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Life is a Festival

Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.

Power & Privilege in Intentional Communities
Leadership, Mental Wellness, Critical Thinking, Personal Growth, Politics, Community Series, Community, Green, Race Eamon Armstrong Leadership, Mental Wellness, Critical Thinking, Personal Growth, Politics, Community Series, Community, Green, Race Eamon Armstrong

Power & Privilege in Intentional Communities

Life is a Festival #83: Ashoka Finley

We need to compost the old world, not simply run away from it. Ashoka is here to teach us how to build the infrastructure of care for the new world that we know is possible.

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Edgewalking Gender, Technology, and Community
Community, Leadership, Festivals, Business, Community Series, Gender, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong Community, Leadership, Festivals, Business, Community Series, Gender, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong

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.

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That One Time We Saved Burning Man
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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.

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Eros and the Shepherdess: A Tale of Trans Emergence
Personal Growth, Community, Gender, Mental Wellness, LGBTQ, Leadership, Sexuality, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong Personal Growth, Community, Gender, Mental Wellness, LGBTQ, Leadership, Sexuality, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong

Eros and the Shepherdess: A Tale of Trans Emergence

Life is a Festival #72: Zhenevere Sophia Dao (The MogaDao Institute)

Zhenevere Sofia Dao returns to the show to share, for the first time, the story of her transgender emergence during sixteen months of silence in the Jemez Mountains.

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Skeptical Thinking for Spiritual People
Personal Growth, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Psychedelics, Spirituality, Critical Thinking Eamon Armstrong Personal Growth, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Psychedelics, Spirituality, Critical Thinking Eamon Armstrong

Skeptical Thinking for Spiritual People

Life is a Festival #67: Dr. Anna Zakrisson (Doctor Anna’s Imaginarium)

With an upswell in conspiracy theories and lack of good sensemaking on social media, Dr. Anna Zakrisson of the Swedish Skeptics Association is here to help us think about thinking in this confusing time.

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A North Star for Psychedelic Ethics
Leadership, Personal Growth, Community, Business, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Mentorship, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong Leadership, Personal Growth, Community, Business, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Mentorship, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong

A North Star for Psychedelic Ethics

Life is a Festival #65: Liana Sananda (Auryn Project)

The psychedelic movement is at a threshold point where it is vitally important to create an attractor coalition of value-driven leadership. However, in order to get this right we need to co-create and move at the speed of trust.

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Financial Resilience for Creatives
Leadership, Community, Sexuality, Burning Man, Business, Personal Growth, Art Eamon Armstrong Leadership, Community, Sexuality, Burning Man, Business, Personal Growth, Art Eamon Armstrong

Financial Resilience for Creatives

Life is a Festival #62: Nick Farr, CPA (The Long Disaster)

Nick Farr, CPA, shares the immediate steps we can take for financial resilience, specifically how to get money from the government including Economic Impact Payments, unemployment benefits, and loans. We talk about how communities can support each other and what people with privilege can do. Once we have some ground under our feet, long term resiliency means switching our mindset from disaster response to birthing a new way of being.

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Bonus Birthday Blast From the Past
Mental Wellness, Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Burning Man, Fame, Fashion, Gender, Music, Psychedelics, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong Mental Wellness, Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Burning Man, Fame, Fashion, Gender, Music, Psychedelics, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong

Bonus Birthday Blast From the Past

Life is a Festival #61: Behind the Mynd with David Colón

If you’ve discovered my work through this show and you want to know more about the Life is a Festival philosophy or how I met so many fascinating friends to interview (or if you just want to hear some silly stories on my birthday) this is the podcast for you!

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Is Life Still a Festival?
Mental Wellness, Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong Mental Wellness, Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong

Is Life Still a Festival?

Life is a Festival #59: World of Wisdom Podcast with Nils von Heijne

This repost from an interview I did on the World of Wisdom podcast is the best articulation I’ve made of the Life is a Festival philosophy and why even though there are no gatherings to attend and the world is filled with grief and anxiety, we should keep the fire of celebration burning.

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