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Best podcasts about bad day at black rock

Latest podcast episodes about bad day at black rock

Burning Man LIVE
Burning without Going to Burning Man

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 53:09


Burners often speak about the work it takes to prepare their art, art car, or camp for Black Rock City, but for many, it doesn't end there. A project sparked in the desert or at Regional Events can take on a life of its own, continuing year-round in surprising ways.What happens when a camp or mutant vehicle takes a break from Black Rock City? After all the Communal Effort devoted to their playa project, do they even know how to stop? Apparently not... and the world benefits.kbot and Stuart speak with people who pressed pause on producing in Black Rock City, only to put their time, imagination, and heart into projects that build a better world.Leon & Patrizia of New York Dangerous discuss how their resource rescue nonprofit fosters a ‘pay it forward' form of altruism.Leo & Catarina of Jaguara share how their mutant vehicle has become a vehicle for education and expression in Columbia.Zoe (aka “Jeff”) of Camp Starbarf tells how a year off for her camp spawned a voter support initiative and a punk rock band!Their stories share a theme: the 10 Principles (and playa-born fortitude) inspire their year-round endeavors.https://nyd.nychttps://jaguara.coStarBarf (instagram) LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Burning Curiosity - The Study of Burning Man

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 58:01


Academics from everywhere experiment, collaborate, and even interpret our stories of "This one time at Burning Man."In this episode, Stuart talks with people from Burning Nerds, an annual gathering of academics in Black Rock City. They keep it light, though; not too many unnecessarily fancy words. Dr Jukka-Pekka Heikkilä shares about the Open Strategy management technique used by Burning Man Project that gives more power to the people. Bryan Yazell and Patricia Wolf of University of Southern Denmark report on using Flash Fiction in BRC to develop a new subgenre of sci-fi called climate fiction (‘cli-fi'), stories that are less dystopian, even less utopian, more protopian (fancy word) about society that improves over time, rather than transcending all it's problems or descending into dysfunction.Professor Matt Zook of University of Kentucky extols the unique aspects of Black Rock City, from materiality to temporality, to being a place apart. He and Stuart explore the interplay between digital and physical spaces, and what about community actually makes it good.Then Jukka-Pekka Heikkilä returns to reveal how the Burning Stories project, now in its 6th year of tracking tales, is now a cultural repository, and is training a gifted AI on how Burners be Burning.jukkapekka.comsdu.dk/en/persons/yazellsdu.dk/en/persons/pawogeography.as.uky.edu/users/zookburningman.org/programs/philosophical-center/academicsregionals.burningman.org/european-leadership-summitburning-stories.comkk.org/thetechnium/protopiasdu.dk/en/paca-at-burning-man-festival-2024 LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Burning Man is Everywhere

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 36:00


Everywhere? Regional events actively align with Burning Man's 10 Principles. 85 official events happen in 30 countries, with collectively more participants and more art grants than the original Nevada event.After 25 years, the combined regional presence is huge, diverse, and evolving, and it all started in one place: Black Rock City. Whether you're Burning in New York or New Zealand, all backroads lead back to BRC.We called a bunch of the Regional leaders to see how things are going out in their other homes away from home. We heard from Argentina, China, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, and even the far-flung realms of Texas and Kentucky.Play this mixtape of people sharing stories from everywhere in the world.regionals.burningman.orgAnd here's a related episode from 2022: burningman.org/podcast/burning-man-is-not-a-place LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Volunteer Voices

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 44:22


Thousands and thousands of people volunteer each year at Black Rock City, for days, weeks, or months. Add to that the volunteers at the many Regional events around the world and it's more than can be counted on fingers and toes.Why do we volunteer?Is it because we feel we received a gift and we want to pay it back or pay it forward?Is it a meditation of hard work (in a hard place to work) to add dimension to our experience?Is it the chance to be something different, for a pixel pusher to build something with bare hands, an engineer to cook for artists, a project manager to be a… manager of a different kind of project?Yes.We interviewed a few longtime citizens of BRC about why they volunteer with the Greeters, with DPW, and the Man Base. Here are some stories from Topless Deb, Tamsin, Ruin, Terra, and a guy named Fuckyeah.https://burningman.org/event/participate/volunteering/teams LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
David Silverman: So That's How That Started

