Tanya O'Callaghan on Heavy Metal, Activism, & Eating Plant-Based

Tanya O'Callaghan on Heavy Metal, Activism, & Eating Plant-Based | Rich Roll Podcast

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Rich sits down with Tanya O’Callaghan, a musician, speaker, and activist, to discuss her unconventional journey from a small-town Ireland to a globally touring rock musician dedicated to advocacy, and more. To read more about Tanya and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾bit.ly/richroll828
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 The Rock And Roll Lifestyle
00:02:20 Healthy Lifestyle On Tour
00:04:11 Influence On Fellow Musicians
00:06:49 Touring With Bruce Dickinson
00:09:30 Rebellion And Animal Activism
00:11:38 Childhood Connection With Animals
00:15:44 Volunteering At An Animal Shelter
00:20:14 Picking Up The Bass
00:21:32 Leaving School And Finding Music
00:23:24 Self-Awareness And Activism
00:26:16 Peer Pressure And Social Dynamics
00:28:02 Personal Choices And Lifestyle
00:28:41 Sponsor Break
00:29:43 Early Music Career In Ireland
00:34:07 Transition To The US Music Scene
00:36:39 Recording With Maynard Keenan
00:39:31 Arriving In LA
00:40:51 Networking And Music Scene In LA
00:43:53 Navigating The Music Industry
00:46:31 Career Progression In LA
00:51:12 Using Music As A Platform
00:52:01 Sponsor Break
00:52:57 Highway To Health Series
00:56:12 Challenges In The Music Industry
00:57:21 Future Plans And Touring
00:58:35 Using Platform For Advocacy
00:58:53 Using Social Media To Advocate
01:00:20 Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle On Tour
01:04:20 Performing For Large Crowds
01:06:05 Memorable Live Performances
01:09:47 Influences And Diversity In Music
01:13:11 Challenges And Opportunities In Ireland
01:18:30 Promoting Compassionate Conversations
01:19:30 The Negative Talk About Each Other
01:21:13 Escalation Of Differences During COVID
01:23:16 Ego In Activism And Vegan Movement
01:24:16 Diversity Of Voices And Opinions
01:26:50 Progress Over Perfection In Movements
01:29:26 Engaging With People On Plant-Based Lifestyle
01:32:14 Positive Impact Of Plant-Based Lifestyle
01:37:05 Bringing Plant-Based Lifestyle To Public Experiences
01:38:42 Internal Beauty And Health Routine
01:39:41 The Aging Rock Stars
01:40:37 The Surprising Health Focus In Heavy Metal
01:42:11 Bob, The Veteran Neighbor
01:45:05 The Initiative To Help Veterans
01:49:31 The Challenges In The Military System
01:55:38 Tanya's Approach To Achieving Dreams
01:58:55 Connecting With Tanya
01:59:35 Tanya's Upcoming Tour
02:00:34 Credits
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@richroll Ай бұрын

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@johnsmith-zf1fd Ай бұрын

Time for Dr Joel Fuhrman to feature on your show

@casslarkin4567 Ай бұрын

What an inspiration of light and goodness is Tanya. Thanks for sharing this conversation with us, Rich.

@scout3444 Ай бұрын

Wow, Tanya is phenomenal, just love her 🌼

@EvenSoItIsWell Ай бұрын

I loved this interview! She is such a great ambassador for plant based living. I have been using a plant based diet to help me live well with my MS and she is so,right, what we fuel our bodies with matters. Like her, I order the sides at restaurants and people are often jealous of my meals.

@Jeff-312 Ай бұрын

Rich, regarding musicians that are super healthy, if you don’t know them, you really should check out Rise Against and try getting at least Tim (their vocalist) on the pod. The whole band is vegetarian or vegan, and 3/4 of them are straight edge.

@federicolemmenmeyer1989 Ай бұрын

Soo cool you featured Tanya!! Rock n Roll forever!

@davidostermanngartner Ай бұрын

She is Jedi Master and we love her so much.

@bobbihill8604 Ай бұрын

As a momma to a strong willed vegetarian 4year old, I would LOVE to hear from her parents. I applaud how they embraced her identity and helped nurture it. Imagine if more parents were like that rather than stifle the flame. What an amazing interview.

@MattAngiono Ай бұрын

I agree. But don't be naive about veganism. The abuse in the dairy industry is often even worse. Plus, now is the time to introduce your child to vegan cheese eggs etc and they won't even think they're weird as they get older. Also, if you really care about it, it's important you also become vegan and set a great example. Nothing hurts my relationship with my parents more then watching them pay for animal abuse with little compassion for the suffering they cause. I feel we'd be so much closer if this wasn't the case and they actually lived up to the values they taught me about being a nice person

@Thenakedfinisher Ай бұрын

blah blah blah blah

@bobbihill8604 Ай бұрын

@@MattAngiono i'm a Plant Based vegan, her dad isn't on board however, but shes not with him often. She eats non dairy butter and cheese with me and likes it.

@lynnritchie231 Ай бұрын

@MattAngiono I'm 57 and vegan 5 years. I agree, it's so hard when I eat with my Mother and Sister. They both eat animals and don't understand why I stopped. I tried to be veggie as a child and remember my Mother lying to me about the origin of my food, for example saying venison not actually being deer and ox tongue not actually being an ox tongue.

