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Tricycle Talks

James Shaheen, Sharon Salzberg

Booking Overview

This Buddhist interview show explores meditation, Buddhist philosophy, compassion, impermanence, and socially engaged practice through conversations with authors, scholars, artists, meditation teachers, and social-impact leaders. PR agencies could credibly pitch published Buddhist or mindfulness experts, religion scholars, contemplative practitioners, socially engaged leaders, and authors with substantive work connecting inner practice to culture or social change; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 217

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 18.9k subscribers

Instagram: 98.0k followers

Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

foundation@tricycle.org

editorial@tricycle.org

sam@tricycle.org

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Host

James Shaheen - Editor in chief of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and a host focused on Buddhist teachings, philosophy, and contemporary applications of Buddhist practice.

Sharon Salzberg - Meditation teacher, author, and prominent figure in the development of Insight Meditation and loving-kindness practice in the West.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, religion scholars, Buddhist or meditation teachers, accomplished artists, social-impact leaders, and other established professionals whose work connects Buddhist or contemplative ideas with culture, ethics, personal practice, or social change.
Required Achievements:  
Published books with substantive Buddhist, contemplative, cultural, or social-impact themes, Academic or professional leadership in religion, meditation, urban planning, the arts, or related fields, Recognized artistic, literary, philanthropic, or social-impact accomplishments, Major literary or professional honors

Recent Guest Discussions

Maria Heim - Buddhaghosa, The Brahmaviharas, Love As A Form Of Attention, Morality In Meditation, And Cultivating Universal Love.

Jonathan F. P. Rose - Buddhism, Contemplative Practice, Engaged Action, Social Resilience, And Applying Contemplation To Individual And Planetary Challenges.

Miya Ando - Impermanence, Mono No Aware, Japanese Rain Vocabulary, Buddhist Influence On Art, And Cultivating Wonder Through Attention To Everyday Phenomena.

Oneika Mays - Metta Practice, Mindfulness In Correctional Settings, Internal Freedom, Love, And Maintaining Wholeness Amid Adversity.

Viet Thanh Nguyen - Writing As Resistance, Vietnamese Diasporic Literature, Memory, Colonialism, War, Erasure, Authority, And Political Imagination.

Recent Topics

Religion, Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Compassion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Tricycle Talks
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Embodying the Dharma Through Ethical Living with Marisela B. Gomez

October 21, 2026

Marisela B. Gomez is a dharma teacher, physician-scientist, and public health scholar. She recently cowrote a book with Valerie Brown called Love Is Liberation: Five Contemplations for Daily Ethical Living. Drawing from Thich Nhat Hanh’s five mindfulness trainings, the book presents ethical guidelines aimed to help us transform suffering in ourselves, our communities, and our world, particularly in the context of injustice and oppression. In this episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle’s editor-i...

A Vision of Buddhist Democracy with William Edelglass

October 14, 2026

On October 14, 1956, B. R. Ambedkar, the Dalit activist and chief architect of the Indian constitution, led nearly half a million followers in a mass conversion to Buddhism. The conversion set in motion the development of a religious movement known as Navayana, or New Buddhism, which positioned Buddhism as a fierce rejection of Hindu nationalism and caste politics. In Ambedkar’s reading, Buddhism was uniquely suited to support a revolutionary reconstruction of Indian society grounded in relig...

Nirosta Steel on Buddhist Pop and the Making of ‘MY SKYSCRAPER’

September 30, 2026

Steven Hall, aka Nirosta Steel, has been making ambitious experimental music for more than forty years, though most of it has gone unreleased. This summer, the Indiana label ULYSSA dug through decades of Hall’s archives to put together his first album in years, MY SKYSCRAPER, which quickly rose to critical acclaim. Drawing from his longtime collaboration with Arthur Russell and building on their notion of “Buddhist pop,” the album presents four decades of Hall’s work, spanning folk, disco, an...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Tricycle Talks?

Tricycle Talks is hosted by James Shaheen and Sharon Salzberg. Its publicly listed emails are foundation@tricycle.org, editorial@tricycle.org, and sam@tricycle.org. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Tricycle Talks?

The publicly listed emails for Tricycle Talks: foundation@tricycle.org, editorial@tricycle.org, and sam@tricycle.org.

How many listeners does Tricycle Talks have?

Podseeker estimates Tricycle Talks reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Tricycle Talks?

Tricycle Talks typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Published authors, religion scholars, Buddhist or meditation teachers, accomplished artists, social-impact leaders, and other established professionals whose work connects Buddhist or contemplative ideas with culture, ethics, personal practice, or social change. Common among recent guests: Published books with substantive Buddhist, contemplative, cultural, or social-impact themes; Academic or professional leadership in religion, meditation, urban planning, the arts, or related fields; Recognized artistic, literary, philanthropic, or social-impact accomplishments. Recent guests include Maria Heim, Jonathan F. P. Rose, and Miya Ando.

How hard is it to get booked on Tricycle Talks?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Tricycle Talks cover?

Recent episodes cover Religion, Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Compassion. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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