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Composting in Paradise - RootHub
Episode 124
RootHub (aka Aloha) weaves the core values and shared struggle of building Black Rock City and his work in Hawai‘i. He draws inspiration from the Haw…
6 months, 1 week ago
Art is the How - From BRC to Public Policy
Episode 123
He brought theme camps and art installations to Black Rock City, and yes, he DJed!
Now he brings the spirit of kindness and collaboration (and Do-ocra…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Architecture as Poetry
Episode 122
“I think therefore I am.” ~Descartes
John Jennifer adds:
I care therefore we are… and you cannot think your way to ‘we’
He is a poet, an architect, and…
7 months ago
Ranger Keeper - Frontier Principal
Episode 121
She’s a longtime senior leader of the Black Rock Rangers and the principal of the Gerlach K-12 School. Keeper lives year-round in Gerlach, one of the…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Black Rock Observatory - From the Playa to the Planets
Episode 120
Black Rock City has an airport, a hospital, a post office... and yes, an observatory! For a decade, the Black Rock Observatory has served as a portal…
8 months ago
20 Years of Mutant Vehicles - Jon Sarriugarte & Zolie
Episode 119
Recorded in Black Rock City, you can hear the grainy gravitas of their voices...
For decades now, Jon Sarriugarte, Kyrsten Mate, their daughter and th…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Desert Arts Preview - Hear the Stories
Episode 118
Hear the stories of the art and artists. Black Rock City hosts 400 artworks from around the world. This episode features 12 of them, and this year’s …
9 months, 1 week ago
Pro Tips for Black Rock City 2025
Episode 117
REMASTERED FOR 2025: Our most popular episode of all time.
Listen in as longtime Burners talk about the dynamic aspects of thriving in Black Rock Cit…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Alexander Rose - Thought Experiments in Time
Episode 116
Zander was the executive director of The Long Now Foundation, dedicated to long term thinking. He also helped build their library, a book club for th…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
AI in Art in Black Rock City
Episode 115
AI is a context changer, a shaker upper, and a force multiplier to what our human minds can do.
Andie says that AI is a major philosophical shift in h…
10 months, 1 week ago