[7] Founders Vince Horn and Ryan Oelke noticed there was little in the media specifically addressing the interests of Westerners in Buddhism and decided to create a podcast to fill the gap.

Horn and Oelke were Religious Studies students of Naropa University, a Buddhist-inspired liberal arts college in Boulder, Colorado.

To date, 449 episodes have been produced, including interviews, dharma talks, and other topics of interest to people involved in modern Buddhist teaching and practice.

The Buddhist Geeks website is the online magazine, with pages for each podcast episode as the primary content, with additional video media and blog posts.

The first event, held in the summer of 2011 in Los Angeles, has been featured in many publications, including Tricycle, Fast Company, and the LA Times.