Cuke Audio Podcast

With Guest Laura Burges

Laura Burges is a lay entrusted Zen teacher and author of Buddhist Stories for Kids which we'll be discussing among other things.

With Guest Kelsang Tsogtor (Van Vorheis)

Kelsang Tsogtor whom many would remember as Van Vorheis, was a Shunryu Suzuki student and now in Oaxaca is a priest in the Kadampa tradition. See kadampa.org. 

With Guest Brit Pyland

Brit Pyland came to the SF Zen Center in the mid sixties. Here's what led him there and what's been up with him since. 

In Memorium Layla Bockhorst

Reading about and commenting on Shunryu Suzuki student, Zen teacher, and friend Layla who died this November 3, 2022. 

With Guests Michael and Barbara Wenger

Michael Wenger founded Dragons Leap, a Zen group in San Francisco, after many years with the SF Zen Center.  Barbara Wenger also was with the Zen Center for many years and is the founder of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group.

With Guest Annette Lorenzo

Annette Lorenzo has practiced at the San Francisco Zen Center and currently is involved with various projects on social media such as her Soto Zen Warrior on Instagram and Accidental Buddhist on Facebook.

With Guest Paul Shippee

Paul Shippee was one of our first guest podcasts. He's an old Suzuki and Trungpa student. In this podcast he talks about his workshops in NVC, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhism. To learn more about it go to paulshippee.com and then to the Workshops dropdown and choose Buddhism/NVC then Info. 

With Guest Berry Crawford again

Berry Crawford is an ordained Zen practitioner/teacher with Clear Mind Zen and also practices with Valley Streams Zen Sangha in Sacramento, California. He does video podcasts, one with yours truly, that one can find at simplicityzen.com.. This week we  delve into the substance of his other two websites: sierrafoothills.com and mainly sienceofzen.org

With Guest Berry Crawford

Berry Crawford is an ordained Zen practitioner/teacher with Clear Mind Zen and also practices with Valley Streams Zen Sangha in Sacramento, California. He does video podcasts, one with yours truly, that one can find at simplicityzen.com.

With Guest Lawrence Shainberg

Lawrence Shainberg is the author of Ambivalent Zen and the Recent Four Men Shaking: Searching For Sanity with Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and My Perfect Zen Teacher and other books you can see at lawrenceshainberg.com.