A Christian and a Buddhist Walk in to a Bar

07/09/2026

Today we ramble a bit about one of our favorite instances of Government counting things. The Census! Who counts? what does it matter? why would one want to declare to the Government they belong to a particular religion?

24/08/2026

Today Tai-Sen if off trekking in the wilderness, so cant get an episode out. So we thought its a good chance to go back to an episode about about the Spiritual but not religious type, who find God in the sunset on long walks all the time! What would you do, if someone told you they found God in a Su...

10/08/2026

Last week we heard about what Da Pope thinks about AI and humanity. Today, what do Buddhists think? Tai-Sen and Jacob talk about the Buddhist take on AI, humanity, and all things in between.

26/07/2026

Our good friend 'Da Pope' Leo XIV has released an encyclical. Its on humans and humanity, but also AI, and also capitalism? We dig deep in to the paper, and ask about all things to do with Magnifica Humanitas, Including... does the Pope think that AI evil and going to destroy us? (hint* no). https:/...

25/07/2026

We have a big double header coming up on the recent Papal encyclical on AI and humanity. We think this is one you won't want to miss, so make sure you're subscribed and send the pod to a friend :)

20/07/2026

We were thinking and talking about prayer at the world cup this week. Turns out, so was Max Jeganathan!

"Spanish football manager Luis de la Fuente has publicly stated that his prayers are not for on-field results but are a 'habit of constant gratitude.'"

Do you think prayer in sport matters? Why?

We might have just witnessed the most prayerful World Cup in history.

Players praying individually. Whole teams praying before and after games. Argentina's kit manager setting up a prayer altar in the dressing room. Spain's coach praying every single day.

The easy assumption is that they were all praying to win. But look closer and that doesn't hold up.

The Democratic Republic of Congo knelt to pray as a team after losing to England. German players prayed with their opponents, win or lose.

So what's actually going on? Read the 5-min article by Max Jeganathan 👇

Image Credit: Marcel ter Bals/MTB-Photo/Alamy Live News

13/07/2026

Its Men's World Cup finals time! And have you noticed the players praying? We look in to the various ways the sports people pray, and if (and how) this might improve their game. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-13575702 / https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6862688/2025/12/05/noni-madueke-arsenal-chri...

29/06/2026

What makes you flourish? Not just healthy, wealthy and wise; but truly flourish? Today we look in to some surprising results from a recent study, and open up some questions about how religious practice may help with our flourishing as individuals and society. https://www.abc.net.au/religion/harvard-...

15/06/2026

Why do we need religion? What does it do for our lives? what is it for? We launch off from some of our previous questions to ramble about what we think a religion is for, and go off on all the usual tangents.

30/05/2026

Do you want to go to Amitaba's pure land? What even is this magical place and how do i get there?! Today we dive in to one of the most popular versions of buddhism in east asia, and try to find out what it's all about. https://tricycle.org/buddhism-pure-land/