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Accuracy Third

Accuracy Third is a podcast collecting an oral history of Black Rock City. We are looking for your very best stories from and about That Thing In The Desert. You can submit your story to us at accuracythird.com
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Now displaying: 2022
Oct 14, 2022

McDildo Appreciation Party. The theme art. Covidian Exodus. Last drinks @ the Cafe. Mousepocalypse. Golden Guy Alley. The wrong doors. In the guts. Hot & dusty. Trailing Joe. The Temple Man. Content Warning: The Temple Letter. Rat Lady. Sincere thank yous to that dude.

Thumbs Up: The Railroad Station; DEFINITELY NOT Late to the Party; 1/2 Ass Bounce House; Space Cats Landing; Colors of Nostalgia; The Midnight Museum of That One Time at Burning Man; The Dali Elephants; G-D Fire Skate Park; Wrong Way; Paradise Phoenix; Belt Guy.

Thumbs Down: Diver Up; Selfie Art; not enough patches; unsequenced LEDs.

Fucking please fucking follow Nonsense Man on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ANonsenseMan

Aug 18, 2022

Falling in love again. Masks up! Who burns how Beth burned? CAP YER 'BAR. Season 5 retrospect-O-vision. Alien Gas Farm. Introducing Zaddy Berthst. Watch Search Party when you're home. Rites of passage. The Esplanade dead pool. Not-marriage contracts. See you seeing us soon.


MUSIC: ME REX "Toilet of Venus" https://merex.bandcamp.com/

Aug 16, 2022

Trailer Joe's Love Burn buggy. Massholes. Bribery Express. Ambien Breakfast Camp. The Hive. Boston shit show. Listen to your friend group. The Annual Logistical Fetishist Association. Genuinely tastee bites. The Vanilla Stuff. Celtic Chaos. Sat phone savior. Not ceding any territory. Come to Burning Man, get an A3rd patch. Nude duding. Xenoevil AT THE gmail DOT coms.

MUSIC: That Damned Band, "Wheezing Tedium in F minor"
https://thatdamnedband.com

Aug 3, 2022

Rangart. Veteran. Keyboard Ranger. Taken. Shock your burn. General burn parameters. The Temple of Juul. Waterfruit farmer. Dein hammer. T.W.W.C.R. The art you are reading right now. A real "biopic" lesson. Multivariable break-up tent collapse. Sincere apologies.


MUSIC: ME REX "Jupiter Pluvius" https://merex.bandcamp.com/

Jul 20, 2022

Maya & Space Burrito have different generational burner experiences. The Rave Camp Invasion. Sunscreening. BEEEEEEP is a prick. Losing 90 Hot Dogs. The first two days. Rascal Town. The run-over in the tent. Awecomfortable arts. THE Talking Heads. The Ranger Conundrum. Complacency and goto sleep. Climbs, slides, and the cheetah room. Why is fuckerpants?

Jul 7, 2022

Damian & Rex are Sac Boys. TCTITD. EVs. Yes Please. THOSE people and THEIR area. Damia/ens who pee together be together. Nonmonogamy Advice Booth. Anselm's vague accents. Camp tops. DaveX 4 Eva. "Flawless" victory. Things my hippie told me. A serious man needs his gears. It's just death. Smoking in the kitchen. NFT Gen 1. Profits v. Cell Clumps. Who controls the Animal Controllers? Fiddling Man. We love Klown Kore, and so we talk about music the rest of the episode, sry. John Zorn. Ween. Sturgill Simpson. Mosada. Electric Mosada. Estratosphere. Igorrr. Shpongle. YES.

MUSIC: Damian "Mouthtrance"

Jun 25, 2022

We name dropped Benjamin's work a bunch before today but also today. PooFTs in VR. Shibari Sanctuary. Stone 27. Millions of years. Benji Molly Down. Extreme self-love. Catacomb of Veils. Artist statement. 11 mi. Night at the Climb-In. Drop at the Living Room. Another piece called Beam. Stone 40. Total Control Management. Brit wobbly. Lodestar. Engineer Twitter. Stereotypes about the Spanish. Expatriating Man.
CONTENT WARNING: SUICIDE
CONTENT WARNING: DESCRIPTIONS OF UNRELEASED ART

 

No crowdfunding link because Beam got fully funded before we could finish editing the episode!

