In this episode, Sid regains his equilibrium after his challenging discussion with Leila about good and bad by performing his morning ritual of watching the sunrise with his sextant before meandering off in a series of tangents that center on identifying mantras in plain English from song and film titles, as well as the brilliant words of Popeye, Yogi Bear, and Scooby-doo. All while preparing in his typical atypical way for his first radiation treatment.
S2/Ep. 15: Sid Determines Which Way Is Up.(podcast)
Nov 09, 2025
The Man Who Woke up the Buddha - Podcast
The Man Who Woke up the Buddha is an episodic novel in audio form that begins when a guy named Sid wakes up from a stroke and realizes he’s the Buddha—even though he knows almost nothing about Buddhism. The stories are funny when they seem most serious, and serious when they seem most funny.
Read aloud by the author in his own (real human) voice.
The Man Who Woke up the Buddha is an episodic novel in audio form that begins when a guy named Sid wakes up from a stroke and realizes he’s the Buddha—even though he knows almost nothing about Buddhism. The stories are funny when they seem most serious, and serious when they seem most funny.
Read aloud by the author in his own (real human) voice.Listen on
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