Viva! Vegan Podcast

This Viva! Vegan Podcast Music Special, hosted by Gavin Chappell-Bates, brings you over an hour of the best music from vegan musicians and bands. It features songs and interviews from the likes of Emi V, Mobius Loop, Luke James Williams, Peace On Your Plate, Tally Spear, and many more. You’ll also hear an exclusive interview with Jordan Martin about the 2021 Vegan Camp Out.  

January 2021’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – including  this month, our exclusive , vegan fashion with US label  and music from Scottish band, . Find out more Making waves with Lex Rigby, Head of Investigations, with our . Why is it so challenging for people to care about fish? Fascinating insights into the fashion industry with US female vegan fashion designers, Meg and Komie Vora, from Delikate Rayne. How do we counter animal products in fashion? Gavin Chappell-Bates in conversation with dream pop emo rockers, Dreamkids. Having joined forces in February 2020, they’re taking the music scene by storm! About our show You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don’t forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to your mobile device or computer. It’s automatic and completely free. Copyright owned by Viva! Bristol 2020. Not for re-use without our written agreement. All fe

December’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – join us for a Christmas special; talking turkeys undercover with Lex Rigby, Viva! Head of Investigations, plus tons of festive food and cookery ideas, products reviews and inspiration from our experts! FIND OUT MORE -               Campaigns news: Our new Scottish Salmon Farming investigation goes public, updates from our massive #slashtherisk campaign and the latest on our End Factory Farming actions. -               Bumper Christmas food feature with podcast host Helen and Viva! Food & Cookery Manager, Maryanne: the latest vegan product news and reviews, new recipe ideas and our top tips on creating the perfect centrepiece beyond the nut roast!    -              Scottish singer-songwriter, Emi V, brings her music to the show, brought to you by Gavin Chappell-Bates.       ABOUT OUR SHOW   You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Faceboo

November’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – celebrating World Vegan Month, the End Factory Farming Before It Ends Us campaign launch, an exclusive interview with veteran undercover investigator, Gem De Silva and music from BBC Radio 6 Music star, Luke James-Williams. FIND OUT MORE -               Our new campaign launch End Factory Farming Before It Ends Us just in time for World Vegan Day (November 1) -               Our 2,000 free meal giveaway for people in need during the pandemic, in partnership with  -               Viva! founder and director Juliet Gellatley talks about her experience investigating  in Leicestershire, on location at Dean Farm Animal Sanctuary -               Find out about cooking vegan on a budget with Maryanne Hall from the   -           Life undercover with expert investigator, Gem De Silva, of  -              Singer-songwriter, chats to Gavin Chappell-Bates about his latest release, Blood Jump.   ABOUT OUR SHOW   You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts,

October’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – this month hear Viva! Founder & Director, Juliet Gellatley interviewed live from Dean Farm Animal Sanctuary in South Wales. Hosted by Helen Wilson. FIND OUT MORE -               News of a Flat House Farm Day of Action in Leicestershire -               Find out about the International Vegan Film Festival online this month -               Meet the adorable pigs in the nursery at  and hear stories of friendship and rescue with Juliet and sanctuary founder, Mary Frankland -               Helen and Maryanne Hall from the  catch up on recipes and the latest vegan cookery trends -              Gavin Chappell-Bates is joined by the talented Tally Spear in our music section -            Find out how to sample eight vegan craft beers from Beer 52 – for free!* *To celebrate the launch of Beer52’s new Vegan Beer Club they’re offering Viva! listeners a free case of 8 vegan craft beers! That is eight craft beers, free from any animal products, source

September’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – including a special focus on the latest undercover investigation into Flat House Farm in Leicestershire, with an interview with campaigns manager, Lex Rigby.  FIND OUT MORE -               Awards news and reviews of Viva!’s documentary, HOGWOOD: a modern horror story -               Find out how to sample eight vegan craft beers from – for free!* -               Listen to Lex’s talk on overfishing from the Virtual Animal Rights March in August -               Learn about how to avoid ‘green washing’ as an ethical vegan consumer, with Vegan Arborist -               September cookery inspiration comes from Vegan Recipe Club’s Maryanne Hall, including back-to-school lunch ideas -               Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature, catching up again with vegan chart-toppers, Peace On Your Plate *To celebrate the launch of Beer52’s new Vegan Beer Club they’re offering Viva! listeners a free case of 8 vegan craft bee

August’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – including our celebrity-backed open letter to Boris Johnson as part of the , an interview with American social media-influencer  as well as top vegan authors and musicians! FIND OUT MORE -               Help Viva! End Factory Farming by  to Boris Johnson, featured in our news section, plus updates on Hogwood: a modern horror story -               Learn how to be the best advocate for animals online from one of the top vegan social media influencers – John Oberg -               It’s all about the Sheese! We catch up with Laura from Bute Island to hear about the plant-based cheese revolution -               We chat to top-selling vegan author Natalie Winter, about her new novel,  -               August cookery inspiration comes from ’s Maryanne Hall -               Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature. This month he chats to US singer- songwriter Inanna.   ABOUT OUR SHOW You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Goo

