In this episode, I'm reading the entire first chapter of The Overstory (2018) a novel by Richard Powers. In 2019, The Overstory won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Overstory is a book about man's relationship to nature, as seen through the eyes of trees. In this reading, you'll hear the...

Personally, I feel burdened by the daily overproduction of knowledge. My eyes are always bigger than my stomach: I consume countless articles and podcasts, but I can never fully digest it all. Can someone please just tell me what to pay attention to? I really loved this book. 5 stars! All the...

Buddhism has a lot to say about suffering—and there are likely few times we suffer more intensely than when we break up with a romantic partner. It feels like you may never recover sometimes. But Lodro Rinzler has wonderfully good news for those suffering heartbreak: the 2,500-year-old teachings...