Rubin Museum's AWAKEN Podcast Returns with Kathleen Hanna Hosting Season 6 on Wrath
On October 27, 2026, the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art will debut the sixth season of its Webby Honoree podcast, AWAKEN. This season, titled "Wrath," is hosted by Kathleen Hanna, known as the punk vocalist for Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. It delves into the concept of wrath as a powerful catalyst for transformation, showcasing Buddhist and Hindu artworks from the museum's collection. Featured guests include Annabella Pitkin, Sharon Salzberg, adrienne maree brown, Valarie Kaur, and Myisha Cherry. The podcast investigates how comprehending wrath can inspire change and how to channel its energy without falling into anger. Listeners can access it at rubinmuseum.org and on various podcast platforms.
Key facts
- AWAKEN Season 6 launches October 27, 2026.
- Kathleen Hanna hosts the season; she is a punk singer, writer, and frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.
- The season explores wrath as a force for awakening and transformation.
- The podcast is a Webby Honoree from the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art.
- Guests include Annabella Pitkin, Sharon Salzberg, adrienne maree brown, Valarie Kaur, and Myisha Cherry.
- The series draws on Buddhist and Hindu wrathful deity artworks from the Rubin Museum's collection.
- The podcast is available at rubinmuseum.org or wherever podcasts are found.
- Kathleen Hanna's memoir Rebel Girl was an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller.
Entities
Artists
- Kathleen Hanna
- Annabella Pitkin
- Sharon Salzberg
- adrienne maree brown
- Valarie Kaur
- Myisha Cherry
- Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen
- Autumn Brown
- Ayad Akhtar
- Lujan Rai Dongol
- Julie Gottman
- John Gottman
- Julia Butterfly Hill
- Lama Rod Owens
- Khenpo Yeshi Rinpoche
- Jason Frank Rothenberg
Institutions
- Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
- Bikini Kill
- Le Tigre
- Lehigh University
- Insight Meditation Society
- Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Tibet, Inner Asia, and the Himalaya
- Rubin Institute
- Revolutionary Love Project
- Stanford University
- Harvard Divinity School
- Yale Law School
- University of California, Riverside
- Emotion and Society Lab
- UnMute Podcast
- The Metta Hour
- How to Survive the End of the World
- Lineages of Change Tarot Deck
- New York Times
- Sunday Times
- Los Angeles Times
- The Atlantic
- Salon
- New Philosophers Magazine
- New Yorker
- Essence
- Publisher's Weekly
- Future Windows
- AWAKEN
- AWAKEN podcast
Locations
- Barre
- Massachusetts
- California
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Mongolia
- Tibet