The Mindful Cranks

Glenn Wallis holds a Ph.D. in Buddhist studies from Harvard University's Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. His ... Read more

In this episode, we discuss David Loy’s latest book, ECODHARMA: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis, available ... Read more

In this Episode, we interview Jaime Kucinskas, author of The Mindful Elite (Oxford University Press, 2019), as she draws... Read more

Wakoh Shannon Hickey has been an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltim... Read more

In this interview, Katie Loncke begins by sharing her personal journey of how she came to be both a Buddhist and activis... Read more

In this interview, Funie Hsu provides a very personal account of why she became increasingly critical of the mindfulness... Read more

Dr. Deborah Rozelle is a clinical psychologist who trains widely on psychological trauma and its rela­tion to contemplat... Read more

Ruth Whippman is an author, journalist and documentary film-maker from London, living in the USA.  Ruth’s humorous essa... Read more

C. W. Huntington, Jr. translates and interprets Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist texts. He is Chair of the Department of Re... Read more

Manu Bazzano has a background in philosophy and rock music. He is an author, psychotherapist, supervisor in private prac... Read more

Dr. Steven Stanley is a critical psychologist in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, Wales. He is inter... Read more

In Episode 10, we interview Justin (Lama Karma) Wall, a mindfulness teacher trained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. W... Read more

Barry Magid, MD, is a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He received Dharma Transmission from Charlotte... Read more

In this episode Brian Victoria, author of Zen at War, discusses how Buddhism, and Japanese Zen in particular, have a lon... Read more