The Shadow Of The Man
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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
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S2E49 EP 49 Shadow Shorts 5
Shadow Shorts #5 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…
S2E48 EP 48 Joseph Buchman
Episode 48 with Joseph Buchman is out now! He is a former professor and census volunteer, who details his transformative journey within the Burning Man community. The narrative follows his transition…
S2E47 EP 47 Quest Skinner
Episode 47 with Quest Skinner is out now! Meet Quest Skinner a Black burner and accomplished artist from DC. She first hit the playa in 2015 when her friend Nexus got her to go. She first camped at…
S2E46 EP 46 Shadow Shorts 4
Shadow Shorts #4 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…
S2E45 EP 45 Nicholas Powers
Episode 45 with Nicholas Powers is out now! He first heard about Burning Man in 1999/2000 but didn’t make it out to the playa until 2002. His first year he camped with friends and caught the bug. But…
S2E44 EP 44 Erin Douglas
Episode 44 with Erin Douglas is out now! Meet the woman behind the Black Burner Project and some of the most iconic playa art collaborations in recent years. Erin had a background in finance but got…
S2E43 EP 43 Shadow Shorts #3
Shadow Shorts #3 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…
S2E42 EP 42 John Law
Episode 42 with John Law is out now! John goes waaaaay back to being part of the Suicide club in the late 70’s to early 80’s. He is a founding member of the Cacophany Society that gave life to…
S2E41 EP 41 Joshua Martelli
Episode 41 with Joshua Martelli is out now! He first encountered Burning Man in the media in the early 2000’s but it took him about 10 years before he was ready to go. In 2009 he was invited by a…
S2E40 EP 40 Shadow Shorts #2
Shadow Shorts #2 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…
S2E39 EP 39 Debi "Crackerjack" Mansour
Episode 39 with Debi “Crackerjack” Mansour is out now! Camping with friends she first landed in Black Rock City in 2013. After that first year experience she went back to Rochester, NY and found her…
S2E38 EP 38 Tex Burner
Episode 38 with Tex Burner (aka Tex Allen) is out now! He first experienced the Black Rock desert in 2006 when he went to 4th of Juplaya. 3 years later he returned to go to Black Rock City in 2009.…
S2E37 EP 37 Shadow Shorts #1
Shadow Shorts #1 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…
S2E36 EP 36 Harley Dubois
Episode 36 with Harley Dubois is out now! In 1988 She was enrolled at the Berkeley Psychic Institute when she found a great apartment in SF at 1907 Golden Gate. Over the next few years she…
S2E35 EP 35 Stuart Mangrum
Episode 35 with Stuart Mangrum is out now! He has worn many hats over the years, currently known as the host of the Burning Man Live podcast. Start has been a member of the Cacophany society for many…
S2E34 EP 34 Dean Barlese
Episode 34 with Dean Barlese is out now! He is an elder in the Piute community who has been going to Black Rock City since 2001. He is involved with Protect Thacker Pass which is a group that wants…
S2E33 EP 33 Wolfie
Episode 33 with Wolfie is out now! She grew up in Pacifica where she encountered people burning this wooden “Man” on the beach in the early 1990’s. It turns out it was Larry Harvey and early burners…
S2E32 EP 32 Kay Morrison
Episode 32 with Kay Morrison is out now! Before discovering Burning Man Kay was involved in the world of protests in Seattle and internationally. She first landed in BRC in 2000 and then camped with…
S2E31 EP 31 Paradox Pollack
Episode 31 with Paradox Pollack is out now! Please give it a listen today. He ran away from home and went to San Francisco, almost dying in a fire on the way. Paradox is one of the founders of Cell…
S2E30 EP 30 Metric
Episode 30 with Metric is out now. He first went to BRCin 1998 when he worked as a sound engineer in San Francisco. In 1999 he volunteered with the Temple of Ishtar. In 2000 he volunteered with…
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The Shadow Of The Man has published 49 episodes since August 2024, covering topics in Philosophy, Places & Travel.
The Shadow Of The Man is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 15m.
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