Multitudes

Social Media and Routines with Shawn Yavari Jul 02, 2024

📢 This is the last episode of season 2! A funny and insightful conversation with my IRL friend Shawn Yavari!
🫶🏽 I sat down with Shawn and asked him a bunch of questions. We share a lot of laughs and gems, and here are some questions from the chat:

What’s your relationship to social media?
What kinds of routines and self-care have helped you?
What’s your relationship like with your siblings and parents?

🧐 While in today's episode we talk about social media, routines, and family, here is a bit about Shawn's background. Shawn works in sustainability, and currently lives in Paris, France. He has an MBA from Wharton and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania (where he met and became pals with your host, Nicole.) Shawn has a background in electric vehicle management, environmental consulting, and chemical engineering. Outside of work, he enjoys video games, meeting new people, and exploring new cities/their public transportation. Originally from Panama, he grew up there, in Belgium, and the United States.
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✨ 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.
🩷 Thank you SO much for joining Season 2 of Multitudes! You can find stay tuned for updates by checking out multitudespodcast.com and heading over to our IG @multitudes.podcast.

Home, Identity and Spirituality with Shawn Yavari Jun 18, 2024

🙌🏽 We're back with a new episode! Looking for an insightful and funny conversation? In today's conversation on Multitudes I chat with my IRL friend Shawn Yavari!
🧡 I sat down with Shawn and asked him a bunch of questions. We share a lot of laughs and gems, and here are some questions from the chat:

Where do you call home?
How would your friends and family describe you?
What comes to mind when I ask you about your identity?
What role has religion and spirituality played in your life?

🧐 While in today's episode we talk about home, identity, and spirituality, here is a bit about Shawn's background! Shawn works in sustainability, and currently lives in Paris, France. He has an MBA from Wharton and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania (where he met and became pals with your host, Nicole.) Shawn has a background in electric vehicle management, environmental consulting, and chemical engineering. But in today’s episode, we talk about defining home, identity, and spirituality. Outside of work, he enjoys video games, meeting new people, and exploring new cities/their public transportation. Originally from Panama, he grew up there, in Belgium, and the United States.
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✨ 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.
🔔 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.

From Corporate to Content Creation with Jessica Morrobel May 21, 2024

🌟 During the pandemic, Jessica Morrobel left her corporate career to do content creation full-time. Today we talk about how Jessica prepared for this transition, challenges she's dealt with, and insights she's gained along the way.
🌟Jessica Morrobel is a dynamic travel and lifestyle influencer known for her engaging content on curly hair care, travel experiences, and style featured on @travelingwithjessica. Drawing on her rich background in journalism and marketing within travel, technology, finance, and publishing, Jessica brings a vibrant and adventurous spirit to her work. More than just sharing posts and stories, she's on a mission to motivate her followers to dive into life enthusiastically, pursue continuous learning, and express themselves authentically. Jessica's impactful collaborations include work with brands like Sephora, Kate Spade New York, Nike, and Pinterest, and she was formerly a part of Disney Creators Lab.

🌟 Check out Jessica's content!

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Hair and Inclusivity in the Workplace with Jessica Morrobel May 21, 2024

💇🏽‍♀️ In today's episode we sit down with content creator Jessica Morrobel to chat about identity, hair and inclusivity in the workplace. Jessica has such great advice for navigating hair and discrimination in the workplace, and this episode is a real treat!
💇🏽‍♀️ This is part two of my chat with Jessica, be sure to tune into part one, "From Corporate to Content Creation with Jessica Morrobel" to learn more about content creation and Jessica's journey!

💇🏽‍♀️ Jessica Morrobel is a dynamic travel and lifestyle influencer known for her engaging content on curly hair care, travel experiences, and style featured on @travelingwithjessica. Drawing on her rich background in journalism and marketing within travel, technology, finance, and publishing, Jessica brings a vibrant and adventurous spirit to her work. More than just sharing posts and stories, she's on a mission to motivate her followers to dive into life enthusiastically, pursue continuous learning, and express themselves authentically. Jessica's impactful collaborations include work with brands like Sephora, Kate Spade New York, Nike, and Pinterest, and she was formerly a part of Disney Creators Lab.

💇🏽‍♀️ Check out Jessica's content, as she champions these issues in her content!

