Podcast
The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
A podcast about the life of work of Wendell Berry: the Kentucky farmer, poet, novelist, essayist, and activist.
- Episodes
- 26
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- On air since
- 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
26 episodes, newest first
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Episode 27: "Against Killing Children"
Show notes
In today’s episode, Matt and John discuss “Against Killing Children,” the first essay in Wendell Berry’s new essay collection, Dispatches from Rural America. That essay touches on everything from school shootings and the total destruction of war, to the inadequacies of the materialist worldview, and the demands of Christian conscience if children are made in the image of God. We also discuss how the essay is made even more poignant by Berry’s passing in August.
Reading along? In the next episode, we will be discussing the second essay from Dispatches from Rural America: “The Problem is Industrialism.”
"Against Killing Children" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Leavings: Poems, by Wendell Berry
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Poem: “Questionnaire,” by Wendell Berry
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BUY DISPATCHES FROM RURAL AMERICA, BY WENDELL BERRY
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THE MEMBERSHIP ONLINE
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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Episode 26. Introducing New Host Matt Wheeler & Season 4 Preview
Show notes
In this episode, we introduce new co-host Matt Wheeler, a singer-songwriter from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. John and Matt talk about Matt's experience turning Wendell Berry's short stories into an album, how Matt answers the question: "What Wendell Berry book should I read first?", and how he started corresponding with the Berrys.
Then John and Matt preview Season 4 and reveal the book they will be discussing first: Berry's forthcoming essay collection, Dispatches from Rural America (out October 27).
Next episode: We will be discussing the essay "Against Killing Children," the first essay in Berry's new collection Dispatches from Rural America.
New Host Matt Wheeler | Season 4 Preview The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Our August 2023 interview with Matt
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"How to Be a Poet" (Rabbit Room Poetry Substack)
BUY DISPATCHES FROM RURAL AMERICA, BY WENDELL BERRY
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THE MEMBERSHIP ONLINE
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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Episode 25: Re-launching "The Membership" | "How to Be a Poem"
Show notes
In this episode, John announces the relaunch of the podcast with a new cohost, singer-songwriter Matt Wheeler. The first episode with Matt comes out on Tuesday, October 13. John also reads an article that he wrote for Substack in the days after Wendell Berry’s death on August 31.
Relaunching the Podcast | "How to Be a POEM" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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John’s Substack article: “How to Be a Poem (thanks for the reminder, Wendell)”
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The Membership Podcast Online
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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Episode 24: "Whitefoot: A Story from the Center of the World"
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In this episode of The Membership, David and John discuss a book that is an unusual in the Port William series -- it's about a mouse, and is sometimes classified as a children's book -- but still feels right at home. That book? Whitefoot: A Story from the Center from the World, by Wendell Berry. We talk about the experience of compressing the imagination to the size of a mouse, where this book sits among Berry's other works, and why the realization that one lives at the center of the world is "the world's profoundest thought." And much more.
"Whitefoot: A Story from the Center of the World" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Website of illustrator Davis Te Selle
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"Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel," by Carl Safina
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"Black Elk Speaks," by John G. Neihardt
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"Another Day: Sabbath Poems, 2013-2023," by Wendell Berry
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The Membership Podcast Online
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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Episode 23: A Sabbath Poem for Christmas: "Remembering that it happened once..."
Show notes
In his poem “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,” Wendell Berry calls the reader to “Practice resurrection.” In today’s episode, we discuss one of Berry’s Sabbath poems. It has a Christmas theme that could be summarized this way: “Practice incarnation.”
A Sabbath Poem for Christmas: "Remembering that it happened once..." The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Sabbath Poem 1987, No. VI - “Remembering that it happened once…”
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The Berry Center (our recommendation for year-end giving)
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Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 22: Singer-Songwriter Matt Wheeler on His New Port William-inspired Album
Show notes
In this episode, we interview singer-songwriter Matt Wheeler about his new album, A Hard History of Love. That album is inspired by five short stories in Berry’s story collection, That Distant Land. We talk about the process of writing songs inspired by great literature, about some of our favorite Port William characters, and what “membership” looks like in Matt’s life.
