Ep 1: How To Go Vegan with Erik Marcus

<p>In this first official episode of the show Evy, Momo and Tylor get together to mull over the different methods of transitioning to a vegan lifestyle and how each of them made the switch. Momo and Evy interview author, activist, speaker, and all-around badass seasoned vegan, Erik Marcus of <a href="http://vegan.com">vegan.com</a> to get his insights on the best advice and the pitfalls experienced when going vegan. </p> <p>Also on this episode…</p> <ul> <li>We talk about our initial perceptions of veganism.</li> <li>What to do when you fall off the vegan wagon.</li> <li>Is the monk in DaVinci code a vegan stereotype???</li> <li>The Pillow Chocolate Problem</li> <li>How to handle guilt as a new vegan.</li> <li>The best advice we got going vegan.</li> <li>We share a few alternative ways to become vegan.</li> <li>Is vegetarian enough?</li> <li>Erik discusses going vegan in the 80s, pre-google, pre online shopping, and the unappetising wonder of perspiring cheese.</li> <li>He shares his brilliant 'crowding out' method.</li> <li>We are reminded to Take your goddam B12!!!!!!</li> <li>Erik shares his evolution as an activist and what he deems effective activism.</li> <li>'The secret of great activism is to listen more than you talk.'</li> <li>Erik tries to convince Evy that dark chocolate is not the devil incarnate. (Update: He wasn't successful).</li> <li>Momo and Erik discuss the 'think global, act local' concept.</li> <li>Erik's thoughts on a vegan future.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://features.peta.org/how-to-go-vegan/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">PETA's How To Go Vegan guide</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Vegan-Guide-Erik-Marcus-ebook/dp/B00520DB7M/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=vegancom&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=4c70029b38164baf9a42f3f68abb55c7&amp;creativeASIN=B00520DB7M" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Erik's ebook "The Ultimate Vegan Guide"</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.vegan.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Erik's website</a></p> <p><strong>Social Media:</strong></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickPeepsPod" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@ChickPeepsPod</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chickpeepspod/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@ChickPeepsPod</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChickPeepsPodcast/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@ChickPeepsPodcast</a></p> <p>Momoko Hill: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oh_momoko/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@oh_momoko</a></p> <p>Robbie Jarvis: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/RobbJarvis/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@robbjarvis</a></p> <p>Tylor Starr: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tylorstarr/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@tylorstarr</a></p> <p>Evanna Lynch: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/msevylynch/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@msevylynch</a> </p>