Episode 14: Embers Co-Creation (Cris, Nathan, & Roland)
In this episode we take a look at the making and organisation of the 2025 Embers-not-a-burn where we chat with the key organisers and burners who made the event possible. We reflect back at how the renegade event unfolded and the co-created, and the co-lab efforts from the community. We also talk about some of the highlights and interesting moments; discuss the shenanigans and silliness; all the learnings and community thoughts; and the burning points from the embers experience on that fateful King's birthday long weekend.
Host: Stevan ‘Silent Disco’ Lay
Guest: Cris ‘Holy Dooley’ Clucas, Nathan ‘Nugby’ Bernasconi, & Roland ‘Roly’ Warner
Produced by PY Wong & Stevan Lay
Embers ‘Community Effort’ | 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/
Kiwiburn: https://kiwiburn.org/
Underland: https://underland.au/
Modifyre: https://www.modifyre.org/
Capital Incendiary Authority (Winter Solstice): https://capitalincendiaryauthority.org.au/
BoNZA Community: https://bonzacommunity.org/
Nowhere: https://www.goingnowhere.org/
Tribe Ascension: https://tribeascension.com.au/
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:00:36] Cris embers experience
[00:02:03] Vulva portal
[00:05:12] Organisation of embers
[00:08:49] Roly origin story
[00:10:12] Nugby origin story
[00:12:17] Holy Dooley origin story
[00:15:10] Stevan story to embers
[00:16:12] Communal effort
[00:20:37] Embers voice messages
[00:27:07] Collaborative efforts
[00:30:26] Renegade burns
[00:32:43] Community support
[00:33:46] Dugong fuckery
[00:37:26] Challenges
[00:41:04] Site
[00:45:29] Embers voice messages
[00:51:29] Funding
[00:57:32] Theme camp highlights
[01:06:21] Shenanigans
[01:12:47] Temple
[01:16:38] Embers voice messages
[01:23:13] 10 Principles at embers
[01:29:29] Embers survey
[01:39:16] Contingency
[01:46:45] Attendance
[01:55:21] Embers voice messages
[02:02:12] Embers quiz
[02:06:13] Future directions
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This episode was recorded on 24 July, 2025
