Welcome to the 100th episode of the Vegan Posse! This week, you get two special guests for the price of one.

Mariann Sullivan is a lawyer and teaches animal law at Cornell Law School. She has served as the chair of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section’s Animal Law Committee and the NY Bar Association’s Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals. She is also the 2021 recipient of the Excellence in Animal Law: Scholarship-Teaching-Service Award from the American Association of Law Schools. In addition to co-hosting the award-winning, weekly Our Hen House podcast, Mariann hosts the Animal Law Podcast.

Writer and activist Jasmin Singer is the author of The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan (Hachette, 2020), the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough (Berkley, 2016), and the editor of the anthology, Antiracism in Animal Advocacy (Lantern, 2021). She is Editor-at-Large (and former Senior Editor) for VegNews, as well as the host of the VegNews podcast. Jasmin is a host at WXXI — Rochester, NY’s NPR member station. Along with Mariann, Jasmin co-hosts the Our Hen House podcast. 

Resources:

Grab holiday copies of the vegan anti-romance romance Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/

Holiday Tips! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veganposse/episodes/Special-Holiday-Episode-VP-Host-Chrissy-Bensons-Seven-LUCKY-Vegan-Holiday-Tips-e2dg378/a-aaotujb

Our Hen House podcast:

https://www.ourhenhouse.org/

https://www.facebook.com/OurHenHouse/

https://twitter.com/OurHenHouse/

https://www.instagram.com/OurHenHouse/

https://www.tiktok.com/@ourhenhouse

https://www.threads.net/@ourhenhouse?hl=en

Fall is here! And what better way to kick it off than by

But first, some Posse news...

NEW MONTHLY SERIES: Posse Talk with Jen Howk!

Our new monthly series, Posse Talk with Jen Howk, will be airing the FIRST week of every month - don't miss the dish! Got questions or comments, or just seeking general advice from evolutionary psych guru gone rogue, Dr. Jen Howk and/or for Chrissy? Send them to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

Get head start on holiday shopping with THE vegan

⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠

And don't forget to leave a rave review!

Find out more and get a personalized copy of Marrying Myself here: ⁠⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠⁠

This week's episode:...

Tami Kramer has been following a whole food plant-based

On her blog and YouTube channel Nutmeg Notebook, Tami and her husband, Tom, share their love of a healthy, whole-food plant-exclusive lifestyle. Tami’s recipes are salt-, oil-, and sugar-free. She is famous  for her “Beautiful Chopped Salads” and her weekly batch prep strategy. To help viewers work smarter not harder in the kitchen, she shares her proven tips, recipes, and kitchen shortcuts to make this lifestyle easier. Tami helps you get healthy and stay healthy, one meal at a time.

Get a 30% DISCOUNT on Nutmeg Notebook cooking classes by using the code nutmeg30

Nutmeg Notebook:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/nutmegnotebook

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutmegNotebook

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nutmegnotebook

Website: https://nutmegnotebook.com

Get a 30% DISCOUNT on Nutmeg Notebook cooking classes by using the code nutmeg30

New monthly Vegan Posse series: Posse Talk with Jen Howk!

Email your questions about human nature, relationships, health, or anything else to Dr. Jen Howk and/or Chrissy to [email protected]

This week's episode...

Angela Crawford, Ph.D., is passionate about the benefits of a compassionate vegan lifestyle for emotional, mental, and physical well-being, compassion for all sentient beings, and caring for the planet. She recently researched and wrote The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World, due to be published in 2025.

She became vegetarian over 17 years ago when a TV program awakened her regarding the harm to animals and humans caused by "meat production." She continued to read and learn about the devastating impacts of animal agriculture on animals, human health, and the planet, leading her to adopt a fully vegan lifestyle in 2019 - and she now brings her psychology background to educate and empower others.

Dr. Crawford writes a blog, has a YouTube channel, and offers educational programs focused on thriving emotionally with a vegan lifestyle. She holds certifications in Plant-Based Nutrition (T. Colin Campbell Institute for Nutrition Studies at e-Cornell), as a Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator (https://mainstreetvegan.com/), and Transformational Coach. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and previously worked for 25 years as a psychotherapist.

Resources:

Dr. Angela Crawford website: www.angelacrawfordphd.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheVeganTransformation

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelacrawfordphd/

Welcome to the new monthly Vegan Posse series, Posse Talk with Jen Howk!

On the first Friday of every month, Chrissy will be chatting with Dr. Jen Howk, author of the book Truth Be Told and host of the Collective Unconscious, about life, love, the state of the world, and anything else that's on their minds. Many of are familiar with Jen Howk from the Beat Your Genes podcast. But Jen has now moved on from Beat Your Genes, and their loss is the Vegan Posse’s gain!

Got questions or comments for Jen and/or Chrissy? Email [email protected] and we'll do our best to answer in the next Posse Talk.

