Cuke Audio Podcast

Life in Bali - the Revenge of the Pig

Going with a copasetic Balinese family to Besakih, the mother temple, and other news.

With Guest Elaine Maisner

Elaine Maisner was a study at the San Francisco Zen Center who retired last year from  35 years in the world of university publishing, the last 28 being at the University of North Carolina Press. 

With Guest David Cohen

David Cohen is the brother of the late great Zen teacher Darleen Cohen. David was around the SFZC a lot in the past -doing electrical and mechanical work. He's  been Cuke Archives tech support at times.  He's been a fly on the wall at times and at others, a fly in the soup. So let's hear what he has to say.

with Guest Frank Simmons

Frank Simmons is an old friend of mine, DC, who came out to  California to visit me and got the Zen bug. He has been taking care  of  a meditation center in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico  for over twenty years. Check it out at meditationsma.org and their Facebook page you can find by writing  "Meditation Center of San Miguel."

With Guest Narcissus Robert Quagliata

Narcissus Quagliata was a student of Shunryu Suzuki and an artist who has had an impressive career with stained glass. See him on cuke.com and at narcissusquaglita.com. Also check his books out at Amazon.com. 

With Guest Joe Cohen again

Joe Cohen is a musician and audiophile and spiritual seeker who first heard Shunryu Suzuki speak in 1967. He's got a high end audio store in Novato, CA, and his business is  The Lotus Group USA. - https://www.lotusgroupusa.com/

WithGuest Joe Cohen

Joe Cohen is a fine musician and audiophile - see Lotus Group USA. He came to the SF Zen Center during the Shunryu Suzuki era.

With Guest Jerry Bolick

Jerry Bolick is a practitioner of Jodo Shin Buddhism and a poet.  You can find his poetry at  jerrybolick.blogspot.com - Meditations in the Slow Lane

With Guest Alan Block

Alan Block practiced Zen at the San Francisco Zen Center and now has a Zen group with no internet presence. One may contact him at alanblock510@email.com.

With Guest Hoka Chris Fortin

Chris Fortin is the founding teacher of Dharma Heart Zen (dharmaheartzen.com) and a co-founder of Veteran’s Path (veteranspath.org).