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Embracing Life's Improvisations with Anoo Tree Brod Apr 02, 2024

Today we are talking about being creative while embracing authenticity. We also talk about finding presence, improvisation and answer the question of why it's not about the peanut butter...?
My guest today is Anoo Tree Brod who is an improvisation coach, performance coach, intuitive reader and mentor.
While you can start from anywhere, this is part two of my conversation with Anoo. If you want to learn more about what is improvisation, be sure to check out part one.

Check out Anoo's work!
Book a reading with Anoo: anootreebrod.com
Anoo's improvisation work: wildmindimprov.com

Instagram: @anootreeb_wildmindimprov
TikTok: @anootreeb_wildmindimprov
Facebook: Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod
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Improv for Confidence and Joy with Improv Performer, Coach and Intuitive Mentor (Anoo Tree Brod) Mar 19, 2024

Today we're talking about improvisation, personal growth, intuition, social anxiety, purpose, and more!
My guest today is Anoo Tree Brod who is an improvisation coach, performance coach, intuitive reader and mentor.
What you'll find in today's episode:

What is improvisation and how does it go beyond acting without a script?
How can improvisation be a tool for personal growth?
How can we foster spontaneity and playfulness in everyday life?
How can we notice intuition and think about finding purpose?

Be sure to check out Anoo's work!

Book a reading with Anoo: anootreebrod.com
Anoo's improvisation work: wildmindimprov.com
Instagram: @anootreeb_wildmindimprov
TikTok: @anootreeb_wildmindimprov
Facebook: Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod

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🎙️This is part one of a two-part conversation with Anoo. Be sure to subscribe to Multitudes to hear part two!
🎙️ You can find out more about Multitudes by checking out multitudespodcast.com and heading over to our IG @multitudes.podcast.

Therapy, Literature, and Book Prescriptions with Bijal Shah Mar 05, 2024

What is a personalized book prescription? Why isn't bibliotherapy more mainstream? We continue chatting with Bijal Shah, a book curator bibliotherapist, freelance journalist, author and poet, about these questions and more.
📗 Check out Bijal's new book! Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading
📗 Connect with Bijal online via her website or via bijal@booktherapy.io.
📗 You can also follow Bijal's work on bibliotherapy via X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
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✨ 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.
🔔 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.

Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading with Bijal Shah Feb 20, 2024

Today we're talking about the restorative power of reading with Bijal Shah, a book curator bibliotherapist, freelance journalist, author and poet.

📗 Check out Bijal's new book! Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading
📗 Connect with Bijal online via her website or via bijal@booktherapy.io.
📗 You can also follow Bijal's work on bibliotherapy via X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
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✨ 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.
🔔 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.

Evolving Journeys: On Moving, Reiki, Food Pop-Ups and Activism with Makenzie Flynn Feb 06, 2024

"Every client's process is going to unfold very differently, and that healing is not linear or predictable."
"Check for qualifications... You've got to really trust your gut feeling about the person. Beware of overcharging."
"Reiki energy exists on a totally different plane than our 3D reality. It's able to transcend space and time as we understand it."
"There's been a lot of changes... The healthcare system over here, it's like eliminated a huge stress for me not having to worry about not having health insurance."
🔮 Welcome back to part two of my conversation with Makenzie Flynn!
🔮 In part one we provided an overview of what Reiki is, and while we do touch on Reiki in this episode, we expand the conversation to many more topics.
Makenzie's journey contains multitudes in that her journey is evolving, and we discuss that in today's episode. We talk about:

Integrity in the spirituality industry
Choosing spiritual practitioners
Moving to Australia
Starting a new business
Food pop-ups and food activism

🌿 Be sure to follow Makenzie on IG! You can follow her @conjurewellness and @plantfoodforthesoul.
🌿 Check out the healing mists! At fluxenergyhealing.com and on IG @fluxenergyhealing.
🪩 Want to help Multitudes reach more listeners? I would love if you shared this episode with a friend!
🪩 You can find out more about Multitudes by checking out multitudespodcast.com and heading over to our IG @multitudes.podcast.
✨ 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.
🔔 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.

What is Reiki? The Basics of Reiki with Makenzie Flynn Jan 23, 2024

"My actual first session... I felt like I was floating and also sinking down at the same time... I just felt like I was held, like being fully supported."
🔮 What is Reiki? In this episode we talk with Reiki Master Makenzie Flynn on the essence of Reiki, its history and origins, and more.
🔮 This is part one of a two-part conversation with Makenzie. Be sure to subscribe to Multitudes to hear part two!
Topics we discuss:

The basics and background of Reiki
Reiki experiences and personal practices
Becoming trained in Reiki practices
The intuitive nature of Reiki
Life-force energy and energy flow.

