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February 20th, 2025 They've taken Ruth hostage and are asking for a ransom of 100,000 hershey kisses. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X Listen to past episodes on The Ticket’s Website And follow The Ticket Top 10 on Apple, Spotify or Amazon MusicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Journey through the quiet transformation of a Japanese garden as rain turns to snow and back again, winding past ancient temple grounds where macaques soak in hot springs and monks tend sacred bells. This mindful meditation guides you through mist-wreathed paths to a peaceful guesthouse, where the sounds of nature and wisdom of centuries ease you into perfect rest. Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For just $4.99 a month, you'll unlock an oasis of over 450 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. Ready for an even more serene, uninterrupted listening experience? To subscribe, visit https://listentosleep.com/support To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://listentosleep.com Sleep well, friends.
Five months after I finished these tours, today, we finally see Snow Monkeys and Red-Crowned Cranes, along with a few other species. Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/837 Music by Martin Bailey
Five months after I finished these tours, today, we finally see Snow Monkeys and Red-Crowned Cranes, along with a few other species. Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/837 Music by Martin Bailey
This episode, we invite you to let it all hang out. Frank and Jenny visit the Finnish Church in London to take a pew in the basement sauna that brings everyone together, not just the congregation. There, rector Marjaana Härkönen talks about the connection between spirit and the sauna – ‘löyly' – and what to drink while you're busy connecting.Now look, we know people banging on about saunas can be as annoying as people banging on about ice baths (hey – we've got an episode on that, too!), but when integrative wellness professor Marc Cohen told us the full gamut of what these sweat boxes can do for our meat vessels, we were genuinely surprised.Always one to look at the worst-case scenario, Jenny recounts the grizzly deaths that occurred at the 2010 World Sauna Championships, and in sweat lodges such as that of one-time Oprah mascot James Arthur Ray. But surely she can see the logic in preparing for the worst (her favourite thing to do) by engaging in hormesis – the act of adapting to stress, such as extreme heat, and thus better preparing for future stresses. Frank's a lucky fella. He works at Peninsula Hot Springs, so he gets to have a sneaky sauna and ice bath combo every day. To make it up to Jenny, he's built a grand stone and wood sauna at her place, together with an ice bath in a converted chest freezer.PS: If you liked this episode, you'll love our sixth episode, Taking the Plunge: Cold Water Immersion.LINKSWellness professor, Dr Marc Cohen Finnish Church in LondonLeave us a voice message for a future episode on SpeakpipeSpirit Levels on InstagramOur newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
January 31st, 2024 Find out what those darned Snow Monkeys have been up to recently. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X Listen to past episodes on The Ticket's Website And follow The Ticket Top 10 on Apple, Spotify or Amazon MusicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 16 of the podcast brings us back to Nagano Prefecture and one of the snow country's most popular destinations, Jigokudani Yaen Koen – more commonly referred to as the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park. Located in the enclave of Yamanouchi – 50 to 60 minutes from Nagano City – the park is home to a curious troop of Japanese macaques known for the love of bathing in hot springs. This episode has everything you need to know to plan your visit to the monkey park including just why the monkeys are there and why they are so famous, what to expect, the best times of year to visit, other destinations to visit while there, where to stay, how to get there and my services as a tour guide.Open all year round, the monkeys come to the park in winter, spring, summer and autumn with each season offering its own reasons to visit. The monkeys are wild meaning they come and go as they please; and while they are almost certain to be at the park on the day of your visit, the fact that they are wild means their presence is not guaranteed. For that reason I recommend combining your visit to the monkeys with other destinations in the area including the famous hot spring towns of Shibu Onsen and Yudanaka Onsen or exploration of Joshinetsu Kogen National Park including Shiga Kogen Highlands UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and of course, Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort – Japan's largest ski resort.For more information about the park, visit our episode page and for more information about my services, see the 'Tours' section of the Snow Country Stories Japan website.00:00 Power of Monkey02:30 Episode Introduction06:09 History of the Snow Monkey Park11:00 What to Expect When You Visit15:13 Best Times of Year to Visit20:18 Hot Spring Towns of Kanbayashi, Shibu & Yudanaka Onsen24:21 Shiga Kogen Ski Resort / Joshinetsu Kogen National Park26:13 Where to Stay28:28 How to Get There30:37 My Guided Tours at the Park32:48 Episode CloseSnow Country Stories Japan is a bi-weekly podcast about life and travel in Japan's legendary 'yukiguni'. For more information about the show and your host, visit our website - www.snowcountrystories.com - and make sure to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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This week on the podcast we are continuing to share our adventures from Japan! In this episode, we're joining you from Tokyo and talking about our travels to Yudanaka and Shibu Onsen in Nagano prefecture where we stayed at a ryokan, enjoyed the onsens, and saw the snow monkeys! We also share a little bit about our time in Kanazawa, including what we did, where we went, and what we've been learning on this trip traveling with a baby. We really loved our time in Yudanaka and Kanazawa and would definitely recommend adding them to your list of awesome places to travel in Japan! Enjoy! In this episode:Visiting the town of Yudanaka and why we decided to go there in the first placeGetting outside of the city of Tokyo and spending more time outsideThe ryokan we stayed at while in Yudanaka and experiencing authentic Japanese foodSeeing the snow monkeys for the first time and what we observedThe convenience of cheap and tasty food around YudanakaOur experiences in the beautiful city of NaganoThe ease of city to city travel in JapanOur time in Kanazawa and our favorite spots from our visitThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3657151/advertisement
“I have a question. If I'm Beetle and you're Monkey, why isn't he called Boy?" We are bringing an end to our "Stop Motion Animation" round, so we had to talk about a film from one of the most prominent animation houses in the business, Laika Studios. We are checking out 2016's "Kubo and the Two Strings", the directorial debut from Travis Knight, CEO of Laika. Joined by our very own Honey Boy, Jon from the "Life's But A Song" podcast, we talk about the extremely white voice cast, why this was Laika's lowest performing movie, and what movie we'd pair this with for an Adam Driver Drive-In Double Feature! We also come up with our "Twins in Movies" Rushmore Mountain. Enjoy! Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:52 Film Intro 10:47 First Impressions 24:40 Elevator Pitch 33:50 Adam Driver Drive-In Double Feature 41:46 “Twins in Movies” Rushmore Mountain 49:21 Final Thoughts LIFE'S BUT A SONG MOVIE DEJA VU OUR WEBSITE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Music: Umbels Support Us #threefilmspod #indiepodcast #kuboandthetwostrings #laikastudios #laika #stopmotionanimation #stopmotion #charlizetheron #kuboandthetwostringsmoviereview #kuboandthetwostringsmovieessay #kuboandthetwostringsmovie #kuboandthetwostringsfilm #kuboandthetwostringsfilmreview #kuboandthetwostringsfilmessay #filmreviews #moviereviews #filmessays #movieessays #movies #films #videopodcast #subscribe #patreon #ralphfiennes #matthewmcconaughey #youtubechannel #youtuber #moviereactions #youtubevideos #youtubereactions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/threefilmspod/message