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 47:38


Burning Man doesn't make itself. The people who share their time and treasure, they create this weird wonder. Each of these people have stories about how Burning Man influenced their lives and how their lives influenced Burning Man. The Flaming Tuba Guy is one of these people. His name is David Silverman aka Tubatron. Andie Grace talked with him about how his animation career started, how his musical career started, how the Mansonian Institute started, how his career with The Simpsons started, and how that influenced his involvement with Burning Man and vice versa. He also volunteers at BRC with the DPW at the Man Pavilion. They recorded this at Burning Man and you can hear in their voices the phonic patina of the playa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Silverman_(animator)https://x.com/tubatronDavid shares more of his story in Episode 27 from 2020: https://burningman.org/podcast/holiday-special-santacon-from-home LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
In Paiute Country: The Numa of Pyramid Lake

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 60:48


Allow us to introduce you to the people who called the Black Rock Desert “home” way before we did. This is your backstage pass to the original Burners of the Great Basin: The Pyramid Lake Paiute. Strap in for a road trip that's part history lesson, part cultural exchange, and essential listening for when you wonder, "Who lived here before we showed up in tutus?"We're not just passing through, we're digging deep with…Billie Jean Guerrero: Director of the Pyramid Lake Museum Mervin Wright: Environmental Manager James Phoenix: Former Chairman Steven Wadsworth: Current ChairmanDean Barlese: Elder and Spiritual Leader"Double D": A tribal member at at the Golden Spike CeremonyHelpful links:Donate your leftover, non-perishable food to the Pyramid Lake Paiute. Drop it off at Bunny's Tacos in Nixon! Here are Google Map Directions from playa to Bunny's. Camp or recreate at Pyramid Lake. Buy a permit here.Volunteer at the Pyramid Lake Visitor Center and Museum. Help build out the new medicine garden or improve the museum's new haba (traditional Paiute shade structure). Contact Billie Jean Guerrero at bjguerrero@plpt.nsn.usDonate to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. Stop by the Pyramid Lake Museum and Visitor Center. You can donate in person! Gifting! You can also write to the Tribal Secretary at tribalsecretary@plpt.nsn.us with which program, department, or tribal office you'd like to direct your donation. LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
I Was Just Leaving... No Trace

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 54:45


Take a trip through the puzzle of porta-potties at a free-range event, highway happenings, and the new news about prep. This is deeper than “What is MOOP?” This is the ART of Leaving No Trace.It's part of the Burning Man ethos, and it's why Black Rock City is the world's largest Leave No Trace event. Now nearly 100 other Burning Man events around the globe adhere to this attitude, this mindset. It's an ongoing quest to leave less and less of a trace. As the principle is written, it invites us to leave spaces in better shape than we found them.The 75,000 citizens of BRC pick up after themselves. It's miraculous. And we can do more.Those of us who take on the challenge, we see it as a process, a practice, a stretch goal. We look at ways to get closer to that zero point. Each of us is at a different point on the LNT learning curve. The next level is to develop techniques to do it collectively. It is a set of behaviors to be cultivated.In this episode, we talk with some of the unsung heroes: blue: DPW Logistics & Project Manager of Recycle CampBarbarella: Resto's Highway Clean-Up ManagerDA: Playa Restoration ManagerHazmatt: Associate Director of BRC Business OperationsWe look at what gets left behind, so we can grok our cumulative impact, and make a better choice, a better cascade of choices, to teach good citizenship. Plus, eh, there may be a few poop jokes.There's an old saying in Black Rock City: “It was better next year.” Let's leave no trace so that there will be a next year.burningman.org/about/10-principlesRecycle Camp2023 MOOP MapDA on Restoration Destiny (Burning Man LIVE) LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Art That Inflames

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 49:39


Burning Man culture brings people together across all kinds of divides. Yet, we're seeing an uptick of intolerance around art and experiences in our community. The default world is often divided by ideology, religion, and politics. Could that division seep into this culture that aspires to welcome everyone and rise above social schisms?As a community, how can we navigate the turbulent waters between, say, Radical Self-expression and Radical Inclusion? How do we walk the line between free speech and hate speech? How do we keep our global community together in times of outright war?Tune into a roundtable discussion about concerns that don't have easy solutions. Four thinkers in the Burning Man global cultural movement explore how the act of conversation changes what might otherwise seem controversial or divisive:• Stuart Mangrum is Burning Man Project's Director of the Philosophical Center so he directed some philosophers to center around a microphone to discuss.• Caveat Magister debated and discussed Burning Man philosophy, then wrote books about it.• Kay Morrison is a veteran Black Rock City artist, active in the Global Network, and a Burning Man Project board member.• Steven Raspa is Associate Director of Community Events for Burning Man Project, and a co-founder of the Regional Network Committee.This conversation concerns art, yes, and behavior — as participants, as people. It's about being open-minded and open-hearted, even when it's difficult to do. What is a safe space? What is a brave space? How can jackassery be respectful? What's with all the questions? Tune in for the answers that lead to more questions.burningman.org/about/10-principlesTurn Your Life Into Art with Caveat Magister (Burning Man LIVE)Kay Morrison and the Overall Wonderment Quotient (Burning Man LIVE)Remember How to Burning Man with Steven Raspa (Burning Man LIVE)Stuart Mangrum's Serious Philosophy of Shenanigans (Burning Man LIVE) LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Watch With Jen
Watch With Jen - S5: E15 - Robert Ryan with Clay Keller

