Buddhist Themes in The White Lotus, Explained | Josh Bearman
10 April - 1 hour 9 minsDan deconstructs the Dharmic elements of the popular HBO show, with the co-host of The White Lotus Official Season 3 companion podcast.
Joshuah Bearman is a writer and film producer in Los Angeles. He has written for Wired, GQ, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, and contributed to This American Life. Along with Jia Tolentino, Josh is the co-host of the The White Lotus Official Podcast.
In this episode we talk about:
How Josh became interested in Buddhism
How Mike White, the writer and creator of The White Lotus, became interested in Buddhism
Buddhist concepts and themes all three seasons of The White Lotus
Buddhist notions of self and identity
Some paradoxes and pitfalls of...
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