Alter Ego Podcast

By Athena Rosette

What's Alter Ego Podcast about?

In Alter Ego, Athena Rosette explores the parts of us that exist outside the norms of expectation, interviewing one guest weekly. Do you have an alter ego hiding under the surface?

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Alter Ego Podcast episodes:

11.28.2017
Beyond Alter Ego: Integration with Tonya Dawn Recla
So I have an Alter Ego… what’s next? Tonya Dawn Recla of Super Power Experts is here to talk with us about what is on the other side of Alter Ego. During her career as a government Special Agent, she...
10.17.2017
Hannah 2.0: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
How does identity shift through a diagnosis of breast cancer? Who are we if not our bodies? Who are we if not our gender? Join Hannah and I as we look at life before and after cancer for Breast Cancer...
10.13.2017
Season 2 Teaser
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08.15.2017
64: Inner Goddess
“How do I channel my Inner Goddess in bed?” I get this question SO MUCH from women in my life. So lets talk about it! I love you, ladies! I’m thrilled that you’re on this journey to RECEIVE! More joy,...
08.08.2017
63: Athena at Podcast Movement
Want to do something you have never done? You can actually speak it into existence. Athena’s speaking at Podcast Movement’s PMx (Ted like talks for podcasters) this year! How did she go from someone who only started a podcast a...
08.02.2017
62: JP Sears
JP Sears has become a YouTube satire superstar by built his Alter Ego as “Ultra Spiritual”. What many find surprising about him after closer inspection, is that his satyrical character stands beside his sincere profession as an emotional healing coach, international...
07.19.2017
Denise is an Ñ, and you may be too.
“Who you are is actually a declaration.” Denise is someone with a Big Idea. She lived for years with this idea locked away and unexpressed, until she couldn’t take it any more. It was time for her to speak, to take...
07.11.2017
60: The Latex Nun, Damcho Dyson.
Damcho Dyson is a woman who flows with duality. She was an artist, a baby spiritualist, Buddhist and Christian, and became interested in how mystics transform suffering and become closer to God. With a sudden feeling that she wanted to...
07.08.2017
59: Happy 1 Year Anniversary!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your stories, your ears, and your souls with us at the Alter Ego Podcast for ONE WHOLE YEAR! I am so thrilled to have the honor of sharing your secrets in a sacred space, one that...
06.28.2017
58: Mika Madness surprises and scares with her message of self discovery through horror.
Mika is no stranger to being an outsider. Growing up as a Black Latina woman, who listened to Slayer and Metallica more than P. Diddy, and has an obsession with horror… breaking stereotypes was the norm. Mika Madness shares her...
06.14.2017
57 Ladies Night
I was lucky lucky lucky to be backstage on set of Energia Entertainment’s “Ladies Night Euphoria” with the Strippers, Lawyers, Medical Marijuana educators, Nurses… all of these men and their Alter Egos share the stage for this special edition. Join...
06.07.2017
56: King of Samba, Amrahu Ibraheem
2x US King of Samba, Amrahu Ibraheem, talks about the balance of the Profane and the Profound in the Brazilian character of the Malandro, the notion of life as ‘a spirit having a human experience’, and respectful representation of Brazilian...
05.30.2017
55: What if they find out?
What if they find out who you are. I mean, really? I’m talking about the you that you don’t show them. Under the surface. You know, all of those things that you don’t want them to see? What will it...
05.23.2017
54: Sister Hera Sees Candy
Dr. Hayden Reynolds is a Queer Nun: Sister Hera Sees Candy. The order she belongs to, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence®, devote themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect...
05.15.2017
53: La Comadre Pansha
La Comadre Pansha is the perfect satire of the religious, slightly inappropriate, and very outspoken Mexican Tia that shines a light on differences between the younger Mexican generation and the fading views of the older, more traditional generation. Free Meditation: BeAlterEgo.com/meditate Join...
05.08.2017
52: Nightmare the Show Pony
Nightmare… What I love about Nightmare is that he is unabashedly himself. And that self happens to be a beautiful black show pony. But before he was Nightmare, before he was Superhorse, and way back before he ever became “Mr. Leather...
04.24.2017
51: Cross Dressing and Gender Roles: Justin Olguin
When I first met Justin, I thought we were going to talk about character voices and guitar playing… then I stumbled onto an even juicer element of his life: Cross Dressing. …WHAT?! It’s pretty amazing what you can learn about people when...
