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Activist Journeys Website:
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Activist Journeys YouTube Channel:
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Philosophical Vegan Wiki:
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Vegan YouTube
What channels specialize in, who you would recommend if a person expressed interest in a certain topic. 5 channels per topic, 3 video titles per channel.
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Chapter 2: Video Library
Like the Philosophical Vegan Wiki only with videos as the main resource.
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Chapter 3: Vegan YouTubers
A preview of the top 10 channels with most subscribers from the long list. Then showing a table directory of different vegan YouTubers channels. Then showing 1 channel example with their content categorized. 3 videos titles per playlist.
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Appendix
Interesting cross-sections to provoke conversations. Might include a list of online platforms for discussion and activist groups for organizing.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Vegan YouTube . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- New to Veganism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Activism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2. Video Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
- Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
- Freeganism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- 1. Production Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
- 2. Distribution Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
- 3. Consumer Reform & stopgaps . . . . 33
- 4. Essays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
- 5. Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
- 6. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3. Vegan YouTubers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
- Short table of channel breakdowns . . . . . . 46
- Long list of vegan YouTubers . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
- 100,000 + Subscribers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
- Unnatural Vegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
- Nutrition & Health . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
- Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Activism/Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . .
- Activism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
- Ethical issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
- Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Unnatural Vegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4. Appendix – Cross-sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
- Most Prolific Vegan YouTubers . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Chapter Contents
New to Veganism
Entertainment
• Celebrities
• Comedy
• Musicians
Health
• Cooking
• Nutrition
• Fitness
• Product Reviews / Unboxing
Lifestyle
• Gardening / Homesteading
• Minimalism / Zero Waste
• Freeganism
Activism
• Public Lecturer
• Street advocates
• Farm Sanctuaries
• Save Movement – Baring Witness
• Social Justice / Intersectional approach
• Online Debate
Ethics
• Consequentialist
• Virtue
• Deontology
• Nihilism
• Religion
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New to Veganism
- To Sam Harris (& all new vegans): Vegan Nutrition Basics
- Don’t care about animals? 5 reasons you should still go vegan
- Earthlings didn’t make you go vegan? That’s okay. (thoughts on critical thinking & bearing witness)
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- Humane Meat Does Not Exist
- Can veganism be compared with other rights movements?
- The Economic Argument for Veganism
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- DAIRY IS SCARY! The industry explained in 5 minutes
- What’s Wrong With Eggs? The Truth About The Egg Industry
- The Wool Industry EXPOSED (What They Don’t Want You To Know)
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- Three Non-Vegans React to Gary Yourofsky’s Speech
- The Impossible Burger: Reviewed by a Vegan and a Meat Eater
- Veggie Burger Taste Test // Vegan
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Entertainment
Celebrities
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- Tana Mongeau – Hefner ft. Bella Thorne (Official Music Video)
- MY RESPONSE TO FREELEE
- MY FIRST DATE WITH RICKY DILLON
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thekatvond, Kat Von D Beauty, Kat Von D World
- My response to the “Vegan” controversy
- INSTAGRAM Q&A with KAT VON D
- Mercy for Animals LIVE – Kat Von D and Nathan Runkle
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Musicians
- Sia – Chandelier (Official Video)
- Sia – The Greatest
- Sia – Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf & Maddie Ziegler (Official Video)
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Wu Tang Clan, Banks & Steelz
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Chumbawamba – Topic, Danbert Nobacon
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Seize The Day – Shannon Smy
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Comedy
JennaMarbles, Jenna Julien, JennaMarblesVlog
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Natalie Tran – communitychannel, natalie
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- on his vegan sci-fi Carnage: “If we keep eating animals it’s going to get awkward”
- Stand-Up 01/14/15 – CONAN on TBS
- carnage
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Health
Cooking
- SPICY COLD NOODLES aka bibim Naengmyeon • MUKBANG
- BLACK BEAN NOODLES aka JJAJANGMYEON • Mukbang & Recipe
- SPICY RICE CAKE aka DDEOKBOKKI • Mukbang & Recipe
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- CAULIFLOWER WINGS 3 WAYS (VEGAN) | hot for food
- EASY VEGAN TACOS | hot for food
- MY CHIPOTLE LIME FRIES #MODIFRY | hot for food
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- VEGAN DINNER PARTY FOR $20 (3 courses, 4 people)
- TASTING VEGAN FOOD/SNACKS!!!
