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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 …
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year, 1 month ago
Kevin Kelly - Optimists Create the Future
Episode 114
Kevin Kelly is a leading thinker of the digital age. The founding editor of Wired Magazine, he helped produce the Whole Earth Catalog, and an early i…
1 year, 2 months ago
Playa Music - From Bebop to Dubstep
Episode 113
Black Rock City's soundscape is a wild ride from Afro-punk to Zydeco. This episode explores the why and how of two styles:
the thumping electronic da…1 year, 2 months ago
Leo Villareal - Light Up the Dark
Episode 112
Leo is a pioneering light artist, bringing teams and tech together to activate buildings, bridges, and bastions. He started Burning in 1994, founded …
1 year, 3 months ago
Thunderdome's Leadership Lessons
Episode 111
Thunderdome has been part of Black Rock City for 25 years. Marisa Winter has led it for most of that time. One need not experience it to benefit from…
1 year, 4 months ago
Theme Campers Unite
Episode 110
Most people in Black Rock City live together in placed camps, aka theme camps, the most unique aspect of this unique event. BRC has 1200 camps.
At the…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Gift of Food and Solar Power
Episode 109
Solar power is simple now, thanks in part to Burners who gift the power of the sun. The Burners in this episode also gift steamed rolls with savory f…
1 year, 5 months ago