The Cosmic Dispatch

S2 E6 - The Royal, Renegade Full Moon in Leo Happy Leo Full Moon! This is another full moon show. That means guest astrologer Mandee Sheeler joins Cory to share her full moon report and answer audience questions. Cory also talks about the big transits of the week which include Mercury's conjunction with Pluto, and Mercury's entrance into Aquarius. While the astrology of the week ahead in...

Season 2 Episode 5 Aquarius Season: Liberation and Mind Modalities In this episode, Cory talks about our desire for change and freedom and our simultaneous resistance to it. Cory takes us through the very Uranian astrology of the week which includes Mercury's trine to Uranus, the sun's square to Uranus, and Venus' square to Mars. Uranus is a major player this week. Uranus' job...

Season 2 Episode 4 -  Aquarius Season: Freaks, Conformists, and Prismatic Vision Cory starts this episode with an invitation for listeners to take a moment and come up with one thing they can do to help us move on from violence, help ease suffering, or help to shift the paradigm.  This week Cory introduces Aquarius season with a little Aquarius 101, music, and the weekly astro-weather. This week&a...

Season Two, Episode Three:  The Many Faces of Saturn: Elders, Somatics, and Mythopoetics The astrology of the week ahead covered in this episode is Mercury’s station direct in Capricorn and the sun’s annual conjunction with Pluto (also in Capricorn). There’s some weight or meat to the energy this week. While it’s not always fun, Cory invites listeners to use this time to befriend the Pluto process...

Season Two |  Episode Two : The Mars In Gemini Situation Join astrologers Cory Nakasue , Mandee Sheeler and Nicholas Polimenakos for a very Gemini/Mars/Saturn conversation.  To start: show host Cory Nakasue shares a “short and sweet” astro-weather report then sits back and lets show producer & astrologer Mandee Sheeler ask the questions in this casual roundtable style episode of The Cosmic Dis...

Happy New Year! In this New Year’s Day episode Cory and Mandee share a brief reflection on 2022, the weekly astro-weather, a full moon report and answer questions. If you’d like to share your 2022 reflections or have ideas for future shows/guest suggestions - email us! We love engaging with you. thecosmicdispatch@gmail.com - Speaking of engaging with you: the first edition of our new newsletter wi...

Ep 52 - Winter Solstice and Capricorn New Moon Our last episode of the year! In this episode Cory introduces the sign of Capricorn and welcomes the winter solstice and new moon. This is an astrology packed show and Cory covers the next two weeks of astro-weather, plus shares a new moon Capricorn playlist. To start, the astrology of this week includes:  Venu’s square to Chiron, Jupiter’s ingress in...

Ep. 51 Sagittarius Rising Roundtable Can you believe it’s been a whole year for The Cosmic Dispatch!? We are so thankful for this community and all who make it possible.  In this episode, Cory talks with three Sagittarius rising natives to discuss their experience with Sagittarian themes. Together they talk about their work as educators, artists, and disseminators of ideas and information. Cory al...

Ep. 50 - Sagittarius Season: Full Moon in Gemini In this episode Cory and astrologer Mandee Sheeler dig into this contentious and spicy full moon in Gemini conjunct Mars retrograde!  This week’s episode kicks off with the astro weather of the week. During the astro weather show host Cory describes this rhythmic dance Mercury and Venus have been doing.  Later in the show Cory is joined by Mandee Sh...

Ep 49 Sagittarius Season: Mind Expansion and Metaphor In this episode Cory is joined by author Sophie Strand in a quintessentially Sagittarian conversation that winds its way through astrology, eco-mythologies, eros, disability, and so much more!  Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. Her first book of essay...

Ep 48 - Welcome Sagittarius Season! Extra Helpings and Rampant Spreads. Happy Sadge season!  This week is a little different than past new moon shows as there aren’t any astroprompts to go with the playlist. Cory is taking a small hiatus from astroprompts until spring. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for future astroprompts, show or guest ideas feel free to email us at: thecosmicdis...

Ep 47 - Scorpio Season: Sex and Eroticism Today, Cory is joined by sex and dating coach, educator, and author, Myisha Battle to discuss intimacy and desire within a Scorpio framework. Myisha also answers some audience questions and teases out some topics in her forthcoming book, This is supposed to be Fun: How To Find Joy in Hooking Up, Settling Down, and Everything In Between. At the top of the s...