Part one of a three-part series covering my second Japan Winter Wildlife Tour and Workshop for 2023, starting with Snow Monkeys and Red-Crowned Cranes. Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/808 Music by Martin Bailey
Part one of a three-part series covering my second Japan Winter Wildlife Tour and Workshop for 2023, starting with Snow Monkeys and Red-Crowned Cranes. Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/808 Music by Martin Bailey
Have you heard of Snow Monkeys in Japan? Have you seen them? They are one of popular characters for oversea tourists in japan. Check out this episode! *Japanese script can be found on the Sunshine Japanese website: https://www.sunshinejapanese.com.au/post/145-snow-monkeys *Sunshine Japanese Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunshine_japanese/ This episode's vocab list: 声(こえ) voice originally, but it means opinion in this context 猿(さる) monkey 普通(ふつう)の standard; ordinal; normal 野生(やせい)の猿(さる) wild monkey 長野県(ながのけん) Nagano prefecture 地獄谷温泉(じごくだにおんせん) Jigokudani hot spring 専用(せんよう) exclusive use おそらく probably 地元(じもと)の人(ひと)たち local people 珍(めずら)しい rare ; uncommon; unusual 観光客(かんこうきゃく) tourist 人気者(にんきもの) popular person even though it's not a person 誰(だれ)が名前(なまえ)を付(つ)けたか who named すぐ近(ちか)く very close 参加(さんか) participation; enrollment; attendance
This week we start a three-part series in which you can join us on my first Japan Winter Wildlife tour in three years, starting with the snow monkeys! Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/805 Music by Martin Bailey
This week we start a three-part series in which you can join us on my first Japan Winter Wildlife tour in three years, starting with the snow monkeys! Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/805 Music by Martin Bailey
Ellen dives into the magical world of narwhals & Christian warms up to Japanese macaques. We discuss inside-out teeth, hot tub parties, and how misunderstandings and scams shaped unicorn mythology.Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Discord!Cover photos: dottedhippo via Getty images (narwhal) & sorincolac via Getty images (snow monkeys)
Ellen dives into the magical world of narwhals & Christian warms up to Japanese macaques. We discuss inside-out teeth, hot tub parties, and how misunderstandings and scams shaped unicorn mythology.Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Discord!Cover photos: dottedhippo via Getty images (narwhal) & sorincolac via Getty images (snow monkeys)
What Are Japanese Snow Monkeys Join us today as we learn about a special type of monkey, the macaque. Sources: https://study.com/learn/lesson/japanese-macaque-monkey.html https://neprimateconservancy.org/japanese-macaque/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com
A wild Rapid Fire Question Challenge appears! Season 3's 1st RFQC actually is a throwback to a couple Season 1 guests whose rapid fires never got released. The first challenger is Jennifer O'Donnell, translator & localizer who joined us for Season 1 Episode 15 called "Careers in Japanese: Translation & Localization". In that episode, we explored how to leverage Japanese language study into a career in translation and a peek behind the industry's curtain. After Round 1 finished, Megan DeVille stepped up onto the RFQ Challenge stage. Megan was our guest on Season 1 Episode 17 entitled "Accepted for JET Program... Now What?!". Megan recalls her JET Program application process, as well as talks about her experiences mentoring (and interviewing) prospective JET applicants. A fun mini-episode to hold us over until next week's episode on food-based travel, featuring an awesome conversation with Shinichi of the popular YouTube channel, TabiEats!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ More Info on Jennifer O'Donnell ------JEN Translations BlogJennifer on TwitterOur Episode with Jennifer from Season 1 (Apple)Our Episode with Jennifer from Season 1 (Spotify)Translation Chat Podcast------ More Info on JET Program ------JET Application Online (USA site)USJETAA website (US JET Alumni Association National)Our Episode with Megan from Season 1 (Apple)Our Episode with Megan from Season 1 (Spotify)JETAA Mid-South - JET Program Alumni Association Chapter for New Orleans, Mississippi, & Arkansas
Wrapping up the end of our marathon round of recording 5 shows in 8 days. Josh talks about a new show he is watching, live garden gnomes, and ice cream addictions. We flashback to 1996 as well as talking about Snow Monkeys, record breaking pumpkin boat trips, and ketchup stained clothing.
This episode is all about snow monkeys aka Japanese macaws. We got the recommendation for this episode from a listener named Liam. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Skiing and Snowboarding in Nagano and Hokkaido Japan w/ Peter from Snow Monkey Resorts | LWJ Ep 26 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Peter from Snow Monkey Resorts Nagano Japan as we discuss skiing and snowboarding in Japan. Website: https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snowmonkeyresorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowmonkeyresorts/ 30 Best Ski Resorts in Japan: https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/japan-ski-resorts/best-ski-resorts-in-japan/. Japan Ski / Snowboard FAQs: Which Resort is Best for You?: https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/japan-ski-resorts/ski-japan-faqs/. As always, the link to our shows Google Resource doc can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEVbRmvn8jzxOZPDaypl3UAjxbs1OOSWSftFW1BYXpI/edit#
Lost Without Japan Interview With Peter from Snow Monkey Resorts Nagano Japan Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Peter from Snow Monkey Resorts Nagano Japan as we discuss what services his site could offer to you the Lost Without Japan Listener. Website: https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snowmonkeyresorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowmonkeyresorts/ As always, the link to our shows Google Resource doc can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEVbRmvn8jzxOZPDaypl3UAjxbs1OOSWSftFW1BYXpI/edit#
Hi in this episode we talk about snow monkeys! And we have a new game! It's called What Animal Am I? Can you guest the animal,answer all the puzzling questions, and HAVE FUN? To send messages click this link: https://anchor.fm/exploree/message To support us click this link and it's completely free: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwQ3ryRd8J7aF2DUsSuYyhimcGPrlnqczEHgsHnRwO7YZnnw/viewform?embedded=true