Watch With Jen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 96:26


It's always a pleasure to bring on another podcaster & even more so when they're from my home state of Minnesota! That's right, gang, this week, you'll hear Minnesotan accents at full power as I'm joined by Clay Keller, who's the engaging & knowledgeable co-creator & co-host of the sensational Screen Drafts podcast. In this joyous, in-depth, classic film-centric episode devoted to one of our favorite unsung character actors, we discuss the westerns, noir, B-movies, & gritty overlooked films & performances of the legendary Robert Ryan. Finding it impossible to limit our conversation to just 5 films, we reference several movies but mainly focus on CROSSFIRE, THE SET-UP, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, ON DANGEROUS GROUND, THE NAKED SPUR, & THE DIRTY DOZEN. Clay & I adored getting lost in our Robert Ryan research & rewatches & our enthusiasm is sure to inspire you to queue up some of these amazing titles as well. Enjoy!Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fi Originally Posted on Patreon (6/26/24) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106943967

Burning Man LIVE
A People's History of Burning Man - Volume 2

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 59:56


Back by popular demand, more stories! This collection is from Burning Man's oral history project, an ambitious endeavor to track down and talk with people who helped shape the culture as we now know it.Stuart and Andie remember to remember the most memorable parts. Here's a fresh batch: Chris Radcliffe, artist, con artist, prankster, and shadow founder of Burning Man (perhaps), shares stories of how the Cacophony Society would prank the media and how the Black Rock Desert drove up his fears, then dispelled them. He also hints at the larger-than-life impact of the Billboard Liberation Front.Candace Locklear, aka Evil Pippi, a perturber and social experimenteer (new word) shares how she helped Burning Man manage the mainstream media in the late ‘90s. She also talks about cutesy culture jamming as a scary clown.Summer Burkes is a Southern belle punk who was a nightlife columnist and the media liaison for the DPW. She sees the early days of Black Rock City as the love child of comically aggressive punk rockers and air-kissy techno industrialists and embraces their uneasy peace.Steve Heck brought 88 pianos to Burning Man in 1996, stacked them in a tall circular “piano bell.” People beat it into a cacophonous soundscape until he burned it. That was after he almost died wandering the desert. Then he cleaned it up, and did it the next year, and the next year, and taught the BRC teams the art of packing and moving big stuff.Dr Hal Robins is a beloved Renaissance Man of stage and story, a Cacophonist, an Uber Pope of the Church of the Subgenius, and mellifluous philosopher of sesquipedalians. He shares about the inventiveness and serendipity of Burning Man and why it matters in the world.Part 1 of this series: burningman.org/podcast/a-peoples-history-of-burning-manjournal.burningman.org/category/philosophical-centerburningman.org/programs/philosophical-centerwww.cacophony.orgThe What Where When Guide is here.The 1996 Helco commercial is here. LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Urban Planning for a Desert Dreamscape

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 49:42


Black Rock City is a temporary metropolis of  80,000 people who inhabit 1,600 theme camps and support camps. That means nine out of 10 participants' plans are coordinated by the Placement team — a handful of dedicated staff who decide which camps go where, and why. This year-round process is an art and a science that takes many factors into consideration — from city dynamics, to campers' Radical Self-expressions.As Burning Man Project's Associate Director of City Planning, Bryant Tan manages the Placement team, and oversees the city's annual planning and placement process. Naturally, questions about Burning Man lead to more questions.How do we place like-minded folks together for harmony, not monotony?How are resources shared between camps in this new era?Can you tell me how to get to Center Camp Plaza?What rules cultivate a spirit of lawlessness?Is bigger actually better?Let's go behind the scenes, under the clipboard, and beyond the map, exploring opportunities and obligations to iterate in this experimental city. It's a unique test case for urban planners and any humans who live in semi-civilized situations.“We don't want this just to be an Instagrammable bucket list thing. It's an experiment in community. We want people to show up a certain way, and so I try to just have reasonable conversations with people to help them learn what Burning Man is, and learn how to distribute leadership and responsibility, how to empower people to be their most creative selves.”BurningMan.org: Placement Team: LevelBurningMan.org: Placement ProcessHUBS: Humans Uniting for Better SustainabilityPEERS: Placement's Exploration and Engagement Research Squad LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
FrostBurn: Share the Warmth

