Turburam Sandagdorj aka STuro is the creative behind The Silence of TENGRI. The son of an artist, STuro grew up in Mongolia and moved to the US about 20 years ago. His art mediums venture from ceramics, silhouette fine art, and now metal work. The Silence of TENGRI will be his third piece of art placed on playa including his 2023 art installation called the Spirit of the Healing Siren.  We also talk with build crew members Rebekah Stetson, Lauren and Adrian.

Links associated to the podcast

Project Website with artist contact information

Facebook

Instagram 

Here is a link to the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada for horse related info

Email for Rebekah Stetson is [email protected]

Artist Rendering photo courtesy of Turburam Sandagdorj

Photo courtesy of the artist, photographer unknown

The build crew on the night of our recorded conversation

: An Online Learning Space by Burners, for Burners

Created by the nonprofit Burning Man Project, Burning Man Hive is a digital space for Burners and Burner-curious folks to learn, share, and connect.  Anyone is invited to explore, learn, and contribute to Hive.  We all create Burner culture together when we do.  Engage in online, digital conversations, “Ask a Burner”, and learn a lot!  There’s even a course on how to create your own online course for Hive.  Learn all about it with Siobhan Elliott and Karen Jacobs from Burning Man Project’s Education Program.  

Links associated to the podcast

Access Burning Man’s Hive using this link

Have you wondered if your BRC or regional camp/Village/HUBS or art installation can transition from fossil fuels to solar?  Then meet the Renewables for Artists Team - RAT. Bruce Cooper and Ken Rehor from the team share about how RAT has helped dozens of artists on playa exchange their generators for renewable power. The same concepts can be used in camps, art cars and art installations.  Learn how you can transition from generator to renewable solar.  Learn how you can help RAT with this excellent project.

Links associated to the podcast

RAT website

RAT public Facebook Group

RAT on Burning Man’s HIVE  website:  RAT- Doing Camp Electrical Load Analysis (must sign in with your Burner Profile)

Powering a 4-person camp completely by solar

Email [email protected] 

Photographs from RAT’s website and provided by the Renewables for Artists Team

Doug, Bruce and Ken of RAT complete testing of the solar power system used to power the portals at the entrance of the Empyrean Temple 2022. This was the first use of renewable energy for a temple at Black Rock City. (Photo by Scott Williams)

More burner podcasts at www.burnerpodcast.com and  www.intothefirebm.com 

Meet Baron Snarklefarker, aka Brian, and Jim from Snarklefarker’s Nightclub, a Burning Man Regional Theme Camp at unSCruz near Santa Cruz, CA.  Heavy on the swanky decoration themed in black, red, and marble, it’s the type of club vampires might hang out.  It’s meant to be sexy, sensual, dark and stylish.  And is it ever!  Think old timey playground that is curated to the nines!   We also talk about how unSCruz started and how they were able to pull off making a nightclub at a regional weekend event.  

Links associated to this podcast

Facebook page for Snarklefarker’s with lots of photos

The website for unSCruz Regional of Santa Cruz Burners

We meet up with Monica Wu, co-founder of Magic Lantern Society, a wonderfully curated, old-timey space inside a beautiful, big tent.  It’s where many burners find enchantment and tell stories, share experiences and co-mingle.  We talk about the many places and events that their lovely, intimate space has participated in over the years since they were first guests in 2018.  We talk about unSCruz Regional weekend 2024 where Monica and Rob are running a theme camp called Adventure Scouts which will be a kid-centered camp with fun stuff for kids.  We learn how Monica and Rob are just starting their journey of having a child and integrating children into their burner experience. 

This conversation was recorded on Shouting Fire online global burner network.  This podcast is not associated with the Burning Man Organization.  It’s just a burner podcast.  

Links associated to this podcast

Magic Lantern Society on Facebook

UnSCruz Regional

Meet Chelsea Bronson, aka Catalyst.  Founder of the Tea Carp, volunteer for Burning Man for over ten years, and seasonal staff member at Burning Man. For the past 4 years she has been the Leave No Trace Compliance Special Ops and for the past 3 has been a MOOP Scribe for Playa Restoration; DPW.  

Before going to Burning Man, Catalyst created an accredited internship program with Burning Man and the Communications Team. Since then she has burned every year and has volunteered for the Media Documentation Team, Burning Man Community Events Team, and for Burning Man hosted events such as Artist Symposium, Theme Camp Symposium, Global Leadership Conference, and Artumnal Gathering. 

We talk about her volunteer experience, how it enriches her life.  We include how you might get involved in volunteering, how many get started and where it can lead.  

What is the Tea Carp?

The Tea Carp is a mobilized art installation that seeks to provide a safe ground for persons to merry-make, fill their cups, connect, and share human experiences together.  We offer themed, pop-up B.Y.O.C. tea services throughout the event. Each tea is made one cup at a time as we hold an appreciation for “slow service”. We savor time, experience, and one another; giving our guests a taste of this with their tea. Once they hand over their cup, visitors are invited to spend quali-tea time with those around them.A wooden tea house, which only leaves memories behind and is intended to bring beings together around points of interest.

