Podcasts about pastoralia

Last episode for January is Pastoralia by George Saunders, this is a book of short stories that all have the trademark Saunders satirical edge. Content warning: swearing, brief mentions of death and a sick child Our next book discussion will be The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon

New year, same us. We discuss (more like complain about, to be honest) Maggie O'Farrell's novel After You'd Gone. January's prompt is to read a book published in the year 2000. Our next book discussion will be Pastoralia by George Saunders. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon  

We are back and we have a recap of our reading in 2024, along with the challenge prompts for 2025, since I don't know how we chose books before we starting following these prompts. The challenge prompts start around 37:04.  Prompts from past years. Our books for January are After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell and Pastoralia by George Saunders. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2025, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon 

Apesar do seu espírito quebrado o Bruno faz uma recomendação do car*lho. Mais um livro de contos, desta vez do genial e hilariante George Saunders. Reacts e outras coisas no youtube: https://youtube.com/@livrosdapica instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livrosdapica/ twitter: https://twitter.com/livrosdapica Genérico da autoria de Saint Mike: https://www.instagram.com/prod.saintmike/

As part of its recent "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" project, The New York Times Book Review is interviewing some of the authors whose books appeared on the list. This week, George Saunders — who had three books on the list, including his short story collections "Pastoralia" and "Tenth of December" — joins host Gilbert Cruz to discuss his novel "Lincoln in the Bardo."

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George Saunders is the author of the story collection Liberation Day, available from Random House. Saunders is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eleven books, including A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the Booker Prize; Congratulations, by the Way; Tenth of December, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the inaugural Folio Award; The Braindead Megaphone; and the critically acclaimed collections CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia, and In Persuasion Nation. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Författarna George Saunders och Abdulrazak Gurnah intervjuas av kulturredaktionens Anna Tullberg om synen på skrivandet och förhållandet till läsarna. George Saunders och Abdulrazak Gurnah har på olika sätt varit aktuella under året. Gurnah som nobelpristagare i litteratur. Saunders för att han har specialkomponerat en samling med noveller för svenska läsare. Anna Tullberg har intervjuat dem båda och upptäckt ett lite oväntat och spännande släktskap mellan deras författarskap. Böckerna det framför allt handlar om i programmet är "Pastoralia och andra noveller" av George Saunders och "Efterliv" av Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Författarna George Saunders och Abdulrazak Gurnah intervjuas av kulturredaktionens Anna Tullberg om synen på skrivandet och förhållandet till läsarna. George Saunders och Abdulrazak Gurnah har på olika sätt varit aktuella under året. Gurnah som nobelpristagare i litteratur. Saunders för att han har specialkomponerat en samling med noveller för svenska läsare. Anna Tullberg har intervjuat dem båda och upptäckt ett lite oväntat och spännande släktskap mellan deras författarskap. Böckerna det framför allt handlar om i programmet är "Pastoralia och andra noveller" av George Saunders och "Efterliv" av Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Författaren George Saunders är aktuell på svenska med Pastoralia och andra noveller, om amerikansk kapitalism och människorna som sitter fast i den. Anna Tullberg ringer upp George Saunders, som berättar hur novellerna kom till för 20 år sedan och hur han ser på dem idag. George Saunders har själv varit med och valt vilka av hans tidigare berättelser som ska möta den svenska publiken. "Jag står i tacksamhetsskuld till Sverige", berättar han när P1 Kulturs Anna Tullberg ringer upp Saunders i Kalifornien. "Mina tidiga noveller byggde på insikten jag fick om Amerika som en hård plats att leva på", berättar han. "Jag visste att jag kunde gestalta det här hårda och samtidigt vara rolig. Med åren har jag blivit både äldre och lyckligare". 2017 belönades George Saunders med Bookerpriset för sin roman Lincoln i bardo.

Under måndagen presenteras höstens nya filmer på Filmhuset i Stockholm. P1 kulturs kritiker Nina Asarnoj och Björn Jansson ställer diagnos på den svenska filmhösten. Hör också Jenny Teleman om pulsen och temperaturen på de svenska teaterscenerna. JAG ÄR ALLT TALIBANERNA ÄR EMOT Det säger den afghanska filmregissören Sahraa Karimi, som lyckats fly från Afghanistan till Ukraina: Jag är kvinna, jag är konstnär, jag säger vad jag tycker - allt talibanerna är emot. FÖRFATTAREN GEORGE SAUNDERS SVENSKA UPPENBARELSE Den amerikanske författaren George Saunders har fått en trogen svensk läsekrets. Nu är han aktuell med boken Pastoralia och andra noveller, ett urval texter ur hans tidigare produktion. För P1 Kulturs reporter Anna Tullberg berättar han att han har ett alldeles särskilt förhållande till Sverige, efter en alldeles särskild upplevelse vid ett Sverigebesök. LIVET I 2,5 DIMENSIONER Vad händer med våra mänskliga relationer, när de alltmer sker i form av ekonomiska transaktioner? Och hur påverkar det konsten och konstnärens roll i ett samhälle? Hör del 1 av Sonia Hedstrands långessä i fyra delar.

