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A Great Gathering at Baylor
While I was talking with one Texan who was at her first FPR conference, she told me, "I think I've found my people."
Andrea Kirk Assaf on Lessons From the Stoics
My guest is my friend Andrea Kirk Assaf, whom I have known for, well, a few decades now. She is the author most recently of 365 Lessons From the Stoics…
The Gin Is Cold, but the Piano’s Hot: Songs About Bars
Bars, saloons, taverns, whoopie spots—we talk about them all this week on A Symposium of Popular Songs, and I get to give one of my hackneyed theories about Cheers, too.…
Oliver Anthony, Paul Kingsnorth, and Marce Catlett
Amber Lapp goes to Oliver Anthony’s Rural Revival and explores the conditions for genuine, constructive populism.
Some Needles Find a Groove: Songs About Music
We’re listening to music about music on this week’s Symposium of Popular Songs. I’ve got fewer literary readings for you than usual, but more personal stories, including my all-time favorite…
Books, Dependence, and Mamdani
Nobody told Jeremy Beer that people don’t read books anymore. So he’s launching a new publishing venture.
Christopher J. Scalia on 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love
Christopher J. Scalia is at the American Enterprise Institute. He and I have been Twitter mutuals for awhile, but I had the pleasure of meeting Chris in Grand Rapids at…
A Little Time in Quiet: Songs About the Morning
We’re listening to songs about my favorite time of day, morning, this week on A Symposium of Popular Songs. Accordingly, it’s a pretty mellow episode. Send recommendations my way at…
Work, Friendship, and Literacy
Maya Sulkin talks to some influencers and wannabe influencers about the nature of work.
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)…
Every Tear on Every Face Tastes the Same: Songs About Solidarity
This week on A Symposium of Popular Songs, we’re listening to songs about solidarity, one-half of the foundation of Catholic social teaching. Send me your song recommendations at symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
Richmond, TikTok, and Enchantment
Maureen Swinger goes to an Oliver Anthony concert and describes his efforts to repair broken places and subvert the structures of the celebrity machine.