Having fun with the new Technology and our Electric vehicle and being grateful it allows us to capture these conversations we have while driving together :)This podcast ep is tips and advice for new people delving to creating love and relationships, by their own design beyond the walls of monogamy.Let's bring it back to the basics!Let's talk about itLet's be honest

This episode we revisit an Artist Entrepreneur El Da Sensei from our first season!This man is one of the hardest working artists in independent Hip Hop. Both as a super Emcee and as an entrepreneur.Tune for and update bag of G.A.M.E

This Episode of Art to Empire brings me back to my early roots of skateboarding.My second big sponsor was Tracker Trucks and Bryan Ridgeway was the team captain. This is back in 1990 ish. He showed me around so cal and took me up to Tony Hawk's house (Kid dream come true)Him and Tony went back to the early early 80's first as cross country pen pals all the way to doing business. This Brother has been in the industry, ON THE BUSINESS SIDE, since the 1983.So much game to soak up!

We are back on with season three on our Black Russian Podcast Network! We set this season off with with OmnipotentGraffiti artist, brand manager, designer AdamFUThis man has a very thorough step by step process of how he turned his art in to a viable career!Tune and soak it up!

Everyone’s entrance into non-monogamy is very different - some come from strict monogamy and church life, while others evolve from party-based non-monogamy to open relating made by their own design. Episode 3 is Melissa and Wayne sharing their evolving story of 20 years! Where they started, how they have evolved and the importance of communicating through it all - join us to learn their story 

We sit down with Stacey "DJStacelace" and Kedrian "KBThearkitekt" to help them share their story of their self-crafted path to non-monogamy. From being active in church community to realizing that they wanted to experience a kind of life where there is no ceiling to their happiness AND do it together, they share a truly inspiring story and we are so grateful for being there to help them do it.

Welcome to Season 3 of The Black Russian Podcast!This season is all about conversations with people who have chose to Love in ways beyond the traditional, "One style fits all" template of monogamy. We wanted to share the diversity of ways to create loving relationships, lasting relationships, healthy relationships in the realms of Non monogamy, Open relating and Polyamory. Many ways and nuances the flow between labels and beyond.Enjoy!

This Episode we bulding on the concept of having multiple lanes of connection within a relationship.How important it is to have diverse lanes to generate, love, comradery, and nouishment. Especially when dealing with the challenging parts of longterm relaitionships! This concept of building wide is a core principal that applies beyond relationships. Having a diverse, balanced diet ( mind, body, soul and ting!)Keeps us balanced and more capable of being a better partner, lover and all around...

Welcome!! If you have never listened to our podcast this is a great place to start!This is a recap of who we are, our origin stories in to non monogamy, out traumas, triumphs and where we are now.Enjoy and share share share share!

This is the first episode of season 2 of the The Black Russian Podcast! I know 49th episode, kinda weird for a beginning of a new season but.. it tis what it tis!This episode we do a recap of who we are, how we got here. The trials turbulations and faceplants along the way! Plus the wackiness of the transition back into dating after pandemic isolation!Good times and it's good to be back!

This episode we dive in to the difference in how Yulia's family grew up 3 generations in one house vs. The modern "Out of the house at 18 everybody is on their own style" How this effects our ability to handle harsh realities, like aging and death. We also get in to what is a "Good Friend?" A lot of our friends aren't ones who we consciously chose and end up calling people friends who don't really align with our paths.

We're back! After a few month covidicus sebatocol :) This episode we go in to the concept of why we can't sit still in feelings of discomfort. I.e. Pain, Jealousy, Anger, and why we look for quick fixes. We go in to that topic as well as discuss our infatuation with this notion that we must Always be happy. From the root to the fruit we go!

Episode 46 "Ego trippin'!" Yoda goes deep on our need to control things and its effects on us. Especially in times where our gravity of function and routine has been destabilized indefinitely. What roll the Ego plays and what it feels like to "Let Go..."

Sharing and connecting via Operation "Social Distancing" "The act of sharing openly with self and close loved ones is like physical stretching. If we don't stretch consistently we get stiff, lose range of mobility, eventually leading to other ailments. Sharing openly and honestly is like stretching, if we don't stay in the act of sharing we tighten up, lose range of emotional mobility and so on.."

"Check your Gauges!" This episode we go in to checking your guages. We as people are like high performance vehicles. Even in a basic car you still have a dashboard of gauges. This helps us know when our gas is low, we need an oil change, etc.. If we don't maintain our vehicles then they breakdown :) Our mind, our body, our spirit are subsections of our overall vehicle which is us! We are like super duper spaceship vehicles with many many gauges! :0

This is the episode recapping one of the most unique tours Tion Bukue had embarked on, Inspired by Yulia and her need/desire for extended time away, in her own space! Yes we go deep into what it was like to be tion on this journey, and for yulia have her own journey while at home! Let's be honest, Let's talk about it!

This episode we re-visit the Tour Life Tour Wife, one of our first episodes about life being married with someone who tours. It's been a long time since then and a lot of growth has happened since then. Plus Tion Bukue embarked on a nationwide tour that got cancelled after a few weeks, then ( thanks to Yulia) decided to go back on the road and travel/tour all the same. mmhmm interesting reasons why! Tune in

This episode to talk about going into both Monogamous style relationships and non monogamous style relationships EYES WIDE. Being more aware of the challenges, and pitfalls involved with each style of loving and relating. It's kind of like, before you book a trip to a foreign country you've never been to, it is wise to research people who have been. Lear the where to go's, where to avoid, and the challenges that may arise. As opposed to going into it blind and being shocked and surprised by...

Ey YO! we are back at it. This episode we go in to the deep dive of what we mean we we say we are "Open" It is not about having sex with other people. It is freedom to be honest, truthful and create spaces and experiences in your life. Change, grow and expand if you like. Sometimes it includes other people, places and things but the root is within! Many other topics too :)

This episode we update the listeners on what's been going on in our lives since the last we spoke! Delving in to topics of how our relationship with our parents can color the relationship within ourselves between our inner child and inner parent. Fascinating stuff! Along with Discipline vs. suppression, allowing self honesty and beyond! Soak it up!

This Episode we go into how trauma and fear disguises it's self in rules and regulations in open relationships, ( in particular but all for sure) and what happens when they go unchecked. We also tie in how we communicate with our kids. How we expect them to communicate and be truthful yet we often times don't offer the same level of honesty. Most of the times due to our own learned habits due to childhood traumas and such. The loops will continue through generations unless we overstand them!

"Love Languages" This episode we go all in to the Love languages. The many ways we communicate love and how we can misinterpret each other's acts of love. Everyone one of us have our own unique, often changing definitions of our words and actions. It goes deep! Plus Yoda shares updates on her growth and inner ponderings. The Origin story is in the works!

This episode.. Maan.. we tried recording it a different way and it took us almost a week to get this podcast up!! In this episode we go in to Open vs Close states of being I.e. when we operate out of fear vs love. how it effects our perception and reactions. Yulia comes back in the second half and leads the discussion on legacy gender roles and how they effect our styles of relationships and our ability to support and truly have love based motives with each other! S**t ain't easy!

This episode we talk about how sometimes when we tell our story it turns out to be more of an editorial then a bias account of the story. This can paint people as villains and heros where in reality the heros and villains are more actions and energies. Which all of us have inside of us ( bravery, fear, deciet, anger, trauma) which causes us to act more like a villain at times and heros another. If we aren't careful we start shaping our narratives to paint us in the positive light and others...