{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"No Meat Athlete","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com","author_name":"Matt Frazier","author_url":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/author\/nomeatathlete\/","title":"Hip Hop Mogul and \u2018Happy Vegan\u2019 Author Russell Simmons | No Meat Athlete","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bNYxgUlyFE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/podcast\/radio-125\/\">Hip Hop Mogul and \u2018Happy Vegan\u2019 Author Russell Simmons<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/podcast\/radio-125\/embed\/#?secret=bNYxgUlyFE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hip Hop Mogul and \u2018Happy Vegan\u2019 Author Russell Simmons&#8221; &#8212; No Meat Athlete\" data-secret=\"bNYxgUlyFE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/EP1251.jpg","thumbnail_width":1379,"thumbnail_height":824,"description":"I have to admit, this one was pretty fun ... it's not often (or ever) that I have the opportunity to speak to a legend in the hip-hop community. Or any other community, for that matter.  But when Russell Simmons, co-founder of the Def Jam Recordings, writes a book called The Happy Vegan, you better believe I'm going to try to get him on the podcast.  An outspoken vegan, yogi, and bestselling author, Russell Simmons has impacted far more than the music industry. In today's episode Russell talks to me about his transition into veganism, and why he finds meditation and yoga to be essential parts of his Happy Vegan lifestyle.  Here\u2019s what we talk about in this episode:   What does it mean to be a Happy Vegan?  How the hip-hop community has embraced veganism  Is the plant-based diet more expensive?  Meditation as a lifestyle change  The #1 question Russell gets asked (and it isn't about protein)  Click the button below to listen now:"}