Podcasts are a great way to get educated and be entertained while engaging in activities such as commuting, preparing meals or a long training run. There are lots of podcasts to choose from among the plant-based community. You can subscribe via iTunes or other podcast apps by searching for the podcast title or just click on the link to play them from your computer or other device:
- Plant-Strong Podcast – Rip Esselstyn
- The Exam Room – from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
- I Am Human Podcast – Dr Yami explores topics related to plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine
- Health Science Podcast – hosted by Dr Frank Sabatino from the National Health Association
- Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger – Dr Michael Greger gathers information about a particular subject based on his video presentations.
- Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience – with Cyrus Khambatta, PhD and Robbie Barbaro who are both living with type 1 diabetes. They offer an evidence-based support program for reversing type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and reducing insulin needs for type 1.
- Switch4Good Podcast – Hosts Dotsie Bausch and Alexandra Paul dive deep into issues of diet, medicine and responsible living with a focus on plant-based eating.
- Dr. Laurie Marbas Podcast (formerly Healthy Human Revolution Podcast) – Dr Marbas presents inspiring stories of people overcoming chronic disease and also interviews health experts. Also streamed to YouTube
- Plant Yourself Podcast – Howard Jacobson (co-author of Whole) interviews key people in the whole food plant-based movement and from other wellness areas. More recently podcasts are focussed on health coaching.
- Lentil Intervention – Australian dietitian Emma Strutt with NZ fitness coach and nutritionist Ben Eitelberg. Podcasts include speakers on both nutrition and environmental issues.
- The Rich Roll Podcast – Rich Roll posts a new interview every week with interesting people from all areas of health and personal development
- Your Brain On Podcast – neurologists Dean and Ayesha Sherzai discuss topics relating to neuroscience. See also their earlier podcast channel focussing on maintaining brain health: Brain Health and Beyond with Team Sherzai, MD –
- Rheumatoid Solutions – Clint Paddison is an Australian who reversed rheumatoid arthritis using a modified whole food plant-based diet. His podcasts feature people who have reversed their RA or other autoimmune conditions and are also available as videos. His podcast was formerly called the Paddison Program for Optimal Health
- Spud Fit Podcast – Andrew Taylor, the man who ate potatoes for a year interviews key people in the plant-based health and nutrition area. NB Podcast no longer active but there are some great interviews on his channel.
- Dr. McDougall’s Free Audio Podcasts “McDougallCast” – some old interviews with some of the most influential health and nutrition leaders. Includes the Lost Lectures of Nathan Pritikin
- Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness – A plant based Cardiologist and endurance athlete passionate about promoting health and wellness
- Beat Your Genes: An Evolutionary Psychology Podcast for Finding Happiness – This podcast features weekly talks by psychologist Doug Lisle. Although this podcast is not about nutrition, Dr Lisle is an expert in plant-based nutrition and we thought people in the plant-based world would enjoy listening to him.
Podcasts featuring us:
- The SOS-Free Advantage of Plant-Based Nutrition with Dr. Malcolm Mackay – Health Science Podcast #062, January 2024 (42 min). Also on YouTube.
- Is Oil Healthy? Dr Malcolm Mackay and Jenny Cameron – IBD Heal/High Carb Health, March 2022. Also on YouTube and Spotify
- Dr Malcolm Mackay & Jenny Cameron – Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine – Lentil Intervention Podcast, September 2021 (53 mins)
- Jenny Cameron & Dr Malcolm Mackay On A Guide To A Healthy Plant Based Diet – The Plant Paradigm Podcast #90, June 2021 (1hr 18 min)
- The Benefits of a Healthy Plant-Based Lifestyle, Dr Malcolm Mackay – Rheumatoid Solutions with Clint Paddison, March 2020
- Nutritionist and Plant Based Health Australia Co-Founder Jenny Cameron Talks WFPB – Corinne Nijjer, June 2018
- Dr Malcolm Mackay Gives Us The Plant Based Low Down – Corinne Nijjer, February 2018
- Dr Malcolm Mackay on practicing lifestyle medicine, fitness and supervising me! – Spud Fit, June 2017
- Whole Foods Plant Based Health – with Jenny Cameron – Anna Chisholm, June 2017. Link opens directly to audio file
- What The Health – Movie screening & Panel discussion – (New Normal Project, April 2017) A recording of the Q&A panel discussion from the Melbourne screening of the film, featuring Dr Malcolm Mackay and other health practitioners.
- Incorporating General Practice and Plant Based Nutrition with Dr Malcolm Mackay – Anna Chisholm (April 2017) Link opens directly to audio file
Some of our favourite podcasts:
- Apologies… we haven’t updated this list for a few years. Check back again soon.
- Nourishing Our Brains and Preventing Dementia with Ayesha Sherzai, MD – (Howard Jacobson, PYP 279, July 2018)
- Dean and Ayesha Sherzai on Lifestyle and Alzheimers Disease – (Spud Fit, May 2018)
- Robyn Chuter – Deep Dive Into Gut Health – (Anna Chisholm, July 2017) Robyn’s knowledge of gut health and microbiome is exceptional and this podcast is fascinating. Link opens directly to audio file
- A Community Based Weight Loss Study – with Dr Luke Wilson – (Anna Chisholm, May 2017) Link opens directly to audio file
- Doug Lisle: self esteem, success and evolutionary psychology – (Spud Fit, April 2017)
- Neal Barnard, M.D. – (Rich Roll Podcast, August 2016) An outstanding interview with Dr Barnard covering his life and work with plant-based nutrition.
- The Lost Lectures from Nathan Pritikin – The first lecture ‘The history of my interest in good health’ is especially interesting.
- Dr. Linda Carney on the Dangers of Excess Estrogen – (Howard Jacobson, PYP 149)
- Our Misplaced Obsession With Protein – Garth Davis, MD (Rich Roll Podcast, #140)
- China Study Critics & How Plant-Based Nutrition Can Prevent & Reverse Disease – T. Colin Campbell (Rich Roll Podcast, #79)
- Tom Campbell, MD on Writing The China Study and Talking to Doctors About Nutrition – (Howard Jacobson, PYP 074)
See also: Videos
Page created 12 July 2015
Last updated 29 March 2023