S1.9 - 4-Year-Old Go, Chris Garlock & Go & Buddhism | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

American Go journalist and broadcaster Chris Garlock recounts his path into the game, decades of community work, and his role in the historic AlphaGo broadcasts with Michael Redmond. The episode also explores connections between Go, Buddhism, attention, and the experience of learning the game.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/chris-garlock-alphago-american-go-media-buddhism/

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Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC

• Chris Garlock & Michael Redmond's book AlphaGo to Zero, Volume Two
• The AlphaGo documentary
• William Cobb's Book on Go & Buddhist Philosophy which is available on SmartGo Books
• A nice GoMagic article on Go & Buddhism and William Cobb's essays

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