Burner Podcast
Episode 49: Our Friend, the Kambô Frog

A Conversation with Practitioner Edward Deull About the Amazonian Healing Ceremony

Arash talks with Story Consortium founder, Edward Hillard Deull, about his personal journey with shamanism and how the Kambô has become such a large part of his practice. After learning about the frog poison’s healing potential, Arash talks with ceremony participants, Charles and Rebekah, who share their own experiences with the frog.

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Direct download: episode_49_kambo_frog_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 9:55pm EDT

Episode 48: Tantra

Practitioners Shawn and Amy help to explain the history and modern day application of Tantra spirituality and philosophy. Arash shares so much TMI he may never get a date again.

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Direct download: episode_48_tantra_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 8:45pm EDT

Episode 47: Road Warrior

Tina-Nomad shares her life experiences, a passion for volunteerism and what went into building a team culture that made parking cars sexy. Arash rants on and on about a buffalo chicken quesadilla.

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Direct download: road_warrior_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 8:22pm EDT

Episode 46: The Road to YOUtopia

Jon chronicles his move to San Diego, fundraising efforts for Burners Without Borders, the creation of YOUtopia and the development of Colab. Arash drinks Jon’s beer.

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Direct download: jon_ray_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:00pm EDT

Episode 45: To Build a Temple

Arash gets into the back story of all the blood, sweat and tears that went into building the YOUtopia 2016 Temple with Martin and Katie. Topics covered include what goes into building things, how community grows as a result and how Arash lost his voice again after YOUtopia.

Direct download: temple_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 2:13am EDT

Episode 44: God in Drag

Arash sits with community organizers, Adam and Kara, to wax philosophic about all things gender including how it relates to sexuality, the transgender journey, the flaws of binary thinking and the incredibly silly questions people ask. Arash desperately tries not to ask incredibly silly questions.

Direct download: gender_pops_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:24pm EDT

Arash chats with three seasoned veterans about the 2016 Burn on a variety of topics including bike theft, the evolving culture of an expanding city and the White Ocean scandal. Also, Fred wears a red dress.

 

Direct download: episode_43_post_buring_man_2016_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 7:08pm EDT

Episode 42: Burning Man 2016 Pre-playa Planner

Arash gathers the Burner Podcast team to share their recommendations for what you should check out at the Burn this year. Pretty much one can remember what their official title is.   

Direct download: Pre_Playa_Planner_Final_Final_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 3:19am EDT

Episode 41: Perky Parts

 

Arash uses the podcast as an excuse to travel to Orange County to get drunk with the Perky Parts crew. Topics covered include what it’s like to attend the Burn with a priest, lessons learned from getting screwed by unacclimated Burners and building a village with Carl Cox’s camp.

Direct download: perky_parts_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:12am EDT

Episode 40: Shangri-Lawless

Arash follows the tribe as they gather in Coachella, connect with the Super Kids and end up on playa. The crew also shares some wisdom about creating a village and lessons learned from fundraisers.  

Direct download: Burner_Podcast_-_Episode_40_-_Shangri_Lawless.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 5:38pm EDT

Episode 39: Halcyon. Finally.

John Halcyon tells Arash all about his rise to fame from the early days of the internet, the experiences that inspired the development of Hug Nation as well as how his adventures with Bat Country lead to the formulation of Pink Heart.

Direct download: halcyon_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 1:43am EDT

Episode 38: West Coast Weekender

Arash sits down with the team behind the event and they get into the backstory of how United by Bass, Siesta, The Deep End and I’ll House You joined forces to tap into San Diego’s House Music scene in order to make the West Coast Weekender such a wild success.

Direct download: west_coast_weekender_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 8:40pm EDT

Episode 37: The Maker Movement

 

In the first segment of this episode, Arash talks to veteran Burner/Maker Dave Cox about his decade long history with the Maker community. In the second segment, we get some background information about what goes into producing a Maker Faire with event producers Cody Nelson and Bob Syfrett.

Direct download: episode_37_the_maker_movement_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 9:36pm EDT

Arash visits Russell’s creator, Lindsay, and follows his life story from childhood through his discovery of the Burner community and finishes with a nail-biting climax as he takes the Electric Giraffe to the White House lawn. Also in this episode, tons of advice for those considering building an art car.

Direct download: russell_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:38pm EDT

Episode 35: Lee Reynolds

Arash follows Lee’s journey through competitive sports, the House music scene and the explosion of Desert Hearts. Lee might be the “World’s Most Interesting Man.”

Direct download: lee_r_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 2:05pm EDT

Episode 34: The Black Company

Arash and The Black Company get into the history of the camp and discuss the similarities and differences between the Renaissance Faire and the Burner communities. They also get into community politics and the difference between playing and escaping.

Direct download: black_company_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:16pm EDT

Arash and the Triptych kids go through their crew’s history, the formation of their camp, the challenges they’ve faced in the past year and their future plans. Arash’s car gets towed.

Direct download: tryptich_mixdown2.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 1:57pm EDT

Arash visits Burning Man headquarters in San Francisco and sits with Iris to discuss the Regional Network and the upcoming Global Leadership Conference (GLC). It takes all his willpower not spend the whole time he’s been given whining about his love life.

Direct download: iris_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 1:17pm EDT

Episode 31: Scientists in the Dust

Arash joins the CTO and Datamancer of 3Scan in San Francisco to discuss how they cultivate burner culture in the office and their next-level work in microscopy and biotech. We also get the full story that of “Playa Time: Dust to Dust,” the famous time-lapse from 2011.

Direct download: scientists_in_the_dust_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:29pm EDT

Episode 30: Dusty Poon Saloon

Three of DPS’s founders bring some whiskey to the studio and tell Arash about the camp’s humble origins, philosophy and atmosphere. Arash tells them about chakras.

Direct download: dusty_poon_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 7:38pm EDT

Episode 29: Lovers Without Borders

Greg Young and Amanda Joy school Arash on a variety of options available to people on how to experience love and partnership. Arash tries more desperately than usual to sound like he knows what he’s talking about.

Direct download: poly_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 7:32pm EDT

Episode 28: An LA Burn Story

 

Los Angeles’s sensational Regional Contact guides Arash through the LA Burn scene, the history of LA’s decom and sheds some light on the region’s recent permitting challenges. She also shares her adventures in leaving Texas, stripping and becoming a scream queen.

Direct download: athena_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 1:31am EDT

Episode 27: Love, Light and Lithium

Producer Meg, Regional Contact Fin and Arash chat about depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, child molestation, medication and other mental health topics... And somehow manage NOT to make it the most depressing episode ever!

Direct download: love_light_lithium_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 8:05pm EDT

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