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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#178 - Benjamin: Why I Returned to Ibogaine

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

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#177 - Alex Ebert: Aspirational Masculinity for the Left

Who’s the man?

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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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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, 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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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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Psychedelics, Art, Death, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 8/14/23 Psychedelics, Art, Death, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 8/14/23

Max Stossel: Romancing the Muse

Life is a Festival #155

Max helps us unstuck creatively and shares some exceptional poetry.

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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, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 6/14/23 Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 6/14/23

Jetta Blaine: The Marvelous Peptides of Kambo

Life is a Festival #150

Kambo, an Amazonian medicine derived from the secretions of the Phyllomedusa bicolor has been instrumental in maintaining my mental health for the past six years. 

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Personal Growth, Community, Mental Wellness, Leadership, Spirituality, Music, Burning Man, Death, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 4/27/23 Personal Growth, Community, Mental Wellness, Leadership, Spirituality, Music, Burning Man, Death, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 4/27/23

Snow Raven: The Unexpected Sweetness of Darkness

Life is a Festival #148

Snow Raven⁠ knows darkness intimately, and it has inspired her shamanic music from America's Got Talent to Burning Man.

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Personal Growth, Community, Mental Wellness, Leadership, Spirituality, Music Eamon Armstrong 4/19/23 Personal Growth, Community, Mental Wellness, Leadership, Spirituality, Music Eamon Armstrong 4/19/23

Victorien Mulliez: The Path of Joy

Life is a Festival #147

From Vipassana meditation to sobriety, Victorien shares his strategies for cultivating joy.

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Personal Growth, Community, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Death, Leadership, Mentorship, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 3/30/23 Personal Growth, Community, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Death, Leadership, Mentorship, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 3/30/23

Stephen Jenkinson: Personal Growth Won't Save Us

Life is a Festival #146

…but perhaps embracing catastrophe might... just maybe.

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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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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

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How to Earn a Secure Attachment Style

Life is a Festival #142 - George Haas (Mettagroup)

Meditation teacher George Haas is preparing the path to enlightenment by healing childhood attachment injuries.

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To Escape the Tyranny of the Self

Life is a Festival #141 - Benjamin

Liberation from mental health issues through the dissolution of the constructed self.

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