Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2026-06-26
Books mentioned on #665 - Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges is an actor and musician known for his roles in movies like The Big Lebowski, Crazy Heart, True Grit and more. His new movie “Minions and Monsters” is in theaters July 1st.
Jeff Bridges recommended Infinite Circle by Bernie Glassman and Instructions to the Cook by Bernie Glassman and others. Theo Von discussed Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam and Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic by Robert S. Ogilvie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Infinite Circle
Infinite Circle by Bernie Glassman is a spiritual book that explores Zen principles and offers guidance on applying Buddhist teachings to everyday life and social action.
Recommended“He's got so many wonderful books. Um Bernie Glassman? Bernie Glassman uh Well, kudos to The infinite circle instructions to the cook. Uh he got he's he's what's so great. Oh, anyway, getting back to the heads.”
Where to get it
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Instructions to the Cook
Instructions to the Cook by Bernie Glassman and Rick Fields is a spiritual guide that uses the metaphor of cooking to teach Zen Buddhist principles of awareness, service, and social responsibility.
Recommended“He's got so many wonderful books. Um Bernie Glassman? Bernie Glassman uh Well, kudos to The infinite circle instructions to the cook. Uh he got he's he's what's so great. Oh, anyway, getting back to the heads.”
Where to get it
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Bowling Alone
Bowling Alone by Robert D.
Discussed“There's a book a guy wrote about how there's no more bowling leagues. Um And can you look that up? It's like I'm trying to think of the title of it. But it's about how a lot of these have a lot of men's bowling leagues and men would get together and they would bowl. Uh Bowling Alone, The Collapse”
Where to get it
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Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic
Discussed“There's a book a guy wrote about how there's no more bowling leagues. Um And can you look that up? It's like I'm trying to think of the title of it. But it's about how a lot of these have a lot of men's bowling leagues and men would get together and they would bowl. Uh Bowling Alone, The Collapse”
Where to get it
