Vegan Posse VP#27: The oft-invisible history of a movement that didn’t even have a name! Journalist Avery Yale Kamila on Maine’s scrubbed veg history, women, farm girl life, and being served a friend for dinner

by christinembenson | May 26, 2023 | Vegan Posse

Where are all the vegetarians in our history books – especially the vegetarian women? Part of the problem in tracing our plant-based past is that the word “vegetarian” wasn't even used in the United States until around 1850. And no one was...

Vegan Posse VP#26: Maxime-izing Fitness! Maxime Sigouin, founder of Fit Vegan Coaching, is on a mission to transform 1M people’s health, make up for untold animal suffering, and help Mom get six-pack abs!

by christinembenson | May 19, 2023 | Vegan Posse

When I heard that FIt Vegan Coaching founder Maxime Sigouin helped his 58-year-old mom get – and maintain – six-pack abs, I had to hear more! In this deeply personal interview, Maxime talks not only about his unique approach to body transformation but also...

Vegan Posse VP#25: From Booming to Blooming! Indefatigable Angela Fischetti of Boomer and Beyond Wellness Brings Movement and Healing to Our Forgotten Seniors – and Herself

by christinembenson | May 12, 2023 | Vegan Posse

“I believe animals are our saviors.” Brooklyn-born Angela Fischetti is no stranger to tough times – but some steadfast animal companions saw her through some of the worst moments. She began teaching seniors while in her 30s, when she herself was just...

Vegan Posse VP#24: Veganism Meets Freedom! Unapologetically Uncompliant Dr. Pam Popper on Disserting Anthony Fauci, Getting Folks out of the “Medical Mill,” and the Values of Veganism – w/ Special Guest Winston

by christinembenson | May 5, 2023 | Vegan Posse

“This whole idea of using medicine to take away people's rights, it's not new. Health has been used as the method for tyranny for a long, long time.” While completing her medical training in 1998, Dr. Pam Popper wrote her dissertation on one...

Vegan Posse VP#23: (NO) More Cowbell? Walking the Nordic Walk with Writer, Dog Rescuer, Nordic Walking World-Record(s)-Holder, & Fellow MSVA Grad Karen Asp – Who Made Me Cry!

by christinembenson | Apr 28, 2023 | Vegan Posse

“For the individual soul, it is very freeing to be vegan.” Perhaps it was her gentle, soft-spoken way of conveying some of the awful realities faced by cows, dogs, and other non-human animals, but journalist Karen Asp holds the distinction of being the...