- WHAT I EAT IN A DAY (EASY VEGAN WAFFLES RECIPE)
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Mary’s Test Kitchen // Vegan Cooking
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Nutrition
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Fitness
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Disclaimer: Flat-Earther. Orthorexia
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Product Reviews / Unboxing
- My Favorite Products from This Week + Unboxing
- Top 30 Vegan Products of 2017 (pt 1)
- Holiday Giveaway 🤶 + Unboxing Best of Green Beauty 🎁
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Lifestyle
Gardening / Homesteading
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Minimalism / Zero Waste
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Freeganism
- Ulta Dumpster Diving Haul | $2000+ of PRODUCT
- ULTA Dumpster Dive Vlog | TIPS AND TRICKS
- ULTA Dumpster Diving Haul | Mystery Unboxing ($1,000+)
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- FOOD AND DISPLAY PHONES FOUND IN DUMPSTER!
- DUMPSTER DIVED THANKSGIVING FEAST
- BREAD FOR A VILLAGE-This Week’s Dumpster Diving Hauls!
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- 2 Easy Ways to Get FREE Food for People, Pets & Compost. FREE – Organic, Healthy or Junk Food!
- Retailers damage & throw away shoes instead of donating
- Is Dumpster Diving for Cat Food an Ethical Option for Vegans?
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- Ridiculous Food Waste! Dumpster Dive Haul
- A Sweet, Sweet Dumpster Dive Haul
- Grocery Shopping for Free- Dumpster Dive Haul
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- Food Waste & Freeganism (Part 1: Why wasting food is so bad & simple ways to avoid it)
- Food Waste & Freeganism (Part 2: What is a freegan and why does it matter?)
- Can cats and dogs eat a vegan diet? (why Sniff still eats meat)
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Activism
Public Lecturer
- Vegan Gains Worst of the Fitness Industry Interview
- The Best Argument Against Veganism | Gary Yourofsky
- Vegan Vs Vegetarian ft. Gary Yourofsky
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Street advocates
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Save Movement – Baring Witness
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Farm Sanctuaries
- What Came Before, featuring Steve-O: The Truth About Meat and Modern Farms
- Sweety and Tricia: Two Blind Cows Find Friendship at Farm Sanctuary
- The Foie Gras Assembly Line
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Social Justice / Pro-Intersectional Approach
- (Chilling) Climate Change Scenarios + How Eating Plants Can Help
- Radical Food Politics: Hunger is Political
- The Unpaid Labour of Women+Nature+Animals
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- Is Intersectionality A “Fringe Belief”??
- Veganism movement needs to be intersectional!
- Intersectionality Needs Veganism
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- Can veganism be compared with other rights movements?
- Why I’m a Social Justice Vegan
- Intersectionality & Intersectional Veganism Made Simple
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- What is Intersectionality? Breaking through Activist Jargon
- Unnatural Vegan Gets an “F” for Social Justice
- Convertible: Ms. King Talks Intersectionality, Ethelene Crockett and Ben Carson
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Online Debate
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Ethics
Consequentialist
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Virtue Ethics
- On Virtue Ethics
- Unsung Philosophers: Diogenes
- Antybu on Moral Vegetarianism
- Antybu on Vegetarianism
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Deontology
- Veganism: The Moral Imperative – Gary Francione, JD
- DEBATE: Vegan vs Vegan (Gary Francione vs Bruce Friedrich)
- The Moral Notion That We All Accept – Gary Francione
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Ethical Nihilism
- The Nihilistic Approach to Humanitarian & Political Engagement.
- Arbitrary “Lines” in Ecology, Ethics, and Animal Rights. (Vegan)
- Nihilism: “If animals don’t have animal rights, why do humans have human rights?”
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Religion
- How to Go Vegan Today! (A Beginner’s Guide to Veganism)
- Veganism! (What it is & How to Help Save This Planet)
- Am I Vegan..? (Confronting My Mistakes – A Story)
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Chapter 2: Video Library
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Video Library
- Nutrition & Health
- Lifestyle
- Companion Animal Care
- Minimalism
- Zero Waste
- Activism/ Advocacy
- Social Justice/Intersectional approach
- Starting a YouTube Channel
- Ethics
- Virtue
- Deontology
- Subjectivist
- Ethical issues
- Why Go Vegan?
- Tag-ons
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Videos – Pro – Retail reform
Products to support
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Edible Gardening
- Guerrilla gardening — why people garden without boundaries: Richard Reynolds at TEDxItaewon
- How we can eat our landscapes: Pam Warhurst at TEDxSheffield 2013
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Foraging
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Gleaning
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Distribution reform
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Rushes from Greece — Potato Movement
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Consumer reform
Supermarket & Household reform
- Food Waste & Freeganism (Part 1: Why wasting food is so bad & simple ways to avoid it)
- Food Waste & Freeganism (Part 2: What is a freegan and why does it matter?)
