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Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.Video version: https://youtu.be/F558_K180KQ The key topics in today's episode:01:45 - Travelling Asia highlights 04:00 - Eating vegan in Thailand 06:30 - Meeting villagers 16:30 - The dark side of Asia 19:30 - Animal sanctuaries 25:00 - Training for a half-marathon 30:00 - McPlant In Australia - *insert headline* 32:00 - Will the impossible burger change your gender? 38:00 - The renewable potential in Africa *insert headline* and then export 43:30 - Climate change is killing elephants *insert headline* 48:30 - Is it possible to have a plastic free ocean? *insert headline* 51:30 - How much plastic enters the ocean? 56:30 - Where plastic waste come from 01:00:00 - The contributors to this waste problem 01:02:00 - What’s being done about the plastic problem 01:12:00 -

"When you look at the vast majority of disposal and production sites of plastic, they're in communities that have been long underserved. There's a pattern here and there's a reason." Today we’re talking to Erica Cirino, a science writer, author, artist and communications manager of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. Erica’s work focuses a lot around plastic crisis and how it’s affecting us and the whole world around us. She chronicled her work in her new book, thicker than water which explored solutions to our plastic problem.Video version: https://youtu.be/IcN6f65JjQwThe key topics in today's episode:04:00 - Erica's background08:30 - Why is plastic a problem?14:30 - The racial issue with plastic18:00 - Building a plastic-free home26:00 - How the industry influences the public41:00 - Where to start  if you want to reduce plastic use46:00 - Visiting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch55:00 - Fake solutions59:00 - The role of businessesResources:Connect with Erica:Website | http://w

"If there is a forest standing, it's because there are people there standing with the forest."Today’s conversation is with Paloma Costa, a Brazilian climate activist, lawyer, human rights defender, and one of the seven leaders of the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change for the United Nation Secretary-General. Paloma has been speaking out about the insane inaction governments are guilty of through multiple conferences including COP26 and the UN Climate Action Summit where she talked alongside Greta Thunberg. Paloma is definitely not scared of saying it how it is, calling governements out and leading school climate strikes. For her, it’s not climate change, it’s the climate emergencyVideo version: https://youtu.be/xoAx4gxGYk0The key topics in today's episode:06:30 - Indigenous voices in politics14:00 - Communities are discriminated against20:30 - How to help tribes23:00 - Introducing environmentalism to the peers27:00 - What the Brazillian government should do30:30 - Cycling activism38:00

"The more connected you are, the more you're gonna see the need to make some changes in your life. Just remember to make your world a little greener."Today’s conversation is with Nick Cutsumpas aka farmernick. Nick is what you would call a plantrepreneur; A plant lover of all kinds. Now, even though he is plant based, I’m referring to his love to indoor and outdoor inedible plants. Nick helps people bring all sorts of different plants into their lifestyle and home. We’re talking about integrated nature all around you and emphasising the creation of what’s known green spaces.Video version: https://youtu.be/fnB2xei2ImYThe key topics in today's episode:04:00 - Moving to LA10:00 - How to begin gardening16:00 - Looking after indoor plants19:00 - What plants are the easiest to grow25:00 - Different ways to use your compost29:00 - Dealing with plant predators32:00 - Green spaces in offices41:00 - Vertical farms46:30 - Underrated sustainability tipsResources:Connect with Nick:Instagram | www.insta

Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.Video version: https://youtu.be/YcPFFivKnogThe key topics in today's episode:02:30 - Personal updates 06:00 - Fertility on a plant based diet09:50 - Bad news from the G7 Nations15:30 - Banning blood farms20:30 - Food extinction possibility23:00 - The coffee threat26:00 - Perennial Crops30:00 - The new coffee32:00 - The risk to cacao36:00 - Passenger pigeon41:30 - Sustainability tip47:30 - The newest carbon capture building50:00 - Colombian election resultsResources:All sources on website: www.theplantparadigm.com/tmp-124Get 10% Off Four Sigmatic With Code: PLANT10foursigmaticinternational.sjv.io/P0kPPQConnect with me:Instagram | @plant.paradigmYouTube | The Plant ParadigmTwitter | @plantparadigmWebsite | www.theplantparadigm.comSubscribe to the podcast:Apple | Spoti

