Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
#180 - Paul Stamets: The Mycelial Web of Burning Man
Legendary mycologist Paul Stamets to explore mushrooms, mycelium, the cosmos… and Burning Man of course.
#179 - Josh Shrei (The Emerald): Only Myth Can Save Us Now
The ancient power of festivals, structure and fluidity of gender, and the soul’s longing for meaning.
#175 - Atish: Beats, Breaks, and Balance, a DJ Unplugs
Service, legacy, and giving back to one’s community.
#173 - Burning Man Isn't Cool Anymore
Part 1: My reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024. Part 2: My appearance on the Burning Man Live Podcast from a few years ago.
#172 - Live From Burning Man Information Radio (Encore)
Playing around at BMIR 2019 and Harm Reduction Tips for 2024
Lizz Larouge & Guinevere Rhonwen: Love's Many Colors
Life is a Festival #168
Guinevere Rhonwen & Lizz Larouge created the festival Colours of Love on the island d of Koh Phangan as their wedding celebration.
Sami Awad & Sharon Avraham: A Lighthouse for the Middle East
Life is a Festival #167
Sami and Sharon return to the show to discuss their ambitious peace project, the Lighthouse.
Tyler Hanson: Shenanigans! The Art of Immersive Experience Design
Life is a Festival #158
Exploring immersive art from the circus to vaudeville to Dada, to beatniks and hippies, and all the way to the Cacophony Society and Burning Man.
Marian Goodell et al: Inside Burning Man’s Worst Case Scenario
Life is a Festival #157
Will our changing climate stop Burning Man, or will our collective resilience and response to crisis make our community stronger.
Caveat Magister - At Burning Man, We're All Amateurs
Life is a Festival #156
Burning Man doesn’t have to be transformational.
Max Stossel: Romancing the Muse
Life is a Festival #155
Max helps us unstuck creatively and shares some exceptional poetry.
Android Jones: The Transformative Vulnerability of Loss
Life is a Festival #144
Visionary Artist Android Jones speaks about losing his life’s work, the profound opening of asking for help and his thoughts on AI art.
The Gift of the Mayan Warrior
Life is a Festival #136: Pablo González Vargas (Mayan Warrior)
Mayan Warrior founder Pablo González Vargas talks about gifting, Mayan culture, and the challenges of bringing an art car 8,000 kilometers to That Thing in the Desert.
The Poetry of Gender
Life is a Festival #126: Janne Robinson
Feminist beat poet and author Janne Robinson discusses authenticity, gender, and her no bullshit approach to creating the life you want.
Worldbuilding for a Better World
Life is a Festival #125: Lak Mitchell (Boomtown Fair)
Few gatherings build worlds with the theatrical flair of BoomTown Fair, a choose-your-own-adventure playground in the English countryside.
Art and Irresolvable Contradictions (Live from Bombay Beach Biennale)
Life is a Festival #124: Tao Ruspoli (Bombay Beach Biennale)
Founded in 2015, Bombay Beach Biennale is a renegade celebration of art, music, and philosophy.
Welcome Refugees with a Festival
Life is a Festival #123: Mike Zuckerman (Borders Without Borders)
Can we take Burning Man principles and apply them to refugee situations?
The Small Self on a Big Stage
Life is a Festival #115: Nick Mulvey
In the tradition of an English troubadour, Nick Mulvey is a soulful multi-instrumentalist, Earth protector, and student of Celtic shamanism.
Voices of the Renegade Burn
Life is a Festival #109
Reflections on the self-organized 2021 Burn from Plan B to drone artists to temple builders.