Best SOMA Sound Podcasts (2025)

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Night Bloom ~ Deep Sleep Music & Restorative Nature Sounds 1:00:00

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Night Bloom ~ a deep listening experience with restorative soundscapes, ambient piano and immersive nature sounds for restful sleep. Allow these expansive sounds to carry you on an effortless journey of deep sleep and relaxation. Sleep is a deep trust – surrendering your busy mind and tired body to be held in this safe space — enveloped by the gent…

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Weightless ~ Healing Deep Sleep Music 1:00:00

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A healing deep sleep journey with relaxing ambient soundscapes to calm the nervous system for restorative rest. Imagine floating effortlessly above the highest cloud layer stretched out like a quilted landscape of white. These billowing, beautiful clouds mute all the busyness of life below allowing the experience of space between each of your thoug…

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Flower Moon ~ Healing Relaxation Music & Peaceful Piano For Restorative Sleep 1:00:00

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Deeply relaxing ambient soundscapes, peaceful piano and calming nature sounds for deep relaxation and restorative sleep. The season of the Flower Moon brings an abundance of energy for restoration and healing – helping to release any patterns of anxiety and stress in the body. Any emotional injuries to our spirits now are invited to heal. May this …

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Earth Medicine ~ Deep Relaxation Music & Nature Sound Healing 1:00:00

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Soothing nature sounds and ambient soundscapes for deep relaxation and restful sleep. Allow these sacred sounds to support your journey inward — immersed in the powerfully healing elemental earth energy. A space to feel deeply rooted and protected. An embodied experience of the loving spirit of Mother Earth — her boundless generosity and kindness a…

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Celestial Sleep ~ Calming Music For Deep Sleep & Meditation 59:59

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Soothing and deeply healing sweeping celestial soundscapes, blissful ambient music and ethereal piano created for calming the nervous system for deep sleep and meditation. Imagine yourself floating in this magical celestial space – the sound of the universe vibrating though you and around you. Stars and constellations sparkle and glow as you are he…

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Flow State ~ Healing Piano Meditation & Rain Sounds For Relaxed Focus 1:00:00

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Drop into a deep state of relaxed focus and calm with a mindful ambient piano mediation with calming rain sounds. In this space of gentle awareness, creativity flows freely and is unlimited for the present moment. There is no tension or anxiety around imperfection or outcome. We are grounded in the here and now. Relaxed attention and embodiment tur…

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New Moon ~ Meditation Music & Healing Nature Soundscapes ~ Relax & Manifest 1:00:00

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Relax and reconnect with your deepest self and nurture your soulful intentions for the new moon with sacred soundscapes, nourishing nature sounds and ambient piano. Be still in this dark night – listen now to the crickets harmonious song, the trees exhaling with the wind and the soft flow of a nearby stream. The stars above etching iridescent trail…

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Surrender To Sleep ~ Healing Music For Restorative Sleep 1:00:00

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Lush ambient dreamscapes and gentle piano made for restorative sleep and meditative states. Allow these deeply relaxing sounds to wash over you as you let go of the thinking mind and begin to feel back into your body. Trust in the effortless process of turning inward to your own pure source of safety and calm. SOMA Sound is healing music and nature…

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Breathing Earth ~ Natural Sound Meditation For Nervous System Healing 1:00:00

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Healing sound meditation with ambient wind chimes, soft bird songs and grounding music. Wind is like the nervous system of the earth – the natural flow bringing balance and health to the planet creating ocean waves, scattering seeds and animating the flowers and trees. Let this inspire you to breathe deeply -- your body ecosystem thriving on deep a…

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Deep Rest ~ Winter Solstice Music & Sound Healing 1:00:00

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Experience Deep Rest ~ healing music for the Winter Solstice ~ soothing soundscapes, ambient piano and calming wind chimes for deep sleep and restorative rest. Be still in this dark night. See what is present in you. Allow any old grief to be soothed and all exiled parts to be comforted. Even in this darkest night as the trees shiver with no leaves…

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Northern Lights ~ Healing Ambient & Calming Crickets For Restorative Rest 1:00:00

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Shimmering waves of ambient soundscapes with quiet nature sounds, calm crickets and soft piano to lull your body and mind into a deep state of relaxation and restorative sleep. May this music bring you deep calm and relaxation and be a reminder of the mystery and the healing power of our natural world. SOMA Sound is healing music and nature sounds …

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Golden Hour ~ Calming Music for Deep Sleep & Relaxation 1:00:00

