Tub Talks by Secular Sabbath
Tub Talks is the podcast born out of the global community Secular Sabbath, directly sourced from the founder Genevieve Medow-Jenkins’ childhood at Esalen Institute, where she soaked in the hot springs with different characters from all walks of life and talked as the waves crashed against the rocks below. At first, Tub Talks existed exclusively at our event experiences, but now, Genevieve sits down in her tiny clawfoot outdoor bath with artists, collaborators, thinkers, friends, and family to talk about creativity, personal practices, philosophies on life, and why it’s worth living today. Every guest brings their own idiosyncratic awareness to their industries, navigating the fast-changing landscape of our cultures, and personal practices to maintain wellness. Through these conversations, we have come to know that there is something to learn from everyone, and we are able to access that even more deeply when we strip down together, and relax in the bath.
Follow along for new episodes + new guests airing every other Tuesday.
If you’d like to experience these environments we foster together, consider becoming a member of Secular Sabbath! Joining the inner circle is joining our family and committing to a Secular Sabbath practice. Secular Sabbath is traditionally celebrating a day of rest, albeit without a religious affiliation. Joining our family is making a promise to yourself to commit to growth and self-care with a group of people from all walks of life who are interested in finding that for themselves as well. This also gives you access to attend our events in person and online as well as opportunities to connect online and in conversation with teachers, students, artists, and collaborators. Membership unlocks musical artifacts, secret artist-curated playlists, and event experiences for you to experience from the comfort of your own home.
To join Secular Sabbath membership, you can find us at secular-sabbath.com/membership. Joining grants you access to our Inner Circle community of sensory-exploring like-minded people, where you can gather with us locally in LA for monthly meet-up experiences, and pop-up events around the globe, and partake in our exclusive ambient online community.
Ready to dive into the dialogue deeper? Join us on our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/9v9J8f6R
See what we get up to at @secularsabbath: https://www.instagram.com/secularsabbath/
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Tub Talks Featuring Ry X: Musician and Artist
This week we soak with RY X, a multidisciplinary artist who creates from a place of raw vulnerability and reverence. Over the last decade, his music has traversed folk, electronic, orchestral, and am…
Tub Talks Featuring Jacqueline Suskin: Writer, Poet, Educator
Jacqueline Suskin is a writer, poet and educator now based in Detroit, Michigan. She has released many poetry books, two artistic creation books, and is now teaching young people in Detroit at the in…
Tub Talks Featuring RHYE (Michael Milosh): Musician
Michael Milosh (RHYE) is a lifelong musician from Toronto, Canada. He learned to play cello at 3 years old, having had a father who dedicated his life to teaching and playing music. RHYE is the music…
Tub Talks featuring Chantel Jeffries
In this Tub Talks, I get to soak in the unique wisdom of Chantel Jeffries. Chantel is known in the world for seemingly disparate things: being a DJ, investor, entrepreneur, and social media creator. …
Tub Talks Featuring Raquelle Stevens: Bestselling Author, Film Producer, and Educator
At 18 years old, Raquelle Stevens came to Los Angeles on a whim. Her family was moving from Chicago, and she felt called to take the risk alongside them, understanding that what is beyond our comfort…
Tub Talks Featuring Illangelo: Music Producer, Carlo Montagnese
Carlo Montagnese, known in the music industry as Illangelo, has been exploring his musical landscape since childhood. He is best known for his work with the Weeknd in creating The Trilogy, and songs …
Tub Talks featuring Orville Peck: Country Music Artist
Today we're diving into the remarkable journey of Orville Peck, who is best known as a one-of-a-kind country artist who's been captivating hearts with his soulful music and creative, inclusive spirit…
Tub Talks featuring Pablo Piekar: Esalen Massage Therapist + Executive Coach
In this podcast episode, Pablo and I dive into his history with Esalen Institute and beyond. Pablo Piekar came to Esalen Institute in the late 1980’s for what was supposed-to-be a Gestalt workscholar…
Tub Talks featuring Nitsa Citrine: Creative + Alchemist
For our season finale of Tub Talks, we soak with my first friend ever in life, Nitsa Citrine. Nitsa and I became friends upon her birth, 9 days after mine. Our parents all met at Esalen Institute in …
Tub Talks featuring Emily Birmingham: Big Sur local with Nepenthe lineage
Soaking in an indoor bath on the cliffs of Big Sur with Emily Birmingham brings me into deep nostalgia and remembrance of the history of our home. Emily’s family has been calling Big Sur home for the…
Tub Talks featuring Aska Matsumiya: Musician + Film Composer
This week we sit in a hot tub for the first time with musical composer and artist, Aska Matsumiya. Aska is at the end of her third trimester of pregnancy as we bathe. Her belly is full and ripe, and …
Tub Talks featuring Austin Bisnow: Lead Singer of Magic Giant
This week we soak with musician and newly inspired home ‘landscaper,’ Austin Bisnow. Austin and I have connected over taking walks with our dogs in the mountains. Today we spend time in the bath, whe…
Tub Talks featuring Elena Stonaker: Multidisciplinary Artist
This week we soak in the tub with Elena Stonaker, a long-time collaborator and multi-disciplinary artist whose artwork you may recognize from many of our Secular Sabbath environments, such as our gia…
Tub Talks featuring Vicki Topp: Esalen Legend + Bodywork Practitioner
This week on Tub Talks, we soak in with one of my Esalen and Big Sur elders, Vicki Topp. Vicki has practiced bodywork for many decades alongside our first Tub Talks guest, Deborah Anne Medow. Vicki s…
Tub Talks featuring Lindsey Ross: Tin-Type Photographer
This week we soak in the bath with Lindsey Ross, the modern-day woman behind the lens of the 19th-century wet plate photography: The Alchemistress. Over the last few years, you may have encountered h…
Tub Talks featuring Mars: Folk Herbalist + Cacao Practitioner
This week, we sit in the tub with Mars: Secular Sabbath collaborator, folk herbalist and earth lover. Mars inspires us by outlining the path she went through on her journey in coming back to herself …
Tub Talks featuring George Augusto: co-founder of STAUD
This week we sit in the tub with George Augusto, co-founder of fashion brand: STAUD, and Los Angeles restaurant and cafe: Kitchen Mouse. He met his two co-founders in the midst of a multitude of othe…
Tub Talks featuring Sam Borkson: Friends With You artist
This week we soak in the bath with our close friend and co-founder of FriendsWithYou,
Sam Borkson. He started the art project FriendsWithYou with Tury many years ago, in order to help people open thei…
Best of Tub Talks: Episodes 1-11
This week on Tub Talks we revisit some of the most insightful conversations that we’ve had in the baths. Listen to our best moments with our first 11 guests as we look back on our favorite talks with…
Tub Talks featuring Mia Moretti: DJ + Poet
This week we are joined under the oak tree for a soak with DJ and artist, Mia Moretti. A Bay Area native, Mia grew up in an alternative household in Northern California where creativity flowed. Her c…