Best Keya Podcasts (2026)

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Lāʻau: Hawaiian Flora with Keya Kai Guimarães | Tea Talks with Jiling 48:28

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This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Keya Kai Guimarães. Keya is a community herbalist, lei-maker, and crafter of aromatic plant medicines, born beneath the fragrant Ponderosa pines of Colorado and shaped by the rain-kissed beauty of Kauaʻi. Honoring her Irish, Chinese, and Polynesian ancestry, Keya walks a path of listening to the …

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Photographer Caitlin McNaney Shares What Instagram Won’t about Body Image 45:59

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It's the first episode of 2026! This feels like a timely one as we’re all fresh off of posting photos of our 2025 roundups and envisioning the new us this year will inevitably bring. This week's guest is Caitlin McNaney, an incredible photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, The Cut and more. For seven years, she was the p…

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Best of 2025 | Herbal Radio 49:52

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2025 was a big year for Herbal Radio! To bring the year to a close, this special episode will take us on a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the most educational, inspiring, and thought-provoking conversations we've had the honor of sharing with you all this year. Thank you so much for tagging along with us each week to explore the vast and …

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Animism & Alchemy Pt. 2 | Featuring Maureen (Mo) Judith 48:22

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"If you want to have a relationship with the more than human world, you have to spend time in the more than human world." – Mo Judith This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are once again joined by the Earth-centered herbalist who bottles the alchemical intelligence of plants through the spagyric process, Mo Judith. Join Tommy …

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Animism & Alchemy Pt. 1 | Featuring Maureen (Mo) Judith 49:35

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"Alchemy is the biodynamic system that recognizes the soul and intelligence within the chemical reaction." – Mo Judith This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the Earth-centered herbalist who bottles the alchemical intelligence of plants through the spagyric process, Mo Judith. Join Tommy and Mo as they explore: Co…

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“What’s an Acceptable Level of Pain to Talk to Someone?” ft. Sarvesh Rajasekaran 36:15

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In this episode, Lindsey speaks with Sarvesh Rajasekaran. He was diagnosed with alopecia at the formative age of 23. Sarvesh offers so much insight into the male alopecia experience, speaking vulnerably about not being able to share his grief and struggles with hair loss for a long time. As a man, he felt there needed to be "an acceptable level of …

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Planting Medicine Now and Then, with Renée Camila & Sam Roberts | Tea Talks with Jiling 45:58

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Please enjoy today's Tea Talk with Renée Camila and Sam Roberts, co-founders of Now and Then Herb School and co-producers of the Planting Medicine podcast and radio show on 94.1 KPFA! The Now and Then Herb School focuses on guiding modern herbalism to old magic within a social justice framework. 🌻 Renée Camila is the daughter of Nicaraguan immigran…

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Mirrors in the Earth, with Asia Suler | Tea Talks with Jiling 52:21

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This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Asia Suler. Asia is an herbalist and earth intuitive, the author of Mirrors in the Earth, and host of Remember Why You Are Here. She began her journey after years of chronic pain and illness and has guided over 100,000 students through her online programs, where she helps people embrace their own…

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The Mycelial Healer | Featuring Christopher Parker 59:22

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Christopher Parker, the self-taught mycologist with 30 years of experience in mushroom cultivation, wildharvesting, and herbal medicine making. Join us to explore: Christopher & Katherine Parker's new book, The Mycelial Healer: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Tra…

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When It's Time to Pivot - 3 Signs the Friendship or Relationship Has Run Its Course 19:35

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Send us a text In this heartfelt episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, dives into the difficult truth about knowing when it’s time to move differently in friendships and relationships. Growth often brings clarity — and sometimes that clarity reveals disconnection. Keya shares three powerful signs that …

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Popular but Insecure - When Applause Doesn't Heal You 16:30

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Send us a text Popular but Insecure — When Applause Doesn’t Heal You In this soul-stirring episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, gets real about the hidden truth behind popularity and public perception. She opens up about a time in her life when she was visible, celebrated, and surrounded — yet silentl…

