Plant Fuelled Podcast

Callum Weir
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Health & Fitness
  • Updated Weekly

Welcome to the Plant Fuelled Podcast, your ultimate destination for all things plant-based and vegan living! Join us as we delve into the vibrant world of plant-powered living, featuring conversations with elite vegan athletes, visionary plant-based doctors, resilient illness survivors, and pioneering vegan businesses. Hosted by Callum Weir, your trusted plant based nutritionist. Tune in for insightful conversations. Whether you're a seasoned vegan or curious about plant-based living, the Plant Fuelled Podcast is your guide to a healthier, compassionate, and sustainable lifestyle.

  1. Jul 17

    Passion vs Purpose, Authenticity & Building a Life Worth Looking Forward To With Callum Weir & Graham Meglino

    Graham Meglino speaks at colleges and universities across the US helping graduates figure out what they're actually doing with their lives after the structure of education disappears and the real world turns out to be nothing like anyone told them it would be.This one goes somewhere a bit different for the podcast. We talk about passion versus purpose and why chasing passion is advice that sounds good and often leads people nowhere. Finding fulfilment, what that actually looks like in practice rather than on a motivational poster. Simple pleasures and why they matter more than most people give them credit for. Authenticity, embracing imperfection, habit change, and what public speaking has taught Graham about the way people connect with each other and with themselves.It's a conversation about building a life that feels like yours rather than one you stumbled into because nobody told you there were other options.If you graduated and immediately felt lost, or you're years out and still feel like you haven't quite landed, this one is for you. Find me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Iron Without the Bull⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee

  2. Jul 10

    Emotional Eating, Diet Culture & Why Wellness Advice Is Making People Worse With Callum Weir & Kerryn Sawyer

    Kerryn Sawyer is the Plant Power Coach and someone who works with people at the exact point where knowing what to eat and actually doing it completely fall apart.This one goes into emotional eating, what's actually driving it and why telling someone to just track their calories misses the point entirely. We talk about the feeling of not being enough to achieve your own goals, how that shows up in the way people approach food, and why the extremes that dominate social media and diet culture are making it harder for people to figure out something that should be straightforward. Conflicting advice, wellness waffle, the money being made from keeping people confused, and what happens when someone has been swinging between approaches for so long they genuinely don't know what healthy looks like anymore.We also get into habits, triggers, calorie density, and what it actually takes to build a relationship with food that doesn't require constant willpower.It's one of those conversations that covers a lot of ground and lands somewhere genuinely useful. Find me: ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Iron Without the Bull⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee

  3. Jun 26

    Protein Powder, Gender Supplements & the Wellness Industry's Dirty Little Secrets With Callum Weir & Anna Falk

    Anna Falk is the founder of WAM Protein and someone who built a brand specifically because she got fed up with how the supplement industry operates. That's a good starting point for a conversation. We get into all of it. What's actually in your protein powder and why the regulations around it are loose enough to make you uncomfortable. Proprietary blends and why they exist, spoiler: not for your benefit. Gender-specific supplements and why they're mostly nonsense dressed up in pink packaging. The sucralose debate. Creatine, leucine, bioavailability, protein bars, electrolytes, and the diet culture that's managed to worm its way into an industry that should know better. Anna also talks about starting WAM, what it actually takes to formulate a protein product properly, and why most brands aren't doing it. We start with Hyrox, which is where her story begins, and it goes from there. If you've ever stood in a supplement aisle and felt like everyone was lying to you, this is the episode. Find me: ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Iron Without the Bull⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee

  4. Jun 19

    Slaughterhouses, Undercover Footage & What the Meat Industry Has Been Hiding With Callum Weir & Gail Einitz

    Gail Eisnitz has spent decades going where most people would never willingly go. As Chief Investigator for the Humane Farming Association and author of Slaughterhouse, she's built a career on documenting what happens behind the closed doors of the meat industry, and then making sure someone actually does something about it.We talk about all of it. What it's actually like inside a slaughterhouse. How you get into these situations, whether that's strategy or just turning up and hoping for the best. What undercover investigations looked like before smartphones existed and social media could do half the work for you. The personal toll of spending years immersed in something that most people can't even bring themselves to read about. And the thing she mentioned early on about seeing the world differently, made up of dots, which sounds abstract until she explains it and then it makes complete sense.This is one of those conversations that's genuinely hard to walk away from unchanged. You've been warned. Find me: ⁠Substack⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Iron Without the Bull⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee

  5. Jun 12

    Cheese Caves, AI, Beef & Who's Lying to You About Food With Callum Weir & Sapna Peruvemba

    Sapna Peruvemba is back. Registered dietitian, PhD student in environmental nutrition, and one of the few people I've had on twice because the first conversation wasn't nearly long enough. This time we go properly into it. Cheese caves, the dairy industry, and the kind of thing that makes you realise how much of what you think you know about food was written by the people selling it to you. We get into AI versus beef and the environmental argument that nobody in the meat industry wants to have. And then the bit I find most interesting, how misinformation actually works in nutrition, why the Dunning-Kruger effect is absolutely rampant in this space, and how to tell the difference between someone cherry-picking data and someone who actually knows what they're talking about. We also talk about veganism in Germany, social media trolls, food deserts, and how cultural differences shape the way people approach health and nutrition entirely differently. It's a long one. Worth it. Find me: Substack⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Iron Without the Bull⁠ ⁠Buy Me a Coffee

