BURNcast #043 - Burning Love

In this episode, Istari steps up to produce her premiere podcast for BURNcast entitled “Burning Love” about love and romance on the playa from the guy’s perspective. In fair Black Rock City where we lay our scene star-crossed lovers, fire breathing temptresses and disappearing art cars tempt the fates in a whirlwind of dusty tales of love. Get ready to travel via Cat Bus, Magic Carpet, and an Irish pirate ship in search of that burnin', burnin' love.

BURNcast #042 - Portrait Of The Burner As A Young Man

Girthy McOrangestein is a participant in the Public Radio Talent Quest who is originally from Montana now living in Los Angeles.  He describes himself as a “red necked urban cowboy”. In 2006, at the age of 21, Girthy first came to  Black Rock City when the theme of the Burning Man festival was “Hope and Fear of the Future”.  In this interview, Girthy tells how he went “Gonzo” for his virgin burn and shares his experiences and enthusiasm for the playa. In the second half our show, we talk about the Public Radio Talent Quest, the Public Radio Exchange and the local Los Angeles public radio affiliate stations.

BURNcast #041 - Donut Freakout! It's Mark Pincus from Tribe!

In today’s episode we meet up with Mark Pincus, the founder and CEO of the social networking website Tribe.net. Here, Pincus discusses the growth and development of Tribe, goes off about his favorite topic “Community vs. the Corporation”, and gives insight on how burners and artists can create a sustainable livelihood based on doing work that they love.

As mentioned in this episode, updated contact information for Carol “Cryptofishy” Sachs is featured below:

Innsbruck Medical University
Unfall chirurgie
Intensive station für Patientin Carol Sachs
Anichstrasse 35
6020 Innsbruck
Austria

zynga, farmville, mafia wars, marc pincus, facebook

BURNcast #040 - Mischief Mayhem Monkeys

This episode features Peter Hudson, a self-described autodidact kinetic artist from the Bay Area who channels his technical and set design experience, childlike curiosity, and creative passion into life-size stroboscopic zoetropes. Known for his playa installations such as The Playa Swimmers, Sisyphish, and Deeper, his newest project entitled “Homouroboros” is set to come to Black Rock City this year. 

Monkeys, the leader for the alternative theme for Burning Man 2007, is also featured in this episode.

As mentioned in this episode, contact information for Carol “Cryptofishy” Sachs is featured below:

Innsbruck Medical University
Unfallchirurgie für Patientin Carol Sachs
Christoph-Probst-Platz
Innrain 52
6020 Innsbruck
Österreich

Contact information for Killagrrrl is featured below:

Donna Piggott (Patient)
c/o San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Avenue, Ward 4B
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-306-8000

BURNcast #039 - The Mutaytor Mutates (Part 2) - Conversation with Mama Crunchy

In this episode of BURNcast, we talk to Christine Nash aka Crunchy Mama who is described as “the oil in the machine that maintains the Mutaytor.” Here Nash shares the early history and growth of the band and her involvement within the Mutaytor family. She also speaks candidly about the aftermath of her husband Matty’s arrest on Dateline’s “To Catch A Predator”.