Jun 8, 2022

The thing about our friends. The harrowing of the hair. The great chair & pants online purchasing problems of 2022. NFT our NFTs for fun and profit. Smalls fandom. Burner Mailbag 1, 2, 3. Beth: bugles.

MUSIC: Thee Harlequine "Skrangsong"
https://dylanblackthorn.bandcamp.com/

May 25, 2022

Anji Bear asks us to take some breaths. Dust people. The Poly Asylum. So, Bozo. Those motherfuckers. No one is camped here. All drug dogs are dumb drug dogs. All white men: 6:00 AM. THOSE KIND OF NERDS. Electric sex. Aussie rats. Canuck customs. Fuck you, Burning Man, fuck you, fuck you. Sacred medicine seeking behavior. #NarcCoin

MUSIC: Jurgis Did & Fantuzzi "Love Warrior"
https://open.spotify.com/track/4UGiCIfzt7MhPAoE1Mxuff?si=ddHKpEBOQpmDewq4c_SILQ&nd=1

May 11, 2022

The Punisher: a playa name you get when you deserve it. Boston burning. Thad on Thad violence. A kitchen to run, a place to poo, and lamps to light. Pissedbob Runningpants. The job and the purpose. What we have duct tape for. Tree of Tenere. Desert Guard of Tsushima. Poser Moons. Conclave's lighter. Boston's burners' burner expresses. It translates to báles vathiá.

Music: Faulty Machine Recordings Service - "Marina (SRW vs. FMRS Remix)"

May 3, 2022

Rex has an announcement. Everything: staying the same for dday. Click here to see our ethics policy.

Music: "Thick From The Back" by SPEKt1

Apr 20, 2022

Xeno graces our new studio for its inaugural interview. D-day can pun as well. Hollow grievances. Going to chat. 10 Gallon shade. Clear and present valued. Burn barrel folk. RIP Easy Going. Anti-racies & shallow graves. Xeno danger evil at the only email service provider that exists dot com.

Content Warning: Tirades about cops throughout; addict shit; and friend death.

Apr 6, 2022

The aforeunmentioned points system. Burnmeisters & the Secret Society Rundown. Meeting Camino. Meeting Camino. Meeti ng Camino. Meeting Camino. Spiritual Constipation. The Lens. Mega Mega. Beth: asking the hard-hitting questions. Singularity. The hammocks with the corpses. Whatever many stones. Spike's. Spanky's. The Hive. An eureka moment. Hot martinis. Fuck Saw assumptions. A water lawyer of some renown. InstaFans. Rom-Comming Man. All of that garbage. Camino needs the blossom.

Music: Faulty Machine Recordings Service - "Midnite Snack (Feat. George Madrid)"

Mar 22, 2022

Go fund Ranger Halston: http://gofundme.com/f/eyebeam

Baker Beach Beginning. You got anything new to burn? Shot to maim. HeeBeeJeeBee Healer. Radio Elektra. Shock Collared. Graveyard Dirt Ranger. You'll have to deal with that. Little infections of Burning Man. Not being freesponsible. Farming. The problem with Worker's Comp. Also, don't take acetaminophen. Plus, doggo in the background. August 30th, 2014 Man burn night. Persistent issues. Three to ten miles. Sandpersons. Literally a split second. Brand new issues. How much for how much? Those are great things. #BringBackTheGuns

Mar 2, 2022

Krissy is Emmeline VS. Ribbons. Hat rooms: a thing. How to cure your agoraphobia with nudism. Just Jo Burner. Fuck you, Santa Rampage. Dark Skies was on a playa. Singularity. SN-RG. The Lukas shot. Cuddle Bunk & the problem with cookies. Porno Pyro Pirates's dome goes flying. Pornaoke. Just-the-Tip Jousting. Everyone's asshole pass. Spanky's work. Playfully Yours: beginner bondage 101. Captain Bill's No-Float Boat. The Dubstep Ice Cream Truck. Danny Boy burned the Juggalo Bar. Element 11.

Music: Coywolf "Friends"
https://coywolfsound.bandcamp.com/

Feb 18, 2022

Finalizing the fixing-up of our feed, so prepare for the second-half of our first season in all its awkward glory.

Features modesty trimmed versions of episodes 5-8 of season one.

S01 E05 – Bitten by the Temple of Tetanus
The story of the conception and build of the beautiful Mazu Temple from 2015. We talk to Nathan (aka Witchdoctor,) about the behind-the-scenes pitfalls of getting entangled in a large-scale, transcontinental playa installation.