Resources:

Jen Howk website: https://www.jenhowk.com/

Jen Howk Collective Unconscious: https://collective.jenhowk.com/

Truth Be Told by Dr. Jen Howk

Christine Melanie Benson (Chrissy) website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/

This week, get the inside scoop on compassion in the kitchen from plant-based nutrition educator, chef, and content creator Natalie Golba. Originally from the Soviet Union, Natalie realized that the best way for her to help animals was to help humans learn to cook plant-based – and skyrocket their own health, beauty, athletic performance and longevity by becoming their own healthiest chefs. A former fashion model., Natalie herself is one of those many vegans who embody true beauty, both inside and out. Enjoy this conversation with Natalie Golba!

Resources:

Cooking course for plant-based beginners: http://healthiestchef.com

 Free recipes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliegolba?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Documentary Earthlings: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vd2a7

Special Bitcoin mystery episode VP#93:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=bcdc770cb3f04771

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxx29Po_9c

This week, the Vegan Posse welcomes BACK legendary Victoria Moran. Featured twice on Oprah and listed by VegNews among the “Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors,” Victoria Moran has written fourteen books, including Creating a Charmed Life, Main Street Vegan, and the upcoming Age Like a Yogi. Vegan for 40 years, Victoria serves as director of Main Street Vegan Academy, training vegan lifestyle coaches since 2012; hosts the Main Street Vegan Podcast; and is a co-director of the Compassion Consortium, an Interfaith spiritual center for animal advocates. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, William, a chihuahua named Rupert, rescued

Resources:

Victoria Moran author website: https://victoriamoran.com

Main Street Vegan Academy website: https://mainstreetvegan.com

Instagram:

@VictoriaMoranAuthor

@mainstreetvegan

Facebook:

@VictoriaMoranAuthor

New book Age Like a Yogi: A Heavenly Path to  a Dazzling Third Act: https://victoriamoran.com/age-like-a-yogi/

Help solve Chrissy’s real-life Bitcoin mystery: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=bcdc770cb3f04771

A longtime friend of the Vegan Posse, Dr. Jen Howk is an author, researcher, and interdisciplinary social scientist. She earned her B.A. with honors from the University of Washington, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her work explores themes of health and well-being, broadly considered. Her new book called Truth Be Told discusses the freedom that can be found by adopting a “radical truth” practice. She’s got a podcast about everything called “The Face of the Deep.” She offers individual one-on-one coaching as well as webinars and weekly Zoom calls through her membership group, The Collective Unconscious.

Resources:

Dr. Jen Howk website - Conscious Evolution: https://www.jenhowk.com/

Order Truth Be Told e-book: https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold

Join the Collective Unconscious: http://collective.jenhowk.com/

Dr. Jen Howk YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/jenhowkAK

The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist: https://www.amazon.com/Master-His-Emissary-Divided-Western/dp/0300188374

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol

Documentary The Superior Human?: https://youtu.be/mqT82oGeax0?si=KySnxr8tsJAuUGlI

A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History by Nicholas Wade: https://www.amazon.com/Troublesome-Inheritance-Genes-Human-History/dp/0143127160

Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling

Vegan Posse Bitcoin Mystery Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=p0nQYu4GRUKQ0grJoxm-Tw

While I love mysteries, being thrust into my own real-life mystery has been less than pleasant. This special episode of the Vegan Posse is less about the "vegan" and more about the Posse. I need YOUR your help in uncovering the truth regarding the Bitcoin heist the was perpetrated on me in August 2024. Listen to the sequence of events, let me know what you think, and help me get to the bottom of this real-life mystery in the way that only a Posse can.

In addition, if you are able and would like to help me begin to rebuild my lost - i.e., STOLEN - savings, you can donate Bitcoin to this address, or use the QR code in the lefthand corner of the video.

Thank you for being my Posse. I love you all.

Resources:

Info or ideas? Email Chrissy: [email protected]

Donate BTC to Chrissy:

35h7V7VvJ8m4nskysS8QpZQQ9M9RmoA1F7

Satoshi Steve services: https://www.satoshisteve.com/

Wired article quoting Chrissy Benson: https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-bros-go-wild-for-donald-trump/

It was fun to be asked about my own story - so much to reflect on! Thanks to Jeff Adams of VeganLinked for a thought-provoking interview.

Resources:

https://veganlinked.com/

This week, Chrissy welcomes Chrissy! Christina Mitchell describes herself as a fun-loving Kansas girl who loves animals and at one point in her life wanted to be a veterinarian but didn’t think she could  handle having to euthanize animals. Chrissy grew up as a meat-eater questioning where her food came from, but went vegan in 2016 when a random slaughterhouse video played on her Facebook feed. Since then, she has protested with activists around the United States against animal cruelty at slaughterhouses, factory farms ,and pet stores, and she’s also been part of a number of pretty dramatic animal rescues. Chrissy currently volunteers and lives at Shy 38 Farm Sanctuary with her 4 dogs, Izzy, Oogie, Cocoa, and Frankie. 

Resources:

Shy 38 Farm Sanctuary: https://www.shy38.org/

(HORRIFYING!!!) “Children’s” book, I Want to Be Bacon when I Grow Up: https://www.baconscouts.com/shop/i-want-to-be-bacon-when-i-grow-up/

Documentary Supersize Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlWzDV_0hnU