C. Derick Varn is the author, poet, and educator. He is the co-host of No Royal Road, Vulgar Complexity, Pop the Left, Diving Into The Wreckage, and Gaming Materialists. He is the author of Apocalyptics (Unlikely Books, 2018) "Liberation and Al

Ep 8: Robert Zevin on how he became a radical economist and accidentally invented a $30 trillion dollar idea

Dec 24th, 2023 2h 18m

On this episode of The Liminauts, my guest is Robert Zevin. Zevin grew up in a family made of jewish refugees from Poland and the Ukraine. One side started the World Publishing Company, at one point the largest publisher of the King James Bible

Ep 7: Dr. Asher Walden on the seeker's path, Zen, Christianity, and psychedelic realms

Sep 17th, 2023 1h 45m

My friend Dr. Asher Walden is a former Zen monk who received his BA in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and his PhD in Theology from Drew University. His dissertation was on the moral metaphysics of Schopenhauer and the Neo-Confucian p

Ep 6: Dr. Ji Hyang Padma on post-monasticism, Zen, healing, intuition and energy

Sep 4th, 2023 1h 21m

Formerly a Zen Buddhist nun in the Kwan Um school of Zen, Ji Hyang Padma is currently the Buddhist Chaplain at Tufts, Northeastern, and Brandeis Universities. With a doctorate in transpersonal psychology, she also offers spiritual counseling, R

Ep 5: Rev. Mark Unno on Buddhism, Community, and Global Crisis

Aug 21st, 2023 1h 48m

I catch up with Rev. Mark Unno, my former thesis advisor in college, about Buddhism, community, and what a Buddhist-based social action could be in the face of global crises. Rev. Unno is Professor of Buddhist Studies & Department Head of Relig

Ep 4: Dr. John Myerson on healing through the spirit realms

Aug 6th, 2023 59m 25s

John G. Myerson, Ph.D., Lic. Ac., is A psychotherapist, acupuncturist, martial arts teacher, Zen teacher, and practitioner of shamanic therapy. As one of the first Presidents of the New England School of Acupuncture or NESA, Dr. Myerson played

Ep 3: Matt Christman on potatoes, pringles and praxis

Jul 23rd, 2023 1h 17m

Matt Christman is a co-founder and co-host of the podcast Chapo Trap House, a mix of political comedy and straight up journalism that skewers mainstream politics from a raucous Left perspective. Matt is also a history podcaster, having co-hoste

Ep 2: Loud Zen with Dr. Bob Kohl

Jul 10th, 2023 1h 47m

Dr. Kohl is an osteopathic physician, radiation oncologist, Zen teacher (aka Dae Do Soen Sa), yoga instructor and alternative medicine practitioner. He has been developing a healing modality called Selfunwinding for greater than 7 years, based

Ep 1: Based Buddhism with Zen Master Cheong Sae Do (Curt Steinmetz)

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 59m

I catch up with Curt, a long-time comrade from the Zen trenches. We discuss what it's like to be a Zen Master, what the responsibilities of being on the path mean vis-a-vis social action and politics, especially for those on the revolutionary L

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