- Let’s be better people (my new year’s resolutions for 2016)
- Let’s be better people (my new year’s resolutions for 2017)
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Waste that you can’t avoid
Hot Composting
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Bokashi Fermentation
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Vermiculture
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Freecycling
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Dumpster Diving
- Ulta Dumpster Diving Haul | $2000+ of PRODUCT
- ULTA Dumpster Dive Vlog | TIPS AND TRICKS
- LIVE DIVE | Come Dumpster Dive With Me (30+ Stores)
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- This Week’s Dumpster Diving Hauls!-Freegan Life
- BREAD FOR A VILLAGE-This Week’s Dumpster Diving Hauls!
- LIVE DUMPSTER DIVE FOR FOOD AND PET SUPPLIES!
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- 2 Easy Ways to Get FREE Food for People, Pets & Compost. FREE – Organic, Healthy or Junk Food!
- SHOCKING! The “Beyond Section”! What retailers are throwing away!
- Is Dumpster Diving for Cat Food an Ethical Option for Vegans?
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- Ridiculous Food Waste! Dumpster Dive Haul
- A Sweet, Sweet Dumpster Dive Haul
- Grocery Shopping for Free- Dumpster Dive Haul
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How Much Food Can You Find In A Dumpster?
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- Vegan Cheetah is not vegan (what is the definition of veganism?)
- Gary Francione doesn’t understand veganism or activism (dumpster diving & what it means to be vegan)
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Cannibals when Convenient: Edwin’s Generation & Unnatural Vegan.
- #DOGGATE: An Analysis (Vegan Gains vs. Vegan Cheetah)
- Veganism: Compassion, Contempt and Loathing.
- Vegan “Purity”: Collaborating with Hunters
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- Thought of the Day: “But it’s Just A Little Bit” and Dumpster Diving
- “Discarded” Animal Products: Dumpster Diving and Fried Potatoes II
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Gleaning
Distribution movements
Roadkill
- Should You Eat Roadkill? 8 Important Rules to Consider First
- Food waste: harvesting Spain’s unwanted crops to feed the hungry (Harrison Jones)
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Discussion
- How Much Food Can You Find In A Dumpster? (Vegan Gains)
- Vegan makes profit from roadkill
- Is it okay to eat meat that you did not buy?
- Part Vegan Part Freegan? The concept of use?
- Eggs and Veganism
- Backyard rescue hens
- Veganism and Dumpster Diving
- FREEGAN VEGAN BEEGAN’S!?
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Short table of channel breakdowns
Playlists | Conversa-tions | Responses | Most viewed | Full list of videos | Categorised | |
TheVeganAtheist | X | X | ||||
Unnatural Vegan | X | X | X | |||
Wild We Roam | X | |||||
a privileged vegan | X | X | ||||
à-bas-le-ciel | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Anarchopac | X | X | X | |||
Mexie | X | X | ||||
ModVegan | X | X | ||||
The Onion Knight Show | X | |||||
Rehana Sara, Rehana Jomeen | X | X | X | |||
EcoPeaceful, EcoPeaceful Gardening | X | |||||
veggieworld | X | X | ||||
Earthling Liberation Kollective – ELK | X | X | ||||
Activist Journeys | X | X | ||||
Stijn Bruers | X | X |
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Long list of vegan YouTubers
with pictures and 3 video titles previewed per channel:
- 100,000 + Subscribers
- 50,000 + Subscribers
- 25,000 + Subscribers
- 10,000 + Subscribers
- 5,000 + Subscribers
- 1,000 + Subscribers
- 500 + Subscribers
- 100 + Subscribers
- 0 + Subscribers
Same list of names, but systematise-able at the Philosophical Vegan Wiki page on Vegan YouTubers
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JennaMarbles, Jenna Julien, JennaMarblesVlog
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MileyCyrusVEVO, Miley Cyrus, mileymandy
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ArianaGrandeVevo, Ariana Grande
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Playlists
Unnatural Vegan
Table of Contents
- Supplementing
- Adequate Nutrition
- Vegan Taste Tests
- Faux Meat
- Plant Cheeses
- Plant Milks
- Ice Cream
- Cake
- Pizza
- Ready Meals
- Nutrient complete products
- Sweets
- Recipes
- What I Ate Today on a Vegan Diet
- Vegan Taste Tests
- Vegan Pregnancy & Parenting
- What I ate today on a vegan diet while pregnant
- Dangerous Substances
- Plant products
- Animal products
- Debunking
- Anti-Veg
- Pseudo Anti-Meat
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- Disease Prevention & Treatment
- Cancer
- Candidiasis
- Disordered Eating
- Fringe Diets
- Excercise
- Body image
Lifestyle:
- Is it Vegan?
