Burning Man LIVE

For 25 years now $teven Ra$pa has directed discussions for Black Rock City and Regional communities. Hear him and kbot explore why this Burning Man thing is so important for humanity and the world.BRC is a city of imagination, a social experiment, organically cultivated and running on pure encouragement.They discuss the inspired interactions that allow for reinvention big and small for one and all.Burning Man Journal: Raspa  LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

When dynamite is aged the wrong way it gets sweaty with little crystals that can cause spontaneous explosions.Dave X. Man of fire, bacon, and “the ponytail of approachability.” An enigmatic shaman of fireworks, flame effects, and deep thoughts, his stripper name is Sweaty Dynamite. His spiritual calling is to bring joyful, fiery experiences to the masses. His secret weapon: a thick binder. Huh? More on that later. Could one man be a hippie and a redneck, and in charge of Fire Art Safety in Black Rock City, and also fill the role of Cake Marshal for Burning Man Project? Yes, yes he could. A pyrotechnician, a peaceful perturber, and a Burner from days of yore, he bestows his teachings upon Stuart Mangrum. Pro tip: Each of our episodes ends with a bang, especially this one. Burning Man Staff: Dave XBurning Man Journal: Dave XShitDaveXSays.com LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

In May, staff and core collaborators gathered to disclose what’s new and true in the big community experiment that is Black Rock City.  How Center Camp changedTurning down turnkey campingThe bumper crop of inclusive artThe hive platform for teaching, learning, and up-leveling leadershipListen as they share about jobs, classifieds, and the Survival Guide, about behind-the-scenes machines for emergency response, decommodification deals, sustainability solutions, and diversity discussions.This is a glimpse into how it all works.BURNING MAN LIVE: RETURN TO BLACK ROCK CITY (stream, transcript, pics)Black Rock City 2022Black Rock City Art Theme: Waking DreamsBurning Man ArtsDesert Arts Preview: June 12thBurning Man Project JobsSpark ClassifiedsPlaya Events Registration (WhatWhereWhen)Survival GuideThis is How We Hive (HIVE)Touching Down: a BRC orientation (HIVE)Return to Black Rock City (HIVE)Burning Man’s 10 Principles LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Stuart talks with 'Burners Without Borders' co-founder Tom Price, then shares an interview from the deep well of 'Culturally Attuned,' a podcast by the US Institute of Peace in collaboration with Burning Man Project.Tom talks about community resilience and his attempts to bridge cultural gaps around race, color, privilege, and the legacy of colonialism.He extols the need for humility and personal agency, and developing relationships of mutual trust and respect - from Kenya to Liberia, to the Native American lands of Nevada.He also presents Burning Man as a place to practice operating with each other organically, without imposed signifiers of who gets to be in charge. USIP (United States Institute of Peace): Culturally Attuned PodcastUSIP: Culturally Attuned: Benefactor’s Dilemma: Am I helping or Am I Wielding Power? (podcast episode)Burners Without Borders: What Does Burning Man Have to Do With Peace? (audio clip)Burning Man LIVE: Culturally Attuned with the US Institute of Peace (2021 podcast episode)Burning Man LIVE: Creative Solutions to Mass Destruction (with Tom Price) (2020 podcast episode)Burning Man Journal: Tom Price ECOSAFI LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Tyson Yunkaporta is an artist and scholar of the Apalech Clan in Australia. Caveat Magister is a Burning Man philosopher. They explore ceremony, circumstance, and how art is not about the object. They talk through the power of play, mining the margins, and what indigenous peoples have known that modern people are rediscovering. They discuss Black Rock City, Regional events, and the impact of Gifting, Radical Inclusion, and the ‘wrong’ white people. They explore ideas that are uncommon and uncomfortable: · the ethics of creating spaces where magic is more likely to happen· taking art back from the priestly class to restore balance to the world· how Burning Man has maintained integrity, if it even has... Deakin.edu.au: Dr Tyson YunkaportaSand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Harper Collins Publishing)Beer with Bella: Tyson Yunkaporta (New York Times)Turn Your Life Into Art by Caveat Magister (Burning Man Journal)Excerpts from “Turn Your Life Into Art” by Caveat Magister (medium)The Scene That Became Cities (Penguin Random House Publishing)Burning Man Journal: Caveat MagisterFascinating Stranger LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Laugh and learn in a collage of conversation with 'Chef' - Matthew 'Chef' Kwatinetz, Senior Director of Nevada Operations and Board Member of Burning Man Project. He shares with Stuart about the ongoing work to convert our Nevada properties into year-round hubs for bringing Burning Man culture into the world. So much more than an infrastructure project, our teams are busy upgrading Gerlach’s services, helping locals and staff develop skills, opening up new employment opportunities, and visioning a maker space for Black Rock City creators.They explore urban planning, tradition and what’s possible beyond our ephemeral city. They imagine what it could look like when Black Rock City spills out of its physical and temporal borders into places beyond the dry lakebed, engaging year-round with art, convenings, and teachings, and living life more secure and expressed. Much has been researched and discussed with burners and locals, from social enterprise to economics, to solar power arrays named after mythical creatures.Burning Man Project Board of Directors: Matthew ‘Chef’ KwatinetzNYU New York University Leadership Team: Matthew KwatinetzWelcome to Burner School: Gerlach Workforce Development Center (Burning Man Journal)The Chef and the Power of Community Prototyping (Burning Man Live #18)360VR: GerlachBlack Rock City Placement ProcessLAGI: Land Art Generator Initiative, Fly RanchHaunted West Gerlach (youtube)Göbekli Tepe (wikipedia) LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Director of Burning Man Project’s Philosophical Center, longtime co-conspirator of founder Larry Harvey, Cacophonist, playa newspaper publisher, billboard liberator, art theme writer, and suspicious character (according to paranoid people), his most realistic alias is Stuart Mangrum.He holds our legacy, and helps guide our story, while occasionally philosophizing. A Communications Strategist named kBot gets Stuart talking despite his anti-interrogation training. This is a story of pranks and participation, of 90s Burning Man and modern day miracles. Note: Funny can be deep. This is both.Burning Man Project’s Philosophical CenterBurning Man Journal: Stuart MangrumBurningman.org: Black Rock GazetteTalesofcacophony.com: Twisted TimesLIVE@BURNINGMAN.ORGLIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