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We talk about why the sight of snow monkeys relaxing in hot springs makes us happier, how we can know ourselves better and grow closer to friends at the same time, and Elizabeth has an observation about the TV show “Love Is Blind.” Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors Want to be happier in 2022? Order Gretchen Rubin's book The Happiness Project to see how she approached the question, “How can I be happier?” and start a Happiness Project of your own. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,' a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Flip and Mozi are headed to Japan to meet their newest Earthling, the Snow Monkey! Featuring original music from The Pop Ups, discover with Flip and Mozi how the Snow Monkey survives as the farthest north-living non-human primate! (Originally published 12/2/21)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Flip and Mozi are headed to Japan to meet their newest Earthling, the Snow Monkey! Featuring original music from The Pop Ups, discover with Flip and Mozi how the Snow Monkey survives as the farthest north-living non-human primate!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 81. This week, let's peruse another prefecture and visit what's known as the "Roof of Japan", the mountainous, landlocked and high altitude Nagano Prefecture. This prefecture is most widely known as the host of the 1998 Winter Olympics but it is also famous for its photogenic snow monkeys that love to warm up in the onsen hot springs in winter. The many towering mountain chains of Nagano provide snow melt water to much of the region and because of this, Nagano has the second highest number of sake breweries of any prefecture. John and Timothy sample a sake from a quintessential brand of Nagano: Masumi, and they explore their flagship, the Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai. The guys really dig deep and "talk turkey" about this brew. Join us for another virtual outing to a sake-centric prefecture as we explore and sip our way through Nagano!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/sakerevolution)
Host: Alex CrowGuest: Liv FergusonRecorded in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C. via Zoom.Bruce Springsteen down and out in the 'One Step Up' video.Music by Hideout HillThanks to our episode sponsor TeamPeople. For more information, visit - https://www.teampeople.tvFor the latest employment opportunities, visit the TeamPeople Job Board - https://teampeople.secure.force.com/careers/
Children’s Stories Mon – Fri 6.50pm: Monday: ‘Millie the Microraptor Becomes an Artist’ written & narrated by Alice Goulding Tuesday: ‘A Day in the Country for Carlos’ written by Graham Emmett & narrated by Kevin Dalley Wednesday: ‘Start of a New Life’ written by Jacqui Richmond & narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith Thursday: ‘Johnny Goes to Church’ written by Jon Mountford & narrated by Julie Stark & Sue Rodwell Smith Friday: ‘The Snow Monkey’ written by Becca Cooke & narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith Saturday @ 7.50am: ‘Jack’s Adventure to the Moon’ written by Rosemary Emmett & narrated by Roger Emms Sunday @ 2.45pm: ‘Slow Motion’ written & narrated by Julie Stevens (Jumping Jules Poetry) Poetry Corner Mon-Fri 2.45pm: Monday: ‘Why Spring Flowers Dance’ written & narrated by Jean Fairbairn Tuesday: ‘Queen of All She Surveys’ written & narrated by Isabel Cooke Wednesday: ‘Ode to King’s Cross’ written & narrated by Brenda Gillian Thursday: ‘Glimmer Glass’ written & narrated by Denise Dowdell-Stent Friday: ‘Lavender Tea’ written & narrated by Andrea Weeding Short Story Mon,Wed,Fri @ 3.25pm: Monday: ‘Life Cycle’ written & narrated by Felicity Radcliffe Wednesday: ‘Towpath After the Rain’ written by Sally Runham & narrated by Collette Parker Friday: ‘Ray Sparks’ written by Isabel Cooke & narrated by Roger Emms Story at Midnight 11.45pm Sats: ‘The Big House’ written by Alice Goulding & narrated by Julie Stark
Matt & Emily are talking Pac-Man and the show “I Think You Should Leave”. Please don't leave though! They want you to stay! During the talking, they are drinking tea, as always. Matt sips a Trader Joe's chai latte while Emily enjoys a green tea called Snow Monkey.
Episode 134- Mark Farner! Mark was the singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for Grand Funk Railroad. He now has a solo project called “Mark Farner’s American Band.” This interview was a lot of fun because Mark is a great storyteller. Hear the stories behind their biggest songs, some bad business dealings and Mark going THROUGH a tree in a car! 00:00 - Intro01:09 - Early Musical Beginnings 03:02 - Guitar Teacher Shoots Foot Off 03:58 - Kicked Out of High School 06:56 - Dick Wagner & Early Grand Funk 08:03 - First Gig - Atlanta Pop Festival 12:01 - Todd Rungren & "Loco-Motion" 14:25 - Writing "We're An American Band" 15:55 - Terry Knight & Bad Business Dealings 18:05 - Forgiveness & Letting Go 22:55 - Brewer Ends the Band in 197623:55 - Solo Music, Christianity & Marriage28:57 - Mark Farner's American Band 31:05 - "Mr. Limousine Driver" 32:00 - Choosing Set List 34:27 - Writing Song "Bad Time'35:10 - Snow Monkeys in Japan 38:10 - John Corabi & Mark Slaughter 39:20 - Near Death Experience 40:40 - Debt, Money & Federal Reserve 43:50 - Car Drives Through an Oak Tree48:26 - Book & Follow Up 49:20 - Autographed Live DVD 50:00 - Veteran's Support Foundation 52:30 - Wrap Up Mark Farner Website:https://markfarner.comVeteran's Support Foundation:http://www.vsf-usa.orgChuck Shute Website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the show (https://venmo.com/Chuck-Shute)
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Rachel Geicke grew up in an international business hub. She started her first business in the entertainment industry at age 16, turning a profit and leveraging this experience to gain roles with Pepsi China, the Peninsula Hotel in Shanghai, and the Hilton Queenstown. As a previous member of the Hong Kong National Field Hockey team and the Boston University Rowing team, Rachel truly understands the power of food as functional fuel. At the age of 20 she was diagnosed with Celiac disease along with several food allergies which drove her to explore alternative diets and primal ingredients. Rachel graduated from Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, where she first created Snow Monkey in her college apartment. As the steward of Snow Monkey’s vision, brand and sales, Rachel has led Snow Monkey to secure a spot in the prestigious Chobani Food Incubator and expand distribution from 0 to 1,200 retail locations in only 2 years, rightfully landing her a spot on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Equally comfortable pitching to venture capitalists as she is stocking Snow Monkey pints on retail shelves, Rachel is invigorated by work that breaks barriers and paves the way for societal advancements. We discuss being a female owned company in a male dominated industry, how to start a food start-up, enrolling your team in the mission, applying Economies of Scale in your product based business and so much more.
This week is impeachment recap and the predictable outcome of the non-conviction. We won’t call it an acquittal because he’s still impeached. Big Texas sized lies about why the lights went out in Houston. Beer this week is Beard’s Brimley Stout. Finish with personal connection to the mess happening in Texas as Peanut moves to help the Snow Monkeys there. Drink up, listen up and Pod’ems UP!
Children’s Stories: Monday: ‘Annie the Archeoptrics loses her glasses’ written & narrated by Alice Goulding Tuesday: ‘Carlos & the Dinghy Races’ written by Graham Emmett & narrated by Uncle Roger Wednesday: ‘Trisky & Freddie help Mick the Jaguar lose Weight’ written & narrated by Crazy Grandma Thursday: ‘The McMinis bake a Cornish pasty’ ditto Friday: ‘Little Blue Duck and the Rainy Day’ written & narrated by Lyn Perryment Saturday: ‘The Snow Monkey’ written by Becca Cooke & narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith Sunday Children’s Poetry: ‘Slow Motion’ written & narrated by Jumping Jules (Julie Stevens) Short Stories: Monday: ‘The Visit’ written by Rosemary Emmett & narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith Wednesday: ‘Chocolate Cake Heaven’ written & narrated by Helen O’Mahoney Friday: ‘Don’t Look Back’ written by Rosemary Emmett & narrated by Kevin Dalley Poetry Corner: ‘Lavender Tea’ written & narrated by Andrew Weeding Story at Midnight: ‘She Shouldn’t have eaten the Cheese’ written by Pam Leonard & narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith
It's a playoff hockey night in the DMV as the CSHL and NVSHL both kick off the first round of their brackets tonight and we're breaking down the brackets and making our predictions. We're joined by Matt Berry, Captain of the Snow Monkeys pond hockey team recapping their tournament in Colorado. We break down the USPHL and Black Bears weekends and finish the episode with Forward for TM EHL Evan Donnelly who talks current state of the team and Spalding career.
