UFC / MMA / BAMF James “Lightning” Wilks joins the podcast to talk PlantPower nutrition, what it's like to grapple in the UFC, his experience winning Season 9 of “The Ultimate Fighter”, his thoughts on “low carb” and Paleo-style diets, updates on the development of his documentary on plant-based athletes and how he fuels for performance. Not only is James quite intelligent & extremely articulate, his knowledge and passion when it comes to plant-based nutrition is palpable. I hope you enjoy t...
Feb 07, 2013•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 16
Raw vegan runner extraordinaire Tim VanOrden joins the show to discuss his journey with food, how he re-discovered a passion for running that led him to 9 U.S. Masters Trail Championship victories, his holistic approach to life and how he makes it all work on a 100% entirely raw plant-based diet. Along the way, we talk specifics about: * aerobic zone training * finding the joy in racing & training * the perils of becoming pigeonholed by labels * the importance of microbial health * what it's...
Feb 05, 2013•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 15
The wildly inspiring Byron Davis joins the program to share his story and tools to Live Your Epic Life. A gifted, highly dynamic, charismatic & articulate conversationalist, his story of humble beginnings, Olympic dreams and service to help other's unleash their inner potential is certain to strip you bare of excuses and motivated to set a new and committed course towards self-discovery and personal transformation. Open your ears, heart and mind and let Byron help lead you there. And if you ...
Feb 01, 2013•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 14
The beautiful & always delightful Julieanna Hever — aka “The Plant-Based Dietitian” — joins Julie Piatt and I on today's podcast to drop knowledge on all things nutrition and wellness. Together we hit on a wide variety of health-related subjects, including: *The joys & challenges of raising plantpowered kids; *The perils of school lunch programs; *GMO's and Prop 37; *Government involvement in nutrition education; *Combating entrenched & often outdated opinions on optimal nutrition; *...
Feb 01, 2013•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 13
Buckle up people! America's Angriest Trainer Vinnie Tortorich joins the podcast today to pontificate — in the way only Vinnie can in his unfiltered and uncensored way — on a wide variety of subjects, including: * His career as an ultra-cyclist and racing the Furnace Creek 508; * What fuels his 15 hour training rides; in other words the popular & oft asked question is posed, “what do you eat on the bike?” * His opinions on aerobic zone training versus the currently popular CrossFit / Mackenzi...
Jan 21, 2013•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 12
Ready to get your athletic geek on? Ask and ye shall receive. The multi-sport, multi-hyphenate strength & endurance athlete / coach and overall fitness / nutrition authority Ben Greenfield joins the podcast to dive deep down the rabbit hole and get granular on: optimizing endurance training methods; periodization & setting proper training zones; the cross fit craze; using technology to monitor physiological markers & effectively bio-hack your body for enhanced performance; the import...
Jan 13, 2013•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 11
2-time Olympic gold medalist. Member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic 4×100 freestyle relay that will go down in history as one of the greatest moments in Olympic history. American record holder. NCAA Champion. And the first American under 48 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle. Garrett Weber-Gale, one of the world's most decorated competitive swimmers, joins the podcast to talk with Rich about elite performance, professional athleticism, life (and food) at the Olympic Training Center, how he healed h...
Jan 08, 2013•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 10
Rich and Julie discuss the hows, whys and why nots of New Year's resolutions, Eckhart Tolle, The “Icarus Deception”, the importance of going “inside”, setting goals and how to set yourself up for successfully achieving them. SHOW NOTES Free Shipping on Vitamix Purchases The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment* by Eckhart Tolle A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)* by Eckhart Tolle The Artist's Way* by Julia Cameron The Icarus Deception: How...
Jan 02, 2013•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 9
Today on the podcast, Rich and Julie Piatt sit down with uber-athlete and fitness / wellness advocate Gabrielle Reece to talk about health & fitness, the importance of good nutrition, Gabby's general perspective on marriage and relationships (…and yes, sex), how she makes it work with her husband — famed big wave surfer Laird Hamilton– homeschooling her girls, female role models, failing “upward”, dealing with negativity, food & fitness tips for getting started in the right direction for...
Dec 19, 2012•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 8
In today's episode, Rich talks with Michael Greger, M.D., the man behind the incredibly informative non-profit website NutritionFacts.org. We discuss plant-based nutrition, the pros and cons of a wide variety of popular diets from Pritikin to Paleo to Atkins, and the impact of corporate food and pharmacuetical interests on everything from food marketing/labeling to the current state of nutrition research and medical school curriculums. Dr. Greger then gets down to the nitty gritty on specific nu...
Dec 13, 2012•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 7
In today's episode I sit down with “soil whisperer” Hendrikus Schraven — a noted expert on permaculture, soil biology and rejuvenation, sustainable agriculture & lifestyle, factory farming, GMO's, Monsanto, Proposition 37, nutritional density and what “organic” really means. Hendrikus is a wealth of information and inspires with his unique and in depth perspective on the core and fundamental nature of food and nutrition and leaves us with some tips on how to be a better food consumer, and pe...
Dec 09, 2012•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 6
Today on the podcast we sit down with Rodman Machado– Executive Chef at the Garden Cafe at Common Ground in Kilauea, Hawaii — to talk food as medicine; cooking as nutritional art; plant-based superfoods; preventing & healing diabetes and other diseases with plants; and optimizing overall wellness. If you have been enjoying the show, we would greatly appreciate it if you could take a quick moment to leave a comment on the iTunes page for the podcast. Thanks for listening – we are beyond grate...
Dec 06, 2012•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 5
Today Julie and I discuss the perils of cycling on Kauai, a few adventures from our experience at Ultraman 2009 and some strategies for unlocking your more authentic self, followed by some incredible insight from Julie on self-sovereignty and navigating relationships. The show closes with a live performance of Julie's song “In the Sun” with our son Tyler on guitar. We hope you enjoy the program. As of today, we are the #1 podcast on iTunes in the Health category (first 3 episodes all in the top ...
Dec 04, 2012•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 4
Because she was such a sensation in our first episode, Julie Piatt is back for more. Today we talk about food — as energy, vibration and medicine. How Julie healed herself with nutrition and meditation. The perils of the word “vegan”. What it means to be Plantpowered. And getting back to food as a global uniter. Thanks to your overwhelming support, I woke up this morning to see that our little show hit #1 on iTunes in the Fitness / Nutrition category and #2 in Health. Amazing. We will do our bes...
Dec 02, 2012•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 3
In this episode of the Rich Roll Podcast, Rich interviews technology entrepreneur Chris Jaeb about his life path, founding Broadcast.com with Mark Cuban (bought by Yahoo after the most successful IPO in history at that time), social entrepreneurship, the role meditation has played in his life, sustainable living at Common Ground Kauai, his take on happiness and future plans for his newest venture, Common Ground Media. Side note: Thanks for all the crazy support for the initial episode. The succe...
Dec 01, 2012•2 hr•Ep. 2
In the debut episode of the Rich Roll Podcast, Rich converses with his wife Julie Piatt about life in Kauai, sustainable lifestyle, enhancing your personal creativity and homeschooling. Finally! I've been talking about doing a podcast for what seems like eons. For whatever reason, I just couldn't seem to get around to actually figuring out how to do it, let alone get it done. But I finally found the time to sort through at least the initial barrier configuration issues and am happy to announce m...
Nov 27, 2012•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 1
