Burner Podcast
Inspired by his upbringing and Burning Man, Torrey Pines Smith's drive to build big things manifests Tesla Coils, Sextant, the highs of success and the crashes of obsession.Closing set byDJ BamBoom (The Mystical Misfits).
 
Direct download: 072_At_All_Costs.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 9:39am EDT

Burning Man’s household provocateur, Otto Von Danger, sits with Arash and shares stories about his life, health challenges and building Burn Wallstreet as well as his thoughts on our impending cannibal apocalypse. Closing set by DJ Dénouement (Deep Frequenciez).
 
Direct download: 071_Otto_Von_Danger_Refuses_to_Die_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 9:42am EDT

DJs Gina Calderoni, Navjeet Sarna and Tony K ThemaninpinK share stories and wisdom about working the decks at Burning Man and regional events. Arash mostly fails at keeping the conversation on track.Closing set by Tony K ThemaninpinK and Amanda Marks the Violin Girl.
 
 
Direct download: 070_Dust_on_the_Fader.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:23pm EDT

Neuroscientist Caitlin Thompson’s drive to heal her own immunity disorder leads to psychedelics, the founding of EntheoZen and the exploration of a greater consciousness. Arash does an OK job of pretending to understand lots of big words. Closing DJ set by Igor Marijuan (Ibiza Sonica). 
 
 
Direct download: 069_Fractals_and_Microbiomes.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:03am EDT

AlphaBet Club founder Troy Swanson sits with Arash and Tori to tell the story of how he manifested a life of granting wishes both on and off playa. The crew also chats about how an NGO comes together and the importance of listening for three knocks on the door of life.  
 
 
Direct download: troy_swanson_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 10:17am EDT

After exodus from Burning Man 2017, Arash visits Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento, California, to chat with Episcopal priest and Burner, Dean Brian Baker, about religion, social justice and a safe space for religion at Black Rock City. 
 
Direct download: 067_a_priest_on_the_playa_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 9:09am EDT

Halcyon and Arash chat about Burning Man 2017’s theme, art, notable events and the evolution of the Burner community as a whole. Stay tuned after the conversation for an EFT session with Sonya Sophia. 
 
 
Direct download: The_Post_Burning_Man_2017_Chat_with_Halcyon0A_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 5:43pm EDT

Emotional Freedom Technique luminary and Black Rock City notable Sonya Sophia talks candidly with Arash about playa self-care, general personal growth and her own fascinating life's journey leading to Burning Man.
 
Direct download: 065_Tapping_into_Sonya_Sophia.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 8:02pm EDT

 
Podcast super alumni Kim Eisenberg, Payam Mousavinia, Meg King and Lee Hemingway join Arash to discuss the art, camps and adventures they’re excited about for this year’s Burning Man. There is also an obscene amount of discussion regrading 99 Bananas. 
 
Direct download: 064_The_2017_Pre-Playa_Planner.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 1:47am EDT

 
 
Courtney Wise, Robert Dekkers and Christian Squires of the Playa Players Collective join Arash in Hollywood to tell him all about how this crazy idea of doing a ballet with a full orchestra at Burning Man came about.  We also get to hear playa magic stories, a great sidetrack conversation about intimacy and some terrible sex jokes that even fifth graders would think are lame. 
 
Direct download: 063_The_Playa_Players_Collective.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:51am EDT

 
Charles Johnston returns to introduce us to Tatiana, who shares the story of how she was called to work with the visionary plant medicine. The journey continues with their coming together and culminates with what actually goes into a ceremony. 
 
 
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Direct download: 062_whispers_from_mother_Ayahuasca_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:15am EDT

 
 
Associate Producer Tori and Intern Will share the fun, the prep and the curveballs of their adventure to South Africa’s Burning Man Regional event. Also about how they met on Tinder. 
 
Direct download: Episode_61_A_Dream_of_Afrikaburn_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

 
MAPS researcher, Dr. Thomas Kingsly Brown, returns to share his recent adventures culminating in his presentation at the 2017 Psychedelic Science conference in Oakland.  Arash complains about the weather. 
 
 
Direct download: episode_60_the_rising_tide_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 4:51pm EDT

The Journey’s Lead Artist, Dan Reeves, and Project Manager, Lee Hemingway, share their own histories with the Burner community, how they became friends and all that lead to the conception and build of The Journey. Arash nods a lot and pretends to understand what Dan’s talking about. 
 
Direct download: enter_the_journey_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:49am EDT

Recorded at the event, complete with background wind and bass, (mr)Arash and Mr. Mom chat about the history and culture of Saguaro Man: An Arizona Regional Burn. Arash complains a lot about the cold and still can’t say Saguaro right.
 
Direct download: Episode_58_seguaro_man_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:11am EDT

 
 
CAMP Cheezy Porn tells Arash the story of how they morphed from a group of Hashers in to a legitimate Burning Man CAMP, some of the CAMP’S fun adventures and why they’re also known as Draft Punk at the Trash Fence. CAMP. Seriously, iTunes - it’s a show about a CAMP! Don’t ban this episode about a CAMP!
 
Direct download: Episode_57_cheesy_porn_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 10:17pm EDT

Cassa, Bobby, Cable, Stephanie and Ben sit with Arash and spend the first twenty minutes talking about microwave burritos. And then there is a bunch of awesome stuff about burners competing, the legendary XSL Poetry Slam and the history of how this crew came together. 

 

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Direct download: episode_56_xara_sports_leauge_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 2:49am EDT

Executive Producer Meg, Curt Benedetto and Stephanie Indigo sit with Arash to chat about what happens when you miscalculate your chances of taking your project to the Burn and how important the experience has been to their creative and personal growth. Tune in if only to hear the very first words that come out of Meg’s mouth.

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Direct download: failed_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 7:53pm EDT

Project Lead Dave Timms, Burner Podcast Chief Playa Scientist Ramiro Martinez and Arash discuss all that went into getting the Wonderlust Arcade approved, designed, built and transported to Burning Man 2015. Multiple penis jokes are made.

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Direct download: episode_54_wonderlust_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:15pm EDT

Episode 53: The Mystikal Misfits

 

Members of the Los Angeles based Mystical Misfits share a brief history of their camp and how the loss of one of their most valuable players galvanized a new generation of leadership within the tribe.

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Direct download: mystical_misfits_mixdown_2.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 11:06pm EDT

Episode 52: Shepherding Virgins

Peter, Ally and Keinen tell stories about heralding noobs to the playa and lessons they’d pass down from their own inaugural BRC adventures. Peter overshares about his personal life almost as much as Arash.


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Direct download: episode_52_virgins_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 1:40am EDT

Episode 51: Return From Darkness

 

Charles won a battle with heroin addiction with the assistance of Ibogaine and founded Samsara Aftercare; a sober living facility focused specifically on helping recovering addicts who have also undergone plant medicine treatment.  


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Direct download: aftercare_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 8:24pm EDT

Episode 50: SDCAP Board Candidate Roundtable 2017

 

Featuring an all-star cast of leaders, movers and shakers in the San Diego Burner scene, this episode serves as a platform to get to know some (most) of the candidates running for the three open seats on the board of the San Diego Collaborative Arts Project. The elections do close soon after this episode posts but the topics and interactions document are timeless.

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Direct download: 50_mixdown.mp3
Category:Art & Culture -- posted at: 12:43am EDT

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