Jeff Bilbro's Convivial Quest
Oct 21, 2024•44 min•Ep. 28
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Episode description
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
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