UPDATE: The Kickstarter for Matt’s album release is now fully funded. All backers will now receive a print of Ned Bustard’s cover art for the album. The Kickstarter ends on August 25 at 7:15 a.m. Eastern.
Kickstarter for A Hard History of Love: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hardhistory/a-hard-history-of-love-by-matt-wheeler
Singer-Songwriter Matt Wheeler on His New Port William-inspired Album The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Kickstarter for Matt Wheeler’s Port William-inspired album A Hard History of Love
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Ned Bustard (Instagram), the Lancaster artist who did the album cover art
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“Invited into a Rich Community: An Interview with Matt Wheeler,” by Matt Conner
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Matt Wheeler Online
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Who else should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 21: A Returning, a New Voice, and a Look Ahead
Show notes
The Membership Podcast returns! We catch you up on the last three years, introduce a new co-host, and preview some of the books we’ll be reading in Season 3. Our next episode is coming in just a couple days, so be on the lookout!
A Returning, a New Voice, and a Look Ahead The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Kickstarter for Matt Wheeler’s Port William-inspired album A Hard History of Love
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“Returning,” by Wendell Berry (Bookshop.org| Amazon | The Berry Center Bookstore)
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“Eternal Beings Living in Time: On Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow” (John’s essay from Besides the Bible)
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Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 20: "Nathan Coulter"
Show notes
In this episode, John and Tim discuss Nathan Coulter, Wendell Berry’s debut novel.
Season 2 Episode 5: "Nathan Coulter" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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#themembershipreadalong (Instagram)
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“Burley Coulter at the Bank” (John McCutcheon)
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New Wendell Berry Audiobooks read by Nick Offerman
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Libro.fm (Sign up here to support the podcast)
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Audible - World-Ending Fire
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Audible - The Unsettling of America
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Nathan Coulter: A Novel, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon)
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Sugar Calling podcast (feat. George Saunders)
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Step into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia, by (IndieBound | Amazon)
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Telling the Stories Right: Wendell Berry’s Imagination of Port William, edited by Jack R. Baker and Jeffrey Bilbro (IndieBound | Amazon)
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The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon)
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“Song of Myself,” by Walt Whitman
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“The Peace of Wild Things,” by Wendell Berry
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New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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HOSTS
Jason Hardy
FacebookJohn Pattison
TwitterTim Wasem
TwitterIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, head over to Patreon to pledge a small monthly donation. Donations will go toward the costs of making this podcast. Thank you.
Top image via Unsplash.
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Episode 19: "Farming: A Hand Book"
Show notes
In this episode, Jason, John and Tim discuss Farming: A Hand Book, Wendell Berry’s 1970 poetry collection.
Season 2 Episode 4: "Farming: A Hand Book" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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Farming: A Hand Book, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon)
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New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet (IndieBound | Amazon)
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The Hundred-Year Barn, by Patricia MacLachlan and Kenard Pak (IndieBound | Amazon)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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HOSTS
Jason Hardy
FacebookJohn Pattison
TwitterTim Wasem
TwitterIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, head over to Patreon to pledge a small monthly donation. Donations will go toward the costs of making this podcast. Thank you.
Top image via Unsplash.
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Episode 18: "A Half-Pint of Old Darling" and "The Lost Bet"
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Episode 17: Interview with David and Mike Kline
Show notes
John Pattison interviews David Kline, the Amish farmer, writer, and editor of Farming Magazine. Kline is also a close, longtime friend of Wendell Berry. They are joined by Mike Kline, David’s son. Mike is the co-host of one our favorite podcasts, Back to the Roots, about organic farming.
S2E2: Interview with Amish Farmer David Kline The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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The Round of a Country Year: A Farmer’s Day Book, by David Kline (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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The Farm Home Cookbook: Wholesome and Delicious Recipes from the Land, by Elsie Kline (IndieBound | Amazon | Farming Magazine)
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“Amish Economy” (Poem), by Wendell Berry
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Back to the Roots Podcast, Episode 1 (Interview with David Kline)
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The Berry Center Bookstore (new site)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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HOSTS
Jason Hardy
FacebookJohn Pattison
TwitterTim Wasem
TwitterIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, head over to Patreon to pledge a small monthly donation. Donations will go toward the costs of making this podcast. Thank you.
