Plant-Powered People Podcast

142. The Ultimate Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The ultimate guide to plant-based nutrition, with an actual registered dietitian, to cut through the noise & give you practical, actionable advice t...

141. Prediabetes, No More: The Whole-Food Approach That Changed Everything

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Prediabetes isn't a final diagnosis, it's an invitation to change." In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with health coach and cookbook author ...

Ep 140. Welcome Back / Life Update / Things We're Loving

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New season and we're so excited to connect with you again! We're catching up our listeners, sharing behind-the-scenes, life updates, and some things...

139. Season Finale Life Update and What's Keeping Our Summer Fresh

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Getting a little more personal, with behind-the-scenes of our lives. From personal growth & new beginnings, family & being present, friendships as a...

138. You Don't Need Meat to Get Strong with Sophie Waplington

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Expert insights on building strength, hitting your protein goals, and fueling your workouts—all on a plant-based diet. We talk about practical str...

137. Mastering Vegan Mexican Food with Dora Ramirez

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recreate beloved Mexican dishes with a compassionate, plant-based twist, without sacrificing flavor, family connection, or culture. From pozole & ta...

136. Life Changing Salads + How to Eat More Vegetables and Enjoy It

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ever pushed a sad salad around your plate? This ep is for you! The QUEEN of viral salads, Danielle Brown from Healthy Girl Kitchen, shares her secre...

135. Myth Busting 2.0 with Dr. Matthew Nagra

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dive with us into some of the most common misconceptions about plant-based eating—from protein and soy to carbs, sugar, collagen, bone broth, and ...

134. Tiny Shifts, Big Change—Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's Tips on Living with Purpose

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling overwhelmed trying to "do the right thing" in a complicated world? You're not alone—and you're not doing it wrong. In this episode, Collee...

133. Beyond Salad: How to Create Rich, Satisfying Plant-Based Dishes with Jessica in the Kitchen

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the easy and relatable way to eat plant-based! Jessica in the Kitchen dishes her best tips for fabulous comfort food that's familiar and fl...

132. How to Level-Up Your Cooking with Vegan Chef Adam Sobel

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Create meals that WOW with legendary chef Adam Sobel, here to share his top plant-based cooking hacks, from transforming simple ingredients into bol...

131. Eat for Life with Dr. Joel Fuhrman

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Discover how Dr. Fuhrman's Nutritarian approach can transform your health! Learn how nutrient-dense foods prevent and fight cancer, reverse disease,...

130. Lifechanging Tips to Improve Your Life & Achieve Fitness Goals

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Practical fitness tips to transform your health and mindset. We dive into how to make it easier when it feels like a challenge. We also explore how ...

129. Inspiring Vegan Journey

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From food addict to health advocate, Chuck shares how embracing a plant-based lifestyle transformed his health and mindset, as he shed 280 pounds th...

128. Making Plant-Based Food More Flavorful

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kick off healthy eating goals with simple, flavorful meals! In this episode, Amy shares easy ways to eat more veggies, infuse flavor into your dishe...

127. Protein-Packed Meal Planning Tips With a Registered Dietitian

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to make healthy eating work without spending hours in the kitchen? These simple meal prepping tips, from a registered dietician, will help you ...

126. How to Reuse & Repurpose Like a Pro

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our disposable society, here's the advice to reuse & repurpose that you can actually put into practice. Discover ways to honor the integrity of w...

125. Nutrition 101 for Plant Based Kids — And How to Get Them to Love Vegetables

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here's how to raise healthy kids (and adults!) from the registered dietitians behind the popular platform Plant-Based Juniors. These experienced par...

124. Healthy Habits with Chef AJ

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Make those healthy habits stick so they can transform your life like you've always dreamed. Chef AJ is here to share her inspiring journey from a "j...

123. Life Updates & Season Closing

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Toni & Michelle get personal, sharing the joys and pains of life and how they're learning to navigate those meaningfully. Listen in to this heartfel...

122. Weekly Kitchen Resets That Will Change Your Life

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to transform your kitchen chaos into a well-oiled meal prep machine? The IG-famous Kelsey, an RN with a gift for beautiful and efficient meal ...

121. Power Foods, Healthy Eating, and Weight Loss

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode gets spicy! Dr. Neal Barnard joins to show how to put the power of food to work to achieve health and weight loss goals. From cinnamon ...

120. 100lbs Weight Loss Journey to Prioritize Health & Family

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An incredible story of how embracing a healthier lifestyle led to losing 160 pounds! Jeremy's journey to balance career & family with a logical appr...

119. The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this beautiful episode, Diana and Jose inspire us to consider our intrinsic motivation as we consider the weighty epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Li...

118. When Your Partner Isn't Vegan

15 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feel like you're doing vegan alone? Many of you listeners are the only one in your household who live plant-based, which brings unique challenges. H...

