Episode 12: 2025 Embers Not-A-Burn Review (Cris, Peter, Tarsha, & Warren)
This podcast episode is a lively roundtable reflection on "Embers Not-A-Burn", a community-organised event that arose after the cancellation of Burning Seed. Hosts and guests share stories of how the event came together quickly, the challenges faced (like cold weather and long travel), and the strong sense of community, creativity, and silliness that defined the experience. They discuss the venue, theme camps, art, volunteering, and the importance of the Burning Man 10 Principles, while also featuring voice messages from attendees, recounting memorable moments, pranks, and debates about what makes a true "burn". The episode concludes with gratitude for the community and excitement for future gatherings.
Host: Stevan ‘Silent Disco’ Lay
Guest: Peter Simpson-Young, Tarsha Luna, Warren ‘Cruiser’ Rapson, Cris ‘Holy Dooley’ Clucas
Produced by PY Wong & Stevan Lay
Embers Not-A-Burn | 6-9 June, 2025 | Wisemans Ferry, NSW, Australia
Photo credit: Stevan Lay
USEFUL Links:
Burning Seed: https://www.burningseed.com/
Sunburnt Arts: https://sunburntarts.org.au/
The Third Degree: https://the3rddegree.org/
Underland: https://underland.au/
BoNZA Community: https://bonzacommunity.org/
Burning Man: https://burningman.org/
Confest: http://www.confest.org.au/
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:02:00] Journey into embers
[00:04:56] Embers experience
[00:10:26] Fucking weather
[00:13:58] Location and site
[00:21:30] Cruiser origin story
[00:26:12] Tarsha origin story
[00:33:24] Embers voice messages
[00:40:49] Peter origin story
[00:45:45] Theme camps
[00:53:20] Acknowledgment of country
[00:54:21] Not-a-burn
[00:59:01] Not-a-festival
[01:04:43] Embers voice messages
[01:11:25] Shenanigans and fuckery
[01:23:16] Embers voice messages
[01:29:47] Ten principles at embers
[01:39:52] Effigy and temple
[01:43:14] Embers quiz
[01:52:02] Embers voice messages
[01:59:05] Shoutouts
[02:05:13] Embers voice messages
[02:16:44] Outro (Roly)
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, volunteer-led, and community-funded project and is not associated or affiliated with the burning man organisation or it's world-wide subsidiaries.
This episode was recorded on 30 June, 2025
