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Hosted by Shawna Barker, plant-based nutritionist and longtime vegan, Vegan Boss Radio is your place to explore everything from plant-based nutrition and health to vegan lifestyle, ethics, fitness, and the real-life challenges of living your values in a non-vegan world.
Whether you’re vegan, plant-curious, or simply interested in eating more plants and feeling your best, you’ll find practical, evidence-informed conversations designed to help you thrive.
Each episode features fascinating people from all walks of life, including nutrition experts, doctors, athletes, entrepreneurs, authors, activists, and the many other amazing vegans out there making a difference, sharing their knowledge, stories, and experiences.
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Want personalized guidance with your plant-based diet?
Shawna offers 1:1 nutrition consultations and plant-based nutrition support through Synergy Nutrition, helping you build a healthy, balanced approach to eating more plants, without the overwhelm.
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Episodes
Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021
32 min
We're Now on Patreon! (Please see below for details)
In this episode of Vegan Boss Radio, we interview Lt. Irie, a local music producer and reggae and dancehall DJ based in Vancouver. We chat with Lt. Irie about what influenced him to go vegan over 24 years ago, what it was like being vegan in the 90's, how music can be a powerful tool for inspiring people to go vegan, and how he maintains his whole food, vegan diet while on tour.
Connect with Lt. Irie on Social Media:
Facebook: /lieutenantirie_iriedubs
We're now on Patreon!
If you'd like to support our work putting out these podcasts, we have two membership options to choose from:
Our Official Patron membership is $5/month and includes monthly recipes, nutrition webinars, and 10% off our online vegan supplement store (shipping within Canada)).
Our VIP Patron membership is $30/month and includes everything in the Official Patron membership plus a private 15 min nutrition coaching call each month. Also, you'll get 20% off our vegan supplement store instead of 10% off.
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition.
To get 10% off products & services just enter coupon code 'veganboss' at check-out.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Sep 4, 2021
Sep 4, 2021
33 min
We're Now on Patreon! (Please see below for details)
In this episode of Vegan Boss Radio, we interview our mom about her experience being Métis and plant based, the foods she grew up eating in Northern Alberta, as well as how possible and practical it is for people living in Northern Canada to go vegan or plant based.
We wanted to talk about this topic because we have seen some negative comments about vegans suggesting that Indigenous people should go vegan regardless of their access to plant foods, so we wanted to shed some light on how difficult that may actually be.
We feel that the majority of people living in cities and towns (ie. people with numerous options in terms of plant based foods) are the people we should be focusing our vegan advocacy to, because for them it would actually be very easy to go vegan, and they make up the majority of the population.
We are also in full support of anyone that is Métis, First Nations, or Indigenous that is interested in going vegan or plant based, or is already vegan or plant based. We are here for anyone that has questions or would like some guidance. Please feel free to reach out to us.
Connect with her:
IG: @livable4all
Website: https://www.livableincome.org/
We're now on Patreon!
If you'd like to support our work putting out these podcasts, we have two membership options to choose from:
Our Official Patron membership is $5/month and includes monthly recipes, nutrition webinars, 10% off our online vegan supplement store (shipping within Canada), as well as access to merch (coming soon).
Our VIP Patron membership is $50/month and includes everything in the Official Patron membership plus a private 15 min nutrition coaching call each month. Also, you'll get 25% off our vegan supplement store instead of 10% off.
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition.
To get 10% off products & services just enter coupon code 'veganboss' at check-out.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Aug 2, 2021
Aug 2, 2021
1 hr 29 min
In this episode of Vegan Boss Radio, we interview Kimberly Renee, founder of Might Be Vegan. We chat with her about brand accountability in the day of social media influencers, vegan advocacy, social justice activism, her hunger relief program called Food Love, and her very unique vegan story!
Kimberly is a self-taught private chef, on-air personality noted for her infectious personality, and the founder of Might Be Vegan.
In the kitchen, she’s had the pleasure of serving busy executives, families, as well as celebrities and professional athletes. She’s also the creator behind the:
• national #FromMeatsToBeets Challenge,
• web series “Might Be Vegan presents The Trap Kitchen
• award-winning national COVID-19 hunger relief program, Food Love by Might Be Vegan,
• world’s largest vegan-only tailgate, #VeganAtTheGame, which served more than 1500 people at no cost in the city of Atlanta during Super Bowl LIII.
For her tasty recipes and community activism, Kimberly has been featured on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Essence.com, Cheddar, VegNews.com, ABC Portland, Fox Washington, and KTLA. She’s also made several guest host appearances on QVC. Connect with her:
IG: @itskimberlyrenee
Website: https://www.mightbevegan.co/
Carrd.co: https://kimberlyrenee.carrd.co/
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review.
Help us spread the word!
You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition. To get 10% off products just enter coupon code 'veganboss' at check-out.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition IG: @synergy_nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design IG: @meganmediadesign
Jul 18, 2021
Jul 18, 2021
25 min
Hello there!