117. The Evolution of Vegan with VegNews Magazine Co-Founder Colleen Holland

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gain inspiration and insight as Colleen Holland, co-founder of VegNews Magazine, shares how by putting her energy into her passion, she was able to ...

116. Breaking the Cycle of Heart Disease with Dr. Columbus Batiste

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The power to save your life—and the lives of your loved ones!—is in your hands, right this minute, with these keys to transforming your heart he...

115. The Look-Great, Feel-Amazing, Age-Later Lifestyle with Victoria Moran

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here's one who actually lived it! A testimony of a vegan who has lived how researchers & doctors have taught for forty years and has reaped incredible...

114. Reducing Waste with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau for Earth Month

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we live sustainably when excess and waste are all around us? Today's guest shows us how to flip the switch from the overwhelming "there's so m...

113. Scrappy Cooking with Carleigh Bodrug

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stretch your food budget while saving the planet and enjoying fabulous flavors with these phenomenal tips by our good friend and THE expert on scrappy...

112. Why We Should All Turn Lawns into Pollinator Gardens & How to Do It On A Budget

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bring joy to yourself and your neighbors, as you break from the norm and support the birds, butterflies, and bees with this gardening-made-easy episod...

111. Gut Health + IBS with Dahlia and James Marin

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everybody poops! But for some it's not so easy and if so, this episode is for you. We've all heard about IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), but you may b...

110. Mastering the Instant Pot: Advanced Pressure Cooking with Nisha Vora

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Life is BUSY, but here's how to get back more time in your day and the tool that will make that happen! You've likely heard of or already own an Insta...

109. Beating Breast Cancer with Dr. Kristi Funk

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do NOT skip this episode - it's lifesaving! Today we're talking about the scary "C" word (cancer), but we promise that by the end of the episode you'l...

108. Plant-Based Nutrition 101 with Desiree Nielsen

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do you really need to know about nutrition to be healthy and happy? From phytochemicals and flavonoids, we've brought you the evidence-based expe...

107. Reversing Diabetes and Losing Over 100lbs with Bobby Sud

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have the New Year inspiration you need to transform your health & live out your calling! Bobby Sud shares his wildly inspiring journey of going pla...

Introducing...THRIVE BUNDLE! The Best Wellness, Cooking, and Fitness E-Books & Courses on the Internet

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're SO stoked to finally share with you this phenomenal, empowering project we've been working on!  We are honored to come together with some of ou...

106. Living With Cancer & Braving Grief with Crazy Sexy Cancer Thriver Kris Carr

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"The freight train to death turned into a catalyst for change." The renowned Kris Carr is here to share her phenomenal journey facing and surviving an...

105. How Not to Age with Dr. Michael Greger

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a way to slow down aging—or even prevent elements of aging altogether? What does the science say and who can possibly keep track of it all?...

104. How to Survive the Holidays with Bruce Friedrich

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don't fear as the holidays draw near! Bruce Friedrich is here with a wealth of conversational advice to guide plant-based people through potential ho...

103. Life Update + Our Favorite Things for Fall

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle and Toni are back for season 6! They reveal an all-star line-up of guests this season before diving into some of their favorite life hacks, ...

102. Live to 100: Dan Buettner's Top Tips

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're so excited to re-release this episode in honor of Dan Buettner sharing his new Netflix documentary, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones! In h...

101. Is Fungi The Future of Meat? Paul Shapiro Thinks So!

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the future of meat fungi? Paul Shapiro thinks so! In this episode we dive deep into the world of alternative proteins with the author of the nati...

100. Season Ending + Life Updates

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle and Toni celebrate on 100 episodes together! Here they get personal, revealing their tips on goal setting and mindset that leads to success ...

99. Environmental Reasons to Go Vegan with Nick Cutsumpas

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you felt compelled to take more action to support the environment, but aren't sure where to start, or feel overwhelmed by how expensive and daunt...

98. Miyoko Schinner on Innovation, Ethics, and the Cheese Revolution

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miyoko Schinner shares her journey pioneering a plant-based cheese revolution, discusses the vital importance of ethical business practices and corpo...

97. Ethics in Action: A Conversation with Peter Singer

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The moral arc of the universe was changed by Peter Singer, a philosopher, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and author of the groundbrea...

96. Is Fungi The Future of Meat? Paul Shapiro Thinks So!

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the future of meat fungi? Paul Shapiro thinks so! In this episode we dive deep into the world of alternative proteins with the author of the nati...

95. Preventing Alzheimer's & Cognitive Decline with The Brain Doctors

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can we prevent Alzheimer's? It turns out our genes only account for about 3-5% of dementia cases, and we have a lot more control of our long-term cogn...

94. Cat Rescue With the Kitten Lady

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Shaw aka "The Kitten Lady," is a kitten rescuer, humane educator, and New York Times bestselling author who has dedicated her life to finding i...

