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