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Recent Episodes

ABC #186: Pointers To Insight (Part 7 of 7)

Posted August 6, 2020 • 00:18:54

In which we conclude the story of Soko Morinaga Roshi with the tale of his three-day ordeal to gain admittance to a Zen monastery. Watch the YouTube...

ABC #185: Farwa Reads (August 2020)

Posted August 5, 2020 • 00:11:43

In which Farwa Zaidi reviews When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele. Watch the YouTube...

ABC #184: Pointers To Insight (Part 6)

Posted August 4, 2020 • 00:11:10

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, he receives two honors from his teacher, and then leaves for...

ABC #183: Pointers To Insight (Part 5)

Posted August 3, 2020 • 00:12:50

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, Morinaga talks about lineage and tradition, and the bond between...

ABC #182: Poetry Fridays: John Ashbery

Posted July 31, 2020 • 00:10:27

In which we listen to John Ashbery read several poems from a 1963 recording. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people...