The Shadow Of The Man
Why do people go to Burning Man year after year, some for decades? Isn't it all a big party or is there more to it than that? The Shadow Of The Man show explores the impact and influence Burning Man has had on people over time in their own words. New long form interviews from a wide range of participants come out weekly. You will hear from the founders to key volunteers to regular participants. No one person has the answer to what Burning Man is all about but by listening to these series of interviews you get a clue to the glue that binds all of these diverse people (from all over the world) together. Everyone who has been says Burning Man has changed their lives, are you curious to hear what that is all about? #burningman #blackrockcity #burningmanpodcast
Episodes
77 episodes
EP 77 John Jennifer Marx
Episode 77 with John Jennifer Marx is out now! Meet John Jennifer Marx who discusses the cultural significance of Burning Man as a social experiment rather than just a massive party. The conversation explores the event’s origin as a response to...
EP 76 Shadow Shorts #14
Shadow Shorts #14 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influence...
EP 75 Burner Nurse
Episode 75 with Burner Nurse is out now! Meet Burner Nurse, who discusses her role as a volunteer for the Emergency Services Department (ESD) at the Burning Man festival. The conversation explores the unique medical challenges of the desert, ra...
EP 74 Ranger Crow
Episode 74 with Ranger Crow is out now! Meet Ranger Crow, the current operations manager of the Black Rock Rangers, who reflects on his twenty-five-year history with Burning Man. The conversation details Crow’s accidental introduction to the ev...
EP 73 Shadow Shorts #13
Shadow Shorts #13 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influence...
EP 72 Jen Reed
Episode 72 with Jen Reed is out now! Meet Jen Reed, who recounts her transformative evolution from a curious observer to a professional fabricator and artist within the Burning Man community. Her story begins with Reed’s spiritual calling after...
EP 71 Ian Rowen
Episode 71 with Ian Rowen is out now! Meet Ian Rowen, a long-term Burning Man volunteer and regional contact who played a pivotal role in introducing the event’s culture to Taiwan and China. Rowan details his trajectory from a "newbie" voluntee...
EP 70 Shadow Shorts #12
Shadow Shorts #12 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influence...
EP 69 Justin Credible
Episode 69 with Justin Credible is out now! Meet Justin Credible, a seventh-generation Nevadan who shares her deep-rooted connection to the Black Rock Desert. She shares her childhood memories of performing archaeological surveys with her fathe...
EP 68 Twan
Episode 68 with Twan is out now! Meet Twan, a veteran Burning Man participant and the long-reigning former Los Angeles regional contact. Twan recounts the organic evolution of the global burner community before the advent of social media, detai...
EP 67 Shadow Shorts #11
Shadow Shorts #11 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influence...
EP 66 Dana Albany
Episode 66 with Dana Albany is out now! Meet Dana Albany, a long-time artist whose life was radically redirected by her experiences at Burning Man. Originally a microbiology student, Dana describes her transition from the sciences to the arts a...
EP 65 Lady Bee
Episode 65 with Lady Bee is out now! Meet Lady Bee, a long-time member and former art curator for the Burning Man organization. The conversation traces her journey from discovering the event in 1995 to her influential career managing art grants...
EP 64 Shadow Shorts #10
Shadow Shorts #10 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influence...
EP 63 Ryan Doyle
Episode 63 with Ryan Doyle is out now! Meet Ryan Doyle, a prolific artist and long-time Burning Man participant. The conversation explores Doyle’s extensive history within the community, specifically his foundational role in building legendary ...
EP 62 Christine Nash
Episode 62 with Christine Nash is out now! Meet Christine Nash, a long-time veteran of Burning Man who shares her extensive history with the event’s creative community. Nash recounts her evolution from an attendee in 1996 to her current roles c...
EP 61 Shadow Shorts #9
Shadow Shorts #9 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influenced...
EP 60 Jorge Luis Gamboa VIII
Episode 60 with Jorge Luis Gamboa VIII is out now! Meet Jorge Luis Gamboa VIII, a regional contact and long-time Burning Man participant known as the Ambassador. The conversation traces Gamboa's journey from his first trip to the Nevada desert ...
EP 59 Kim Cook
Episode 58 with Kim Cook is out now! Meet Kim Cook, a longtime leader within the Burning Man organization who discusses the global evolution of the event’s culture. Cook details her transition from a "Burning Man adjacent" background in the art...
EP 58 Shadow Shorts #8
Shadow Shorts #8 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influenced...
EP 57 Arash
Episode 57 with Arash is out now! Meet Arash, the creator and host of the longest-running Burning Man podcast (the Burner Podcast). We talk about the history and evolution of burner media, highlighting the technical and emotional challenges of ...
EP 56 Ranger Beauty
Episode 56 with Ranger Beauty is out now! Meet Ranger Beauty, a veteran volunteer with over two decades of experience at Burning Man. We explore her extensive history with the event, spanning her roles as a Black Rock Ranger, an emergency medic...
EP 55 Shadow Shorts #7
Shadow Shorts #7 is out now! Recorded at BRC in 2025 participants were challenged to explain BM‘s impact in 5 minutes or less. Each Shadow Short is one person’s story, please enjoy this short story of how Burning Man has impacted and influenced...
EP 54 The Assless Chaplain
Episode 54 with The Assless Chaplain is out now! Meet the Assless Chaplain, who reflects on his twenty-year evolution within the Burning Man community. The conversation transitions from his reckless, unprepared origins in 2005 to his modern rol...
EP 53 Miss P Segal
Episode 53 with Miss P Segal is out now! Meet P. Segal, a foundational figure in the San Francisco Cacophony Society and the early evolution of Burning Man. The conversation traces the historical significance of 1907 Golden Gate, a massive Vict...
