23 Sept 2026

Episode 1:
The Vessel

What Holds Us? And What Are We Holding?

A conversation about vessels, containers, boundaries, and the spaces that hold us. Drawing from permaculture, pottery, Chinese medicine, Daoist and Buddhist thought, and our own experiences, we explore what it means to contain, to be contained, and to leave room for what is not yet known.This episode hosted by Jasmine Oberste and Liza Fox.Listen anywhere you listen to podcasts, or link online here.

NOTES, REFERENCES, LINKS::Please Call Me By My True Names" poem by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) can be found here to read, or follow this link to hear a recording of Thay reading it in his own voice“Drinking a cup of green tea, I stop the war” poem by Zen practitioner Paul Rep from his book 1959 book, Zen Telegrams: 79 Picture PoemsThe Paani Foundation has mobilized thousands of drought-prone villages in Maharashtra, creating hundreds of billions of liters of water storage capacity. This community-led movement has recharged groundwater tables, enabling multiple annual crop cycles and curbing economic migration to cities. International experts now recognize this massive grassroots effort as one of the world's largest watershed restoration initiatives. Learn more about their amazing work here and see their website hereMUSIC & IMAGE CREDITS:Introduction music: Victor Jara's "El Lazo" introduction (played on the guitar by Jasmine), a song that celebrates the dignity of the everyday working class people, the beauty of traditional craft and the resilience of the human spirit. Victor Jara (1932-73) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist.Singing bowl: audio from Best Singing Bowls, an online curator and retailer specializing in antique Himalayan and Tibetan singing bowls.Cover image: teabowl made by Jasmine.