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Presented by the Mountain Rain Zen Community based in Vancouver, BC. Featuring talks by our guiding teachers Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, and other guest speakers. To learn more about our community, explore our extensive teaching archive, and offer your support, visit http://mountainrainzen.org.
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CBC Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn’s love letter/Dear John letter to the city he once adored. Sold lays bare the anguish and the impact of the housing crisis as it threatens to rip the city apart. Stephen explores the role foreign investment plays in all of this and whether we have a hope of solving it. Relationship Status: It’s complicated.
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Welcome to Beneath Vancouver Radio! My name is Aaron and in this podcast I have open and authentic conversations with creatives, entrepreneurs and business owners within the Vancouver area. My goal with this podcast is to hopefully inspire the future generation of our community and spark the passion that we all have inside of us. I hope you enjoy!
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The Shift Show

ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling

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We’re on a mission to make the world of psychology approachable, easy to understand, and (*gasp*) enjoyable. Join us every other Thursday as we use psychological insight to unravel the craziness of life; from porn addiction to toxic parenting, and everything in between. And don’t worry, we’ll leave out the psychobabble.
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Wise Money Moves

Tracy Theemes & Kamal Basra

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Kamal Basra and Tracy Theemes, financial dynamos behind their successful advisory firm in Vancouver, BC (SophiaFinancial.ca). How did they combine their social agenda of promoting economic equality with the pressures and responsibilities of investment management? How do they succeed in this crazy world of media hype and the ever unpredictable capital markets? Join these two wild women as they let you inside their inspiring, empowering world of finance. Listen closely as they share their hard ...
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Join leading sexual health expert Maureen McGrath every Sunday night for the Sunday Night Health Show, a live listener call-in radio program that educates listeners about sexual health, overall health, relationships and quality of life. LISTEN LIVE ACROSS CANADA: 8pmPT-10pmPT on 980 CKNW in Vancouver, 9pmMT-11pmMT on 770 CHQR & QR Calgary 107FM in Calgary, and 10pmCT-12amCT on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg.
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CiTR -- Sexy In Van City

CiTR & Discorder Magazine

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Sexy in Vancity focuses on all things that are sexy in Vancity. Shows focus on relational and sexual health with one's self, partners, and current events in the city. Every Wednesday at 10pm for your listening pleasure.
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UX Untamed Podcast

Julieth Fajardo (she/her)

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UX Untamed podcast is a space dedicated to new folks coming into the field of tech as UX Designers. The main idea is to share the different journeys, points of view and stories of other designers already in the field. My name is Julieth Fajardo, I'm a Colombian, queer woman living in Vancouver for the past 13 years. After 10 years working in retail management, I took the decision of changing fields and careers into UX design. Now I work as a UX Designer in the public sector, I do mentorships ...
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HUNKS