- Community
- Dining Out
- Family, Friends & Partners
- Pets and veganism
- Places to live
- Zero Waste
- Freeganism
- Anger management
- Hair & Skin (Cosmetics, etc.)
- Recreational Drugs
Activism/Advocacy:
- New to Veganism?
- Tentative Veganism
- Vegan Advocacy
- Critiquing bad vegan advocacy
- Environmentalist
- Anti-Veg propaganda
- Politics
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- Vegan YouTube Community:
- Encouraging other youtuber’s in their transition
- Ex-vegans
Activism
Running a channel
- My vegan story
- I was wrong
- Promoting projects
Ethics
- Consequentialism
- Virtue ethics
- Deontology
Ethical issues
- GMOs and Vaccines, YAAAAAAAAAY!
- Palm OIl
- Pest control
- Zoos
- Economics
- Tradition
- Reducitarian
- Consent
- Sympathy
- Birth Control
- Abortion
- Antinatalism
Conversations
Responses
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Nutrition & Health
Supplementing
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Adequate Nutrition
- 5 tips for spotting CREDIBLE plant-based doctors & dietitians (Response to Nikocado Avocado)
- 2 Reasons Why I Don’t Follow Intuitive Eating
- Whole food, plant based is not enough
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Faux Meat
- Tofurky Pockets Taste Test (Pepp’roni, Turk’y Broccoli Cheddar, and Ham & Cheese)
- Beyond Meat Feisty Buffalo Poppers Taste Test (beyond chicken review)
- Beyond Meat Single-Serve Meals Taste Test (Korean BBQ & Indian Curry)
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Plant Cheeses
- Parmela Creamery Vegan Cheese Taste Test (Mozzarella Style Shreds & Sharp Cheddar Style Slices)
- Follow Your Heart Cheese Taste Test (Cheddar & Mozzarella Vegan Cheese)
- Miyoko’s Kitchen Taste Test (artisan vegan cheese)
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Plant Milks
- The worst non-dairy milk I’ve ever tasted (most expensive, too!)
- Silk Protein & Nut Milk Review (pea protein non-dairy milk)
- Ripple Milk Taste Test (a creamy, neutral-tasting, protein-rich non-dairy milk?)
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Ice cream
- Häagen-Dazs non-dairy ice cream taste test & review
- Simple Truth vegan ice cream review (almond-based)
- Ben & Jerry’s New Vegan Flavors! (Cherry Garcia, Caramel Almond Brittle, & Coconut Seven Layer Bar)
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Pizza
- Kite Hill Vegan Cheese Taste Test (Soft Fresh Original & Cream Cheese Style Spread Reviews)
- Amy’s Roasted Vegetable No Cheese Pizza Taste Test
- Daiya Pizza Taste Test (Cheeze Lover’s & Fire-Roasted Vegetable)
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Ready meals
- Simple Truth Meatless Patties Taste Test (Crispy Patties and Breakfast Patties)
- Daiya Deluxe Alfredo Style Cheezy Mac Taste Test
- Sweet Earth Big Sur Breakfast Burrito Taste Test (vegan burrito review)
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Nutrient complete products
- Soylent Review (Drink, Coffiest, and Bar)
- Foolproof Vegan Bars (cheap, easy and nutritionally complete)
- Foolproof Vegan Pasta (cheap, easy and nutritionally complete)
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Sweets
- Cotton Candy Grapes are Ridiculous (taste test)
- Vegan Fruit Snack “mukbang” (My “OCD”, Milo Yiannopoulos, Dave Rubin, Vic Berger, Mike Cernovich)
- Vegan Holiday Roasts Taste Tests (Tofurky Feast, Gardein Holiday Roast & Savory Stuffed Turk’y)
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- What My Partner Ate on a Vegan Diet {June 7, 2016}
- What I Ate Today on a Vegan Diet {March 6, 2016}
- What I Ate Today on a Vegan Diet {February 22, 2016}
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- Yes, most plant milks are bad for kids (thoughts on that “non-dairy milks make kids shorter” study)
- No, I Would Not Feed a Child a Raw Vegan Diet
- [Vegan Pregnancy] Breastfeeding is (barely) best & formula is fine (yep, even soy)
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What I ate today on a vegan diet while pregnant
- What I ate today as a breastfeeding vegan (tons of protein & fat…& splenda)
- What I ate today as a breastfeeding vegan + Morningstar Farms Veggie Bowl {January 10, 2017}
- What I ate today as a breastfeeding vegan + BEST CEREAL EVER & sticky snacks {December 22, 2016}
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Dangerous Substances
Plant products
Animal products
- 7 Reasons Why Milk is Bad for You
- Milk is Bad for You, BUT! (What FullyRawKristina Gets Wrong)
- Processed Meat Causes Colon Cancer. Sorry, Chickens. ;(
Debunking:
- Canola oil is not toxic (Debunking myths from Food Babe, Mercola, etc.)