"Yes, be about the animals. Yes, be about other people. Yes, be about the planet. But, don't forget yourself. Extend grace to yourself."Today’s conversation is with Dominique Side. Dom founded a vegan grocery store, operates a recording studio, media complex, and production facility. She is also an expert in ethical luxury living and helps people transition to a more ethical way of living. We’re going to dive into the whole concept of living an ethical and vegan lifestyle without giving up the luxuries, touching on consumerism, changing the schooling system, other philosophies available to us, and making a transition to a new ethical lifestyle and moreVideo version: https://youtu.be/yfgYfRg3GZUThe key topics in today's episode:02:30 - Vegan food is Houston05:30 -Alternative school systems13:00 - The Sudbury movement25:30 - What is vegan luxury33:00 - Fast fashion35:00 - Having a compassion mindset40:00 - Greenwashing vegan brands42:00 - Different forms of activism49:00 - Words of wisdom Re

"We have these country divisions, but when you look at Earth from space, there's no such thing, it's just one little, lone beautiful planet that we need to all look after."Today we are chatting with Ross and Ramona Headifen. A couple based in Port Melbourne who have become local legends by picking up over half a million pieces of rubbish, that’s 2 tonnes of plastic over the course of a few years on the same 55m stretch of beach, that’s insane. They're part of a clean up crew called Beach Patrol to further this initiative. Their hard work has been featured on 9 News and The Herald Sun. This conversation took all all around the big issue that is plastics. From the clean ups, production, Australia’s systems and how we can move forward with new solutions. Unlike plastic, this conversation will not be a waste of your time. More than anything you’ll get to here from some everyday heroes that get up every day and try to make this world into a better place.Video version: https://youtu.be/oIAQ

Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.Video version: https://youtu.be/oRu6j4TCbSAThe key topics in today's episode:01:30 - The red centre of Australia04:00 - Labor won the election08:00 - Having a vegan wedding9:00 - Big Vegan Market in Melbourne11:00 - Labor won, what now?13:00 - Their promises14:30 - Cheaper electric cars17:30 - Cutting power bills18:00 - New coal mines19:30 - Protecting the Great Barrier Reef26:00 - Urban rivers32:00 - Saving plants and animals36:00 - Safeguard mechanism as a corrupt coal scheme40:00 - Parliamentary science41:35 - Environmental law reform43:00 - Banning live sheep export46:30 - Protecting oceans and marine parks48:45 - We have a waste problem51:30 - Monkeypox 10101:00:00 - Review of the Australian Dietary Guidelines01:05:00 - Industry influence01:09:00 - Sustainabili

"Don't be so hard on yourself, recognise that you're making a difference (by being vegan), and just lead by example."Today's conversation is with Erin Sharoni. Erin is a prime example of a 21st century jack of all trades. She was a TV host for CBS and NBC for a few years, is currently the chief product officer at FOXO technologies, has a masters in Biology from Harvard medical school where she received the Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award. On the plant side of things she is on the Advisory Board of Animal Save Movement, and a volunteer at her local Humane Society shelter. Video version: https://youtu.be/P03uPqcX0ZEThe key topics in today's episode:03:30 - Intro to her plant based journey06:10 - Raw food vegan12:00 - The pros and cons to the information age15:00 - Confirmation bias17:00 - How the plant-based diets affect us20:30 - Plants can help us live longer24:00 - The energies of consuming animals29:00 - Inflammation and ageing35:30 - Eating stressed plants38:00 - What i

"If you are investing in fossil fuels now, you are investing in a stranded asset where in 30 years that you will not get your returns from, and it will produce misery for the planet."Today we are chatting with Vladislav Kaim, one of the UNs Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. Vlad is a young economist committed to ensuring green and decent jobs for youth, and his specialty is in international trade and migration with his most recent assignment being representation of youth interests at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy platform. We’ll be talking about all things economics and how that affects climate change and the green future we have to build to thrive as a society.Video version: https://youtu.be/5hj95jfv_tcThe key topics in today's episode:05:30 - The representation of young people in climate change10:00 - Increasing green jobs16:00 - Looking after developing nations20:00 - Moral obligation of nations23:30 - What will happen if a nation dissapears27:30 - Defining green jobs28:30 - Wha

Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.Video version: https://youtu.be/Q_Ou6ClDvmIThe key topics in today's episode:02:00 - Tasmania07:00 - Being efficient with minerals11:00 - Half marathon PB14:00 - Election in Australia18:00 - Closing power plants early23:00 - How Corrupt is JBS27:00 - Meat pumped with Carbon monoxide33:30 - Exploding oil Vessel in Nigeria38:00 - Sea Otters and climate change42:30 - Irrawaddy dolphin populations46:00 - 3,000 sq meters of dead fish found52:00 - Fishing fuels the rich01:00:00 - Whale hunting01:03:00 - Humpback Whales01:05:30 - Great Barrier Reef Bleaching01:09:00 - Sustainable tips01:14:00 - Lottery winner opens foundation01:15:30 - Okra removing microplastics01:17:00 - Less culling of chickens in Germany01:21:00 - Vegan athlete wins01:22:30 - New phone cable laws01:24:

"We tend to overcomplicate things.  Whether it's what we're eating, how much nutrition we're getting, climate change, just keep it really simple and focus on the things you can do, all the things you do have in your life, and all the things that you are. And from that place you will feel more grounded."Today's conversation is with Carlo Cirillo. Carlo is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, coach, meditation teacher on the bloom app, co-founder of the Sala app and host of the Carlo Cirillo Show. He is an absolute haven for wisdom, since our first chat he's interviewed thought leaders such as Peter Crone, Joel Brown, Dr John Dimartini and Osher Gunsberg.Video version: https://youtu.be/qaJhsh4EZ44The key topics in today's episode:03:00 - Finding happiness in relationships06:00 - Launching an episode10:30 - The one thing you should be doing14:00 - Sacred Cacao19:00 - Making a difference23:00 - Finding eco solutions29:00 - Make a positive impact35:00 - Reacting to the media40:0

"Be fearless. That's one of the biggest things that has given me the opportunity just to be present and take space."Today's conversation is with Jocelyn Rivas, also known as Jocelyn The Warrior. This conversation is one of triumph and victory. Jocelyn holds the Guinness World Record for Youngest Woman to Run 100 Marathons. She also broke the record for the youngest Latina to run 100 marathons by 4 years. During her journey she discovered the power of plant based eating and we’ll dive into how that affecting her performance as an athlete and her philosophy behind fitness moving forward. Video version: https://youtu.be/TPCV5MILOVA The key topics in today's episode:04:30 - Running 100 marathons12:00 - Being born with broken bones16:00 - Finishing the 100 marathons19:30 - Turning to the plant-based diet27:30 - Dietary philosophy33:00 - Weekly training regime36:00 - Struggles as a female and as a Latina38:00 - Running your first marathonConnect with Jocelyn:Instagram | https://www.instagra

"1 in 3 people that you serve a cow’s milk to you’re making sick. And you’re up-charging for something that’s not going to make them sick."Today we are chatting to Dotsie Bausch. An exceptional athlete and plant based advocate. She took home a medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games and won eight US national championships, two Pan American gold medals and has a world record. She starred in the hugely popular documentary The Game Changers and Personal Gold. In 2018 Dotsie launched her non-profit Switch4Good in early 2018 with a television commercial featuring six Olympians from four different countries and proves that cow’s milk is not part of a high-performance diet. As you can imagine there's a lot to talk about. We’ll be talking a fair bit about Switch4Goods recent campaign targeting Starbucks, the life of an Olympian and the realities, how fitness and health evolves for individuals and a bit of politics and legislationVideo version: https://youtu.be/LtbYS8v8N6oThe key topics in today's e

"What I recommend animal rights organisations to do is to actually start pushing a little bit harder, especially when it comes to the ministers and the government. to encourage them to push these changes through."Today's conversation is with Emma Hurst MP. Emma is a vegan, an animal advocate, and your representative for animal rights in NSW Parliament. She is also Deputy Chair of the Legislative Council’s Industry (which includes animal agribusiness) and Health Committees. As a member of the Animal Justice Party, Emma represents animals and people from across NSW.Video version: https://youtu.be/xlYEnejShlcThe key topics in today's episode:03:00 - Protecting animals in 202205:00 - Industrialised puppy farming09:30 - How to regulate pet farming13:00 - Who is AJP16:00 - How to pass legislation20:00 - How much relationships matter in parliament22:30 - Getting lobbyist push-back26:30 - Lobbyists for animal rights29:00 - A threat to democracy32:00 - Influencers and politics36:00 - Getting into p

