No Meat Athlete Radio

By Matt Frazier & Doug Hay

What's No Meat Athlete Radio about?

Vegan and vegetarian nutrition, running and training tips, and healthy lifestyle and habit change with well-known guests like Rich Roll, Brendan Brazier, Heather Crosby, Leo Babauta, Rip Esselstyn, Pamela Fergusson, Dan Buettner, make for an entertaining, informative, no-preach listen.

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Few things will upend your world like a cancer diagnosis... especially in your 30s. But for Kris Carr, it was the beginning of a new life. Kris Carr is a wellness activist, New York Times best-selling author, and cancer "thriver." ...

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09.08.2023 NMA Chats: Thriving Through Adversity with Kris Carr Few things will upend your world like a cancer diagnosis... especially in your 30s. But for Kris Carr, it was the beginning of a new life. Kris Carr is a wellness activist, New York Times best-selling author, and cancer "thriver." ...
08.30.2023 NMA Chats: How to Live the Blue Zones Way with Dan Buettner What does it really take to extend your healthspan? NYT bestselling author Dan Buettner walks us through the diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices of the planet's longest living communities. In today's episode, Matt Tullman asks Dan about a longevity diet, ...
07.26.2023 NMA Chats: Dr. Bjørn Ekeberg on the Healing Powers of Light Can you recharge your body with light? In today's episode, Matt Tullman chats with Dr. Bjørn Ekeberg on the science of light and how near infrared light therapy might be the key to faster recovery.
07.19.2023 NMA Chats: The Surprising Truth about Plant Protein with Brenda Davis, RD Brenda Davis is a pioneer in the plant-based community, affectionately labeled the "godmother" of plant-based dietitians. Yet all these years later, she's still being asked the age-old question: Where do you get your protein? In today's episode, Matt Tullman sits ...
07.14.2023 NMA Chats: Growth in Discomfort with Molly Patrick of Clean Food Dirty Girl Molly Patrick knows discomfort. Between addiction and life circumstances, she has dealt with her fair share of lows. But once she allowed herself to "feel her feelings," everything changed. Now Molly uses her platform at Clean Food Dirty Girl to ...
06.22.2023 NMA Chats: Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life on Mastering Vegan Cooking at Home Lawyer turned vegan food vlogger? Nisha Vora's journey to creating the massively popular Rainbow Plant Life YouTube channel and community is unconventional, but it comes from a single mission: To do good in the world and help people live their ...
06.16.2023 Decluttering Your Digital Life and Reclaiming Leisure What is technology doing to your brains, and how does that impact your leisure time? In today's episode, Matt and Doug talk digital decluttering, exploring new hobbies, and how to reclaim your free time.
05.30.2023 Plantapalooza: Preventing and Reversing Chronic Diseases Through a Plant-Based Diet with Dr. Joel Kahn, MD Even one of the world's leading heart doctors understands that no one is perfect. Including him. Diet, fitness, lifestyle... there has to be room for flexibility. So according to Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, it comes down to making decisions that ...
05.29.2023 Plantapalooza: Thriving as a Plant-Based Athlete with Matt Frazier It's now clear: You can succeed as an athlete while eating a plant-based diet. From endurance runners to professional football players, athletes across disciplines are going vegan and breaking records. But does thriving as a plant-based athlete require certain considerations ...
05.28.2023 Plantapalooza: The Science of Metabolic Nutrition with Nicolette Richer When you hear someone say they have a healthy metabolism, they're usually referring to one thing: Burning calories. But metabolic health is about so much more than how quickly we burn through food. It's about energy, cell function, and eliminating ...
05.27.2023 Plantapalooza: Age-Defying Nutrition Secrets to Help You Look and Feel Your Best with Brian Vaszily The largest organ in your body? Your skin. And yet, how much do you know about what you're feeding it? Today we're taking a departure from just talking about what to put in your body to share a guide for ...
05.26.2023 Plantapalooza: Whole Food Plant-Based Eating — Building an Diet that Matches Your Lifestyle with Jill & Jeffrey Dalton Does eating a healthier, whole-food plant-based diet feel out of reach? You could follow the typical advice repeated across the internet... Spend your Sunday meal prepping. Use this cookbook or that meal planner (often filled with unfamiliar ingredients). Buy new ...
05.25.2023 Plantapalooza: Sustainable Weight Loss with Kiki Nelson Here's a shocking stat: It's estimated that the global weight loss industry — built around crash diets, liquid meal replacements, and appetite suppression — was worth over $220 billion in 2021. And it's only growing year over year. And yet, ...
05.24.2023 Plantapalooza: Diversifying Your Gut Microbiome Through a Plant-Based Diet with Married to Health Few parts of your body impact your health as much as your gut. A healthy gut microbiome can boost your energy, elevate your immunity, and increase your longevity. An unhealthy gut does the opposite... creating a lot of bloating and ...
05.24.2023 Plantapalooza: Overcoming the Greatest Challenges to Your Health with Ocean Robbins We need a food revolution. In the United States, we spend 19% of our entire Gross Domestic Product on healthcare — 80% of which is treating the symptoms of chronic disease. Chronic diseases that are directly fueled by diet and ...
