"How do you get enough protein?" "How can you even LIVE without bacon?" "How can you afford to eat all of that bougie plant-based stuff?"

These are just a sample of the questions every vegan must endure over his or her lifetime. But now, thanks to a special rapid-fire rebuttal session featuring Russell Simmons, who recently published "The Happy Vegan," and the Atlantic's James Hamblin, there's an answer to even the most needling inquiries. Watch and be impressed in the Atlantic's video above.