The Sonar Network

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The HUNKS Podcast is a biweekly aural journey through the minds of four very funny friends. HUNKS are Tim Gray, Dana Smith, Matt Nightingale and Rory Fallis. Together they talk, joke and play ‘Two Truths and a Lie” with a VERY cool guest every episode.
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Stories, awakening, possibility, social impact. These podcasts are about the extraordinary teachers and luminaries that present at Hollyhock, Canada's Lifelong Learning Center. These talks bring a little piece of Hollyhock magic to you – wherever you are listening.
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Dai-i Flo Rublee gives the final talk in our dharma seminar on Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Sue Moon’s book : What is Zen? How do the teachings of Buddhism help us understand that connection, compassion, and love are all there is? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our …
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How does zen practice lead to the whole body smiling with all it is? Hofu Louise Day shares some of her life experiences - from sitting with Suzuki Roshi when still in highschool, to finding inner peace again after intense loss and grief. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations…
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We're not done celebration the 20th anniversary of Bionix yet! This time we're looking at the show that effectively marked the end of the block that we loved: Death Note! And we're not only looking at Death Note in the context of YTV, but also for the franchise's many connections to the city of Vancouver largely due to the amazing English dubbing w…
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Jikai Vicki Turay explores how, though much of practice appears to be solitary, zen is primarily based in relationships. "Formal Zen practice: that of meditation, teachings, rituals serve as a training ground. Those activities support and encourage the actual practice - which happens all the time, in your own life, in your every encounter with othe…
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We've got a special episode for all of you this week. The CCLN Team is working hard on a special project that will be officially announced with the October 7th episode on the podcast, but we didn't want to leave you high and dry this week. In 2022, we had Keith Taylor speak to a group of Pastors as part of our first cohort based program, The Church…
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Shinmon Michael Newton suggests that continuous practice is not a burden - it is simply the ever deepening expression of ones life. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at…
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Jakushin Todd Slobogean continues our dharma seminar on What is Zen? by sharing personal reflections on the question of how a person changes after many years of practice. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings,…
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Myoshin Kate McCandless offers a meditation on fire and explores how the elements give and destroy life even though they have no separate self nature. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider sup…
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Unmon Jacob Butula's talk offers a clear perspective on chapter 9 of Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Sue Moon's book What is Zen? If our tradition is primarily about integrating the dharma into everyday life, with no steps and stages, why is zen so full of complicated rituals and hierarchies? _____________________________________________________________…
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The work of renewal in a church is slow, costly, and long-term. It requires pastors who consistently say, “I can’t do this alone,” and who return to the feet of Jesus, the One making all things new. This week, Father James Mallon, Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in beautiful Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, joins us on the podcast to share his heart …
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Since I'm pretty much obligated to do something in observance of the 20th anniversary of YTV's Bionix block, Sammy and I are talking about its one debut anime we haven't touched on: Witch Hunter Robin! While it's not a super interesting show on its own, it did offer a lot to chew on as part of a well-curated programming block. We also have what I b…
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In this talk, Mysohin Kate McCandless suggests that the more we attend to our relationships with the elements, the better we can care for the beings and ecosystems with which our lives interdepend. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you fin…
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Nin-En Susan Elbe continues our dharma seminar on Sue Moon and Zoketsu Norman Fischer's book, What is Zen?, offering the insight that zen art can open us to an ineffable truth that goes beyond words. Can art be an expression of spirit? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations fr…
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Shinmon Michael Newton explores how we might wholeheartedly engage the Way when cooking, cleaning, tending the sick and elderly, caring for a pet - asking if we can bring a joyful sense of service to our labour. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide communi…
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Kakuko Kaye Simard explores Sue Moon and Zoketsu Norman Fischer's understanding of the promises and fruits of awakening. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainra…
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Myoshin Kate McCandless offers various practices which can help us maintain and care for our sangha relationships. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.…
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What do ritual and tradition evoke? How do the precepts help us commit to compassionate action? Can we understand religion as daily life? Myosen River offers the third talk in our dharma seminar on the book What Is Zen: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind by Norman Fischer and Susan Moon. _____________________________________________________________ T…
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As pastors we want to run the race well and finish more in love with Jesus and with His church than when we started. Pastors that have been both fruitful and faithful set a beautiful example for what longevity in ministry can look like. This week, Dan Cochrane, Pastor of CrossRoads Church in Red Deer, Alberta, joins us on the podcast to share insig…
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In this ZED Talk (Zen Engaged Dharma), Roshin Carmen Mills illuminates how volunteer work – "selfless service" – serves the self, while also serving the greater whole and cultivating a deeply held sense of inherent value and connection. All the while, taking a sly poke at consumer capitalism. ________________________________________________________…
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Myoshin Kate McCandless offers insight into how forms and rituals such as bowing and chanting bring us into our bodies and nurture community. Week two of our dharma seminar on the book What Is Zen: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind by Norman Fischer and Susan Moon. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made po…
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Shinmon Michael Newton offers insights into why Dogen venerated Avalokiteshvara, and how an act of true compassion, karuna, is an act of wisdom. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supportin…
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Shinmon Michael Newton presents the first in a series of seminars based on the lively Q&A book What Is Zen: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind by Norman Fischer and Susan Moon. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachi…
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What does community look like when it’s rooted in love and grounded in the realities of life? How do we grab hold of a vision for biblical unity within our congregations and learn to live in the tensions that come with knowing and loving others well? This week, Rich Villodas, author of The Deeply Formed Life and Pastor of New Life Fellowship, joins…
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Myoshin Kate McCandless describes how the eight-fold path and the eight awakenings support us in knowing how much is enough, even as we are steeped in a culture of hyper-materialism. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in thes…
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Nin-en Susan Elbe offers the final talk in our ten week dharma seminar on Kosho Uchiyama Roshi's book: Opening the Hand of Thought. We each live in the world as an individual self operating within the realm of desires, aversions, categorization and separation. In this chapter, Uchiyama Roshi explores how practicing goal-less zazen can bring us to m…
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Shinmon Michael Newton shares teachings about mantra and suggests the Heart Sutra is chanted the better to drink it in, helping gather body and mind in times of distress, loss, and confusion. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find valu…
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Mysohin Kate McCandless discusses how to practice with hindrances. When we free ourselves from fear, that gift extends out through the world in ways that we may never know. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teaching…
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Myoshin Kate McCandless asks if we can enter mountain time and invites us to explore the notion that we might all be wind-bells in the dharma wind, manifesting the particular song of our lives. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find va…
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Myoshin Kate McCandless describes the senses as dharma gates, through which we interact with our environment. The Heart Sutra suggests that this body - this life - is the medium, the gift we are given to help us fully awaken to the true nature of our being. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible …
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Shinmon Michael Newton gives an insightful overview of dependent origination - how everything affects everything. You and I are all part of a great dance, and are woven in to the process of causal relationships. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide communi…
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Shinmon Michael Newton begins to examine in what way the Heart Sutra provokes, evokes, and points a finger at the boundless nature of our lives. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supportin…
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Shinmon Michael Newton affirms the culture of mutual support and interdependence which makes sesshin a safe place for practicing being open to our non-separateness. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, pleas…
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The church growth movement of the 20th-century has left a lasting impact on our perception of the Church today. What can we learn from its successes and shortcomings, and how can we move forward in the context of our post-everything society? This week, Daniel Im from Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton joins us on the podcast for a second time Danie…
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