# Propagandananda? – Ian Alexander

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152/propagandananda-ian-alexander
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152/propagandananda-ian-alexander.md
Podcast: [Ancient Futures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152)
Published: 2026-04-22T06:28:40+00:00
Episode link: https://ancientfutures.substack.com/p/yoga-wikipedia
Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193464548/2a1247e61b8c1ace1100bdef24317c06.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ancient-futures-6182152/episodes/propagandananda-ian-alexander
Duration seconds: 3608

## Resource

How reliable are articles on yoga by contributors to Wikipedia? 🤷‍♂️ More than they used to be, thanks to the input of Ian Alexander , who’s personally edited between a third and half of them. Many meet the criteria for what the free encyclopaedia calls a “ good article ” – combining clear and neutral writing with verifiable sourcing and broad coverage. For the 25 years since Wikipedia launched , it’s been dependent on the work of volunteers. In an age of hallucinating chatbots, this human commitment is all the more striking. Our conversation explores how it works, why Ian got involved and where the yoga WikiProject might go from here. We also talk about other things – from pages on the writings of Tolkien to Swami Propagandananda, a nickname for Sivananda that Ian included in one of his edits. He’s a longstanding yoga practitioner, as well as writing books about nature and software engineering. For more on Wikipedia, and the principles of trust it depends on, see this book by founder Jimmy Wales – thanks to Dominik Wujastyk for the recommendation . -- 🤿 For an immersive perspective on yogic traditions, join The Path of Knowledge 🙏 Your support makes this podcast sustainable – please consider subscribing or make a donation ... It's greatly appreciated! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ancient-futures-6182152/episodes/propagandananda-ian-alexander/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152/propagandananda-ian-alexander.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.