Life is a Festival
258 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 141 ratingsThrough 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.
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#52 - The Marvelous Mother Shucker of Mardi Gras | Katrina Brees (The Bearded Oysters)
February 20, 2020 17:18 - 2 hours - 98 MBIt’s Mardi Gras season, oh Carnival Kings and Queens! Today’s guest arrived in New Orleans as Karina Nathan and shortly thereafter Hurricane Katrina blew through. With no krewe for women under 30, she started her own, the Bearded Oysters of which she remains the Mother Shucker. She has many names but is known most widely by the hurricane’s namesake: Katrina. Today on the show we go deep into the history of Mardi Gras with fabulous parades and exclusive balls, prideful showings and pubic wi...
#51 - How to Help Someone Having a "Bad Trip" | Sara Gael (The Zendo Project)
February 13, 2020 19:25 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBDo you know what to do if a friend or a stranger is having a difficult psychedelic experience? Sometimes called a “bad trip,” these challenging journeys can actually be catalysts for healing and personal transformation. The key is to keep them safe and trust their inner healer. Sounds simple right? In fact, it’s a profound art, which requires specialized training and can be incredibly personally rewarding. In this episode, I speak with Zendo Project Director Sara Gael. The Zendo Project is ...
Sara Gael (The Zendo Project): How to Help Someone Having a "Bad Trip"
February 13, 2020 19:25 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBDo you know what to do if a friend or a stranger is having a difficult psychedelic experience? Sometimes called a “bad trip,” these challenging journeys can actually be catalysts for healing and personal transformation. The key is to keep them safe and trust their inner healer. Sounds simple right? In fact, it’s a profound art, which requires specialized training and can be incredibly personally rewarding. In this episode, I speak with Zendo Project Director Sara Gael. The Zendo Project is ...
#50 - Serve in the Way that Feeds You Most | Christopher Breedlove (Burners Without Borders)
February 06, 2020 06:42 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBBurners Without Borders (BWB) is a community organization within the Burning Man Project that works in disaster relief and civic works projects in communities around the world. From building composting toilets at Standing Rock, to permaculture action at Hoover Elementary in West Oakland, to building a Youth Center in the Calais refugee camp, BWB is Burning Man at its finest. Christopher Breedlove is the Director of Civic Activation at the Burning Man Project where he oversees the Burners Wit...
Christopher Breedlove (Burners Without Borders): Serve in the Way that Feeds You Most
February 06, 2020 06:42 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBBurners Without Borders (BWB) is a community organization within the Burning Man Project that works in disaster relief and civic works projects in communities around the world. From building composting toilets at Standing Rock, to permaculture action at Hoover Elementary in West Oakland, to building a Youth Center in the Calais refugee camp, BWB is Burning Man at its finest. Christopher Breedlove is the Director of Civic Activation at the Burning Man Project where he oversees the Burners Wit...
Live at Spotify Stockholm: Party to Escape or Celebrate to Connect?
January 29, 2020 19:43 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBDo you party to escape or celebrate to connect? I think we all do a bit of both, and while it’s not a bad thing to be checked out sometimes, fostering deep connections is one of the core tenets of the festive life. Today’s podcast is in two parts. The first section is live at Spotify’s end of year party in Stockholm (please forgive the distortion on the track). The second half is our review of that experience at the Castle co-working space in downtown Stockholm two days later. My guest on ...
#49 - Party to Escape or Celebrate to Connect? | Live at Spotify Stockholm with Gustaf Tadaa
January 29, 2020 19:43 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBDo you party to escape or celebrate to connect? I think we all do a bit of both, and while it’s not a bad thing to be checked out sometimes, fostering deep connections is one of the core tenets of the festive life. Today’s podcast is in two parts. The first section is live at Spotify’s end of year party in Stockholm (please forgive the distortion on the track). The second half is our review of that experience at the Castle co-working space in downtown Stockholm two days later. My guest on ...