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 42:17


It's winter where we are. What are the coldest, most teeth-chattering, brrrr-iest of all the 100 sanctioned Burning Man events around the world?FrostBurn is one, and its participants make it happen in the dead of winter on purpose, annually since 2008. Subzero temperatures, rain, sleet, snow and sometimes sunshine. Why? Because they can.It kinda makes the media look silly for making a big deal out of a little rain at Black Rock City.When the costumes are nothing less than comfy snow pants, when everyone is on the buddy system to ensure they survive the weather, no energy is wasted on facades and FOMO. At FrostBurn people collaborate on Radical Self-reliance, Communal Effort, and all those cultural practices that got us where we are today. Bexx is an event lead at FrostBurn, and still finds time to play music in the Black Rock Philharmonic Orchestra and write academic papers about Black Rock City. She tells tales to kbot and Stuart of a winter wonderland happily crafted by hearty Burners. Share the warmth.www.frostburn.orgBurningMan.org: Programs: Philosophical Center: AcademicsAural Substance: An Ethnographic Exploration of Regional Burn Soundscapes (ACADEMIA) LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
A People's History of Burning Man

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 48:23


Stories. This collection is from Burning Man's oral history project, an ambitious endeavor to track down and record interviews with people who helped shape the culture as we now know it. Stuart and Andie “Actiongrl” Grace share some of the most memorable stories for your gratification and edification. Lamplighters founder Steve Mobia talks about the San Francisco Suicide Club, the even-stranger start to the legendary Cacophony Society.Denzil Meyers recounts the earliest days of the Cacophony event now known as Santa Con.Lexie Tillotson remembers what it was like driving to Burning Man in the wayback days when you needed luck and a compass.Kimric Smythe recalls the year that the Man Burn into a hot mess.Stewart Harvey shares about traveling to Northern Ireland with artist David Best to build a Temple for “The Troubles.”dispatch2022.burningman.org/the-philosophical-centerjournal.burningman.org/category/philosophical-centerburningman.org/programs/philosophical-centerwww.cacophony.org LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Preaching to the Playa Choir

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 34:18


Many people are surprised to learn that Black Rock City is home to not just two full orchestras, also a Playa Choir complete with a secular Sunday sermon. Since 2012 Madi has been organizing and arranging the choir's harmonies and happenings, each year with more and more help. In this installment, kbot and Stuart talk with Madi (Choir Director) Tori (Director of Dusty Productions) Leut (Preacher Man)They have stories and more stories of inspiration and elevation. We get to hear many voices resonate with music, recorded live at Burning Man 2023 in the Black Rock Desert. Hallelujah!https://playachoir.com LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Orchestral Maneuvers on the Playa

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 55:40


Some people are surprised to learn that Black Rock City is home to not just one but two full-fledged symphony orchestras. While the Black Rock Philharmonic kicks out the classical jams, the Playa Pops brings the big-ensemble sound to popular music. Both are composed (ahem) of passionate volunteer musicians – classically trained, self-trained, and otherwise – who come together once a year to perform in the dust (or mud) the songs they have practiced all year at home.In this installment, kbot and Stuart talk to members of the Playa Pops and the Black Rock Philharmonic about their process, their performances, and how the desert hates their instruments. And we get to hear some amazing live music performed by actual humans, recorded live at Burning Man 2023 in the Black Rock Desert.https://www.playapops.comhttps://blackrockphilharmonic.orghttps://www.temple2023.comhttps://www.michaelgarlington.com/chapel-of-babel LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Burning Man LIVE
Dana Albany: Dreaming in Metal and Glass

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 50:51


Dana Albany has come a long way since her first art project in the Black Rock Desert, a scrap-wood camel that got her started making things out of found materials, from discarded metal and broken glass to sun-bleached cattle bones and deer antlers. She has built flammable targets for the notorious machine-art group Survival Research Labs, worked as the artist-in-residence at a San Francisco dump, and had her large scale metal and mixed-media sculptures exhibited around the world, most recently at the “Radical Horizons” show at England's Chatsworth House. She talks with Stuart about her path to becoming an artist, which began with a spur-of-the-moment trip to Burning Man in 1996, about her mentors and mentees along the way, and about the joys of working with children to create high-impact interactive art.DanaAlbanyArt.comchatsworth.org/news-media/news-blogs-press-releases/burning-man-about-the-sculpturesburningman.org/programs/civic-initiatives/youth-education-spaceship