Baby it's cold outside. That means it's time for our winter weathered animals! For all of the month of December we take a look at winter and cold weather animals! And even though I messed up the first recording I was still able to piece together the entire show and still use the original (s#!$$y) recording for the ever stupid, yet soon-to-be popular, "Scientific Names are Hard" segment. Today we learn out how the Japanese macaque rebranded itself to become the Snow Monkey, compare Jigokudani Monkey Park to Yellowstone National Park (as well as listen to me struggle and at times succeed, in pronouncing Japanese words)...I don't think I'd do will in Japan. And what is winter without the mythical narwhal! It is a real animal? Yes! Is is a whale? A toothed one. Does that make it a unicorn? Maybe. See why the narwhal horn is something of a dick-pic (but really it's a tooth...a tusk, horn. Call it what you will). But as cool as that horn...tooth...tusk is why? Why? Why oh why?! And only the males have that long dramatic tooth.We are most definitely going to get weird.**Also listen to this Narwhal song by the Irish Rovers called "Narwhal: the Continuing Story of the Unicorn." (You won't be disappointed!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJqAjRd7vEHere are the scientific names:Snow Monkey: Macaca fuscataNarwhal: Monodon monocerosInstagram @wafpodcastTwitter @ExplicitWeirdYou can help protect the Narwhal by donating at the link below or by purchasing a membership from your local zoo and/or aquarium!https://www.giftsofnature.ca/collections/species/products/narwhal
Mallory Comerford is a 14 time World Champion and intricate part of Team USA's relay teams. An individual NCAA Champion for the University of Louisville, her attention is now focused on doing the same in Tokyo. Last year Mallory swam in the 1st season of the International Swimming League for the Cali Condors. Dealing with COVID. Training in quarantine. There are 5 in the pro group at Louisville. Who is Mallory Comerford? Grew up in a big family in a small town. The college recruiting process and not limiting yourself. Listening and learning while at U of L. "I like to be really positive. I like to smile...I hate bad days." - Mallory Comerfory 12x75's 25 under 25 over 25 under @ 1:10 with Zach Harting What weakness have you turned into a strength? Turns. How do you improve your turns? Getting strong in the weight room. How many pullups can you do? Iron Cardinal Week "I really hate to lose." Nutrition. Cooking in quarantine. Learning to like seafood. Steph Juncker and Arthur Albiero 200 Free SCY vs. 200 Free LCM Training sets you do for the 200 and the 100. What she focuses on in practice when training for the 100 Free. Mallory's Most Memorable Set.. 20x150's YOU CAN BE OLYMPIC CHAMPION! Sponsored by Arena and Snow Monkey. And much, much more! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Mallory Comerford On Instagram: @malcomerford On Twitter: @mal_comerford Special Thanks: SWIMNERD PACE CLOCKS Fitter & Faster Swim Camps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brett-hawke/message
Keepin’ Snow Monkeys is no joke. Try keeping 300 on your ranch down in South Texas. El Jefe catches up with Michele Cadawaller, who’s ranch housed the monkeys for the better part of a few decades. Trust us, Michele has a story or two.
Japanese Macaques, also known as Snow Monkeys, are the last thing you might expect to see running across the South Texas scrub. But what if we told you there’s over 600 Snow Monkeys in Dilley, Texas? What if we told you in 1972 150 boarded a plane from Kyoto, Japan and never made it back? What if we told you there was an open season on Snow Monkeys in Texas in 1995? Pull up a chair- it’s all true.
Today I talked with Diana Edelman. Diana is the founder of Vegans, Baby, a business she created to make vegan life easier and attainable and vegan dining more approachable. Not only does her site serve as the definitive guide to vegan-friendly dining in Las Vegas, she also has emerged as a plant-based leader and influential figure in the culinary scene.This series features conversations I conducted with individuals who have dedicated their work and lives to Vegan research, businesses, art, and society. This podcast series is hosted by Patricia Kathleen and Wilde Agency Media. facebook.com/vegansbabytwitter.com/vegansbabyinstagram.com/vegansbabyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIFBlS5uxZQQ7TjAV-1TKlA TRANSCRIPTION[00:00:10] Hi, I'm Patricia. And this is investigating Vegan life with Patricia Kathleen. This series features interviews and conversations I conduct with experts from food and fashion to tech and agriculture, from medicine and science to health and humanitarian arenas. Our inquiry is an effort to examine the variety of industries and lifestyle tenants in the world of Vegan life. To that end, we will cover topics that have revealed themselves as Kofman and integral when exploring veganism. The dialog captured here is part of our ongoing effort to host transparent and honest rhetoric. For those of you who, like myself, find great value in hearing the expertize and opinions of individuals who have dedicated their work and lives to their ideals. You can find information about myself and my podcast at Patricia Kathleen dot com. Welcome to Investigating Vegan Life. Now let's start the conversation. [00:01:13] Hi, everyone, welcome back. This is your host, Patricia. And today I am sitting down with Diana Edelman. [00:01:19] She's the founder of Vegans Baby. You can find her online at w w w dot vegans baby dot com. [00:01:26] Welcome, Diana. Thank you so much for having me. I am so happy to be on. I'm excited to talk to you as well. I have to say, I told you before we started. I love the name of your company. And Web site begins, baby. How do you. So how would you say that in your own personal voice? [00:01:43] Vegans, baby. [00:01:44] Yeah, I love it. It just said exactly how it came off in my voice, in my head when I read it, but. [00:01:51] So we are everyone listening and watching. I'll give you a quick roadmap of today's podcasts and then I'll read a bio on Diana before we start peppering her with questions. We're first going to look at Diana's academic background as well as her early professional life. Kind of give you a platform of where she was before, who we are here. And then we'll look at unpacking begins, baby, namely the website, the services, all the different things attached to it, the videos, YouTube, everything like that. We'll get into the nuts and bolts of it when it was launched. Founders, any funding and all of those particulars. And then we'll get into the ethos and in some of the philosophy behind it before turning our attention towards goals that Diana has for herself as well as her company for the next three years. And we'll wrap everything up with advice that she has. For those of you who may be looking to get involved with what she's doing now or even emulate some of her success that she's had along the way. A quick bio on Diana. Diana Edelman is the founder of Vegan's Baby, a business she created to make Vegan life easier and attainable and Vegan dining more approachable. Not only does her site serve as the definitive guide to Vegan friendly dining in Las Vegas, she also has emerged as a plant based leader and influential figure in the culinary scene since founding Vegans Baby four years ago. She's created a successful Vegan dining month, which recently expanded to other cities in the US. Launched at a Las Vegas Vegan food tour that received recognition as one of the top nine Vegan tours in the world by Travel and Leisure and recently started another arm to her business, International Vegan Tours. The first of which was a sold out tour to Thailand in October. [00:03:32] She's a partner with the James Beard Foundation and was the first to curate a chef driven Vegan dinner at the famous James Beard house, highlighting a city and its chefs and now curates dinners. They're regularly. Diana is also a partner with Life Is Beautiful. The major Music, Food and Art Festival in Las Vegas and curates their Vegan area. [00:03:56] She also recently launched the Good Falke, a podcast that highlights leaders in the plant based movement from culinary lifestyle, travel and entrepreneurial worlds. [00:04:06] So I'm so excited. [00:04:08] And Diana, you've had such a prolific history and it's cool because a lot of people kind of get into their niche in the Vegan scene. And I love that, too. And they stay there. But it feels like you've really married a lot of areas to each other and we need this annexation. I think out in the Vegan world, you know, and people like you who are, you know, reaching out into other communities and even your scope on traveling all over the world and tying your Vegan voice into that. [00:04:35] But before we get into some of those particular questions, which