2021. The Great Unknown Question…Can the Burner Culture survive a second year of going online, with no seminal, ritual event in-person? This is the week to find out! It is officially Burn Week, and Evan and Stever recommend everyone who reads and listens to this to jump online into one of six virtual worlds available… Continue reading Episode 14: Virtual Burn Week v2.0.21!
Episode 13: Twenty-Twenty-Onea Incognita According To Us
DOUBLE HEADER! We’re releasing Episodes 12 and 13 back-to-back since…well…it’s been a while! Feel free to binge both, or ignore both, or pace it out…uh…one by one. This episode should give a feel for what 2021 could do for the Burning Man Community should Black Rock City get canceled again this year, or what it… Continue reading Episode 13: Twenty-Twenty-Onea Incognita According To Us
Episode 12: On The Otherside Of The Multiverse According To Us
DOUBLE HEADER! We’re releasing Episodes 12 and 13 back-to-back since…well…it’s been a while! Feel free to binge both, or ignore both, or pace it out…uh…one by one. This episode should give a feel for what 2021 could be if we go back to a virtual Burn, based on our experiences in 2020. Maybe this episode… Continue reading Episode 12: On The Otherside Of The Multiverse According To Us
Episode 11: Entering The Multiverse According To Us
2020. What universe of possibilities have been opened up for us? Evan and Stever are back to discuss the last several months, including and leading up to the Virtual Burn this year! Happening now! We go through our emotions and new perspectives the COVID-lockdown-Burning-Man-canceled world provided for us. We reflect on the renewed civil rights… Continue reading Episode 11: Entering The Multiverse According To Us
Episode 10: A 2019 Burn Art Walk According to Us
Two humans reunite back in the same desert a year later. They’ve been creating a podcast cross-coast. But now they’re back in Black Rock City and take an impromptu Art Walk together, documenting just a fractional iota of the art on playa, for our 3rd experimental episode (see Episode 7 and Episode 9 for our… Continue reading Episode 10: A 2019 Burn Art Walk According to Us
Episode 9: Tickets Glorious Tickets According to Us
Experimental Episode #2 (see “Ep 7: The Principle of Immediacy According to Us” for our first experimental auditory adventure)! Stever records his OMG Sale ticket purchase process and the considerations to make therein. He also discusses how his local regional Burn, Firefly, handles ticketing. Evan wasn’t present during this recording, so he records his reaction… Continue reading Episode 9: Tickets Glorious Tickets According to Us
Episode 8: Preparing for the Burn According to Us
We take a departure from all the philosophical principles talk to get down to practical business (though we guess this falls under Radical Self-Reliance…the principles! they cannot be escaped!). Tune in as we talk about transportation and packing considerations. Rental Car vs Burner Express bus? Pickup rental vs Minivan vs Moving truck? What about how… Continue reading Episode 8: Preparing for the Burn According to Us
Episode 7: The Principle of Immediacy According to Us
Stever was once told, “the burn you’re going to have, is the burn you’re going to have.” We try to interpret this burner koan which speaks to the idea of being present and taking in whatever experience you find yourself in. Evan and Stever discuss some of the philosophical implications of this principle by applying… Continue reading Episode 7: The Principle of Immediacy According to Us
Episode 6: The Principle of Civic Responsibility According to Us
Black. Rock. CITY. Part of the whole point of Burning Man is this dynamic civic life that spawns once a year in the desert. Part of the whole point of the Burning Man Project and its extended community and culture is to bring that dynamic civic life back into local communities. So how might we… Continue reading Episode 6: The Principle of Civic Responsibility According to Us
Episode 5: The Principle of Radical Inclusion According to Us and Random
Radical inclusion Evan and Stever? Instead of you two blabbering on and on, why not include someone else in your podcast finally! Answering the call, we bring on “Random” or Maher who’s a long-time burner and part of key volunteer leadership with Census Camp. Tune in to hear us discuss this principle, within the context… Continue reading Episode 5: The Principle of Radical Inclusion According to Us and Random