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Burning Man with Writer Penelope Lombard

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Writer Penelope Lombard went to Burning Man and discovered among other things, she is a Sparkle Pony. If you've been to Burning Man or thinking of going to Burning Man, you MUST listen to this story! Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy! If you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, Audible and Shari's Berries (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Storyworthy Media, the best in story-driven content.

0:07.3

This is Penelope Lombard, and you're listening to Storyworthy.

0:37.0

Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Wondery Sunset Studio in West Hollywood, California.

0:39.8

Now, I am so happy you guys tuned in today because whether you're a long-time fan of the show or a new listener to Storyworthy, you are going to love this story titled Burning Man from writer Penelope Lombard.

0:52.0

Now, today, actually, I believe, is the last day of Burning Man, September 5th, Labor Day.

0:57.3

I think it's always the same time every year.

0:59.3

Now, I haven't been to Burning Man personally.

1:01.9

I think that ship has sailed.

1:04.2

Seriously, I think I might be just a little too old to hang out with 50,000 strangers

1:09.2

in the desert, Sergio, on the playa, as it were.

1:14.9

You know what I mean?

1:16.0

Now, see, you are young and spry.

1:17.8

I could see you out there in a minute.

1:20.6

A shirt on, no pants, something like that.

1:22.6

I could see that.

1:23.3

I could totally see that happening.

1:25.1

If somebody out there wants to email me at info at storyworthy podcast.com and you want to pitch me why I should go to Burning Man next year, 2017, you want me to go with you in your yurt. Pitch me. You tell me. You tell me why I should go. And with that in mind, why don't you guys follow Storyworthy on Twitter and Instagram at Storyworthy? And then why not head over to our website, Storyworthy Podcast.com, before you shop on Amazon. You see, what that does, you guys, is you click on that Amazon ad before you shop, right? Then I get a few pennies. Doesn't cost you anything. Everything goes on as normal. Life goes on. It helps. Do that, would you? All right, you guys, we get to get to our storyteller right now. Enjoy this story from Penelope Lombard. And you can find Penelope at her website, penelope Lombard.com, and also on Twitter at Penelope Lombard. All right, you guys, here she is right now, Penelope Lombard. So I'm going to tell you a little bit about Burning Man because there's so much. It's a little hard to cover the whole thing. It is a little hard to

2:25.5

understand. And I made, I often make rash decisions in my life. I believe in that. Because a lot

2:32.9

of times there's things you would never do otherwise.

2:36.5

And it brings in the fun.

2:38.7

It brings in the danger.

2:40.6

I made a rash decision.

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