Episode 07: 2025 Blazing Swan Cosmic Coincidence Review (Georg, Nina, Vida)

In this episode we review the 2025 Blazing Swan Cosmic Coincidence event with a panel of longstanding blazers – Georg, Nina, & Vida. We discuss some of things that went right or wrong and some improvements for the next event. We also chat about some of the highlights and magic moments; retracing back at some of the history and fuckery at blaze, the controversies and community learnings from this year’s burn; and offer some Kulin travel tips and ‘must do/see’ when in the outer regions of the Western Australian wheatbelt area.

Host: Stevan ‘Silent Disco’ Lay

Guests: Georg ‘Naked Ranga’ Raithel, Nina ‘Honey Badger’ Triche, & Vida ‘Kweeny’ Barrett

Produced by PY Wong & Stevan Lay

Blazing Swan 2025 | Cosmic Coincidence | 16-22 April | Kulin, Western Australia

Cover artist: Timmy Howe

USEFUL Links:

Blazing Swan: https://blazingswan.com.au/

Shire of Kulin: https://www.kulin.wa.gov.au/

Visit Kulin: https://www.visitkulin.com.au/

Kulin Bush Races: https://kulinbushraces.com.au/

Njaki Njaki country: https://www.njakinjaki.com.au/

Blazing Swan Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OfficialBlazingSwanCommunity

2025 Blazing Swan: Cosmic Coincidence Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/901298578504620/

Timestamps:

[00:00:50] How was your blaze

[00:02:24] Dust app

[00:05:53] Vida's role

[00:07:04] Georg's participation

[00:10:05] Operational talk

[00:14:20] New theme camps

[00:17:10] The library

[00:21:52] Intercamp fuckery

[00:27:02] Nude photoshoot

[00:28:35] Bureau of bureaucracy

[00:34:20] Blaze star

[00:37:16] Blaze traditions

[00:42:41] Blazing swan quiz

[00:54:20] Koasis creek

[00:59:19] General camping

[01:13:20] Site infrastructure

[01:17:47] Live music

[01:23:59] Workshops

[01:27:00] Burnier than thou

[01:45:45] Kulin travel tips

[01:54:27] Local kulin services

[01:59:57] Why blazing swan

[02:08:59] Recombobulation

[02:10:08] Shoutouts

The information presented in the following audio program is for informational, educational, entertainment, and archival purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed on the Bonzaar Podcast are solely those of the hosts and the guests and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the entire burner community. Bonzaar Podcast is an independently-produced, community-funded project and is not associated with the burning man organisation or it's subsidiaries.

This episode was recorded on 12 May, 2025