05.18.2023 Fasting, Fitness, and the Longevity Diet by Valter Longo What's the key to longevity? According to Valter Longo and his bestselling book, The Longevity Diet, it's a combination of fitness and a mostly plant-based diet. That in itself isn't groundbreaking by any means, but what is unique about Longo's ...
05.04.2023 Does the Slow-Carb Diet Work for Vegans, Coffee Wars, 6 Plant-Based Taco Recipes and What Doug Thinks of Them Did you know we have another podcast? It's called the Plant-Based Morning Show, and we go live every weekday to discuss the latest in plant-based news and headlines. A lot has changed since we last shared an episode of the ...
05.02.2023 A Fitness Plan for Longevity from Peter Attia's Outlive Peter Attia's new New York Times bestselling book, Outlive, outlines a very audacious fitness plan for longevity. In today's episode, Matt Frazier and Doug Hay break down the plan and methodology and debate the pros and cons of such a ...
04.14.2023 NMA Chats: Healing Your Body with Superfoods with Michael Kuech We all know junk foods have a negative impact on your health. But how much can superfoods do the opposite? In today's episode, Matt Tullman sits down with Michael Kuech, co-founder of YourSuper and author of the new book Your ...
03.30.2023 Has our training turned lame, or is this the secret to sustainability? NMA Radio is back! In this first episode of 2023, Matt and Doug dissect their current approach to training, and ask themselves... Does this mean we're getting lame, or is this a better way to train?
12.09.2022 The 2022 Vegan Athlete Holiday Gift Guide Are you scrambling to find a last-minute gift for the vegan athlete in your life? Don't worry, we have you covered. In today's episode, Matt and Doug scour the internet for the best gift ideas, share the 2022 gifting trends ...
11.22.2022 Serving Over 8 Billion Plant-Based Meals, How Paul Rodney Turner Helps Feed the World Few people can say they've had a larger impact on the world than Paul Rodney Turner, a former monk turned founder of Food for Life Global. Food for Life has served over 8 billion plant-based meals around the world, and ...
11.04.2022 NMA Chats: Dr. Taylor Sittler on the Metabolic Health Crisis, Broken Healthcare Systems, and The Best Thing You can Do For Your Health Today we talk to Dr. Taylor Sittler, a physician who specializes in metabolic health. In the episode we cover the impact of processed foods, why our healthcare system is broken, the four biggest levers your can pull for better health, ...
10.20.2022 We Answer Your Vegan Fitness Questions Training, travel, habits, lunches, and workout fuel... Matt and Doug cover it all in today's Asks Us Anything style episode. Plus, Matt's hot takes on Halloween decorations!
10.14.2022 [Morning Show] Matt's Foster Puppies Cause a Huge Mess, Beyond Meat to Lay off One-Fifth of Employees, New Starbucks Vegan Items, Half of Plant-Based Eaters Don't Eat Healthily This week we're publishing the Plant-Based Morning Show's daily episodes on the No Meat Athlete Radio feed, so that you can get a taste for what the daily, live format is like. Friday, October 14th — In today's episode, we ...
10.13.2022 [Morning Show] Which States are the Most Vegan-Friendly, Beyond Popcorn Chicken, Busting Soy Myths, and Why "Bivalvegans" Think It's Okay to Eat Certain Shellfish This week we're publishing the Plant-Based Morning Show's daily episodes on the No Meat Athlete Radio feed, so that you can get a taste for what the daily, live format is like. Thursday, October 13th — In today's episode, we ...
10.12.2022 [Morning Show] Texas Pete Lawsuit, Kellogg's Is Making Vegan Chick'n & Eggo Waffles, Veganuary Participants Don't Actually Buy Less Meat This week we're publishing the Plant-Based Morning Show's daily episodes on the No Meat Athlete Radio feed, so that you can get a taste for what the daily, live format is like. Tuesday, October 11th — In today's episode, we ...
10.11.2022 [Morning Show] Doug Finally Tries Smoked Paprika, Matt Gets Foster Puppies, Top Vegan Fiber Foods, and the Plant-Based Diet's Identity Crisis as the Alt-Meat Market Struggles This week we're publishing the Plant-Based Morning Show's daily episodes on the No Meat Athlete Radio feed, so that you can get a taste for what the daily, live format is like. If you like it, be sure to subscribe ...
10.07.2022 Is the Plant-Based Meat Bubble Bursting? Over the past several years, there has been a lot of hype and money around the plant-based meat industry. But is that bubble about to burst? Some industry leaders think so. In Today's episode, Matt and Doug are back to ...
09.23.2022 We Started a New Podcast: The Plant-Based Morning Show It's official, Matt and Doug have started a new podcast. To celebrate, we're sharing an episode where we debate whether we're losing the plants in plant-based diets (and other fun news).
09.16.2022 NMA Chats: Author Doug Evans on Eating Living Foods and the Power of Sprouts In today's Episode, Doug Evans, author of The Sprout Book, sits down with Matt Tullman about his "living foods" approach to nutrition, how sprouts can transform your health, and how to get started.
09.08.2022 Vegan Meat: How much is too much? We talk a LOT about new plant-based meats, cheeses, and other treats. But while the growth of this industry is exciting, when does regular consumption of these products begin to negatively impact your health? In today's episode, Matt and Doug ...