If Black Rock City were a ship, Charlie Dolman would be its skipper. The SS BRC is already taking shape in the dry docks of our collective effort, and at some point later this summer it will slide into the dusty seas of northern Nevada. As the event operations director, Charlie leads a crew of leaders responsible for pretty much all aspects of city infrastructure, and for planning for just about every operational contingency, from fire and rain to, who knows, a downpour of frogs. On fire. If you see him on playa he’s the fast-moving, soft-spoken guy with three radios, a cell phone and a pager (yes, a pager!). In this rare interview he sits still long enough to talk with Stuart about the people making BRC greener, less commodified, and more inclusive. He also passes Stuart's quiz about being a Brit in the US, and defends marmite as a comestible.Burning Man Project Staff: Charlie DolmanBurning Man Project’s CEO Introduces Charlie Dolman (2012) LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

People all around the world create annual events that align in principle. Some have over 10,000 participants like events in Israel and South Africa. Some have under 20 participants, like “Melting Man” in Fargo, North Dakota. They are collaborative art experiences, celebrations, healing rituals, mutual aid, and fun for a good cause. For 2 decades our global community has been bringing people together.Andie Grace and Michael Vav talk with Iris Yee, Head of the Burning Man Regional Network, about how various groups activated during these strange times, and what they’re creating next. Here we are re-reminded that it's not about how many or how far, it’s about the culture, the collaboration, and the conversation. This is the What Where When of thriving.regionals.burningman.org2020 Regional Highlights (Burning Man Journal)2021 Regional Network Forum: Emerging, Wayfinding, Igniting (youtube)2021 Regional Network Forum / KindlingBurning Man Project’s Radical Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Anti-Racism Pledge (medium)A Love Letter to Smaller Events (youtube)Burning Man HiveColorado Burner Community: Temple of TranquilityLIVE@BURNINGMAN.ORGLIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

The vibe is real. Playa magic. Secret sauce. Atypical serendipity. Whatever you call it, it’s being studied by social scientists around the world and written about in the annals of academia. The vibe is real, but that doesn’t mean we must deny our Dada roots. We can yield a toilet plunger like a royal scepter. We can celebrate porta-loo beautification, and its absurd juxtaposition, as a legit art experience. We can invent a vibe-sensing device that has no sensors. Stuart Mangrum talks with Dr. Graham St John, cultural anthropologist, author of many books and academic articles about Burning Man culture, festival culture, EDM, psychedelics, and other scholarly adjacencies. Listen in and learn the true meaning of “efflorescence” and “ephemeropolis.”Burning Progeny ProjectWurst Storm Rising (Journal of Festive Studies)The Big Empty (aeon Magazine)dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music CultureBlack Rock Gazette, Sept 5, 1999Burning Man Phrase Generator, Javier F. BarreraLIVE@BURNINGMAN.ORGLIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG