Best Burning Man Project Podcasts (2025)

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David Frum: Leveraging Violence as a Tool of Power 1:01:53

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Trump and the people around him want to use the Kirk assassination to suppress their political opposition. And Trump is clearly laying the groundwork for cracking down on people he doesn't like—peaceful protesters, Dem fundraisers—while also offering rhetorical comfort to potential vigilantes on the right. Meanwhile, we are witnessing the danger of…

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Erin Ryan: The Murder of Charlie Kirk 1:06:32

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This country has too many guns and too many crazy people. And the social media oligarchs are fanning the flames of violence by constantly trying to piss people off. The Kirk assassination highlights just how dangerous a moment we are living in. America is not free if people are too afraid to speak their minds. Plus, parenting and the surprising gap…

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BAM, New Evidence in the Suzanne Morphew Murder Case. Barry Prepares for Court | Profiling Evil 25:07

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Three years after Suzanne Morphew vanished on Mother’s Day 2020, her remains were discovered in a shallow grave in Saguache County, Colorado. Forensic tests revealed a rare tranquilizer in her system and prosecutor’s say only one non-governmental person (her husband, Barry Morphew), had access to the concoction. Now he stands indicted once again, a…

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Stephanie Ruhle and Tom Saenz: Why Aren't People Freaking Out? 58:14

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If Zohran Mamdani, as NYC mayor-elect, held a dinner with finance bros and threatened them with a huge wealth tax if they didn't sweet-talk him and say how much they agreed with his political vision, the Wall Street community would freak out. Yet, this version of a shakedown is *really* happening at the White House all the time and in response, the…

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Stripes Are In 49:34

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Sarah and Mary laugh their way through a variety of topics and nonsense: bad mushroom trips, Costco passion, Applebee’s sweet revenge - and more Join us on Patreon for more of the Inner Sanctum with Sarah and Mary: woman cancels dream trip for work conflict and boyfriend invites her best friend instead, a face can reveal A LOT, streaming recommenda…

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James Bennet: Trump Is Still Hacking the Media 1:09:06

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More than 10 years in, journalists still have not figured out how to cover Trump. He understands the media environment better than a lot of reporters, and knows his outrageous acts and statements command attention—and that people will not be able to finish processing one outrage before the next one comes down the pike. But now he's laying down the …

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Bill Kristol: Escalating the Authoritarian Project 53:36

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In seven months, Trump has accumulated an astonishing amount of unchecked power. No one inside his administration is challenging his will, and Trump is assuming war powers with barely any explanation—while blacklisting Tom Hanks from West Point. At the same time, in the business world, only one MAGA-friendly hedge fund billionaire has raised mild c…

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David French: Maybe the Tariffs Are the Problem 1:06:13

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Last month, Trump fired the "woke" job numbers person after she released weak employment data. Now, we have even worse jobs numbers—and burgeoning signs of a tariffs-triggered manufacturing recession. Meanwhile, the administration may be working on a de facto military policy that would fulfill one of Trump's biggest longtime wishes: summarily execu…

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Dingo Got My Baby! When Assumptions Kill Investigations | Profiling Evil 30:17

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G’day true crime fans, Mike from #ProfilingEvil here, taking you deep into the #AustralianOutback along the Flinders Highway as we explore one of the most infamous miscarriages of justice: the disappearance of nine-week-old #AzariaChamberlain at #Uluru in 1980. Most remember the chilling phrase “#DingoAteMyBaby,” but behind it lies decades of #lega…

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Mark Hertling: Performative and Deadly 55:02

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The lethal U.S. military strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean was more about putting on a show than countering the drug trade out of South America. And it's not even clear that the people killed on the boat were running drugs, or that any contraband was bound for America. Meanwhile, if senators are truly concerned that local police departments ar…

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Lina Khan: The Impunity of the Elites 45:04

