Tibet Talks

Tibet Talks


Latest Episodes

A Reading and Conversation with Author Tsering Yangzom Lama
September 02, 2022

Tsering Yangzom Lamas debut novel, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies, has become an international bestseller and been longlisted for the Center for Fictions First Novel Prize.

Resolving the Tibet-China Conflict
July 28, 2022

Chinas government has illegally occupied Tibet for over 60 years. It has refused to negotiate with Tibetan leaders for more than a decade. But a new bill in Congress will pressure Chinas officials t

“Fractured Himalaya” with Ambassador Nirupama Rao
May 27, 2022

For ages, Indians saw the Himalayas as a wall that protected them. But when Chinas Communist army invaded Tibet over 70 years ago, an Indian diplomat said, The Chinese have entered Tibet. The Himala

When the Iron Bird Flies
April 15, 2022

When the Iron Bird Flies: Chinas Secret War in Tibet is the second book about Tibet from independent scholar and writer Jianglin Li. In it, Jianglin takes a comprehensive look at six crucial years

Mission: Joy
March 28, 2022

On Dec. 26, the world lost Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an iconic leader of South Africas anti-apartheid movement and a beloved friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

The Seed of Compassion
February 18, 2022

Planting a seed for a more compassionate world with a sense of the oneness of humanitythis is the message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which he shares in his first childrens book, The Seed of Co

The Olympics and Tibet
January 21, 2022

With the Olympics about to return to China for the 2022 Winter Gameswhich begin Feb. 4 in Beijingthese three experts on sports and human rights join us to discuss what the Olympics mean for Tibet, a

Rima Fujita
December 21, 2021

Rima Fujita is a fine artist and a descendant of Japans last samurai whose creative aesthetic was strongly influenced by both Bushido and Buddhism.

BREAKING: Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya appointed
December 20, 2021

The US has a new special coordinator for Tibetan issues! On Dec. 20, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the appointment of Under Secretary Uzra Zeya to this important role.

Decoding the CCP
November 19, 2021

Have you come across the terms common prosperity, ecological civilization or picking quarrels and stirring up trouble? Tibetans in Tibet have been bombarded with such slogans every day of their