Leadership, Personal Growth, Community, Business, Mentorship Eamon Armstrong 4/17/26 Leadership, Personal Growth, Community, Business, Mentorship Eamon Armstrong 4/17/26

#183- Chris Stakich (Summit): The Lie of the Linear Path

What does it feel like to climb every mountain and arrive at the top feeling... nothing?

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Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 4/10/26 Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 4/10/26

#182 - Ian MacKenzie (Mythic Masculine): The Lost Boys of the Manosphere

Father absence, the failure of the nuclear family, and generations of uninitiated men

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Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 12/19/25 Leadership, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals Eamon Armstrong 12/19/25

#181 - Jenna Ansell (Medicine Festival): Beyond Festival Utopia

What festivals promised, what they delivered, and what still matters when utopia doesn’t arrive.

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Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 9/10/25 Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 9/10/25

#180 - Paul Stamets: The Mycelial Web of Burning Man

Legendary mycologist Paul Stamets to explore mushrooms, mycelium, the cosmos… and Burning Man of course.

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Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 3/27/25 Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Art, Critical Thinking, Community, Festivals, Gender, Psychedelics Eamon Armstrong 3/27/25

#179 - Josh Shrei (The Emerald): Only Myth Can Save Us Now

The ancient power of festivals, structure and fluidity of gender, and the soul’s longing for meaning.

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Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/21/25 Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/21/25

#178 - Benjamin: Why I Returned to Ibogaine

From Gabon to Cancún, sticking the landing on my healing journey

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Community, Gender, Leadership, Politics, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 12/4/24 Community, Gender, Leadership, Politics, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 12/4/24

#177 - Alex Ebert: Aspirational Masculinity for the Left

Who’s the man?

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Community, Gender, Leadership, Burning Man, Politics Eamon Armstrong 11/4/24 Community, Gender, Leadership, Burning Man, Politics Eamon Armstrong 11/4/24

#176 - Megan Miller: Why Burners Must Participate in this Election

Civic responsibility in the age of polarization

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Community, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Fame, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mentorship, Music, Race Eamon Armstrong 10/25/24 Community, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Fame, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mentorship, Music, Race Eamon Armstrong 10/25/24

#175 - Atish: Beats, Breaks, and Balance, a DJ Unplugs

Service, legacy, and giving back to one’s community.

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Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/28/24 Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/28/24

#174 - Will Chase: How Burning Man Keeps the Magic

A guide to Burning Man's survival

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Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/12/24 Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Solocast Eamon Armstrong 9/12/24

#173 - Burning Man Isn't Cool Anymore

Part 1: My reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024. Part 2: My appearance on the Burning Man Live Podcast from a few years ago.

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Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Harm Reduction, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 8/22/24 Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Harm Reduction, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 8/22/24

#172 - Live From Burning Man Information Radio (Encore)

Playing around at BMIR 2019 and Harm Reduction Tips for 2024

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Community, Death, Race, Festivals, Leadership, Mentorship, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 7/19/24 Community, Death, Race, Festivals, Leadership, Mentorship, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 7/19/24

Chip Conley: Midlife is also a Festival

Life is a Festival #171

Midlife is not a crisis but a chrysalis—a time for transformation and growth.

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Community, LGBTQ, Yoga, Death, Gender, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Race Eamon Armstrong 5/16/24 Community, LGBTQ, Yoga, Death, Gender, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Race Eamon Armstrong 5/16/24

Camille Barton: The Urgent Art of Grief Ritual

Life is a Festival #170

In a world beset by tragedy its important to learn how to grieve.

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Community, Personal Growth, LGBTQ, Sexuality, Gender, Yoga Eamon Armstrong 4/23/24 Community, Personal Growth, LGBTQ, Sexuality, Gender, Yoga Eamon Armstrong 4/23/24

Tina Nance: Beyond the "Divine" Feminine

Life is a Festival #169

Tina Nance, yin yoga and embodiment specialist returns to Life is a Festival to share her evolving ideas around gender, trauma healing, and embodiment.

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Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Art, Business, Gender, LGBTQ, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong 3/19/24 Leadership, Community, Festivals, Personal Growth, Art, Business, Gender, LGBTQ, Sexuality Eamon Armstrong 3/19/24

Lizz Larouge & Guinevere Rhonwen: Love's Many Colors

Life is a Festival #168

Guinevere Rhonwen & Lizz Larouge created the festival Colours of Love on the island d of Koh Phangan as their wedding celebration. 

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Critical Thinking, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Burning Man, Art, Community, Festivals, Politics, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 2/15/24 Critical Thinking, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Burning Man, Art, Community, Festivals, Politics, Personal Growth Eamon Armstrong 2/15/24

Sami Awad & Sharon Avraham: A Lighthouse for the Middle East

Life is a Festival #167

Sami and Sharon return to the show to discuss their ambitious peace project, the Lighthouse.

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Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Community, Critical Thinking, Film, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 2/6/24 Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Community, Critical Thinking, Film, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness Eamon Armstrong 2/6/24

Julia Maryanska & Ian MacKenzie: From Polyagony to a Village of Lovers

Life is a Festival #166

The Village of Lovers helps us heal the wounds of gender and experience love free from fear. 

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Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/14/24 Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/14/24

Gillian Reid: Sexual Kung Fu (Yin)

Life is a Festival #165

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.

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Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/9/24 Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Spirituality Eamon Armstrong 1/9/24

Mantak Chia: Sexual Kung Fu (Yang)

Life is a Festival #164

Master Chia, a celebrated Taoist teacher, is best known for his book "The Multi-Orgasmic Man" and his expertise in the alchemy of erotic energy. 

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