Episode 26. Introducing New Host Matt Wheeler & Season 4 Preview

In this episode, we introduce new co-host Matt Wheeler, a singer-songwriter from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. John and Matt talk about Matt's experience turning Wendell Berry's short stories into an album, how Matt answers the question: "What Wendell Berry book should I read first?", and how he started corresponding with the Berrys.

Then John and Matt preview Season 4 and reveal the book they will be discussing first: Berry's forthcoming essay collection, Dispatches from Rural America (out October 27).

Next episode: We will be discussing the essay "Against Killing Children," the first essay in Berry's new collection Dispatches from Rural America.

New Host Matt Wheeler | Season 4 Preview The Membership: A Wendell Berry Podcast

SHOW NOTES AND LINKS

• Matt Wheeler's website

• Our August 2023 interview with Matt

• The Rabbit Room

• "How to Be a Poet" (Rabbit Room Poetry Substack)

BUY DISPATCHES FROM RURAL AMERICA, BY WENDELL BERRY

• The Berry Center

• Bookshop.org

• Amazon

THE MEMBERSHIP ONLINE

• The Membership Podcast Online

  • YouTube

  • The Membership Substack

  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • Website

• The Berry Center

• Who should we interview on the podcast? Let us know at hosts@membershippod.com