The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast

A podcast about the life of work of Wendell Berry: the Kentucky farmer, poet, novelist, essayist, and activist.

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A Sabbath Poem for Christmas: "Remembering that it happened once..."

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.” SHOW NOTES AND LINKSSabbath Poem 1987, No. VI - “Remembering that it happened once…”The Berry Center (our recommendation for year-end giving)Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.comThe Rabbit Room Podcast NetworkThe Membership Podcast OnlineFacebookTwitterInstagramWebsite

12-20

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Singer-Songwriter Matt Wheeler on His New Port William-inspired Album

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 SHOW NOTES AND LINKSKickstarter for Matt Wheeler’s Port William-inspired album A Hard History of LoveNed Bustard (Instagram), the Lancaster artist who did the album cover art“Invited into a Rich Community: An Interview with Matt Wheeler,” by Matt ConnerMatt Wheeler OnlineWebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeWho else should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.comThe Rabbit Room Podcast NetworkThe Membership Podcast OnlineFacebookTwitterInstagramWebsite

08-22

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A Returning, a New Voice, and a Look Ahead

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! SHOW NOTES AND LINKSKickstarter for Matt Wheeler’s Port William-inspired album A Hard History of Love“Returning,” by Wendell Berry (Bookshop.org | Amazon | The Berry Center Bookstore)“Eternal Beings Living in Time: On Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow” (John’s essay from Besides the Bible)Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.comThe Rabbit Room Podcast NetworkThe Membership Podcast OnlineFacebookTwitterInstagramWebsite

08-17

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Season 2 Episode 5: "Nathan Coulter"

In this episode, John and Tim discuss Nathan Coulter, Wendell Berry’s debut novel. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS#themembershipreadalong (Instagram)@kirireads@aliciaandherbooks“Burley Coulter at the Bank” (John McCutcheon)New Wendell Berry Audiobooks read by Nick OffermanLibro.fm (Sign up here to support the podcast)Audible - World-Ending FireAudible - The Unsettling of AmericaNathan Coulter: A Novel, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon)Sugar Calling podcast (feat. George Saunders)Step into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia, by (IndieBound | Amazon) Telling the Stories Right: Wendell Berry’s Imagination of Port William, edited by Jack R. Baker and Jeffrey Bilbro (IndieBound | Amazon)The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings, by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon)“Song of Myself,” by Walt Whitman“The Peace of Wild Things,” by Wendell Berry“A Vision,” by Wendell BerryNew Collected Poems by Wendell Berry (IndieBound | Amazon | Counterpoint)The Berry Center BookstoreWendell Berry Catalogue from Counterpoint Press (PDF)The Rabbit Room Podcast NetworkThe Membership Podcast OnlineFacebookTwitterInstagramHOSTSJason HardyFacebookJohn PattisonTwitterTim WasemTwitterIf 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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