Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 9/10/25 Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 9/10/25

#180 - Paul Stamets: The Mycelial Web of Burning Man

Legendary mycologist Paul Stamets to explore mushrooms, mycelium, the cosmos… and Burning Man of course.

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Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 3/27/25 Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 3/27/25

#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.

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Community, Gender, Leadership, Politics, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 12/4/24 Community, Gender, Leadership, Politics, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 12/4/24

#177 - Alex Ebert: Aspirational Masculinity for the Left

Who’s the man?

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Community, Gender, Leadership, Burning Man, Politics Eamon Armstrong 11/4/24 Community, Gender, Leadership, Burning Man, Politics Eamon Armstrong 11/4/24

#176 - Megan Miller: Why Burners Must Participate in this Election

Civic responsibility in the age of polarization

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Community, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Fame, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mentorship, Music, Race Eamon Armstrong 10/25/24 Community, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Fame, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mentorship, Music, Race Eamon Armstrong 10/25/24

#175 - Atish: Beats, Breaks, and Balance, a DJ Unplugs

Service, legacy, and giving back to one’s community.

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Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/28/24 Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/28/24

#174 - Will Chase: How Burning Man Keeps the Magic

A guide to Burning Man's survival

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Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/12/24 Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/12/24

#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.

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Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Harm Reduction, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 8/22/24 Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Harm Reduction, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 8/22/24

#172 - Live From Burning Man Information Radio (Encore)

Playing around at BMIR 2019 and Harm Reduction Tips for 2024

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Community, LGBTQ, Yoga, Death, Gender, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Race Eamon Armstrong 5/16/24 Community, LGBTQ, Yoga, Death, Gender, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Race Eamon Armstrong 5/16/24

Camille Barton: The Urgent Art of Grief Ritual

Life is a Festival #170

In a world beset by tragedy its important to learn how to grieve.

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Community, Personal Growth, LGBTQ, Sexuality, Gender, Yoga Eamon Armstrong 4/23/24 Community, Personal Growth, LGBTQ, Sexuality, Gender, Yoga Eamon Armstrong 4/23/24

Tina Nance: Beyond the "Divine" Feminine

Life is a Festival #169

Tina Nance, yin yoga and embodiment specialist returns to Life is a Festival to share her evolving ideas around gender, trauma healing, and embodiment.

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Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Art, Business, Gender, LGBTQ, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong 3/19/24 Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Art, Business, Gender, LGBTQ, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong 3/19/24

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. 

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Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Community, Critical Thinking, Film, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 2/6/24 Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Community, Critical Thinking, Film, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 2/6/24

Julia Maryanska & Ian MacKenzie: From Polyagony to a Village of Lovers

Life is a Festival #166

The Village of Lovers helps us heal the wounds of gender and experience love free from fear. 

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Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/14/24 Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/14/24

Gillian Reid: Sexual Kung Fu (Yin)

Life is a Festival #165

In Part Two of our Taoist sexuality series, focusing on woman’s body’s and yin principles, I speak with the Senior Woman’s Instructor at Tao Garden.

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Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/9/24 Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/9/24

Mantak Chia: Sexual Kung Fu (Yang)

Life is a Festival #164

Master Chia, a celebrated Taoist teacher, is best known for his book "The Multi-Orgasmic Man" and his expertise in the alchemy of erotic energy. 

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Community, Harm Reduction, Personal Growth, Gender, Leadership, LGBTQ, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong 12/26/23 Community, Harm Reduction, Personal Growth, Gender, Leadership, LGBTQ, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong 12/26/23

Colette Pervette: Why Are All My Friends Becoming Dominatrixes?

Life is a Festival #163

Instead of healing the kink, let the kink heal you.

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Personal Growth, Mental Wellness, Spirituality, Critical Thinking, Festivals, Gender Eamon Armstrong 6/21/23 Personal Growth, Mental Wellness, Spirituality, Critical Thinking, Festivals, Gender Eamon Armstrong 6/21/23

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. 

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Personal Growth, Burning Man, Community, Critical Thinking, Gender, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 3/15/23 Personal Growth, Burning Man, Community, Critical Thinking, Gender, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 3/15/23

Ian MacKenzie: The Masculine Longing for Mythic Imagination

Life is a Festival #145

Ian Mackenzie returns to Life is a Festival to discuss mythopoetic masculinity.

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Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/20/22 Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/20/22

Iboga Part 2: Initiating with Iboga in Africa

Life is a Festival #140 - Apollon (Bwiti Initiations)

A conversation with a Bwiti N’ganga about how Westerns can connect with this African spiritual practice.

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Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/10/22 Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/10/22

Iboga Part 1: Ibogaine Clinical Treatment

Life is a Festival #139 - Dr. Felipe Malacara, & Vianey Ariadna Perez (Beond Ibogaine)

Healing addiction and trauma using ibogaine HLC in a Western medical model at Beond Clinic in Cancun.

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Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/1/22 Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/1/22

The Art of Interviewing

Life is a Festival #138 - Eamon Armstrong & Ian MacKenzie

To celebrate four years of Life is a Festival, today I’m sharing a conversation I had with my friend Ian MacKenzie about how to conduct a good interview.

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