Basic Bitches

JR Bookwalter and James L. Edwards join us poolside to talk about their new indie horror flick "Side Effects May Vary”.  Springing back from the dead of the golden age of Blockbuster, these cult filmmakers talk to us about how to make a horror film on nothing, working only for the love of it and their new genre “Covid-sploidtation".  This episode has a fabulous companion piece on our Patreon account of Heather leading a panel of JR,  James and Pool Party favorite Sasha Graham (Ep2, S1) during their film premier live at The Callicoon Theatre in the Catskills.Support the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Geraldine Abergas is a Buddhist monk and ordained minister. Heather covers everything you’ve ever wanted to ask a Buddhist monk but were afraid to ask. The path to get there, the daily work and where you find the humor when your life has changed.www.geraldineabergas.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Justin Fornal is an explorer, a cultural protector, a host of culinary diversity and always willing to swim around the deep end with us. Justin and Heather cover funerary cloths, Somali traditions, Nat Turner, the destructive power of big religion and colonialism and Mesopotamian Arabs and more.www.justinfornal.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Jeanine Hayes and Bryan Mason are Aphrochic.Design, publication, community and celebration of the African diaspora. We welcome them to the cabana by the pool to talk about the personal process of the written word, representation and all matters of the home.www.aphrochic.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Heather Hogan is a death doula, life coach and filmmaker. Co-producer of “Dying Differently”, a beautiful, humane docu-series, we talk to Heather about leaving our bodies, the dynamic of us all in the face of passing on and death related psychedelic therapy.  Please have grace for yourself during this very special episode.www.wisdomandsage.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Krystle Robinson is the owner and conjurer of Sage and Elm Apothecary in Oklahoma. She grows every ingredient she uses in her luxury products. Krystle and Heather talk about business and how “lavender loves to cuddle banana” Love wins again.sageandelmapothecary.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Formed out of a love affair, lockdown movie binging and a love for Bon Jovi, we welcome the punk power duo Basic Bitches to the deep end of the pool. basicbitchesband.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Danielle Alexandria is a lifelong channel, psychic and multidimensional medium. We welcome Danielle to the Pool Party to talk about the hot topics of twin flames, soul mates and client expectations. We don't consider a show called Real Psychics of Beverly Hills but we can always invite her back for Episode 2. daniellealexandriaalchemy.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Melissa Somma is the owner of LightClub Curiosities in Warwick, NY. At a time when the witchy stores we love are closing daily, Melissa and her community are flourishing. We talk to Melissa about this branch of entrepreneurship, the woes of the medical intuitive and yes, a voodoo doll that shaped her future.www.chakrawitch.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com

Dana Cowin is an award winning, food obsessed journalist.  She's also the former editor-in-chief at Food and Wine Magazine. Heather and Dana talk about getting the now coveted magazine to stardom, their favorite Houston Indian restaurant and what happens after the obvious party is over. Spoiler alert: a bigger life begins.www.danacowin.comSupport the [email protected]/PsychicPoolPartywww.heathercarlucci.comwww.charlesstella.com