{"podcast":{"title":"Badlands Media","slug":"badlands-media-5934327","podcast_index_feed_id":5934327,"rss_url":"https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15577742/1_2tf2af.jpg","author":"Badlands Media","episode_count":100,"summary":"Badlands Media features the work of a dedicated group of Patriot citizen journalists who are changing the media landscape in America. Badlands Media shows are originally broadcast LIVE on Rumble.com/BadlandsMedia.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T08:18:23.007327+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327"},"episode":{"title":"Spellbreakers Ep. 180: Let's Check Out Burning Man!","slug":"spellbreakers-ep-180-let-s-check-out-burning-man","published_at":"2026-09-05T07:04:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327/spellbreakers-ep-180-let-s-check-out-burning-man","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327","url":"https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/spellbreakers-ep-180-lets-check-out-burning-man/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fwu6zandjauf9hy5/Spellbreakers_ep_1806re3a.mp3","summary":"Host Matt Trump (pre-recording on a Thursday after a soundless first take) declares this a costume-changing romp through Burning Man, which is happening in the Black Rock Desert as he speaks. Drawing on his own three-year run (2012 to 2014), he plays internet footage from the festival's 40th year and cheerfully warns you it looks basically unchanged: same bicycles, same lights, same beautiful chaos. Expect an affectionate, warts-and-all tour: how to survive the desert, the sacred art of the decorated night bike, why finding a \"tribe\" is everything, and the surprising mix of Bay Area billionaires, Aspen ski bums, and salt-of-the-earth Nevada locals all sharing an open bar. He gets into the ritual burning of the Man and the Temple, the world-class art installations, Elon sightings on the art cars, and the festival's tense relationship with Christianity. Part travelogue, part confession from a self-described \"stealth Christian.\" Have a great burn.","meta_description":"Host Matt Trump (pre-recording on a Thursday after a soundless first take) declares this a costume-changing romp through Burning Man, which is happening i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3704,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/badlands-media-5934327/episodes/spellbreakers-ep-180-let-s-check-out-burning-man/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327/spellbreakers-ep-180-let-s-check-out-burning-man.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}