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:<a href="https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/chris-garlock-alphago-american-go-media-buddhism/" target="_blank">https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/chris-garlock-alphago-american-go-media-buddhism/</a>Join the All Things Go Discord community:<a href="https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J</a>Theme music by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/" target="_blank">UNIVERSFIELD</a> & background music by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/PodcastAC/" target="_blank">PodcastAC</a><ul><li>Chris Garlock & Michael Redmond's book <a href="https://www.usgo.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=454497&item_id=90300" target="_blank">AlphaGo to Zero, Volume Two</a></li><li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y" target="_blank">AlphaGo</a> documentary</li><li>William Cobb's Book on Go & Buddhist Philosophy which is available on <a href="https://gobooks.com/" target="_blank">SmartGo Books</a></li><li>A nice <a href="https://gomagic.org/go-and-buddhism/" target="_blank">GoMagic article</a> on Go & Buddhism and William Cobb's essays</li></ul>Show your support <a href="https://ko-fi.com/allthingsgogame" target="_blank">here</a>Contact: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com

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