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The Girl Whose Garden Comes Alive | Featuring Juliet Howard 47:04

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Juliet Howard, the herbalist and author who focuses her practice on connecting budding mini herbalists-to-be through creating accessible, reciprocal backyard herbal education for children. Join us to explore: Juliet's newly launch book, The Girl Whose Garden Comes Alive How t…

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Instinct for Strong Insight 13:04

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Send us a text Your spirit already knows what your mind keeps questioning. In this episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, dives deep into the sacred art of trusting your inner knowing — that voice that whispers before evidence shows up. Instinct for Strong Insight explores the tension between what you feel and what you fear, remindi…

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Shedding Hair, Secrets and JAK Inhibitor Grief with Tyrone Folliard-Olson 44:42

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In this episode, Lindsey speaks with Tyrone Folliard-Olson. Tyrone is a husband, father and Vice Chair of the board for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. He has had alopecia since age 13. Tyrone shares openly about not only coming to terms with his alopecia but about simultaneously coming out of the closet as gay. He details meeting his now …

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The Art of Growing Medicinal Herbs | Featuring Jeff & Melanie Carpenter 58:58

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the owners of Zack Woods Herbs Farm and authors of The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer, Jeff and Melanie Carpenter. Drawing on over 25 years of hands-on organic farming experience, Join this passionate dynamic duo to explore: Balancing multiple jobs while running a medicinal he…

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My Personal Healing Journey – How I Got Here 14:50

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Send us a text In this deeply personal and transparent episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, opens up about the life experiences that shaped her, broke her, and ultimately birthed her healing. From her roots in St. Louis, Missouri, to her family’s move to Los Angeles in the early 1980s, Keya shares how love, struggle, faith, and su…

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Free from your Fellowship 12:25

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Send us a text Sometimes, freedom doesn’t come from breaking habits — it comes from breaking attachments. In this episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, unpacks the sacred process of becoming free from your fellowship. What happens when your spiritual circle no longer aligns with your soul’s evolution? When loyalty starts to feel li…

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Fire as a Menstruum | Featuring Lian Bruno 47:43

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the founder of Puff Herbals, Lian Bruno. From rolling herbal cigarettes in her living room to running a national brand, Lian Bruno is reimagining what it means to smoke. In this episode, join Tommy and Lian as they explore: The spark (pun intended) that turned into Puff Herba…

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Becoming Authentically You with Alopecia Therapist and Coach Alison Mann 56:51

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In this episode, Lindsey speaks with alopecia therapist and coach Alison Mann. Alison has had alopecia since she was very young and is thus a great help to those with alopecia as well as to parents supporting children with alopecia. In addition to discussing her hair loss journey as well as therapy, the ladies also discussed Alison's pursuit of gym…

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Health & Transformation, Naturally | Featuring Rachelle Robinett 59:54

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the author, herbalist, and accomplished girl boss of the botanical world, Rachelle Robinett. Join Tommy and Rachelle as they explore: Rachelle's recent book launch, Naturally: The Herbalist's Guide to Health and Transformation Reflecting personal experience, science, and herb…

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Alopecia and Parenthood with Ashley Kaplan 39:31

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In this episode, Lindsey talks alopecia and parenthood with Ashley Kaplan. Like Lindsey, Ashley was diagnosed with alopecia at age 2. She takes us through her own childhood journey that ultimately brought her to wearing wigs. For awhile, they had to be the same cut and color every single year when she’d get them prepped for school. Falling in love …

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Navigating Honest Communication 22:54

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Fermentation School, with Kirsten Shockey | Tea Talks with Jiling 55:15

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This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Kirsten K. Shockey. Kirsten is the author of 🌿Homebrewed Vinegar, and coauthor of several award-winning and bestselling fermentation books alongside Christopher Shockey: 🌿Fermented Vegetables; 🌿Fiery Ferments; 🌿The Big Book of Cidermaking; and 🌿Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments. She is a…

