Episode 006: Political Season is Coming!

James Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...

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On this episode, Dan and James discuss the upcoming election, and give an introductory episode into thinking about rural America in your political platform. In this introduction, James gives us a closer look into Wendell Berry and how Wendell has shaped his understanding of localized politics.

What We've Been Reading:
James Decker
   John Graves - Goodbye to a River - Book Link
                               - Hard Scrabble - Book Link
                               - From a Limestone Ledge - Book Link
   Myles Werntz - A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence - Book Link
Dan Stewart
   Robin Hobb - Assassin's Apprentice - Book Link
                               - Royal Assassin - Book Link
                               - Assassin's Quest - Book Link
   Tim Alberta - The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory - Book Link

Localism Without Nostalgia - Adam Smith. Front Porch Republic

Wendell Berry:
1. Jayber Crow - Book Link
2. The Unsettling of America. - Book Link