Climate Diet Podcast

Host Erin DeMarines sat down with Chuck Carroll — "The Weight Loss Champion" — who lost 260 pounds after weighing 420 lbs, and we got real about food addiction, weight loss surgery, and why he had it reversed years later.

At his heaviest, Chuck was eating 10,000 calories a day, half of it from a nightly run to Taco Bell. In this episode he opens up about the gastric bypass surgery that saved his life in 2009, why he bel...

Vegan author Victoria Moran joins Climate Diet to reveal why animal agriculture — not cars — is driving climate change, and what a plant-based diet can actually do about it.

I'm Jane DeMarines, founder and executive director of Climate Diet, and in this episode I sit down with Victoria Moran — bestselling author of 14 books, founder of Main Street Vegan Academy, and one of VegNews' Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors...

They use beagles for animal testing because beagles don't fight back. Ella Magers is walking 207 miles to end that.

In this episode of the Climate Diet Podcast, host Erin DeMarines sits down with animal advocate Ella Magers, MSW — vegan for 31 years and campaign co-director of the March to Abolish Animal Testing (MAAT) — to expose what really happens inside America's largest beagle breeding facility, Marshall BioResourc...

She's a trauma surgeon who's spent 12 years fixing bodies in the ER — and hasn't touched meat once in that time. 

In this episode, host Erin DeMarines sits down with Dr. Sandra Farach (aka "The Plantiful Surgeon"), a Tampa-based trauma surgeon, to talk about the factory farming footage that changed her life, the biggest protein myths doctors still believe, and what it's really like pushing plant-based options inside a ho...

Is animal agriculture the #1 cause of climate change — not fossil fuels? In this episode I sit down with Dr. Sailesh Rao (Climate Healers) to unpack how the food on our plates is driving the climate crisis — and how a plant-based diet could heal the planet.

Dr. Sailesh Rao is a Stanford-trained systems engineer turned climate activist, founder of Climate Healers, and author of the Planet B books. He's worked on the docu...

He built the world's largest 100% plant-based marketplace — and it started with a pair of shoes.

In this episode of Climate in Cuisine, host Erin DeMarines sits down with Jonathan Faran, founder of Vegan America — the fastest-growing vegan marketplace in the US with 400+ vetted sellers across food, fashion, cosmetics, and home products.

Jonathan shares how a University of Chicago MBA student turned a frustrating shoppin...

Discover how vegan directory founder Kiana Melvin is transforming how people find plant-based restaurants, vegan businesses, and cruelty-free brands across America.

In this episode of Climate and Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines (Executive Director of Climate Diet) sits down with Kiana Melvin, the 26-year-old CEO and founder of Plant Plate Map — a nationwide vegan directory with over 1,700 listings, including 1,500+ vegan restaur...

In this episode, we sit down with Michele Cuffe, author of Health Revival, to discuss the revolutionary concept of "Muscle-Centric Medicine" and why building muscle is the ultimate key to aging with vitality. Michelle reveals her "Big 6" pillars of health that can help you reconnect with your DNA and reverse the effects of modern lifestyle diseases.  

If you’ve been looking for a realistic way to manage menopause, improv...

Plant-based diet expert Glen Merzer discusses why doctors need nutrition training and how food choices impact climate change. Author of "Food is Climate" and co-author of "Moving Medicine Forward" with Dr. Michael Klaper.

🌱 What You'll Learn: - Why medical schools don't teach nutrition to doctors - How plant-based diets reverse chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease - The connection between animal agriculture, methane em...

Are we treating the root cause of chronic illness, or just handing out more pills? In this eye-opening interview, we sit down with Dr. Michael Klaper, a medical pioneer with over 50 years of experience, to uncover the undeniable power of a whole-food, plant-based diet.

Dr. Klaper breaks down how we can actively reverse conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes simply by changing what we put on our plat...

If you’re searching for plant-based fitness, vegan longevity, or how to build muscle after 50, this episode is a must-watch.

In this powerful and deeply human conversation on the Climate and Cuisine Podcast, we sit down with bestselling author and plant-based fitness coach Maxime Sigouin, whose journey spans farm life, bodybuilding, elite modeling, caregiving through cancer, and helping thousands reclaim their health.

This ep...

What if one of the most powerful climate actions was already on your plate?

In this episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with Addison Chantz, Associate Executive Director of the Farm Animal Rights Movement, for an honest and hopeful conversation about how everyday food choices impact the climate, our health, and the future of our planet.

From navigating holiday indulgences to building sustainable, plant-f...

How can local leadership and food choices accelerate real climate solutions?

In this episode of Climate & Cuisine, hosted by Jane DeMarines, we’re joined by Sarah Kogel-Smucker, Montgomery County’s Climate Change Officer, to explore how communities can lead the fight against climate change—starting with policy, resilience planning, and what’s on our plates.

🌍 In this conversation, we discuss:

How Montgo...

In this thoughtful and timely episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with restaurateur, caterer, and musician-turned-entrepreneur Michael Jantz-Moon for an honest conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the climate power of plant-based food.

Michael shares the behind-the-scenes realities of navigating economic disruption in the Washington, DC area—from widespread job losses and neighborhood re...

In this inspiring episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with filmmaker, journalist, and vegan advocate Ray Kowalchuk to explore the powerful intersection of food, film, and climate action.

Ray shares his journey from film student to Executive Director of the International Vegan Film Festival, which began in 2018 and has since grown into a global, multi-day celebration around World Vegan Day. Together, Jane...

In this episode of the Climate & Cuisine Podcast, host Jane DeMarines sits down with filmmaker, YouTube creator, and long-time vegan activist Chris Cooney, best known for his viral brand The Vegan Zombie and his new feature film, Vegan Zombies A44.

Chris shares the fascinating journey that led him from an unfulfilling day job to creating a zombie-themed vegan cooking show, a bestselling cookbook published in multiple languages,...

In this powerful episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with award-winning journalist and bestselling author Michael Grunwald, whose latest book We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate exposes one of the biggest truths about climate change—our food system is at the center of it all.

Grunwald shares compelling insights from his book, built around the groundbreaking...

How do we turn facts into feelings—and data into action? In this compelling episode, host Jane DeMarines sits down with Dr. Garrett M. Broad, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Rowan University and Provost’s Fellow for Sustainability, to explore the art and science of environmental communication.

Together, they dive deep into how stories shape sustainability movements, why emotional connection is essential ...

In this inspiring episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with Saurabh Dalal, a lifelong ethical vegan, physicist, and environmental advocate, to explore how shifting to a plant-based lifestyle can transform our planet’s future.

Saurabh shares his journey from multi-generational vegetarian roots to becoming vegan in 1991 — a decision grounded in compassion and science. Together, Jane and Saurabh ...