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Hosting a podcast on meditation, mindfulness, resilience, spirituality, or the realities of building a practice in the modern world?
Featured Conversations
Mark has been a guest on shows spanning meditation, mental health, military life, and beyond. Here are two recent favorites.
Just Stare at the Damn Wall!
The Imperfect Buddha Podcast
Hosted by Matthew O'Connell · New Books Network
A sharp, no-incense conversation about practice, tradition, and what happens when you actually sit down in front of the wall. Matthew strips away the serenity branding to dig into the cold, hard reality of meditation — and I bring a beginner's-mind take on what the work actually looks like.
2026 Show 2
In the Arena
Hosted by Rick Fetcho & Pat O'Rourke · Presented by LifeVac
A wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation about the road that led to wall meditation — from loading trucks for the Teamsters out of high school to the moment I pulled over, walked up to a group of Marines raising the flag, and told them I wanted to enlist. Rick and Pat keep it honest, funny, and grounded in the real stuff — military service, mental health, and building a practice that actually holds up.
What Mark Brings to the Conversation
Real stories, zero fluff, and a practice forged in the most unexpected places.
Wall meditation and the Soto Zen tradition
Teaching meditation in prisons and with underserved communities
The book Just Stare at the Wall!
Rebuilding a life through daily practice
Meditation without the mysticism, direct experience over theory