#48 - The Boy Hero Must Die | The Mythic Masculine Podcast with Ian MacKenzie
January 23, 2020 17:41 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBIt is the humility of the failed hero that allows him to truly connect with his brothers. My man Ian has a new podcast called The Mythic Masculine. It’s a bimonthly exploration of myth, culture and the emerging masculine archetypes. On today’s episode of Life is a Festival I’m sharing our conversation from Episode 5 of his show titled The Boy Hero Must Die. If you’ve been following my story, this conversation picks up where we left off in Episode 18 of Life is a Festival where I shared my R...
The Mythic Masculine: The Boy Hero Must Die
January 23, 2020 17:41 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBIt is the humility of the failed hero that allows him to truly connect with his brothers. My man Ian has a new podcast called The Mythic Masculine. It’s a bimonthly exploration of myth, culture and the emerging masculine archetypes. On today’s episode of Life is a Festival I’m sharing our conversation from Episode 5 of his show titled The Boy Hero Must Die. If you’ve been following my story, this conversation picks up where we left off in Episode 18 of Life is a Festival where I shared my R...
#47 - The Work of Art | Amanda Sage
January 15, 2020 20:46 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” ― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Visionary Art is a style popular in the festival world that depicts mystical realms often touched first through psychedelic journeys, But what’s the difference between work that truly transports the viewer into hitherto unimagined vistas, and rainbow vomit? It is the dedication to craft and the difficult work of persistent creation. Amanda Sage...
Amanda Sage: The Work of Art
January 15, 2020 20:46 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” ― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Visionary Art is a style popular in the festival world that depicts mystical realms often touched first through psychedelic journeys, But what’s the difference between work that truly transports the viewer into hitherto unimagined vistas, and rainbow vomit? It is the dedication to craft and the difficult work of persistent creation. Amanda Sage...
#46 - Tales of an English Folk Hero | Jay McAllister (Beans on Toast)
January 08, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB“Beans on Toast… it’s cheap, it’s easy, it’s English, does what it says on the tin.” Jay McAllister, aka Beans on Toast, is a true English folk hero. You’ll find him at a British festival on a Sunday afternoon, belting out his irreverent songs for worn out ravers. From helping Banksy launch sky lanterns, to extolling the virtues of a bamboo toothbrush, Beans is the paradigm of a festive life that makes a difference. On the show we talk about the long chain of folk heroes and how Beans beca...
Jay McAllister (Beans on Toast): Tales of an English Folk Hero
January 08, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB“Beans on Toast… it’s cheap, it’s easy, it’s English, does what it says on the tin.” Jay McAllister, aka Beans on Toast, is a true English folk hero. You’ll find him at a British festival on a Sunday afternoon, belting out his irreverent songs for worn out ravers. From helping Banksy launch sky lanterns, to extolling the virtues of a bamboo toothbrush, Beans is the paradigm of a festive life that makes a difference. On the show we talk about the long chain of folk heroes and how Beans beca...
#45 - Top 10 of 2019
December 31, 2019 23:27 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBHappy New Year! Here are the most listened to episodes of Life is a Festival woven into a single narrative arch. This week's show has three movements. We start with festivals as transformational incubators and discuss the creation of these spaces for personal growth, from psychedelic origin stories, through decentralized gatherings to the intersection of safe, sexy and silly. In the second movement we discuss the life of the artist and how to create, grow and serve as a creative. Finally w...
Top 10 of 2019
December 31, 2019 23:27 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBHappy New Year! Here are the most listened to episodes of Life is a Festival woven into a single narrative arch. This week's show has three movements. We start with festivals as transformational incubators and discuss the creation of these spaces for personal growth, from psychedelic origin stories, through decentralized gatherings to the intersection of safe, sexy and silly. In the second movement we discuss the life of the artist and how to create, grow and serve as a creative. Finally w...