Burning Man LIVE
George Reed: Invisible MOOP and the Net-Zero

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 49:46


We committed to be carbon-negative by 2030. How will we do it? Can we even do it? We have “Burning” right in our name.When it comes to solar, biofuels, and energy banks, we have many irons in the fire, or rather, we are planting many seeds. Hear how Black Rock City is a hotbed, or rather, a garden bed, for the innovation of clean energy.Stuart talks with George B Reed III, Associate Director of Burning Man Project's Off Fossil Fuels program about the progress we're making for a brighter future, or rather... yeah, a brighter future.George shares what Burning Man's leadership has been developing to be in integrity with our principles and goals, from composting organic waste for food cultivation, to making renewable diesel from captured carbon. He shares stories of the community preventing and reversing damage to the climate. Hear how we're collectively rewiring reality, showing our work, and sharing what we know. Here's how you can do it for your camp, your cohort, your city.Burning Man Project: 2030 Environmental Sustainability Roadmapburningman.org: About Us / Sustainability (updated Oct 2023) The Renewables for Artists TeamThe Green Theme Camp Community & BLASTBurning Man Journal: Your Checklist for LNT in BRC (2023)Burning Man Journal: Waking Dreams: Evoking Greener Burns (2022)Burning Man Journal: Sustainability Initiatives on the Road to Black Rock City (2022)

CineNation
286 - Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

CineNation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 84:31


"This place is our West, and I wish they'd leave us alone!" For Episode 286, David and Brandon discuss a neo-Western film that fits within our Stuck in a Small Town Genre, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK. Listen as they discuss the film's casting, its filming in the desert, and how one supporting actor had a big year in 1955.  Opening Banter (00:00:10) Recap of the Stuck in a Small Town Genre (00:03:39) Intro to Bad Day at Black Rock (00:05:41) History of How Bad Day at Black Rock Got to Production (00:12:39) Favorite Scenes (00:18:23) On Set Life - (00:43:21) Aftermath: Release and Legacy (00:50:16) What Worked and What Didn't (00:55:06) Film Facts (01:05:21) Awards (01:06:22) Final Questions (01:13:17) Preview for Next Week (01:21:40) Join our Patreon for More Content: https://www.patreon.com/cinenation Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod TikTok: @cinenation Letterboxd: CineNation Podcast E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com

Burning Man LIVE
Mysteries of Desert Wildlife with Dr Lisa Beers

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 52:13


The desert is home to bugs, birds and a whole lifecycle of animals from bunnies to foxes, from lions to wild horses to - most dangerous of all - COWS! Hear about the hidden lives of all that's alive around Black Rock City.Stuart talks with biologist Dr Lisa Beers aka Sciprus. When she's not teaching in remote villages on the other side of the planet, she's Burning Man's land fellow studying the Fly Hot Springs territory. In the face of mystery, she has surprising answers, or at least more questions, and aren't questions as good as answers? Aren't they?How do butterflies know to ride the jet stream from Canada to Mexico and back? What do sea monkeys have to do with Fairy Shrimp Scampi?How do feral Burners adapt from arid & dusty to moist & muddy?journal.burningman.org/author/scirpusBurning Man Live: Ep 25: Scirpus and the Majestic Fly RanchThe Black Rock Desert of Nevada (wikipedia)

Burning Man LIVE
Brody Scotland: Art From the Inside Out

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 53:30


How would you overcome shyness at BRC?How would you break people's brains at SantaCon?How would you acculturate museum docents to Burner culture?Brody Scotland shares how she did it, and how she went from hating Black Rock City to working year round in the Burning Man Art department.Brody and Stuart delve into the uncommon common sense of self-care and “feelings” in the emo roller coaster of BRC. They explore a style of pranking where no one is the butt of the joke. And they celebrate “Shit Dave X Says.”From hand-crafting iconic costumes, to logistics-crafting “weird little odd art,” this is a string of lively stories about Brody's bespoke approach to increasing happiness.Brody Scotland (Burning Man Journal)Brody Scotland (Burning Man Staff) No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man (Smithsonian Institution)Dave X (Burning Man Journal) & Shit Dave X Says 

