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Hosted by Eamon Armstrong · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 183 episodes
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Through 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.
Eamon Armstrong hosts Life is a Festival, a society show with 183 episodes published.
What does it feel like to climb every mountain and arrive at the top feeling... nothing? Chris Stakich knows. Chris is the new CEO of Summit, the 18-year-old community behind Summit at Sea. On today's show we talk about
Today on Life is a Festival, Ian MacKenzie and I unpack “Inside the Manosphere:” the performance, the status games, the Lamborghinis that need to be witnessed to exist. We trace it back to father absence, the failure of
After seven years and more than 180 episodes, this is the final episode of Life Is a Festival in its current form. It felt right to close this chapter with a conversation with my friend Jenna Ansell, cofounder of Medicin
At Burning Man 2025 inside the Playa Alchemist Pyramid, I sat down with legendary mycologist Paul Stamets to explore mushrooms, mycelium, and the cosmos. Through scratchy playa dust voices, we connected fungal intelligen
There’s no greater mythic mind in modern podcasting than Josh Schrei, the voice and vision behind The Emerald. If you, like me, are already a fan of his deeply poetic and perspective-shifting show, then you’ll understand
I recently revisited Iboga — the psychedelic root bark from Equatorial West Africa — six years after first experiencing it in a traditional Bwiti ceremony in Gabon. This time, I received Ibogaine treatment at Beond in Ca
In the aftermath of the 2024 election, as half the country celebrates and the other half mourns, Alex Ebert and I find ourselves doing what grown men often do to process complex emotions—we make a podcast about it. It's
On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, we’re exploring the theme of participation, a principle central to both Burning Man culture and our role as citizens. In this episode, I’m joined by Megan Miller, former Dire
Atish last joined us four or five years ago for a powerful conversation about authenticity, anxiety, and life as an artist. Now, as he takes a break from touring to prioritize mental health, I knew it was time to have hi
How does Burning Man stay relevant for a new generation and beyond the Black Rock Desert? The dust has settled from Burning Man, and the photo dumps have all been dumped but today we're diving into a deeper conversation
Today's podcast is in two parts: First, my reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024, and second, a repost of my appearance on the Burning Man Live Podcast from a few years ago. During my solocast, I celebrate recent change
Today’s episode is an encore presentation of a show that aired live on Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR) in 2019 to get you all juiced up for this year’s dirt rave. It features a playful conversation about vulnerabili
You know those pithy BuzzFeed listicles about being too old for music festivals? Well, the idea is rather silly. Festivals are multi-generational celebrations where children with glittering faces play alongside elders wh
In a world beset by tragedy its important to learn how to grieve. If you don’t feel your feelings you’re going to have problems, but how exactly should we tend to our grief? Today, we are welcoming back Camille Barton to
Tina Nance, yin yoga and embodiment specialist returns to Life is a Festival to share her evolving ideas around gender, trauma healing, and embodiment. In today's episode, we continue our exploration of gender and sexual
Today's episode is about love and all its messy colors. Guinevere Rhonwen & Lizz Larouge created the festival Colours of Love on the island d of Koh Phangan as their wedding celebration and continued it even as they were
I've never had so many requests for guests to return to the show as I have for Sami and Sharon. As you may recall, a few days after the events of October 7th, I asked Midburn co-founder and artivist Sharon Avraham, and h
Does open relating always lead to polyagony? Or is there a way to heal the wounds of gender and experience love free from fear? Today we are revisiting an episode originally released in 2019 with Ian McKenzie and Julia M
In Part Two of our Taoist sexuality series, focusing on woman’s body’s and yin principles, I speak with the Senior Woman’s Instructor at Tao Garden, Gillian Reid. Gillian shares her insights on yin and yang energy, self-
Guys, have you ever wished that instead of ejaculating and falling asleep, you could shoot orgasmic energy up the back of your spine to revitalize your mind and experience rolling orgasms? Well, it turns out there's an a
Chris Stakich
CEO · CEO Coaching International
1 appearance on this show
Ian MacKenzie
The Village of Lovers
2 appearances on this show
Paul Stamets
1 appearance on this show
Megan Miller
Senior Director of Product Marketing · Child Care Resource & Referral of Southeast Georgia
1 appearance on this show
Will Chase
Data Visualization Senior Editor · Axios
1 appearance on this show
David Block
DBH Associate Medical Director · The Human Experience
1 appearance on this show
Chip Conley
Founder of boutique hotel operator Joie de Vivre · Modern Elder Academy
1 appearance on this show
Jenna Ansell
Medicine Festival
1 appearance on this show
Josh Shrei
The Emerald
1 appearance on this show
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