Clarify Your Day with Claire Burns

It's the side-quest queen! What a fantastic time I had with @veronicalcassidy from @silverlakecheeseclub this week! I mean, we’re never not having fun gabbing. As one of my first queer friends in LA, meeting through the fabulous @sapphictennisclub , we cover all the topics of today’s fun times plus how she went from NYC->Paris->LA as a delightful & delectable cheese educator.#clarifyyourday #sapphictennisclub #cheese #sapphic #queerfriendship #community #queercommunity

Originally posted on Jan 25, 2023Claire is joined by a VERY special guest this week. Her Dad. Who also happens to be a retired Judge. They chat about his love for travel, what retirement looks like, and how meeting people from all walks of life is an important attribute of a fair and honest Judge. Claire also reminds him of her favorite trip to court when she essentially ate sugar cubes for 4 hours straight. But first, Claire talks about being forcefully pushed to the ground by a ghost. Or maybe it was just a pothole.

Bless the old friends who you’ve grown with, laughed with, cried with, and most importantly, remember with, thanks to their excellent memories. So bless this week’s guest, one of my oldest and dearest friends JQ (or Jennifer Quainton for the rest of you), for joining me on the podcast! I love any chance I get to visit with JQ, and you're lucky this time we had mics. We laughed about our days and incidents (made-up and real) we had growing up at Camp Monterey every summer, the begrudgingly nice people of Philadelphia, becoming besties with her brother while backpacking in Europe, our love of delicious NY restaurants, my hatred of clowning, nightmare Airbnbs on stilts, being a delighted voyeur, and forcing our way into the Livingston Fair’s rodeo where we sang Garth Brooks’ The River for a nonplussed audience. You can tell from this time together that camp friends are some of the best friends. #ClarifyYourDay #CampMonterey #CampStories #OldFriends #FriendshipStories #SummerCampMemories  #Nostalgia #FunnyStories #QueerCommunity #CampMonterey #Neighbors #SummerCamp

Ever wonder if 2 people could seamlessly discuss clairvoyance, ghost girls in bathtubs, consciousness threads, earthbound souls, viscous motor oil state of being, channel opening, bubbling repressed anger, AND pink eye from a class pass massage, slow-motion falling, being a reluctant cult leader, the exhaustion of threesomes, and lost puppy teeth? There’s only 1 way to find out! Listen to this week’s episode with honorary co-host Lianna Nielsen (Love Through It podcast), where we discuss all these topics and more. We had a lot to talk about after Lianna did a reading/channeling for me, which uncovered a lot that neither of us knew. References from the episode:The 4 Clairs : clairaudience (hearing), clairvoyance (seeing), clairsentience (feeling), claircognizance (knowing)Fleur is an internationally renowned intuition expert, spiritual author, and creator of The Intuition Activation MethodThe Map of Consciousness by Dr. David HawkinsNo Bad Parts by Dick Schwartz#ClarifyYourDay #Clairvoyance #Intuition #SpiritualGrowth #EmotionalHealing #TrustYourself #SelfDiscovery #PsychicDevelopment #Channeling #Mediumship #Permission #Anger #MapofConciousness

In the 11th hour, I jump on the mic to meet the weekly release deadline. But no one is surprised I missed the deadline to go on 1 date in September. The ball is rolling, so that’s something. I catch up on the incredible week that was: a dear friend visiting, seeing Robyn in concert, having chit-chat time in the pool. I also want to remind you all that my episode of Car Wash Confessional with friend of the pod, Christiana Lopez, is out on Instagram & YouTube now!#ClarifyYourDay #DatingDiary #SapphicLife #SapphicDating #DatingAfter40 #PersonalGrowth #FriendshipMatters #Deadlines

The best thing about having your creative friends on your podcast is that you can talk for hours about ALL TOPICS and today’s episode is no exception. Extraordinary multi-disciplinary talent, friend, and creator of Car Wash Confessional, Christiana Lopez, brings the laughs, the stories, and 6 amazing questions. We discuss the disgust behind being healthy, revenge bedtime procrastination, Dropout streaming, waiting on a zoom, Sea Witch hand-holding, apathy fears, future road trips, errand dating, the core need to be thought of, emotional fatigue from single life, who taught us how to love, and the fun/exhaustion/excitement/delight of creating and making her series, Car Wash Confessional.References from the episode:Carwashconfessionalshow.comInstagram Car Wash ConfessionalShout-out to Big Bud Press jumpsuitsDropout TVMichael Cruz Kayne’s Sorry For Your Loss #ClarifyYourDay #WomenInComedy #ComedyPodcast #SingleLife #SingleFriends #FriendshipGoals #Errands #MeaningfulConversations #FeelingSeen #ChosenFamily #UnconditionalLove #GriefAndHealing #TherapyTalk #ADHD #RevengeBedtimeProcrastination #CreativeProcess #IndependentCreators #CarWashConfessional 

After a glorious catch-up about my love of award shows, his Hang with Robyn, fall as a Sunday scary, and a Sound of Music sing-a-long with my beloved Tim, the tables turn for him to ask the questions. He starts with the experience of being out of body while on stage, then we cover first & memorable kisses (sloppy movie kiss, spin the bottle, and getting called out for being a wide-mouth bass), and then we dive into our last meals of Patsy’s pizza, Lucky Charms, and a lot, lot more. I’m currently obsessed with Furious on Hulu and Trixie & KatyaTim is currently obsessed with the pop duo, Haute & Freddy and their latest single Touch Touch

Lianna and I have a classic hang: we start with a funny catch-up that turns a little woo-woo, then move into a vulnerable conversation. We cover reinvention, bad passport photos, puppies, karaoke, fish oil, handwriting, flirting, dating, and starting before you're ready. I then pull out my "Desire List" from 2015 to revisit what I thought I wanted in a partner then (a him?) and what I would add or remove today (change to a she/they), and the specificity is both charming and bizarre.#clarfyyourday #comedypodcast #travels #badphotos #projector #humandesign #flirting #dating #queerlove #lateinlifelesbian

Me, Myself, & I isn’t just a favorite De La Soul track; it’s the theme of today’s episode! It’s been 2 difficult yet rewarding years since I moved to LA, and I feel it's the right time to reflect on what life has been like. I point to my eyes a lot (IYKYK), discuss how coming out later in life influenced my decision, living under Mom’s shadow, how it’s a lot lonelier and more difficult to connect in LA, and how winning Little Miss Sunshine from the Sapphic Tennis summer league helped me realize it’s starting to feel a lot like home here. Join me in some cathartic reflection. 

I absolutely loved this conversation with actor, producer, comedian, and overall talent juggernaut, Lindsay-Elizabeth Hand. We covered territory from needles in NY playgrounds, early morning temple visits in Kyoto, leathering walls, starting a production company with her then-boyfriend (big congrats to the company's 15 years and of course, the relationship/marriage), motherhood in a big city, stepping away from Mattel, stepping back into acting and stand-up, manifesting participation in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, her tussle and subsequent obsession with alligators, significance of dreams, the joy in New Years Eve, and our future as being old ladies having a grand ole time gabbing while wearing our red-light masks. #ClarifyYourDay #WomenInComedy #StandUpComedy #ActorLife #ProducerLife #femaleproducer #dreams #edinburghfringe #inspiration