Best Matthew Soto Podcasts (2025)

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Audio Dharma Talk: Rev. Grace Song (7/12/2025) 24:19

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Recorded on July 12, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. Please note: The first 50 seconds of the dharma talk is not audible due to technical issue. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosit…

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Audio Dharma Talk: Sarah Dōjin Emerson & Charlie Korin Pokorny (6/28/2025) 24:13

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Recorded on June 28, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Audio Dharma Talk: Sarah Dōjin Emerson (06/21/2025) 44:53

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Recorded on June 21, 2025 during the One Day Sit at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Transformative Practice: What Will We Become?: Audio Dharma Talk by Charlie Korin Pokorny (06/07/2025) 34:29

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Recorded on June 7, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple, Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Book IV - Chapter VI - Chaz Costello of Choir Boy and Sculpture Club 1:18:14

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Tonight has been a long time coming. I've admired Chaz's art for years.Tonight, we peel back the myriad layers of the onion that is Chaz, and find the sweet center within. https://fossilarmsnoise.bandcamp.com https://babyghosts.bandcamp.com https://jawwzz.bandcamp.com https://humanleatherr.bandcamp.com https://choirboy.bandcamp.com https://sculptur…

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Rev. Chelsea MacMillan and Matthew Menzies: Sacred Activism and Environmental Justice (05/31/2025) 42:20

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A Dharma Conversation about sacred activism and environmental justice as a Bodhisattva practice with Rev. Chelsea MacMillan and Matthew Menzies Chelsea MacMillan is an interspiritual minister, the Senior Organizer at GreenFaith, and founder of Brooklyn Center for Sacred Activism. Between 2019-2021, she led direct actions and facilitated regenerativ…

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Audio Dharma Talk: Shingetsu Laura O’Loughlin (04/27/2025) 39:24

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Recorded on April 27, 2025 at Millerton Zendo, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Book IV - Chapter V - Paul Fig (Engineer/Mixing/Producer/Artist) 1:46:13

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Paul Figueroa, known professionally as Paul Fig, is the product of a literal lifetime in music. As a child, Paul grew up running around in his father's Jazz Club. In 1994 he joined his friend Casey Chaos in the Ross Robinson/ I AM Recordings artists AMEN, a lethal hybrid of Punk/Hardcore/Metal/Nu-Metal. In 2001 Paul joined the psyched out Punks in …

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Willie Mukei Smith: Audio Dharma Talk (05/10/2025) 21:05

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Recorded on May 10, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple, NY. Guest Speaker, Willie Mukei Smith gave a powerful talk on based on the Bearing Witness to Racism Retreats in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, asking what kind of people of "the way" are we going to be? We are honored to share a recording of his talk on our podcast Willie Mukei Smith is a Senior S…

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Falling to the ground/ getting up from the ground: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (05/03/2025) 44:21

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Recorded on May 3, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The ground that we’re on, all the time, is one that has wounds in it. There are bodies in it, there are stories in it, there are injuries in it, wherever we’re moving. The ground of our sangha has wounds in it. We’re going along, we think we’re fine, and then we trip, and there’s a g…

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Book IV - Chapter IV - Nicole Colbath of Shadow Age 1:21:37

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Nicole Colbath (formerly of Soft Kill, currently a member of Shadow Age, Oubliette, Cercle Social Records, Traffic & Laundry on Substack, Club D.J., Runway Model, Influencer and really real baddie) pops by for some laughs, some hot takes on culture and music, fashion and politics, life after having been in an iconic underground entity, finding joy …

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Book IV - Chapter III - Aaron Tyree of Shadow Age 1:42:47

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Tonight, under threat of tornados and flood warnings, I present part I of a II part interview cycle with Shadow Age. This installment focuses on Aaron, the vocalist, guitarist, and principle songwriter of the group. Tonight we discuss the new single, "Hooky", the forthcoming new album, the recent inclusion of Nicole Colbath (Cercle Social Records, …

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Fernando Pessoa’s Green Fields: Audio Dharma Talk by Ian Kidō Case (04/06/2025) 29:32

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"Fields are greener in their description than they are in their actual greenness." - Fernando Pessoa "Yes, we want to clarify the stories that are keeping us separate and maybe causing harm for ourselves and others. That doesn't mean that we don't need stories that support community that keep us in touch with ancestors that help us make meaning of …

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Book IV - Chapter II - Matthew J. Gleason 1:58:40

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Weird/Transgressive fiction author Matthew J Gleason joins us for a discussion regarding the impetus of his work, the act of creation, and the moments that surround a life dedicated to story. Matthew's printed works can be found on Amazon.com. Cannibal Sluts 4 is available for preorder, and Eat Cat Food will be available this coming July. https://w…

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We don’t want to turn away now: by Shingetsu Laura O’Loughlin (03/16/2025) 46:15

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Selected quotes: "Meditation is not about taming anything. It's about trusting. Trusting our bodies, trusting our breaths, trusting our minds, just trusting everything. And that releases tension. And when we do that we create the conditions to be able to see, or have the dharma reveal itself in the sitting." "Tension is karma in the form of the bod…