I have a million of you, I'm hoping you can set the stage for us, giving us a little bit of your academic background or early professional life that kind of brought you to where you are now. [00:04:46] Sure. So I have a bachelors and I graduated many years ago with a degree in mass communications, public relations. So I took that and started a career in PR. And then when I turned 30, I decided I didn't want to do PR anymore. I wanted to travel and I wanted to write. So I started a travel blog and it became one of the top 100 travel blogs in the world for a minute. This was before. They are what they are now. This was a decade ago. And so I did the travel blog and then I. Since then. Or for a bit. I balance between freelance writing, NPR and now I run my own business that marries all of the things I love, which is writing, traveling a little bit of PR, but not really. [00:05:33] And social media and making change and and you know, standing up for the animals in a in a in a non aggressive in your face way. [00:05:43] Yeah. OK. And how did you. Can you tell us a little bit about your Vegan story? Were you born Vegan? Did you come home on your own? [00:05:50] I did. So I, I never really liked meat, but I ate it actually when I did PR in Vegas. I was the director of PR for a Steak House. So I come a long way from there. I actually I stopped eating meat. I moved to Thailand in 2012 and took a job working with an elephant rescue organization and sanctuary. And I did their PR and I did their social media. And I was coming over the sanctuary like my first week of living in Thailand. And I saw a truck full of pigs with their little heads sticking out, being taken to slaughter. And I stopped eating meat then. And then three years later, after I lived in Thailand, I was planning to move back to Vegas. [00:06:31] And a dear friend of mine and I were talking and she was just like, I don't get it, Diana. You know, you you done all this work and you don't eat meat. Why aren't you Vegan? And I was like, you know what? Why? Why am I not vegan? You're absolutely right. You know, like I always thought I could never give up eggs. I can never give up cheese and pizza. It was a food group. So when I moved back to Vegas is actually when I started vegans, baby it was really to go Vegan and show people that if I can do it, you can, too. And that vegan isnt just baked potatoes and salads. [00:07:02] Right. And pasta. Oh yeah. Everyone talks about that. Yeah. Would you describe like, looking back now. Would you describe it as beginning with this compassion for animals that was like your nexus into becoming vegan and then. [00:07:17] Yes, like it's turned towards food. [00:07:20] Yeah. I mean the reason I do everything I do is for the animals. You know, I'm I'm an ethical began. So everything I do like it's my form of animal activism because I did the other form of it when I was doing rescue. And I saw it just it was it was very hard. It was very draining. It wasn't it wasn't a lifestyle I could keep up. [00:07:39] And so this is my form of activism now and making change by through food. [00:07:44] Absolutely. Yeah. And it's it's a powerful one. So how when was let's get into some of the nuts and bolts. When was Vegan baby launched with you? [00:07:53] Were you a singular founder? Do you have co-founders and did you take any funding. [00:07:57] OK. I launched vegans, baby if the website went live April 2016 and I had my official launch the middle of May 2016. It's just me. I have not received funding. I do have someone that helps me with that helps me with my website. [00:08:20] But that's that's it. [00:08:23] Yeah. So we'll I have people that want to fund, but I'm just I get nervous and I'm not. [00:08:32] I'm not ready to do it yet. [00:08:34] Sure, there's a lot of areas to consider when you're getting into bed, so to speak, with someone. Then what? What was the impetus for the launch? Did you have all of the information? [00:08:44] Do you have an idea for what the website was going to offer initially, or was it just a place to kind of collect all of your efforts? [00:08:52] So initially, when I first started vegan's, maybe it was basically. Before I went Vegan, when I was talking about going begin, I lived in Spain and this is where Bergonzi was kind of born and I was going through that, I couldn't go Vegan and then, OK, I will. And I pulled up my phone and Googled like Vegan options in Las Vegas. And I lived there before and there were like four restaurants and then a bunch of of like Indian and Thai places. And I knew because I go back there, I would visit every year it's my old home that there were so many more options than that. But there was no place to see those options. There was nothing that would tell me, oh, this is what you can get. This is the restaurant. And so I started Vegan maybe really for myself to go in and and just write down and share what Vegan options restaurants had and to show people that, you know, this restaurant and in this part of town doesn't market to Vegan menu. But these are these are the items that are already Vegan that you can get. [00:09:54] Yes, that's how it started. [00:09:55] I have and likewise, you know, I think I'm on record several times my research manager tells me saying, you know, why aren't there more indexes? [00:10:04] Why aren't their sites telling vegan's where to go? You have, you know, a happy cow. There's a couple of places, but they're ill managed or they're still kind of, you know, getting their their bearings. No insult intended upon them. But, yeah, just felt as though are so many unlikely vegans coming to the world now. Yeah. Coming at it for all different. A myriad of reasons, particularly with the pandemic upon us, people reexamining health. And I just felt like the opportunity to have index is just there hadn't been these globetrotting warriors like yourself that were, you know, kind of telling everybody where to go. And likewise, I have started collecting over the past decade my own indexes, you know, creating my own things. And so I had wondered why someone hadn't put it together. And I was elated to have you come on and do it. So when you began with the launch of it, was it just an accumulation of restaurants and where to go in each city? And how did you decide which areas to highlight? Was it just the areas you'd been to first with your own research? [00:11:01] So when I first launch begins, maybe it was Las Vegas specific and I built up I built up quite a few restaurants and dined there and wrote about them before we launched it because I didn't want to launch with nothing and I wanted to establish the brand. So I started building the brand back. So I launched the website, went live in April, and I started all of my social media and promotions and everything like four months earlier. So that way there was excitement. There was something building up to it. And then here you go. Here's this launch and here this guide. So that's how I started it. And then in terms of other cities, it kind of grew because because of my background, obviously, is travel and travel, blogging and writing. I still Vegas is my home base, but I love traveling. And so when I would go places I like, it's so funny the way my life is changed now that I'm Vegan, I literally travel for food like my whole trip is Vegan. And so I would go to places and just find their Vegan food and do guides based on that. And then it evolved to people in other cities saying, hey, can I contribute a guide to my city? So it became a group effort for all the different dining guides. But the Vegas section of my Web site is the most comprehensive because it's the places it's hundreds of restaurants, whereas other dining guides in other cities are smaller and just have like the top 10 or like, you know, five dishes to order or something like that. [00:12:21] Absolutely. Have you. That's interesting. Have you ever endeavored on looking to do it per city and getting more cities as comprehensively done as Vegas? [00:12:31] Oh, all the time. [00:12:32] That's part of what the funding would have would be for, is to be able to expand some talk. So, yes, and I and I have I have a writer in Tucson now that is doing what I'm doing. And she contributes to my two sons section and. Yeah. But because I me and and it's all self-funded and especially right now, the generation of income is just kind of been put on pause. [00:13:00] I can't hire people and I really want to be able if someone's gonna do the work I've done, I want to be able to compensate them for their time. [00:13:07] Absolutely. Well, for anyone listening who's, you know, wanting to collaborate maybe for free at the moment, chomp on vegans, baby, and reach out. Right. And see where you get going. [00:13:17] I love the fantastic I wondering with the so you've mentioned, you know, the website being launched and then the reason why it started for but