The Re-Enchantment Book Club
In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
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Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
In this episode, Jordan and Brendan acknowledge their limited perspective; they also discuss the slow & frustrating work of justice, the effects of dehumanization, Gaines’s use of seemingly futile repetition, and the power of southern comfort food.
What we’re reading:
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane
The Great Tradition ed. by Richard Gamble
Creator Spirit by Steven Guthrie
Next episode we will be discussing The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. We hope you join us!
Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry
Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
In this debut episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss homesickness, pretentious German words, Lewis’s profound love of horses, the “around the corner” feeling, cockney accents, and the absurdity of adulthood.
What we’re reading:
The Need to be Whole by Wendell Berry
A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Other Mentions:
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Sehnsucht”
Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry
Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra