The Meat Mafia Podcast

On Episode #90 of The Meat Mafia Podcast, we were joined by the founder of the Weston A Price Foundation , Sally Fallon Morrell. Sally is the author of the book Nourishing Traditions and became inspired by Weston A Price’s work on her quest for better health.  For those of you wondering, “who the hell is Weston A Price?”, check out this video on his work by one of our podcast guests (and favorite...

BowTied Octopod is a trained chef passionate about sharing his experience in the kitchen with his audience in the BowTied community. In our conversation with him, we discuss: * Cooking more of your meals * Discovering a passion for cooking * Traveling and eating exceptional cuisine * Fundamental skills for improving in the kitchen Connect with Meat Mafia: Instagram - Meat Mafia Twitter - Meat Mafi...

Frederic Leroy is a researcher and professor at the University of Brussels. Frederic has spent much of his academic career doing research in the field of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology as a post-doctoral fellow. His studies and writings have focused on the nutritional significance of animal foods in the human diet. He’s appeared in several books on food, most recently the “The Grea...

Belinda Fettke challenges plant-biased narratives with her research into the world of health and nutrition. She has exposed several connections within the food system and the dietary guidelines being pressed on people, shedding light on corporate interests and ideologies. Her husband, Dr. Gary Fettke, faced persecution from the Australian Medical Boards after treating his patients diabetes through...

Philip Meece is the founder of The Carnivore Bar, a simple beef bar inspired by the original pemmican recipes used by Native Americans with only 3 simple ingredients: beef, tallow, and salt.  **USE PROMO CODE “MAFIA” at checkout to get 10% off!** Philip realized the need for The Carnivore Bar, while he was deployed overseas in the Army. He joined the military the healthiest he’d ever been and retu...

Subscribe to The Meat Mafia Podcast to stay up to date with daily articles and weekly podcasts. Consider a paid subscription for additional content and exclusive material. Dr. Stephan Van Vliet is a researcher out of Utah State who studies human physiology and the effects food and physical activity have on human health. He earned his PhD in Kinesiology and Community Health, received post-doctoral...

Kate Kavanaugh grew up eating a plant-based diet but turned to an animal-based diet to remedy her health problems. Now, Kate owns Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe in Denver, Colorado, and operates a regenerative farm in New York. Her butcher shop opened in 2013 and it’s a whole-animal butcher shop that sources 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb from regenerative farms and pasture-rais...

We had the pleasure to go speak with Kyle Kingsbury out at the Ranch he’s building outside of Austin and let me tell you - this was a treat. Kyle is an incredible guy - ex-college football player, UFC fighter, and Director of Human Performance at Onnit Gym in Austin.  He now works as a part of the team at Fit For Service as he also works to build a regenerative farm outside of Austin. In our conve...

Alexander Cortes is an online health coach with decades of knowledge on performance in the gym. He recently dove into the world of Muay Thai in 2020 and spent a year training in Thailand before returning back to the US. His background provides a unique lens into the world of health and wellness, but he also frequently writes about life more generally, specifically about masculinity, building confi...

Ede Fox is a health coach and has been a carnivore since 2017. She had struggled with her health all of her life and became serious about her weight loss journey in 2015. In desperation, she attempted Weight Watchers, and she quickly realized the benefits of a low carbohydrate diet when her energy and vitality returned to her life. Within two weeks, her health complications began to resolve themse...

Denell Randall specializes in women’s health, the owner of Cervical Wellness, and the author of the book “Informed, Aware, Empowered”. She’s a women’s integrative health coach helping her clients find holistic solutions to various problems, specifically as it relates to cervical health. As men, we came into the conversation with very little knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for the challe...

JP Fanton ( @HealthyFellow ) is an integrative health coach and natural health consultant who write extensively on various health topics particularly as it relates to eating more animal-based foods. At an early age he was diagnosed with an eating disorder, and after receiving treatment for 6 months, he still struggled with his relationship with food. He began struggling with his weight in the oppo...

Ryan Dryer is a competitive triathlete and the owner of Tribal Trainin g, helping athletes optimize their fitness & mindset. After developing unhealthy habits in college, Ryan dove headfirst into the world of Triathlon and now offers training programs to help get other people inspired to cross the finish line. He has completed multiple ironman triathlons and ultra-endurance events.  In our con...

