June 2011 - Whole Show

A new era begins: It’s a time of tran­si­tion, with the elec­tion of a new prime min­is­ter, a new name for the Tibetan gov­ern­ment in exile, and a new role for the Dalai Lama, who remains Tibet’s spir­i­tual leader but is no longer the polit­i­cal head of the Tibetan gov­ern­ment. Tibet polit­i­cal expert Robbie Barnett talks about the Dalai Lama’s deci­sion and how the cur­rent sys­tem of gov­er­nance will oper­ate with­out him.

Meat pas­try rap song threat­ens China’s secu­rity: When a young Swiss-​​Tibetan named Karma Emchi pro­duced a funny rap video about a Tibetan meat pie and posted it on YouTube, he couldn’t have guessed what was going to hap­pen next.

Power of One: Updated infor­ma­tion and actions on the cur­rent sit­u­a­tion in Ngaba, where at least 300 monks have been arrested and two elderly Tibetans have been beaten to death, and on the case of impris­oned film­maker Dhondup Wangchen.

Open Mind: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, a Buddhist nun and author, talks about our our sense of self — what’s healthy, what’s not, and how to develop a sense of self that truly ben­e­fits us… and oth­ers, too.