Sitting in the bath with Jacqueline Suskin in California in the winter sun is a dream. Here, she takes us through her current life in Detroit as a writer, poet, and educator. Jacqueline recalls her history as a writer and poet - from the time when we met in which she was performing ‘Poem Store:’ her mobile poetry store in which she would write you a poem in real time, on a topic of your choice, for whatever price you see fit, to now: teaching kids poetry and ecology in Detroit through her...

Michael Milosh is RHYE, the elusive music project that shocked the world with songs like, ‘Open,’ and ‘The Fall,’ in 2011, especially when everyone realized those smooth effeminate vocals belonged to a man. In this tub, Michael Milosh bathes with me at our home, inour outdoor bath, and talks about his philosophy on music, art, spirituality, and love. This conversation is an opportunity to get to know him better, through the lens of our 7+ year relationship. In itThis conversation is personal...

In this Tub Talks, I get to soak in the unique wisdom of Chantel Jeffries. Chantel is known in the world for seemingly disparate things: being a DJ, investor, entrepreneur, and social media creator. She is simultaneously a mystery. However, this bathtub conversation is a treasure chest of knowledge that I’ve never heard her share before. Did you know Chantel was a Mathlete? There is an incredible opportunity in listening to this conversation, and understanding the approach of someone who...

Raquelle Stevens is a multi-disciplinary educator in the entertainment industry. Her accomplishments span writing a bestselling book, The Sunshine Mind, hosting a multi-season cooking show with Selena Gomez: Selena And Chef, successful interview series Giving Back Generation and producing films such as My Mind and Me. Raquelle talks about the impact of all of these endeavors and describes how every opportunity has come from love. Love is at the heart of how Raquelle aims to heal the world, as...

Illangelo is the moniker of music producer Carlo Montagnese. Having grown up in Calgary, Canada, Carlo gave himself one year to make it in music in Toronto before moving back to Calgary to work for the family business. In that one year, he created The Trilogy with the Weeknd, and the rest is history… or is it really just a beginning? In Tub Talks, Carlo shares about his journey in the music industry, but also his journey into being a whole person living in alignment with nature and the...

Join us as we get to know my good friend, Orville Peck. In today’s tub, we go through Orville’s journey into a music career from growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa to touring as a drummer in punk bands. As Orville found his personal style as a musician, his unique low-toned voice led him to country music where he has created his own lane of contemporary country music that honors tradition and artistry of the genre. Naturally, Orville’s creative journey has also been one of...

Pablo Piekar came to Esalen Institute in the late 1980’s for a Gestalt workscholar month, and ended up staying for 16 years working as a Esalen Massage Therapist and workshop facilitator. Back in Argentina, he was a licensed psychotherapist at the young age of 22. But when he arrived at Esalen, someone told him he was going to heal people with his hands, and that he was going to teach people how to give massages. She said to him, “You don’t teach technique, you teach love.” In this...

Nitsa Citrine shares her journey of transforming her path from living in a state of survival mode to turning her creative projects and passions into work on this episode of Tub Talks. Nitsa chronicles her experience of building an herbal supplement brand: from landing the first organic market accounts to growing a social media presence and direct-to-consumer business. She enlightens us to how life and death cycles are all a part of growing businesses and ourselves. Nitsa is also my earliest...

In the fourth generation of a Big Sur family, Emily Birmingham knows her experience of growing up in Big Sur deeply and, specifically the culture of Nepenthe, the iconic oceanside restaurant and shop that her great grandmother created so many years ago. We discuss the Big Sur Arts Initiative (her parent’s program), within which ‘Stage Kids’ was born. We talk about how Stage Kids provided a shared environment for our creativity and childhood interactions, and I discover how Stage Kids was an...

Aska Matsumiya is a celebrated composer, known for film scores such as After Yang, I’m Your Woman, Bruised, Skate Kitchen and Spike Jonze’s, ‘I’m Here’. However, her journey through music, motherhood, mixed cultural identity and friendship, is what has inspired me to get her in the tub at nearly 9 months pregnant, and talk. Raised as a classical pianist in a Japanese household, Aska has been expressing herself musically across a vast landscape of genres: from punk to indie rock, classical,...

Lead singer of the band Magic Giant, Austin Bisnow shares how manifestation has created monumental moments in his life: meeting his life partner, creating a band, and even writing a pop song for one of his biggest inspirations. From chasing his future wife Dina around the world in pursuit of ‘the one,’ to stumbling upon a performance of a band at a music festival that made him realize the need to build his own band, Austin seems to be “in the right place at the right time.” He takes moments...

