Alan Jones talks to Professor Robert Thurman about his friendship with the Dalai Lama and the upcoming visit to Sydney of the Buddhist Leader on 2GB radio, Sydney Australia.

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NPR Morning Edition, May 27, 2008 · Co-host Renee Montagne talks to Robert Thurman, professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia University, about the 22-year-old Karmapa, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism. Some think the young lama will succeed the Dalai Lama as the next spokesman for Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet.

Rebecca Novick, executive producer of The Tibet Connection caught up with Robert Thurman in New Delhi recently and asked a few questions. Here’s an audio recording of their conversation.

A short version addressing “Why should we care about Tibet?” is also featured as an “audio postcard” at the end of the April 27, 2008 episode of The Tibet Connection radio show and podcast.