The VedgeTalk Podcast is a show dedicated to celebrating the stories of leaders in the plant-based and vegan community. Matthew and Ana share weekly conversations with a wide range of high profile individuals. By providing knowledge, insight and real life experiences, The VedgeTalk Podcast is helping people to live a more conscious, compassionate and healthy life.

We upload new conversations every Saturday morning, and we hope you join the conversation by listening over at iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

We also invite you to check out our blog where you will find new recipes, health and fitness tips, the best vegan and cruelty free make up brands, activists tips, and so much more!

MEET MATT DAVEY

Matthew Davey is the host of The VedgeTalk Podcast in English, a plant based eater and photographer from Melbourne, Australia. 

In 2013, Matthew traveled to Europe for about 7 months, where his poor lifestyle and dietary choices were at it’s peak. Heavy drinking, no exercise and poor eating choices were the norm during this time. It was in November of that same year, that Matthew moved to Boston, Massachusetts. Unbeknownst to him, things would begin to change for the better, through a loving relationship, dietary and habit change and also learning about plant based nutrition through some incredible books written by the likes of T Colin Campbell and Dr Garth Davis. 

Fast forward to the 13th of March 2016, Matthew and his partner Ana Alarcon decided that they would be no longer consuming products that come from an animal. The evidence was clear and the health benefits alluring. Since that day, the passion for teaching others and sharing credible information to help people begin to transform their life has been fulfilling. 

Matthew, after 5 years of full time work in Boston and about 10 episodes of the podcast recorded, decided to leave and tour North America by van, with his amazing partner Ana Alarcon. They bought a 2009 Ford E-250 which was converted to sleep and cook in. Named ‘Herman’, the van has taken these two on an incredible adventure, meeting with people who are leaders in the plant-based and vegan community from around the world. They also took some time to visit family and friends in Mexico and Australia in 2019, where more relationships were formed and fascinating podcasts recorded.

This podcast has been the most amazing part of our journey together, we have met and spoken to some truly inspiring people, and our goal is to continue to bring these conversations to you, and ultimately show that it is possible to lead a healthy, conscious and compassionate lifestyle.

Follow Matt’s story over on Instagram.

MEET ANA ALARCON

Fitness marketing professional, boxing instructor & health writer Ana is an absolute wealth of knowledge. Passionate about growing and nurturing the fitness community in her home town of Mexico, and now Portland, Ana puts her skills to good use running events and teaching a number of classes.

Ana has a strong belief that eating as natural as possible and having an active lifestyle means we can all lead healthier lives. On a mission to prove that all dishes have a healthy & tasty alternative, Ana can often be found experimenting in the kitchen and creating new vegan dishes.

With an impressive journey of her own, Ana is determined to help other women with theirs. Her message is simple; everything in moderation & get active.

Ana creates recipes and shares workouts over at Vegan Food and Fitness, follow her over here and follow Ana’s adventures over Instagram and Youtube.

You can also listen to her on our Spanish version of the podcast. Practice your Spanish and listen on iTunes, Spotify or any other podcast app.

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