Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
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.
Flow States and Festival Consciousness
Life is a Festival #130: Jason Silva
The Wizard of Awe talks festival consciousness and how we, the refugees from the mundane, can unleash the brave and reckless Gods we really are at Burning Man and beyond.
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.
Worldbuilding for a Better World
Life is a Festival #125: Lak Mitchell (Boomtown Fair)
Few gatherings build worlds with the theatrical flair of BoomTown Fair, a choose-your-own-adventure playground in the English countryside.
Art and Irresolvable Contradictions (Live from Bombay Beach Biennale)
Life is a Festival #124: Tao Ruspoli (Bombay Beach Biennale)
Founded in 2015, Bombay Beach Biennale is a renegade celebration of art, music, and philosophy.
Welcome Refugees with a Festival
Life is a Festival #123: Mike Zuckerman (Borders Without Borders)
Can we take Burning Man principles and apply them to refugee situations?
California Lucid Dreaming
Life is a Festival #122: Jonah Gabriel Haas (Lucidity Festival)
Lucidity Festival is a dreamy annual adventure amidst the coastal California Oaks of Santa Barbara.
The Small Self on a Big Stage
Life is a Festival #115: Nick Mulvey
In the tradition of an English troubadour, Nick Mulvey is a soulful multi-instrumentalist, Earth protector, and student of Celtic shamanism.
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.
An Open-Source Operating System for Transformational Culture
Life is a Festival #104: Jamie Wheal
Jamie’s new book "Recapture the Rapture," is your invitation to the sexual yoga of becoming a homegrown human.
The Yang Container
Life is a Festival #100: Benjamin
For the 100th episode of Life is a Festival, I’m honored to bring you this conversation with my dear friend and spiritual teacher Benjamin.
Healing New Age Narcissism Part 2 (Clubhouse Show)
Life is a Festival #97: Alex Ebert
A robust history of the dark side of New Age thought and how we can refestivalize our spiritual culture.
Healing New Age Narcissism Part 1 (Clubhouse Show)
Life is a Festival #96: Jamie Wheal
Recorded on Clubhouse, Jamie helps us understand the worrying prevalence of dark triad personality types in transformational communities.
Building Big Art with the Cape's Creator
Life is a Festival #95: Daniel Popper
Inside the creative process with the South African creator of Tulum yogis and Boom shamans.
The Transformative Power of Folktales
Life is a Festival #91 Jan Blake
Jan Blake, one of Europe's most renowned storytellers teaches the medicine of myth through six tales.
Don't Flail the Derp
Life is a Festival #88: Brad Rhadwood
The king of “lowbrow visionary art” gives us his own version of making lemons into lemonade.
Musings On Mental Health
Life is a Festival #84: Eamon Armstrong
A repod from my interview on Eric White’s show theEWpodcast where we discuss techniques for mental wellness and how to see depression as a teacher.
Edgewalking Gender, Technology, and Community
Life is a Festival #81 [In Community]: Andrew Murray Dunn (Siempo)
Through his exploration of gender and his dedication to humane technology, Andrew is walking the edge of culture and community.
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.