Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
#182 - Ian MacKenzie (Mythic Masculine): The Lost Boys of the Manosphere
Father absence, the failure of the nuclear family, and generations of uninitiated men
#181 - Jenna Ansell (Medicine Festival): Beyond Festival Utopia
What festivals promised, what they delivered, and what still matters when utopia doesn’t arrive.
#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.
#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
Chip Conley: Midlife is also a Festival
Life is a Festival #171
Midlife is not a crisis but a chrysalis—a time for transformation and growth.
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.
Natalie Sanandaji: The Good Souls of the Nova Festival
Life is a Festival #160
How one young woman is transforming terror into service and the extraordinary courage and care of the good souls of the Tribe of Nova.
Sharon Avraham & Sami Awad: The Prayers of an Israeli and a Palestinian Burner
Life is a Festival #159
Sharon Avraham, co-founder of Midburn, and his theme camp co-producer, Palestinian activist Sami Awad, extend a call for healing.
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.
Sophie Strand: A Mythic Probiotic for Masculinity
Life is a Festival #151
Healthy masculinity has been a passion of mine for years and it was an honor to learn from this neo-troubadour animist and her poetic insights.
Nick Powers: The Revolution Will Be a Carnival
Life is a Festival #149
By emphasizing fun, sacrilege, and even the grotesque, we can safeguard social justice against dogmatism and self-righteousness, preventing its co-option.
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.
Monique Shiess, Co-founder of AfrikaBurn: The Catalytic Potential of Burning Man in South Africa
Life is a Festival #143 - Monique Shiess (AfrikaBurn)
Towards real radical inclusivity and environmental stewardship at AfrikaBurn
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.