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  • What if Buddhists Ran the World?

    August 28, 2025

    What if Buddhists Ran the World? A conversation between Stephen Batchelor and Bing Song, director of the Berggruen Institute in Beijing, recorded in Venice in November 2024. You can watch this hour long programme HERE.

  • Buddha, Socrates, and Us

    Buddha, Socrates, and Us
    January 14, 2025

    In this nine-minute recording, Stephen discusses his latest book, explaining why he turned to Socrates and the Greeks after a lifetime studying Buddhism:

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