Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRalph H. Craig, "Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner" (Eerdmans, 2023)
Episode 316
When Tina Turner reclaimed her throne as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll in the 1980s, she attributed her comeback to one thing: the wisdom and power she …
2 years, 3 months ago
Alice Collett, "Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns: Biographies as History" (Oxford UP, 2016)
Episode 62
Dr. Alice Collett’s monograph Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns: Biographies as History (Oxford University Press, 2016) delves into the lives of six of th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Reading the Stars: When Divination Meets Politics in Thailand
Episode 208
What does astrology, palm-reading and fortune telling have to do with politics in Thailand, and how can we make sense of these divination practices a…
2 years, 3 months ago
Tyler Dalton McNabb and Erik Baldwin, "Classical Theism and Buddhism: Connecting Metaphysical and Ethical Systems" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Episode 329
In addition to denying the existence of a substantial, enduring self, Buddhists are usually understood to deny the existence of a God or gods. Howeve…
2 years, 3 months ago
Oren Jay Sofer, "Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love" (Shambhala, 2023)
Episode 47
What is the role of contemplative practice in times of crisis? And how can meditation actually support us in meeting the greatest challenges of our t…
2 years, 4 months ago
David McMahan on Rethinking Meditation
Episode 114
If anything, the Imperfect Buddha Podcast has been a rallying cry for the disruption of the myths that abound in the world of Buddhism and meditation…
2 years, 4 months ago
Lama Rod Owens, "The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors" (Sounds True, 2023)
Episode 116
Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and authorized lama in the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. In his new book, The New Saints: From Broke…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jenny Odell, "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock" (Random House, 2023)
Episode 115
In her first book, How to Do Nothing, artist Jenny Odell examined the power of quiet contemplation in a world where our attention is bought and sold.…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ross Gay, "The Book of (More) Delights: Essays" (Algonquin Books, 2023)
Episode 114
In 2016, poet Ross Gay set out to document a delight each day for a year. After he published The Book of Delights, his friend asked him if he planned…
2 years, 5 months ago
A Chinese-American Buddhist Healer (Pierce Salguero and Kin Cheung)
Episode 113
Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese-Ame…
2 years, 5 months ago