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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.  Resources Bill's bio and buy the book (and the other book) Solar SunDay…
John Murdock
John Murdock
September 22, 2025

The author, activist, and grandfather who once warned of The End of Nature has a brighter disposition these days. 

  • 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

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A stack of three Local Culture journals and the book 'Localism in the Mass Age'
John Murdock

John Murdock

John Murdock is an attorney and globetrotting localist who worked for over a decade in Washington, D.C.; left the Capital Beltway to write from a family farmhouse deep in the heart of the Lone Star state; taught law in South Korea; and then rode the housing waves of Boise. In 2023, John left the crisp dry air of Idaho and returned to the stifling humidity of his native east Texas. His writing is catalogued at johnmurdock.org.

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