for those listening who haven't hit the site yet. If you if you hit your site, can you explain what you're presented with some of the areas that specialty's that you have and some of the services you provide. [00:13:38] So if you go to vegans baby dot com, you'll see the first part is. Well, right now it's all focused on the pandemic and its focused on Las Vegas, because that is my home city and that is where the majority of my audience is. [00:13:51] I try to keep it as global as possible, though. So, like, the first the first thing you see is, is it safe to order food from restaurants? And that's research from the CDC and the FDA and things like that. And then there's a couple other stories you can slide through. And then below that, it's a couple of destinations that have guides. If you want Las Vegas, you click on Vegas and then you're presented with a whole other world of different like deals and dining and lifestyle and things like that. And then further down, you have news stories. So typically, because it is the bulk of the content is Vegas. It's Vegas, Vegan dining news and then its recipes from chefs for especially right now for the quarantine. So it's using pantry staples. And then it's going to be my podcast episodes. And then it's news popular articles that people are reading. So I try to keep the content as global as I can with with the focus. Obviously, there's always going to be a lot more Las Vegas than than anything else. But I really try to focus on Vegan. Food and Vegan dining news as it relates to a larger audience than just Las Vegas. And then the site also you have tours. You have my services I offer. You have deals. So some of the deals are nationals. Some of them are specific to Vegas. [00:15:16] And then, yeah, I think that's it. [00:15:20] That is a lot. And I wonder, do you ever run into contacts or resources that cross reference. Vegan nutrition with things that are incredibly pertinent right now with like immunization, health and things of that nature? [00:15:33] Like, do you ever get into those aspects of those articles or do you leave that kind of aside, especially because immunization is such a very hot button topic? I stay away from it. Like, I, you know, I, I don't want to I don't want to get involved in that conversation, basically, like, I have my my I have my beliefs and I don't and I. [00:15:56] People want to learn about that vegans, baby it wouldn't be the place where begins babies about food and travel. [00:16:01] Right. And I have to say, I meant the immune system rather than immunizations, which are kind of their own two separate. [00:16:07] I mean, I'm sorry. It was my misspeaking. The immune system and just the health and nutrition of the culture. I, I sometimes I do. [00:16:18] Right now I'm focusing I've had two people contribute articles on wellness because I think that's important to maintain your health and wellness during, especially this time. I am not an expert, so I don't write on it, but I'm always open to people. If they want to contribute articles like that. I am happy to share like food to boost your immune system and things like that. [00:16:36] One hundred percent is exciting. Do you have a ways for people to contact you on your Web site? There's a contact page. That's exciting. So the Vegan tours, can you kind of tie us into what? What does that mean on your Web site? How did you come at that topic? [00:16:51] So Vegan tours just kind of randomly started one day through the years. I built relationships with restaurants all over the city. And my friend was like, well, you should start few tours. You know, that's not a bad idea. So I did. And it was a monthly tour that I offered downtown Las Vegas. It was five restaurants, 13 dishes. [00:17:12] And it became a lot for me to handle with all of the other things I do. So now it's private. Two tours of downtown Las Vegas. I offer two different ones. There's one like that Fremont Street area, which is more typical of like downtown. And then there's an arts district, which is a very up and coming cool part of town with breweries and things like that. So I offer both of those. And the downtown tour that I offer was named one of the top nine tours speaking tours in the world by Travel and Leisure. And then from there, a friend of mine and I, we would go to Thailand at the same time. And she was like, we should start a tour. And so her and I partnered for this first tour we did in October, and it was a sold out Vegan tour of Thailand. And since then, I have well, I had four tours planned for this year, all of which have been postponed till 2021. [00:18:01] But they're all underrated Vegan tours of cities and their Vegan features. [00:18:06] So it's I'm assuming it's not based on having people come from here, but if you're going to be in Thailand during that time or. [00:18:12] No, it's a good tour. It's a it's a Vegan tour. It's a tour anywhere from five to 10 days and get hotel food and the travel within. It's all part of it. So basically, it's a it's a culinary tour that also highlights, like, the normal things you would do in a city and some other cool things that I find really interesting as a as a traveler that I would want to go do that. [00:18:37] So it's a massive undertaking. It's exciting. But it sounds me I mean, the only other undertaking I've heard other than major tour operations doing that are like yoga retreats. And even then, you know, half the day you're cut to do whatever. [00:18:49] It takes a lot of work. It's a lot of work. [00:18:52] But it's finally I was just in Madrid and Paris in January, February to go basically eat my way through the cities and figure out where I wanted to go, eat on this tour and meet with restaurant owners and then do a couple things just to kind of see what I wanted to put on the tour. So for me, like researching them, it is so incredibly fun. And then being able to show people, like all the amazing places and food and how how accessible Vegan food is around the world. If you just look, it's it's it's a it's a wonderful thing. [00:19:24] Absolutely. And within that, I think there's a lot of education. You're Slainte kind of points out as well. And you and I know speaking just earlier, a few minutes ago, this concept of. [00:19:37] Looking at the cuisine of the country, you know, and realizing what Vegan elements you can deduce things of that nature, I always find that when I travel internationally, I find because I cook so much at home because I don't have the confidence of Vegan food. I'll rent an air BMB and then I'll ask that, you know, my research techniques. What is the most common form of vegetable that they have and then create these meals that I would have created at home with like. So in Fiji, for instance, rather than potatoes, I'm using cassava, which is the potato sister and things of that nature. But you you kind of rediscover what they're doing. And then how can you implement that back in some of the recipes you have? And I imagine the same is true for restaurants when you have these conversations with chefs and restaurant owners. Do they become more aware of their own menu as you're having these talks with? Can we talk about the Vegan items that you have or what you have on your menu that you could be making? Vegan. Is it kind of a light bulb moment for them as well? [00:20:35] I think I think so. Especially like in Las Vegas. [00:20:37] I'll meet with with chefs and restaurants and say these are all the dishes you have that if you modify, you can make them Vegan. These are the ingredients you can swap out. So I think, yes, it probably is a light bulb moment. I mean, I assume that the majority of chefs that I that I know all understand plant based dining. But then it's taking it and saying, hey, look, you know, it's OK to be on begins. [00:21:00] Maybe you have to have three Vegan options and they can't be dishes that are modified. They have to be specific options on the menu that are already there. So, like, I'll work with them to say, hey, look, you know, look, if you pull this salad, if you pull this dish, if you do this in this, you can have a Vegan section on your menu or you can put you know, you can have these options and I can write about you. And so the typically the motivation for that is you get to reach my audience that listens. And so if they create these Vegan dishes, people will come in and eat them and then they become a Vegan from the restaurant and they're supported. So I think I think, yeah, that that they do have that moment where they realize what they can be doing. [00:21:37] Absolutely. I want to talk a little bit about the chef driven Vegan dinners at the James Beard house. So can you kind of enumerate one of what's going on or what was going on with that endeavor? [00:21:50] So the James Beard Foundation reached out to me. They saw that I was doing a Vegan dining month and the director of house events reached