- Mic. the Vegan cherry-picks & misrepresents studies to scare you into giving up plant oils
- Re: Effect of Sucralose (Splenda) on the Microbiome (cherry-picking clickbait)
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- Is vegetarianism bad for your brain? (Re: The Scary Mental Health Risks of Going Meatless)
- 10 reasons to love eggs? EGG-scuse me?! (egg industry propaganda)
- RE: 6 Ways Being a Vegetarian Could Seriously Mess You Up (yellow journalism & anti-veg propaganda)
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- Re: 10 Reasons Why I’ll Never Be Vegan (a Weston Price fanatic strikes again!) PART 1
- Re: 10 Reasons Why I’ll Never Be Vegan (a Weston Price fanatic strikes again!) PART 2
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Vegan Diets are Terrible Critique
- A Vegan’s Response to Authority Nutrition (Part 1)
- A Vegan’s Response to Authority Nutrition (Part 2)
- A Vegan’s Response to Authority Nutrition (Part 3)
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Debunking Pseudo Anti-Meat
- Furious Pete has cancer again cuz meat? (thoughts on vegan bias & pseudoscience)
- Furious Pete’s cancer won’t quit, but Vegan Gains should
- Re: Meat Does NOT Cause Cancer? Unnatural Vegan is WACK (a clarification and a critique)
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Disease Prevention & Treatment
Cancer
- Cancer in moderation? (Response to Healthcare Triage on processed/red meat and cancer risk)
- Processed Meat Causes Colon Cancer. Sorry, Chickens. ;(
- Furious Pete has cancer again cuz meat? (thoughts on vegan bias & pseudoscience)
Candidiasis
- 3 Steps to Prevent Candida Overgrowth (Candidiasis)
- Candida Myth: Why You Probably Don’t Have Candida Overgrowth (Candidiasis)
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Disordered Eating
- Can we please stop turning veganism into an eating disorder? (thoughts on orthorexia)
- Fully Raw Kristina fasted for 9 days. This isn’t a good thing.
- Clean Eating, Veganism & Moral Superiority
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Fringe Diets
- Why vegans think I’m not vegan (low fat & low carb biases)
- 7 ways vegans alienate everybody, including each other (bad vegan activism)
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- Why I quit keto and what I’m eating now
- What I ate on a vegan keto diet (Days 1-4): Shakiness, fatigue, & brain fog
- Vegan Ketogenic Diet: Is it possible? Is it safe?
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Reacting to old videos (when I ate raw)
- I lost my period for 1.5 years on a raw vegan diet (and no, Freelee, this wasn’t a good thing)
- Reacting to when I ate raw: “Eating raw is so easy!”
- Reacting to when I ate raw: Detox nonsense & more bad hair
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- No, I Don’t Eat Raw Till 4. Here are 8 Reasons Why.
- No, I Don’t Follow the 80/10/10 Diet. Here are 13 Reasons Why.
- No, I Would Not Feed a Child a Raw Vegan Diet
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Exercise
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Body image
- Am I fat? Is being fat bad for veganism?
- Health at Every Size? A Critique of the Fat Acceptance Movement
- Vegans Fat-Shaming Vegans & Non-Vegans
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Lifestyle
Is it vegan?
- Did Beyond Meat sell out? Or are vegans just stupid? (buying vegan stuff from non-vegan companies)
- Flu Vaccines for Vegans: Two egg-free options (Flublok & Flucelvax)
- Is abortion vegan? Are pro-choice vegans & vegetarians hypocrites?
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Community
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Eating out
- My Favorite Fast Food Vegan Options
- What I Ate on a Vegan Road Trip {2015 Vacation}
- A Vegan’s Take on Ex-Vegans
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Family, Friends & Partners
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- Is Owning Pets Vegan? (vegans alienating everybody, including each other)
- Why vegans shouldn’t shop (adopt don’t shop, don’t buy from a breeder)
- 7 Reasons Why Cats are Terrible Pets (Why I Will Not Adopt Another Cat)
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Zero Waste
- Food Waste & Freeganism (Part 1: Why wasting food is so bad & simple ways to avoid it)
- Let’s be better people (my new year’s resolutions for 2017)
- Let’s be better people (my new year’s resolutions for 2016)
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Freeganism
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Anger management
- Furious Pete’s cancer won’t quit, but Vegan Gains should
- Vegan Gains Should Get a Vasectomy (and stop promoting veganism?)