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The economic populists at the Nat Con conference may be talking a lot about elites screwing over the little guy, but the Trump administration itself has been catastrophic for working people—its policies are all about doing special favors for elite interests. And while many loud voices in Silicon Valley cursed the Biden administration for blocking s…

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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish on Netflix, Burning Man Orgy Dome 55:48

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Sarah and Mary share their thoughts on the Netflix documentary - Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, conversing with your meals, Burning Man’s Orgy Dome - and more. Join us on Patreon for more of the Inner Sanctum with Sarah and Mary: tales from a Labor Day pool party, Taco Bell’s throwback menu, the missing Bell Beefer - and more. Subscribe, …

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Stuart Stevens: Say They're Not Patriots 52:24

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Democrats need to learn to fight like Republicans. So when senators with serious foreign policy chops vote to confirm a middling weekend talk show host as secretary of defense, Dems need to call them out for being unpatriotic. And when they allow an ex-junkie to sabotage vaccines that have saved millions of American lives, say they're destroying th…

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The Women's School of Planning and Architecture: Not Only Survive but Flourish 28:05

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The Women’s School of Planning and Architecture, popularly known as WSPA, ran for four summers from 1974 to 1979. You could learn woodworking in the morning and feminist theory in the afternoon, and then let loose and make candy houses in the evening. Childcare was free, tuition was minimal, and the locations were scattered throughout the country, …

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Jonathan V. Last: Burning Things Down 43:05

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Red States are flexing their muscles and imposing their will on the other states through their coordinated redistricting efforts. And if they deploy their Guard troops to other blue cities beyond D.C., the only real precedent would be the era before the Civil War when the South tried to force more slave states on the union. Meanwhile, the infightin…

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Will Donna Adelson Testify, and Can She Fix Her House Divided? | Profiling Evil 31:17

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With the State rested, Donna Adelson’s defense will now try to reframe her as a desperate mother, not a criminal mastermind. But the evidence—from coded wiretaps to her attempted flight to Vietnam—doesn’t vanish without explanation. That’s why Donna is almost certain to take the stand. She’ll have to explain the “script” she wrote for a fellow inma…

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From Kidnap Claim to Murder Arrest, Search for Emmanuel Haro | Profiling Evil 36:06

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Dive into the heartbreaking case of 8-month-old Emmanuel Haro, who vanished from a Yucaipa parking lot on August 14, 2025, or did he? This case has sparked a massive investigation. Initially reported as an abduction by his mother, Rebecca Haro, the story unraveled as inconsistencies piled up, leading to the arrest of both parents, Rebecca and Jake …

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Tom Nichols: America's Problem Child 53:43

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Trump is like a dysfunctional 8-year-old whose parents are always in the principal's office arguing that their son is a good boy. The media, CEOs, and Wall Street keep giving him a pass for his behavior while his supporters and apologists explain why he just had to set the school on fire. At the same time, he's empowering ideologues behind the scen…

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Sam Stein and Talmon Smith: Brain Drain 1:10:46

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The resignations of senior leaders at the CDC is a calamity. People with decades of expertise in infectious disease are leaving the agency because the new director—who Trump just appointed—refused to get on board with RFK's anti-vax crusade, including limiting access to Covid boosters. And Wednesday's violence in Minneapolis may be a sign that the …

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Jake Sullivan: Trump Is Making China Great Again 59:24

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A year ago, China was globally isolated and its economy was struggling. But once Trump was back in office pursuing his own personal and political gain, the U.S. brand got tossed in the toilet and the view from Beijing got pretty sweet. Trump has allowed China to buy American microchips that could be used against our own national security interests,…

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Dan Markel Murder, Adelson Trial & the Worst Middle Man | Profiling Evil 1:08:23

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Katherine Magbanua’s testimony in the Donna Adelson trial is one of the most fascinating moments in the long fight for justice in the murder of Dan Markel. In this short video, I’ll walk through how MAWG-BANA-WUA functioned as a “middle-man” between Charlie Adelson and the killers — and how that mirrors the role prosecutors say Donna Adelson played…

