The Shadow Of The Man

EP 88 Shadow Shorts #18

Shadow Shorts #18 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, p

EP 87 David Date

Episode 87 with David Date is out now! Meet David Date, a skilled fabricator who shares his decade-long evolution from a struggling entrepreneur to a prominent Burning Ma

EP 86 Absinthia

Episode 86 with Absinthia is out now! Meet Absinthia, who reflects on her transformative decades-long involvement with the Burning Man festival. The conversation traverse

EP 85 Shadow Shorts #17

Shadow Shorts #17 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, p

EP 84 Will Roger

Episode 84 with Will Roger is out now! Meet Will Roger, a co-founder of the Burning Man event, who reflects on the gathering's evolution from a small, anarchic campi

EP 83 The Year In Review

Episode 83 the Year In Review is out now! Host Andi reviews the evolution and future of Shadow of the Man, an independent, non-commercial audio project dedicated to explo

EP 82 Shadow Shorts #16

Shadow Shorts #16 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, p

EP 81 Megan Miller

Episode 81 with Megan Miller is out now! Meet Megan Miller who explores the transformative power of the Burning Man festival and its enduring impact on her personal and p

EP 80 Mark Day

Episode 80 with Mark Day is out now! Meet Mark Day, a veteran Burner and filmmaker known for his long-form documentation of the Burning Man festival. The conversation exp

EP 79 Shadow Shorts #15

Shadow Shorts #15 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, p

EP 78 Francesca Koi

Episode 78 with Francesca is out now! Meet Francesca, a long-time organizer of Dragon Burn, the first Burning Man regional event in China. Her story traces the evolution

EP 77 John Jennifer Marx

Episode 77 with John Jennifer Marx is out now! Meet John Jennifer Marx who discusses the cultural significance of Burning Man as a social experiment rather than just a ma

EP 76 Shadow Shorts #14

Shadow Shorts #14 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, p

EP 75 Burner Nurse

Episode 75 with Burner Nurse is out now! Meet Burner Nurse, who discusses her role as a volunteer for the Emergency Services Department (ESD) at the Burning Man festival.

EP 74 Ranger Crow

Episode 74 with Ranger Crow is out now! Meet Ranger Crow, the current operations manager of the Black Rock Rangers, who reflects on his twenty-five-year history with Burn

EP 73 Shadow Shorts #13

Shadow Shorts #13 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, p

EP 72 Jen Reed

Episode 72 with Jen Reed is out now! Meet Jen Reed, who recounts her transformative evolution from a curious observer to a professional fabricator and artist within the B

EP 71 Ian Rowen

Episode 71 with Ian Rowen is out now! Meet Ian Rowen, a long-term Burning Man volunteer and regional contact who played a pivotal role in introducing the event’s culture

EP 70 Shadow Shorts #12

Shadow Shorts #12 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, p

EP 69 Justin Credible

Episode 69 with Justin Credible is out now! Meet Justin Credible, a seventh-generation Nevadan who shares her deep-rooted connection to the Black Rock Desert. She shares