Multitudes

✨ Welcome back to Multitudes, Season 2! 

✨ On Multitudes, we talk about a multitude of different types of experiences, perspectives, and have conversations with different guests who offer their wisdom and the tools that have helped them navigate their life.

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✨ Tune in every other Tuesday for a new guest episode.

✨ You can find out more about Multitudes by checking out multitudespodcast.com and heading over to our IG @multitudes.podcast. 

*This is the last episode of Season 1 of Multitudes! It's been such a wonderful season, and thank you so much for tuning in. Please stay in touch via www.multitudespodcast.com and @multitudes.podcast on IG, and we'll see you soon!*

In case you missed this wonderful conversation - today's episode is, "Being an Activist and Author with EbonyJanice."

This episode is a re-air of our conversation from April, and we are celebrating the recent publishing of her new book, available now!

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“I have no dream job, I do not dream of labor.” - James Baldwin

"Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender" - Alice Walker

If you're interested in womanism and feminism, the connection between religion and authority, activism, racial justice, and being at ease - this conversation is it! 

In this episode we also talk about EbonyJanice's new book, and how her personal life and love of romance were a part of her book writing process.

Music: (Intro) incapable by shamgang + (Outro) Drumagade by Guustaav

We ask questions:

• What does it mean to be an activist?  
• How can embracing softness be a form of activism? 
• What does it mean to decolonize authority?

Who is EbonyJanice?

EbonyJanice is the founder and CEO of The Free People Project and The EbonyJanice Project.  She has authored several books, including “Sacred Text for Black Folks Soul: A Book You Should Leave On Your Altar.”  The core and center of her work is the professional and personal liberation of Black Women and Femmes. You may know her from numerous guest appearances on Podcasts, Youtube channels, and Instagram Lives, where she talks about Decolonizing Authority, Racial Justice, Black Women’s Body Ownership, and Womanist Theology.

• EbonyJanice’s Website: www.ebonyjanice.com
• EbonyJanice’s Instagram: @ebonyjanice 

You can support EbonyJanice by ordering her new book, which we discuss in our conversation. “All the Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance”

Check out the book here:

• Socialight Society
• Barnes and Noble
• Amazon

Where you can find me:

•  www.multitudespodcast.com
• Instagram: @multitudes.podcast

What would you do when a spiritual system you have found helpful also has problematic aspects?  How does cultural appropriation manifest in spirituality?

We talk about these questions, as well as the connection of Hinduism and spirituality, assimilation and Indian culture in America, and the revolutionary importance of rest. 

Pavithra Banavar is a spiritual guide, creative visionary and holistic healer. Pavithra,  also known as The Clueless Psychic, is the owner of FlowinShakti and host of the Divine Rebel Podcast.

This is Part II of my conversation with Pavithra. Be sure to check out Part I to learn more about Human Design, Gene Keys, and Pavithra's background. Listen here!

Chapter Markers:

• 1:59 Examining Relationships to Spiritual Systems
• 10:00 Reclaiming Cultural Lineage
• 14:18 Pavithra's Relationship to Hinduism & Spirituality
• 18:28 Reflections on Pavithra's Trip to India

Where can you find Pavithra?
Pavithra's Podcast, The Divine Rebel
Pavithra's Substack, FlowinShakti
Pavithra's Instagram, @flowinshakti

Podcast episodes mentioned from Pavithra's Podcast:
73. "Is Human Design Another Tool of Capitalism?"
67. "5 Issues I Have With the Human Design Community"

Music: Top of the Top by Matt Large

Where can you learn more about Multitudes?
www.multitudespodcast.com
Instagram, @multitudes.podcast

I would love to hear from you! Please let me know if this episode resonated with you by connecting with me on Instagram, or also contacting me via my website. You can support the show as well by leaving a review, and you can do so here!

Transcripts are now live! New episode transcripts will be uploaded shortly after the episode is available.  Check out the transcripts page on my website, here. 

What is Human Design? What are Gene Keys? Join me in learning about these systems with Pavithra Banavar.   

Pavithra Banavar is a spiritual guide, creative visionary and holistic healer. Pavithra,  also known as The Clueless Psychic, is the owner of FlowinShakti and host of the Divine Rebel Podcast.

This is a great intro conversation for those who are newer to Human Design and Gene Keys. We also talk about ways that Human Design and Gene Keys can help you better understand yourself and the people in your life. This episode also covers Pavithra's background, her story, and how she went from working in construction with her brother, to nursing during the height of COVID, to starting her own business.