93. How Not to Die & The Daily Dozen

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of the leading causes of death are preventable through a plant-based diet. But how exactly do we optimize our diet? Dr. Michael Greger, the bests...

92. Effective Animal Advocacy with Milo Runkle

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to make an impact for animals from one of the greatest farmed animal advocates of our time: Milo Runkle. Milo is a longtime changemaker who ...

91. Save Time & Money While Living Plant-Based

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A few years and many lifestyle changes have gone by since the last time we've done an episode all about budgeting, and it was time for an update! Insp...

90. Budget-Friendly Vegan Living Tips for the Family

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amber Allen is a YouTuber and mom of 3 kids and 3 rescue dogs who strives for balance by living as low waste as possible while still eating wonderful ...

89. Plant-Based Health, Vibrancy, and Longevity with Jane and Ann Esselstyn

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At 86 and 56, Ann and Jane Esselstyn are pictures of ageless health and vibrancy and spend their days hiking, doing yoga, gardening, cooking, and spre...

88. Vegan Nutrition Q&A With A Plant-Based Dietician Nisha Melvani

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Registered dietician nutritionist Nisha Melvani join us on the Plant-Powered People Podcast for a nutrition Q&A. She has a Masters in nutrition educat...

87. 200 Pound Weight Loss Journey & Addiction Recovery With Adam Sud

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Adam Sud is a plant-based coach who has helped hundreds of people reclaim their health - but it wasn't always that way. Adam spent years of his...

86. Vegan Baking with The Great British Bake Off's First Vegan Contestant, Freya Cox

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Freya Cox was the first vegan contestant on The Great British Bake Off, showing the world that vegan baking can be as good—and even better—than ba...

85. Blue Zones & How to Add 10 Years to Your Life with Dan Buettner

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Buettner is an award-winning journalist and producer at National Geographic who has spent most of his life identifying and studying "blue zones" -...

84. Mastering Diabetes with Robby Barbaro

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Robby Barbaro is a diabetes coach, educator, author, and international speaker who has been living with type 1 diabetes for more than twenty years. He...

83. Introducing Season 5!

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Get a sneak peek at what's to come this season on the Plant Powered People Podcast, plus get to know Michelle and Toni beyond podcast interviews!   S...

82. How to Organize Your Fridge & Pantry Like a Pro With "Fridge Love" Author Kristen Hong

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you reduce food waste, motivate yourself to cook healthy food at home, and keep your kitchen clean? Kristen Hong, author of Fridge Love and exp...

81. How to Turn Your Dad Vegan With Harley Quinn Smith

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can you convince your family to go plant-based with you? Harley Quinn Smith is an actress and outspoken vegan lifestyle advocate who did just that...

80. Theme Parks as a Vegan & How to Navigate Them

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you find the best vegan snacks at a theme park? Russell Heiman, aka @rollercoastervegan travels the world adding to his 590+ list of roller coa...

79. Fire Station Goes Plant-Based with Rip Esselstyn

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can you improve the health of an entire fire station? Rip Esselstyn joined the fire department after 10 years as a professional plant-based triath...

78. How Sprouting Will Change Your Health & Your Life

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine eating dozens of vegetables worth of nutrients, but only within a few bites? That's what you can do when you eat sprouts! Doug Evans, serial e...

77. Making Healthy Food Delicious with Plant-Based Food Blogger Danielle Brown

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can you make sure you always have delicious, healthy, plant-based food ready for you to eat when you need it, without spending hours meal prepping...

76. Gut Health Part II with Dr. B

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can fiber, fermented foods, and sprouts improve your gut health? Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is back for another gut health episode to get into all the de...

75. Gut Health & Why It Matters with the Bestselling Author of Fiber Fueled

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does fiber have to do with disease prevention? Turns out, a lot! Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is an award-winning gastroenterologist, internationally reco...

74. Being Plant-Based When Everything is Working Against You

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when you need help from a dietician but you're on a tight budget? Anna Rios is a registered dietician at the FQHC, and she helps low-in...

73. Vegan Rabbi on Being a Jewish Vegan

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How much does veganism have to do with Jewish values? Turns out, a lot! Rabbi Shmuly is one of the most influential Rabbis in the USA, and he is here ...

72. Integrating Plant-based Living into Cultural Traditions

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can you veganize your culture's dishes that traditionally contain many animal products? It can sometimes be a challenge to maintain the flavors, b...

71. What's Wrong With Eating Animals?

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you discuss the uncomfortable reality of why it's bad to eat animals without shaming anyone or causing hard feelings? Gene Baur, author of two ...

70. The Power of Meatless Mondays

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we shift the outlook on the plant-based lifestyle from extreme to mainstream? Kristie Middleton, vice president of business development at Rebe...

