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“My knees began to smart and I started to feel “something” in my right hip-flexor–something that reminded me of those cartoons where Elmer Fudd tries to drive a car that literally falls apart with the wheels rolling away and the engine banging out with a “poof.”

Joanne recaps her awesome NYC Marathon experience, complete with the weekend nutrition that fueled her race: boiled potatoes, NY...

"As my brother learned the hard way when he once used the word 'negligee' instead of 'negligent,' it's probably a good idea to know exactly what a word means before you use it."

In this week’s episode, Joanne takes a deep dive into the meaning and etymology of words that might require some clarity, at least as they relate to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.

Foreign Terrorist Organizations and ...

In this episode, Joanne sits down with two men (Sam Livits, COO of Blogilates / Popflex; and her husband Anthony, GM of The Korean Vegan) to talk about how they've found themselves behind the women who've launched themselves into public facing careers and helmed the prows of their own businesses.

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"[Loneliness] is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death. The mortality impact of being socially disconnected is similar to that caused by smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and even greater than that associated with obesity and physical inactivity." -​U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory (2023)​.

This week, Joanne tackles the subject of loneliness and wonder...

"You need to create a 'Joanne 2.0,' a Joanne that pretends that she knows she deserves to be there as much as everyone else."

I imagined donning the guise of a totally "new" Joanne--one who was confident, made people laugh, strode into rooms with her shoulders back and her gaze straight. Only, it wouldn't really be a "new" me so much as a "fake" me, like a character in a sitcom.

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Meet Cassey Ho, the founder and creator of not one, but two powerhouse fitness brands: Blogilates and PopFlex, both of which were born out of Cassey’s stint as a certified pilates instructor back in the late 2000s. Discover how what started out as a way to pay the bills, soon turned into a community numbering in the tens of millions, and now, two 8 figure businesses.

Cassey was born a leader, but the thing I love about her is tha...

"Family scholars should be less interested in defining what a family is and more focused on what families do . . . ."

Joanne reflects on last week's conversation with Dr. Robynne Chutkan and investigates one of the primary drivers of optimism, happiness, empowerment, and control: family.

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Meet Dr. Robynne Chutkan, one of the country’s most recognizable gastroenterologists and the veritable Queen of Gut! The author of four books on the microbiome (including my personal favorite--The Microbiome Solution), Dr. Chutkan is a graduate of Yale and Columbia College, has served on the faculty at Georgetown Hospital since 1997, and was once short-listed as a candidate for the U.S. Surgeon General's office. Dr Chutkan’s philos...

"You tell yourself that tomorrow, or on Monday, or after the guests staying at your house leave, you will resume all those healthy habits that you thought you couldn't live without; but tomorrow, Monday, and your family's departure are no longer visible in the rearview mirror, and still, your blender remains forlorn, your kale now yellow, the cover of that little brown notebook untouched."

If you've ever found yourself in a slump...

Have you ever thought of trying to get a book published? Picking up where we left off last week ("My Cookbook Story"), today we hear from a real live literary agent, my agent in fact! Tune in to hear how lit agents decide who they want to work with, what sort of projects they undertake, how they negotiate the terms of major book deals, and making their authors' dreams come true!

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This week, Joanne pulls back the curtain on the book writing process, from hobby to publication. Buckle up for all the gory details, from what went into her book proposal and the negotiation of the deal, to the actual writing of the book!

Fore more on today's episode, including photos and links, please visit the episode page on The Korean Vegan Website. Plus, this week's "Recipe Inspo" and "What I'm Watching, Reading, Wearing..."

"There is one dish that I did help my parents with, and I knew to make this any time my parents got into an argument."

Lisa Nguyen is a content creator and YouTuber who shot to viral fame during the pandemic by making short videos of the food she made and shared with her neighbor. Discover how this one-time paralegal "doubled down" on a career in food, even though at the time she started, she knew next to nothing about cooking.

Does Art imitate Life? Meet David Molinaro, world-class artist and my brother-in-law! In today's episode, David takes us through his artistic process, from vision to execution. Plus, why he decided to pursue art at all, a subject that I find endlessly fascinating. Enjoy! - Joanne

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"I counted the stones stacked together like rows and rows of broken teeth that encased us inside a cavernous mouth, wondering how many secrets they could tell if one decided to crack them open. How many loves and not-quite-loves had they witnessed? How often had they correctly predicted the outcome of the unions cemented inside a building that had truly tested the definition of "forever"? As I stood there waiting to become a wife, ...

Meet Oliver Zahn. The former head data scientist at Google is now the CEO of Climax Foods, a California based company committed to saving the planet by deploying artificial intelligence and data science to create a more sustainable way of feeding the world. 

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As ChatGPT appears ready to burst from its own “Plateau of Latent Potential,” The Korean Vegan community rises up as AI hits a little too close to home.

View the Episode Page on The Korean Vegan Website for pictures, a recipe, and this week's "Updates and Random Things."

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Joanne speaks of leadership, the "Plateau of Latent Potential," and "men whose laughter bare broken teeth and lovers’ tears." 

Visit the Episode Page on The Korean Vegan website for exciting updates this week, including: Changing The Game in Food & Wine, Joanne's first ever food products, and a visit to Miyoko's Animal Sanctuary.

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