Vegan Posse

May 16 2024 5
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As a vegan, do you ever feel like you're living in a parallel universe? If so, you're not alone! We interview vegans from around the globe who, like you, are living lives of integrity and compassion, with an eye toward justice. Through their personal stories, you'll come to that you're not an outlier; in fact, you're part of an entire posse of individuals who aren't just keeping the peace, they're creating it through their food choices and beyond. You won't be saddling up, but you're in for the ride of your life! Welcome to the Vegan Posse.

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VP#78: Tennessee Series! Kara Carden on Growing Up on the Road w/ Country Music Star Dad, Pursuit of Raw Vegan Pleasure, Homeschooling Two-plus Vegan Kids, & Rethinking Parenting

May 16 2024 66 mins  
It's Week 2 of the Vegan Posse Tennessee Series! Native Tennesseean and longtime vegan Kara Carden is a homeschooling mother and community organizer. Daughter of chart-topping country music star Ronnie McDowell, Kara grew up touring the country and occasionally selling merch for her dad. She went on to become a freelance journalist and travel writer and, later, a homeschooling

VP#77: Tennessee Series! Tennessee Boy Meets Cavewoman - Robby & Ananya Cox, Founders of Vegan Meal Prep Company SUNstenance

May 09 2024 61 mins  
Who better to kick off our Tennessee series than Tennessee-born-and-raised Robby Cox and his business partner AND life partner, Ananya, founders of vegan meal prep company SUNstenance? Ananya has been practicing and working in the field of holistic wellness since her teenage years. In East Harlem, Ananya worked for Soluna Holistic Spa teaching yoga classes and developing the juice

VP#76: Lifelong Activist Carlos Garcia on His Music Project Monkeys with Drums, His Fictional Alter Ego in Vegan Feature-Film-in-the-Making Miss Liberty, & Veganism, the Relationship Bomb

May 02 2024 73 mins  
How does a person go from Burger King to vegan in two hours? A pre-screening of the classic animal rights film Earthlings did it for Carlos Garcia over two decades ago! Carlos has been playing drums since he was a kid in New York City. He grew up in a large, music-loving family listening to salsa and Latin music every day. Carlos is constantly recording and creating music with many

VP#75: Sia Hurst of 6D Living - and Greece! - on a Father's Death, a Daughter's Grief, a Life Rediscovered, & How Dr. Michael Greger Helped!

Apr 25 2024 67 mins  
Why is listening to each other so rare - and so hard? And how do we find balance in this chaotic world? SIa Hurst, founder of 6D Living, has a few ideas! Sia is a graduate of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, completing the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate. She also received a qualification in Nutrition and Healthy Living from eCornell. She has studied BioMedici

VP#74: Pushing Limits of Possibility with Derrick Broze, Founder of the Conscious Resistance Network: From Addiction, Suicide Attempts, & Turning 21 in Prison to Health, Joy & Freedom (Inner & Outer)

Apr 18 2024 59 mins  
Derrick Broze is a freelance investigative journalist, activist, author, and public speaker. He is the founder of The Conscious Resistance Network and the author of many books, including The Conscious Resistance Trilogy, The Holistic Self-Assessment, and How to Opt Out of the Technocratic State. Fully vegan for almost 15 years, thanks in part to a feline "teacher" named J

VP#73: The Weight of Empathy with Vegan World-Wanderer & Author Lucas Spiegel: The Lifelong Vegan Challenge of Staying Open-Hearted in World Rife with Animal Suffering

Apr 11 2024 82 mins  
What happens when you leave everything and everyone you know behind, take a one-way flight across the ocean, and continue by foot, train, bus, rickshaw, motorbike, and ferry, until you’ve circled the Earth? That’s what Lucas Spiegel decided to find out in early 2016. What started out as an ambitious plan to travel the world for 22 months became a transformative exploration of o

VP#72: WFPB Cookbook Author, Culinary Instructor, and Coach Vicki Brett-Gach of Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen on the Book that Changed Her Life, EASY Healthy Cooking, and (Sort of) Veganizing Her Family

Apr 04 2024 69 mins  
Vicki Brett-Gach is a Plant-Based Culinary Instructor, Certified Personal Chef, Master-Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, and author of "The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook: Deliciously Simple Recipes to Nourish, Comfort, Energize and Renew”. Vicki's focus is always on making eating healthy EASY. She is Forks Over Knives Plant-Based Certified, trained in Dietary Therapy for

VP#71: From Depression and Suicide Attempts to a Life of Helping Animals - Geoff Palmer, a Vegan Bodybulider with Heart, Smarts, & 17-Inch Arms at Age 61!

Mar 28 2024 79 mins  
Geoff Palmer, a 61-year old, 39-year vegan, is a Natural Bodybuilding and Natural Physique Masters Champion, the Owner of Clean Machine Plant-Based Fitness Nutrition, author, national lecturer, vegan patent holder, and 2 Time NEXTY Winner for “Best Supplement of the Year” in 2016 and 2018. Geoff was named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Vegans” by Plant-Based News. Geo

VP#70: Another "Sensitive" Vegan! WFPB Health Coach Anita Lupp on Self-Acceptance, Raising Health-Conscious Kids, and the Sacrilege of Forgoing Olive Oil

Mar 21 2024 60 mins  
Anita Lupp's vegan journey spans several countries and continents! Originally from the U.K., Anita lives with her family in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Wauconda, Illinois (not be be confused with the fictional kingdom of Wakanda from the Marvel movies). Anita made the vegan leap after 17 years of being a non-vegan vegetarian. Get the scoop on her ensuing journey of self

VP#69: The Veteran Doc with Vegan Ninja Skills! West Point Grad Dr. Scott Harrington, Founder of Vegan Primary Care

Mar 14 2024 53 mins  
Even for docs, losing weight isn't easy! Scott Harrington, D.O., is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with over 17 years of experience. He started his medical career using standard treatment methodologies. Then, in 2012, Dr. Harrington personally adopted a plant-based diet and saw dramatic health improvements in his energy level, athletic endurance, and recovery time.