- Vegan Gains Gone Sane? (relinquishing the pink cloud)
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Hair & Skin (Cosmetics, etc.)
- What’s in My Cruelty-Free Vegan Makeup Bag
- My Natural, Vegan, Cruelty-Free Skin & Hair Care Routine
- My skin care routine (i’m sorry)
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Recreational Drugs
- Yes, Coffee is Healthy (common coffee myths debunked)
- Moderate Drinking? Is it Healthy? Is it Vegan?
- Vegan Diet Update: coffee, sugar, smoothies, avocado, veggies, $$$, etc.
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Advocacy:
- To Sam Harris (& all new vegans): Vegan Nutrition Basics
- 10 Reasons it Sucks to be a Vegan – with TheVeganAtheist
- Vegan Youtubers! You need to eat more protein (let’s talk about legumes & lysine)
- Earthlings didn’t make you go vegan? That’s okay. (thoughts on critical thinking & bearing witness)
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Tentative Veganism
- Tentative Vegan: What is the Point? (vegan advocacy…again)
- Using Animals: Does Consent Matter? (follow-up to tentative vegan #2)
- Tentative Vegan #2: Animal Use vs Exploitation
- Why I’m So Nice to Meat Eaters (thoughts on effective vegan advocacy)
- Why I’m happy about non-vegans watching my videos (advocacy, baby)
- The Hodgetwins are semi-vegetarian & maybe that’s a good thing (self-identity & vegan advocacy)
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- Why I am a Speciesist Vegan (not really, check the description)
- I’m not a speciesist, but I am an ableist (and also advocacy because advocacy)
- Why I’m not an intersectional/social justice vegan
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Environmentalist
- Veg diets ARE better for the environment…most of the time (thoughts on veg & anti-veg propaganda)
- Will farm animal species go extinct if the world goes vegan? If so, does it matter?
- Seaweed makes cows good for the environment? CHECKMATE VEGANS!
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Responses to carnists
- RE: Why I Am Not a Vegan (the1janitor)
- Re: CRAZY VEGAN IDIOTS (straw man arguments from nihilistic atheists)
- Roaming Millennial & flat earthers: Why some debates are futile
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Encouraging other youtuber’s in their transition
- MrRepzion is eating less meat & giving vegan a try (thoughts on vegan activism)
- Re: Stef Sanjati “Why I’m Not a Vegan” (some thoughts on transphobia)
- Re: Stef Sanjati “Why I’m Not a Vegan” (some thoughts on transphobia)
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Ex-vegans
- A Vegan’s Take on Ex-Vegans
- Re: I don’t want to be vegan anymore (Nikocado Avocado)
- Nikocado Avocado was never really vegan? (fake vegans, burnout, & s**t vegan diets)
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Politics
- What vegan activists can learn from Donald Trump’s victory
- Clifton Roberts vs. Insulin & Diabetics (vegan ableism)
- The best & worst 2016 presidential candidate for vegan & environment issues
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Activism
Running a channel
- Why I won’t tell you more about my baby
- Here we go again…
- Debunking misconceptions about me (some are silly, some are not, it’s a weird video)
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My vegan story
- My vegan story (from weight-obsessed, bulimic raw vegan to unnatural, ethical vegan)
- Weight Gain on 30BAD, FullyRaw Diet (Before & After Photos)
- Why I’m No Longer Raw Vegan (why I eat cooked food)
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Promoting projects
- [Mirrored]Justice for YouTubers & Suing Vegan Cheetah
- #GivingTuesday: Help some animals today and triple your donation!
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Ethics
- Gary Francione doesn’t understand veganism or activism (dumpster diving & what it means to be vegan)
- Dogmatic Justice vs. Morality, Animal Experimentation, etc. (Intersectionality followup 1 of 3)
- Lying for veganism?
- Using Animals: Does Consent Matter? (follow-up to tentative vegan #2)
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Ethical issues
- Why I’m a Pro-GMO Vegan (and 9 gmo myths dispelled)
- GMO Arctic Apples: What NaturalNews Gets Wrong (and why I’m excited about non-browning apples!)
- Why I’m a Pro-Vaccine Vegan (and 12 vaccine myths dispelled)
Palm Oil
- Palm Oil-Free Soap, Shampoo, Laundry Detergent, Dishwasher Detergent, etc. (2016 Resolutions Update)
- More on palm oil and fungibility (economics 101)
- “Sustainable” palm oil is a marketing gimmick (it’s bad for animals and the environment)
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Pest control
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Zoos
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Economics
- Ethical Milk: Is it possible and what would it cost?
