185 - BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES. w Laura Hooper Beck

<p>We cover the Netflix series <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18260538/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong> a tale of manipulation, Stockholm Syndrome, and only tangentially veganism. It’s a four part series directed by Chris Smith (American Movie).</p><p>After marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, celebrated raw vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis finds her life veering off the rails.</p><p>This is truly one of the more baffling stories in a scam-heavy season of television, so we had to do an episode on it.</p><p>Our guest to discuss this is writer <a href="https://laurahooperbeck.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Hooper Beck</a>. Her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, and she is a writer on Fox’s <a href="https://twitter.com/GreatNorthFOX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Great North</a>.</p><p><strong><em>Fo...