🌿 Be sure to follow Makenzie on IG! You can follow her @conjurewellness and @plantfoodforthesoul.

🌿 Check out the healing mists! At fluxenergyhealing.com and on IG @fluxenergyhealing.
🎙️ Want to help Multitudes reach more listeners? I would love if you shared this episode with a friend!

✨ 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.
🔔 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.

Running a Community Organization + Empowering Mixed Individuals and Allies (Mixed In America) Jan 09, 2024

"We really show people how indeed [mixed race identity] has shaped everything in their life."

"There's so much education... specifically with parenting, so much of it is just having the awareness that your mixed race child is going to have a different walk than them."

Welcome back to part 2 of my conversation with Meagan and Jazmine of Mixed in America. In this episode we chat about:

empowering journeys of mixed race individuals
the evolution of exploring mixed race identity
challenges in running a community organization and business
providing education and awareness for mixed race parents
what's next for Mixed in America

Follow Mixed in America on IG at @mixed_in_america
Check out all that Mixed in America offers at mixedinamerica.org
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✨ 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.
🔔 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.

The Mixed Race Experience with Mixed in America Dec 26, 2023

"It was born out of our own need to communicate what this experience actually is like, the fullness of its complexity, and a desperate cry for community."
"I just learned how to become the least triggering version for whoever was in front of me."
"We're not gonna ignore us. You're not gonna erase the multiracial experience anymore. Let's talk about it. Let's get rid of the binary and really talk about the in between."

Learn more in this conversation with Meagan and Jazmine, co-founders of Mixed in America. (This is part one, of a two-part conversation.)

Meagan and Jazmine are mixed identity specialists who are dedicated to healing and empowering the mixed community.
They have built a community organization via Instagram specifically for mixed race people, which has over 27,000 followers. And you can check them out at @mixed_in_america.
And be sure to check out their website mixedinamerica.org! You can find out more about their trauma-informed workshops, programs, events, seminars, lectures, online courses, and coaching services for the mixed race community.

What do we talk about in this episode?
The mixed race experience; racial fluidity; erasure; Mixed in America's work; and our personal journeys as mixed-race individuals.

And 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. 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.

Misfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff Dec 20, 2023

Check out the Misfits Makin’ It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff! Misfits Makin' It is the podcast component of the misfit comedy shows produced by Lauren LoGiudice.
🪩 Check out show dates and info at www.laurenlogiudice.com
🪩 Follow Lauren on Instagram: @laurenlogi
🪩 Check out Lauren's podcast!
✨ 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. 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.

Multitudes is Back with Season 2! Dec 19, 2023

✨ 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.
✨ Be sure to subscribe and share Multitudes with your family and friends!
✨ 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.

Being an Activist and Author with EbonyJanice Jul 11, 2023

*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:

Where you can find me:

www.multitudespodcast.com
Instagram: @multitudes.podcast

Cultural Appropriation and Spirituality with Pavithra Banavar (Part II) Jun 15, 2023

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.

Human Design and Gene Keys with Pavithra Banavar (Part I) May 30, 2023

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.

The Music You Love with Prince's Sound Engineer, Susan Rogers May 11, 2023

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.

Activism, Authority, and Softness with EbonyJanice Apr 27, 2023

“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!

Where you can find me:

www.multitudespodcast.com
Instagram : @multitudes.podcast

More About Multitudes Apr 18, 2023

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

Trying New Things, Therapy and Becoming a Comedian with Will Purpura Apr 10, 2023

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

The Beautiful Thing About Dreaming with Tara Rin Burke (Part II) Mar 30, 2023

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!

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

Reimagining Your Dreams with Tara Rin Burke (Part I) Mar 21, 2023

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!

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

Influencers, Content Creation, and the Fashion Industry with OldLoserinBrooklyn (Part II) Mar 18, 2023

This episode is Part II of my conversation with TikToker, fashion writer, and trend researcher Mandy Lee, also known as OldLoserinBrooklyn.

This conversation covers a multitude of topics such as:

lifestyle content creation
staying private online
talent management vs. managing yourself
Mandy’s thoughts about trends in 2023
influencers
the Kardashians
fashion industry problems
content writing in fashion
the Balenciaga ad scandal
moral dilemmas with problematic fashion designers
tips for anyone interested in working in fashion, editorial and content creation.