Cover image via Counterpoint Press.
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Episode 16: The Hidden Wound
Show notes
Jason and Tim are joined by Dr. Heather Finch, Assistant Professor of English at Belmont University. They discuss The Hidden Wound, Wendell Berry’s book on race originally published in 1970.
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash
S2E1: "The Hidden Wound," Featuring Dr. Heather Finch The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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The Hidden Wound, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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The Berry Center Bookstore (new site)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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HOSTS
Jason Hardy
FacebookJohn Pattison
TwitterTim Wasem
TwitterIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, head over to Patreon to pledge a small monthly donation. Donations will go toward the costs of making this podcast. Thank you.
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Episode 14: "Watch with Me," featuring Dr. Tim Ross
Show notes
Jason, John, and Tim are joined by Dr. Tim Ross, minister at Hopwood Memorial Christian Church at Milligan College. They discuss Wendell Berry’s short story, “Watch with Me.”
Episode 11: "Watch with Me," featuring Dr. Tim Ross The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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“Watch with Me,” from That Distant Land, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry: Port William Novels & Stories: The Civil War to World War II, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Library of America)
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Watch With Me: and Six Other Stories of the Yet-Remembered Ptolemy Proudfoot and His Wife, Miss Minnie, Née Quinch, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Essay: “Watch with Me: Wendell Berry and Sitting with the Least of These,” by Timothy W. Ross, in From Each Brave Eye: Reflections on the Arts, Ministry, and Holy Imagination (Amazon)
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Hopwood Memorial Christian Church
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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HOSTS
Jason Hardy
FacebookJohn Pattison
TwitterTim Wasem
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Episode 13: Interview with Laura Dunn
Show notes
Jason and Tim interview Laura Dunn, the Producer, Director, and Editor of the 2016 documentary film Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry.
Episode 10: Interview with Laura Dunn The Membership Podcast
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Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
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This Day: Collected & New Sabbath Poems (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Bookstore at The Berry Center
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 12: Openings, Part Two
Show notes
Episode 9b: Openings The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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HOSTS
Jason Hardy
FacebookJohn Pattison
TwitterTim Wasem
Twitterhttps://www.facebook.com/membershippod/ http://instagram.com/membershippod https://www.youtube.com/@membershippod
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Episode 9a: Openings
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Episode 9a: Openings The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 8: "Findings"
Show notes
Jason, John, and Tim discuss Wendell Berry’s 1968 poetry collection, Findings. This collection can be found in Berry’s New Collected Poems.
Episode 8: Findings The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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The Bookstore at The Berry Center
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50-Year Farm Bill (The Land Institute)
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“The 50-Year Farm Bill,” by Wendell Berry (The Atlantic)
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“A 50-Year Farm Bill,” by Wes Jackson & Wendell Berry (The New York Times)
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“If We Were Vampires,” by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
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The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile (IndieBound | Amazon)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 9: "Pray Without Ceasing"
Show notes
Jason, John, and Tim discuss the short story “Pray Without Ceasing.”
Episode 7: "Pray Without Ceasing" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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“Pray Without Ceasing” from That Distant Land, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry: Port William Novels & Stories: The Civil War to World War II (IndieBound | Amazon | Library of America)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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Episode 6: Interview with Charlie Peacock (4x Grammy Award-Winner)
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Episode 7: "Fly Away, Breath" & "A Consent"
Show notes
Jason, John, and Tim discuss two short stories: “Fly Away, Breath” and “The Hurt Man.”
Episode 5: "Fly Away, Breath" & "A Consent" The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast
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“Fly Away, Breath” from A Place in Time, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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“A Consent” from That Distant Land, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry: Port William Novels & Stories: The Civil War to World War II (IndieBound | Amazon | Library of America)
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“A Consent” is also available in the stand-alone collection, Watch With Me: and Six Other Stories of the Yet-Remembered Ptolemy Proudfoot and His Wife, Miss Minnie, Née Quinch (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)
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Wendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)
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The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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The Membership Podcast Online
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