09.02.2022 NMA Chats: Fiona Oakes on Using Sport to Advocate for Animals Fiona Oakes is an accomplished marathon runner and ultrarunner, but it was never the sport that motivated her. From her first race, Fiona was on a mission to raise awareness of animal cruelty and promote the vegan diet. In today's ...
08.26.2022 Rethinking Self Improvement: Is a "Good Enough Life" Good Enough? Are we improving ourselves to death? That's the question Matt and Doug asked themselves in 2018. And four years later, their thinking has changed. In today's episode, Matt and Doug revisit the self-improvement topic and debate whether they think good ...
08.18.2022 NMA Chats: Becoming the Best with Vegan Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist, Meagan Duhamel Meagan Duhamel needs no introduction. As an Olympic figure skater, we watched her earn Silver in 2014 and Gold in 2018. But how well do you know her story? In today's episode, Matt Tullman speaks with Meagan about her drive ...
08.12.2022 [Live] Vegan Meat Controversy, Multi-Day Runs, and Jeffrey Binney Matt and Doug are back live on Twitter, joined this time by everyone's favorite ultrarunner and comedian, Jeffrey Binney. They discuss the Impossible Meat controversy, surviving the 120-mile Trans Rockies Run, pickleball, and more.
08.04.2022 [Live on Twitter Space] Healthy, Stress-Free Summer Eating How do you structure and plan your diet to keep it stress-free? In today's episode, Matt and Doug go live on Twitter Space to walk through nine healthy eating rules, how they fit into their lives, and why they might ...
07.21.2022 Does your morning routine actually matter? All the gurus love to talk about morning routines. Routines to make you more productive. Routines to make you happier. Routines to get you into the best shape of your life. But do morning routines matter, and should a structured ...
07.14.2022 NMA Chats: How Vegan Nutritionist Fritz Horstmann Coaches People to the Best Fitness of Their Life What does it take to get in the best health and fitness of your life? In today's episode, Matt Tullman chats with vegan nutritionist Fritz Horstmann on how to optimize your diet and lifestyle to reach your health goals.
07.07.2022 We're Going Streaking Run streaking, that is. In today's episode, Matt and Doug discuss the pros and cons of habit streaks, their experience with 50+ day streaks, and how they can transform the way you train, eat, and thrive.
06.30.2022 The Health Habits We Struggle With the Most Is there a health habit that you just can't seem to tackle? One that you know you struggle with, but can never seem to resolve? That happens to all of us. In today's episode, Matt and Doug share their most ...
06.23.2022 Healthy Habits on Vacation (Don't be Like Doug) It is officially the first week of summer and like so many others, Matt and Doug are taking vacations. In today's episode, they share tips for maintaining healthy fitness and nutrition habits while on vacation, and share a warning for ...
06.16.2022 NMA Chats: Fiber Fueled Gut Health with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz In a special live edition of NMA Chats, Matt Tullman sits down with NYT Bestselling Author, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, to discuss gluten, low histidine diet for migraines, the connection between food and mood, and more.
06.09.2022 Chef AJ on Caloric Density, Her New Book, and the Healthy Way to Lose Weight Having been vegan for 45 years, transformed her own life, and helped hundreds of thousands of people transform theirs, there are few people who understand the plant-based diet and weight loss better than Chef AJ. Today Matt Frazier has the ...
06.02.2022 Monitoring Your Hydration for Performance with Meridith Cass We've all been told to drink plenty and drink often when working out, but what role does hydration really play in performance? And is there more to it than just chugging water? In today's episode, Matt Tullman chats with Meridith ...
05.27.2022 Is getting paid to exercise the future of fitness? From Kim Kardashian to the NYT bestseller list, there's a lot to talk about in today's episode. But what Matt and Doug are most excited about discussing is a new NFT project called STEPN, which pays you to exercise. Is ...
05.19.2022 7 Things Vegan Athletes Do (That We Stopped Doing) Follow the path of just about every vegan athlete and they all have a few things in common. But for Matt and Doug, some of those "typical" vegan athlete habits or trends have fallen off. In today's episode, they share ...
05.12.2022 Can you hit your macronutrient goals on a vegan diet? This episode starts with a simple question: What do plant-based athletes eat? Sounds straightforward enough... But when you dig deeper, the question is really about macronutrients, weight loss, weight gain, and how to power your performance on plants. Today Matt ...
05.05.2022 (Replay) The Healing Power of Yoga (and How You Can Get Started) with Katie Hay Yoga's popularity has boomed over the past several years, but for many, it's still too intimidating to actually try. In today's episode, we bring back one of our most listened to episodes, where Doug chats with his wife Katie, a ...
04.21.2022 Do vegan athletes recover faster or get injured more? Vegan athletes love to talk about how quickly they recover, and non-vegan athletes are quick to point out vegans who are constantly injured. Can both be true? In today's episode, Matt and Doug talk about eating a plant-based diet for ...

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