Oliver Anwar (@theoliveranwar) is a well-known fitness coach who specifically works with entrepreneurs. He takes a holistic view of health coaching and provides a detailed philosophy and practical advice to achieve results for his clients. Since he works with entrepreneurs, Oliver focuses on optimizing every minute and ounce of energy, so his clients can perform at their best as they build their c...

Dr. Anthony Chaffee is a neurosurgeon and a nutritional researcher. He is an outspoken proponent of the Carnivore Diet for which he has practiced for over a decade. Before his medical career, Dr. Chaffee was an All-American Rugby player. He studied Molecular and Cellular Biology and Chemistry in school. Eventually, he grew passionate about the carnivore diet as the optimal human diet when he saw t...

Joel Salatin is a multigenerational regenerative farmer, author, and outspoken advocate for reforming our food system through more diligent land stewardship. He’s appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast (twice), in Michael Pollan’s book ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’, and given talks at Google and TedX. He’s an icon in the world of farming for his innovative approach to holistic land management and his outspoke...

Francis Melia is an online health coach helping people develop better nutrition and fitness. He went through a body transformation of his own, dropping from 261lbs to 215lbs in just 18 weeks. He’s worked with 100s of people to get them in the best shape of their life, and he does it by using customized approaches for his clients using time-tested principles. In our conversation with Francis, we di...

Texas Slim , the founder of the Beef Initiative, and Jason Wrich , owner of Wrich Ranches in Crawford, Colorado, joined the Meat Mafia Podcast today to discuss their upcoming event on July 22nd hosted at Jason’s Ranch. The Beef Initiative has been focused on educating people on the importance of sound money and sound food by promoting a hyperlocal approach to food. Slim popularized the expression...

Dr. Shawn Baker has become an icon in the world of animal-based nutrition for popularizing the growing “Carnivore Diet” , which has reached and improved the lives of millions of people. Dr. Baker has competed in athletics at the highest level (he has literally set world records), served overseas, performed surgeries, written a book, and launched a telemedicine clinic. His career in health and athl...

Callicrates is a real estate entrepreneur who has grown his Twitter following writing about topics like mindset, taking calculated risks, and developing confidence. After years of working at a highly regarded real estate firm in New York, Callicrates realized he needed to make a change. He “took the leap” into the world of entrepreneurship and hasn’t looked back. In our discussion with him, we dis...

Dr. Anthony Gustin is a former chiropractor turned entrepreneur turned farmer. He practiced in the world of sports medicine and performance for years, working with high-profile athletes. He eventually turned his attention to the world of nutrition as he noticed most of his elite-level athletes struggled to maintain a healthy diet. Dr. Gustin ultimately built two companies - Perfect Keto and Equip...

Dr. Phil Pearlman earned his doctorate in psychology and he’s worked in the world of behavioral finance and economics since the 1990s. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Why are these meat guys having on a behavioral economist. Well, not so fast young Dons and Donettes. Dr. Phil is now focusing his time and energy on the world of health and wellness. He is currently the brains behind the “Prime Cut...

On today's episode of The Meat Mafia Podcast, the Meat Mafia - Clemenza and Sollozzo - discuss the topic of building intuition when it comes to food. Specifically, we talk about the idea of utilizing a food journal to start tracking how the foods you eat affect your health from sleep quality, gut health, brain function, energy levels, and more.  Connect with Meat Mafia: Instagram - Meat Mafia Twit...

Tristan Scott is an author and a bitcoiner. He recently self-published the book “Bitcoin and Beef”, which dives deep in the parallels between the problems in the monetary and food system. In his book he talks about the common criticisms used for the cases against Bitcoin and Beef from environmental to scalability and the problematic nature of centralized systems. In our conversation with Tristan,...

Amber O’Hearn has followed a carnivore diet since 2009, which helped her overcome struggles with depression and bipolar personality disorder. She was told she would be on medication her entire life until she chose to take matters into her own hands. She has gotten off of all medication and is a testament to the healing powers of diet & lifestyle.  She posts unbelievable research on the benefit...