructor, food truck operator, Nike athlete, and Reiki master.

Oct 5, 2022

Dr. Lakshman (Lucky) Mulpuri: Plant-based Medical Curriculum

The developer of the first mandatory plant-based medical curriculum.

Sep 30, 2022

Brighde Reed: The World Vegan Travel

A vegan travel podcast pioneer on trip organization.

Sep 21, 2022

Desiree Nielsen: Good for your Gut

A registered dietitian and cookbook author on gut health.

Sep 13, 2022

Jenny Stojkovic: Vegan Women Summit

The founder of the Vegan Women Summit and author of The Future of Food is Female.

Jul 20, 2022

Tim James: Chemical Free Body

Detox nutrition products, health coaching, and dietary management.

Jul 6, 2022

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz: The Fiber Fueled Cookbook

A nutritionist and best-selling author on digestive health.

Jun 30, 2022

Chef Robyn: Corporate Chef of Future Foods (PAOW)

Plant-based culinary expansion and locally-produced cuisine.

Jun 14, 2022

Alex Lenghel: Massive Vegan and Making the Ethical Choice

A vegan chef and athlete on recipe sharing and movement advocacy.

Feb 14, 2020

Mastering Diabetes: Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro on Reversing Insulin Resistance with High-Carb, Low-Fat Vegan Eating | Ep 030 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D., and Robby Barbaro of Mastering Diabetes, both living with type 1 diabetes, explain how a high-carbohydrate, low-fat whole-food plant-based diet…

Feb 7, 2020

Dr. Joel Kahn, America's Healthy Heart Doc, on Reversing Heart Disease with a Plant-Based Diet | Ep 029 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Practicing cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn, known as America's Healthy Heart Doc, has been plant-based since 1977. He breaks down heart anatomy, the widow-maker artery, why erectile…

Jan 31, 2020

Dr. Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers on Animal Agriculture, Climate Change, and Vegan World 2026 | Ep 028 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Climate Healers founder and systems engineer Dr. Sailesh Rao lays out the case from his widely-cited white paper that animal agriculture, not fossil fuels alone, is the leading…

Jan 24, 2020

Jeff Palmer of Clean Machine on 35 Years Vegan, Plant-Based B12, and Natural Bodybuilding | Ep 027 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Clean Machine founder Jeff Palmer, vegan for 35 years and a natural bodybuilding champion, discusses the newly discovered plant source of vitamin B12 found in the aquatic plant…

Jan 17, 2020

Renee and Tommy Sonnen of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary on Converting Cattle Ranchers to Plant-Based Farming | Ep 026 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Renee King-Sonnen and her husband Tommy, a multi-generational Texas cattle rancher, share how a rescued calf named Rowdy Girl sparked a family transformation from cattle ranching…

Jan 10, 2020

The Sustainable Duo Returns: Zero Waste Living, Permaculture, and Vegan Pet Care | Ep 025 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Brendan and Carly of The Sustainable Duo return for a deep dive into zero waste living, growing your own food through permaculture and food forests, and how they apply zero-waste…

Jan 3, 2020

Liz Jones on Animal Rights Activism, Undercover Investigations, and Ethical Rescue | Ep 024 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Marine biologist and animal rights activist Liz Jones discusses direct-action activism, how to identify a legitimate animal sanctuary versus exploitative wildlife tourism,…

Dec 27, 2019

Dr. Angie Sadeghi on Gut Health, SIBO, and Why Meat Causes Gut Dysbiosis | Ep 023 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Gastroenterologist Dr. Angie Sadeghi explains how the gut microbiome breaks down everything we eat into health-promoting or disease-promoting metabolites, why meat consumption…

Dec 20, 2019

Dr. Mari Mitrani of OrganiCell on Stem Cell Research, Exosomes, and Regenerative Medicine | Ep 022 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Dr. Mari Mitrani, Chief Science Officer of OrganiCell, explains what stem cells actually are, why perinatal-source stem cells and exosomes represent the cutting edge of…

Dec 13, 2019

Dr. Aaron Spitz, Author of The Penis Book, on Plant-Based Diet and Male Sexual Health | Ep 021 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Urologist and Game Changers contributor Dr. Aaron Spitz, author of The Penis Book, joins for a frank conversation about how a plant-based diet affects erections, testosterone,…

Dec 6, 2019

James & Dahlia Marin of Married to Health on Gut Microbiome, SIBO, and Raising a Vegan Child | Ep 020 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Registered dietitians James and Dahlia Marin of Married to Health break down what actually separates a dietitian from a self-proclaimed nutritionist, why the gut microbiome…

Nov 29, 2019

Jonny Juicer on Raw Veganism, Juicing for Healing, and His Vegan Rescue Dog Noah | Ep 019 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Jonny Juicer joins the Season 3 premiere to share how a bout of chronic IBS, migraines, and a junk-food spiral led him to Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, daily green juicing, and…

Apr 1, 2019

Dr. Neal Barnard of PCRM on Reversing Disease With Food, Meat Cravings, and The Cheese Trap | Ep 018 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, joins SoFlo Vegans at Miami's Plant restaurant to describe…

