Leadership, Personal Growth, Community, Business, Mentorship Eamon Armstrong 4/17/26 Leadership, Personal Growth, Community, Business, Mentorship Eamon Armstrong 4/17/26

#183- Chris Stakich (Summit): The Lie of the Linear Path

What does it feel like to climb every mountain and arrive at the top feeling... nothing?

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Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 4/10/26 Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 4/10/26

#182 - Ian MacKenzie (Mythic Masculine): The Lost Boys of the Manosphere

Father absence, the failure of the nuclear family, and generations of uninitiated men

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Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 12/19/25 Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 12/19/25

#181 - Jenna Ansell (Medicine Festival): Beyond Festival Utopia

What festivals promised, what they delivered, and what still matters when utopia doesn’t arrive.

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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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Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/21/25 Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/21/25

#178 - Benjamin: Why I Returned to Ibogaine

From Gabon to Cancún, sticking the landing on my healing journey

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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, Death, Race, Festivals, Leadership, Mentorship, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 7/19/24 Community, Death, Race, Festivals, Leadership, Mentorship, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 7/19/24

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.

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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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Critical Thinking, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Burning Man, Art, Community, Festivals, Politics, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 2/15/24 Critical Thinking, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Burning Man, Art, Community, Festivals, Politics, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 2/15/24

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.

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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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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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Community, Harm Reduction, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/7/23 Community, Harm Reduction, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 12/7/23

Ilana Gilovich-Wave: Requiem for Sleep No More

Life is a Festival #162

Immersing into immersive experience design with one of the world's most iconic theatrical experiences, Sleep No More.

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Community, Harm Reduction, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 11/17/23 Community, Harm Reduction, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 11/17/23

Darragh Stewart: The Indigenous Medicine of Ireland

Life is a Festival #161

Ancient Ireland was like the Amazon, with impenetrable forests navigable only by rivers, deep mysticism, and its very own indigenous medicine, the psychedelic Liberty Cap mushrooms.

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Art, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Burning Man Eamon Armstrong 10/2/23 Art, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Burning Man Eamon Armstrong 10/2/23

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.

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Mental Wellness, Burning Man, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Art, Business, Harm Reduction Eamon Armstrong 9/15/23 Mental Wellness, Burning Man, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Art, Business, Harm Reduction Eamon Armstrong 9/15/23

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.

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Psychedelics, Art, Mental Wellness, Burning Man, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Personal Growth, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 8/23/23 Psychedelics, Art, Mental Wellness, Burning Man, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Personal Growth, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 8/23/23

Caveat Magister - At Burning Man, We're All Amateurs

Life is a Festival #156

Burning Man doesn’t have to be transformational.

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Eviatar Frankel: Facing Death with Grace

Life is a Festival #154

Rarely do individuals possess the courage, wisdom, or awareness to confront death with genuine presence.

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