So You're Going to Burning Man!

Meet your mentors as you embark on your Hero's Journey through Black Rock City Published: 8/20/26 Burning Man is a lot! It's overwhelming even for the veterans. But this particular episode is for the newest additions to our global community; those embarking on their first ever Burning Man. Welcome to your own personal Hero's Journey. In this episode, you'll meet your mentors: Superglue, Magician, and Sam. The guests on this episode are three Burners with years of large-scale camp experience. You may have already left your Ordinary World and Crossed the Threshold by committing to your first ever trip to Black Rock City. You will be tested, you'll meet allies, and you'll face ordeals. But fret not! You're never alone, and if you take some time to listen to the guidance of some of your many new friends, you'll return to the default world with something much greater than a random set of party memories. You'll be reborn. Forward this one to your friends who are attending their first burn. Episode Info Burner Podcast | Episode B163 Featuring: Ann Pirone aka Superglue | instagram.com/beefreeandinflow Christopher Walton aka Magician Sam Finley | instagram.com/sam.b.finley Recorded in Las Vegas, NV, on 8/15/26 Contributing Producer: Superglue Closing DJ Set: Johnno The Rhino, founder of The Golden Gate art car, recorded on Wednesday night at AfrikaBurn 2026 instagram.com/therhino_inthemix instagram.com/goldengate.artcar Listen to Johnno The Rhino's full mix: https://soundcloud.com/johnnotherhino/the-rhino-space-cowoboys Additional Links: Search for "The Ten Principles Episode" of "Burner Podcast" on your podcast platform of choice. https://www.burnerpodcast.com/explore-episodes/episode-105-the-ten-principals-episode-finally https://open.spotify.com/episode/2atYq7RYngSmcCFwam11p9?si=OLtJGmztSWOXFCep7bkdMw Learn about AfrikaBurn: https://www.burnerpodcast.com/explore-episodes/episode-100-afrikaburn instagram.com/thetwilightlanguage Standard Boilerplate For those who burn the other 350 days of the year Burner Podcast celebrates over a decade in production and is listed among the top 5% of podcasts in the world by ListenNotes. An independent gift to the Burning Man community, we are an artist-documentarian project dedicated to capturing the stories and heart-centered truth of our global population. Burner Podcast episodes feature audio memoirs, roundtables, and deep-dive conversations for and about those who identify as burners. Explore 160+ episodes at: burnerpodcast.com Follow us for wildly irregular updates: instagram.com/burnerpodcast | facebook.com/burnerpodcast Episodes of Burner Podcast are produced by a revolving cadre of dusty maniacs. The 2026 team includes Music Director Chris Huber aka M.I.A. and New Media Editor Cable King, among others. Burner Podcast's theme music is produced by Joman | jomanmusic.com | instagram.com/jomanmusic The Burner Podcast RSS feed is home to the flagship show itself, as well as other Burner Podcast Presents spinoffs including Burner Podcast Presents: Alkaline, a show featuring DJ mixes as the sonic documentation of the global burner community — the soundtrack to your burn. About the Host & Founder Ārash Afshar is an Iranian-American writer, photographer, and cultural architect. He champions Artist Consciousness and views his mission as facilitating radical humanization through philosophical memoirs, documentary portraiture, and recorded conversations. Learn more at yesterdayiwasclever.com.