Vegan Posse
You won’t be saddling up, but you’re in for the ride of your life! Welcome to the Vegan Posse!
Vegan Posse VP#47: Manifesting Vegan! Filmmaker, Podcaster, & Comedian Graham Elwood on Living Healthy on the Road, Why Vegans Get So Much S***, & His New Comedy Special “Manifest It”
Some people think of us vegans as uptight, didactic, and humorless - and they can think again! Comic, filmmaker, podcaster, and longtime vegan Graham Elwood honed his comedic skills in comedy clubs and colleges to become a sarcastic hipster who can make light of...
Vegan Posse VP#46: The Evolutionary Revolutionary! “The Pleasure Trap” Co-Author Dr. Doug Lisle on Human Psychology, Food, Freedom, and the Fate of Our Nation
Dr. Doug Lisle is an evolutionary psychologist and co-author of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health and Happiness. His research and clinical interests include health and wellness, self-esteem, relationship satisfaction, the treatment...
Vegan Posse VP#45: A “Pie in the Sky” Activist with Few Illusions about Life in the Real World: Author, Speaker, and Animal Advocate Judy Carman on Food, Faith, Freedom, and Love
Judy McCoy Carman, M.A., earth, peace, and animal activist, is the author of Peace to All Beings: Veggie Soup for the Chicken’s Soul and the new book, Homo Ahimsa: Who We Really Are and How We're Going to Save the World. She is also co-author of The Missing...
Vegan Posse VP#44: At the Mercy of Someone with No Mercy: Genocide Survivor, Food for Life Instructor, and Animal Activist Nerma Frieden
Nerma Frieden came to the United States as a refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996, having survived a years-long war where she was terrified not of being killed but of being tortured, being captured, being raped. In 2014, after watching an ethical eating...
Vegan Posse VP#43: Wealthy-Money Founder Vangile Makwakwa on Healing Ancestral Money Trauma, Sharing a Childhood Home with Two Pet Pigs, and Eating Vegan Around the Globe!
Vangile Makwakwa is a full-time entrepreneur and the founder of wealthy-money.com, a company that helps women of color heal ancestral money trauma so they can fall in love with their bank accounts, increase their income, and live their best lives. Vangile hosts two...
Vegan Posse VP#42: The Fasting Track to Health and Wellbeing with Fasting Escape Founder Nathan Gershfeld, D.C.
After a life-changing health experience, Nathan Gershfeld changed careers, from being a numbers-focused electrical engineer to a person-centered chiropractor. Following an internship under Dr. Alan Goldhamer, he joined the staff doctors at the world-renowned True...
Vegan Posse Vegan Posse Host Chrissy Benson Tells All on Chef AJ Live!
In this special interview on Chef AJ Live, Vegan Posse host Chrissy Benson tells all! You'll hear all about my CRAZY food history, my decade-plus in the "medical mill," and my journey to health, veganism, personal autonomy, and - of course - self-love, as...
Vegan Posse VP#41: No More Second-Best! Author/Educator Cy Notter on Food, Freedom, and the “Plan A” Diet for Spiritual and Physical Wellbeing
What would God, Scripture, and/or Divine Wisdom want for us humans when it comes to our diet and health? Author and nutrition educator Cyd Notter argues that it's nothing less than freedom from addiction, healing, and optimal health and wellbeing. In her...
Vegan Posse VP#41: Playing the Longevity Game with Mike Young, Founder of aPlantBasedDiet.org, Author of vBook “Live to 150” & Host of January 2024 Health Optimization Cruise
How many times have you had to recover from your vacation? Cruises tend to be a time of decadence and over-indulgence in booze and junky food, with a whole lot of lounging in between. But Mike Young is flipping that paradigm on its head with the upcoming Health...
Vegan Posse VP#40: Healing Vystopia with Vegan Existential Psychologist Dr. Clare Mann (& Side Story of Chrissy’s Surreptitious Activism in Grand Central Station)
Why do vegans hurt so much? And why do so many vegans cease their questioning after they reject our horrific animal-based food system? Freedom-loving vegan existential psychologist Dr. Clare Mann ponders these and other big questions in this, an episode for the ages!...
Vegan Posse VP#39: From Sausage Avalanche to Dropping Dead on an Airplane – A Tale of Conscious Compassion with World Traveling Music Producer & Recording Engineer Ady Parzentny of Hit the Road Music Studio
After a near heart attack at age 21 followed by literally dropping dead on an airplane, recording engineer Ady Parzentny finally heeded the wakeup call to take care of himself rather than just everyone else. Given his more than near-death experience, it's perhaps...
Vegan Posse VP#38: From Penis Art to Standup Comedy to Speaking Out for Aniimals – Not Much Is Off Limits for Creative Consultant & Self-Helpless Podcast Co-Host Delanie Fischer!
Just when you think Self-Helpless podcast co-host Delanie Fischer has done it all, she adds something new to the list - and lately it's vegan activism! Delanie is a professional podcaster, serial entrepreneur, environmentalist, and former stand-up comedian...
Vegan Posse VP#36: From Cancer Patient to Helper, Healer, and Educator – Hollistic Nutritionist/Cancer Practitioner Hanna Rakowska on Advocating for Herself, the Animals, the Plenet, and Her Fellow Humans
Diagnosed with cancer at the age of only 19, Hanna Rakowska questioned the treatment path down which her traditional doctors were trying to send her and ultimately decided to take her healing into her own hands. What ensued was a never-ending journey of discovery into...
Vegan Posse VP#35: Sexy Fit Vegan Ella Magers on Conscious Choices, Taking Charge of Her Own Happiness, Getting Better at Feeling, and Remembering to Ask, “What Would Bob Do?”
From working as an exotic dancer to support herself during college to empowering women to become their best selves, inside and out, Ella Magers, a.k.a. Sexy Fit Vegan, has experienced great darkness, great healing, and, at last, great light. In this intimate...
Vegan Posse VP#34: The Healthy Heart (& Sexy!) Doc at 64! Dr. Joel Kahn Is Spreading the Radical Word about Truly Heart-Healthy Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Even … Kindness.
Prevention may not be sexy, but the folks practicing it often are! That category most certainly includes PETA-designated "Sexiest Vegan Over 50" Dr. Joel Kahn, one of the few cardiologists helping people head off heart issues before they blindside them years down the...
Vegan Posse VP#33: From Self-Hate to Self-Compassion and Self-Love: A Plant-Based Journey of Self-Discovery with Vegan Empowerment Coach Mariquita Solis
Mariquita Solis is a Vegan Empowerment Coach and visionary behind the Empowered Vegans Livestream Show. As a transformational coach, Mariquita specializes in empowering individuals through personalized one-on-one and group coaching programs. Her expertise lies in...
Vegan Posse VP#32: Putting the “V” in Visibility! Vegan Visibility Founder Kathleen Gage on Bringing Vegan Businesses out of the Shadows into the Limelight to Help Humans and Non-Humans Alike
In today's saturated (and saturated FAT) market, how does any business venture get noticed, let alone one that's cruelty-free? Like the shadowy world of animal ag, plant-based businesses can go unseen by the mainstream - and that's where marketing expert...
Vegan Posse VP#31: Globe-hopping plant-based podcast pro Steven Shalowitz, host of The One Way Ticket Show!
An adventurer in both body and spirit, Steven Shalowitz has been to over 70 countries - and counting! Steven was considering giving up eating meat while living in Singapore, but an interview with now-deceased celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain convinced him that if he...