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...

Vegan Posse VP#80: Tennessee Series! Plantrician Project Co-Founder Dr. Scott Stoll on What “Falling Apart” Really Means, Grassroots Healthcare that HELPS, and the Power of Potluck!

by christinembenson | May 31, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Welcome to the fourth and final week of the Vegan Posse Tennessee Series! How many doctors do you know who take it upon themselves to organize plant-based potluck vdinners to help weave veganism into the fabric of community life? I know of exactly one, and his name is...

Vegan Posse VP#79: Tennessee Series! “Where was this information?” Lou Comfort on Stopping Killing Her Family, Her Husband’s Too-Late Revelation, Monthly Nashville Vegan Potluck, & Her Ripped Vegan Sons

by christinembenson | May 23, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Welcome to Week 3 of the Vegan Posse Tennessee Series! If  you don’t tend to think of Nashville, Tennessee, as a hotbed of vegan awareness, you might want to think again. This week you’ll get to meet Lou Comfort, a yoga and meditation teacher who unfortunately...