Burning Man LIVE
The Streets of Black Rock City

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 41:26


Stuart and Burning Man's Community Services head honcho Terry “Retro” Schoop riff on the streets of our fair city and the naming thereof, from the controversial to the miraculous to the misunderstood. Black Rock City has elaborate art themes, each with street names, each with curious conditions. Why does our recreational refugee camp even need street names? Were they always alphabetical around an imaginary clock face? And what's a clock anyway? Hear this year's art theme (ANIMALIA) express itself through cryptids (animals that no one can prove are real). Folklore and fandom brought us our new ABC street names: Afanc, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Dingbat… and NOT the Easter Bunny, thanks to Encantados, which are were-dolphins that shape-shift into dapper dancers in search of a party.  This is an episode with literature, lore, and laughter — and a pile of BRC trivia for street cred.Streets of BRC 2023: Cavalcade of Cryptids | Burning Man JournalBurning Man 2023: ANIMALIATerry “Retro” Schoop | Burning Man JournalBurning Man Staff: Terry Schoop

Burning Man LIVE
Steven Blumenfeld: The Tech of Art and the Art of Tech

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 48:32


Yes, Burning Man has a Chief Technology Officer, and his name is Steven Blumenfeld. In this episode Stuart chats with “Bloom” about art, innovation, immediacy, and the power of the unexpected, with trippy side trips into AR, VR, and AI (and TLA).Yes, we have a CTO. We have all the enterprise tech needs of any not-small non-profit, with the added complications of ridiculously challenging work sites, a staff that's mostly seasonal volunteers, and an ethos rooted in Ten Principles that don't always line up with ideals of Big Tech or engineering efficiency. You don't build a city of 80,000 in the desert — or a global community of dreamers and doers — without bending a few bits and bytes. Or stepping on a few tech-bro toes.Bloom shares stories from his colorful career at the intersection of art and technology, from working with Al Gore at Current Media to pioneering the “always two years away” world of virtual reality. And he does his best to reassure Stuart that AI will not be taking his job… yet.

Burning Man LIVE
John Turner Trippingly Yours

Burning Man LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 46:34


Psychedelics advocate and amateur Burning Man scholar John Turner's two passions come together in one interdimensional rabbit-hole of a website: Trippingly.net. In compiling the ultimate fan site of Burning Man history, John has captured a lot of great playa stories, and he shares some of the best in this conversation with Stuart.He explores the subjective unknowns of Burning Man events and psychedelics as same-same-but-different. Bring your neural nets to be plasticized. Bring your ego to be dissolved. It's a trip through the past, and a trip through presence.But when an interviewer interviews another interviewer, things can get weird. Together they explore the power of story (good and bad), who remembers what, who takes credit, and the subjective nature of consciousness. It's a reflection on memory, serendipity, and the power of not knowing.“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” ~Mark Twain (as quoted by Larry Harvey)trippingly.netJohn B Turner (LinkedIn)shulginresearch.netcacophony.orgCacophony Society (Wikipedia)Burning Man 2023 art theme: ANIMALIA

Director's Club
Episode 191: John Sturges (feat. Sergio Mims)

Director's Club

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 129:55


Jim here! I'm back as your monthly host! And since this era of filmmaking isn't necessarily my area of expertise, of course I had to recruit a "magnificent" returning guest by the name of Sergio Mims who of course adores the Western genre and even came up with the roster of underseen titles by the great John Sturges. You may know him as the director of such beloved classics like THE GREAT ESCAPE, but we mainly focus on lesser-known works that you should try to seek out. We avoid spoilers through most of the films and mention how you can track down a lot of these hidden gems. Gone are the parody songs but returning is the "what we watched" segment in which I review a couple of new releases (EMA, VAL) and Sergio talks about the documentary SEARCHING FOR MR. RUGOFF. Thank you again to Patrick for filling in these past three months for some excellent episodes you should check out if you haven't yet. Much gratitude as always to the walking Wikipedia of film knowledge as well for joining me in this fun discussion! Titles Discussed Include: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL, THE SATAN BUG, HOUR OF THE GUN, JOE KIDD, MCQ, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED 00:00 - 13:19 - Introduction 13:20 - 42:23 - What We Watched Recently (new releases) 42:24 - 01:16:00 - Sturges In The 50s 01:16:01 - 01:53:14 - Sturges In The 60s & 70s 01:53:15 - 02:09:54 - Wrap-Up / Outro Download Sturges' BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK commentary: https://cinephiliabeyond.org/bad-day-black-rock-john-sturges-audacious-culturally-significant-masterfully-suspenseful-drama Sergio Mims' Essay On Sergeant Rutledge: https://www.rogerebert.com/black-writers-week/considering-john-fords-apology-western-sergeant-rutledge Sergio Mims' Tribute To Robert Downey Sr: https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/robert-downey-sr-1936-2021 Check Out Sergio On The Movie Madness Podcast: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness Visit Director's Club On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/directorsclub Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/episode-191-john-sturges/https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski

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I Know Movies and You Don't w/ Kyle Bruehl
Season 3: Manifest Destiny - Bad Day at Black Rock (Episode 32)

I Know Movies and You Don't w/ Kyle Bruehl

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 92:39


In the thirty-second episode of Season 3 (Manifest Destiny) Kyle is joined by filmmaker Michael Willer (of the Big Fat Gay Podcast) and multi-instrumentalist Ben Childs to discuss John Sturges' immaculately crafted, ensemble driven and effectively insightful message picture about insulated bigotry, old west skepticism, and the dangers of neutral silence in Bad Day at Black Rock.