S01 E06 – How Barbie, Gummybear, & Nathan Lost Their Virginity
Stories about going to Burning Man for the first time. Gummybear flees Yellowstone. How Nathan got hired for Black Rock City. Barbie says Burning Man is transformative.

S01 E07 -Yeah, They’re Not Gonna Like You at the Goldmine
DPW is in the studio today in the form of Xeno, the guy you want to talk to if you need a crew to build you official, DPW-certified shade structures. That’s if you can locate him, though, because there are some times when he finds himself more in need of rescue than anything else. But sometimes, it’s merely a misunderstanding of bloodstained proportions. We also hear from Relay, one of our skilled radio dispatchers, who shares pointed commentary during Xeno’s stories. We’ll highlight her own exploits and experiences in a future episode.

S01 E08 – It’s Like Bend in the Desert
Today, we’re sharing stories about interactions with Law Enforcement Officers in Black Rock City. Foxtrot tells us how she became part of a staff vehicle. Creampie gets pulled over. Rex & D-Day get away with it, separately. Relay has been picked up by law enforcement. A lot. Xeno cannot be compelled. Beth assures us we’re good. We’re good.

Full versions of Season 1 Episodes 5-8 are available at http://www.accuracythird.com

Feb 1, 2022

Something has gone all sideways with our feed, so here's our chance to revisit season one, and laugh at how awkward we were. SO MANY DROP-INS!!!1!!

Features modesty trimmed versions of episodes 1-4 of season one.

Music (at the end): Carl Fenton's Orchestra, "Sweet Lady" 1921
Courtesy of archive.org

S01 E01 – How Smoke Daddy Got His Job
Accuracy Third is a podcast collecting an oral history of Black Rock. We are looking for your very best stories from and about That Thing In The Desert. This episode introduces your hosts, Rex & D-Day, and our illustrious producer, Drunk Beth. Starring Smoke Daddy & Andale’.

S01 E02 – Violet’s Passions
Rex & D-Day interview Violet, who has a lot to say about different facets of passion at Burning Man, with her friend and D-Day’s wife, Creampie, piping up in the background, while Drunk Beth arrives to the recording session a little too late to contain D-Day’s poor voice modulation.

S01 E03 – Jon Was a Teenage Juggler
Drunk Beth’s boyfriend Jon tells Rex & D-day about his playa wedding and how burning man is like juggling festivals. There’s a lot about everyone’s weddings, actually, before Creampie shares a story about some very exclusive swings.

S01 E04 – O-Ring Von Brownflower Wipes Out
O-Ring Von Brownflower talks to D-Day, Rex, and Drunk Beth about the life choices that you wouldn’t expect would bring you to Black Rock City. There’s also a quick discussion about non-standard Burning Man kites, and then boy, do we hear about an impressive playa injury.

Full versions of Season 1 Episodes 1-4 are available at http://www.accuracythird.com

Jan 20, 2022

Sticky hand stuff. Ty's BLOG. OUR survival guide. The AEZ & Poni. Naked raver hippie anarchists. The Trump DEA, specifically. Itemized grocery shit. Some people don't like it. Funnel Vision's big mistake. Hang a blinky light from it. Not a can't-er; a won't-er. YOU'RE going to DIE (some years.) Themeless camps. Tamping it down. Fall Zone Circus. Temple of Gravity. The mechanics of The Sonic Runway. The Universal Life Experience Gay Orgy Tent. THat's probably where it is. Daddy Culture or: How I Learned to Stop Judging and Implore Listeners to Send Rex Leather Captain Hats. A shanking offense. The Dildo Garden. A one-of-a-kind episode.

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Music: Wate "Message from the Cosmos (Instrumental)"

Jan 3, 2022

Xander & Ginger Beer are #FromGate. Burning a man in effigy, annually. Everyone can make coffee. Big waffle energy. Hello. Contact dancing IS happening. The big storm. Judgment and the dread. Wherefore art thou, Jub-Jub?! Them first and the get-me get-mees. Group bondage culture. Gumshoe rangering. Officer Pig. Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be Death Guild. Box Office Beep. "Some" parents. From The Black Hole to the Gate. Yes no no. Smuggling wets. Both-sidesing the bar. Having a moment. Dumpster fires.

#NeverForgetTheyAreCops

Music: THAT Damned Band "Phantasmagoric Cabaret" https://thatdamnedband.com/

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