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The Murky Thermae with Hannah Piper Burns

The Murky Thermae with Hannah Piper Burns

By The Murky Thermae with Hannah Piper Burns

Reality TV, retold through the lens of astrology and the zodiac, plus musings on the current astrological weather and its ripples through the collective consciousness. Come on in, the water's just fine! Hannah Piper Burns is an artist, writer, curator, astrologer, and self-proclaimed extramundane anthropologist of pop culture's phenomena, detritus, kitsch, and trauma, working across time-based media, text, curation, & divination.
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Lack of shame is a superpower

The Murky Thermae with Hannah Piper BurnsMar 06, 2019

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52:50
You forgot to say "and Jesus still loves me."

You forgot to say "and Jesus still loves me."

This, folks, is what happens when nobody on The Bachelor has had their Saturn return yet! The VIP of the week is definitely Hannah Ann, both for the most GIF-able reacts and for getting her very own TITANIC moment, now memorialized forever on national television. She may not get that reference though because I doubt she was alive when it came out. The Stars and Roses theme is "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Feb 28, 202023:17
Blessed be the sponcon

Blessed be the sponcon

We're back, babies! How's everyone's Mercury retrograde going so far? =) The Stars and Roses theme is "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Feb 20, 202040:33
The bar is in the basement

The bar is in the basement

Gather 'round folks! This ain't the gay yeehaw agenda; it's just the tale of a sweet simple boy from Southern California who couldn't do anything right. 

Got something you're dying to say or share? Leave me a message - it's the closest we can get to a call-in show!

Peter's new theme is Twist Away the Gates of Steel by the incomparable Devo. My new theme is Ode to Billy Joe by the great Bobbie Gentry.

The Stars and Roses theme is "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Jan 31, 202024:08
Be the *finasco* you want to see in the world
Jan 24, 202028:42
Nick Viall is the Beetlejuice of Bachelor Nation

Nick Viall is the Beetlejuice of Bachelor Nation

Here's what I know, and what I don't know, about contestant birthdays so far, plus my odyssey of watching this week's episode live. 

  • Keep the party going on Instagram, where you can weigh in on Personal Planet trading cards for this season's contestants & contestants from seasons past! 
  • New this season: Leave me a message and I just might play it on the next episode! Think of it like calling into the show, but you know...on a delay. 



The Stars and Roses theme is "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Jan 16, 202037:37
Uno, do, tres, quatro!

Uno, do, tres, quatro!

Welcome back to a brand new season of Stars and Roses, recapping the Bachelor through the lens of astrology and the zodiac! I am even more unprepared than usual, but we are full throttle nonetheless! The fun continues over on Instagram: @starsandroses_podcast where I have officially begun the great birthday investigations of 2020! 

Want to chime in on all things astro-bach? Leave me a message and maybe I'll play it on the air!  https://anchor.fm/stars-and-roses-podcast/message

Stars and Roses Theme: "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Jan 16, 202021:40
Virgo's love language is "Don't question me"

Virgo's love language is "Don't question me"

Time to re-up the sunscreen and light another citronella candle to catch up with your favorite contestants before they leave the beach, betrothed or broken-hearted but also with a couple tens of thousands more Instagram followers. SPEAKING OF WHICH! 

Have you
followed me on Instagram? http://www.instagram.com/starsandroses_podcast/

Are you interested in working with me...astrologically? Sign up here to find out how: bit.ly/astro_hpb/

Music: "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/



Sep 10, 201932:58
You never eat the date food, dude

You never eat the date food, dude

Recapping Bachelor in Paradise Season 3 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Aug 31, 201936:07
Weird hex, but ok

Weird hex, but ok

Recapping Bachelor in Paradise Season 3 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Aug 23, 201938:13
Str8 out of a soap opera

Str8 out of a soap opera

Recapping Bachelor in Paradise Season 6 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Aug 16, 201952:21
Every season has their Cam, man

Every season has their Cam, man

Recapping Bachelor in Paradise Season 6 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Aug 08, 201929:51
I don't have a song but I'd like to say some stuff

I don't have a song but I'd like to say some stuff

Recapping the Bachelorette Season 15 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Aug 02, 201937:16
When you solve the puzzle, it spells "DUMP HIM."

When you solve the puzzle, it spells "DUMP HIM."

Recapping the Bachelorette Season 15 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Jul 11, 201919:35
It's a real smirk, my friend

It's a real smirk, my friend

Recapping the Bachelorette Season 15 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Jul 04, 201927:16
Big dogs stay in their own lanes (an extended metaphor)

Big dogs stay in their own lanes (an extended metaphor)

Recapping the Bachelorette Season 15 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Jun 28, 201916:09
Nobody likes a Marcus

Nobody likes a Marcus

Recapping the Bachelorette Season 15 through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
Jun 20, 201913:28
The brotherhood of the salmon blazer
Jun 14, 201920:47
Dank (chicken) nugs of wisdom

Dank (chicken) nugs of wisdom

Recapping the Bachelorette Season 15 finale through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
May 31, 201926:10
Y'all's toes don't matter

Y'all's toes don't matter

Recapping The Bachelorette Season 15, Week Two through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
May 23, 201938:04
Confetti cake-in it to the limit

Confetti cake-in it to the limit

Recapping The Bachelorette Season 15, Week One through the lens of astrology and the zodiac
May 20, 201926:05
Lookin dirty but smellin' real nice

Lookin dirty but smellin' real nice

Previewing the Bachelorette Season 15
May 02, 201925:00
Thanks, I hate it

Thanks, I hate it

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23 finale through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Mar 13, 201954:04
Lack of shame is a superpower

Lack of shame is a superpower

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23, Episodes 9 and 10, through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Mar 06, 201952:50
Squared up

Squared up

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23, Episode 8, through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Feb 28, 201943:57
Gut stuff

Gut stuff

No one gut should have all that power. 

Music: "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/



Feb 20, 201942:08
Somebody call 9-1-1

Somebody call 9-1-1

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23, Episode 6, through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Feb 13, 201935:42
Venus take the wheel

Venus take the wheel


In which I take a moment betwixt the weeks to wax Venusian, in the wake of a workshop I participated in last week. 


Music: "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/



Feb 11, 201916:28
I'm not a snake scientist

I'm not a snake scientist

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23, Episode 5, through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Feb 07, 201956:56
Leech-able moments

Leech-able moments

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23, Episode 4, through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Jan 31, 201947:55
Flippin' tires with the wifey

Flippin' tires with the wifey

Rebecca Crews flexes boobs, Elyse is a smitten kitten, and there's enough pirate and pageant drama to make everyone really, really stressed out - PLUS: You know we gotta talk about Jaitlyn, Bachelor Nation's hottest new portmanteau-mance! 


Music: "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/



Jan 23, 201938:19
You're not a cougar, you're a lioness

You're not a cougar, you're a lioness

Recapping the Bachelor Season 23, Episode 2, through the lens of astrology and the zodiac.
Jan 17, 201933:36
Yeah, he's a virgin. But he's also an AQUARIUS

Yeah, he's a virgin. But he's also an AQUARIUS

Introduction, astro trends in Bachelor Nation, and a recap of Week One.
Jan 12, 201935:29