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The Thirsty Hamster 53:16

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Sarah and Mary share their thoughts on Netflix’s Fit for TV: The Reality Behind the Biggest Loser, Taylor and Travis, “Hamstering” - and more. Join us on Patreon for more of the Inner Sanctum with Sarah and Mary: Vegas, tiny knives, seven lemons, 40-year-old gets stuck in a slide, flight attendant naked and high, Zuckerberg stinks - and more. Subsc…

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Susan Glasser: An Exercise in National Humiliation 50:41

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Some rando far-right social media suck-up, who Trump rewarded with an appointment to his administration, is pushing mortgage fraud investigations of Adam Schiff, Tish James, and now Fed governor Lisa Cook. Trump claims he's fired Cook based on a tweet—but will any institution stand up to these McCarthy-like campaigns against his political foes? Mea…

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Donna Adelson Murder Trial, Witnesses Reveal Hit on Dan Markel | Profiling Evil 28:18

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Day 1 of the Donna Adelson murder trial in Florida opened the door into the plot that took the life of law professor Dan Markel. In this video, we break down every witness, from neighbor #JamesGeiger who first spotted the #Prius, to retired Sgt. #DavidSims who shut off Dan’s car, to the crime scene technician who discovered cash still in the glove …

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Bill Kristol: March to Dictatorship 51:25

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Trump and his people have used the summer months to up the despot game—sending armed troops into the streets, taking over the police in D.C., and promising to export the same tactics to even more blue cities. And the attempted deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda shows the lengths the administration will go for not submitting to its coerci…

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Murder Case Against Donna Adelson | Profiling Evil 1:42:56

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The shocking murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel in 2014 has haunted Tallahassee for over a decade. Now, the spotlight is on Donna Adelson, the Adelson family matriarch, accused of orchestrating the murder-for-hire plot that left two young boys without their father. Let’s break down the prosecution’s opening statement against Donna Ade…

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Desert Arts Preview - Hear the Stories 59:57

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Hear the stories of the art and artists. Black Rock City hosts 400 artworks from around the world. This episode features 12 of them, and this year’s Temple. This is a sonic journey of artist's recordings and chats with Burning Man Project's Director of Art, Katie Hazard. Desert Arts Preview is your chance to step behind the scenes and listen to the…

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Tommy Vietor: Trump's Security State 1:11:29

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The fears of jack-booted thugs and the military in the streets that filled the fever dreams of numerous people on the right since the 90s have come to pass. Not to mention that these are boom times for private prisons, deportation camps, and huge data centers driving up electricity bills. (We're building things, Marc Andreessen!) Meanwhile, The Bul…

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Garry Kasparov and Jerusalem Demsas: Democracy Can't Defend Itself 1:12:56

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While Trump keeps working hard on his own monetization and glorification—and delivers a Watergate practically every hour—the pro-democracy coalition must stay focused on winning next year's midterm elections. Trump is at the point of no return, Congress is becoming the only institution that can stop him, and holding onto that lever of power is his …

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Adam Kinzinger: Don't Feed the Dictator 58:48

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Russia is losing the war in Ukraine. More than 1 million Russian troops have been killed or injured, and it's been estimated that it would take another four years and 2 million more soldiers for Putin to conquer the Donbas region. So no, Ben Shapiro, getting Ukraine to sacrifice the region in return for some kind of security guarantee would not be …

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TikTok’s Meet-the-Teacher Rug Crying Mom and Cream cheese Schmear Drama 1:05:04

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Sarah and Mary share their thoughts on: TikTok’s Meet-the-Teacher rug crying mom, the TikToker who was unhappy with her bagel schmear, Sarah’s literal Big Brother dream - and more. Join us on Patreon for more of the Inner Sanctum with Sarah and Mary: Alaskan Kings, more on the D-bag vaping on airplane, OnlyFans star Lil Tay makes a million in one d…

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David Kirkpatrick: Trump's Self-Enrichment 50:49

