The Re-Enchantment Book Club

By: The Re-Enchantment Book Club
  • Summary

  • In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
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Episodes
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
    Oct 7 2024

    In this special Halloween episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss their favorite spooky stories, Bradbury’s polarizing prose, the struggle with time & mortality, evil’s inexplicable mystery, and the importance of avoiding carnivals.

    Scary Story Picks:

    • The Bear & the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
    • “Click-clack the Rattle Bag” by Neil Gaiman

    Other Mentions:

    • John Mark McMillan - “God is Young”

    Next episode we will be discussing A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor. We hope you join us!

    Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

    Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

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    36 mins
  • The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
    Sep 2 2024

    In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the complex & bittersweet relationship with Home, the pronunciation of “Kunstlerroman,” getting to know your neighbors, the line between poetry & prose, Mexican street food, and whether this book is technically even a novel.

    What we’re reading:

    • Trust by Hernan Diaz
    • 100 Poems by Seamus Heaney
    • The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
    • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

    Other Mentions:

    • The Iowa Writer’s Workshop (MFA program)

    Next episode we will be discussing Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. We hope you join us!

    Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

    Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

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    45 mins
  • A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
    Aug 19 2024

    In this episode, Jordan and Brendan acknowledge their limited perspective; they also discuss the slow & frustrating work of justice, the effects of dehumanization, Gaines’s use of seemingly futile repetition, and the power of southern comfort food.

    What we’re reading:

    • A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
    • The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane
    • The Great Tradition ed. by Richard Gamble
    • Creator Spirit by Steven Guthrie

    Next episode we will be discussing The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. We hope you join us!

    Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

    Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

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    52 mins

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