Michael Murphy (Esalen): The Terrifying Delight of Self-Surpassing
December 20, 2019 18:17 - 47 minutes - 38.3 MBSomewhere along the California coast, between breathtaking cliffs, mineral-rich springs, and ancient forests, Michael Murphy and his friend Richard Price created The Esalen Institute in 1962. This retreat center and intentional community was a magnet for luminaries like Alan Watts, Stanislav Grof, Ida Rolf, and Joseph Campbell who all became long-term resident scholars. Today on the show, I speak to the mighty Mike Murphy about the magic of Esalen and his menagerie of friends who’ve since b...
#44 - The Terrifying Delight of Self-Surpassing | Michael Murphy (Esalen):
December 20, 2019 18:17 - 47 minutes - 38.3 MBSomewhere along the California coast, between breathtaking cliffs, mineral-rich springs, and ancient forests, Michael Murphy and his friend Richard Price created The Esalen Institute in 1962. This retreat center and intentional community was a magnet for luminaries like Alan Watts, Stanislav Grof, Ida Rolf, and Joseph Campbell who all became long-term resident scholars. Today on the show, I speak to the mighty Mike Murphy about the magic of Esalen and his menagerie of friends who’ve since b...
#43 - A Brief History of British Festivals | Live from Spotify London with Marcus Barnes
December 12, 2019 16:01 - 43 minutes - 35.3 MBMarcus Barnes, author and music journalist, is one of the most affable men I’ve ever met, and one of the most knowledgeable about British festival culture. So when Spotify asked me to do a live podcast for their London event “Rewound in Sound,” of course I called up Marcus. On the podcast we speak of Britain’s brilliant festival history from country fairs and fêtes, through the goliath of Glastonbury, the acid house revolution, and the explosion of festivals today. We end our chat discussing...
Live from Spotify London: A Brief History of British Festivals
December 12, 2019 16:01 - 43 minutes - 35.3 MBMarcus Barnes, author and music journalist, is one of the most affable men I’ve ever met, and one of the most knowledgeable about British festival culture. So when Spotify asked me to do a live podcast for their London event “Rewound in Sound,” of course I called up Marcus. On the podcast we speak of Britain’s brilliant festival history from country fairs and fêtes, through the goliath of Glastonbury, the acid house revolution, and the explosion of festivals today. We end our chat discussing...
Tim Chang (Mayfield): Work, Wealth, and Self-Worth
December 05, 2019 17:51 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThis is a more personal installment of Life is a Festival. On today’s episode I ask my friend Tim to explain to me how to get a job. Tim Chang is a Managing Partner at Mayfield, a 50 year old venture fund, but he is much more than a typical VC from the Valley. Child of Taiwanese immigrants, Tim is a musician, a burner, and as will become clear in this episode, a philosopher. On the podcast we talk work and external validation, the myth of the starving artist, and Tim’s formula for a beauti...
#42 - Work, Wealth, and Self-Worth | Tim Chang (Mayfield)
December 05, 2019 17:51 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThis is a more personal installment of Life is a Festival. On today’s episode I ask my friend Tim to explain to me how to get a job. Tim Chang is a Managing Partner at Mayfield, a 50 year old venture fund, but he is much more than a typical VC from the Valley. Child of Taiwanese immigrants, Tim is a musician, a burner, and as will become clear in this episode, a philosopher. On the podcast we talk work and external validation, the myth of the starving artist, and Tim’s formula for a beauti...
Tricia Eastman & Dr. Joseph Barsuglia: Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics
November 27, 2019 17:50 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBTricia Eastman & Dr. Joseph Barsuglia: Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics Here he comes… Doctor Iboga! If you’ve been listening to Life is a Festival for a while, you may recall in Episode 18 I shared the story of my journey to Gabon to initiate with the Bwiti, the spiritual keepers of the psychedelic medicine iboga. Today on the podcast I go very deep with two experts on the plant and the traditions surrounding it, Tricia Eastman and Dr. Joseph Barsuglia. Tricia and Joseph offer the...
