Buddhist Chaplain on Death Row

Craig Haney, who represented Jarvis Masters at his capital trial, is a social psychologist and a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, renown for is work on the front lines of the criminal justice system. Professor Haney explains why, ‘Jarvis’s case continues to ...  Show more

The practice of ‘solitary confinement’ goes by many names, including, disciplinary confinement, security housing, and restricted housing… All are euphemisms to soften the harsh and torturous reality of solitary… Jarvis shares how he was able to survive for 22 years locked away in ...  Show more

How US inmates turned to Buddhism to face execution in 1990s Arkansas, and we look at the history of the death penalty in the US with Prof Vivien Miller. Plus, the truth of a space "strike", the 70s book that predicted global decline in 2020, sequencing the Ebola virus and we ...

Buddhism says, "May all beings practice dying." Why? Because when we transcend the fear of death, we become more alive. This podcasts offers an exercise in dying to become more fully awake and alive. 

After a four year hiatus, Radical Empathy is back. John sits down with The Reverend Dr. Jeff Hood and hears his experiences as a spiritual advisor for inmates on death row. Jeff shares what it's like to witness an execution in the United States, his thoughts on the nature of deat ...  Show more

Oprah speaks with the author of her latest Oprah’s Book Club selection Jarvis Jay Master. Written from prison, his memoir chronicles his tumultuous childhood which was impacted by addiction, poverty, violence and the foster care system. The conversation takes place over the phone ...  Show more