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Burner Podcast

Burner Podcast Network

Independently produced by a revolving team of volunteers and Hosted by founder (mr)Arash, Burner Podcast is the longest running traditional audio podcast in the extended international community of Burning Man. Focused on year-round Burner consciousness and topics of intracultural interest, explore 140+ episodes at burnerpodcast.com/previous-episodes. Burner Podcast host Arash Afshar is an Iranian-American SoCal-based professional photographer and community builder. Connect with him directly at

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02:00:10

Episode 39: Halcyon. Finally.

Burner Podcast ·

2016/07/07

John Halcyon tells Arash all about his rise to fame from the early days of the internet, the experiences that inspired the development of Hug Nation as well as how his adventures with Bat Country lead to the formulation of Pink Heart.

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02:00:18

Episode 38: West Coast Weekender

Burner Podcast ·

2016/06/16

Arash sits down with the team behind the event and they get into the backstory of how United by Bass, Siesta, The Deep End and I’ll House You joined forces to tap into San Diego’s House Music scene in order to make the West Coast Weekender such a wild success.

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01:51:18

Episode 37: The Maker Movement

Burner Podcast ·

2016/06/02

In the first segment of this episode, Arash talks to veteran Burner/Maker Dave Cox about his decade long history with the Maker community. In the second segment, we get some background information about what goes into producing a Maker Faire with event producers Cody Nelson and Bob Syfrett.

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02:02:59

Episode 36: From Black Rock to White House

Burner Podcast ·

2016/05/19

Arash visits Russell’s creator, Lindsay, and follows his life story from childhood through his discovery of the Burner community and finishes with a nail-biting climax as he takes the Electric Giraffe to the White House lawn. Also in this episode, tons of advice for those considering building an art car.

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01:37:41

Episode 35: Lee Reynolds

Burner Podcast ·

2016/05/04

Arash follows Lee’s journey through competitive sports, the House music scene and the explosion of Desert Hearts. Lee might be the “World’s Most Interesting Man.”

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01:21:42

Episode 34: The Black Company

Burner Podcast ·

2016/04/21

Arash and The Black Company get into the history of the camp and discuss the similarities and differences between the Renaissance Faire and the Burner communities. They also get into community politics and the difference between playing and escaping.

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01:48:25

Episode 33: Triptych

Burner Podcast ·

2016/04/06

Arash and the Triptych kids go through their crew’s history, the formation of their camp, the challenges they’ve faced in the past year and their future plans. Arash’s car gets towed.

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56:26

Episode 32: Regional Network 101

Burner Podcast ·

2016/03/17

Arash visits Burning Man headquarters in San Francisco and sits with Iris to discuss the Regional Network and the upcoming Global Leadership Conference (GLC). It takes all his willpower not spend the whole time he’s been given whining about his love life.

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01:36:49

Episode 31: Scientists in the Dust

Burner Podcast ·

2016/03/03

Arash joins the CTO and Datamancer of 3Scan in San Francisco to discuss how they cultivate burner culture in the office and their next-level work in microscopy and biotech. We also get the full story that of “Playa Time: Dust to Dust,” the famous time-lapse from 2011.

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01:42:07

Episode 30: Dusty Poon Saloon

Burner Podcast ·

2016/02/18

Three of DPS’s founders bring some whiskey to the studio and tell Arash about the camp’s humble origins, philosophy and atmosphere. Arash tells them about chakras.

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01:36:22

Episode 29: Lovers Without Borders

Burner Podcast ·

2016/02/04

Greg Young and Amanda Joy school Arash on a variety of options available to people on how to experience love and partnership. Arash tries more desperately than usual to sound like he knows what he’s talking about.

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02:15:08

Episode 28: An LA Burn Story

Burner Podcast ·

2016/01/21

Los Angeles’s sensational Regional Contact guides Arash through the LA Burn scene, the history of LA’s decom and sheds some light on the region’s recent permitting challenges. She also shares her adventures in leaving Texas, stripping and becoming a scream queen.

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02:27:21

Episode 27: Love, Light and Lithium

Burner Podcast ·

2016/01/07

Producer Meg, Regional Contact Fin and Arash chat about depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, child molestation, medication and other mental health topics... And somehow manage NOT to make it the most depressing episode ever!

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02:08:27

Episode 26: Entering Black Rock City

Burner Podcast ·

2015/12/17

Knotty Boy drops by the studio to talk with Arash about Burning Man Gate’s build, logistics and all that goes into getting Burners out of the default world and into Black Rock City. Also discussed: Bugs!!!

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02:24:18

Episode 25: A Sober Burn

Burner Podcast ·

2015/12/03

On her birthday, she made the decision to spend her entire 30th year without any substances. Arash follows our anonymous guest’s life and journey through drug culture, culminating with what she experienced at Burning Man.

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01:56:45

Episode 24: Interview with Gaia

Burner Podcast ·

2015/11/19

Gaia and Arash talk Kidsville, relationships and neurochemistry over a beer. She also tells the backstory of her migration to San Diego and attending her first burn with a kiddo in tow. Arash drinks all her beer.

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02:34:34

Episode 23: YOUtopia 2015 Recap

Burner Podcast ·

2015/11/05

In this extra large episode, two returning guests drop by the studio to talk even more about that San Diego regional you might be mildly sick of Arash talking about all the time. The conversation gets into Bob and Colin’s back stories, the founding of the Waldos, challenges faced and successes celebrated after all the dust settled.

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02:10:17

Episode 22: Chad Deal

Burner Podcast ·

2015/10/21

Arash and his man-crush discuss writing, the creative process, sleeping on rooftops and traveling through South America while reading Rumi. Chad also talks tent-tripping and reads us a poem about his home, Tijuana.

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02:03:44

Episode 21: Post Burning Man Roundtable

Burner Podcast ·

2015/10/07

Producer Meg, Online Editor Thanasi, Music Editor Nav and Borderline Useless Arash recap their Burn experiences. Highlights include dust, emotional breakdowns and vodka.

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01:56:53

Episode 20: Dr. Thomas Kingsley Brown

Burner Podcast ·

2015/09/17

Producer Meg sits in as Dr. Brown (a.k.a. Kingsley) swings by the studio to cling beers with Arash and tell the story of his lifelong relationship with psychedelics, culminating with his MAPS funded research of ibogaine and its potential for treating drug addiction. Arash predictably screws up the acronym in the intro.

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