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Mindfulness, Patience, and the Fierce Beauty of Small Things: Audio Dharma Talk by Ian Kidō Case (03/02/2025) 33:21

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The intersection of mindfulness and the Bodhisattva practice of patience, as a physical, somatic practice. Recorded at Millerton Zendo in Millerton NY on March 2, 2025. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your …

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Zen Teachers, Power, Projection and Awakening: Audio Dharma Talk by Charlie Korin Pokorny (04/19/2025) 39:00

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Recorded on April 19, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple, Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Book IV - Chapter I - Kenneth Aaron Elkin 2:10:59

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We, the collective at 3:33 AM Productions, welcome you back to our flagship Podcast. It has been a wild and tumultuous few months, and we would like to humbly thank you all for your patience. This week we have Kenny Elkin of Cult Lecture/Vali S.C. He is not here pushing a new record (though he has one on the horizon with some incredible people), he…

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Audio Dharma Talk: Sarah Dōjin Emerson (04/26/2025) 33:14

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Recorded on April 26, 2025 during the Three Day Sesshin at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Introduction to Jizo Bodhisattva: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (04/05/2025) 29:55

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Recorded on April 5, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Audio Dharma Talk: Sarah Dōjin Emerson & Charlie Korin Pokorny (3/29/2025) 26:08

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Recorded on March 29, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Everyone Is a Light: Audio Dharma Talk with Charlie Korin Pokorny (03/22/2025) 38:52

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Recorded on March 22, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple, Brooklyn, NY. "What is the ground of my life?What am I really here for?What is the ground of our life together with all beings?How do I care for this ground?" The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklyn…

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Life, Death and Choosing: Audio Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson (03/08/2025) 41:36

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Recorded on March 8, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. "Can we picture it? 100 years from now, 200 years from now (...) that 'operational worldview of interdependent thriving[1]' becomes the norm...becomes the ground that everybody stands on. AND—I would say—that to get there, we have to include impermanence and not be afraid of it...a…

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Rev. James Lynch: Audio Dharma Talk (03/01/2025) 24:01

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Recorded on March 1, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple, NY. "If we say there's a right, there must be a wrong? But if we say harmonious perspective, we can embody the middle path and we don't have to make others wrong. We have to figure out how we can be harmonious with other people that we interact with. It's a radically different approach. It's non-a…

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Self, Not Knowing, Accountability: Dharma Talk with Charlie Korin Pokorny (02/22/2025) 39:03

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Recorded on February 22, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple, Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Audio Dharma Talk: with Shingetsu Laura O’Loughlin (02/23/2025) 39:03

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Recorded on February 23, 2025 at Millerton Zendo, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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When things suck/ Refuge in Sangha: Sarah Dōjin Emerson (02/15/2025) 43:10

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Recorded on February 15, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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The Path of Love: Audio Dharma Talk with Kenshin Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (02/08/2025) 25:52

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Recorded on February 8, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. "The whole point of Buddhist practice is so we can help people. That’s the whole point. We clean up our mess a little bit, open up our heart, and then we can extend our hand out into the world that is utterly insane. And we can go into the world without needing to dominate becau…

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Reverend Doyeon Park: Audio Dharma Talk with (02/01/2025) 37:43

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We had the honor of hosting Won Buddhist Minister, Rev. Doyeon Park, for our Saturday Morning Program. Her dharma talk explored what happens when we open ourselves up to our awareness of karma and causality.Recorded on February 1, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donat…

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Zen death poems, and the skillful integration of impermanence in our lives: Audio Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson and Charlie Korin Pokorny (01/25/2025) 29:05

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Recorded on January 25, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. "Reckoning with the fact that our time to be in an embodied form is limited is aA practice that helps us with what matters, what we feel responsible to, what we want to do with the limited time we have. even though it is uncomfortable…and how we care for ourselves around death."…

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Power & Practice: Audio Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson (01/04/2025) 58:54

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Recorded on January 4, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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No Gaining Idea: Audio Dharma Talk by Charlie Korin Pokorny (1/18/2025) 40:30

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Recorded on January 18, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. "The meaning of life is not something I can get, think, attain, gain, own or grasp. And until I'm totally here, in this moment, there is something really deep and important that I'm not really appreciating about being alive." The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made po…

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Zen Agency: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson & Charlie Korin Pokorny (1/11/2025) 14:41

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Recorded on January 11, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Audio Dharma Talk: With Jefre Cantu (12/1/2024) 31:27

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Recorded on December 1, 2024 at Millerton Zendo in Millerton, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Audio Dharma Talk: with Charlie Korin Pokorny (11/23/2024) 46:41

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Recorded on November 23, 2024 at Ancestral Heart Temple in Millerton, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Practice, healing and accountability: Rohatsu Sesshin Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson (12/07/2024) 43:22

