No-Bullsh!t Vegan

NBSV 230: Michelin stars with zero animal products: Zizi Hattab's vegan revolution in Zürich

Zineb "Zizi" Hattab set out to open a restaurant, not make history. A month before signing the lease, the trained chef had a change of heart and decided her new venture,

NBSV 229: Coaches' Corner with Kaylin Foisy: Chronic illness, coaching, and cupcakes

Kaylin Foisy has been part of the K.I. team for five years — podcast production, social media, and now stepping into a bigger coaching role. In this Coaches' Corner chat,

NBSV 228: Nabaasa Innocent on building the first vegan society in Uganda

Growing up in a farming community in Southwestern Uganda eventually led Nabaasa Innocent to animal welfare work, and to organizing the country's first vegan festival. Fou

NBSV 227: Rare steak to whole-food plant-based: Skepticism, longevity, and running a vegan cafe, with Dr. Phil Narini

Dr. Phil Narini spent decades hunting, fishing, and eating meat-centric Italian home cooking before a single lecture on fish and mercury changed his and his wife's eating

NBSV 226: Pull-ups, protein, and the myth of the apolitical gym, with andrea bennett

Gym culture likes to pretend it's apolitical: just protein, PRs, and personal responsibility. My guest this week isn't buying it. andrea bennett is a senior editor at The

NBSV 225: Eat more plants, celebrate imperfection: Molly Patrick on ditching diet culture for good

Co-founder of Clean Food Dirty Girl and certified life coach, Molly Patrick, joins me to talk about why knowing *what* to eat is only half the battle. We dig into the min

You're invited to my 40th birthday online taco party!

I'm turning 40 in a few days, so (obviously) I'm hosting an online taco party Hope to see you there!   Cook along with me, or just watch and hang out. We'll do a book g

NBSV 224: Veganism, fashion, food, and sustainability in Ghana with Nana-Serwa Mancell

Five years after her first appearance on the show, Nana-Serwa Mancell returns to share her journey from running a vegan African food business in Dubai to building a susta

Turning 40 and launching a Patreon!

I'm announcing the brand-new Patreon for the No-Bullsh!t Vegan podcast and giving you a peek at what's inside. Check it out at patreon.com/noBSvegan! If the podcast has

NBSV 223: Dr. Michael Klaper's mission to change medical education

After going vegan in 1981, Dr. Michael Klaper has spent decades helping patients use food to reverse chronic disease. He's now focused on a new mission: changing medical

NBSV 222: Paul Erlandson on ethical veganism and running an animal sanctuary

What does it mean to treat veganism not just as an identity, but as a practice? I'm joined by Paul Erlandson, co-founder of Rivendell Sanctuary, for a conversation about

NBSV 221: It's never too late to get strong (even in your 70s), with Jane Thurnell-Read

Strength training in later life might be one of the most important things you can do for your health. Jane Thurnell-Read—vegan, author, activist, and 78-year-old strength

NBSV 220: Out of Sight: Inside animal agriculture, and Gail Eisnitz's survival story

Gail Eisnitz, chief investigator for the Humane Farming Association and author of Out of Sight, shares what it's really like to spend decades documenting animal cruelty i

NBSV 219: Cycling 30,000 km for the planet: plant-based athletes Leanna Carriere and Dr. Timm Döbert

Leanna Carriere and Dr. Timm Döbert are preparing to cycle 30,000 km from Alaska to Chile as part of their Wings of Survival project, following migratory birds and raisin

NBSV 218: Javant Benton on whole-food vegan eating, fibre, and long-term health

Javant joins me to talk about his journey to veganism, which began with a major health scare and evolved over many years into a fully vegan lifestyle. We discuss how he m

NBSV 217: Vegan fitness myths busted — strength training, creatine, and cardio (Coaches' Corner with Karina and Zoe)

Coach Zoe and I are back for a Coaches' Corner episode, answering the questions we didn't get to during our recent live No-B.S. Reset panel event. We dig into some of the

NBSV 216: Vegan myth-busting power round (dietitian, doctor, agrologist, fitness coach)

What happens when a doctor, a registered dietitian, an agrologist, and a fitness coach sit down to answer real audience questions? Find out in this episode. In this follo

NBSV 215: 2 million steps in 30 days, and the power of community health — with Kwame Terra

What if getting healthier didn't require more willpower, more tracking, or more "optimizing"… but less? Kwame Terra and I dig into what the world's longest-living communi

NBSV 214: Life is an improvisation: Bob Wiseman on music, mortality, and veganism

5-time Juno Award winner and founding member of Blue Rodeo Bob Wiseman joins me for a wide-ranging, thoughtful conversation about music, aging, and what it actually looks

NBSV 213: Longevity, wearables, and identity-based habits with Coach Mike Howard

Mike Howard is back on the podcast! We start with a proper catch-up: his retreats, my TEDx prep, and the reality of juggling health goals alongside real life. From ther