- Is quinoa unethical and bad for farmers?
- Don’t care about animals? 5 reasons you should still go vegan
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Tradition
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Humanitarian
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Consent
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Sympathy
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Birth Control
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Abortion
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Antinatalism
- Freelee & Durianrider don’t want kids (antinatalism & self-absorbed vegans)
- Antinatalism followup (I made a mistake)
- Vegan Gains Should Get a Vasectomy (and stop promoting veganism?)
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Conversations
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Response to Check Your Activism
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Happy Healthy Vegan
- Re: Effect of Sucralose (Splenda) on the Microbiome (cherry-picking clickbait)
- Q&A: Is Splenda A Healthy Artificial Vegan Sweetener?
- Splenda is safe and happy healthy vegan is wrong again
Think Fact
- Do Generalizations Prove Humans Are Not Omnivores?
- Seriously this is the weirdest defense for eating meat I’ve ever come across
- Kill animals for culture? (response to Think Fact)
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- 7 Reasons Why Cats are Terrible Pets (Why I Will Not Adopt Another Cat)
- I don’t hate Eisel, but I am disappointed.
- Q&A2 (Part 5!) Cats Eating Cows (“Pet Food”).
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Responses
- Freelee: Actions speak louder than words (Re: I lied to you? I left this channel because of money)
- Vegan Cheetah is not vegan (what is the definition of veganism?)
- FullyRawKristina wears leather shoes & I don’t really care
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Appendix – Cross Sections
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Most Prolific Vegan YouTubers
3976. durianrider, Durianrider Cycling Tips, Ask Durianrider
2397. theneedledrop, thatistheplan, fantano
2229. liferegenerator
2064. Infinite Waters (Diving Deep)
2016. TANNYRAW
1550. FunForLouis
1473. NutritionFacts.org
1320. Jack Albritton
1277. Vegan Ava
1274. CHEF MAMA ROSA
1240. Dombowerphoto
1188. dara
1051. Stella Rae
1022. Brian Turner
916. Running Raw
894. Happy Healthy Vegan
892. F r e e l e e, Go Free Yourself
886. Plantrionic
818. Vegetable Police
739. Eco-Vegan Gal, What A Vegan Eats, Eco-Vegan Gal Uncensored, Creative Wellth, Eco-Vegan Dog
714. Antastesia
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687. Ted Carr from Fruitliving, Ted Carr EXTRA, Ted Carr Videography, TED Walks
682. Hench Herbivore
679. PlantbasedAthlete
679. à-bas-le-ciel
672. Sweet Natural Living
660. vegan power girl
659. Reg Flowers
657. JasonFonger
657. Partij voor de Dieren
646. Katie Kookaburra
623. RaisingVegan
622. RawFoodLivin’
608. Vegan Gains
592. That Vegan Couple
574. John Rose
571. Vertical Addiction
566. John Sakars
521. Megan Elizabeth
520. Fruity Ronster
519. okraw
505. The Sweetest Vegan
501. GoVegan! Gytis
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3,976. durianrider
Disclaimer: In court for defamation. and threats of violence. Orthorexia.
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2,397. thatistheplan
- Veganism isn’t expensive
- ANOTHER THICC VEGAN SMOOTHIE GONE SEXUAL PRANK 2016 FROM YA BOI
- VEGAN DEATH THREATS! (CHANNEL UPDATE)
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2,229. Liferegenerator
Disclaimer: Obvious quack, can kill people who choose not to pursue medical treatment for illnesses. Orthorexia.
- HEAL ANY DISEASE WITH THIS POWERFUL JUICE RECIPE
- LOSE 1 POUND A DAY the HEALTHY WAY!
- RAW FOOD WEIGHT LOSS 178 pounds! Dave the Raw Food Trucker VIDEO #10
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2,064. Infinite Waters (Diving Deep)
Disclaimer: Wish I could say it was jokes.
- 5 Signs of Your Past Life
- How to Manifest Magic Money (WARNING – this video will change your life)
- How To Send Mental Messages to Someone
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2,016. TANNYRAW
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
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1,550. FunForLouis
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1,473. NutritionFacts.org
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1,320. Jack Albritton
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
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1,277. Vegan Ava
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
- I Ate 30 Bananas a Day for 30 Days | Banana Diet Review
- How to Get a Thigh Gap Fast!