69. Stories From a Vegan Jazz Musician & Mobster

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A pacifist vegan with ties to the mob who fight-fixes, but also would never hurt a fly? Sounds like one big oxymoron, but in fact all of this (and mor...

68. Heart Disease is a "Paper Tiger" — Dr. Esselstyn Shares How to Become Virtually Heart Attack Proof with Plants!

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How did heart disease become the leading cause of death in the west, and how can we prevent and reverse it? Dr. Esselstyn is here to share how we all ...

67. Plant-Based Athletes Are Winning The Game

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vegan athletes are competing at the highest level in virtually every sport — and winning! Robert Cheeke, longtime vegan bodybuilder and NYT bestsel...

66. Italian New Yorker Goes Vegan & Opens Plant-Based Italian Restaurant

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meat-loving Italian New Yorker, Danny Costanzo, saves his own life by going plant-based. And then... guess what he did? He went on to open a 100% Vega...

65. Prevent & Reverse Diabetes: How to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, 1.5, 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes With Dr. Cyrus Khambatta

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you live with diabetes, or know someone who does? This episode is a must-listen. NYT bestselling author Dr. Cyrus Khambatta shares his research on...

64. Parenting Plant-Based Kids With Vegan Mama Marisa Miller Wolfson

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have kids? Are you thinking of raising vegan kids in the future? If so, this episode is for you! From school lunches to kids' birthday parties ...

63. Rural Vegan Living Challenges & How to Overcome Them

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jami Gerke is a midwesterner who is used to buying a whole cow and splitting it with her whole family. When she decided to transition to vegan living...

Rural Vegan

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jami Gerke is a midwesterner who is used to buying a whole cow and splitting it with her whole family. When she decided to transition to vegan living ...

62. Two Meat-Loving Guys Go Vegan for One Month

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ollie and Liam are two friends who love meat and never imagined they would one day try dropping meat, dairy, and eggs from their diet.   But here...

61. Composting 101 for Beginners With Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Isn't it wonderful how our Earth can take in our food waste and grow new life and so much beauty? When we treat our Earth with care it provides us wi...

60. Vegan Nutrition 101 With Plant-Based Registered Dietitian Cathterine Perez

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Plant-Based RD, Catherine Perez, is taking Instagram by storm with her quick and easy nutrient-rich dishes and her casual way of explaining nutrit...

59. Vegan Cookbooks 101—Finding Your Match With Dustin Harder

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are so many vegan cookbooks, it can be hard to choose. But a great plant-based cookbook can absolutely change the game and make you love living ...

58. Compassion Fatigue & Why Compassion Fades with Whitney Lauritsen

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Does compassion actually fade? In this episode, Whitney Lauritsen will help us explore compassion and tackle its different facets: including how and w...

Plant-Based Pediatrician on Raising Vegan Children

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Reshma Shah, a board-certified pediatrician, mother, and co-author of the award-winning book, Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide ...

Liver Failure, Sobriety, & Vegan Healing

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Instant Pot 101

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle and Toni as they offer up all the reasons you should get a pressure cooker asap! They'll share tips and tricks, recipe ideas, and more t...

Battling Heart Disease With a Plant-Based Diet With Guest Sherra Aguirre

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How in touch are you with your health? Sherra Aguirre, our guest for this episode, shares her journey from embracing an organic farm life to being in ...

100 Pound Weight Loss Journey to Conquering Disease

01 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gina House eliminated her asthma, reversed her high blood pressure, got off all her medications, cleared her lifelong cystic acne, and reduced her ost...

Vegan Traveling Tips With World Traveller Lucas Spigel

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can you stay vegan while travelling the world? It's possible, and even exciting! Lucas Spigel joins us in this episode to share his international ...

Vegan Gift Guide—Our Favorite Holiday Gifts

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are the best ethical and conscious gifts to give to friends, family, and beyond? Toni and Michelle call upon their decades of vegan gift giving e...

Guide to Prepping for the Holidays for Plant-Powered People

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do plant-based eaters prep for the holidays? If you're planning on hosting a holiday gathering, we share all our tips—from grocery shopping for ...

Mental Health

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly every human being struggles with mental health at some point in life, and for many it's an ongoing ever-present battle. In this episode we talk...

You Can Always Come Back

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you slipped up, struggled to stay consistent, or just abandoned being vegan completely? This episode will be a great dose of inspiration and rem...

Season 4 is Here...Welcome Back!

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we step back into season 4 of The Plant-Powered People Podcast! Michelle and Toni will be discussing what's been going on over the summer, ...

Ep. 46 - Answering Your Plant-Based Questions

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We answer all your vegan questions! We usually spend an entire episode discussing a common plant-based struggle, but in this episode, we decided to ma...

Ep. 45 - Intro to Gardening

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gardening is a great way to save money on food and practice a sustainable lifestyle. In today's podcast, our friend Farmer Nick shares his knowledge o...