Vegan Posse VP Self-Love Series! Episode 1: Intro to Self-Love with Chrissy Benson

by christinembenson | Jun 30, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Vegan Posse Self-Love Series, a special series of episodes dedicated to expanding our tenderness, affection, curiosity, and sheer delight in one VERY important animal: ourselves. There will be eight episodes in total, released daily,...

Vegan Posse VP#84: Getting Personal with a Warrior for Animals! At 75(!), PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk Is Fiercer, More Determined, and More Human than Ever.

by christinembenson | Jun 28, 2024 | Vegan Posse

In this landmark episode, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk joins the Vegan Posse for a rarely intimate conversation, shortly after celebrating her 75th birthday! No discussion of the animal rights movement is complete without a mention of People for the Ethical Treatment...

Vegan Posse VP#83: Rev. Shad Groverland Is Speaking Out for Compassion, Integrity, and Truth – and Not Everyone Can Handle It!

by christinembenson | Jun 21, 2024 | Vegan Posse

How much truth can you handle? Reverend Shad Goverland, brother of television producer and The Highwire host Del Bigtree, was born and raised in the Unity Church, a religion founded in the 1900s by a husband and wife who were pioneers in the vegan movement. At the age...

Vegan Posse VP#82: “The animals are our best vegan-makers.” Catskill Animal Sanctuary Founder Kathy Stevens on the Education Approach, Animals as Teachers, & Falling in Love with a Pig

by christinembenson | Jun 14, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Many of us vegans fantasize about opening an animal sanctuary, but how many of us ever actually do it? Kathy Stevens is one who did – making it a priority to incorporate a piece missing from other rescue operations: education. Hear from the “horse’s...

Vegan Posse VP#81: Cancer Conqueror and Hempcetera Owner Bobbi Hemmen Has Grit, Heart, and a Way with Hemp!

by christinembenson | Jun 7, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Tennesseeans are known for their grit, and Bobbi Jo Hemmen is a living example of true vegan grit! Bobbi is a Nashville native who lives in Whites Creek, in the house my dad grew up in. After losing her job during the COVID years, she statted her own CBD baked goods...