Ep 47 - Eclipse Season Part 2: Lunar Eclipse Taurus In this episode Cory and astrologer Mandee Sheeler devote a great deal of time parsing out the upcoming total lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 8th. The whole week is studded with intense transits, and they talk about those as well. In the second half of the show they dig into listener emails and answer some astrology questions.  There is no sh...

Ep 46 - Scorpio Season: Witches Roundtable Cory begins this week’s show by reminding us that we are still in the thick of eclipse season. In this special roundtable edition of The Cosmic Dispatch Cory is joined by three artists and witchcraft practitioners. They touch on the many disciplines, practices, and origins of things like astrological magic, alchemy, and occult practice. As we do every wee...

Ep 45 - Eclipse Season Part 1: Solar Eclipse Scorpio In this episode Cory takes us through the transformative astrological transits of the week and gives us an overview of eclipse season. Eclipse season encompasses all of Scorpio season this year. This episode offers food for thought during this week's solar eclipse, along with a Scorpionic playlist. Cory also hints at a potential winter 2023...

Ep 44. Libra Season: Enemies, A Love Story. In this episode Cory talks about the antagonistic and competitive partnerships in our lives and how they're just as important and informative as our more harmonious ones. Later in the show Micah , from Radio Kingston and many other organizations in the Hudson Valley like O+ Positive Festival and Good Works Institute, joins Cory to parse out the natu...

Ep 43: Full Moon Aries: Wayward Desires and Reconciliation Join astrologers Cory Nakasue and Mandee Sheeler for another full moon episode of The Cosmic Dispatch. Like all other full moon shows, this one begins with the week ahead’s astro-weather, which transitions into a conversation about the full moon and ends with questions from the audience.  This week's forecast includes today's ful...

Ep 42 - Mercury Stations Direct: Neurodivergence and Creative Collaboration Today's show celebrates Mercury's station direct after three weeks of being retrograde, and how this serves as an apt symbol for neurodivergence. Later in the show, neurodivergence is further discussed with artist and scholar, Elisabeth Motley . Cory spends a moment at the start of the show with @radiokingstonny...

Ep 41 Libra New Moon: The Sweetest Deal is the Real Deal Happy New Moon - We finally landed a new moon on the day of broadcast! This Libra new moon is all about our relationships and communications. Libra is the territory of all things “relational”. Today's episode helps us ring in the new moon in Libra with the week's astro-weather, Libra season overview, creative prompts, and Libra-ins...

Ep 40 - Libra Season: The Relationship Episode Balance, harmony & equanimity are all keywords that may come to mind when you think of Libra, but during this episode Cory offers another consideration: the entity that is the relationship between ourselves and others.  Today we introduce Libra season, aka the autumnal equinox which happens on September 22nd. Libra begins the process of relating t...

Ep 39 - Full Moon Pisces/Mercury Retrograde Libra In honor of Mercury's recent retrograde, this Full Moon/Q&A episode begins with a little backtracking, and a call for participants for a new feature: Astrology Clinic! If you are interested in taking part in an astrological clinic/support group - email us! We are looking to connect others with similar natal placements and chat about experi...

Ep 38 Virgo/Pisces Clinic  Today's special Labor Day weekend episode features show host Cory Nakasue plus five friends! On today's show Cory talks with five guests who posses a strong Virgo-Pisces opposition in their natal chart, in preparation for this weekend's upcoming full moon in Pisces. In "support group" style the guests trade their experiences working with the inte...

Ep 37 It’s ALL Debatable (Mars in Gemini Special) In today's episode Cory describes Mars' prolonged stay in Gemini, and what that means for the rest of the year, and for people with mutable placements (Gemini, Pisces, Virgo, Sagittarius). Mars, the planet that represents how we go after the things we want, what turns us on, and the ways we go about asserting ourselves is typically in a s...

Ep 36: New Moon Virgo: Practical Magic + Divine Service Join show host Cory Nakasue for a Virgo New Moon Episode of The Cosmic Dispatch, in this episode She shares creative meditations, prompts, and music to get us in alignment with the transition of Leo season into Virgo. New Moon episodes highlight astroprompts, creative prompts for the season, which are made in collaboration with the AIM Higher...

Ep. 35 - Leo Season: Putting Yourself Out There + Solar Returns This week starts with a reminder that rest and relaxation are something we really need to cultivate and we need to be protective of our resting time - if we want it. The upcoming astro weather is a little bumpy upon entry and gets a little better…maybe even exciting(?) as the week goes on. At the top of the show Cory takes you through...