The Mental Vegan

A collaboration with the vegan Jedi, host of “Vegan Debates and Topics,” nutritionalist and all around smart, cool guy.

In this fun and emotional episode, our Mental Vegan Billy interviews vegan cookbook author Natalie Slater on the topics of generational veganism, privilege and anti Asian hate.

In this episode of The Mental Vegan, we have Chris Cooney, the Vegan Zombie as our special guest. Chris’ YouTube channel “The Vegan Zombie,” is a great source of recipes, information and entertainment for just about any vegan and has been active since May 6, 2009. Our own host, Billy, has been an active follower since his own vegan journey started in October 2010.

In this episode, Mental Vegan Billy interviews Moni of Los Angeles’ Inomoni, a vegan dim sum pop-up shop. Dim sum is a very nostalgic food for many people of Chinese descent like our host. With a metaphorical pot of jasmine green tea, the two discuss food, wellness and mental upbringing in an Asian household.

In this episode, Mental Vegan host Billy reaches out to Spod, AKA Eirra, an accomplished singer-songwriter based near London, England. Spod has done radio shows where she showcases her music, some of which she performed for charity events.

In this curious episode, Billy ventures to the lair of the Vegan Vampire, Bartferatu in sunny Florida. Will he keep his blood intact and resist the hypnotic charms of the creature of the night? Listen and find out!

The Mental vegan Billy chats with newly vegan, therapist-in-training and all around cool friend Emily. Walk through memory lane with these two bipolar friends as they reminisce about living together, queer identities, politics and Dungeons and Dragons.

In this episode, the mental vegan Billy interviews former bassist of straight edge band Up Front, former co-owner of the vegan restaurant, the Long Beach Vegan Eatery. Jeff Terranova is a long time vegetarian and prominent figure in the underground music industry. Listen in to how vegetarianism and veganism plays in the music scene as these old friends and cat dads catch up.

An insight to how bipolar disorder can shape a person and how veganism can give hope.