Ever wondered how meat alternatives are made? In this special episode for Choose Chicken-Free week, Wendy and Stuart speak to Dan Avery from the nutrition team at THIS about what goes into their products, their health profile, and how they can help people try a vegan diet.

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With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost,dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegan Productions.

Maggie Baird is a climate activist and mother of Grammy-Award-winning Artists Billie Eilish and Finneas. She is a co-producer of the climate summit that features youth activists from around the world. In 2020 she founded Support + Feed, a US nonprofit focused on developing innovative, intersectional strategies to ensure underserved communities have access to nourishing plant-based food.

Contact Wendy and Stuart at podcast@veganuary.com

Sign up for Veganuary’s month-long challenge at veganuary.com/try-vegan.

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With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost, dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegans Productions.

Freya Cox is a vegan baker from Scarborough who appeared on the twelfth season of the British reality television show The Great British Bake Off. Since then, Freya has released a cookbook called Simply Vegan Baking: Taking the Fuss Out of Vegan Cakes, Cookies, Breads, and Desserts and a range of vegan box mix bakes. Freya has also collaborated with Veganuary’s social media channels!

Contact Wendy and Stuart at podcast@veganuary.com

Sign up for Veganuary’s month-long challenge at veganuary.com/try-vegan. Follow Veganuary on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost, dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegans Productions.

Richa Moorjani is an actor best known for her roles in Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, and the fifth season of Fargo.

Contact Wendy and Stuart at podcast@veganuary.com

Sign up for Veganuary’s month-long challenge at veganuary.com/try-vegan. Follow Veganuary on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost, dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegans Productions.

Kuntal Joisher is a mountaineer and a nutrition and fitness coach. He is the first person to have climbed Everest while following a vegan diet.

Contact Wendy and Stuart at podcast@veganuary.com

Sign up for Veganuary’s month-long challenge at veganuary.com/try-vegan. Follow Veganuary on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost, dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegans Productions.

India Reynolds is best known for appearing on Love Island. She’s an influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers, sharing her fashion collaborations, vegan recipes and details of her fertility journey. India has also fronted two campaigns for PETA.

Contact Wendy and Stuart at podcast@veganuary.com

Sign up for Veganuary’s month-long challenge at veganuary.com/try-vegan. Follow Veganuary on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost, dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegans Productions.

Join Stuart and Wendy for the new series of The Veganuary Podcast. Each week they’ll be joined by a guest who will discuss what life’s like when you’re powered by plants. Subscribe today!

Sign up for Veganuary’s month-long challenge at veganuary.com/try-vegan. Follow Veganuary on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok or contact Wendy and Stuart email podcast@veganuary.com

With thanks to our Veganuary 2025 international sponsor The Vegetarian Butcher and our other sponsors in the UK, US and Germany: THIS, Field Roast, Lightlife, Vitacost, dmBio, Eleplant, Billie Green, Beyond Meat, Davert, Natumi, iChoc and Sojade.

Recorded at Distorted Podcast Studios and produced by Jim Moore at Bloody Vegans Productions.

In this Choose Chicken-Free special Stuart meets Morgan Salis-Deany from Halley Farm who pivoted from farming chickens to growing hemp and rescuing animals. The farm was transformed with the help of Transfarmation, and Stuart also speaks to Ashley Niblett who is Transfarmation’s Business Engagement Specialist.

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Get daily motivation in a super-short video each day in January at youtube.com/VeganuaryCharity

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