#41 - Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics | Tricia Eastman & Dr. Joseph Barsuglia
November 27, 2019 17:50 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBTricia Eastman & Dr. Joseph Barsuglia: Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics Here he comes… Doctor Iboga! If you’ve been listening to Life is a Festival for a while, you may recall in Episode 18 I shared the story of my journey to Gabon to initiate with the Bwiti, the spiritual keepers of the psychedelic medicine iboga. Today on the podcast I go very deep with two experts on the plant and the traditions surrounding it, Tricia Eastman and Dr. Joseph Barsuglia. Tricia and Joseph offer the...
#40 - Living Yoga Off the Mat | Janet Stone
November 20, 2019 17:47 - 53 minutes - 44.6 MBWelcome to a year of Life is a Festival! It has been 12 months and 40 conversations since I launched this project, and what a project it has become! In fact today’s episode opens with the announcement of some incredible news for the show: I have been asked to perform a live version of Life is a Festival for Spotify’s end of year parties in London and Stockholm next month. This exciting honor bubbled up as life’s treasures often do, thanks to the support and belief of you, my community. I wi...
Janet Stone: Living Yoga Off the Mat
November 20, 2019 17:47 - 53 minutes - 44.6 MBWelcome to a year of Life is a Festival! It has been 12 months and 40 conversations since I launched this project, and what a project it has become! In fact today’s episode opens with the announcement of some incredible news for the show: I have been asked to perform a live version of Life is a Festival for Spotify’s end of year parties in London and Stockholm next month. This exciting honor bubbled up as life’s treasures often do, thanks to the support and belief of you, my community. I wi...
Vivie-Ann Bakos (BLOND:ISH): Bye Bye Plastic, Hello Vibes
November 13, 2019 18:11 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBIf you were an international DJ sensation, how would you use your fame to change the world? The Canadian duo Vivie-Ann Bakos and Anstascia D'Elene Corniere created BLOND:ISH at a mid-week club night back in 2008. A decade later and after countless parties and festivals, they have parted ways with Viv carrying on the BLOND:ISH moniker and Anstascia performing under her own name. On the show we talk about the split as well as Viv’s tools for personal development from fire breath to toad pois...
#39 - Bye Bye Plastic, Hello Vibes | Vivie-Ann Bakos (BLOND:ISH)
November 13, 2019 18:11 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBIf you were an international DJ sensation, how would you use your fame to change the world? The Canadian duo Vivie-Ann Bakos and Anstascia D'Elene Corniere created BLOND:ISH at a mid-week club night back in 2008. A decade later and after countless parties and festivals, they have parted ways with Viv carrying on the BLOND:ISH moniker and Anstascia performing under her own name. On the show we talk about the split as well as Viv’s tools for personal development from fire breath to toad pois...
#38 - Make Sustainability Sexy | Pete Phornprapha (Wonderfruit)
November 08, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBPranitan "Pete" Phornprapha, scion of Siam Motors Group, has created an innovation lab for sustainability… disguised as a festival. Wonderfruit is a celebration of art and music near Pattaya in Thailand, but more than a simple hedonic gala, the six year old festival is a celebration of Thai culture and experiments in environmentalism. On the podcast, Pete and I talk about his passion for meditation, community and the environment. We discuss some interesting prototypes from the festival in...
Pete Phornprapha (Wonderfruit): Make Sustainability Sexy
November 08, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBPranitan "Pete" Phornprapha, scion of Siam Motors Group, has created an innovation lab for sustainability… disguised as a festival. Wonderfruit is a celebration of art and music near Pattaya in Thailand, but more than a simple hedonic gala, the six year old festival is a celebration of Thai culture and experiments in environmentalism. On the podcast, Pete and I talk about his passion for meditation, community and the environment. We discuss some interesting prototypes from the festival in...