Mar 25, 2019

Honey LaBronx, The Vegan Drag Queen, on Intersectional Veganism and Touring Fundraiser Shows Nationwide | Ep 017 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Honey LaBronx, the vegan drag queen, joins SoFlo Vegans co-host Alba Mendez ahead of a Fort Lauderdale performance to talk about growing up…

Mar 18, 2019

The Plant Chicks, Marcia Prince and Jackie Tarleton, on Building a Women-Only Plant-Based Coaching Community | Ep 016 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Marcia Prince and Jackie Tarleton, co-founders of The Plant Chicks, join SoFlo Vegans to share how a health scare from years of keto-fueled…

Mar 11, 2019

Margarita Restrepo of Naked Food Magazine and WFPB.org on Losing a Loved One to Cancer and Building a Whole-Food Movement | Ep 015 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Naked Food Magazine founder Margarita Restrepo joins SoFlo Vegans, alongside guest co-host Jackie Tarleton of The Plant Chicks, to describe…

Mar 4, 2019

Jordan David of Conscious Muscle on Building a Five-Acre Animal Sanctuary While Running a Business | Ep 014 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Conscious Muscle founder Jordan David gives a tour of his new five-acre animal sanctuary expansion in Loxahatchee, and speaks candidly…

Feb 25, 2019

Dr. Michael Klaper on Moving Medicine Forward, Meat Cravings, and the Truth About Oils | Ep 013 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Physician Dr. Michael Klaper, fresh off a lecture at Nova Southeastern University, joins SoFlo Vegans alongside registered dietitian Jackie…

Feb 18, 2019

Richard "Kudo" Couto of Animal Recovery Mission on Undercover Investigations, Illegal Slaughter, and the Largest Dairy Raid in History | Ep 012 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

SoFlo Vegans social media coordinator Alba Mendez sits down with Richard "Kudo" Couto, founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), for an…

Feb 11, 2019

Tory Washington: From Engineer to Vegan Bodybuilding Pro, and the South Florida Origin Story | Ep 011 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Vegan bodybuilding pro and coach Tory Washington joins SoFlo Vegans for a wide-ranging origin story: growing up between Alabama, Jamaica,…

Feb 4, 2019

The Sustainable Duo on Zero-Waste Living, Planet Protein, and Christening a Brand-New Studio | Ep 010 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

SoFlo Vegans kicks off a new season in a brand-new studio at HGA Studios in Wynwood with Brendan and Carly, better known as The Sustainable…

Sep 17, 2018

Gad Hakimi, Creator of the International Vegan Flag, on Designing a Symbol for the Whole Movement | Ep 009 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Sean talks with Israeli graphic designer Gad Hakimi, creator of the International Vegan Flag, about how a crowdsourced, two-week design…

Sep 10, 2018

Dominic Thompson on Incarceration, Purpose, and Building Crazies and Weirdos Into a Vegan Lifestyle Brand | Ep 008 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Sean sits down with activist, entrepreneur, and Crazies and Weirdos founder Dominic Thompson for an unflinching conversation about the…

Aug 27, 2018

Animal Hero Kids' Susan Hargraves and Green Bar Kitchen's Charles Grippo on Building Community Together | Ep 007 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

In a format switch-up, Sean brings together two South Florida community pillars at once: Susan Hargraves, founder of Animal Hero Kids and…

Aug 13, 2018

Chris Moore on Transitioning to Vegan Fitness as a New Father and Nurse | Ep 006 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Fitness enthusiast, registered nurse, and new father Chris Moore joins Sean to talk about how going vegan resolved years of chronic anxiety…

Aug 6, 2018

American Ninja Warrior Athlete Kaie Alexander on Competing Vegan and Chasing Mount Midoriyama | Ep 005 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Sean talks with American Ninja Warrior competitor and YouTuber Kaie Alexander about training and competing on a plant-based diet, his…

Jul 30, 2018

Rachel Black of The Humane League on Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns and Avoiding Activist Burnout | Ep 004 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

The Humane League's National Volunteer Coordinator Rachel Black joins Sean to break down how the organization's corporate campaigns pushed…

Jul 16, 2018

Ingrid Newkirk (PETA Co-Founder) on 38 Years of Animal Rights, Plus Green Bar Kitchen's Origin Story | Ep 003 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Sean sits down with PETA co-founder and president Ingrid Newkirk for a wide-ranging conversation on nearly four decades of animal rights…

Jul 2, 2018

Earthling Ed Part 2: Facing the "Extremist" Label and Building the Global Animal Rights March | Ep 002 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

Part two of Sean's conversation with UK activist Earthling Ed digs into the 2018 media backlash painting vegan activists as "extremists,"…

Jun 25, 2018

Earthling Ed: From YouTube Activist to Global Animal Rights Leader (Part 1) | Ep 001 | SoFlo Vegans Podcast

In the very first episode of the SoFlo Vegans Podcast, founder Sean Russell sits down with UK grassroots animal rights activist Earthling…