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We are back with an ICONIC DANCE MUSIC LEGEND PPL!!!!

Before we get to the interview, I open up about my struggles with comparing myself to other people and the ways spirituality have helped me navigate that.

and THEN Miss Simone Denny is here to chat about her time in the highly successful music group Love Inc, shed some light on what it was like being an “overnight success” and the realities of being part of the major label machine. And yes, we talk about Britney. It just happened, ok?

And of course, Jessica is also back to dive deep into some crazy DM’s she’s gotten recently from folks who’ve suffered at the hands of the new age community.

Follow Jessica @jessssica.daily and check out her website: http://www.jessleffler.com/

The Superficial Spirit is a podcast that explores how pop culture affects our spiritual experiences and seeks to uncover unconventional ways people experience the divine… Every episode explores a different area of spirituality including tarot, crystals, psychics, manifesting, plant medicine and modern new-age trends. In the podcast, we ask questions like is modern spirituality a cult? Is Ayahuasca really that profound? Are psychics and tarot even real? What about fame, money, sex and social media? How do they affect our spirituality? Can the superficial really be profound? Ultimately, we believe in one thing: spirituality is real but the tools we use to define it may not be magical at all.

The Superficial Spirit is hosted by Peter Breeze, a former club kid and underground pop star who found success in queer clubs across Canada and America. He believes that his time as a fame-obsessed, hard-partying club-kid was a conduit for his spirituality and is passionate to connect with people who've also had unconventional or scandalous experiences exploring their own spirituality. Peter shamelessly explores the spiritual power of celebrities like Britney Spears, Courtney Love, Paris Hilton and The Real Housewives.

Guests include RuPaul's Drag Race Superstars, Reality TV stars, Scientists, witches, psychics, tarot readers, naturopathic doctors and regular people who've been affected by modern Spirituality.

Every episode includes a segment with @jesssica.daily, Peter's Spiritual correspondent and a former reiki master and intuitive who's become passionate about sharing her own journey becoming disillusioned from the new age community. Jessica shares personal horror stories and hot takes about popular new age topics like tarot, psychics, mediums, ayahuasca retreats, crystals, ufo's and aliens.

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Hi Everyone! So good to be back!

On this episode I fill in the gaps from where we last left off in my personal journey and where I’m at with my spirituality and fame obsession. I introduce a brand new segment with my spiritual correspondent Jessica and then I get to talk to Rich Campanelli from Much Music! It was so fun! I get to ask him about what it was like to be at the hub of Canadian pop culture for so long and getting to interview some of the worlds biggest stars including MISS BRITNEY SPEARS HONEY. And let me tell you, he had some things to say about Brit Brit and her Mom!! Oh the tea!!! So good to be back!

Follow Jessica @jessica.daily and check out her website: http://www.jessleffler.com/

The Superficial Spirit is a podcast that explores how pop culture affects our spiritual experiences and seeks to uncover unconventional ways people experience the divine… Every episode explores a different area of spirituality including tarot, crystals, psychics, manifesting, plant medicine and modern new-age trends. In the podcast, we ask questions like is modern spirituality a cult? Is Ayahuasca really that profound? Are psychics and tarot even real? What about fame, money, sex and social media? How do they affect our spirituality? Can the superficial really be profound? Ultimately, we believe in one thing: spirituality is real but the tools we use to define it may not be magical at all.

The Superficial Spirit is hosted by Peter Breeze, a former club kid and underground pop star who found success in queer clubs across Canada and America. He believes that his time as a fame-obsessed, hard-partying club-kid was a conduit for his spirituality and is passionate to connect with people who've also had unconventional or scandalous experiences exploring their own spirituality. Peter shamelessly explores the spiritual power of celebrities like Britney Spears, Courtney Love, Paris Hilton and The Real Housewives.

Guests include RuPaul's Drag Race Superstars, Reality TV stars, Scientists, witches, psychics, tarot readers, naturopathic doctors and regular people who've been affected by modern Spirituality.

Every episode includes a segment with @jesssica.daily, Peter's Spiritual correspondent and a former reiki master and intuitive who's become passionate about sharing her own journey becoming disillusioned from the new age community. Jessica shares personal horror stories and hot takes about popular new age topics like tarot, psychics, mediums, ayahuasca retreats, crystals, ufo's and aliens.

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WOW IT'S BEEN A WHOLE YEAR!!!! My goal was to get to a year with the show and then take a little break, assess, and figure out what I want to do next. I have learned so much and in this short episode I break down how my relationship with pop culture and spirituality has changed and spend a little time on specific moments from the past year that has nudged me to a brighter place. I will be forever grateful to my favorite celebrities for being bright lights and opening me up to the magic and wonder of the world. THANKS FOR TUNING IN AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

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Evan is back! My republican bf (jk) is here to look back at a year of the Superficial Spirit! We chat about the evolution of the show, where I stand on pop culture and spirituality, cancel culture, and THE KEY TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE HONEY! Check it out!

