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

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

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