Zen and the Art of Art Making

Watch on YOUTUBE.Watch this adventure (recorded in Black Rock City) about how art is built, and how it finds its people. Dr. Diane Hoffoss designs, crafts, and finds funding for interactive art in BRC...

30 Sep 36min

Jamie Wheal, author of Stealing Fire and Recapture the Rapture, and the viral article The Man WILL Burn!, joins Stuart to unpack the cultural anthropology of peak states. They explore how Black Rock C...

30 Aug 1h 1min

Watch it on YouTube. No spoilers. This is the making of the docuseries The Man Will Burn. This is the context for what was filmed, who said what, and what got cut; the cameras and the chaos (and the q...

7 Aug 52min

5 leaders from the 5 Regional Burns of Australia!  They focus on collaboration more than contraptions, connection more than complexity. Aurora, Tasmania: Lara, aka Squeaky Queen, on the logistics of...

10 Juli 43min

For decades, Charlie has led some of Black Rock City's monumental works of art. He isn’t just the prolific mind behind iconic pieces like Elder Mother, an illuminated storytelling tree; he’s an archit...

25 Juni 38min

Watch it on YouTube. What do you get when you mix 3,200 Burners, a lush Canadian forest, and a summer fire ban? Oh, and an event theme that is literally just the word... MOIST. Wander through the wood...

4 Juni 43min

Watch it on YouTube here.  What happens when Burner behavior goes under the microscope? Sociologists, ecologists, and economists have been on this show. Now we’re looking at this culture through a new...

15 Maj 55min

This culture started in dust and ephemerality. We build metropolises of art and fire, then we leave no trace. How do we translate that inspiration into a rhythm for everyday life? What happens when a ...

28 Apr 44min