About this episode

The episode recounts Mike's experience at his first music festival, exploring themes of friendship and the liberating effects of music and dance.

Send us Fan Mail Mike's first music festival. Three days in Napa, LSD at noon, a boathouse on the river, and strangers keep asking if they're playing here. They're not — but something about being mistaken for rock stars at Bottle Rock makes June 13th feel inevitable. Also: what Dionysian masculinity looks like when women are standing on shoulders, and why worrying about the future is a lot harder to do when you're dancing in wine country with your best friend. June Concert - RSVP Link Want ...

Topics covered

• music festival
• LSD
• friendship
• masculinity
• dancing
• wine country

Keywords

• Bottle Rock
• Napa
• LSD
• music festival
• friendship
• masculinity
• dancing
• wine

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Napa

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