Life is a Festival #63: Hanzi Freinacht (Metamoderna)
“Metamodernism is the marriage of extreme irony with a deep, unyielding sincerity.” - Hanzi Freinacht.
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Life is a Festival #61: Behind the Mynd with David Colón
If you’ve discovered my work through this show and you want to know more about the Life is a Festival philosophy or how I met so many fascinating friends to interview (or if you just want to hear some silly stories on my birthday) this is the podcast for you!
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Life is a Festival #60: Charles Eisenstein (Sacred Economics)
How long is the journey from crisis to coronation? It may be very long and will certainly be very difficult, but a more beautiful world is possible.
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Life is a Festival #59: World of Wisdom Podcast with Nils von Heijne
This repost from an interview I did on the World of Wisdom podcast is the best articulation I’ve made of the Life is a Festival philosophy and why even though there are no gatherings to attend and the world is filled with grief and anxiety, we should keep the fire of celebration burning.
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Life is a Festival #52: Katrina Brees (The Bearded Oysters)
We go deep into the history of Mardi Gras with fabulous parades and exclusive balls, prideful showings and pubic wigs. We discuss Katrina’s work advocating against gun violence, microdosing for mental health, and throwing a lemonade party when life gave her its sourest lemon.
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Life is a Festival #51: Sara Gael (The Zendo Project)
The key is to keep them safe and trust their inner healer. Sounds simple right? In fact, it’s a profound art, which requires specialized training and can be incredibly personally rewarding.
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Life is a Festival #49: Live at Spotify Stockholm with Gustaf Tadaa
Fostering deep connections is one of the core tenets of the festive life.
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Life is a Festival #46: Jay McAllister (Beans on Toast)
From helping Banksy launch sky lanterns, to extolling the virtues of a bamboo toothbrush, Beans is the paradigm of a festive life that makes a difference.
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Life is a Festival #44: Michael Murphy (Esalen Institute)
Evolutionary panentheism, the magic of Esalen, and a menagerie of friends who’ve since become legends.
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Life is a Festival #43: Live from Spotify London with Marcus Barnes
Britain’s brilliant festival history from country fairs and fêtes, through the goliath of Glastonbury, the acid house revolution, and the explosion of festivals today.
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Life is a Festival #39: Vivie-Ann Bakos (BLOND:ISH)
If you were an international DJ sensation, how would you use your fame to change the world?
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Life is a Festival #38: Pete Phornprapha (Wonderfruit)
Pranitan "Pete" Phornprapha, scion of Siam Motors Group, has created an innovation lab for sustainability… disguised as a festival.
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Life is a Festival #37: Klaudia Oliver (La Calaca)
Can we “undrown” ourselves from painful loss through a celebration of death?
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Life is a Festival #36: Andrea Graham (The Librarian)
At Bass Coast, a beautiful boutique festival in the forests of British Columbia, everyone is a babe. What is a babe? A Bass Coast babe is a person of any gender who’s really feeling themselves.
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Life is a Festival #34: Lizzie Rose (Lizzie Rose Media)
An ode to taking up space as boldly, colorfully, and radiantly as you want.
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Life is a Festival #33: Jamie Wheal (Flow Genome Project)
When the search for the Grail Castle becomes the prison of Hotel California, we need some tough love to wake the woke.
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Life is a Festival #31: Stephen Brooks (Punta Mona)
If you plant it right all you do is reap.
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Life is a Festival #21: Zac Cirivello (Fly Ranch)
What could Burning Man culture look like year round? Well, like Black Rock City itself, it’s going to be up to us.
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Life is a Festival #18: Life Rites with Max Carver & Ari Andersen
My personal story of embarking on the Mount Everest of shamanic journeys, the psychedelic medicine iboga which I took as part of an initiation with the Bwiti people in Gabon.
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