out to me and said, we really like what you're doing. Would you be interested in putting together a dinner at the James Beard house and bringing in chefs from Las Vegas to cook clay based meal? And I said, oh, my God. I mean, with a James Beard house, you. And they say, come to the house like you go. I've been in the restaurant industry long enough to know, like, if you like, working with the James Beard house, like winning an Oscar or being nominated for an Oscar. Like, it's a huge thing. So I partner with them for the first one. And then I always at that point, I was talking to the director and I said, you know, there's just so many chefs I'd love to work with and I'd love to be able to do this. And you said, well, why don't we do another one? And then it grew into a let's do them twice a year. So the next one was supposed to be May 18th. Obviously, that's that's not happening. And but so it's an ongoing relationship I have with them where I get to pick chefs. [00:22:46] And actually, none of the chefs I brought with me are Vegan chefs. They're all chefs that are just really, really incredibly talented that I want to see make plant based food and have plant based food at the restaurant. But I want to see them get really creative and really show off their skills and so that that is where they get to do that. [00:23:04] Does it go both ways? Is there a reverse effect there? So you bring the chef and do you think that that impacts them being brought into this Jane Behar's environment to go back and create more plant based things for themselves? [00:23:14] I hope so. I hope I. That's my goal. Yeah. [00:23:20] That's exciting. I want to get into it, since you just dropped the word. I kind of wait for people to drop that bomb before a jump into it. [00:23:27] But we had we were talking Vegan and then we switched over to this this plant based title. And this is one of the most heated debates in the community right now in nutrition, as well as just across Vegan and plant based empires. How do you. Let's start with asking you, how do you define plant based and how do you define Vegan and what is the difference between those two terms? [00:23:50] Sure. Vegan I define as a lifestyle. OK, plant based I define as the food you consume. [00:23:59] OK. And so any intersection between those two would be between the lifestyle and the consumable. OK. So would anything be able to be plant based and not be Vegan? Not in my world. No. OK. So there's been a lot of argument in the community that the advertising community, because plant based has been associated with health and nutrition and things like that, that they've started adapting that label and putting plant based things and then sliding some egg yolk in there. [00:24:27] And so people are like, it says, plant based. And then you turn it over and it's not Vegan. So. [00:24:31] Do you think that there will come a time when we need to be saying both plant based and Vegan or should plant based always denote that it is? There is no animal byproducts in it. [00:24:40] I think plant based is plants and it should denote there's no animal byproducts in it. I don't think an egg comes to a plant. So I you know, I think it's very misleading if or if there's a box and I'm going to purchase something and it's as plant based. And then you look at the back and there's egg or there is whey or there's something in it that isn't plant based. [00:24:59] Yeah. Yeah, it's interesting. That's it's kind of being attached. Boy, I suppose it will be left up to the regulators to see whether or not that's done. But I do think that it's an interesting concept and people interchange it a lot. [00:25:12] You know, there's been a lot of argument that plant based is much more friendly on the years than Vegan Vegan hyped up to be a politicized movement, whereas plant basis based on nutrition. Yeah. And then there's also been people that feel like a Vegan actually is more safe. It's a safer label because it really is saying there's absolutely no animal byproducts. So I can see both points of view. But it'll be interesting to see how that plays out, particularly given that it's getting a lot more attention these days. Yeah. I want to turn our attention towards the goals that you have. And I know that this is as hard of a topic as veganism, if you will, but I know that with the pandemic and the uncertainty in the environment across our entire globe. However, I'm curious, a lot of vegans have had deeper conversations with themselves about their companies, given that the pandemic, you know, has a lot of return to everyone returning to the conversations about health and nutrition. And I'm wondering if that has affected your goals. I know that the current climate for things shutting down has changed people's goals. But can you speak to vegans baby's goals over the next one to three years? And if there has been any dialog that incorporated the covered nineteen pandemic? [00:26:25] I sense a really good question. I've had to pivot a lot with the pandemic because obviously if I'm going out to eat, I'm writing about the restaurant that's not happening anymore. So I pivoted march toward like the the recipe side of things. And so the behind the scenes work of consulting and working on other projects. But in terms of the future, my my goals haven't changed. You know, I hope we get through this quickly. [00:26:53] But aside from the restaurant consulting I'm still doing and I'm doing private coaching and other things like that. [00:26:59] I mean, I've I've I've launched the podcast. [00:27:03] I've been focusing more on video. But other than that, you know, I want to do my tours. I want to be able to expand cities. I want to consult more with restaurants. Now, none of those things have changed at all. The only thing I can think of that might have changed is just the way I do consulting, because obviously, if a restaurant isn't open for service, in its typical sense, we have to kind of pivot and look at other options like delivery and take out and how they can best market that to the Beacon community as well as just the normal community. Because as I mentioned, I worked in the restaurant industry for a long time. I started as a server. I was guest services. I done PR. So I understand the ins and outs of the restaurant industry and restaurants. So I'm really trying to do what I can there to help keep restaurants afloat. [00:27:45] But other than that, you know, it's hopefully just business full steam ahead once we're able to kind of get get through this. [00:27:52] Absolutely. Well, let's look at your podcast really briefly. Can you tell us when you launched it? How many episodes you have and who you've been kind of speaking with? Or are they just monologues from you? [00:28:04] No, I don't think I'm that interesting to have every episode I have. [00:28:09] So it actually there are a few up right now, but it will officially launch the next few days. But I'm building up obviously the backlog and I want people to go when they click on it to see that there's more than just one. [00:28:21] And it's it's basically it's conversations with people in the chef travel lifestyle, entrepreneurial community with a print based twist. So my first interview is with Chef Jessica Perlstein, who was one of the chefs that came to New York with me for the James Beard dinner I did in November. And she was one of the first chefs on the Las Vegas Strip at a steakhouse to launch a Vegan menu. So we talk about that and we talk about her career cooking at the James Beard house. My second interview was with Chef Leslie D'Urso, who is a very well-known clamp, a chef, and she started as an actress and was Bill NYes, the lab girl, and now she consults with Four Seasons hotels to create plant based dishes for them. She does culinary retreats in other countries. I spoke with Rachel Geiger, who is the founder of Snow Monkey and one of Forbes 30 under 30. I've got a dear friend of mine, Lindsay McCormick, who's the founder of Buy Toothpaste Bits. It was just a shark tank, Lee Asher from the Asher House. So I'm kind of tapping into all the amazing people I know and being like, hi, we please be on my podcast. Yeah. Fortunately, they've all said yes. So I've got about eight or nine that I've recorded. And then I have, I think two more I'm doing next week on the list of about 20 other people I want to reach out to. [00:29:40] Excellent. You're off to the races, though. Seasoned in no time. Is the name of the podcast. It's called The Good Fork. The Good Fork. [00:29:48] I like that. Yeah. He'll play on like forks over knives and things like that. I like the visualization. People start making cutlery. It's. Very married to the world of food. I want to wrap everything up with that. Looking at advice that you always ask for advice on. People said I don't have any, you know, nine times out of ten than the ones who who have a ton. It's not really