"Anything that's going to hold people back in any way, from eating plant-based, is a road block to progress."Today we are chatting to Bill Muir, AKA Sergeant Vegan. As the name suggests, Bill is a combat veteran. He’s also a registered nurse and speaker. Bill is someone who has a very unique story, being plant based since 1992 he’s gone through war zones and army training eating exclusively plants. I love Bill's confidence and demeanour, amongst the societal belief that veganism is for feminine individuals, Bill literally takes that concept and throws it out the window. I think everyone will take a little bit out of this episode, but I hope in particular the men listening can really extinguish any belief left in them that they are feminine because they don’t eat animal body parts. This conversation will have us talking about the battlefield, his experience in the army, following your ethics and being a militant activist.Video version:  https://youtu.be/1A35OmJ0h6oThe key topics in today&ap

"Publicise environmentalism as something people want to do, not as something we should and have to do."Today we are chatting to Nick Butter for the second time on this show. Our first conversation was Episode 88 back in April where we talked about his experience running a marathon in every country in the world. We're back again to talk about his journey circumnavigating the UK in just 128 days. That is almost 2 marathons a day for 128 days. Nick is someone who works closely with different charities and tries to raise awareness on humanitarian matters around the world, which is why he founded the 196 foundation.Video version: https://youtu.be/FFS99nOPKlwThe key topics in today's episode:04:30 - Running Around Britain07:00 - The 196 Foundations10:45 - Was it easier running around the world14:15 - Recovering from workouts19:00 - Finding the right stretches29:00 - Being an effective activist40:00 - Countries that don't accept donations43:30 - Thoughts while running49:45 - Did Nick think a

"I deal with disease everyday. I can tell you right now, we're doing something wrong. And it ain't the people following a whole-food plant based diet."Today we are chatting to Dr Andrew Little for the second time on this show.  Dr Little, as you’ll get to know is incredibly knowledgable, compassionate and loves an evidence based approach to being plant based and having a sustainable lifestyle. Our first conversation together is a great episode to listen to (HERE) if you want to learn about raising kids on a plant based diet and the hierarchy of science. By way of background Andrew is a family man and a working Anaesthetist, hence his passion in antibiotic resistance.Video version: https://youtu.be/OLbWFJK2UqQThe key topics in today's episode:05:00 - Filling your house with happiness06:00 - Vegans and depression09:00 - Pseudo-journalism15:00 - Being an unhealthy vegan17:00 - Being a racist vegan20:00 - Methanes effect26:00 - Does growing veg harm animals30:00 - The downsides to eating

"Be kinder to yourself. That is the number one thing that a lot of people could do to improve their own lives. Start to pay attention to the things you say about yourself."Today's guest is Dani Taylor. She is a vegan figure competitor and champion, the co-founder of VeganProteins.com and also co-founder of PlantBuilt.com, a nonprofit organisation who compete together to raise awareness for veganism and money for rescued animals at farm sanctuaries. She specialises in vegan figure competition prep using evidence-based approaches and many years of personal coaching experience to help people achieve a shredded look to be competitive on stage in natural bodybuilding competitions.Video version: https://youtu.be/TKxRZQpmLjQThe key topics in today's episode:03:15 - Body dysmorphia amongst bodybuilders 06:00 - Defining what healthy is07:45 - Red flags with unhealthy mental health12:00 - Sacrificing unnecessarily 15:00 - Sustainably exercising18:00 - Recovery on a plant-based diet19:30 - Macro spre

Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.Video: https://youtu.be/k14Vy5HFaFI Today we're talking:06:30 - COP 26 13:00 - Doomsday Glaciers 18:00 - The Climatarian Diet 28:00 - World’s Oldest Woman was plant predominant 30:45 - Vegetarian’s live longer 33:00 - Helsinki to go meat free-ish 34:15 - 180,000 chicken deaths 36:30 - Crustaceans have sentience 39:15 - Black Box for climate change 41:30 - Largest vegan burger 45:45 - Pringles add in diary 50:30 - Switch4Good 53:15 - Dairy Milk is not a health food 56:00 - Burning documentary 01:00:30 - Sustainability tip 01:06:00 - Are cotton bags good? 01:09:30 - France banning plastics 01:11:30 - Horse riding banResources:- Climatarian Diet- Helsinki no meat- Crustaceans are sentient- Blackbox for climateConnect with us:Instagram | @plant.paradigmInstagram | @shar