July's podcast also features all the latest news and updates from Viva!, including the launch of our gripping documentary , and a catch up with Jerome Flynn — Viva! patron and presenter of HOGWOOD. FIND OUT MORE - It's finally here! The launch of HOGWOOD: a modern horror story on , and . Plus wise words from Jerome Flynn, presenter and Viva! patron. - Exclusive interview with Seth Tibbott, founder of the plant-based protein company, . - July cookery inspiration comes from ’s Maryanne Hall, with summertime advice for vegans at socially-distanced BBQs. - Lex Rigby, Viva! campaigns manager, interviews an exclusive interview with Rich Hardy, veteran undercover investigator, on the launch of his new book and reflections on his life as an undercover investigator. - Lex also gives behind the scenes look at Viva!'s own shocking of two pig farms supplying Morrisons. -  Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature. This month he interviews (aka Queen V), vegan singer-songwriter. ABOUT OUR SHOW You

June’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – including news from charity founder and director, Juliet Gellatley, on the new campaign, 3 in 4 and an exclusive interview with Game of Thrones actor and Viva! patron, Jerome Flynn. FIND OUT MORE - All you need to know about continuing to helping animals and promote veganism during lockdown, from the Viva! campaigns team - Viva! founder & director, Juliet Gellatley updates us on the highlighting that 3 in 4 new and emerging infectious diseases come from animals - Exclusive interview with Game of Thrones star, , with host Helen Wilson. Jerome shares his vision for a new future for the earth. - June cookery inspiration comes from ’s Maryanne Hall -  Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature. This month he chats to singer songwriter musician . Poet and author, Jane Mann, also reads Warning from Wuhan, which can be read ABOUT OUR SHOW You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and w

May’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – including the launch of the latest campaign, 3 in 4 with founder & director, Juliet Gellatley, following the Coronavirus pandemic.  We also discuss how to get involved with . FIND OUT MORE Campaigns and exclusive online news from the campaigns and social media teams Juliet discusses factory farming and Covid-19 and also catches up with Ecotricity founder and fellow vegan, Dale Vince Tune in for some brilliant dairy-free inspiration from Viva!’s Maryanne Hall of the Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature. This month he chats to vegan folk musician Rebecca Shelley ABOUT OUR SHOW You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to your mobile device or computer. It's automatic and completely free. Here's how. Copyright owned by Viva! Bristol 2020. Not for re-use

April’s podcast opens with a special introduction from Founder and Director, Juliet Gellatley, as we find ourselves in this most unprecedented time of lockdown, due to the . Juliet is joined by Viva!’s Associate Director, Tony Wardle, in a detailed conversation about how the virus started, its connections to factory farming, the role of veganism and what this means for the future. We bring you the latest news and events updates from Viva!, followed by some cheery vegan-themed interviews to get your teeth into. FIND OUT MORE -           Host, Helen Wilson, takes a trip to Swansea Indoor Market in Wales to find out about how veganism has been helping to change the face of a very traditional market -           We interview London-based vegan food blogger, , about her recent appearance on the Channel 4 show, Crazy Delicious -           Inspiration for budding home-cooks comes from Viva!’s Maryanne Hall of the , with some top tips for -           Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music featur

March’s podcast celebrates the up and coming release of new ground-breaking documentary – HOGWOOD: a modern horror story. Last summer, Tesco dropped Hogwood pig farm as a supplier following an intense campaign and repeated investigations into horrific conditions there by Viva! investigators. Viva!’s Editor and Associate Director, Tony Wardle, chats to us about how this wonderful victory for animals has transferred into a gripping documentary that is set to launch at the House of Commons at the end of this month. We bring you all the latest news from the Viva! campaigns team, including an interview with campaigner Will Sorflaten about his outreach work in universities across the UK. FIND OUT MORE -        Latest vegan news including a for dairy cows and talks with vegan health expert -        Viva! Campaigner Will Sorflaten chats to us about his -        Interview with Viva! Editor and Associate Director, Tony Wardle about their new ground-breaking documentary – . -        Viva! Head of Communications, Roi

ABOUT OUR SHOW.  You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to your mobile device or computer. It's automatic and completely free. Copyright owned by Viva! Bristol 2019. Not for re-use without our written agreement. All featured music used by permission. Produced by EMC, the Easy Media Company.

