Voices in the River

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Resonate Readings - Brendan Dec 21, 2025

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Welcome to Season Three: Resonate Readings.

We were invited to the Resonate Podcast Festival in Richmond, Virginia. Founder Chioke l’Anson set up a recording studio for us in the midst of a rowdy after party late one Saturday night, and Rebecca read tarot cards for a handful of folks she’d never met.

This season, we’re sharing those slices of real time magick with you. First up, director, producer, composer and creator of audio projects, Brendan Baker.

Special thanks to: Brendan Baker for the audio setup, Chioke I’Anson for the opportunity, Craig Eley for the guidance from afar, June Gunter, and Meredith Emmett for curating the introvert’s party. Here’s Meredith’s conversation with Rebecca from Season One.

This independent show is a delight to make, and it also takes a lot of time and care. If you’d like to support our work with a gift of $33, ⁠click here⁠. If you would like to reach our team, you can write to us at ⁠voicesintheriver@gmail.com⁠.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is ⁠rebeccaauman.com⁠.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

A Season of Holding Light and Darkness Aug 08, 2025

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Light in darkness; darkness in light. At the end of a second season that has brought us from winter to summer, Rebecca, Theo, and Sara reflect on the wisdom that our guests shared on the show and poured into the river.

This independent show is a delight to make, and it also takes a lot of time and care. If you’d like to support our work with a gift of $33, click here. If you would like to reach our team, you can write to us at voicesintheriver@gmail.com.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

Taking a Sacred Pause with Willow Defebaugh Jun 20, 2025

Show notes

Willow Defebaugh is a writer who transmutes the teachings of nature for this era of climate crisis. As Editor-in-Chief of Atmos Magazine, author of The Overview, and host of The Nature Of podcast, she has a remarkable ability to hold darkness and light in tandem, re-enchanting the natural world for those who wish to see the magick in it.

In time for summer solstice, Willow joins us by the riverbank to discuss the ritual that allows her to take a meaningful pause, how she tells the difference between instinct and intuition, and how it feels to age into becoming more and more herself.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

The Gift of Presence with Ashley Thomas May 26, 2025

Show notes

Writer, playwright, and dramaturg Ashley Thomas is no stranger to the gift of presence - embracing the stillness of life, even in the midst of chaos. Ashley reminds us that beautiful things call upon us to dream big. She joins Rebecca to reflect on the meaning of the Earthkeeper, the importance of stillness, and the power of love and freedom in sparking our creativity.

Read more about Ashley here. Subscribe to her newsletter here.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

Wishes for the Flower Moon May 12, 2025

Show notes

We will be back on the next new moon, May 26th, 2025 with a new episode! In the meantime, Rebecca shares how you can contribute to our show, so we can keep making these conversations about power and intuition accessible to all.

Click here to support the show.

Translating the Trees with Chloe Garcia Roberts Apr 27, 2025

Show notes

Writer Chloe Garcia Roberts describes translating as the practice of doing divination with a dictionary. As she carries meaning from one language to another, or from the spirit world to her original writing, she steps outside of societal structures to channel a fundamental kind of mystery, resisting dogma and letting herself be led by instinct. Chloe joins Rebecca to talk about the difference between religion and spirituality, translation as a spiritual act, and how she taps into the language of trees.

Link to Chloe’s latest book, “Fire Eater”: https://asterismbooks.com/product/fire-eater-a-translators-theology

And her website:

https://www.chloegarciaroberts.com/

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

Special thanks to Annie Quigley.

Calling Our Spirits with Valerie June Apr 12, 2025

Show notes

Valerie June is a star being. Her music invites us to trust the path, to live with our whole hearts, and to embrace joy and attunement while navigating darkness. Celebrating the release of her new album, “Owls, Omens, and Oracles”, Valerie joins Rebecca to share how she connects to plants, neighbors, owls, ancestors, power, breath, and her own spirit, which she calls upon and even seems to pray to in her celestial songs.

Rebecca and Valerie mention writer and activist adrienne maree brown, whose books include “Pleasure Activism” and “Emergent Strategy.” Rebecca quotes from adrienne’s moving bio of Valerie.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

Congruence is Effortless with Anna Sale Mar 29, 2025

Show notes

Anna Sale, host of “Death, Sex & Money,” was at a professional and personal turning point in January of 2024. As she was trying to predict what the new year had in store, she came to Rebecca for a “year ahead spread”—a tarot reading that would tell her what to expect and what to tap into in a time of tumult and transition. A year later, Anna joins Rebecca on the show to reflect on how last year’s reading manifested in her life, while also exploring her wishes for the present and future.

Anna’s podcast is Slate’s “Death, Sex & Money,” a show about “the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more.” Last spring, Anna had Rebecca on the show: “A Tarot Reader Explains Why Intuition is So Tricky”. Anna’s book is “Let’s Talk About Hard Things: The Life-Changing Conversations That Connect Us”.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

Embracing the Woo with Rachel Dratch Mar 14, 2025

Show notes

Comedian Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) never wanted to be seen as just another “woo-woo” Hollywood actress. She prefers to hold the idea of magick lightly, treating it with her characteristic curiosity and humor. Even so, when she visited a channeler whose uncanny predictions came true, Rachel started to pay more attention to signs, as well as what the woo can tell us about being human.

Now, Rachel hosts a podcast fittingly called “Woo-Woo With Rachel Dratch.” You can hear Rebecca’s appearance on “Woo-Woo” here and actor Jeff Hiller (and his impression of Rebecca) here.

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River was created and produced by Theo Balcomb. Our story editor is Sara McCrea.

Exploring the Source with Claire McMillan Feb 27, 2025

Show notes

Throughout the political tumult of the mid 20th century, painters Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo made deeply spiritual, surreal, and mythic art, drawing from a dream world to envision a distinctly feminine form of power. Their stories inspired our guest Claire McMillan to write “Alchemy of a Blackbird,” a novel that follows the geographical and spiritual journeys that led Carrington and Varo’s lives to intertwine. Rebecca and Claire channel the wisdom of the two artists to discuss the power of surrendering to flow in all its forms and what it takes to bring our full selves to making art.

You can learn more about Claire’s work at https://clairemcmillan.com.

Paintings mentioned:

“The Call” by Remedios Varo

“Exploration of the Sources of the Orinoco River” by Remedios Varo

Podcast episode with Meredith Emmett mentioned:

Friendship as a Source of Power

Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to work with Rebecca, her website is rebeccaauman.com.

Voices in the River is created by Theo Balcomb, and it is produced with help from Sara McCrea.

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