Burning Man Isn’t Cool Anymore

Today's podcast is in two parts: First, my reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024, and second, a repost of my appearance on the Burning Man Live Podcast from a few years ago.

During my solocast, I celebrate recent changes in Burning Man, read from a short section of my upcoming book about the concept of cool, and share part of Caveat Magister’s piece about Burning Man passing the torch to the regional network. Finally, I share some changes in the Life is a Festival podcast moving forward.

On the Burning Man Live Podcast, I discuss Burning Man’s place in festival culture, the meaning of transformation, exploring masculinity, and what—at the time—I believed lies ahead for the global festival community.

• Links
  Life is a Festival: Voices of the Renegade Burn
• Has Black Rock City's Torch Passed to the Regionals?
• Burning Man LIVE Podcast Series

Timestamps

• (02:00) - Burning Man isn’t cool anymore
• (23:00) - Burning Man Live Podcast
• (31:15) - Transformational Festivals and the meaning of transformation
• (36:30) - Masculine archetypes
• (46:00) - The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast
• (55:30) - What lies ahead for festival culture and Burning Man in particular