Chapters:
01:30 | Being Liked and Your Online Presence
04:02 | Lifestyle Creation vs. Content Creation
08:18 | Staying Private Online
11:49 | Talent Managers vs. Managing Yourself
20:03 | Influencers: Returning to Work + Glamorization
25:40 | The Kardashians, Flaunting Privilege, and Nepotism Online
35:26 | Content Writing in Fashion
44:14 | Fashion Industry Problems
53:55 | Balenciaga Ad Scandal and Problematic Fashion Designers
1:04:50 | Tips on Freelancing, Fashion, Content Creation
Music: Hedged Bet by Far Orange
Links!

Consumed by Aja Barber

The Unpublishable by Jessica DeFino

Where to find Mandy:

Instagram: @oldloserinbrooklyn

TikTok: @oldloserinbrooklyn

Mandy's Newsletter: Cyclical

Be sure to check out Part I of this conversation!
"Going Viral with OldLoserinBrooklyn"
Listen now on:
Spotify
Apple

Where to find me:

Instagram: @multiudes.podcast
multitudespodcast.com

Going Viral with OldLoserInBrooklyn (Part I) Mar 09, 2023

This episode is Part I of my conversation with TikToker, fashion writer, and trend researcher Mandy Lee, also known as @oldloserinbrooklyn.

This conversation covers a multitude of topics such as:

Mandy's story from working in the corporate world to content creation/ freelancing
going viral
forecasting fashion trends
plagiarism
originality
mistakes she’s made along the way

If you’re interested in content creation, freelancing and going viral, you’ll definitely find this conversation insightful and worth listening to.
Part II coming next week!
Chapter Markers:

05:31 | Mandy's Leap from Corporate to Freelancing
19:22 | Starting to Post on TikTok to First Viral Video
21:58 | Going Viral
32:34 | Plagiarism and Content No Longer Belonging to You
37:43 | Challenges of Trend Forecasting, Niching, and Being Plagarized
46:27 | Mandy's Experience with Mistakes in Content Creation

Links!

The Forecaster Who Predicted Indie Sleaze Tell’s Us What’s Next

Articles of Interest Podcast

Where to find Mandy:

Instagram: @oldloserinbrooklyn

TikTok: @oldloserinbrooklyn
Mandy's Newsletter: Cyclical

Music: Hedged Bet by Far Orange

Where to find me:

Instagram: @mulitudes.podcast
multitudespodcast.com

Designing a Movie Set with Madie Hays Feb 23, 2023

Have you ever wondered how a set is designed for your favorite show?

In this episode, I sit down with Madie Hays, who designs sets for tv, film, and theater productions.
Madie Hays is an LA-based Art Director, Scenic & Production Designer currently working mostly in TV and film. You can find her set designs on Apple TV +, HBO Max, and Netflix.
We get into a multitude of topics including:

how a set is built
Madie’s experiences working on shows
what to look for in a set as a viewer
sustainability and diversity in the industry
tips for for anyone interested in set design and the film/tv industry
recommended shows for viewing beautifully created sets

Chapter Markers

05:15 | How is a TV, Film, or Theater Set Built?

18:41 | Madie's Story in Set Design

24:21 | Examples of Madie's Projects

28:18 | Tips for Anyone Interested in Being a Set Designer

31:18 | What You Can Look for in a Set

33:10 | Researching for Period Pieces

35:17 | What Happens to a Set After a Show?

35:58 | Sustainability and Diversity

38:29 | Madie's Recs for Beautiful Sets

Links!

Andor

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Music: Pasemos el Rato by Autohacker

Where to find Madie:

Instagram: @hashtag_madie
Website: Madie Hays

Where to find me:

Instagram: @multitudes.podcast
Website: multitudespodcast.com

Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) and Birth Control with Nathalie Daudet Feb 17, 2023

My conversation with Fertility Awareness Instructor and Educator, Natalie Daudet, and founder of the Fertility Awareness Project.

If you are curious about the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), the wider ranging conversation around FAM and birth control, and practicalities of FAM, this episode is definitely worth listening to.

We discuss a multitude of topics including:

Nathalie’s story, how she found FAM, and her connection to social work
Social media influencers shaping the narrative around hormonal birth control
The polarized narrative around hormonal birth control and FAM
Who can use FAM?
What if I have irregular cycles, or currently am on hormonal birthday control?
What do I have to do to follow FAM?
How do I start?
How much does FAM cost?
How can I involve my partner?