Cerise And Vicky Rank The Movies
Episode 23: The Western Noir Episode

Cerise And Vicky Rank The Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 98:01


Cerise and Vicky don their ten gallon hats, dig up a dead horse and explore the underbelly of the American dream by adding five western noirs to their list of every movie ever made. 9:21 - No Man's Land (2021, Conor Allyn) - White people learn dubious lessons about racism while Cerise and Vicky roll their eyes. 26:54 - Bad Day At Black Rock (1955, John Sturges) - Spencer Tracy teaches dubious lessons about racism by burning a racist alive. Cerise and Vicky appreciate the second part. 43:08 - Badlands (1973, Terrence Malick) - Terrence Malick teaches valuable lessons about filmmaking. Vicky is less than appeciative. 1:03:11 - Red Rock West (1993, John Dahl) - Nic Cage and Dennis Hopper don't teach any lessons at all, and Cerise and Vicky are grateful. 1:17:18 - The Proposition (2005, John Hillcoat) - Cerise and Vicky learn about a movie that nobody remembers and Cerise runs out of things to say

The Movies That Made Me
The Walking Dead's Greg Nicotero

The Movies That Made Me

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 65:16


Movies Referenced In This Episode Outbreak (1995) Creepshow (1982) The Howling (1981) Dawn of the Dead (1978) *Horror of Dracula (1958) *The Time Machine (1960) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963?) Night of the Living Dead (1968) From Russia With Love (1963) Planet of the Apes (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Frankenstein (1931) *The Wolf Man (1941) *The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) *The Poseidon Adventure (1972) *The Towering Inferno (1974) *20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) Thunderball (1965) Broadcast News (1987) Young Frankenstein (1974) *Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Citizen Kane (1941) Star Wars (1977) Jaws (1975) Bad Day At Black Rock (1955) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) What’s Up Doc? (1972) Logan’s Run (1976) *Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Dragonslayer (1981) *Aliens (1986) 1917 (2019) Gravity (2013) Alien (1979) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1949) Nightmare Cinema (2019) War of the Gargantuans (1970) The Green Slime (1969)   Other Notable Items Creepshow TV series (2019- ) The Walking Dead TV series (2010- ) Dana Gould Night Gallery TV series (1970-1973) Rob Schrab The Sarah Silverman Program TV series (2007-2010) The Los Angeles Times Chiller Theatre TV series (1963-1984) Bill Cardille Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Universal Classic Monsters Star Trek TV series (1966-1969) Lost In Space TV series (1965-1968) Charlton Heston Land of the Giants TV series (1968-1970) TFH Guru Mick Garris Philip Kaufman Tom Berman John Sturges Peter Bogdanovich Kenneth Mars Buck Henry KNB EFX Group Josh Brolin Barbra Streisand Rick Moranis Ellen Greene The Cinefex Magazine article on Little Shop of Horrors James Cameron The James Bond film franchise Ridley Scott Terry Rawlings Manimal TV series (1983) TFH Guru John Landis’s “Thriller” music video (1983) Jack Pierce Lon Chaney Jr. Abbott and Costello Rob Bottin Cinefantastique magazine (1967- ) Belinda Balaski Ted Grossman The Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 Criterion set The Post Mortem with Mick Garris podcast This list is also available on Letterboxd.

Geek Hard | Geek Hard
Bad Day, Bad Blood & Chilling Adventures

Geek Hard | Geek Hard

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 59:00


Originally Aired: 11/02/18 – Our review of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. We also speak with Tim Rozon and Sharon Taylor. Show Notes: We speak with actor Tim Rozon, a.k.a. Doc Holiday on Wynonna Earp, he joins us all about his Kickstarter campaign for the Wynonna Earp graphic novel Bad Day At Black Rock. Tim is the […] The post Geek Hard: Episode 439 – Bad Day, Bad Blood & Chilling Adventures appeared first on Geek Hard.