A belated Happy New Year and a wonderful Veganuary to you all! In this episode, we take a look at how far the vegan movement has progressed, as Laura and Tayana interview the creators of a new feature length film, Vegan 2019. We give our top tips for trying (and staying!) vegan, and feature some laugh-out-loud conversations from our vegan comedy night.   IN THIS EPISODE: Kris chats with our Louisa, about vegan resolutions and trying vegan. We interview Klaus, one of the founders of and the producer of . We feature two interviews with vegan comedians Matt Hoss and Chris Stokes. Kris catches up with one of our campaigners, Tayana, about our of the UK. Gavin Chappell-Bates interviews musician and composer Ian Haywood, keyboardist and vocalist with vegan band Peace on your Plate.   ABOUT OUR SHOW.  You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to

January 2021’s podcast features all the news and updates from Viva! – including  this month, our exclusive , vegan fashion with US label  and music from Scottish band, . Find out more Making waves with Lex Rigby, Head of Investigations, with our . Why is it so challenging for people to care about fish? Fascinating insights into the fashion industry with US female vegan fashion designers, Meg and Komie Vora, from Delikate Rayne. How do we counter animal products in fashion? Gavin Chappell-Bates in conversation with dream pop emo rockers, Dreamkids. Having joined forces in February 2020, they’re taking the music scene by storm! About our show You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don’t forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to your mobile device or computer. It’s automatic and completely free. Copyright owned by Viva! Bristol 2020. Not for re-use without our written agreement. All fe

We wish you a compassionate Christmas! In this extra special episode, we have a worldwide exclusive! Introducing the fantastic, positively vegan Christmas song . Produced by Gavin Chappell-Bates and Giles Bryant, Peace on Your Plate could become the first ever vegan Christmas No.1 – with your support! Hit 'play', listen to the song and learn how to help bring compassion to the charts this Christmas. Also in this episode: Juliet, our founder and director, wishes you a very merry vegan Christmas. We catch up with the campaigns team about – the dairy-free milkshake tour that visited Fresher’s Fairs across the UK. We introduce our new catalogue, chat about the and prepare for our last festive festival of the year – the .  We interview , the vegan singer-songwriter who made Christmas No.1 with her cover of "The Power of Love" several years ago. You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter!

It's World Vegan Day! This episode marks two years since the Viva! Vegan Podcast launched, how time flies! Join us in celebrating World Vegan Day with our #GoVegan24 campaign. We're joined by a whole host of celebrities, including Fearne Cotton and James May, in asking people to Go Vegan for 24 hours. Our huge environment campaign has made national headlines and is set to create an even bigger storm on World Vegan Day. Listen in to our extra special podcast and be the first to know all about it. Go vegan today and save tomorrow.    FIND OUT MORE. Kris has the latest vegan news including the launch of the campaign at the Labour Conference in Brighton, and an exclusive behind the scenes interview. Kris catches up with the campaigns team to reveal what we have in store for Leading barrister Michael Mansfield QC calls for Ecocide to made illegal, as live streamed from the Vegan Now conference. We've chosen the best moments from the Vegan Now launch itself. Want more? Head to our for the full live stream. Go

 has launched! In this episode, find out about our new environment campaign including our  on World Vegan Day, Friday 1 November. We also look back at Juliet's and young environmentalist,  talks at Vegan Campout, and look forward to our which celebrates Viva!'s 25th birthday on Saturday 26 October. Gavin Chappell-Bates catches up with Mike Mckinnon, fresh off the Vegan Campout stage.   ABOUT OUR SHOW.  You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to your mobile device or computer. It's automatic and completely free. Copyright owned by Viva! Bristol 2019. Not for re-use without our written agreement. All featured music used by permission. Produced by EMC, the Easy Media Company.

Wow! This must be our most exciting podcast to date… Tesco has dropped Hogwood Farm! After three investigations, Red Tractor and Tesco have finally taken a stand against the appalling conditions at Hogwood and have dropped them as a supplier. This month we celebrate our campaign victory, look back over the previous three investigations and discuss what this decision means for the future.   FIND OUT MORE. Kris has the latest vegan news including looking back over our  campaign, our current  and upcoming events including the . . Join us in creating the film the meat industry doesn't want you to see. Juliet chats with Kris about the power of consumer change to end factory farming and the next steps in our Hogwood campaign. Lex, our campaigns manager, discusses her first-hand experience on Hogwood Farm and the emotional impact of being an investigator. Grace, our health campaigner, debunks some health myths about bacon. This month, we feature music by vegan band Mobius Loop.   ABOUT OUR SHOW.  You can hear this

August’s podcast features a magical interview with Harry Potter star  hosted by Juliet. We follow the Viva! Campaigns team to the at the London Eye where they protested the systematic abuse in the global dairy industry. Viva! staff debate whether plastic-free living should be central to veganism, and our new health campaigner busts vegan health myths.   FIND OUT MORE. Kris has the latest vegan news, including an update on how any Amazon shopper can via Amazon Smile. ‘An Audience with Evanna Lynch…’ is another interview and Q&A from our Magical 25th Anniversary Viva! Vegan Festival. You can see all our other 25th Anniversary events . The campaigns team at the London Eye, showing upsetting undercover footage from Coca-Cola’s dairy company’s supplier and Viva! investigations of the biggest UK dairy farms. Our new campaigner, Grace Forsythe, talks vegan truths about the health benefits of a plant-based diet. Gavin Chappell-Bates hosts his regular dedicated music feature. This month he sits down with Muse