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In episode 93, we chat with Dr. Richard Meloche of the Alcuin Institute about the music in our home, Thomistic philosophy, ‘coming to farming’ for the food, the spiritual parfait of Grace and Nature, textual references to ‘The Good Life,’ and why the rural life is the best way to obtain the necessary bodily goods.

In episode 94, we continue our conversation on the use of natural elements in liturgies, the epistemological benefits of rural living, the loss of imagination and unique individuals due to technology, encountering Resistance in reality, indifference, setting artificial limits, and the beauty of natural order.

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Timestamps/Topics for Episode 93:

0:00 Denying proper tools for music & the kitchen
8:49 The promise of flavor is nutrition
11:15 Introducing our guest Dr. Richard Meloche & Thomistic philosophy
16:34 Why we call it The Family Pig & household economy
25:25 St Thomas Aquinas’s works & farm philosophy
35:30 The camaraderie of The Family Pig
40:45 How we met Dr. Meloche & ‘coming to farming’ for the food
55:26 The spiritual parfait of Grace and Nature
1:05:16 Textual references to ‘The Good Life’ & necessary bodily goods
1:12:51 Why the rural life is the best way to obtain the necessary bodily goods
1:22:40 Cookbooks written about peasant agriculture traditions
1:30:11 Living a rural life not out of fear

Timestamps/Topics for Episode 94:

0:00 Intro
1:01 Working with the potency of nature
9:26 The use of natural elements in liturgies
12:58 Epistemological benefits of rural living
21:19 The loss of imagination and unique individuals through technology
26:33 Ordered towards relation vs. every man seeking their own benefit
39:41 Encountering Resistance in reality, indifference, & setting artificial limits
46:15 The beauty of natural order 

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