Klaudia Oliver (La Calaca): How to Celebrate Death
October 31, 2019 16:47 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBCan we “undrown” ourselves from painful loss through a celebration of death? From Jazz Funerals in New Orleans to dancing ghosts in Japan, there are many traditions that celebrate death. None is more famous than Día de Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, which now exports marigolds, sugar skulls, and Catrina face paint throughout the world. On today’s podcast I’m in San Miguel de Allende with Klaudia Oliver, co-founder of La Calaca, a festival built on local traditions and modern particip...
#37 - How to Celebrate Death | Klaudia Oliver (La Calaca)
October 31, 2019 16:47 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBCan we “undrown” ourselves from painful loss through a celebration of death? From Jazz Funerals in New Orleans to dancing ghosts in Japan, there are many traditions that celebrate death. None is more famous than Día de Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, which now exports marigolds, sugar skulls, and Catrina face paint throughout the world. On today’s podcast I’m in San Miguel de Allende with Klaudia Oliver, co-founder of La Calaca, a festival built on local traditions and modern particip...
Andrea Graham (The Librarian): We Can All Be Babes
October 24, 2019 18:10 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBAt Bass Coast, a beautiful boutique festival in the forests of British Columbia, everyone is a babe. What is a babe? A Bass Coast babe is a person of any gender who’s really feeling themselves. This party is so full of embodied bodies that it’s often affectionately referred to as “Babe Coast.” The festival is also famously run by women, Liz Thompson and today’s guest on the show, the beloved Andrea Graham, aka The Librarian. On the podcast, Andrea and I chat about the unique alchemy of safe...
#36 - We Can All Be Babes | Andrea Graham (The Librarian)
October 24, 2019 18:10 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBAt Bass Coast, a beautiful boutique festival in the forests of British Columbia, everyone is a babe. What is a babe? A Bass Coast babe is a person of any gender who’s really feeling themselves. This party is so full of embodied bodies that it’s often affectionately referred to as “Babe Coast.” The festival is also famously run by women, Liz Thompson and today’s guest on the show, the beloved Andrea Graham, aka The Librarian. On the podcast, Andrea and I chat about the unique alchemy of safe...
Dr. David Rabin (Apollo Neuroscience): Dancing with the Black Dog
October 16, 2019 16:53 - 1 hourDepression. In ancient Mesopotamia, they called it demonic possession. For Hippocrates it was an excess of black bile. In the Renaissance the culprit was witchcraft. In the Enlightenment it was a weakness in temperament. Abraham Lincoln had a tendency for melancholy. Georgia O’Keeffe often wept uncontrollably. For William James it was a crisis of meaning. For Winston Churchill it was a black dog. I too have suffered from spells of depression in my life and so it is an honor to offer this co...
#35 - Depression & Psychedelics: Dancing with the Black Dog | Dr. David Rabin (Apollo Neuroscience)
October 16, 2019 16:53 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBDepression. In ancient Mesopotamia, they called it demonic possession. For Hippocrates it was an excess of black bile. In the Renaissance the culprit was witchcraft. In the Enlightenment it was a weakness in temperament. Abraham Lincoln had a tendency for melancholy. Georgia O’Keeffe often wept uncontrollably. For William James it was a crisis of meaning. For Winston Churchill it was a black dog. I too have suffered from spells of depression in my life and so it is an honor to offer this co...
#35 - Dancing with the Black Dog | Dr. David Rabin (Apollo Neuroscience)
October 16, 2019 16:53 - 1 hourDepression. In ancient Mesopotamia, they called it demonic possession. For Hippocrates it was an excess of black bile. In the Renaissance the culprit was witchcraft. In the Enlightenment it was a weakness in temperament. Abraham Lincoln had a tendency for melancholy. Georgia O’Keeffe often wept uncontrollably. For William James it was a crisis of meaning. For Winston Churchill it was a black dog. I too have suffered from spells of depression in my life and so it is an honor to offer this co...