04.18.2017
50: Naming Ceremony
Late-night private reflections… made public. I wasn’t planning on sharing this specific recording, but here’s the immediate reflections following the sacred naming ceremony I created to capture the significance of what transpired that night. WARNING! I am almost in a...
04.13.2017
49: Quickie #1
Just a quickie… to tell you that today is a BIG day. This recording takes place just before the name change ceremony. Athena shares about what is happening for her in this moment and the excitement to taking on a new...
04.04.2017
48: The Distracted Philosopher, Regis Jack
Regis Jack is “One man, multiple personalities, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all (and sometimes Y).” In his day job, Shane works in the tight laced corporate world, and found himself desperately needing to express a side of himself...
03.28.2017
47: Does your name shape your experience?
Why Change your name? I changed mine… Celebrating Athena’s official name change! This episode is about: * The significance of our names and how it affects our potential * The history and multicultural significance of taking new names in adulthood * Language and how...
03.21.2017
Alter Ego 45: Iron Cowboy James Lawrence
James Lawrence is an extreme athlete who’s alter ego, the Iron Cowboy, plays a critical role in helping him to achieve success. He holds two world records, one for the most half triathlons completed in a year, and the second...
03.09.2017
Alter Ego 44: JP Sears Ultra Spiritual
JP Sears has become a YouTube satire superstar by built his Alter Ego as “Ultra Spiritual”. What many find surprising about him after closer inspection, is that his satyrical character stands beside his sincere profession as an emotional healing coach,...
03.02.2017
Alter Ego 43: Alt Twitter
“Alt Twitter” has taken the internet by storm in the last few months in the wake of Trump administrations crackdown on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) sharing of scientific data regarding climate change. Mysterious scientists, environmentalists, and citizens concerned with honesty and...
02.22.2017
Alter Ego 42: Mushroom Medicine and the Shadow: Shonagh Home
Shonagh Home is a shamanic therapist, teacher, author, and poet. She was initiated by nature into work with Psychotropic Mushroom Medicine, and is able to go into trance, giving her body over to other intelligent forces and beings. We speak of the...
02.14.2017
Alter Ego 41: Uwe Albrecht and Innerwise
German Doctor, Uwe Albrecht, and Athena talk about duality, living in expanded states of consciousness, and healing through a comprehensive system which Uwe developed, named Innerwise. Innerwise began from feeling dissatisfied with the scope of possibilities offered by conventional medicine, and...
02.07.2017
Alter Ego 40: Bronkar Lee
Bronkar Lee is a beat boxing, inverted juggling, speaker, author, coach extraordinaire. He didn’t meet his biological father until age 28, and his journey to and beyond that point has been a big driving force in becoming the peak performer he is...
02.01.2017
Alter Ego 39: Wish Man: Make a Wish Founder, Frank Shankwitz
Frank Shankwitz, the founder of the Make a wish Foundation, shares his transformational journey with us. Before going on to create Make a Wish, he literally died, and was brought back to life with another chance, and the mandate: Give...
01.23.2017
Alter Ego 38: Athena’s Reflections: Secret Life Series
You’re stuck on a farm in the woods, the gate is locked, and you can’t get out of this secret marijuana farm until they let you out. The only reception is a 20 minute drive on top of a hill...
01.16.2017
Alter Ego 37: Green Rush: The Secret Life of Marijuana (part 3)
Meet real people, people just like you, who have found a way for this fringe lifestyle to support them over the years. I was graciously let into 4 farms over the course of these interviews. Some of these farms are already...
12.15.2016
Alter Ego 36: Trimmigrants: The Secret Life of Marijuana (part 2)
Commonly referred to as “trimmigrants”, trimmers come from all over the world to Northern California for a short period of time to make some quick cash. They spend months on back-woods farms to process the marijuana after it’s been harvested,...
12.05.2016
Alter Ego 35: Grower Life: The Secret Life of Marijuana (Part 1)
On the cusp of legalization, an anonymous female marijuana grower shares a rare behind-the-scenes view into her life. At the very end of her 9-month-long season, we talk about weed, what it’s like to live in the woods, shrouded in...
11.21.2016
Alter Ego 34: Logan and the Imposter Syndrome
Have you ever felt under-qualified? Like you don’t know what you’re doing? Like an imposter? It’s more common than most of us would like to admit. Many of us begin something new by feeling the need to prove ourselves. Logan Sullivan...
11.07.2016