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Relax into deep sleep with dreamy ambient music, ethereal soundscapes and tranquil piano. Let the warm, golden glow of the fading light before nightfall remind us of the natural transition from the energy of the day to deep rest and peaceful sleep. SOMA Sound is healing music and nature sounds for deep sleep, meditation and relaxation created to he…

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Redwood Forest ~ Deep Relaxation Music and Healing Nature Sounds 1:00:00

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Relax and rejuvenate with deeply calming music and lush nature soundscapes from the ancient redwood forests of Northern California. Rest in the shade beside the tranquil trickling stream, feel the ground soft beneath your feet and the moist sweetness in the air. Close your eyes and feel the soft breeze on your cheek and hear the distant bird songs …

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Deep Calm ~ Music for Restful Sleep 1:00:00

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Immerse yourself in deeply calming ambient soundscapes ~ go deep ~ feel yourself floating here effortlessly surrounded by blue, floating among the peaceful jellyfish, the sounds of the busy world muted and becoming more and more distant with every deep breath. Tonight sleep will come naturally and effortlessly. SOMA is healing music and nature soun…

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Harvest Moon ~ Deep Sleep & Meditation Music 59:59

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Dreamy music and ambient soundscapes for deep sleep and meditation. SOMA is healing music and nature sounds for deep sleep, meditation and relaxation created to help you reconnect to your body’s natural state of balance and regulate your nervous system for optimal health. SOMA music can be used for any relaxation or healing practice, deep sleep, me…

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Indigo Rain ~ Deep Sleep Music and Gentle Rain 1:00:00

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Relax to the hypnotic sounds of gentle rain soundscapes, deeply healing ambient music, distant bird songs, and ethereal piano. SOMA is healing music and nature sounds for deep sleep, meditation and relaxation created to help you reconnect to your body’s natural state of balance and regulate your nervous system for optimal health. SOMA music can be …

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Mystic River ~ Deep Sleep & Relaxation Music with Calming Water Sounds 1:00:00

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Flowing ambient music with dreamy piano and healing sounds of flowing river sounds for sleep, meditation and deep rest. SOMA is healing music and nature sounds for deep sleep, meditation and relaxation created to help you reconnect to your body’s natural state of balance and regulate your nervous system for optimal health. SOMA music is effective f…

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Turquoise Waves ~ Dreamy Ambient Music & Healing Ocean Sounds 1:00:00

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Calming ocean sounds and relaxing ambient music for deep sleep, meditation & stress relief. Let these sounds transport you to a calm shore — imagine your bare feet feeling the texture of the sand and taste the salt in the warm air. Let this healing music and ocean waves breathe with you — in and out — as your body lets go of any tension and worry. …

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Luminous Sleep ~ Deep Sleep Music & Calming Crickets 1:00:00

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Deep healing ambient soundscapes, soothing piano, and calming nature sounds of crickets for deep sleep and relaxation. Let these calming sounds help you ease back into your natural state of balance and prepare your body and mind for a deep, rejuvenating sleep. Sleep is essential to our healing process and the foundation for feeling calm and relaxed…

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Shell Beach ~ Calming Music & Healing Ocean Waves 1:00:00

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Dreamy ambient music and healing nature sounds to calm the nervous system for deep sleep and relaxation. Hidden away from the crowds and noise of the world, down a long and winding path, there is a secret cove called Shell Beach. Here the crystal water is warm enough to swim for hours and you can fall asleep on your towel in the sun listening to th…

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Lake Twilight ~ Healing Sleep Music & Nature Sounds 1:00:00

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Rest by this peaceful lake shore and let yourself be enveloped by a deep and healing sound bath, ambient piano and natural sounds of soft lapping waves, birds and crickets singing as the sun goes down. Nature field recordings recorded at Bon Tempe Lake in Northern California. May this music help you feel more connected to your own natural rhythms a…

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Nightfall ~ Deep Sleep Music & Nature Sounds 1:00:00

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Here in the peaceful moments of the fading light – basking in the ethereal glow of dusk – our bodies sense the natural transition from activity to deep rest. The hypnotic songs of crickets lull our senses into a slower rhythm; the bird’s sweet songs are like nature’s lullaby. These healing sounds are nature’s remedy for sleep imbalances like insomn…

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Bugs Sitting on Mics 10:48

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A lot of spatial mixing, playing around trying to work with the flys and other animals touching the mic while this was set up in the woods.

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CAT CARROT GARLIC 2:04:04

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A nice long tone manipulation from sound recorded in 2020 on 59th Street off 9th ave in NYC

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THE MOST SOOTHING SOUNDS ON THE MARKET! 43:42

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Envelope. Spatial. Delay.