#34 - The Ripple Effect of Claiming Your Space | Lizzie Rose (Lizzie Rose Media)
October 09, 2019 18:01 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBAn ode to taking up space as boldly, colorfully, and radiantly as you want. This is a special podcast, first describing and then embodying the very philosophy of this show. Life is a festival when we keep saying yes to new adventures until we’re tumbling in the refreshing currents of serendipitous play. In this episode an unexpected conversation becomes a podcast. Lizzie Rose is a fashion and lifestyle photographer and an entrepreneur on a mission to add more celebration to each day. Recen...
Lizzie Rose (Lizzie Rose Media): The Ripple Effect of Claiming Your Space
October 09, 2019 18:01 - 1 hourAn ode to taking up space as boldly, colorfully, and radiantly as you want. This is a special podcast, first describing and then embodying the very philosophy of this show. Life is a festival when we keep saying yes to new adventures until we’re tumbling in the refreshing currents of serendipitous play. In this episode an unexpected conversation becomes a podcast. Lizzie Rose is a fashion and lifestyle photographer and an entrepreneur on a mission to add more celebration to each day. Recen...
#33 - A Paul Revere for the Psychedelic Renaissance | Jamie Wheal (Flow Genome Project)
October 02, 2019 18:58 - 1 hour - 105 MBWhen the search for the Grail Castle becomes the prison of Hotel California, we need some tough love to wake the woke. Luckily Jamie Wheal is here with a midnight message for the 11th hour: Drop the digital narcissism and become a home grown human… before it’s too late. Jamie is the Executive Director of the Flow Genome Project and co-authored Stealing Fire in 2017. At the time, he saw the major threats to the Psychedelic Renaissance as primarily commercialism and militarization. Today, it m...
Jamie Wheal (Flow Genome Project): A Paul Revere for the Psychedelic Renaissance
October 02, 2019 18:58 - 1 hourWhen the search for the Grail Castle becomes the prison of Hotel California, we need some tough love to wake the woke. Luckily Jamie Wheal is here with a midnight message for the 11th hour: Drop the digital narcissism and become a home grown human… before it’s too late. Jamie is the Executive Director of the Flow Genome Project and co-authored Stealing Fire in 2017. At the time, he saw the major threats to the Psychedelic Renaissance as primarily commercialism and militarization. Today, it m...
#32 - Fumbling Towards Inclusivity | JR Nexus Russ (DC Burners)
September 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hourIs Burning Man a “white people thing?” Radical inclusivity is one of Burning Man’s 10 Principles, but is it enough simply to say “all are welcome?” or should the burner community take proactive steps to make people of color feel welcome? JR Nexus Russ (he, him, his) is a black and Filipino-American, queer cisgender man, and in several ethically non-monogamous relationships. Nexus went to Burning Man in 2013, he started a DC Burners storytelling show at Capital Fringe, and was recently named...
#32 - Fumbling Towards Inclusivity | JR Nexus Russ (Catharsis on the Mall)
September 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBIs Burning Man a “white people thing?” Radical inclusivity is one of Burning Man’s 10 Principles, but is it enough simply to say “all are welcome?” or should the burner community take proactive steps to make people of color feel welcome? JR Nexus Russ (he, him, his) is a black and Filipino-American, queer cisgender man, and in several ethically non-monogamous relationships. Nexus went to Burning Man in 2013, he started a DC Burners storytelling show at Capital Fringe, and was recently named...
JR Nexus Russ (DC Burners): Fumbling Towards Inclusivity
September 26, 2019 17:56 - 1 hourIs Burning Man a “white people thing?” Radical inclusivity is one of Burning Man’s 10 Principles, but is it enough simply to say “all are welcome?” or should the burner community take proactive steps to make people of color feel welcome? JR Nexus Russ (he, him, his) is a black and Filipino-American, queer cisgender man, and in several ethically non-monogamous relationships. Nexus went to Burning Man in 2013, he started a DC Burners storytelling show at Capital Fringe, and was recently named...
Stephen Brooks (Punta Mona): Regenerate the Earth 1000 Hectares at a Time
September 19, 2019 15:50 - 1 hourStephen Brooks wants to change the world a thousand hectares at a time and I’ve never met someone more optimistic about our chances to pull it off! I first met Stephen as co-founder of Envision Festival in Costa Rica, now in its 10th year. I was struck by what a nourishing teaching school the event was. Stephen is also the founder of Punta Mona, a year-round permaculture ecoversity and intentional community as well as La Ecovilla, Alegría Village, and Tacotal all in Costa Rica. On the podc...
#31 - Regenerate the Earth 1000 Hectares at a Time | Stephen Brooks (Punta Mona)
September 19, 2019 15:50 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBStephen Brooks wants to change the world a thousand hectares at a time and I’ve never met someone more optimistic about our chances to pull it off! I first met Stephen as co-founder of Envision Festival in Costa Rica, now in its 10th year. I was struck by what a nourishing teaching school the event was. Stephen is also the founder of Punta Mona, a year-round permaculture ecoversity and intentional community as well as La Ecovilla, Alegría Village, and Tacotal all in Costa Rica. On the podc...
#30 - The Wizard of Awe Goes to Burning Man | Jason Silva
September 11, 2019 18:10 - 1 hour - 101 MBOf Timelessness, Flow States, Psychedelics & Death The ancient Greeks had two words for time: Chronos (consensus time or mechanized time) and Kairos (archetypal time or dream time). Jason Silva, the host of Brain Games and the award winning creator of Shots of Awe has spent his life capturing and sharing the timeless. From his adolescent anxiety about transience to his sensational viral videos, Jason has always had an eye for collecting and souvenirs that he has lived. Jason and I met in t...
#30 - The Wizard of Awe | Jason Silva
September 11, 2019 18:10 - 1 hourOf Timelessness, Flow States, Psychedelics & Death The ancient Greeks had two words for time: Chronos (consensus time or mechanized time) and Kairos (archetypal time or dream time). Jason Silva, the host of Brain Games and the award winning creator of Shots of Awe has spent his life capturing and sharing the timeless. From his adolescent anxiety about transience to his sensational viral videos, Jason has always had an eye for collecting and souvenirs that he has lived. Jason and I met in t...
Jason Silva: The Wizard of Awe
September 11, 2019 18:10 - 1 hourOf Timelessness, Flow States, Psychedelics & Death The ancient Greeks had two words for time: Chronos (consensus time or mechanized time) and Kairos (archetypal time or dream time). Jason Silva, the host of Brain Games and the award winning creator of Shots of Awe has spent his life capturing and sharing the timeless. From his adolescent anxiety about transience to his sensational viral videos, Jason has always had an eye for collecting and souvenirs that he has lived. Jason and I met in t...
Live From BMIR (Burning Man Information Radio): It’s Better With You Here
September 05, 2019 19:04 - 55 minutesWelcome back from Black Rock City! At Burning Man this year, Jex, Operations Manager at BMIR (Burning Man Information Radio) invited me to be on her Monday afternoon show. My pal, David Block, The Human Experience, wandered by my camp just before I left so I brought him along. In the studio, we were also joined by Wolverine, BMIR’s Assistant Sound Engineer. The show started out pretty silly, but then David set the table with a juicy lamb chop of vulnerability, speaking directly to his wife ...
#29 - It’s Better With You Here | Live From BMIR (Burning Man Information Radio)
September 05, 2019 19:04 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWelcome back from Black Rock City! At Burning Man this year, Jex, Operations Manager at BMIR (Burning Man Information Radio) invited me to be on her Monday afternoon show. My pal, David Block, The Human Experience, wandered by my camp just before I left so I brought him along. In the studio, we were also joined by Wolverine, BMIR’s Assistant Sound Engineer. The show started out pretty silly, but then David set the table with a juicy lamb chop of vulnerability, speaking directly to his wife ...