The Tea Carp has been invited to the Burning Man Regional near Santa Cruz, California called  unSCruz 2024: Portal of Possibilities!

Miss Conception, aka Sara Nicole Glass

Musician, Performer, Volunteer, BWB Burner!

With Kate Robinson from Tenderloin Community Benefit District, San Francisco

Meet MissConception aka Sara Nicole Glass who is an amazing musician, performer, and volunteer for Burners Without Borders. Miss Conception produced a community-empowering event supporting local artists as well as raising funds for Burners Without Borders in late December 2023. Funds were donated to the Tenderloin Community Benefit District, a non profit in San Francisco supporting the families in the Tenderloin.  

Lastly, we talk about her other burner volunteer experiences and how they have enriched her life -  specifically volunteering at unSCruz put on by Santa Cruz Regional burners happening in the south Bay the first weekend of May and the recent Burnal Equinox event on March 9 at Public Works put on by San Francisco Community Events Team. So much to learn from MissConception!  

Burners Without Borders, San Francisco Chapter, is doing some great things to empower the community around the Tenderloin in San Francisco. Joining us is Kate Robinson who talks to us about projects in the Tenderloin for 2024 and how you can get involved. Then talk about how others who are not local to SF can find out about their own community chapters of Burners Without Borders. There’s plenty of philanthropy for burners to get involved in and there are lots of chapters all over the world.  

​​The MISSION of Burners Without Borders:  BWB promotes activities around the globe that support a community's inherent capacity to thrive by encouraging innovative approaches to disaster relief and grassroots initiatives that make a positive impact.  Please note that Sara is a BWB volunteer and does not represent the entire BWB chapter or program.  The BWB website is intended to be the mouthpiece for this community’s efforts as well as a catalyst for inspiring new ideas.

Links associated to the podcast

Burners Without Borders website

Website for Tenderloin Community Benefit District

Email:  [email protected]  Website

Link tree, Blog, TikTok, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram. Linked in

Miss Conception's music links

Soundcloud

Bandcamp

Mix cloud

Photographs by Glen Herring, Michael Ngarimu, Sara Nicole Glass

Outro music by MissConception

My guest is Dylan Hogan, aka Major Trouble - The founder of BRC Snow Club, resident DJ for Disco Donutz (Heavy Petting Zoo), and former board member of Airpusher and Sextant Camp.

I talked with him in March, 2024. To introduce him to you, I am using the words of Joel Kristopher, Zookeeper at Heavy Petting Zoo, who recently posted about his friend, Major Trouble:  Huge! Massive! Epic! Shout out to my brother from another Unicorn, Dylan Hogan, aka Major Trouble for all that he has recently accomplished, with no plans of slowing down.

Last year Dylan, with the help of his hottie in crime, Rachael Gingery, created the Black Rock City Snow Club, who brought the 1st Ski, Sled and Snowboard hill to Burning Man. During this same time, he also dove deep into music production, producing 8+ original house bangers to fill his set with at Breakfast of Champions. Keep it up Boo! I’m proud of you! (abbreviated)

Links associated to the podcast

Burner Podcast and Into The Fire is not affiliated with the Burning Man Organization or any affiliates.  It’s just a podcast by a burner.  Check out photos and links associated to this podcast at www.intothefirebm.com  Check out more podcasts at www.burnerpodcast.com.  Check out www.shoutingfire.com for the online, global radio network.  

BRC Snow Club Facebook and Instagram

Facebook Page for Heavy Petting Zoo and Art Car Instagram

Major Trouble’s website with a “contact” button.  FB Page for Major Trouble

Top two photos by Rachel Gregory

Photo by Joel Kristopher

Photo by Joshua King of San Francisco

BRC Snow Club, 2023 taken by Dylan Hogan

Meet Blondie!  She’s an avid volunteer at Black Rock City, owns an art car, and volunteers to help produce Burnal Equinox and Decompression in San Francisco.  She camps with Dustfish at BRC and always comes to the party looking blingtastic! Suz and Blondie both volunteer with San Francisco Community Events Team for Burning Man and want to encourage burners to put on events in their area too.   

Links associated to the podcast

Burning Man Community Events Page

History of Special Events at Burning Man

Dustfish website

Photograph of Blondie: Michael Olsen on Flickr

Playa Art Car Photograph: Mark Fromson

Costume Photograph: Sharon P Boone

Meet Megan Wood 

Burner, Volunteer, Publisher and Author of Children’s Books

Megan Wood is the author of Farm Day Adventures, a children's book series. She was inspired by her experiences working with children and volunteering as a burner and working with farm animals.   Passionate about children, big art & animals (currently goats), we talk about her experience on big burner projects and how they influenced her writing.  

Links associated to the podcast

Website for Temple Builders Guild

Website for the 2024 Temple of Together

Link to purchase the book

One book on Youtube

Go Fund Me campaign

Email address to contact Megan Wood: [email protected]

Photographs provided by Megan Wood

Intro music by Duckman on Soundcloud