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Back in the day, Trump used to puff up his wealth to get on the Forbes list. Lately though, he doesn't talk about how much money he has, especially now that he and his family have pocketed an estimated $3.4 billion off his time in the White House. The bulk of those billions comes from various crypto-related ventures—and money from foreign nationals…

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Kibbe at the Crossroads - Lebanese Immigrants and Cooking in the Mississippi Delta 19:34

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We travel to the Mississippi Delta and the world of Lebanese immigrants, where barbecue and the blues meet kibbe, a kind of traditional Lebanese raw meatloaf. Lebanese immigrants began arriving in the Delta in the late 1800s, soon after the Civil War. Many worked as peddlers, then grocers and restaurateurs. Kibbe — a word and a recipe with so many …

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Bill Kristol: Authoritarian Takeover 44:36

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Militarizing the nation's capital is not a distraction, and Democrats really need to stop using that term. Trump is trying to seize power, intimidate the public, and foment violence in the streets. And it's a purposeful MAGA marketing campaign—the masked federal thugs often have a camera person with them as they tase and tackle people. This is a fi…

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Beheaded and Burned Down Under, The Beauty and the Geek | Profiling Evil 35:35

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A shocking murder in Australia has rocked the small fishing town of Port Lincoln and captivated true crime followers around the globe. Former Beauty and the Geek contestant Tamika Chesser is accused of killing and dismembering her boyfriend, 39-year-old Julian Story, before setting a fire to hide the evidence. She walked away as if nothing happened…

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Hakeem Jeffries: More Is More 1:05:27

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While Donald Trump delivers chaos, cruelty, and corruption—and Republicans play the facts-and-hypocrisy don't matter game— Democrats have to do more rallies, more town halls, and more hearings, on and off the Hill. And if Leader Jeffries gets the gavel after the midterms, he promises investigations into Trump's huge pay-to-play scheme and says that…

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Army Soldier Shot in Bed & Grieving Widow Faces Murder Charges | Profiling Evil 24:38

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What happened to Utah National Guardsman Matthew Johnson? In this episode we’ll take you deep inside the chilling investigation into his disappearance and the murder charges facing his wife, Jennifer Gledhill. From a secret affair to a supposed late-night confession, digital breadcrumbs to bleach-soaked crime scenes—this story has it all. We’ll als…

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Michael Weiss: Helsinki in Anchorage? 51:14

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At the Alaska summit, Putin will likely be angling for a sequel of the Helsinki meeting, the infamous tête-à-tête in 2018 where Trump got rolled and cajoled. And because Trump refuses to accept that his charisma and imaginary friendship with Vladimir will never be enough to close a ceasefire deal, the best outcome for Ukraine is that Putin makes Tr…

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Pro Tips for Black Rock City 2025 1:08:39

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REMASTERED FOR 2025: Our most popular episode of all time. Listen in as longtime Burners talk about the dynamic aspects of thriving in Black Rock City: mental, physical, material, and relational. Andie, kbot, Molly, Stuart, and Vav explore: socks secrets FOMO variants saying yes and saying no giving and accepting help No Friends Monday and much mor…

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Jason Calacanis: Anarcho Capitalism 1:07:29

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Tim Cook groveling to Trump with a golden trophy and a dash of MAGA identity politics is probably a sign that we are not currently living in a healthy free-market economy. But business leaders apparently prefer pathetically sucking up to a president than feeling snubbed by one, like they did with Biden. And despite the sluggish job growth, rising p…

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Mariah Carey’s World, Poor TikTok Post Decision, Anti-Loneliness Club - Party of One 1:03:08

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Sarah and Mary laugh their way through random topics: Mariah Carey is a goal, not everything is safe for TikTok, double check your Anti-Loneliness ticket - and more. Join us on Patreon for more of the Inner Sanctum with Sarah and Mary: Concert Sarah stories, guy uses a French memorial flame to light a cig, be careful what you eat before getting on …