Episodes Featuring Hinterland (festival)

Inside Hinterland: Sam Summers on Festival Challenges and the 90-Degree Guarantee

Inside Hinterland: Sam Summers on Festival Challenges and the 90-Degree Guarantee

S08E18 May 1, 2025 59m Video
In this episode of The What Podcast, the hosts sit down with Sam Summers, the founder of Iowa's Hinterland Festival, for a deep dive into the art (and chaos) of modern festival production. From booking Fall Out Boy in college to launching Hinterland in 2015, Sam walks us through his journey from DIY club shows to managing a 20,000-attendee outdoor event that has weathered literal floods and the fury of the internet. Read More
The Bonnaroo Yearbook: Capturing Festival Memories

The Bonnaroo Yearbook: Capturing Festival Memories

S08E04 Jan 29, 2025 1h 24m Video
What started as a simple icebreaker at music festivals has blossomed into the Bonnaroo Yearbook, a one-of-a-kind community art project created by photographer Caleb Arias. Caleb's journey began when he brought a journal to his first festival and invited others to sign it. By the time he attended Bonnaroo, he discovered its unparalleled sense of community and decided to publish the Bonnaroo Yearbook to share and celebrate the memories he'd collected. Read More
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