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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…
11 months, 1 week 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…11 months, 3 weeks 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 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 months ago
BRC Art Preview with Katie Hazard
Episode 108
Explore the magic monuments of Black Rock City 2025.
Katie Hazard, Director of Art, leads the selection, placement, and installation of artwork, and …
1 year, 2 months ago
De-bureaucratizing Your Burn
Episode 107
Legend whispers of a time when Burning Man was a lawless Eden, a fiery playground of unbridled do-ocracy; no rules, just pure creative chaos. But as …
1 year, 3 months ago
Rising Sparks - Bridging Burner Generations
Episode 106
Mutant vehicles! Theme camps! Art experiences! It all emanates from the community… overlapping circles of people who are everywhere between being new…
1 year, 3 months ago
Temple of the Deep - Miguel Arraiz García
Episode 105
Hundreds of people create the temple in Black Rock City. It’s a community intent on creating a work of art that is a space for people to grieve and r…
1 year, 4 months ago