fun to listen to. So I'd rather say advice that you have before the younger you know, if you had looked at what you were doing prior. Right prior to launching Beans Baby and what peas three piece top three pieces of advice. They can be words of warning or words of encouragement or what to look at and focus on more than you would have given the younger you as you were starting. [00:30:36] Oh, gosh, you know, it's tough because I kind of just wing things like I wake up one day and I'm like, I'm going to start a food tour. I'm going to write guidebook. [00:30:44] I would say maybe have a better plan of action than what I've done because, I mean, I have no plan. I just think of something and decide I'm going to do it and then I do it, which I think depending on the way you work. It's great. Like, I just kind of always trust that I'm gonna land on my feet and it's gonna work out. However it's supposed to. [00:31:03] I would say. Really think about the name your business, because I love Vegan, maybe, but I feel like it's very limiting. [00:31:13] And so for vegans, baby, obviously it's coming from a Las Vegas baby reference. And now that I'm expanding and I think that maybe that wasn't the best path for a name, but I didn't think about it. I didn't think where I would be in three years. All I thought I thought small. And it was I'm going to write an online guide to Vegan dining in Las Vegas and never took the time to think, where could this go? So maybe take some time and write down your big dreams. See what it is that like, if you were if you had your perfect business, what would it be that you want and kind of work backwards from that to get them figure out how you're going to get there? [00:31:52] Whereas I kind of was just. I never did. I never did. That's probably the biggest piece. And then I know that it's not easy. [00:32:03] I started Vegans baby. And, you know, it's it's taken me four years to come to a place where I can bring in income from it. [00:32:14] And now that income is. [00:32:17] Stopped. So especially in today's world, if you are building a business. I would definitely consider things like what we're going through right now where we've never had to think of that before. But is your business able to function with a shutdown? And if it isn't, what can you do to make it function? What are what are your what are your backup plans if it doesn't work? [00:32:42] I think those are the biggest things. [00:32:43] Nice. So I have got a plan of action. Pay close attention to naming the business. And remember, Leslie, that it's not easy. Make sure that you have multiple areas that it communicates to and restrictions under can't the pandemic that we're having now. [00:32:59] Those are all perfect pieces of advice. I'm wondering as we kind of wrap up for today as as Vegan and kind of living that lifestyle, do you have kind of a main area that it is affected most for you? [00:33:14] Would you say that it's affected your career or your health or what part of being Vegan has been most poignant for you? [00:33:25] All of it. [00:33:26] I think, like I, I never expected to be where I am today. I never expected or thought that I would work with the James Beard Foundation. So being begin, obviously, I mean, I have turned it into a part of my business because I was always taught to find your niche. My mom always said, find your niche, find your passion. And I found both of them. And so now it's like I literally wake up every day and I'm making change and I'm doing good and I'm helping other people. And I'm also getting it to do this full time. So it really is it's impacted every aspect of my life. There's not a day that goes by where the word Vegan doesn't come out of my mouth or it's not in my thought like it is very much it is my entire life. So knowing Vegan literally changed my my entire course or path I was on. [00:34:15] Absolutely. That's awesome. And I find that to be true with them for a lot of people that I'm interviewing for this. You know, it's it's different than even one's occupation. [00:34:25] It kind of being Vegan tends to be an identity that's attached to people's core identities, which I guess is fantastic. [00:34:33] Well, we're out of time today, Diana. But I want to say thank you so much for giving us your time. I know everybody is scrambling right now, and because of that, they are both at once available and busy. [00:34:43] And so thank you for sticking a weird. [00:34:46] You know, I'm working more than I've ever worked in my life and I'm not making any money from it. But cool, because I at least I'm, like, loving what I'm doing. But, you know, it's a weird it's a weird spot. But see, there's Phyto. Thank you for having me. I really appreciate it. [00:35:01] Yeah, absolutely. And I love that phyto came in right now at the very least. He was already in conversation, them ending a conversation, taking them out. He's going to go, Mom. Absolutely. [00:35:15] Well, for everyone listening, thank you for giving us your time. We've been talking with Diana Edelman. She's the founder of Vegans, baby you can find her online at vaegans baby dot com until we speak again next time. [00:35:26] Remember to eat well, eat clean, stay safe. Always bet on yourself.
Rachel Geicke never thought she'd be in the food production industry, but when she solved a need for a sweet, cold treat that was healthy, it catapulted her into the upper echelons of the entrepreneur world.Founded only four years ago, Rachel's Snow Monkey, a plant-based ice treat that sneaks in all the healthy ingredients, has become one of the hottest products in the plant-based iced treats world. Her journey started in her college apartment, and then took shape thanks to her hard work and dedication, and knocking on the door of local groceries. Then, Chobani noticed Snow Monkey and the rest is history.In this episode, learn more about Rachel's journey and what led her to being named to Forbes "30 Under 30" list, plus what to expect from her in the future.For more on Rachel and this episode, head to The Good Fork on Vegans, Baby.Support the show (http://paypal.me/dianaedelman)
This week we embark on the 3rd and final Japan winter tour for this year, with the adorable Snow Monkeys, graceful Red-Crowned Cranes, and Ural Owls. Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/698 Music by Martin Bailey
China's 3Dreams is a documentary by director Nick Torrens that looks at the history of China, and the 'three dreams' that help shape the country going forward. It's a truly fascinating, eye opening film that I am really glad I was able to watch, and most importantly, was able to discuss with Nick. Thanks to the output of this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, I've been exposed to some truly great films that showcase stories from around the world that I never knew existed. China's 3Dreams is one such film. There are a lot of documentaries that Nick recommends seeking out at the end of the episode, so I'll link to some of them here: First of all, a link to Nick's website where you can find out about his films. And some of the films he recommended; Putuparri and the Rainmakers by Nicole Ma, Contact by Bentley Dean & Martin Butler, Snow Monkey by George Gittoes, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts by Scott Hicks, Hephzibah by Curtis Levy and Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin. If you're in Melbourne when China's 3Dreams is playing, then make sure to buy a ticket here. Listen to my interview with Complicit co-director Heather White here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
China's 3Dreams is a documentary by director Nick Torrens that looks at the history of China, and the 'three dreams' that help shape the country going forward. It's a truly fascinating, eye opening film that I am really glad I was able to watch, and most importantly, was able to discuss with Nick. Thanks to the output of this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, I've been exposed to some truly great films that showcase stories from around the world that I never knew existed. China's 3Dreams is one such film. There are a lot of documentaries that Nick recommends seeking out at the end of the episode, so I'll link to some of them here: First of all, a link to Nick's website where you can find out about his films. And some of the films he recommended; Putuparri and the Rainmakers by Nicole Ma, Contact by Bentley Dean & Martin Butler, Snow Monkey by George Gittoes, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts by Scott Hicks, Hephzibah by Curtis Levy and Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin. If you're in Melbourne when China's 3Dreams is playing, then make sure to buy a ticket here. Listen to my interview with Complicit co-director Heather White here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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