Voices in the River

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.

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. 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.

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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Throughout her time co-hosting and producing NPR’s “Code Switch,” Shereen Marisol Meraji has reported countless stories that complicate American narratives about race and identity. Now a journalism professor, Shereen reflects on how she has stepped into her own power as a listener and a leader. And, prompted by a card pull, Shereen and Rebecca look to the past, discussing ancestral relationships as a source of strength and support. 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 is created by Theo Balcomb, and it is produced with help from Sara McCrea. Special thanks to Craig Eley.

Rebecca has been collecting the offerings of artists and writers Fia and Kai Skye for many years, including art and writings from their studio, Flying Edna. One is a piece of reclaimed wood that carries the words: “You cannot believe in magick all you want, she said, but it's a lot like holding your breath for your whole life because you don't believe in air.” Fia and Rebecca talk about how words are tricky right now, what it might mean if we all saw trees as our aunts and uncles, and dancing naked under the moonlight. See more of Fia and Kai’s offerings at Flying Edna. This independent show 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 walk into 2025 with awareness and insight, schedule a Year Ahead Spread reading with Rebecca. Voices in the River is created by Theo Balcomb, and it is produced with help from Sara McCrea.

Rebecca begins our second season with an invitation for the winter solstice: to remind ourselves that while we are going into the darkness, we have the tools already inside of us, and outside of us in nature, to move us through. She was inspired by our guest, Katherine May, and her book called Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. Rebecca and Katherine talk about being allowed to feel the full spectrum of human emotion, searching for omens between solstice and the new year, and hummingbirds. --- It has been a pure delight to make this show and it takes a lot of time and care. If you’d like to support our work with a gift of $33, click here. Rebecca helps women remember who they are and become leaders of their own destiny. If you’d like to walk into 2025 with awareness and insight, schedule a Year Ahead Spread reading with Rebecca.