How Bonnaroo Gives Back: Live from Planet Roo 2026

We're back from The Farm! First, Barry and Russ give a quick recap of an unforgettable Bonnaroo 2026 (our full deep-dive recap is coming soon!). Then we bring you our live panel from the Planet Roo stage, where we sat down with the nonprofits behind Bonnaroo's charitable mission: Kelsey Dewald (Planet Roo / Bonnaroo Works Fund), David Conover (Grundy County Food Bank), Emily Torgrimson (Eat for Equity), Anna Sampson (We Are Neutral), and Nancy Tarr & Deborah Dunn (Well Dunn Foundation). From a $100,000 grant for local school mental health to rescuing 25,000 pounds of food a year — here's how Bonnaroo gives back, and how your ticket does so much more than get you through the gate. (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:54) Quick Bonnaroo 2026 Recap (00:17:18) Live from Planet Roo at Bonnaroo 2026 (00:24:43) Kelsey Dewald (Bonnaroo Works Fund) (00:33:42) David Conover (Bonnaroo Food Sustainability) (00:40:18) Emily Torgrimson (Eat for Equity) (00:45:48) Anna Sampson (We Are Neutral) (00:58:26) Nancy Tarr and Deborah Dunn (Well Dunn Foundation) (01:08:40) Outro LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE    • The Bonnaroo Squeegee Guy Has a Story You ...   https://mtsusidelines.com/2026/06/08/...    • Bonnaroo's New Festival Director Told Us W...     / ethorpephoto   https://www.nashville.com/bonnaroo-20...   / dzvflsyv0zb   _____________________________________ 🙏 Thank you for watching. Please visit our website to listen and subscribe to our show! 🎵 Theme song "Aquarius" written and performed by *repeat repeat and used with permission: https://www.repeatrepeatmusic.com/ 🎵 Other music provided by Midist and used with permission. https://linktr.ee/midist 🌐 https://thewhatpodcast.com/ 🐦   / thewhat_podcast   👍   / thewhatpodcast   📷   / thewhatpodcast   🎵   / thewhatpodcast   🎧 Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spotify 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://thewhat.co/applepodcasts 🎧 YouTube Music: https://thewhat.co/youtubemusic 🎧 Amazon Music: https://thewhat.co/amazonmusic We love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected] or call (423) 667-7877 and leave us a voicemail. We might just feature it on the show. ⌨️ Join our Discord server for even more Bonnaroo talk with our growing community!   / discord   The What Podcast is the longest-running, highest-rated weekly video podcast covering Bonnaroo and the broader music festival scene! Hosted by Barry Courter and Bryan Stone, two music industry veterans, the show started in 2018 as a celebration of everything Bonnaroo. Since then, it has grown to explore North America's festival landscape and the touring industry at large. Join Barry and Bryan each week for insider stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and the latest news from the world of live music. Some links are affiliated whenever possible. S09E25 #bonnaroo #thewhatpodcast #bonnaroo2026