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Life is a Festival

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 d... Read more

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#35 - Depression & Psychedelics: Dancing with the Black Dog | Dr. David Rabin (Apollo Neuroscience)

#35 - Depression & Psychedelics: Dancing with the Black Dog | Dr. David Rabin (Apollo Neuroscience)

Depression. In ancient Mesopotamia, they called it demonic possession. For Hippocrates it was an excess of black bile. I... Read more

16 Oct 2019

1hr 47mins

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#14 - How to Party Without Breaking Your Brain | Dr. Molly

#14 - How to Party Without Breaking Your Brain | Dr. Molly

In 2015 my partying caught up with me, I started getting intense brain fog which ultimately turned into full blown depre... Read more

7 Mar 2019

1hr 11mins

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#7 - The Mythopoetic Antidote for Pornography Addiction | Zhenzan Dao (The MogaDao Institute)

#7 - The Mythopoetic Antidote for Pornography Addiction | Zhenzan Dao (The MogaDao Institute)

It’s not only leaders within festival culture who can teach us to create a life like a festival. Today’s guest is a spir... Read more

15 Jan 2019

1hr 33mins

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#42 - Work, Wealth, and Self-Worth | Tim Chang (Mayfield)

#42 - Work, Wealth, and Self-Worth | Tim Chang (Mayfield)

This is a more personal installment of Life is a Festival. On today’s episode I ask my friend Tim to explain to me how t... Read more

5 Dec 2019

1hr 47mins

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#28 - What's the Point of Burning Man? | Caveat Magister (Burning Man Philosophical Center))

#28 - What's the Point of Burning Man? | Caveat Magister (Burning Man Philosophical Center))

For those about to Burn… Caveat Magister (AKA Benjamin Wachs) was a founding member of Burning Man's Philosophical Cente... Read more

15 Aug 2019

1hr 39mins

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#3 - Just Say Know: The State of Psychedelics | Brad Burge (MAPS)

#3 - Just Say Know: The State of Psychedelics | Brad Burge (MAPS)

Today I’m speaking with Brad Burge, the Strategic Communications Director of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association of ... Read more

11 Dec 2018

1hr 40mins

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#15 - Dress Yourself as a Work of Art | Ash & Tessla (Glitter Spies)

#15 - Dress Yourself as a Work of Art | Ash & Tessla (Glitter Spies)

What is festival fashion? Is fashion a dirty word? Can festival fashion be truly inclusive? And affordable?Ash Lorona an... Read more

22 Mar 2019

1hr 23mins

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#40 - Living Yoga Off the Mat | Janet Stone

#40 - Living Yoga Off the Mat | Janet Stone

Welcome to a year of Life is a Festival! It has been 12 months and 40 conversations since I launched this project, and w... Read more

20 Nov 2019

53mins

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#44 - The Terrifying Delight of Self-Surpassing | Michael Murphy (Esalen):

#44 - The Terrifying Delight of Self-Surpassing | Michael Murphy (Esalen):

Somewhere along the California coast, between breathtaking cliffs, mineral-rich springs, and ancient forests, Michael Mu... Read more

20 Dec 2019

47mins

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#23 - Keep Psychedelics Weird | Erik Davis (Techgnosis)

#23 - Keep Psychedelics Weird | Erik Davis (Techgnosis)

When did weird stop being so, well… weird? Today on Life is a Festival I’m speaking with psychedelic elder, writer and h... Read more

6 Jun 2019

2hr 33mins

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#26 - The Business of Building a Psychedelic Disneyland | Vince Kadlubek (Meow Wolf)

#26 - The Business of Building a Psychedelic Disneyland | Vince Kadlubek (Meow Wolf)

Would you like to make money making art? How about 158 million dollars? Not easy, but apparently not impossible. The int... Read more

24 Jul 2019

1hr 12mins

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#53 - Wilderness First Responder | Ryland Gardner (NOLS)

#53 - Wilderness First Responder | Ryland Gardner (NOLS)

Whatcha know about vasogenic shock? Can you treat an open pneumothorax? Better learn your ABCs if you want to save a lif... Read more

27 Feb 2020

1hr 21mins

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#60 - From Crisis to Coronation | Charles Eisenstein (Sacred Economics)

#60 - From Crisis to Coronation | Charles Eisenstein (Sacred Economics)

What if the coronavirus crisis is an initiation for humanity? What if, amidst all this suffering and uncertainty, we hav... Read more

8 Apr 2020

1hr 32mins

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#39 - Bye Bye Plastic, Hello Vibes | Vivie-Ann Bakos (BLOND:ISH)

#39 - Bye Bye Plastic, Hello Vibes | Vivie-Ann Bakos (BLOND:ISH)

If you were an international DJ sensation, how would you use your fame to change the world?The Canadian duo Vivie-Ann Ba... Read more

13 Nov 2019

1hr 25mins

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#10 - The Verdant World of a Village Witch | Sarah Wu (Envision Festival)

#10 - The Verdant World of a Village Witch | Sarah Wu (Envision Festival)

Sarah Wu is a co-founder of Envision Festival in Costa Rica. She’s also an herbalist, community leader and a modern witc... Read more

6 Feb 2019

1hr 34mins

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#54 - The Acid Countess and the Art of Consciousness | Amanda Feilding (Beckley Foundation)

#54 - The Acid Countess and the Art of Consciousness | Amanda Feilding (Beckley Foundation)

Remember a few years ago when LSD brain imaging went viral on social media? Those images were taken at Imperial College ... Read more

4 Mar 2020

1hr 39mins

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#31 - Regenerate the Earth 1000 Hectares at a Time | Stephen Brooks (Punta Mona)

#31 - Regenerate the Earth 1000 Hectares at a Time | Stephen Brooks (Punta Mona)

Stephen Brooks wants to change the world a thousand hectares at a time and I’ve never met someone more optimistic about ... Read more

19 Sep 2019

1hr 20mins

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#55 - A Love Letter to Earnestness | Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)

#55 - A Love Letter to Earnestness | Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)

Why do our hearts long for renown and how might we meet that longing in a way that actually fertilizes a garden of rich,... Read more

12 Mar 2020

1hr 46mins

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#2 - Leaderless Leadership at the Nordic Burn | Gustaf Tadaa (The Borderland)

#2 - Leaderless Leadership at the Nordic Burn | Gustaf Tadaa (The Borderland)

Today I’m speaking with Gustaf Tadaa, futurist, public speaker and co-creator of The Borderland, the Scandinavian region... Read more

4 Dec 2018

1hr 19mins

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#22 - Authenticity, Anxiety, & the Artist | Atish Mehta (DJ atish)

#22 - Authenticity, Anxiety, & the Artist | Atish Mehta (DJ atish)

Have you been enjoying the intro music for Life is a Festival as much as I have? That song, “Peculiar Colors”, was writt... Read more

30 May 2019

1hr 31mins

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