Alter Ego 33: Momentum, Sex Dungeons, and Walking Across the Country
Jordan and I met at Burning Man and have known each other for several years. We rather quickly get around to the surprising normalcy of being inside a sex dungeon camp, internal conflicts of belonging, how he got his name as...
10.24.2016
Alter Ego 32: Love vs Approval
All of us want love. For some, early on in our lives the channels of love and approval got fused together. I learned early on that I was “bad” and “a sinner”. So if I just changed what I wanted...
10.17.2016
Alter Ego 31: Devra as Michael Jackson
She’s bad! She’s bad! You know it… She’s Devra Gregory: One of the most successful female Michael Jackson impersonators there is. Dev talks about expanding her mind into the role of becoming a celebrity, and gives the behind the scenes...
10.13.2016
Alter Ego 30: Ouroboros: the Discomfort of the Ever-Evolving Individual
The ouroboros is a symbol from ancient Greece, adopted down through history into alchemy, depicting a serpent or dragon eats its own tail. I get down and dirty with you. Facing fears, exponential development, and the growing pains that accompany...
10.10.2016
Alter Ego 29: Magic with Joshua Logan
Magic. Sleight of hand. Mentalism. What is the importance of Alter Ego in Magic? Today we hear from Magician Joshua Logan, who performs magic for audiences around the world! He’s been published in Magic Magazine, Wired Magazine, has developed magic...
10.07.2016
Alter Ego 28: “More, please?” with Ms. Monday Jones
Artemis Simon is back with a special Q&A; episode! We received a lot of questions from YOU after her episode 26: “Sex Work with Ms. Monday Jones”. I recommend listening to that one first so this has context. We talk...
10.03.2016
Alter Ego 27: The Traveler and his Bucket List: Chase Boehringer
Can we decide to get up one day, and change the way we’re living, who we are, and have a completely different lifestyle? Chase did. He went from being a “normal person”, fitting in the system, wanting to commit suicide,...
09.29.2016
Alter Ego 26: Sex Work with Ms. Monday Jones
Today’s guest changed my view on sex workers. I wasn’t aware of my stigma toward sex work until I had this opportunity to talk with Artemis Simon. Sex work, I learned, is not ALL about primal, disconnected, base needs. Sometimes...
09.26.2016
Alter Ego 25: Hollywood Blvd’s Marilyn Monroe
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to walk in the shoes of Marilyn Monroe? Theresa Ireland knows a good deal about that. I have her on the show to share the glitz, glam, and the dirty underbelly of what it’s like...
09.22.2016
Alter Ego 24: Michelle in Decompression
She came, she saw something burn, she learned a super important life lesson…she even got a surprise from a white rabbit. What did Michelle bring home from Burning Man? She lays it all out for us here in this candid...
09.19.2016
Alter Ego 23: Michelle at Burning Man
Michelle has been Mormon her whole life… until now! Now she’s accompanying me to one of the most provocative places on earth: Burning Man. Michelle never could have imagined coming to Burning Man. This episode features recordings of her experiences taken...
09.15.2016
Alter Ego 22: Michelle Pre-Burn
Michelle has been Mormon for her whole life… until very recently. And now she’s coming with me to Burning Man! Today marks the beginning of a 3 part series where I follow Michelle’s journey through the before, during, and after experience of...
09.12.2016
Alter Ego 21: Burner Names
Monk, Cookie Boy, Chameleon, Unicat, Fin…Burning Man. It’s one of the most talked about communities on the planet. I went again, and took my recorder with me. This year I spoke with people at my camp to talk with them about...
08.29.2016
Alter Ego 20: OnyX, the Great Neutralizer
Sean badger is OnyX. Moving as a child from the inner city to a small town, Sean found himself as the only black child in a small white neighborhood. OnyX is a persona, an alter ego he’s constructed to help...
08.25.2016
Alter Ego 19: Glitter Butch: Liat Wexler
Liat Wexler is a trans man, and Glitter Butch!!! Liat’s personal preference is to identify with the pronouns “them, they, and theirs”. To be clear, Liat’s identity as a trans man isn’t their alter ego, it is who they are....
08.22.2016
Alter Ego 18: Becoming Superhuman: Val Dufour
Val Dufour is becoming superhuman. He’s on a quest to be a breatharian. Val believes that food and water are not necessary for survival, and humans can, through practice, be sustained by vital life force. He shares his journey of...
08.18.2016
Alter Ego 17: Miss Anne, Historic Reenactment
Miss Anne lives in Victorian times, she wears petticoats, decency skirts, and uses the language of the fan. In modern times, Miss Anne is Anne Osborn; a Historic Reenactress and Costumer. Anne has many alter egos that span from 5k years ago to the present,...