Podcasts | Geek Hard
Bad Day, Bad Blood & Chilling Adventures

Podcasts | Geek Hard

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 59:00


Originally Aired: 11/02/18 – Our review of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. We also speak with Tim Rozon and Sharon Taylor. Show Notes: We speak with actor Tim Rozon, a.k.a. Doc Holiday on Wynonna Earp, he joins us all about his Kickstarter campaign for the Wynonna Earp graphic novel Bad Day At Black Rock. Tim is the […] The post Geek Hard: Episode 439 – Bad Day, Bad Blood & Chilling Adventures appeared first on Geek Hard.

Hey Assbutt! A Supernatural Podcast
Hundo P feat. Cortney Warner

Hey Assbutt! A Supernatural Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 76:41


This week the gang is joined by Nashville comic Cortney Warner! They talk about movies, mermaids, and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Later they all watch the episode Bad Day At Black Rock and get free meals for a year at Biggerson's! Find us on Social Media! Follow us literally anywhere @HABcast Follow Cortney! @cortneymwarner and @secretlybritish13 Help Support the Show! Donate to Patreon.com/HABcast  Thanks for Listening!

Two Chicks & the Plural of Apocalypse
03 x 2, 3, 4 – This Episode Has EVERYTHING…

Two Chicks & the Plural of Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 73:35


We’ve got changeling children who should be punched in the face, a cursed voodoo rabbit’s foot, and Ohio as the Vegas of the Midwest. This week Ally & Steph are talking about Supernatural season three episodes ‘The Kids Are Alright,’ ‘Bad Day At Black Rock,’ & ‘Sin City.’ Ally asked for more humorous episodes and this week’s batch delivers. We also have some other fun news of the personal sort! You can find us at: Twitter: @TwoChicksPod Facebook: www.facebook.com/TwoChicksApocalypse/ Tumblr: twochickspodcast.tumblr.com/ Feel free to rate us on iTunes!

Classic Movie Reviews
Episode 84 - Bad Day At Black Rock

Classic Movie Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2016 23:44


Bad Day At Black Rock is as relevant today as it was when it was released in 1955. Spencer Tracy stars as John McCreedy, on a mission to deliver a medal to the father of a man that saved his life in Italy in World War II. The people of Black Rock have secrets. They are not happy to see a stranger roll into town on the train, which hasn’t stopped in over 4 years, asking questions about a certain homesteading family. Directed by John Sturges, and starring a powerhouse all star cast, including Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan and Ernest Borgnine, Bad Day At Black Rock delivers the goods and takes us back to the top of our rating scale. Enjoy!

The Mike Harding Folk Show
Mike Harding Folk Show 93

The Mike Harding Folk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2014 90:30


PODCAST: 05 Oct 2014 01 - The Runaway Train - Vernon Dalhart - Another Ride On The Runaway Train 02 - Trains - John Cooper Clarke  - Où Est La Maison De Fromage? 03 - Beside A Railway Line - Penny Davis & Roger Ilott - Macca-On-Air 04 - Reuben’s  Train - Mozaic - Changing Trains 05 - Whitewash Station Blues - Sharon Shannon - (Feat. The Cartoon  - Thieves) - Saints And Scoundrels 06 - Great Central Railway: Sheffield Victoria To Banbury - John Betjeman - John Betjeman - A First Class Collection (Disc 2) 07 - Waitin' For A Train - The Flatlanders - One More Road 08 - Song Of The Iron Road - Bob Fox And Stu Luckley - Box Of Gold 09 - Trains And My Grandfather - Henri’s Notions - Trip To The Cottage 10 - Wreck Of The Old '97 - Lonnie Donegan - King Of Skiffle 11 - Does This Train Stop On Merseyside? - Christy Moore - Listen 12 - Underground Railroad - Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Live At Calstock 13  - Carnforth Station - Jennifer Crook -  Carnforth Station 14 - Train On The Island - Michelle Holding & Bonz - Seeds Are Sown 15 - Last Train To Nuremberg - Joel Rafael Band - If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2 16 - Paddy On The Railway - Churchfitters - New Tales For Old 17 - The Hell-Bound Train - Vic Legg - I've Come To Sing A Song 18 - High-Speed Train - Rob Heron And The Tea Pad Orchestra - Talk About The Weather 19 - In The Sidings Now - Dave Goulder - The Golden Age Of Steam 20 - Ride The Peace Train - Jack E McAuley - Bad Day At Black Rock 21 - Uptrain to Kwelaville - The Positively Testcard - Gas Up My Hotrod Stoker

DoubleTake
83: Bad Day at Black Rock and Towelhead (AKA Nothing is Private)

DoubleTake

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2014 28:59


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DoubleTake
83: Bad Day at Black Rock and Towelhead (AKA Nothing is Private)

DoubleTake

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2014 28:59


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