Chapter Markers
04:26 Human Design
16:13 Gene Keys
22:15 Pavithra's Story and Previous Careers

Where can you find Pavithra?
Pavithra's Podcast, The Divine Rebel
Pavithra's Substack, FlowinShakti
Pavithra's Instagram, @flowinshakti

Where can you find your Human Design Chart and Gene Keys Profile?
Human Design Chart
Gene Keys Profile

Music: Top of the Top by Matt Large

Where can you learn more about Multitudes?
www.multitudespodcast.com
Instagram, @multitudes.podcast

I would love to hear from you! Please let me know if this episode resonated with you by connecting with me on Instagram, or also contacting me via my website. You can support the show as well by leaving a review, and you can do so here!

Transcripts are now live!
New episode transcripts will be uploaded shortly after the episode is available!
Check out the transcripts page on my website, here. 

Legendary record producer, Susan Rogers, known for her work with Prince, chats on Multitudes about your listener profile, her time working with Prince, hit singles, record production and more!

Join me for this fascinating conversation about music.

“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.”  - Stevie Wonder

In this episode we get into:
5:29 | Susan's Time Working With the Musical Icon, Prince
15:31 | Meeting Miles Davis
20:15 | Susan's Experience as a Record Producer
26:26 | Your Listener Profile
33:48 | Active vs. Passive Listening
37:33 | The Triple Crown: The Critics, Musicians, and the Public
42:39 | Albums and Singles
46:27 | Susan's Academic Career
53:03 | Tech Advancements in Music

Links!
📚 You can check Susan's book out here: This is What it Sounds Like
🎵 Add your record pull here.
🎧 The playlist on Spotify for "This is What it Sounds Like"

About Susan:
Susan Rogers holds a doctoral degree in behavioral neuroscience from McGill University (2010). Prior to her science career, Susan was a multiplatinum-earning record producer, engineer, and mixer. She is best known for her work with Prince during his peak creative period (1983–1987). Her discography also includes records with David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies, Geggy Tah, Nil Lara, Robben Ford, Tricky, Michael Penn, Jeff Black, and many others. In 2021 she became the first female recipient of the Music Producer’s Guild Award for Outstanding Contributions to U.K. Music. She teaches psychoacoustics and record production for Berklee College of Music. Her book on music listening, This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You, published by W. W. Norton & Co., is available everywhere. 

Intro Music: 
Sticky Finger by Ballpoint 
Vivanda Rica by El Flaco Collective 
Tuya by Static Glow Sounds 

Outro Music:
Vivanda Rica by El Flaco Collective

Check out the podcast at www.multitudespodcast.com or on Instagram at @multitudes.podcast.

“I have no dream job, I do not dream of labor.” - James Baldwin

"Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender" - Alice Walker

If you're interested in womanism and feminism, the connection between religion and authority, activism, racial justice, and being at ease - this conversation is it! 

In this episode we also talk about EbonyJanice's new book, and how her personal life and love of romance were a part of her book writing process.

We ask questions:

• What does it mean to be an activist?  
• How can embracing softness be a form of activism? 
• What does it mean to decolonize authority?

Who is EbonyJanice?

EbonyJanice is the founder and CEO of The Free People Project and The EbonyJanice Project.  She has authored several books, including “Sacred Text for Black Folks Soul: A Book You Should Leave On Your Altar.”  The core and center of her work is the professional and personal liberation of Black Women and Femmes. You may know her from numerous guest appearances on Podcasts, Youtube channels, and Instagram Lives, where she talks about Decolonizing Authority, Racial Justice, Black Women’s Body Ownership, and Womanist Theology. 

Some of EbonyJanice’s sacred texts and authors mentioned:

• In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens by Alice Walker 
• Lemonade by Beyonce
• Beloved by Toni Morrison
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash
• Audrey Lorde
• Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength by Chanequa Walker-Barnes
• Bell Hooks

Where you can find EbonyJanice:

• EbonyJanice’s Website: www.ebonyjanice.com
• EbonyJanice’s Instagram: @ebonyjanice 

You can support EbonyJanice by pre-ordering her new book, which we discuss in our conversation! 

“All the Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance”

Where Can I Preorder EbonyJanice’s Book?  Check out here!

• Socialight Society
• Barnes and Noble
• Amazon

Where you can find me:

•  www.multitudespodcast.com
• Instagram : @multitudes.podcast

A quick chat about my background and the podcast!

To find out more about the podcast: www.multitudespodcast.com

Connect with me on Instagram: @multitudes.podcast
 
Music: Sprinkles by Matt Large

We're talking about finding the confidence to try (and stick) with new things, meditation, therapy, coming out, relationships, and comedy - a multitude of topics in this episode! 

