Ep. 186 - Lotus Girl: At The Crossroads of Buddhism in America

The Road Home with Ethan Nichtern · Nov 12, 2026 · 1h 1m

On the latest episode of The Road Home podcast, Ethan is joined by award-winning author and founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Helen Tworkov. We discussed her acclaimed memoir Lotus Girl, along with her long journey as one of the seminal voices in Western Buddhism, and they threw in a few asides about Ethan's own internships with Helen at Tricycle Magazine in the late 90s which helped him crystallize the sincerity of his own path in the Buddhist teachings. Have a listen.

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