Audacity Works

Rachel Strickland
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A podcast inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doing the damn thing. This exist for those who have the audacity to believe that their lives have value. This is for you.http://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/original artwork by the great Dominic Bonuccelli

  1. 6d ago

    Episode 201: Do you need to form an LLC?

    Send us Fan Mail By request from my girl Kim, "should you get an LLC and why/how?"  What you'll hear: Went on a family vacation with my ex and it was awesome 3:30Come to Bel Rev!! 4:30 https://www.bigtickets.com/events/LOOP/bel-rev/Follow Heather for updates on her current project (I get to do some art direction for this)  5:00The meat of the episode starts at 6:00, this is only going to be super relevant to the US based folks.  What's a business structure and how might one begin to develop this concept for themselves 7:15Why I'm not just going to tell you do some shady shit to avoid taxation 9:30What is an LLC:  Limited Liability Corporation?  When should you start thinking about forming one?  12:44What about an S-corp?  When should you consider this structure?  What are the downsides?  13:45Separating yourself from your business, not just in structure, but in finances (ie:  separate checking account) 15:00Step 1:  Come up with a name to operate under, this can also be called a DBA (Doing Business As) and get a business license from your county clerk.  You might need a residential business permit, check with your county.  17:00Step 2:  Get an EIN, it's dumb easy, here's the link:  https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/get-an-employer-identification-number  You can do this even if you don't run a businessStep 3:  Get a business checking account to separate your business income from your personal checking account 20:20Step 4:  File the paperwork to become an LLC (this process and the fees involved vary wildly according to state, so check with your county/state legistlation and outlines)  Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  2. Aug 26

    Episode 200!!! What I've learned from recording 200 episodes, and advice for new podcasters

    Send us Fan Mail 200 Episodes baby!!  What you'll hear: Thing #1 I've learned:  You never know what is going to be useful to anyone else, so say what you wanna say 1:30Thing #2 I've learned:  Ignore the stats.  The work has to be its own reward, or you won't keep doing it.  4:30Thing #3 I've learned:  Saying something once is saying it never (quote by The Movement Maestro!)  And actually saying it 12 times is still sometimes like saying it never. Never be afraid to repeat yourself.  7:30Silly stats:  Total downloads:  47,908 over the entire 4 years  9:45The most downloaded episode by far is Episode #42:  Morning Pages: how to do them, how to not do them, and what to do if they bore the pants off of you  at over 900 downloadsThe 2nd place winner is Episode #67:  Art, Grief, and What Happens Next with Shannon McKenna at over 500 downloadsThe 3rd place winner is Episode #36:  IADF Survival Guide: learn from my failsAdvice for anyone curious about starting a podcast 14:00Listen to Shante.  Sustainability is priority #1.  Set yourself up for a good experience by creating a cadence and expectation you can live up to.Know your WHY before you begin.  Don't do it for accolades or responses or metrics- do it for you.  Do it for the one person who will get something out of every episode.Invest in some good kit.  Here's the mic I use now.  17:30Your words have value.  If you got things you wanna say, say em!  Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  3. Aug 19

    Episode 199: The Racist, Classist History of Lawns

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: "We do not rush."  1:55Asheville Butoh Festival!  3:00The waitlist for Creatrix 2027 is right here:  https://poser.kit.com/creatrix3 May 9-17, 2027  4:30Why tf am I talking about lawns?  5:30The racist/colonial history of green lawns 11:00How I'm making efforts to decolonize the land we live on 15:00Further reading:https://bioneers.org/why-how-to-decolonize-your-yard-zmbz2206/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/this-heatwave-is-a-reminder-that-grass-lawns-are-terrible-for-the-environmenthttps://www.history.com/articles/lawn-mower-grass-american-dreamhttps://blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2021/09/29/the-american-lawn-a-harmful-invention/Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  4. Aug 12

    Episode 198: I can't believe I f#$ did that

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: This episode is 100% taken from my girl Dr. Shante Cofield's podcast Maestro on the Mic, Episode 723Seven Deadly Satisfactions is on sale TODAY fo cheapo, you can still get in on that The meat of the episode starts at 2:51Part I:  I can't believe I f*****g did that, the performing artist edition 3:37Bern makes an appearance at 4:25 for fansPart II:  I can't believe I f*****g did that, the business owner edition 12:15Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  5. Aug 5

    Episode 197: Ghost Stories with Andrea St. Amand

    Send us Fan Mail Please welcome to the proverbial studio my good friend, Andrea St. Amand, evidential psychic medium and best-selling author! What you'll hear: How we met and me fangirling all over Andrea 2:00The backstory baby!  Andrea's had more careers than anyone else I know; professional ballet dancer, lawyer, and evidential psychic and author 5:00How she manages her own energy and prevents burnout 12:15What I learned from Andrea in a mediumship intensive, and what a spirit or entity actually needs/wants from us 18:30The most haunted building in Charleston and how Andrea had a nice little sleepover in there 21:00Is there such a thing as "dark entities" and how would they form?  26:00On being "harmed" by an entity 32:00Differentiating real psychic hits from imagination 36:00On writing a book!  39:00The artist residency that Andrea is organizing, Fayetteville Creates, go apply to it!  It's process-based, not product, which is my absolute favorite kind.  42:15Last call to join the waitlist for 7 Deadly Satisfactions!You can find Andrea here:  https://andreasaintamand.com/ where you can order her book, sign up to her mailing list, and get yourself a reading! Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  6. Jul 29

    Episode 196: The Daughters of Mnemosene (short episode)

    Send us Fan Mail Sorry folks, I have covid so this is kind of mailing it in but I am telling you a brief story of Group Hoop this year because it was really special. What you'll hear: Here's the link to 2025's Group Hoop referenced in the beginning:  Well Behaved WomenA reading of the poem we created to called The Daughters of Mnemnosene (the author is me, I forgot to say on the episode with my half brain cell)Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  7. Jul 22

    Episode 195: Why I Stopped Running The Audacity Project

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: some ramblings of mine about seasonal uniforms 1:30game changing boxers for the summer dress season by Woxer (not an affiliate link, I just really like them) 3:15The meat of the episode starts at 4:00Check here for the waitlist for the DIY version, The Audacity Project LITE 12:10This ain't my first hard pivot rodeo- I've done this before and yes it is terrifying 13:00So what the hell am I going to do now?  18:00Creatrix:  the retreat waitlist can be found here!  18:507 Deadly Satisfactions waitlist is here, it is ONLY going out to the waitlist 20:00The Order of Medusa!!!  She comin.  October 2026.  You can join the waitlist here 22:00Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

  8. Jul 15

    Episode 194: Using Ritual to make Warming Up Suck Less

    Send us Fan Mail Thanks to the delightful Dr. Jess Allen for today's episode request! What you'll hear: The dopamine barrier between wanting to train but uggggh all those stairs to actually do something cool 1:00How I learned about creating space from Lee Clayden 4:15Some other approaches rather than trying to change the outside space 6:15Somatic Witchcraft could help in these moments to change the way that you feelAaaaand you might just wanna cut out some of the shit you are doing 8:30Reciting a snippet of a poem that you have memorized (I'm excited to try this one) 11:00Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

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A podcast inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doing the damn thing. This exist for those who have the audacity to believe that their lives have value. This is for you.http://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/original artwork by the great Dominic Bonuccelli

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  • Creator
    Rachel Strickland
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    202
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Audacity Works
  • Show Website
    Audacity Works

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