- WHY I BREASTFEED MY BOYFRIEND
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1,274. CHEF MAMA ROSA
- Natural Remedy for joint pain over night (pre-recorded Friday)
- How to kill yeast infection naturally
- Natural Liver & Kidney Cleanse to help remove Toxin not stones
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1,240. Dombowerphoto, dombower
- Cross Flash Effects, Outdoor flash photography
- Why I am Unsubscribing from Freelee the Banana girl
- Bodi-tec slim gym Body Toner EMS
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1,188. dara
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1,051. Stella Rae
- CHANGES SINCE BECOMING VEGAN ♡ MY VEGAN JOURNEY
- HOW TO GO FROM VEGETARIAN TO VEGAN
- VEGAN GROCERY SHOPPING AT WALMART
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1,022. Brian Turner
- How Long Should It Take To Lose Fat? (WATCH BEFORE DIETING)
- My Top 3 Vegan Meals of 2017! (DELICIOUS & EASY)
- Vegan Shredding: Physique Update, Tips & Advice for Losing Fat! (Ep. 3)
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916. Running Raw
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
- How to Create a Bulletproof Running Habit in the Winter
- Self Confidence is NOT Enough – Try This Instead
- Beat Procrastination with Mindfulness
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894. Happy Healthy Vegan
- I Ate 10 Bananas a Day for 4 years. What Happened to My Body?
- Warning: Toss Out Your Almond Milk! It’s Bad For You!
- Dr Oz: Bananas & Carbs Cause Lung Cancer! WTF?
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892. F r e e l e e
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
- SINGLE & READY TO MINGLE…
- My 40lb weight loss on a Raw Food Diet! Before & After video/photos
- 40 year old 650lb guy & Biggest Loser Rachel Frederickson
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886. Plantrionic
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
- 10,000 CALORIE •RAW VEGAN• FOOD CHALLENGE (1st EVER COMPLETED!)
- Proud To Vegan Breastfeed w/ Sexy Spiritual Tasha Mama (NUDITY WARNING)
- 10,000 CALORIE CHALLENGE : “DIRTY VEGAN STYLE” (NEVER
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818. Vegetable Police
Disclaimer: Former Nazi propagandist. Flat-Earther. Orthorexia.
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739. Eco-Vegan Gal
- My Favorite Products from This Week + Unboxing
- Top 30 Vegan Products of 2017 (pt 1)
- Holiday Giveaway 🤶 + Unboxing Best of Green Beauty 🎁
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714. Antastesia
- Video response to Stef Sanjati “why I’m not a vegan”
- RE : IS VEGANISM REQUIRED IN FEMINISM?
- On transgender women and Ngozi Adichie
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687. Ted Carr from Fruitliving, Ted Carr EXTRA, Ted Carr Videography, TED Walks
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
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682. Hench Herbivore
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679. PlantbasedAthlete
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679. à-bas-le-ciel
- The Ethical Omnivore: Melanie Murphy. (vegan / vegans / veganism)
- Vegan vs. Noam Chomsky (on Animal Rights)
- What I Eat in a Day (Lately), Vegan in Kunming, China.
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672. Sweet Natural Living
Disclaimer: Orthorexia
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659. Reg Flowers
- LOVE ME SOME SLAVE FOOD!
- What is Intersectionality? Breaking through Activist Jargon
- How “What The Health” Got It Wrong!
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657. Jason Fonger
- Veganism Is Bad | Top 5 Reasons Why Vegan Diets Are A Terrible Idea
- Teaching English In Thailand – My Biggest Mistake
- Don’t Buy Drugs In Thailand!
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646. Katie Kookaburra
- Raw Till 4 Weight Gain – Freelee’s advice made me FAT!!!
- How To: Inject B12 Shots | Watch Me Do It
- CYCLING WEIGHT LOSS TRANSFORMATION
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623. RaisingVegan
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622. RawFoodLivin’
Disclaimer: Orthorexia.
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608. Vegan Gains
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592. That Vegan Couple
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574. John Rose
Disclaimer: Nazi Propagandist. Orthorexia.
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571. Vertical Addiction
Disclaimer: Orthorexia.
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566. John Sakars
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521. Megan Elizabeth
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520. Fruity Ronster
Disclaimer: Orthorexia.
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519. okraw
Disclaimer: Orthorexia.
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505. The Sweetest Vegan
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500. GoVegan! Gytis
Disclaimer: Orthorexia.
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Building on small YouTubers ability to draw people into engaging educational videos and follow up channel content, their journey and how it impacts you, I’m building a resource library to make that content more accessible and maybe even encourage dialogue about what goals we share in common.
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Table of contents:
1 Production Reform
2 Distribution Reform
3 Consumer Reform & stopgaps
Essays
Groups
Discussion