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Across Many Mountains

Across Many Mountains

December 2011

Sonam Brauen and daughter Yangzom Brauen discuss Across Many Mountains, Sonam's story of escape from Tibet.

November 2011 Show

November 2011 Show

November 2011

Self-immolations - a report and a tribute; a truckload of Tibet; meditation for busy people and more

A translator: Bridging the gap

A translator: Bridging the gap

April 2011

An experienced translator for a Tibetan lama talks about the art of making sense

September 2010 show

September 2010 show

September 2010

The little known history of Buddhist violence, Murder in the high Himalaya, massive mudslides and flooding and how we all think like addicts.

Murder in the high Himalayas

Murder in the high Himalayas

September 2010

When a Chinese border patrol opened fire on a group of Tibetans trying to escape into Nepal, a group of mountaineers captured the killing of a 17-year-old nun on video.

Monks with guns

Monks with guns

September 2010

Christal Smith explores the little-known history of Buddhist violence with Michael Jerryson, author of the book "Buddhist Warfare."

May 2010 show

May 2010 show

May 2010

Why the Dalai Lama matters, art as refuge for Tibetan kids, a musician's Indian sojourn and a wrapup of the news.

Why the Dalai Lama matters

Why the Dalai Lama matters

May 2010

China's best bet for winning global respect is the Dalai Lama himself, says eminent Tibet scholar Robert Thurman.

Bonus: Adi Ignatius reads from his book

Bonus: Adi Ignatius reads from his book

June 2009

Journalist Adi Ignatius, co-editor of the book Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhou Ziyang, reads an excerpt from the book.

Bonus: Adi Ignatius extended interview

Bonus: Adi Ignatius extended interview

June 2009

A more complete version of Christal Smith's interview with Adi Ignatius about the secret journal of a Chinese premier.

June 2009 whole show

June 2009 whole show

June 2009

Climate emergency in Tibet and worldwide, Tiananmen anniversary (no tweets) and the back door to enlightenment.

The back door to enlightenment

The back door to enlightenment

June 2009

Za Rinpoche talks about what enlightenment is and tries to coax us into taking "the back door," rather than the front door, to enlightenment.

March 2009 show

March 2009 show

March 2009

Witness to history: 1959, Pico Iyer discusses what’s on the Dalai Lama’s mind, March '09 news roundup and examining the ‘serf question.’

Pico Iyer: What’s on the Dalai Lama’s mind

Pico Iyer: What’s on the Dalai Lama’s mind

March 2009

Author Pico Iyer, who's known the Dalai Lama for around 30 years, talks about how the Tibetan leader is thinking at this critical historical juncture.

The ‘serf question’

The ‘serf question’

March 2009

We tackle the question: Did China actually liberate Tibetans from the yoke of feudalism, as Beijing claims?