This is my conversation with Will Purpura, a New York based comedian who's been performing all over the east coast for the past eight years. 

Will has been featured in the North Carolina Comedy Festival, the Westside Comedy Festival (LA) and the West End Comedy Festival (Atlanta). In 2019, Will was a finalist in both the NC's Funniest competition and Ultimate Comedy Challenge in North Carolina. Will’s jokes have been featured in Points In Case and The Poke (UK).

Chapter Markers:

• 02:55 | Will's Story Getting Into Comedy
• 10:16 | Finding Confidence to do Comedy
• 13:30 | What Will’s Thinking About on Stage
• 14:47 | Transcendental Meditation and Therapy
• 23:16 | Sharing Deeply Personal Jokes Onstage
• 25:33 | Sharing about Coming Out as Bi
• 30:15 | Liberation with Personal Jokes
• 31:12 | Developing a Particular Character Onstage
• 34:50 | Relating to the Crowd
• 39:00 | Getting Over the Idea of Failing
• 40:18 | Crowdwork + the Meisner Technique
• 46:52 | Comedy Blending Into Offstage Life
• 51:15 | Writing Jokes About Dating/ Relationships
• 57:10 | Advice for Anyone Interested in Comedy

Music: High Drama by Matt Large

Follow Will on Instagram: @willpurpura

Follow me on Instagram: @multitudespodcast

You can also find me at:

www.multitudespodcast.com

Discover the multitude of ways that dreaming is beautiful in this fascinating conversation, where we connect dreaming to social justice, tarot, ancestral work, collective dreaming, the linearity of time and more. 

This is Part II of my conversation with Tara Rin Burke of The Witches Muse & Co-Creatrix of the Dreamscapes Academy Collective. 

Check out Part I (EPS 07) to find out more about Tara, their background, and introduction to dreamwork. 

1:54 | Dreamscapes Academy

9:07 | Jungian Psychology Around Dreamwork

13:41 | Tarot and Dreamwork

18:30 | Ancestral Work and Dreaming

23:02 | Collective Dreaming

26:46 | Linearity of Time

28:23 | 2023 Chariot Card in Tarot

31:26 | How to Work and Connect with Tara

32:40 | Stop Hating by adrienne maree brown 

Links!

• EbonyJanice
• Dr. Amber McZeal - Decolonizing the Psyche
• Emergent Strategy, Shaping Worlds, Shaping Change - adrienne maree brown

Poem: Stop Hating, by adrienne maree brown from Emergent Strategy

Music: Movement of the Unknown by William Claeson

Where to Find Tara:
Instagram: @thewitchesmuse
The Witches Muse

Check out Dreamscapes Academy:
Instagram: @dreamscapesacademy
Dreamscapes Academy

You can find me at:
www.multitudespodcast.com
Instagram: @multitudes.podcast

Where do you think a dream goes when you wake up? Does a dream travel? What do you think about recurring dreams?

In this episode we have Part I of my conversation with Tara Rin Burke of the Witches Muse & Co-Creatrix of the Dreamscapes Academy Collective.

In this episode we talk about Tara, their background, land acknowledgment, dream tending, dreams, and imagination.

Part II coming next Thursday!

Part II will continue the conversation about dreams, while connecting dreams to social justice, collective dreaming, and more.

"I dream a dream that dreams back at me." - Toni Morrison

Chapter Markers:

• 3:43 | Tara’s Story
• 8:01 | How Tara Identifies with Being a Binary Witch, Bad Bitch, Sagittarius Stellium, Survivor,  Spiritual Artist, Nerd, Yonsei, Story Teller, Deep Listener, and Divine Dreamer
• 15:10 | Land Acknowledgement 
• 21:07 | What is the Witches Muse?
• 26:44 | Dreamwork and Dream Tending
• 32:22 | Dream Practice and Dream Journaling 
• 38:31 | Dreams as Entities, Where Do You Think a Dream Goes When You Wake Up?
• 42:13 | Recurring Dreams
• 45:14 | Imagination, Dreaming and the Imaginal Colonial Complex

Links from the Episode!

• Interactive Map: Native-Land.Ca
• Land Acknowledgement Guide
• Honor Native Land
• Astrologer Ari Felix
• Dream Tending with Dr. Stephen Aizenstat
• Octavia Butler
• Brandan Odums

Poem: When I Met my Muse by William Stafford
Music: Movement of the Unknown by William Claeson

Where to Find Tara:
Instagram: @thewitchesmuse
The Witches Muse

Check out Dreamscapes Academy:
Instagram: @dreamscapesacademy
Dreamscapes Academy

You can find me at:
www.multitudespodcast.com
Instagram: @multitudes.podcast