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Life of a Showgirl: Hiding Under Wigs for 13 Years with Kalayna Walker 37:43

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In this episode, Lindsey sits down with Kalayna Walker. Kalayna is a former NBA dancer, a published author and a senior at LSU. At age 7, she lost all of her hair. Her mom started making her customized wigs–wigs she agonized over keeping secure at sleepovers with her dance team, while she slept, dancing on the court at an NBA game, in the shower. S…

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Grief, Healing and the Legacy of My Uncle Prince 19:41

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Send us a text In this episode, I honor the life and legacy of my uncle—the man who was more like a father to me. He was the one who stood by me when I became a mother at 18, showing up with love, support, and celebration when I needed it most. Thirty years ago, his passing became my first experience with deep grief, shaping the way I came to under…

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Animal Alchemy | Featuring Kody Hilton 45:25

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Kody Hilton, a passionate plant person and friend to all furry, fuzzy, and feathered critters who weaves over 30 years of collective experience from both the human and animal side of herbalism into her practice. Join Tommy and Kody as they explore: Working with animals using …

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Go Inside the 40th Annual NAAF Conference 18:34

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Lindsey is throwing it back this week to her time in Chicago this past June at the 40th annual NAAF conference. In honor of the milestone, she spoke with a number of attendees–returners, first timers and some previous VNA guests–about what this one weekend a year means to them. Next year’s NAAF conference will take place June 25, 26, 27 and 28 in O…

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Hate & Healing 10:34

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Send us a text In this episode, I get raw about the tension between hate and healing. I’ve been on this healing journey for years—doing the work, facing my shadows, and choosing love. But healing doesn’t mean hate disappears. It shows up in people’s actions, in systems, and in the very air of this country right now. I open up about the exhaustion o…

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Environmental Access for All | Featuring Mount Pisgah Arboretum 44:08

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by three passion-driven land stewards who are dedicated to protecting and preserving the Mount Pisgah Arboretum in our hometown, Eugene, Oregon. As a 209-acre nature education facility nestled on the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people, Mount Pisgah Arboretum has been o…

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Linda & Charlie: A Love Story 31:49

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Lindsey has conducted a lot of interviews throughout her career, but this interview might be her favorite of all time. Nope, it wasn’t conducted at her apartment or even on a fancy red carpet. Today’s guests are Linda and Charlie, a couple Lindsey met at the Chicago NAAF conference back in June at a hotel bar. Ordering French 75s turned into them o…

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Daring to be FairWild | Featuring Sarah Vito 57:58

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This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the environmental steward and change-maker on a mission to make FairWild a household name in the herbal industry, Sarah Vito. Join Sarah and Tommy as they explore: What it means to uphold the FairWild certification The seven key principles of wildharvesting Upholding biodiver…

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Become the You You Love in the Mirror ft. Artist Keya Trammell 1:03:30

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In this episode, Lindsey is in-person with Chicago native Keya Trammell in New York. Keya is a singer, actress, makeup artist and alopecia areata advocate. She and Lindsey were both diagnosed at age 2. The ladies get super vulnerable about the condition's ups and downs and discuss how the arts has been healing to them both. Of course, they talked a…

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Cousin Betrayal - When Family Turns Into Your First Opponents 20:15

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Send us a text Cousins are often seen as the siblings we didn’t have—sharing sleepovers, secrets, and grandparents. But what happens when that bond turns into betrayal? In this episode, I share my personal experiences with cousin jealousy, rumors, and toxic family dynamics that shaped how I saw myself and my relationships. We’ll explore how early f…

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Co-Creating with Nature, with Pam Montgomery | Tea Talks with Jiling 46:49

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This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Pam Montgomery. Pam is an herbalist, author, international teacher, Earth elder and new-paradigm thinker who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than three decades. She is the a…