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AN ODE TO FERMENTATION with Sandor Katz

Release Date: 02/08/2024

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Eating for Fertility, Pregnancy, Postpartum and all Cycles of the Feminine We are honored to welcome the luminous Heng Ou—author of The First Forty Days, Nine Golden Months, and Awakening Fertility, founder and CEO of Mother Bees—for an expansive conversation spanning from conception to birth, postpartum care, lineage healing, and the sacred act of nurturing the mother as the foundation of family wellness. In this heartfelt dialogue, Heng shares stories from her three births, ancestral traditions, and the intuitive wisdom that has guided all her creations. We explore how our hormonal...

SEX, DEATH, BIRTH & BEYOND with Stephanie Simbari

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Welcome to the Unhinged Pregnant Women Episode! We are joined today by the hilarious, brillant, fiercely tender Stephanie Simbari—comedian, writer, actress, podcast host, and mother—for an intimate and wickedly honest dialogue on conscious partnership, ancestral healing, pregnancy, birth, creativity, grief, and the feminine superpowers awakened through motherhood. We Discuss: Healing the maternal lineage & breaking generational patterns of silencing How pregnancy became a portal into wild feminine expression and karmic fulfillment The paradox of motherhood: losing morning rituals,...

INTO THE BIRTH PORTAL with Lori Bregman

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Tune in for an empowering reframe on all things birth. We welcome the brilliant Lori Bregman—renowned doula, life coach, spiritual mentor, and author—for a deep dive on pregnancy, birth, capacity and motherhood as our host Nitsa enters her 33rd week of pregnancy. Lori is the real deal. With 26+ years of experience and over 1,600 births attended worldwide, she offers a rare refinement of intuition, wisdom, and grounded practicality to the field. She reminds us that every birth is a unique rite of passage—a spiritual and physical initiation that asks us to both soften...

WAY OF DEVOTION with Nina Lombardo

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Desire has the power to heal our world as much as destroy it. We are honored to welcome the luminous Nina Lombardo — Nitsa's mentor, teacher of feminine embodiment, and guide in sacred intimacy — for a sumptuous conversation on yearning, eros, devotion, polarity, and why the reclamation of our feminine is some of the most transformational work we can do for the planet. In this tender, deep and expansive dialogue, Nina and Nitsa explore what it means to fully live and love as women. From essential rebellion to the ache of desire, the rapture of surrender, partnership and...

GROWING TOGETHER with Carson Meyer

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We welcome back the radiant Carson Meyer — doula, author, mother, and founder of C & The Moon — for an intimate conversation on the motherhood portal. Carson joins Nitsa in their second trimester of pregnancy to share honest reflections as she prepares for baby #2, the realities of expanding her family holistically and her creative evolution. We explore cycles of conception, gestation, birth, postpartum and beyond; how nourishment mirrors nature’s reciprocity; the power of slowing down and ultimate surrender. Tune in for Pregnancy and birth as a rite of passage — every time...

MEDICINE OF THE SUN with Nadine Artemis

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Joyous Solstice! Nadine Artemis—botanical muse, author, and founder of Living Libations— is back for an energizing conversation on one of the core sources of Life itself: the Sun. As Nadine quotes the poet Hafiz, “The Sun is my Lover of Millions of Years” Tune in to understand The Science + Spirituality behind Sun Worship Correlations between Sunlight, Vitamin D, Melanin, Melatonin, and Mitochondrial Health How to design intentional sun bathing depending on your individual needs, lifestyle and location The benefits of infrared, UVA + UVB Light and the optimal windows of...

THE ART OF BIO~FINESSING with Nadine Artemis

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Cracking the code on Oxalates, Light Therapy and Elemental Nourishment We are joined for the third time by the luminous Nadine Artemis—author, entrepreneur, mother, poet, botanical alchemist, and founder of Living Libations—for an expansive dialogue on deep nourishment and ways to reclaim radiant health in a complex modern life. From barefoot walks in Ontario to red-light therapies, Nadine invites us into her deeply embodied practice of “bio~finessing”—her unique elevated approach to biohacking that reconnects us with the healing powers of sunlight, earth, minerals,...

IN REVERENCE TO THE BEES with Onyx Baird

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Soak in the healing, vibrational nectar of the hive. We are honored to welcome the Bee Oracle herself, Onyx Baird, a holistic beekeeper, filmmaker and conservationist devoted to deepening the conscious relationship between bees, Earth, and humanity. We explore the intersection of art, science and spirituality in beekeeping, the profound intelligence of bees, and how we can support and honor these vital pollinators. Onyx shares her journey from wildlife scientist to intuitive beekeeper, her upcoming documentary Amrita, and why the future of sustainable beekeeping requires a radical shift in...

EAT YOUR FLOWERS with Chef Loria Stern

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Happy 2025! Today we welcome beloved friend, chef and flower goddess Loria Stern for a delicious conversation on all the ways food, love, plants, business and creativity intertwine. Loria’s vibrant edible creations have been celebrated in Vogue, The New York Times and Harper’s Bazaar. She’s launched successful collaborations with brands from Whole Foods to Prada, Bloomingdales to Adidas. Loria Stern has done nothing less than pioneer — her garden to table food company which is also the title of her cookbook. We discuss The origins of Loria’s love for food,...

THE RAPTURE OF BIODYNAMIC WINE with Barbara Gross of Cooper Mountain Vineyards

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Today we salut the multidimensional medicine of the vine with Barbara Gross of Cooper Mountain Vineyards! Barbara is a visionary in organic, biodynamic, alternative viticulture. As a second generation, natural wine grower and purveyor, our guest has faced countless challenges on a daily and multi-generational scale. Her family has devoted the last 46 years to transform conventional vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley into thriving, biodiverse, regenerative ecosystems; specializing in the cultivation of Pinot Noir (a varietal of grape most sensitive to environmental stress and the...

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This episode is humming with microbial bliss!

We joyfully welcome author, educator, fermentation revivalist and James Beard recipient Sandor Katz on to demystify the wild, effervescent realms of fermentation.

Sandor’s first book “Wild Fermentation” came out in 2003 and inoculated a renaissance in fermentation arts. Today we discuss the origins of fermentation, its historical presence across cultures and food traditions, Sandor’s personal journey in healing, kitchen experiments, human evolution, the microbiome, food safety, fermentation encounters from around the world, tips for fermenting at home, and how these living cultures shape culture.

In his poetic, whimsical way Sandor invites us to consider how fermentation can be a way to reclaim our relationship to food and self.

Thank you Sandor for sharing your wisdom with us!

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Wild Fermentation Website

Sandor’s Books:

Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys

The Art of Fermentation

Wild Fermentation