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Ok, I'm sitting down with some of my FAMOUS FRIENDS to chat about life a year into the pandemic, thriving in the digital landscape, managing drag drama behind the scenes, and strategies to cope with toxic situations and the unexpected ways nightlife had profound effects on all of our lives.  The reason why I wanted to have these three guests on the show together is that well, we're all friends, but also we've each had a "moment" in nightlife where we celebrated and got to live our superstar fantasies.  Y'all know I love talking about fame and all its manifestations and nightlife fame is a special kinda magic. This is a fun convo and I know you'll love it!

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Keeping with the theme of shoving as many big personalities as possible onto one show I have the stars of Text Me Live with me today: Thanks Jem and Shanda Leer, my fav drunk moms/aunties/neighbourhood watch doggettes. We chat about life into the pandemmy, now that's been a year, how to manage drag drama, the dynamic of Shanda and Jem on Text Me Live and THEN THE CONVERSATION TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN AND WE HAVE A VERY GRAPHIC CONVERSATION ABOUT TWITTER PORN AND KINKS. So, please listen at your own risk. The whole thing had me squealing, honestly.

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I'm going back to the KELOWNAFORNIA and chatting with two of my favourite Okanagan queers, Sparkle, and Dustyn! Evan and I lived in Kelowna almost two years ago before coming to Toronto and it was quite...something. Lol. Definitely one of the more challenging times in our life. But that didn't stop some amazing things from happening. I got to work with them to create the first-ever monthly queer event at a nightclub called FRUITCAKE and the first-ever pride event at Big White Ski Resort called PEAK PRIDE. It was a lot of firsts for us and a really exciting time. We reminisce about our creative time together, the perks and pitfalls of being creative in such a small scene, THE ANTI MASK RALLIES that happen WEEKLY in Kelowna, and why moving to the Okanagan is a GOOD IDEA for anyone who wants to live THE SIMPLE LIFE, henni. 

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in this episode, I talk to long-time friend, artist, and true crime superfan, Kat Thorsen. Kat and I met in Vancouver when I was a talent agent and she told me about a case that she had been researching for more than ten years at that point.  It's the infamous "Babes In The Woods" case about a couple of child skeletons that were found in Stanley Park decades earlier. The case crossed Kat's path very serendipitously and ever since her work and connection to the case and the people involved have had a profound effect on her, her spirit, and how she lives her life. She has created an amazing graphic novel to compliment her work on the case and recently broken down her 18 years of work into three exciting parts....but more on that later.

In this episode, we talk about what pulled Kat towards true crime in the first case (it was Pickton), the process of inserting herself amongst the tight knight circle of the victim's friends and families, how stumbling upon the Babes In The Woods case changed her life and how ghosts and spirituality seem to keep her on the right track, towards the ultimate truth.

 

This conversation, like so many I've had on the show, feels very much like the start of something brand new and exciting.

 

For more info about Kat check out her website: https://katthorsen.com/

 

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Just a heads up, in this episode I will be discussing sexual misconduct that happens under the guise of spiritual healing and in spaces that have been designated safe, sacred, or reserved for the "conscious community". This may be triggering for some listeners.  If, after listening to this episode, you feel like you may need support please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm not a professional but I would be happy to help find proper resources.

 

OK, so one of the unexpected things that have happened because of this show is conversations that take a more critical look at the new age/spiritual community. After I spoke with Matthew from the Conspirituality podcast I started having some really interesting, and quite frankly disturbing, conversations from people who had encountered problematic behaviors in these communities. My friend Laura is one of them and today she's sharing her story. This is not a conversation in which we are calling out certain people and places, more of a general discussion with specific references to a music festival in particular and the scandals that stemmed from some of its attendees and social leaders who had built a following. Laura is not the only person who has reached out with similar stories but we've got to start somewhere...

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FRESH OFF THE ANNOUCEMENT THAT SHE IS LEAVING VANCOUVER!!! I have a VETERAN in the Canadian drag community - RAYE MUTHA FUCKEN SUNSHINE!! Like a lot of my guests (lol) I got way back with Raye, back to the ORIGINAL ODYSSEY when we were just lil drug babies trying to become famous. It was great to take a walk down memory lane and talk about how club culture has pretty much moved entirely online and how that affects the artists journey, how they express themselves and connect with their audiences. This is a great episode for anyone who has experience with mental health or addiction issues or folks who are curious about sobriety! Raye and I have similar experience when it comes to excess and we talk about how fun times can turn really dark and how the transition to sobriety it's not always black and white. Of course, we talk about drag race and where she's at creatively and share our predictions for where drag can go. AND YES WE TALK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY. Check it out!   

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