@MattAngiono Ай бұрын

@lynnritchie231 I generally like to refer to "becoming" vegan rather than "going" because it's not just something we do. It's an entire change in the very heart of our being. Life looks very different after this shift, and things seem much more aligned to the earth (though much less aligned when you look at the state of the world and everyone else). Family is difficult because we have a hard time separating the violence from the people we know to be loving and caring. It makes no sense, other than knowing I was once that way. Which is also why it's so frustrating. We know change is possible and even easy. I can't believe your parents would lie about it though... that is a whole other level of dissonance. Cheers

@orengilad Ай бұрын

Thanks for this! What an inspiring woman 💪👏

@ShaneHarveyMusic Ай бұрын

Great interview. Such a powerful woman. Warrioressly stunning.

@paulbooth77 Ай бұрын

Thank you Rich for bringing Tanya to your platform. I've followed her for a while now and just love her enthusiasm and down to earthness. The Highway to Health episodes on KZfaq are awesome and I truly wish her well on the documentary to come. From a fan of Whitesnake/Maiden/Sepultura it's great to see more veganism in hard rock & metal. Love your accent too Tanya :) Great episode.

@derricktanyashighwaytohealth Ай бұрын

Thanks for the support @paulbooth77

@mariannewolf57 Ай бұрын

Amazing woman- stunning interview! Thanks for that!

@dogood7337 Ай бұрын

I listened to this in the audio version first and thought what a humble intelligent and strong woman Tanya is! Now I check the video and see she is also drop dead gorgeous! Beautiful inside out! So reassuring to know there are people like her in this world. THANK YOU, Tanya and THANK YOU, Rich! ❤

@bobdavis3636 Ай бұрын

love this woman, very articulate about issues and lovely as a person and a rocker...crazy.

@joellejones987 Ай бұрын

She’s such an interesting person. Loved this interview.

@DD-ev7mf Ай бұрын

Tanya is great! I’ve been following her for years🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

@MrRibbett454 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this thoughtful and expansive conversation. I am in the same camp as Tanya with regards the negative impact extremism can have, in general. As ethical vegans it is hard for us to maintain a moderate approach, turning people off by being sententious is not effective in my experience. Leading by example is better. Also, Tanya and Derrick's Highway to Health is well worth a watch. Especially their trip to Tanya's hometown in Ireland. Very amusing.

@derricktanyashighwaytohealth Ай бұрын

Thanks for the support @mid-walesvegan38 !

@sandytw5229 Ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! Had not heard of Tanya before, but I’ll be sure to follow her now! Thanks so much! Amazing as always 🏆

@willcollins5660 Ай бұрын

Hi Rich, thank you for being the podcaster that continues to make most of your content where your guest are vegans. Please do keep this vegan guest trend going Rich. Thank you so much.

@duarteestelita8938 Ай бұрын

She's a tour de Force..damn. I had seen a couple of interviews with her, these past couple if years...but..off course..noone does it like Rich. Thanks very much, for this. I leave inspired, yet again. 😊 Kudos from Portugal

@zenveg Ай бұрын

What a beautiful person and so talented.

@Cheriplaysbass Ай бұрын

As a fellow animal lover and bass player, I enjoyed learning more about Tanya! 👏🏼 I questioned eating animals at 6, sadly I was told animals only "exist" and that they don't think or feel. We have come so far, but have so much farther to go✌🏼💚🌱

@chadRevival Ай бұрын

This is one of the most interesting episodes I’ve heard on any pod.

@fehn-forestschoolchile2882 Ай бұрын

Amazing woman, love when you invite us to a positive view, positive way to carry the message, is a nice gentle invitation to change your view of the world instead of an imposition. Love it all my admiration from Chile

@MarkoReis Ай бұрын

Awesome Rich - Tanya is great! And I would love it if you could get Bruce on the podcast - one of my life-long heroes. Cheers from Kenya!

@blanigan452 Ай бұрын

This was such an amazing episode.

@lightdancedesigns 10 күн бұрын

I am a long-time fan of Bruce Dickinson and became interested in Tanya because of him. She's an amazing musician. I am not a vegan but have heard plenty of interesting things about veganism. What an amazing woman, Tanya is! I came away a fan more than musically after watching this. Tanya, you go, girl. You are special, and I applaud all of your musical as well as non-musical projects!

@jasonwisinski6793 Ай бұрын

Looking forward to this. It’d be so cool if you could get Maynard on.

@jasonwisinski6793 Ай бұрын

Bruce too!

@TechOutAdam Ай бұрын

If he got MJK on the show would be insane. Hope so.

@MattAngiono Ай бұрын

Normally I don't care to watch celebrities, but if they are vegan and discuss that, I'll watch them any day of the week. Also if they are b@d@ss musicians, that helps!

@magalissantiago2817 Ай бұрын

Beautiful and vegan, she has it all. Que linda!

@sorayapoulin Ай бұрын

Great interview! There are a lot of plant-based and vegan people in the metalcore/punk rock scene, it would be cool to see some of them on the podcast as well!

