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No-Bullsh!t Vegan

No-Bullsh!t Vegan

By: Karina Inkster
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Summary

 Myth-busting and evidence-based advice to help you kick butt with your health and fitness - on a vegan diet. Join our movement of No-Bullsh!t Vegans who value critical thinking and want to further our cause using scientific truths, not made-up facts. Meet our expert guests who use science to acquire knowledge about the world and how it works. Learn why some of the biggest trends in vegan health and fitness are completely false and based on misinformation. Your host, vegan fitness coach and author Karina Inkster, sifts through the bullsh!t, so you can focus on levelling-up your health and fitness in ways that actually work. Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • NBSV 222: Paul Erlandson on ethical veganism and running an animal sanctuary

    NBSV 222: Paul Erlandson on ethical veganism and running an animal sanctuary
    May 12 2026

    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 animal sanctuaries, ethical veganism, mindfulness, and the relationships we build with farmed animals when we actually get to know them as individuals.

    Paul shares the story of how he and his wife started their sanctuary from scratch during the pandemic, why their first rescued pigs changed everything, and how his decades-long spiritual practice shaped his approach to veganism. We also get into some nuanced territory: rescue chickens and eggs, veganism as a "practice" versus an "identity," the discomfort of being the only vegan at the table, and why sanctuaries can be such powerful catalysts for change.

    We discuss:

    • How and why Paul went from musician to sanctuary founder
    • Why veganism isn't a "lifestyle preference"
    • How sanctuaries help people connect the dots between dogs, cats, and farmed animals
    • Why delicious vegan food is part of activism

    …and much more!
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    54 mins
  • NBSV 221: It's never too late to get strong (even in your 70s), with Jane Thurnell-Read

    NBSV 221: It's never too late to get strong (even in your 70s), with Jane Thurnell-Read
    Apr 28 2026

    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 athlete—joins me to share how she went from thinking she was "too old for the gym" to deadlifting 160 pounds and getting stronger every year. We get into what actually changes when you start lifting later in life, why it's never too late to build strength, and how that strength shows up in everyday life.

    We also dig into the mindset side of aging: the myths that keep people stuck, and what most folks get wrong about "enjoying life".

    Jane shares her journey from decades of vegetarianism to going vegan in her late 60s, how she approaches training now (including working around injuries), and what she'd say to any woman over 60 who thinks strength training isn't for her.

    If "too late" has crossed your mind, this conversation is your wake-up call.
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    45 mins
  • NBSV 220: Out of Sight: Inside animal agriculture, and Gail Eisnitz's survival story

    NBSV 220: Out of Sight: Inside animal agriculture, and Gail Eisnitz's survival story
    Apr 14 2026

    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 inside slaughterhouses and factory farms, and why she chose to tell her story as a memoir.

    We talk about how her work led her to become vegan, what she's witnessed behind the scenes in the meat industry, and the frustrating reality of trying to expose these issues through media and legal channels. Gail also opens up about living with undiagnosed OCD and a rare neurological condition for most of her life, and how those challenges shaped both her perspective and her work. This is a conversation about persistence, empathy, and the personal cost of doing difficult, necessary work. It's also a reminder that the systems we don't see often have the biggest impact, and why bringing them into view matters. Trigger warning: This episode contains descriptions of farm animal abuse.
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    42 mins
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