Episode 2141 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Jayne Buxton to discuss her book The Great Plant-Based Con where they address veganism, dietary guidelines, bad information, the environment, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/the-great-plant-based-con-with-jayne-buxton-episode-2141 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods "THE GREAT PLANT-BASED CON" Vinnie welcomes Jayne and they discuss her approach to researching and writing her book. (3:59) The two exchange stories of various attacks on social media that they both receive. (15:15) Vinnie and Jayne also discuss how the vegan argument has changed over time from animal welfare into an environmental issue. (21:50) They chat about mixed messages and misinformation; as a result, Jayne says the misinformation leads to a "mirage of a solution." (37:20) Vinnie reviews some of the history that lead up to the current dietary guidelines and how politics was involved, as discussed in Fat: A Documentary. (44:45) Jayne and Vinnie also chat about people being persuaded to "jump on the bandwagon." (54:35) Big Food businesses have interests in things like fake meat. Vinnie talks more about the environmental impact of creating and shipping fake meat. Jayne says the vegan movement has actually muddied up its own argument by pushing false information. (1:06:15) Vinnie asks Jayne her purpose behind the book, and the audience it was written for. (1:15:10) Vinnie and Jayne agree that the problem comes from politicians being pushed to make it into law.(1:23:30) [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!