We are so happy to be back with this quick update episode. We discuss our challenges with social media, feeding vegan food to our dad, loving pigs but eating them, "plants have feelings", and people ditching vegan diets due to gut health issues.
We had a question about why some people stop being vegan, this article on Shawna's blog covers this topic in detail:
The matcha soft serve ice cream we mention is from:
If you have questions about vegan nutrition or would like to book a consult, please feel free to schedule a complimentary 15 Min Discovery Call:
Check out the online vegan nutrition store Plant Life Nutrition and save 10% with coupon code 'veganboss':
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
1 hr 27 min
In this episode of Vegan Boss Radio, we interview Danielle Arsenault of Pachavega Living Foods Education. We chat about her vegan journey starting out as a rock climber to her recent vegan pregnancy. She also discusses her move to Nicaragua to start a retreat center and food forest.
Danielle Arsenault is a certified Raw Food Chef and Plant Based Nutrition Educator, author of 6 cookbooks, TV show host, outdoors enthusiast, musician, TEDX speaker, mama and founder of Pachavega Living Foods Education and The Raw Food Chef Alliance. Danielle inspires and empowers women to heal their bodies and ignite their spirits with the power of plant-based whole foods through her life-changing Raw Food Chef Certification courses online and in-person. She is also the co-founder of Wanderlust Utopia, a conscious, sustainable, socially responsible, eco-modern retreat center for yoga teacher trainings, wellness events and private functions on Ometepe Island where she resides half the year.
Connect with her:
IG: @pachavega
Website: https://www.pachavegaculinaryinstitute.com/
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/pachavega
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just enter coupon code 'veganboss' at check-out.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021
55 min
Tyra June (also known as, @TyraTheTaurus on Instagram and Twitter). She is the owner of Vegan Girl Gang, which is a vegan merch shop, her food blog account & pop-up shop is called @AnotherJunkFoodVegan on IG, and she also has her own podcast called Kombucha Hour: which dissects veganism, womanism, racism, astrology, history and lots more.
Tyra is also currently working with Vegan Outreach to bring vegan groceries to food deserts and low-income communities.
Connect with her on Instagram:
Show Notes:
Some Instagram account's that Tyra recommends:
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just enter coupon code 'veganboss' at check-out.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
36 min
In this episode, we interview Julia Murray from Hooked on Plants. Born and raised in Whistler, Julia Murray is an Olympian and Registered Holistic Nutritionist.
She’s a co-founder, spokesperson, and coach of ‘80/20 Plants’ the plant-based transition app, she’s the vegan blogger, and Rouxbe certified plant-based chef behind Hooked on Plants.
She’s also been named one of Canada’s top vegan athletes by Impact Magazine and is certified as a Main Street Vegan lifestyle coach. She is now the social media manager for No Meat Athlete and Complement.
She’s the co-creator of the Whistler Vegan Fest Podcast and virtual fest too!
Vegan since 2015, and always making the most of her adventurous backyard playground, Julia’s mission is to help the world move towards plants.
Connect with her on Instagram:
Her puppy: @zaktherescuedog
Show Notes:
Whistler Virtual Vegan Fest 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP1FCzZ73LQ
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just enter coupon code 'veganboss' at check-out.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
17 min
Happy New Year Vegan Bosses!
We are excited to be back with our first episode of 2021 talking about our tips for a successful Veganuary (aka vegan January).
These tips are helpful for any plant based or vegan newbies, as well as those that are challenging themselves to eat vegan for this month.
Show Notes:
Info about Veganuary:
Vegan Nutrition Support:
https://www.synergynutrition.ca/
If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
22 min
Can we stop pretending that we need to eat someone else's skin for our skin to be healthy! In this episode, Shawna breaks down some truths about collagen, bone broth, and other nonsensical nutrition trends that are perpetuated in nutrition schools. Listen now!
Show Notes:
The Truth About Collagen by Synergy Nutrition:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwvL_GJznx/
https://www.synergynutrition.ca/blog/building-collagen-the-vegan-way
Science Can't Explain Why Everyone is Drinking Bone Broth: https://time.com/4159156/bone-broth-health-benefits/
Team Sherzai Neurologists:
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
*PLANT LIFE NUTRITION NOW OFFERS ONLINE SHOPPING (within Canada) + FREE DELIVERY IN VANCOUVER (for purchases of $75 or more)
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design
Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
42 min
We're back! It's been a while since we've recorded a new episode. Listen now to hear our discussion on "whataboutism", ex-vegans, and the problem with the "vegan perfectionist" stigma.
If you enjoy the show, please give a 5-star rating & review. Help us spread the word! You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss
To apply to be a guest on the show or to become a sponsor, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com
Show Notes:
The Danger Of 'WhatAbout-ism" by John Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS82JNd0YzQ
How Can We Prevent Ex-Vegans: https://www.synergynutrition.ca/blog/how-can-we-prevent-ex-vegans
GojiMan Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2tHtj7i9OA
Episode Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post.
Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition
Vegan Boss Hosts:
Shawna Barker, Synergy Nutrition
Megan Barker, Megan Media Design