EDUCATION / Modified apr 24, 2025 8:02 a.m.

Journeys in space and mind.

On Arizona Spotlight: Join Pati Jinich as she explores "Panamericana"; and Tibetan Buddhist Lama Lodu Rinpoche visits Tucson to share ancient wisdom about our inner space.

pati and Lama Rinpoche hero Pati Jinich and Lama Lodu Rinpoche.

Front page photograph, "Cathedral Rock Sunrise" by Tim H. Murphy.

Arizona Spotlight

April 24, 2025

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Featured on the April 24, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Learn about one of the longest road trips you can take in the world: From northern Alaska to southern Argentina in South America. It’s part of the new show, “Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana” which premieres on PBS on Tuesday, April 29. Tony Paniagua talks with the popular PBS host about her travel adventures.

Pati Panamericana 1 title hero "Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana" premieres on PBS 6, Tuesday, April 29 at 9 p.m.

Pati Panamericana hero 3 Pati Jinich.

  • And, Mark has a conversation with Lama Lodu Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher of spirituality and meditation. He has been guiding Westerners in the principles of Buddhism since 1976, sharing ancient wisdom gathered from around the world. Lama Lodu Rinpoche presents "37 Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva" at the Bodhisattva Institute in Tucson from April 25th - 27th, followed by a residency to work with dedicated practitioners. .

Listen to the complete interview below:

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