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Recorded on December 7, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Rohatsu Sesshin Dharma Talk: with Laura Shingetsu O’Loughlin (12/06/2024) 38:27

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Recorded on December 6, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Audio Dharma Talk: with Laura Shingetsu O’Loughlin (11/23/2024) 41:17

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Recorded on November 23, 2024 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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Book III - Chapter XXX - Friday, Black Friday With Now After Nothing's Matt Spatial 1:24:07

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Today, while you attempt to ignore the overdraft fees and oncoming credit statements from another Black Friday of big ticket purchases and wine hangovers, I present the solace via my conversation with Matt from Now After Nothing. The new E.P. "Artificial Ambivalence" (available on streaming and physical media, including vinyl) is now available at h…

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To turn, together: Audio Dharma Talk with Jefre Cantu (11/17/2024) 33:24

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Recorded on November 17, 2024 at Millerton Zendo. Our practice is to turn around and welcome what hurts, and when we do that, that’s healing—wholeness and healing. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your gener…

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Snow Game In Cleveland, Raptors Beat TImberwolves, Ovechkin Injury Update and More with Steve Simmons 33:23

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Bob and Steve end the week discussing the snow game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers and reminisce on old snow games. Toronto Raptors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105 in Scottie Barnes return to action. Alexander Ovechkin will miss 4-6 weeks with a leg injury. Lastly will Jordan Romano be non-tendered today. 1:05 Brow…

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Maple Leafs Steamroll the Golden Kinghts, Is It Time For Automated Strike Zone in Baseball, Raptors Getting Scottie Barnes Back with Steve Simmons 42:17

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Bob and Steve begin the episode recapping the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, despite all the injuries. They then discuss if it is time for the MLB to add the automated strike zone. Lastly, Bob and Steve talk about the Raptors season up to date. 0:47 Leafs Talk 19:37 Automated Strike Zone 32:21 Raptors Talk…

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Canada Advances to CONCACAF Final Four, Matthews Visits Doctor in Germany, Nadal Retires with Steve Simmons 33:33

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Bob and Steve jump through a variety of sports today, starting with Canadian Soccer after their 3-0 victory over Suriname. They then discuss Marner playing centre with Matthews injury concern after his visit to Germany. Then they talk about the legacy of Rafael Nadal. 0:29 Canadian Soccer 5:00 Leafs talk 14:40 Nadal Retirement 22:40 Jim Montgomery …

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What are we harvesting?: Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (11/16/2024) 45:34

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Recorded on November 16, 2024 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!By Brooklyn Zen Center

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What Will Mitch Marner's Next Contract Look Like? Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson talk, Juan Soto's Free Agency with Steve Simmons 43:23

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Bob and Steve debate on when Mitch Marner will sign his new contract and how much it will be for. They break down Marner's play and importance to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Then they discuss the money made from the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson boxing match. To wrap the show up they talk about the latest in the Juan Soto sweepstakes. 1:27 Mitch Marner Con…

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Grandmotherly Mind: A Reading with Farnoosh Fathi, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, and Ryan Lee Wong (11/6/2024) 1:12:50

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Recorded on November 6, 2024 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. A reading to launch two new poetry books by BZC friends and acclaimed poets: Granny Cloud by Farnoosh Fathi and Through a Window by Zoketsu Norman Fischer. BZC Administrative Director Ryan Lee Wong reads from his novel, Which Side Are You On?, and the three discuss Zen, poetics,…

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Argos Grey Cup Champions, Bills Hand Chiefs First Loss, Ryan Reaves Five Game Suspension with Steve Simmons 32:10

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Bob and Steve begin the week talking about the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts after their 41-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. They transition from the CFL to the NFL discussing the matchup of the weekend between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, before highlighting other contenders. They end the podcast analyzing Ryan Reaves …

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Grey Cup Preview With Richard Deitsch and Steve Simmons 41:02

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A special Grey Cup preview episode with two of the best in the buisness Richard Deitsch and Steve Simmons. From Grey Cup parties to the two teams the boys cover everything you need to know ahead of Grey Cup weekend. 0:42 Zach Collaros 19:00 Difference Between Grey Cup and Super Bowl Weekend 23:07 Nick Arbuckle 36:09 Predictions and More…

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Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson, Should the Leafs Trade Mitch Marner, What is Going On in Pittsburgh with Richard Deitsch 34:05

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Bob and Richard begin Thursday's episode discussing the major boxing event this weekend between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson and the difference between current boxing and boxing of the past. They then transition to hockey and what to make of the struggling Penguins. Later they move to the Maple Leafs after their 4-3 comeback overtime win over the Washi…

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A Golden Age In Winnipeg, Toronto Raptors Lack Defence and Toronto Maple Leafs Lack Offence With Richard Deitsch 34:08

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Bob and Richard begin the episode talking about the major success of the Winnipeg Jets and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Later on they talk about the two Toronto teams in action last night, the Raptors with the worst record in the NBA and the Maple Leafs who got shutout by the Ottawa Senators. To finsih off the show they discuss the roof situation at …