What's Alter Ego Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Alter Ego Podcast episodes:

Beyond Alter Ego: Integration with Tonya Dawn Recla

Hannah 2.0: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Season 2 Teaser

64: Inner Goddess

63: Athena at Podcast Movement

62: JP Sears

Denise is an Ñ, and you may be too.

60: The Latex Nun, Damcho Dyson.

59: Happy 1 Year Anniversary!!!

58: Mika Madness surprises and scares with her message of self discovery through horror.

57 Ladies Night

56: King of Samba, Amrahu Ibraheem

55: What if they find out?

54: Sister Hera Sees Candy

53: La Comadre Pansha

52: Nightmare the Show Pony

51: Cross Dressing and Gender Roles: Justin Olguin

50: Naming Ceremony

49: Quickie #1

48: The Distracted Philosopher, Regis Jack

47: Does your name shape your experience?

Alter Ego 45: Iron Cowboy James Lawrence

Alter Ego 44: JP Sears Ultra Spiritual

Alter Ego 43: Alt Twitter

Alter Ego 42: Mushroom Medicine and the Shadow: Shonagh Home

Alter Ego 41: Uwe Albrecht and Innerwise

Alter Ego 40: Bronkar Lee

Alter Ego 39: Wish Man: Make a Wish Founder, Frank Shankwitz

Alter Ego 38: Athena’s Reflections: Secret Life Series

Alter Ego 37: Green Rush: The Secret Life of Marijuana (part 3)

Alter Ego 36: Trimmigrants: The Secret Life of Marijuana (part 2)

Alter Ego 35: Grower Life: The Secret Life of Marijuana (Part 1)

Alter Ego 34: Logan and the Imposter Syndrome

Alter Ego 33: Momentum, Sex Dungeons, and Walking Across the Country

Alter Ego 32: Love vs Approval

Alter Ego 31: Devra as Michael Jackson

Alter Ego 30: Ouroboros: the Discomfort of the Ever-Evolving Individual

Alter Ego 29: Magic with Joshua Logan

Alter Ego 28: “More, please?” with Ms. Monday Jones

Alter Ego 27: The Traveler and his Bucket List: Chase Boehringer

Alter Ego 26: Sex Work with Ms. Monday Jones

Alter Ego 25: Hollywood Blvd’s Marilyn Monroe

Alter Ego 24: Michelle in Decompression

Alter Ego 23: Michelle at Burning Man

Alter Ego 22: Michelle Pre-Burn

Alter Ego 21: Burner Names

Alter Ego 20: OnyX, the Great Neutralizer

Alter Ego 19: Glitter Butch: Liat Wexler

Alter Ego 18: Becoming Superhuman: Val Dufour

Alter Ego 17: Miss Anne, Historic Reenactment