Fitness Professional, Film Director, and 'Bad Ass Vegan. Interview w/ John Lewis | Episode 36

If you don't know already, John Lewis is a fitness pro, public speaker, and all-round Vegan Bad Ass. In the latest episode of the Plant Based News Podcast, the star sits down with host, and PBN's Co-Founder, Robbie Lockie to discuss his upcoming documentary Hungry For Justice, racism in the vegan community, and PETA's controversial Superbowl campaign. "We've been brainwashed to think we have to eat the animal, we have to eat that fat, we've been told that this so-called 'soul food' was ours, and it wasn't," Lewis states. "And the worst thing about 'normal' and 'tradition', and I put those two words in quotes when I say that, is that it doesn't make it right." This podcast covers topics including: 1.45: Discovering the vegan lifestyle 4.20: Leaving stress behind 6.30: Attitude to life 9.10: Food culture and John's childhood 11.25: Dealing with obesity 13.15: John's transformation 14.30: People's response to going vegan 19.40: Inequality 23.13: Getting the vegan message across 30.12: Healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry 33.00: Associating with non-vegans 39.30: Identities and media 43.30: Racism within the vegan community 46.30: Are men afraid of going vegan? 48.25: PETA's Superbowl campaign 57.20: Bad Ass Vegan 1.04.00: Desert Island You can find out more about Hungry For Justice here: https://www.hungryforjusticefilm.com Bass Ass Vegan's website: https://badassvegan.com Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Phil Marriott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen on other platforms Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aNLxA27mZQeIOzCUCPKd5?si=Exc4ets4SL6plIW7M99dfw iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-plant-based-news-podcast/id1255981965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVIEW/SHARE ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. If you have any friends that would benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes, please share.