Secular Sabbath collaborator and multi-disciplinary artist, Elena Stonaker shares her process of expressing her whimsical inner landscape through her many modalities of artwork from making paintings, drawings, to sewing clothing, and her signature large soft sculptures of ‘big mamas.’ Through creating art in various mediums, Elena strives to portray a childlike space where we can experience feelings tangibly. Elena recounts a live drawing class she hosted in her home that would later go on to...

Esalen and Big Sur elder Vicki Topp shares her experiences as a bodywork teacher and practitioner, while highlighting the metaphorical parallels of the practice to life. Vicki details her life in Big Sur and beyond: from being the first women to be offered housing at Esalen and working with Stan Grof, to navigating natural disasters and rattlesnakes. Vicki explains how bodywork is her way of touching and reaching the world. In this episode, Vicki shows us how to live in a state of presence,...

Lindsey Ross, also known as, The Achemistress shares her journey into a photography career through an antiquated technique: 19th Century Tintype Photography. Lindsey details the specific process, in which she revives a fading art form. Tintype is a sensory experience that allows her and the subject to be reminded of patience, as she captures a moment in time.

Our friend and collaborator Mars, of Dose of Diosa, shares how sickness and healing from the Earth, led her back to her heritage. Outlining her journey on becoming an herbalist, Mars explains how coming back to her inner landscape and remembering, has helped her become whole again. Mars discusses how she creates community through cacao, tea and plant medicine ceremonies, while bringing others into states of consciousness and awareness.

Creative entrepreneur, George Augusto shares how fate and failure lead him to finding his passions and success. Recounting the series of events that positioned him to connect with his now creative partners, George discusses integrating a corporate mentality in a creative workspace, finding joy in partnership with women and the COVID-19 pandemic impacted decision making.

FriendsWithYou co-founder, Sam Borkson, shares his passion for making an impact on the world through his art. Recounting his childhood, Sam details key components that have influenced the spirit of his projects. He exists in a nonstop pursuit of friendship, kindness, and art! Making stuff is not easy. It is perseverance that gets us through. Sam inspires us to make magic from our life and turn it into art.

This week on Tub Talks we revisit some of the most insightful conversations that we’ve had in the baths. Listen to our best moments with our first 11 guests as we look back on our favorite talks with Mia Moretti, Sophie Hawley-Weld, Austyn Weiner, B. Hayes, Loria Stern, Scout LaRue Willis, Krotchy, Mia Maestro, Kassia Meador, Niia Rocco, and my own mother Deborah Medow. Enjoy these little moments we’ve plucked from our deeper discussions, then dive into their full episodes next! To join...

This week we are joined under the oak tree for a soak with DJ and artist, Mia Moretti. A Bay Area native, Mia grew up in an alternative household in Northern California where creativity flowed. Her childhood was colored by her parents’ culture of freedom and exploration, encouraging Mia to follow her dreams of moving in the big city rhythm. In her childhood home, there was always music and jamming, but as someone who didn’t play instruments or sing, Mia had yet to find her place. Moving to LA...

This week we warm up in the tubs with our new friend Sophie Hawley-Weld. One-half of energetic and colorful duo Sofi Tukker, she’s a creative mind who interweaves culture, identity, and fun into her musical journey. On today’s episode, we dive in deep about our connection to community, mental health and rituals on the road, and the development that happens behind the scenes within her music projects. She is thankful for growing up with a life full of opportunities where she could mix and...

This week we cozy up in the bath with Austyn Weiner, who we finally had the pleasure of hosting at her first Secular Sabbath earlier this summer. Austyn found herself fully immersed in our sensory soundscape on Shabbat. Now, she’s back for a more intimate conversation where we get to know her: a deep-thinking, witty-humored, large-scale oil painter. We dive into her thoughts on art, philosophy, and self-exploration. We discover what elements of connection have an impact in her life. From...

This week we squeeze into the bath with Hayes Bradley, known musically as B. Hayes, to discuss his new ambient record “1-9”, his journey into his musical career, and the intimate moments in between it all. Growing up in the Palisades in Los Angeles with his mother and three brothers, music has always had an influence on his life. Hayes is the first in his lineage to actually work in music. He shares how this career path has been a series of trial and error for him, pushing him to consistently...

This week on the Tub Talks podcast, the innovative chef/baker Loria Stern joins us in a thoughtful soak. Synthesizing her talents in the world of aesthetics, culinary arts, and nature, Loria explains her journey into forging her own career path over the last eight years. We get into the nuances of growing up as children of the hippie generation, the impact of that generation on their offspring, and how it ultimately shaped Loria’s food artistry and business for the better.

This week on the Tub Talks podcast, I soak within the creativity of artist Scout LaRue Willis. Scout just released her first musical album and went on her first tour. Growing into ourselves is at the heart of our conversation, an art that many spend decades trying to decode. Scout has found that while the journey is never easy, the path to self-acceptance and growth lies in pushing through the discomfort of looking at the tough parts of ourselves.