Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg

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Booking Overview

This show features Sharon Salzberg applying Buddhist teachings on lovingkindness and self-discovery to everyday life—and increasingly to social engagement and community action. It’s a strong platform for thought leaders in mindfulness, compassion, equity, and contemplative practice who can translate spiritual ideas into practical, mainstream impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 290

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 7.4k subscribers

Instagram: 171.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Sharon Salzberg - Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer and world-renowned teacher and New York Times bestselling author. Over 45 years, she helped bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream Ame...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Public-facing teachers, authors, leaders, activists, and contemplative-practice innovators who can connect mindfulness/compassion with practical outcomes in education, business/leadership, law, healthcare, and/or social justice. Often include credentials such as book authorship (NYT/bestsellers or major publishers), founding leadership roles in major organizations, and/or credible professional training (law, education, coaching, meditation instruction).
Required Achievements:  
Published books with mainstream recognition, Founder/co-founder of organizations tied to contemplative practice or social impact, High-profile media appearances (e.g., TED/major outlets), Scaled training programs or measurable organizational impact

Recent Guest Discussions

Mirabai Bush - Engaged Compassion In The Modern World; Writing A Memoir; Activism And Sustaining Engagement; Loving Awareness/attachment; Hope, Communities, And Meaningful Action

Jerry Colonna - Radical Self-inquiry; Leadership And Non-violence To Self/community/planet; Deconditioning Control Mindsets; How To Lead A Fuller Life

Parker J. Palmer - Responsibility And How We Respond To Suffering; Leadership And Fear; Reversing Othering; Revamping Institutions; Community Involvement

Anu Gupta - Cultivating Goodwill; Bearing Witness To Suffering; Working With Anger And Delusion; Compassion Near/far And Activism; Boundaries Around Media; Equanimity In Practice

Recent Topics

Mindfulness, Meditation, Compassion, Spirituality, Buddhism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg
:

Ep. 288 – Engaged Compassion: Reggie Hubbard

June 09, 2026

The Buddha taught a path of awakened living, but how does that manifest in today’s world of constant connectivity and widespread suffering?How do we keep our hearts open without being defined or hardened by the pain that surrounds us, whether personal, collective, or historical? How do we navigate the paradox of holding both pain and joy without mistaking suffering for punishment or personal failure? Can we infuse our compassion with wisdom and perspective to find the agency to take meaningfu...

Ep. 287 – Engaged Compassion: Mirabai Bush

May 26, 2026

The Buddha taught a path of awakened living, but how does that manifest in today’s world of constant connectivity and widespread suffering? How do we keep our hearts open without being defined or hardened by the pain that surrounds us, whether personal, collective, or historical? How do we navigate the paradox of holding both pain and joy, without mistaking suffering for punishment or personal failure? Can we infuse our compassion with wisdom and perspective to find the agency to take me...

Ep. 286 – Engaged Compassion: Parker J. Palmer & Jerry Colonna

May 14, 2026

The Buddha taught a path of awakened living, but how does that manifest in today’s world of constant connectivity and widespread suffering? How do we keep our hearts open without being defined or hardened by the pain that surrounds us, whether personal, collective, or historical? How do we navigate the paradox of holding both pain and joy, without mistaking suffering for punishment or personal failure? Can we infuse our compassion with wisdom and perspective to find the agency to take me...

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