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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.

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Nov 10, 2025

South Florida Vegan Thanksgiving Guide

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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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Nov 9, 2023

Dotsie Bausch: Riding Towards a Plant-Based Revolution

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

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Oct 18, 2023

Vicky Bond: Leading the Charge for Animal Welfare

The Humane League's president on factory farming reform.

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Aug 31, 2023

Maxime Sigouin: Exploring Plant-Based Fitness and Conscious Living

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

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Jul 19, 2023

Chef Babette: Igniting Vitality through Compassionate Cooking

Chef Babette Davis on culinary philosophy and compassionate cooking.

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Jun 22, 2023

Shabnam Islam: Unleashing Health & Fitness Secrets

A clinical exercise physiologist on plant-based athletic performance.

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Jun 14, 2023

Allen Zelden: Changing the Game for Vegan Entrepreneurs

A serial investor discusses vegan business opportunities.

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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.

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May 5, 2023

John Lewis: Badass Vegan Returns

Cookbook and documentary updates from Badass Vegan John Lewis.

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Apr 25, 2023

Gwenna Hunter: The First Vegan Food Bank

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

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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.

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Jan 18, 2023

Sarina Farb: The Vegan Van Tour

Van tour activism and climate march participation.

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Dec 29, 2022

Dr. Sailesh Rao: Climate Change and Veganism

Climate Healers founder discusses environmental solutions.

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Dec 2, 2022

Sandra Nomoto: Making a Social Impact Through Marketing

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

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Nov 16, 2022

Tabay Atkins: Youngest Certified Yoga Instructor

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

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Oct 5, 2022

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

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

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Sep 30, 2022

Brighde Reed: The World Vegan Travel

A vegan travel podcast pioneer on trip organization.

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Sep 21, 2022

Desiree Nielsen: Good for your Gut

A registered dietitian and cookbook author on gut health.

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Sep 13, 2022

Jenny Stojkovic: Vegan Women Summit

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

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Jul 20, 2022

Tim James: Chemical Free Body

Detox nutrition products, health coaching, and dietary management.

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Jul 6, 2022

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz: The Fiber Fueled Cookbook

A nutritionist and best-selling author on digestive health.

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Jun 30, 2022

Chef Robyn: Corporate Chef of Future Foods (PAOW)

Plant-based culinary expansion and locally-produced cuisine.

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Jun 14, 2022

Alex Lenghel: Massive Vegan and Making the Ethical Choice

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,"…

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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…