  6. Jun 5

    50K Q&A: Germany, B12, Books & the Gaz Oakley Thing

    We're back. Three months off, 50,000 followers, and apparently you lot have questions. This one's a straight Q&A, no guest, no agenda, just me answering whatever you threw at me. We get into the Germany move, B12, my favourite music right now, and yes, we talk about Gaz Oakley going back to eating animals. I have thoughts. More than I expected to, actually. You asked good questions. Some of you asked the same question about forty different times, which I also appreciate in its own way. There's a book coming later this year as well, not a cookbook, and I talk about that too. If this is your first episode, welcome. If you've been here from the start, thanks for sticking around while I went quiet. Three months is a long time in podcast years and you're still here, which means a lot. Back to guests next week. Same show, same format. Find me: Substack Instagram Iron Without the Bull Buy Me a Coffee

  7. Mar 10

    The US Food Pyramid, Medical Training & The Politics Of Nutrition W/ Callum Weir & Dr Michael Klaper

    How much nutrition training do doctors actually receive? It’s a question that surprises a lot of people, especially when we realise that many of the chronic diseases doctors treat every day are heavily influenced by diet and lifestyle. In this episode of the Plant Fuelled Podcast, I sit down with physician and long-time plant-based advocate Dr Michael Klaper to explore one of the biggest gaps in modern healthcare: the disconnect between medicine and nutrition. Dr Klaper has spent decades working to shift medicine toward a model that prioritises prevention, lifestyle change, and evidence-based nutrition, rather than simply managing disease once it appears. Together we unpack the newly proposed American dietary guidelines and food pyramid, the political and cultural forces shaping them, and why dietary advice can sometimes reflect industry influence as much as scientific consensus. We also dig into some of the most persistent nutrition debates from the controversy surrounding soy, to the cultural attachment to dairy, and how decades of research are often overshadowed by misinformation. Along the way, Dr Klaper shares insights from his own upbringing and medical training in the United States, where nutrition education within medical school was surprisingly limited, a reality that still shapes how healthcare is practiced today. This conversation looks at the bigger picture: how healthcare systems evolve, why prevention struggles to compete with treatment, and what it might take to move medicine in a direction that truly supports long-term health. If you’ve ever wondered why nutrition often sits on the sidelines of modern medicine, this episode offers a thoughtful and honest look at the challenges and the opportunities ahead. 🧠 In This Episode We Cover • The new American food pyramid and the controversy surrounding modern dietary guidelines • Why nutrition education in medical school is often limited • The role of prevention in modern healthcare systems • Soy, dairy and the nutrition debates that refuse to disappear • How misinformation around food spreads faster than science • Dr Klaper’s upbringing and journey into medicine • The cultural and political influences behind dietary advice • The gap between lifestyle medicine and traditional healthcare • Why chronic disease continues to rise despite advances in medicine • What moving medicine forward could actually look like

  8. Jan 31

    We Need to Rethink Ageing, Strength, Confidence & Starting Later in Life With Callum Weir & Jane Thurnell Read

    At 78 years old, Jane Thurnell-Read is deadlifting, strength training, and redefining what ageing looks like.In this episode of the Plant Fuelled Podcast, we talk strength training over 70, plant-based ageing, and why it’s never too late to start. What if ageing didn’t mean slowing down… What if strength had no expiry date? In this episode of the Plant Fuelled Podcast, I’m joined by Jane Thurnell-Read, author, strength trainee, and at 78 years old, someone who’s redefining what ageing actually looks like. After a short break heading into 2026, this conversation felt essential especially if your New Year motivation is already fading or you’ve caught yourself thinking “it’s too late for me now.” Jane proves calmly, confidently, and without hype that it isn’t. We dive into ageing, strength training, mindset, independence, and why building muscle later in life isn’t about aesthetics it’s about protecting your future self. We talk longevity, resilience, and what it really means to age well, not just longer. And yes we explore all of this through the lens of a plant-based lifestyle, without protein panic, fear-mongering, or outdated assumptions about what older bodies are “allowed” to do. This isn’t motivation porn. 🧠 In This Episode, We Cover: • Why it’s never too late to start strength training — at any age • Ageing vs decline: why the two are not the same thing • The role of resistance training in bone health, balance, confidence & independence • Why strength matters more than aesthetics as we get older • How mindset shapes physical capability later in life • The quiet danger of being told to “take it easy” as you age • Training for life — not just the gym • Building strength, resilience, and longevity on a plant-based diet • Challenging the low expectations society places on ageing bodies (especially women) • What Jane wants people to understand about getting older — before it’s too late

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Welcome to the Plant Fuelled Podcast, your ultimate destination for all things plant-based and vegan living! Join us as we delve into the vibrant world of plant-powered living, featuring conversations with elite vegan athletes, visionary plant-based doctors, resilient illness survivors, and pioneering vegan businesses. Hosted by Callum Weir, your trusted plant based nutritionist. Tune in for insightful conversations. Whether you're a seasoned vegan or curious about plant-based living, the Plant Fuelled Podcast is your guide to a healthier, compassionate, and sustainable lifestyle.

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  • Creator
    Callum Weir
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Callum Weir
  • Show Website
    Plant Fuelled Podcast

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