The Battle for the Future of Burning Man
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The episode discusses the evolution of Burning Man and its cultural significance, featuring insights from the directors of an HBO documentary about the event.
Burning Man turns 40 this year, and its changed dramatically since the first event in San Francisco. The first gathering drew a couple dozen people who gathered to burn an 8-foot wooden effigy at Baker Beach to celebrate the summer solstice. Four decades later, it’s a multi-million dollar operation that every August draws more than 70 thousand people to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. A new HBO documentary called “The Man Will Burn” looks at the staying power of the massive pop-up commune and the struggles to maintain its founding values. We’ll talk with the directors and one of the producers for the series. Guests: Jehane Noujaim, co-director, HBO’s “The Man Will Burn” Vikram Gandhi, co-director, HBO’s “The Man Will Burn” Muriel Soenens, series producer, HBO’s “The Man Will Burn” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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