@macombus269 20 күн бұрын

Tanya is such a great inspiration! It is so good to live vegan!

@kazzz2510 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this, thanks Rich. Tanya your amazing!

@itsbren_ Ай бұрын

Wow, I looove her! What an inspiration! 💜✌🏻🌿

@MarianoSteiner Ай бұрын

Loved it!

@kaylawatson8540 Ай бұрын

Love her ❤

@wonderlizz Ай бұрын

I ❤ iron maiden🤘 I’ve worked a lot of concerts. It’s so easy now. I had to find firm tofu in Atlanta 20 years ago. 😅 more lists were healthier than not.

@cpkay33 Ай бұрын

what a great inspiring conversation. thanks for sharing this.

@oregonwoodelf Ай бұрын

Bruce Dickinson would be such an incredible guest!🤘☠

@JayMatharu Ай бұрын

Really good interview 🤘🏽🤘🏽

@abbycone88 Ай бұрын

What a beautiful goddess!!! 😍 such a fascinating woman! Omg I have a crazy similar childhood experience with raising a calf, mine was named Cornelius 😬 I raised him and then came home from school one day, he was gone, and found out he got sold to the butcher! ☹️ traumatized me for so long! 😢 anyway this chicks awesome! Such a good episode!! 👏 thanks for having her on Rich! 🫶🏼

@seanogorman3617 Ай бұрын

Start to finish loved this.

@COACH-CARBOHYDRATE Ай бұрын

A day with out carbs is a day without life, Carbs FTW!! 💪💪

@GratefulZone Ай бұрын

TANYA RULES! ❤

@HoldOnStillProcessing Ай бұрын

Tanya is wonderful

@jasperwiggins9459 Ай бұрын

What an amazing woman!

@ruthannlewis6471 Ай бұрын

❤

@metalmunkey42 Ай бұрын

Coincidentally, Bruce Dickinson turns 66 this year, and on the 7th day of the 8th month!😄🤘

@johndevereux347 Ай бұрын

She beautiful ♻️💕

@Boneyardbell Ай бұрын

This chicks cool. Love her. Great interview.

@lydiarowe491 Ай бұрын

Sadly extreme vegan activism have created a negative image..saying that Tanya brings about a non aggressive approach with a passive intelligent attitude..an attitude that threads thru her life knowing intuitively how her life has brought about challenges that has brought her to where she is now..sitting in this studio talking about stuff that matters..thankyou both..ps..I am mainly plant based and love it..🌿🦋🌿

@MattAngiono Ай бұрын

The thing about veganism, is it's "extreme" to anyone who doesn't practice it. No one would say not abusing children is extreme or that it's extreme to use the legal system to prevent it. But with animals, it's different. The people who oppose the abuse get labeled extreme while the billions of people participating in the abuse are "normal" But veganism really is an all or nothing kind of thing. If you are against animal abuse, you don't do it AT ALL, same as you only have to abuse one child to become an offender. The only difference is the pass you get for how you lived before becoming vegan, because really that's how 99% of us were raised. But once you become one, you don't go back. Going back afterwards is essentially saying you're fine with animal abuse if it makes you feel good. I agree that the "extreme" forms of activism like using blood or screaming in a restaurant aren't productive or useful, but I do understand it. Compared to the suffering we are inflicting, it's really a minor inconvenience. I'd say there are better strategies, but at least those people are trying. None of us know what else to do that will actually work anyway

@paultishler6013 Ай бұрын

@@MattAngionowell said mate

@signorinabohemia3140 Ай бұрын

Please invite the Sarno Brothers Derek & Chad! Thanks! 😃💚

@CiceroSantiagobrasilia Ай бұрын

Ela manda muito bem no baixo

@regortex3364 Ай бұрын

Woooow!!!!! She’s vegan!!!!! That is sooooooooo interesting!!!! You should talk about that for 2 hours.

@kss9131 Ай бұрын

Im guessing she's not a fan of Ozzy biting heads off bats lol

@neftalimonroy278 Ай бұрын

She loves Gojira! Now we’re talking about 🫡🤘

@MattAngiono Ай бұрын

This is great, but when she tells people they are "already vegan but also eat meat and cheese," that's just wrong. Vegan isn't a diet, it's an ethical philosophy. Even if you only ate plants but didn't care about the animals and the ethics that wouldn't technically be vegan. I'm not saying she's wrong for trying it to get people to become closer to vegan, but it just isn't right about what it means to be vegan. Being plant based isn't the same as vegan. I'm also not saying that virtue signaling about veganism is what it's about. But it is important for people interested in stopping animal abuse to have a specific term to refer to ourselves, hence the word vegan. If anything, I'd say she'd be correct for pointing out that people are "already vegan" because they oppose kicking your dog or any other animal abuse, but just haven't applied it to their own consumer choices. Almost everyone opposes animal abuse but just doesn't want to admit they support it with their everyday spending choices. But recognition is often the first step to real change. It was for me. Once i recognized that the animals on my plate had been essentially tortured needlessly, it led to a very quick change in my life. Literally the best decision i ever made!