The Queer Ritual Podcast

By Riki B Malone

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This is the Queer Ritual Podcast, a place for healing and spirituality topics with a queer minded focus.

Hosted by Riki B Malone (he/they), Licensed Master Esthetician and Reiki Master Teacher based out of Plumeria Beauty+Wellness in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Riki shares their unique perspective as a queer Asian American to offer insights that can lead to healing one's self and healing society. All are welcome here, regardless of faith, religion, spiritual or ethnic background, sexual orientation or gender identity. Weekly episodes typically drop on Fridays!

Episode Date
Finding peace during uncertain times
Mar 14, 2026
Heated Rivalry and Fujoshi
Feb 27, 2026
My recent experience with the Buddhist Walk for Peace (February 4, 2026)
Feb 06, 2026
Why are more people policing public bathrooms?
Jan 16, 2026
Pulling cards for the Queer community in 2026
Jan 03, 2026
Whitewashing or "Dis-Orienting" of Asian Spiritual Practices & Reiki
Dec 19, 2025
Revisiting the Spirituality of Avatar: Way of Avatar (Spiritual Movie Club)
Dec 14, 2025
Queer Healers, Yogis, & Witches: Interview with Maggie Johns, Tacit Touch Somatic Therapy
Dec 12, 2025
The Spiritual Heritage of Reiki
Nov 22, 2025
How emotions live in the body
Nov 14, 2025
Why do gays & lesbians love vampires? (re-upload)
Nov 03, 2025
The spiritual wound of the coming out process - pt 2
Oct 29, 2025
The first spiritual wound of LGBTQ people, pt 1
Oct 29, 2025
It's Spooky Season, y'all!
Oct 17, 2025
About this podcast
Sep 21, 2025
I'm back!! Updates on the state of this podcast
Sep 20, 2025
Why is there no "Straight Pride"?
Jun 19, 2023
On being neurodivergent and queer
Jun 12, 2023
Top 5 Perks of being in a same-sex relationship
Jun 09, 2023
The spiritual life of Tina Turner (RIP)
Jun 05, 2023
The dark side of filial piety
May 29, 2023
On Microaggressions: Death by a thousand mosquito bites
May 26, 2023
Repost: Asian American Impostor Syndrome
May 22, 2023
Ep 24 Cultural Appropriation in the Spiritual Space
May 19, 2023
Lao? Laos? Laotian? What's the difference?
May 19, 2023
Ep 23 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Perpetual Foreigner Experience
May 15, 2023
Ep 22 Everything is borrowed
Apr 10, 2023
Story time: That time I was tricked into a Baptist church (by beefy guys breaking bricks!)
Apr 07, 2023
Ep 21.5 Queer Respectability Politics cont.
Apr 03, 2023
Ep 21 Queer Respectability Politics
Mar 27, 2023
Different candle, same flame
Mar 20, 2023
You're a survivor!
Mar 20, 2023
Minisode: The Spring Equinox
Mar 17, 2023
Ep 20 Healing from past trauma
Mar 13, 2023
Story time: The Snake and the Rope
Mar 10, 2023
Ep 19 The state of LGBTQ rights in America today
Mar 06, 2023
Minisode: The Mind Body Complex and Somatic Therapy
Mar 03, 2023
Ep 18: Fear of abandonment
Feb 27, 2023
Minisode: On skepticism
Feb 24, 2023
Ep 17 The gay male "glass ceiling" and prejudice against feminine men
Feb 20, 2023
The Spirituality of Avatar: The Way of Water
Feb 17, 2023
Ep 16 On Love
Feb 13, 2023
ASMR Walking Meditation: Walking in your Power
Feb 10, 2023
Ep 15 Right Speech
Feb 06, 2023
Ep 14 Third gender
Jan 30, 2023
Bonus episode: Given names and chosen names
Jan 27, 2023
Ep 13 My family's immigration story
Jan 23, 2023
Minisode: Please and Thank you
Jan 20, 2023
Ep 12: Theism, nontheism, etc explained
Jan 16, 2023
Bonus episode: Asian American impostor syndrome
Jan 13, 2023
Ep 11 Pain isn't a contest
Jan 09, 2023
Minisode: Lineage transmission
Jan 06, 2023
Ep 10 The burden of healing
Jan 02, 2023
Bonus episode: On New Years Resolutions
Dec 30, 2022
Ep 9 Tips for "coming out" and overcoming anxiety
Dec 27, 2022
Bonus episode: The meaning of Christmas
Dec 23, 2022
Ep 8: Keeping centered during uncertain times
Dec 19, 2022
Bonus episode: Animism and the Spirituality of Avatar
Dec 16, 2022
Ep 7 Limiting beliefs
Dec 12, 2022
ASMR Guided Meditation: Sama vritti pranayama
Dec 09, 2022
Ep 6 Ancestral offerings
Dec 05, 2022
Ep 5 Yin and Yang (The Divine Feminine and The Divine Masculine)
Dec 02, 2022
Ep 4 The secret to happiness
Nov 28, 2022
Minisode: Chosen family and blood family
Nov 25, 2022
Ep 3 Finding your voice
Nov 21, 2022
Ep 2 My own spiritual journey
Nov 18, 2022
Ep 1 What is identity?
Nov 15, 2022