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THIS ONE'S A TRIP. . . BIG MACHINE SOUNDS. . . LOTS OF WATER 45:19

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MIGHT NOT BE BEST THING FOR SLEEPING I find this relaxing, meditative as well as jarring at times. It was fun to edit, and I'm enjoying listening to this. It's a trip, and leaves me feeling clearer and more relaxed. Or maybe it's just me. Enjoy. The story here is taking us on a ride on a ferry in NYC, from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and then to a park …

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Creation, Maintenance, and Destruction. 58:24

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Knowledge is for action! And in this episode Beanie and Torpohangdroop discuss the subtle laws of nature that conceives, constructs, maintains, and dissolves creation. How do we perceive the mechanics of these laws and collaborate with them? Why is it important and how, through better understanding, can we leverage this knowledge so our lives are m…

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Alaskan Tide, Rocks and Rain 3:06

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A little quick one here. This was made with the Sony PCM-D50 near Seward, Alaska on a small island looking out at the ocean. The tide was pulling through a mess of stones that made this nice hollow clanging sound that ends up being soothing to the ears. Good for a quick meditation on the train or just a mid-day calm down.…

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Brown Noise Creek 1:51:22

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An ode to Environments, as always. See the link below to learn about the Environments series, a collection of field recordings by Irv Teibel. In Pennsylvania, with a Sony PCM-D50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environments_(album_series)

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Rain in June 1:08:55

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Rain in June, complete with faint sounds of Water Street in Manhattan. This was recorded using an old Made in Taiwan school tape recorder and my Sony PCM-D50. The tracks are layered on top of each other and left mostly unmixed.

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The Benefit of the Doubt 1:03:44

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Brienne and Théo explore the topic of doubt. Doubting our meditation, if enlightenment is a real state of consciousness we can experience, doubt about if this is a cult or religion. Doubt about everything! But also the benefit of doubt and skepticism and how they can drive us towards personal research through direct experience instead of just relyi…

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What does Enlightenment Sound Like? (The Music Episode!) 1:15:21

3+ y ago1:15:21

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What does enlightenment sound like? In a wild departure from the typical STE form, Brienne and Théo each curate ‘enlightenment playlists”, discussing what states of consciousness and an enlightened experience might be like in music form. Headphones required and volume up! This podcast was mixed and mastered to be loud. Spotify playlist of songs and…

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Our 1 Year Podcast Anniversary (and a bit on back support and desires). 1:06:50

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Brienne and Théo reflect on the past year since they started Slouching Towards Enlightenment; the knowledge, the jokes, the guests, and the ever growing community of Vedic Meditators. They also discuss the importance of back support and the mechanics of following charm and desires.By Théo Burkhardt and Brienne Rose

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A Stuntwoman's Big Break (Into Consciousness) 57:46

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Introducing our dear friend, very special guest, and stuntwoman extraordinaire; Hayley Wright! Hayley sit down with Brienne and Théo to discuss how the break she needed from her work as a stuntwoman lead her Vedic Meditation on the eve of the pandemic. Now a devoted practitioner of Vedic Meditation, Hayley joins Slouching Towards Enlightenment to d…

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Hot Cream and the Over-Breathers. 1:02:37

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Théo and Brienne yap, gab, and persiflate about the "highest" states of consciousness beyond Unity Consciousness, kundalini experiences, how to meditate while co-habitating with babies. They also find their new band name, HOT CREAM! (Trigger warning: We say "hot cream" more than once in this episode.)…

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Waiting for the Rainbows 56:49

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Théo and Brie's friend group in Santa Fe have a tumultuous week (more like two weeks) filled with all kinds of challenges. Every single friend in the group is met with an unforeseeable curveball, dose of drama, or an emotional or physical stressor. Usually in times like this, the go-to person to consult is the meditation teacher. But what happens w…

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Are You Doing Your Two Minutes??? 1:11:07

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Brienne (who celebrates her ONE YEAR MEDI-VERSARY today) and I discuss that 2-minute bit at the end of our meditation where we integrate and rest before opening our eyes. Recorded in the kid's room, surrounded by toy instruments and a sleeping dog, we reunite for a little slouch and a touch of enlightenment.…

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Ep 63 - Better is Coming | Kendall Renee 2:25:15

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Singer / songwriter Kendall Renee has almost died several times due to a severe allergy to food – the kind where people are told not to eat peanuts on a plane kind of allergy. She has lived in a cocoon of isolation and suffers PTSD from the brutal medical procedures she endured as a child – that ultimately saved her life. Now gaining fast industry …

