Burn Black

Rachel Jordan is a Sagittarius sun, (We get it, Bee. You like Sags. Also this is my Jupiter Return year- oh my!) Libra moon, Aries Rising native originally from the Midwest now living in sunny LA. She was just a girl with a dream living a life with better weather who stumbled upon a career as a celebrity (vegan) dog groomer. But, what Rachel is really passionate about is ASMR. Rachel has been making ASMR videos for only a few months but has been a fan for years- and we both share a special love of the same ASMR artist, Karuna Satori whom we fall asleep listening to regularly. I’ve had insomnia my whole life and I swear between Karuna and Rachel’s videos- I’ve conquered the ongoing battle between myself and the pillow. This week we do a small dive into the world of ASMR. What is ASMR? Why is it so freaking healing? We discover the secret of life is just following your joy and living in action not worry. Finally, we discuss what it’s like to live in Delaware, California, and Chicago and the unique experience of living on every coast and the punishment of trying to make friends in a new city. I talk the social currency of all 3 cities and what “fuck you” really means in each respective city. ✨ Burn Black also launches its audio zine book club with the help of Oklahoma librarian, Reagan Kloiber this week. I answer questions you sent in and go on a rant about why Kristen Doute gets a bad edit on Vanderpump Rules & explain why I think she is the heart of the show. ✨ I share a breathwork technique to help with anxiety. ✨ Self Care tip of the week sent in by Robert Herrera of the band Long Knives from Oakland, California ✨ This is a stacked audio zine episode. ✨ Rachel’s YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/racheljordanasmr @rachelxvx and @rachelcolantgrooming on Instagram ✨ Every pop culture reference on this episode: Joni Mitchell, Courtney Love, Karuna Satori ASMR, Massage ASMR, Friends, Frasier, Vanderpump Rules, Mad Men, My So Called Life

This was our first solo episode and by golly I was so nervous to release this. I always work so much better in a partnership but I need to learn to roll solo sometimes and Mercury Retrograde sort of forced me to face this fear. I answer the questions you sent in this week. Topics include: Handling a Venus in Pisces, Schizoid personality disorder, grief management during the retrograde, & object consistency. ✨ Self Care Tip of the Week brought to you by: Etty Dafni @chronic.Consciousness who is starting their own podcast soon! This week we talk failure and why we should embrace it!!! So, go follow and support them on their journey!!! ✨

Lauren Frances is a self proclaimed Backwoods Barbie, Cancer sun, Pisces moon, Gemini rising, straightedge, loud and sassy artist from a small town in Kansas. In this episode, Lauren and I talk the parallels of our childhoods and the constant chaos of her youth spent with a disabled father and a mother with drug and alcohol problems. She talks getting sober at 14, dealing with her mother’s reputation as a convicted felon, and reinventing and redefining herself through the discovery of Minor Threat. We chat reparenting techniques we have learned and Lauren talks how not to be a shitty parent to her son, Will when you don’t have the best childhood examples. I cry about trauma and zines but hide it well. It’s a sob fest but - guess what - we are alive and have gratitude! This week’s self care tip brought to you by: @haley_does_rope who shares with us her kinky self care tips for self revolution! ✨ Everything pop culture referenced this episode: Dolly Parton, Scott Vogel, Minor Threat

Sex, punk rock, and wrestling. What do these three things have in common? How is wrestling just a form of performance art? Destiny Laurice is a good friend/wrestler/artist/sex educator which is perfectly fitting for a Sagittarius sun, Taurus Moon, and Scorpio Rising. Destiny and I chat this week about the role of race, gender, economic status and representation in typically white cishet spaces. We discuss becoming comfortable with ourselves and being truly authentic online and our creative outlets and doing deep inner child work. Destiny also answers your sex and kink questions as we discuss everything from how to differentiate trauma responses from actual threats to creating boundaries for ourselves, yes/no/maybe lists and why BDSM can be so gosh darn healing. We also talk why cishet men often feel intimidated by sex toys & how they can begin to face their fears in the bedroom by getting over their egos. Self care tip of the week brought to you by: Diane

Books recommended on this episode:

Playing Well with Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Navigating and Exploring the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities by: Lee Harrington and Mollena Williams-Haas

The Ethical Slut by: Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy

This week the podcast has taken a bit of audio zine form... cuz... #duh. This week I answer some questions sent in from the BB universe. I also read an embarrassing fan letter that I wrote and I never sent the queen herself, Courtney Love.

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Today on the Burn Black podcast we have Ria Deters who is a queer artist living in New York City. They specialize in the embroidery of erotic art & are the art & publications director at The Peter Blum Gallery in NYC. They were also the very first person to ever buy Burn Black Zine and have been a *HUGE* supporter from day one. I find it no coincidence that this weeks episode coincides with a lot of grief I was feeling over this Pisces Moon for my friend, Melissa + to find out out Ria & Melissa shared not only the same birthday and job description but overall spirit. Ria’s energy is erratic, intelligent, deeply sexual and all the things that remind me of my dear friend. I love them so much. And you will too. In this episode we discuss DragCon, my memories of going to modeling school as a 12 year old grunge kid, the AIDS epidemic, how Ria dressed up as Jenna Jameson for Halloween as a child and her love of erotic art! We also discuss masterbating with the remote control, painting with blood, & Bob Mizer going to jail for DICK PICS! 🍆 Melissa loved to draw dicks so this episode is amazing but a little grief heavy. Hear Melissa’s voice and love her like I did! Self care tips the week brought to you by Rachel Kalom + Emma Kirkland. Rachel gives you a simple breathwork technique to try at home when you are in crisis. Emma talks making a solid playlist! Ciao bitches! ✨ Follow Ria at @alexandria.deters.art

Rachel Kalom is an amazing pelvic floor yoga instructor for ALL BODIES y’all! In this episode she will go over what it means to be inclusive in a yoga space, some simple breath work techniques, and our upcoming workshop on getting back into your body & upping your intimacy while getting off solo. ⛓ 👅 This episode is great, sexy, body positive, and worth a listen. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Or rather the man looking into Rachel’s car window as we recorded this jawn. Burn Black, always raw as fuck.

Your Brow Girl Rebecca O’ Sullivan of Sine Qua Non Salon in Chicago @yourbrowgirl discusses her love of Marc Maron but why they can’t date #sagmoon, how to punch up your brow and skin care game, and we even get into a little bit of gut health and the correlation to trauma and binge eating. This episode was recorded on Lake Michigan so thanks for the calming waves in the background. We will have her back to discuss this further soon. So send us your gut questions! Xoxoxo gossip girl Get your brows done!!! Self care tip sent in by Naomi K from Los Angeles

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