Chapter Markers:

3:42 | Nathalie's Story

6:31 | Nathalie's Connection to Social Work

16:36 | What is FAM?

19:58 | What Does a Fertility Awareness Instructor Do?

23:20 | Other Methods: Family Planning, Rhythm, and Pullout Method

29:10 | Social Media Influencers & Controversy around Birth Control

40:58 | FAM and the Medical Community/ Talking to your Doctor about FAM

46:05 | Who is a Good Candidate for FAM

49:41 | Irregular Cycles

54:26 | If You're on Hormonal Birth Control and are Interested in FAM

1:00:35 | Practicalities of FAM, Consistency, and Cost

1:14:28 | Involving your Partner

1:17:20 | Fertility Awareness Project

Links!

Billings Ovulation Method

Taking Charge of your Fertility

Facts about Fertility

Read Your Body App

Tempdrop sensor

Fertility Knowledge Collective

Articles we discussed in the episode:

Vice article by Anya Zoledziowski: ‘Holistic Healers’ on TikTok Want You to Quit Birth Control

Wired article by Sarah Sloat: Birth Control TikTok Is a Symptom of Medicine's Bigger Problem

Where to Find Nathalie:

Nathalie’s Free Intro Course to FAM: FAM Fundamentals

Instagram: @fertilityawarenessproject

Website: Fertility Awareness Project

Nathalie Daudet is a certified fertility awareness educator, social worker and menstrual cycle coach. She discovered fertility awareness after searching high and low for a non-hormonal method of birth control. After learning the magic of fertility awareness and the gift of body literacy, she decided to pursue formal fertility awareness training and the Fertility Awareness Project was born. Hundreds of people worldwide have learned to chart their menstrual cycle for birth control with her online course, Cycle Love.
Music: V1rgo by Ambre Jaune
Where to find me:
www.multitudespodcast.com
IG: @multitudes.podcast

Evolving with Astrology with Tara Jade Nichols Feb 04, 2023

My guest today is Tara Jade Nichols, Evolutionary Astrologer and Tarot Adviser with over 20 years of experience.
We discuss Tara’s passion to help others heal through self-discovery and understanding their core wounds.
Tara also shares how she works with astrology to help plan out her life, where she lives and travels, and how to better understand the people in her life.
This conversation covers a multitude of topics such as:

Intro to astrology and what an astrologer does
Evolutionary astrology
How you can use astrology as a tool for healing, self-development, self-discovery
Chiron (aka the Wounded Healer)
Astrocartography
Relationships and astrology
Why Tara is not a fan of reading your horoscope (and what to do instead)
Astrological forecasting
Age of Aquarius
Mercury Retrograde
Reading your birth chart and progress chart

Chapter Markers:

2:09 | What Does an Astrologer Do?

4:53 | Tara's Journey into Astrology

10:41 | Working with your Wounds - Talking About Chiron

16:24 | What is Evolutionary Astrology?

18:57 | Astrocartography

24:15 | Planets, Houses, and Aspecting

28:01 | Birth Chart and Progress Chart

29:23 | Reading your Horoscope

30:53 | What is Astrological Forecasting

37:52 | Tara's Top Questions

39:28 | Understanding Relationships with Astrology

45:27 | Returning Clients

50:02 | Age of Aquarius

53:25 | Mercury Retrograde

1:00:11 | Getting a Reading

1:02:14 | How Tara Plans with Astrology

1:04:10 | Tara's Connection to Astrology

1:06:27 | If Astrology Doesn't Resonate

1:09:18 | Tara's Offerings

Where to find Tara:

Tara’s Website

Tara’s Instagram

Tara’s Podcast/ Youtube

Music: Grainy Days by Dusty Decks

Where to find me:

Instagram: @mulitudes.podcast

multitudespodcast.com

Welcome to Multitudes Jan 13, 2023

Hello and welcome to the Multitudes podcast!
I’m Nicole, and I’m hosting a new podcast about multitudes about conversations with different guests, where we will hear about their stories, what motivates them, their perspectives about life and what they find meaningful.

Topics of the podcast include (but are not limited to!):

What people are passionate about, creating a career path, thinking about spirituality, health, identity, individuality, social justice topics, finding community, being introspective and creative, and living with complexity and duality.

Theme Song:
Grainy Days by Dusty Decks

Where to find me:
multitudespodcast.com
IG: multitudes.podcast

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