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Ep 62 - Can Creativity Heal You? | Natalie Gray 58:12

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Lots of potentially life-changing stuff in this one! Perfect for all creatives and those who WANT TO BE ONE! Budding songwriter Adelynn Mejia interviews Natalie on how she has attained success in such a multitude of creative disciplines including art, comedy, shoe design, and most recently becoming a sought after lyricist. Spoiler alert: YOU CAN DO…

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March 4th (March Forth) 1:18:17

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What's it like to practice Vedic Meditation for 3 months? How about a year? 5 years? 10 years? What transformational effects does transcending on a regular basis do to a person? Every year on March 4th, Théo celebrates his "Mediversary". Find out how 13 years of dedicated practice transformed Théo and the perspective he has now that it's been over …

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Ep 61 - Enlightening in a Bottle, Chapter IV | Aura-Soma 2:01:10

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Is it possible to heal past wounds and traumas and finally be the person you’re supposed to be? If it is, Aura-Soma co-founder Mike Booth may be the man to get us there. Mike explains how Mother Nature can help unravel the damage of 2020 whilst ensuring we come out better for it on the other side. Join Natalie and Mike for this inspiring episode.…

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The Practicality of Meditation with special guest, Michael Gross (Family Ties, Tremors) 1:03:30

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In this episode we welcome our hilarious and insightful guest, Michael Gross! Michael Gross was America's Dad in the 80's when he stared in Family Ties, and Théo's dad when he wasn't working on set. In this episode he shares his journey of learning meditation (at a bargain price), practicing, straying away, and returning to it with a deeper commitm…

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Where did Vedic Meditation come from? 1:09:39

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Brie and Théo discuss the science and origins of the Veda (where Vedic Meditation comes from). What IS the Veda? Or, what ARE the Vedas? What do the Vedas say about consciousness, and our place in the Universe? What's the connection between our meditation and these ancient hymns, or cognitions? Come take a stroll with us down Vedic Lane and find ou…

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"Rock Consciousness" with our first guest! Cassidy Freeman! 56:21

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My charming and brilliant friend Cassidy Freeman, actress (HBO's Righteous Gemstones), snowboarder, thrower of clay, and meditator extraordinaire, shares how she learned Vedic Meditation, went to India, and what it was like to experience true effortlessness.By Théo Burkhardt and Brienne Rose

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States of Consciousness (but mostly Cosmic Consciousness). 51:14

4+ y ago51:14

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Fasten your seatbelts and make some nachos! In this award-winning (we think) episode, Brienne and Théo prattle, blather, and yackety-yak about various states of consciousness, including the first stage of enlightenment, Cosmic Consciousness!By Théo Burkhardt and Brienne Rose

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Licensed to Chill 1:06:26

5y ago1:06:26

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Welcome to Slouching Towards Enlightenment. Meet Brie and Théo! We're going to discuss Vedic Meditation, what it's like to have an easy and effective meditation practice.

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Ep 60 - The Energy Within | Dat Phan 1:51:33

5y ago1:51:33

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They say comedy equals tragedy plus time. But what about trauma plus time? Comedian Dat Phan explores this alternate equation with Natalie as they discover they have more than a few things in common. It's OCD, PTSD & NDE. But it's more than that, it's Dat 'n' Nat! Oh, and a bunch of their juicy secrets too. Enjoy!…

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EP23: ‘From Baroque to Buchla!' 1:02:38

5y ago1:02:38

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Send us a text In this months show, we have the mighty Todd Barton gracing our podcast. We talk about his album metaScapes and the inspiration behind the album, the MetaSynth. We chat about the compilation Buchla cassette he has been involved with, and we take a deep dive into Todd's creative process via some art talk! Then we round the show off ta…

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Ep 59 - Thought Stories | Natalie Gray 41:10

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What’s the most powerful force in your life? What both empowers and imprisons you? Natalie taps into her 2012 NDE to speak comfortably to you whilst sitting uncomfortably with herself. This episode is raw, imperfect and poetically lifts the veil on depression and PTSD. A warm welcome to those familiar with the rabbit hole and an excellent starter f…

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EP22: Patch C.V! 1:07:08

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Send us a text In this months show, we have a great conversation with David Elliott Johnson the creator and Director of Patch CV! We talk about his creative rebirth through modular equipment and the community. How he was inspired to create Patch CV. We talk about editing, lighting, videography and the collaborative vision and workflow of Patch CV. …