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  1. 11/26/2025

    Russell Moore on how Wendell Berry Made the Cover of CT

    The former editor in chief of Christianity Today stops by to talk about his love of Port William and the AI infused world to come.   Highlights 1:00      Biloxi boy and Berry man 5:30      Unlikely CT choice? 11:00    Wendell at his most metaphysical           16:30    Crowning Kingsnorth (or not yet)             26:00    Carl Henry and the future of Evangelicalism 32:00    Praying away     35:00    Ezekiel and the fog machine       40:00    Kids seeking Orthodoxy and old folks?                  44:15    A global and Martian focus                       48:00    Keller on moving institutions 51:00    Berry patch pickings         Resources Russell's bio and Berry's cover Marce Catlett at the FPR Bookshop Scott Moore and Berry at Georgetown College Rise and Fall podcast Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    54 min

  2. 09/22/2025

    Bill McKibben with Sunshine on his Shoulder

    The author, activist, and grandfather who once warned of The End of Nature has a brighter disposition these days.  Highlights 1:15       Dirt roads and tricorne hats 3:15       Protesting with the life-changing Wendell Berry 6:45       Paneling over real problems       16:30    Evacuate the building!   19:15    Looking back, looking forward 23:30    Deregulation to the rescue?        31:00    Lone Star State of mind 34:30    Corny truths and consequences 40:00    Cultists and conservative Sunday school teachers             53:30    A new day for the sun      Resources Bill's bio and buy the book (and the other book) Solar SunDay and nitro Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Van Morrison’s Brand New Day If Bill’s statement about 9 million deaths raised an eyebrow, here’s more on that. Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    59 min

  3. 04/12/2025

    Marvin Olasky on the Press, Presidents, and Pivots

    The longtime editor-in-chief of World magazine discusses the Zenger Prize, his new gig at Christianity Today, the temptations of conservative politics (compassionate or otherwise), and his memoir Pivot Points.    Highlights 1:00       Aspiring galactic editor and globe trotter 5:45       Street level reporting v. suite level pontification 15:15    BREAKING:  Flatwater Free Press on the Zenger Prize long list       18:00    Welcome to the jungle . . . and Phoenix 25:00    Adventure is out there! 30:00    A young communist hears Jesus in Russian 34:00    Leaving World for purple pastures 41:00    Character counts, on the diamond and in the Oval 49:00    Covering Marvin’s seat at W’s table 59:45    Hitchhiking as a way of life   Resources Marvin's bio and buy the book (and the other book) Announcing the Zenger Prize winners at FPR Read the winning articles Nominate the next winner Marvin’s work at Current (R.I.P) Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    1h 8m

  4. 12/17/2024

    Tri Robinson Looks Back in Thanks

    After a life of physical and spiritual adventure, an innovative homesteading teacher and pastor turns green with gratitude. Highlights 1:00       California to Idaho (before everybody was doing it) 12:00    The plane, the plane! 19:00    Picture pages, picture pages 26:00    Raising the dead with his students (and Robert Redford) 37:00    Finding Jesus in the mountains 45:15    Turning green in the pulpit 57:00    Timber Butte homecoming 61:00    Looking for the real thing 66:00    Thanks and love Resources Tri's homestead website and buy the book Full Cowboy & Preacher film “Check your local listings.” (It’s 10 a.m. 12/28/24 in Idaho on PBS World) On PBS with Bill Moyers two decades ago “Liver-Eating” Johnson’s grave Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    1h 11m

  5. 10/21/2024

    Jeff Bilbro's Convivial Quest

    The editor-in-chief of the FPR website discusses the recent conference in Grand Rapids and his latest book, Words for Conviviality.  Highlights 1:00       Pacific Northwesterner in western PA 8:00       Prospects for localism and trad wives now 11:00    Bilbro’s obsessive bibliography 17:00    Printing press 2.0 and Postman problems 25:30    Frederick Douglass, cancer patient 30:00    Margaret Fuller, proto-podcaster 35:00    Melville’s pilgrimage and Jeff’s truck stop oats 40:00    A convivial reading Resources Jeff's bio and buy the book (and some more books) FPR’s excerpt (suitable for nailing on church doors) Exploring Ivan Illich on the podcast John reviews Jeff’s early works here and here Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    44 min

  6. 09/17/2024

    Yuval Levin on Our Constitution

    The AEI scholar and author of American Covenant joins John to talk about a document that he believes could unify we the people, again.  Highlights 1:30       Second home 8:15       The national “we” 13:45    A dignified basis for unity 21:00    Changing culture by changing institutions 25:00    Make Congress boring again 29:00    What women want 32:00    Cheese pizza and Tip O’Neill 37:00    Think Tank U 41:00    A hunger for scallops and solidarity 47:00    Plausible deniability? 50:00    A hopeful Constitution Day Resources Yuval's bio and buy the book FPR’s review Yascha Mounk, Yuval, and the back of John’s head at AEI Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    54 min

  7. 05/06/2024

    Ghost Stories with Nancy French

    Longtime ghostwriter Nancy French tells her own tale in the Ghosted:  An American Life.  French was raised in rural Tennessee and would later provide the words behind famous talking heads but found her own enchanting voice amid political and personal tumult.    Highlights 1:15                Mud pies for Parisians 6:00                Hillbillies on the run 9:30                Romney/Palin ‘08 11:00              Prison break with the Kardashians 13:30              Pulling political punches 20:00              Google University School of Journalism 27:30              French Holy Ghost revival 31:30              Befriending a critic 38:00              Laker girl 39:30              Trusting God with cancer 42:00              Back on the case Resources Nancy’s website and buy the book John’s review Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    45 min

  8. 03/26/2024

    Family Time with Timothy Carney

    Timothy Carney, an AEI senior fellow and the author of Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be, talks about the village it takes to raise a child and the metaphorical (and sometimes literal) rise of “No Children Allowed” signs. Highlights 2:30       A lively home and coffee shop 4:00       Trumpy Christians? 7:15       Find a secular van fam, win a free book! 16:30    Was Hillary right? 22:15    Trickling down to Fishtown? 29:30    House plans, town plans 36:30    Work from home 43:45    Childless for the planet or better by the trillion 54:00    Ponzi scheme or Korean contagion 57:00    The sporting life Resources Tim’s bio and buy the book FPR at 15 Churchy Trump resistance column Nancy Pearcey’s  “Common Good Men” Korean “Child Free”Zones Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home

    1h 1m
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Thank you for gathering at the Brass Spittoon, the podcast of Front Porch Republic. We chew on issues timeless and timely, with a focus on place, limits, and liberty. Find out more at frontporchrepublic.com.

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  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    32
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