“I just wanted to write to encourage you that we are out here and to say thanks for the Masculinity and Meat episode. As a heterosexual 26 year-old guy I could really relate to the content in this episode about how a lot of men believe that eating & cooking meat is “manly.” Unfortunately I think that this belief is keeping a lot of men from becoming vegan. I have been vegan for 11 months now and am happy to announce that so far veganism has affected my masculinity in a very positive way. I feel physically healthier, stronger and I have more energy. I also feel more confident in social settings because I have become comfortable doing what I think is right with out the need to conform to social norms. Between your podcasts, cookbooks, and 30-day challenge you have been the driving force behind me, my Mom and my Aunt all becoming vegan in 2016!”