Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
#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
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.
The Best of Black Rock City
Life is a Festival #131: Burning Man Compilation
From Burners without Borders to the Nordic Borderland, these are some of my favorite BRC moments from Life is a Festival.
Festivals Create Lasting Transformation
Life is a Festival #128: Dr. Molly Crockett (Crockett Lab)
A new study from Yale University confirms what all always knew was true about the power of festivals.
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.
Live From the Infinite Playa
Life is a Festival #80: Jamie Wheal (Flow Genome Project)
Jamie stopped by Burners Without Borders in the Infinite Playa to talk about the future of Burning Man, hedonism and service, and the importance of shenanigans.
That One Time We Saved Burning Man
Life is a Festival #79: Marian Goodell (The Burning Man Project)
Marian speaks on Burning Man’s cultural course correction, how radical inclusivity must now be proactive racial inclusivity, Burning Man’s 2030 Sustainability Roadmap, and how we as a community can pitch in to keep Black Rock City alive.
Into the Burning Man Multiverse
Life is a Festival #78: Damian Madray (PRESENCE)
Today’s episode of Life is a Festival unfolds through two different audio experiences…
Party to Escape or Celebrate to Connect?
Life is a Festival #49: Live at Spotify Stockholm with Gustaf Tadaa
Fostering deep connections is one of the core tenets of the festive life.
The Wizard of Awe Goes to Burning Man
Life is a Festival #30: Jason Silva (Shots of Awe)
Chronos and Kairos: Of Timelessness, Flow States, Psychedelics and Death
It’s Better With You Here
Life is a Festival #29: Live From BMIR (Burning Man Information Radio)
Live from Burning Man with David Block (The Human Experience), Jex and Wolverine.
What's the Point of Burning Man?
Life is a Festival #28: Caveat Magister (Burning Man)
Caveat Magister, author of The Scene That Became Cities, and I discuss the collision of prank culture and personal development at Burning Man.
Demystifying Fly Ranch, Burning Man’s Perennial Oasis
Life is a Festival #21: Zac Cirivello (Fly Ranch)
What could Burning Man culture look like year round? Well, like Black Rock City itself, it’s going to be up to us.
The Human Experience: Beware the Life of an Artist
Life is a Festival Podcast 006: David Block (The Human Experience)
Life is a festival but beware the life of an artist, unless it’s the medicine for your soul.
Hope for Spaceship Earth
Life is a Festival #5: Amanda Joy Ravenhill (The Buckminster Fuller Institute)
Is it possible to design a world that works for 100% of humanity without succumbing to the dismal anxiety of impending climate collapse?
Leaderless Leadership at the Nordic Burn
Life is a Festival #2: Gustaf Tadaa (The Borderland)
Why Gustaf loves crappy art, how he sees festivals as vehicles for personal growth and why decentralization is so important for that process.