Life is a Festival podcast

Life is a Festival

Through intimate, long-form interviews, Life is a Festival unlocks the wisdom of cultural pioneers to help listeners integrate transformational experiences and create more joy and adventure in their daily lives.

Through intimate, long-form interviews, Life is a Festival unlocks the wisdom of cultural pioneers to help listeners integrate transformational experiences and create more joy and adventure in their daily lives.

 

#181

Paul Stamets: The Mycelial Web of Burning Man

At Burning Man 2025 inside the Playa Alchemist Pyramid, I sat down with legendary mycologi... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:01

10 Sep 2025


#180

Josh Shrei (The Emerald): Only Myth Can Save Us Now

There’s no greater mythic mind in modern podcasting than Josh Schrei, the voice and vision... more

27 Mar 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:31

27 Mar 2025


#179

Benjamin: Why I Returned to Ibogaine

I recently revisited Iboga — the psychedelic root bark from Equatorial West Africa — six y... more

21 Jan 2025

54 MINS

54:40

21 Jan 2025


#178

Alex Ebert: Aspirational Masculinity for the Left

In the aftermath of the 2024 election, as half the country celebrates and the other half m... more

04 Dec 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:24

04 Dec 2024


#177

Megan Miller: Why Burners Must Participate in this Election

On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, we’re exploring the theme of participation, ... more

04 Nov 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:35

04 Nov 2024


#176

Atish: Beats, Breaks, and Balance, a DJ Unplugs

Atish last joined us four or five years ago for a powerful conversation about authenticity... more

25 Oct 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:18

25 Oct 2024


#175

Will Chase: How Burning Man Stays Relevant

How does Burning Man stay relevant for a new generation and beyond the Black Rock Desert? ... more

28 Sep 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:07

28 Sep 2024


#174

Burning Man Isn't Cool Anymore

Today's podcast is in two parts: First, my reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024, and sec... more

12 Sep 2024

57 MINS

57:17

12 Sep 2024


#173

Live From Burning Man Information Radio (Encore)

Today’s episode is an encore presentation of a show that aired live on Burning Man Informa... more

21 Aug 2024

52 MINS

52:37

21 Aug 2024


#172

Chip Conley: Midlife is also a Festival

You know those pithy BuzzFeed listicles about being too old for music festivals? Well, the... more

19 Jul 2024

52 MINS

52:05

19 Jul 2024


#171

Camille Barton: The Urgent Art of Grief Ritual

In a world beset by tragedy its important to learn how to grieve. If you don’t feel your ... more

16 May 2024

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:03

16 May 2024


#170

Tina Nance: Beyond the "Divine" Feminine

Tina Nance, yin yoga and embodiment specialist returns to Life is a Festival to share her ... more

23 Apr 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:27

23 Apr 2024


#169

Lizz Larouge & Guinevere Rhonwen: Love's Many Colors

Today's episode is about love and all its messy colors. Guinevere Rhonwen & Lizz Larouge c... more

19 Mar 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:39

19 Mar 2024


#168

Sami Awad & Sharon Avraham: A Lighthouse for the Middle East

I've never had so many requests for guests to return to the show as I have for Sami and Sh... more

15 Feb 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:54

15 Feb 2024


#167

Julia Maryanska & Ian MacKenzie: From Polyagony to a Village of Lovers

Does open relating always lead to polyagony? Or is there a way to heal the wounds of gende... more

06 Feb 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:47

06 Feb 2024


#166

Gillian Reid: Sexual Kung Fu (Yin)

In Part Two of our Taoist sexuality series, focusing on woman’s body’s and yin principles,... more

14 Jan 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:03

14 Jan 2024


#165

Mantak Chia: Sexual Kung Fu (Yang)

Guys, have you ever wished that instead of ejaculating and falling asleep, you could shoot... more

09 Jan 2024

50 MINS

50:49

09 Jan 2024


#164

Colette Pervette: Why Are All My Friends Becoming Dominatrixes?

Lately I've noticed a curious trend: many of my female friends, particularly those from th... more

25 Dec 2023

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:06

25 Dec 2023


#163

Ilana Gilovich-Wave: Requiem for Sleep No More

Today we're immersing into immersive experience design through one of the world's most ico... more

07 Dec 2023

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:24

07 Dec 2023


#162

Darragh Stewart: The Indigenous Medicine of Ireland

Apparently, ancient Ireland was like the Amazon, with impenetrable forests navigable only ... more

17 Nov 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:04

17 Nov 2023


#161

Natalie Sanandaji: Surviving the Nova Festival

On October 7th, Natalie Sanandaji, a Persian Jew from New York, attended a psytrance festi... more

09 Nov 2023

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:46

09 Nov 2023