
About this podcast
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:…
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The Imperfect Buddha Podcast
About this podcast
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:…
Recent episodes
- Cultivating Consciousness: A Conversation with Ronald E. Purser on Mind Space (2026)27 Jun · 1 h 13 min
- Just Stare at the Damn Wall!7 Apr · 1 h 06 min
- Dr. Michael Uebel on Reimaging Equanimity13 Dec 2025 · 43 min
- Alexander Douglas, "Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self" (Random House, 2025)29 Jul 2025 · 1 h 05 min
- Speaking Philosophically: Communication at the Limits of Discursive Reason8 Jun 2025 · 53 min
- Anne C. Klein on Becoming a Buddha & Being Human too21 May 2025 · 1 h 21 min
- 121 Peter Sloterdijk Knows it All22 Mar 2025 · 1 h 04 min
- 120 Non Buddhist Mysticism: Performing Irreducible and Primitive Presence11 Dec 2024 · 1 h 47 min
- 119 Alone in a World of Wounds with Zen Abbot Shodhin Geiman29 Aug 2024 · 1 h 24 min
- 118 Nietzsche Now! With Glenn Wallis18 Jun 2024 · 1 h 14 min