Podcast Episodes

Toon Town (Sustainable Weird) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 414

Dave tries to figure out what Zen meant when they said inanimate objects talk to us, and how to stay sustainably weird in a society that (for some re…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Escape Artist (Commitment) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 413

Sara takes a hard hitting honest look at commitment, its phobia, and the choices we seem to be making for better or worse. What are we committing to …

5 months ago

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Goblin Mode (Bad Habits) w/ Chris Arnett

Episode 412

Chris takes a Buddhist look at burn out and bad habits and how and why we choose to make things worse when we know so much better. Zen can shed light…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Non Compete Clause (Buddha and Democracy) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 411

Dave tells the story of the time Buddha preserved democracy for 2000 years and started a radical social revolution that not only didn’t get anyone hu…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Drunkards, Dharma, Scum & Sangha (Cooking) w/ Henry Zander

Episode 410

A well seasoned line cook takes a gig in the Zen kitchen and dishes us up a moving report on the dirt and dharma inherent to the work. How does the p…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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It’s All Uji, Baby (The Time Being) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 409

Dave rings in the new year with a spirited rendition of Dogen’s Time Being and a wholehearted dissection of the idea and experience of time. Is time …

6 months ago

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Ordinarily Extraordinary (What Am I Doing Here??) w/ Beth Kaiserman

Episode 408

Great sangha friend Beth Kaiserman brings us the story of what she’s doing and why she’s here; a story about spirituality for the irreligious and mak…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Dark mind, Radiant heart (Rohatsu) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 407

In a rousing exhortation for retreat, Sara takes on the impossible question of what exactly happened to Buddha the night he sat too long under a tree…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Tiny Revolutions (Transmission) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 406

“ The revolution is in the individual spirit, or it is nowhere. It is for all or it is nothing. If it is seen as having an end, it will never truly b…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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Kerplunk! (Zen and the Art of Art) w/ Matthew Sherling

Episode 405

ACZC’s favorite poet in residence Matthew gives us a talk on Zen, creativity, and art and the many frictions and harmonies between them. Can we train…

7 months ago

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