# The Imperfect Buddha Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NBN9895946868 Official site: https://imperfectbuddha.com/ Author: The Imperfect Buddha Podcast Episodes: 127 ## Resource The Imperfect Buddha podcast has been addressing anti-intellectualism and ideological capture in western Buddhism and spirituality more broadly since its inception. It provides a space for dynamic conversations designed to bring out what is so often hidden and so often despised by critics and intellectuals engaging with contemporary forms of practice. Matthew O’Connell hosts the Imperfect Buddha podcast and writes at The Imperfect Buddha site. Email: imperfectbuddha@outlook.com. Twitter: @imperfectbuddha. Facebook: @imperfectbuddha. Original street art Buddha image by Bristol's Banksy. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299.md ## Episodes - [Cultivating Consciousness: A Conversation with Ronald E. Purser on Mind Space (2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/cultivating-consciousness-a-conversation-with-ronald-e-purser-on-mind-space-2026) — 2026-06-27T08:00:00+00:00 - [Just Stare at the Damn Wall!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/just-stare-at-the-damn-wall) — 2026-04-07T08:00:00+00:00 - [Dr. Michael Uebel on Reimaging Equanimity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/dr-michael-uebel-on-reimaging-equanimity) — 2025-12-13T09:00:00+00:00 - [Alexander Douglas, "Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self" (Random House, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/alexander-douglas-against-identity-the-wisdom-of-escaping-the-self-random-house-2025) — 2025-07-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [Speaking Philosophically: Communication at the Limits of Discursive Reason](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/speaking-philosophically-communication-at-the-limits-of-discursive-reason) — 2025-06-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Anne C. Klein on Becoming a Buddha & Being Human too](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/anne-c-klein-on-becoming-a-buddha-being-human-too) — 2025-05-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [121 Peter Sloterdijk Knows it All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/121-peter-sloterdijk-knows-it-all) — 2025-03-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [120 Non Buddhist Mysticism: Performing Irreducible and Primitive Presence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/120-non-buddhist-mysticism-performing-irreducible-and-primitive-presence) — 2024-12-11T09:00:00+00:00 - [119 Alone in a World of Wounds with Zen Abbot Shodhin Geiman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/119-alone-in-a-world-of-wounds-with-zen-abbot-shodhin-geiman) — 2024-08-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [118 Nietzsche Now! With Glenn Wallis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/118-nietzsche-now-with-glenn-wallis) — 2024-06-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [117 Building the Future Buddha: A Discussion with Jundho Cohen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/117-building-the-future-buddha-a-discussion-with-jundho-cohen) — 2024-03-31T08:00:00+00:00 - [116 Making Sense of Yogacara with William Waldron](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/116-making-sense-of-yogacara-with-william-waldron) — 2024-03-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [115 Christian Coseru on Perceiving Reality](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/115-christian-coseru-on-perceiving-reality) — 2024-01-08T09:00:00+00:00 - [114 David McMahan on Rethinking Meditation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/114-david-mcmahan-on-rethinking-meditation) — 2023-12-04T09:00:00+00:00 - [113 A.I. and Practice with Stuart Baldwin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/113-a-i-and-practice-with-stuart-baldwin) — 2023-11-10T09:00:00+00:00 - [112 Wake up! (Part 3) An Antidote to Stupidity in Three Parts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/112-wake-up-part-3-an-antidote-to-stupidity-in-three-parts) — 2023-11-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [111 Wake up! (Part 2) An Antidote to Stupidity in Three Parts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/111-wake-up-part-2-an-antidote-to-stupidity-in-three-parts) — 2023-10-26T08:00:00+00:00 - [110 Wake up! (Part 1) An Antidote to Stupidity in Three Parts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/110-wake-up-part-1-an-antidote-to-stupidity-in-three-parts) — 2023-10-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [109 Meditating Three Minutes a Day: A Conversation with Richard Dixey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/109-meditating-three-minutes-a-day-a-conversation-with-richard-dixey) — 2023-08-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [108 Curtis White on Buddhism and Transcendence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/108-curtis-white-on-buddhism-and-transcendence) — 2023-05-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [107 Simon Cox on the Subtle Body](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/107-simon-cox-on-the-subtle-body) — 2023-05-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [106 Think Piece: "I Refuse to Change"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/106-think-piece-i-refuse-to-change) — 2023-05-16T08:00:00+00:00 - [105 Ken McLeod on the Magic of Vajrayana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/105-ken-mcleod-on-the-magic-of-vajrayana) — 2023-04-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [104 Doug Bates on the Ancient Greek Version of Buddhism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/104-doug-bates-on-the-ancient-greek-version-of-buddhism) — 2023-04-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [103 Incognito: The Astounding Life of Alexandra David-Neel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imperfect-buddha-podcast-5330299/103-incognito-the-astounding-life-of-alexandra-david-neel) — 2023-04-01T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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