The Yogic Studies Podcast

About The Yogic Studies Podcast

In-depth explorations into the traditions of Yoga, Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy, and South Asian Religions. Featuring candid conversations and interviews with scholars and educators from around the world. Hosted by Seth Powell.

Publisher

Yogic Studies

Category

education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2020

Latest episode

27 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 58 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Aug 2026

   57. George Michell | Sacred Architecture of the Deccan

   In this episode, we speak with Dr. George Michell, an architectural historian whose work has shaped how the field understands sacred architecture across the Deccan, from the sixth-century rock-cut and structural temples of the Early Chalukyas at Badami, Aihole, and Pattadakal to the imperial ruins of Vijayanagara at Hampi and beyond. The conversation traces Michell's path from his first encounter with India as an architecture student in the mid-1960s, through his doctoral fieldwork surv...

2. 

   13 Jul 2026

   56. Mark Singleton | Yoga Machine: Technology, Transhumanism, and Transcendence

   In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mark Singleton, Research Associate at SOAS University of London and Visiting Scholar at the University of Santiago, Spain, about his forthcoming book, Yoga Machine: Technology, Transhumanism and Transcendence (Penguin), which serves as the basis for his new live course at Yogic Studies. Dr. Singleton is one of the most influential scholars in the field of modern Yoga Studies, and returns to the podcast for the first time since Episode 15 in 2020. The convers...

3. 

   8 Jun 2026

   55. Anjali Rao | Yoga as Embodied Resistance

   In this episode, we speak with Anjali Rao, yoga educator, practitioner, and doctoral candidate at the California Institute of Integral Studies, about her recently published book, Yoga as Embodied Resistance: A Feminist Lens on Caste, Gender, and Sacred Resilience in Yoga History (North Atlantic Books, 2025). The conversation ranges widely, exploring the entangled histories of yoga, caste, and gender; the contested question of whether yoga is "Hindu"; and the rich "heterodox" traditions—...

Inside a recent episode

54. Anirudh Kanisetti | Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire

Published 5 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, incredible. Well, Anirud, let's back up a little bit. For listeners who are, let's say, completely new to this subject, who were the Cholas and why should we care about them? How can you make the case kind of in as simple terms as possible, let's say, like, why is the Chola empire, the dynasty, worthy of our attention and study today? Yeah. Very simply put, the cholas are indirectly responsible for one of the most influential goods in global consumer history, which is to say the Coromandel Coast cotton textile. That's the simplest way to put it. In fact, the very name of Coromandel. But more generally, the kind of social, political, and most importantly, the religious landscape that produced these fabrics at a scale that essentially clothed the world in the 1600s. […]

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YouTube views

124,231

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

73 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

83 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

95

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