George Saunders is the author of numerous short story collections, including “Tenth of December,” “In Persuasion Nation,” and “Pastoralia.” His most recent novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” was a New York Times bestseller, and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Saunders has won a Guggenheim, a McArthur, and many other awards. We spoke to him in 2017 in front of an audience at Literary Arts.

"Det er ikke så veldig glamorøst det der undergrunnsprogrocklivet, men det er gøy, da." Håkon Oftung vokste opp med moren som pianolærer, pappkopier av Noel Gallaghers gitarer og covring av Manowar-låter. Senere skulle Scream Magazine-spalten "Pro-Gres-Siv" og en sommerjobb på Kirkeparken skole føre til at han oppdaget progrocken. Han la ut noen demoer på Soundcloud, og før han visste ordet av det var Jordsjø født. Er én uke nok til å sette sammen et band og et livesett? Hvordan overlever man å kopiere 200 demokassetter manuelt i sin egen stue? Hvorfor er det en krypt på trommeslager Kristian Frølands gård? Hva gjør låten "Skumring i Karesuando" til et utdrag fra en turné i Trøndelag og Nord-Sverige? Finnes det gamle frikere i Nord-Norge? Blir det noen gang jazzmesser og balletter? Hvordan låter en innspilling fra skauen? Hva gjør en forening for skandinavisk prog i Italia? Jordsjøs tredje fulle album, "Pastoralia", kommer ut på Karisma Records i dag. Hør Jordsjøs favorittlåter ved å følge Jernverket på Spotify. Spilleliste: Popol Vuh - Der große krieger The Blue Effect/Jazz Q - Návštěva U Tety Markéty, Vypití Šálku Čaje Resan - Solens vän Landberk - Marie & Anna Scapa Flow - Koi Träd gräs och stenar, Träden - När lingonen mognar Tusmørke - Høstjevndøgn White Willow - Ingenting Dave Holland Quartet - Conference of the Birds Bo Hansson - The Sun (Parallell or 90 Degrees) Ragnarök - Dagarnas skum SAGA - Sång för Sylvia Terje Rypdal - Séjours Tasavallan Presidentti - Dance Kalevala - Lady with the Veil Dungen - Franks kaktus Elonkorjuu - Praise to our Basement Isengard - Fanden lokker til stupet Mikael Ramel - Långt in i naturen Dead Can Dance - Saltarello International Harvester - Sommarlåten Kultivator - Vemod Kvartetten som sprängde - Gånglåt från Valhallavägen Søyr - Hukommelse Støtt Jernverket økonomisk via Patreon eller Vipps-nummer 567438. Det er også hyggelig om du legger igjen en anmeldelse der du lytter.

"Det er ikke så veldig glamorøst det der undergrunnsprogrocklivet, men det er gøy, da." Håkon Oftung vokste opp med moren som pianolærer, pappkopier av Noel Gallaghers gitarer og covring av Manowar-låter. Senere skulle Scream Magazine-spalten "Pro-Gres-Siv" og en sommerjobb på Kirkeparken skole føre til at han oppdaget progrocken. Han la ut noen demoer på Soundcloud, og før han visste ordet av det var Jordsjø født. Er én uke nok til å sette sammen et band og et livesett? Hvordan overlever man å kopiere 200 demokassetter manuelt i sin egen stue? Hvorfor er det en krypt på trommeslager Kristian Frølands gård? Hva gjør låten "Skumring i Karesuando" til et utdrag fra en turné i Trøndelag og Nord-Sverige? Finnes det gamle frikere i Nord-Norge? Blir det noen gang jazzmesser og balletter? Hvordan låter en innspilling fra skauen? Hva gjør en forening for skandinavisk prog i Italia? Jordsjøs tredje fulle album, "Pastoralia", kommer ut på Karisma Records i dag. Hør Jordsjøs favorittlåter ved å følge Jernverket på Spotify. Spilleliste: Popol Vuh - Der große krieger The Blue Effect/Jazz Q - Návštěva U Tety Markéty, Vypití Šálku Čaje Resan - Solens vän Landberk - Marie & Anna Scapa Flow - Koi Träd gräs och stenar, Träden - När lingonen mognar Tusmørke - Høstjevndøgn White Willow - Ingenting Dave Holland Quartet - Conference of the Birds Bo Hansson - The Sun (Parallell or 90 Degrees) Ragnarök - Dagarnas skum SAGA - Sång för Sylvia Terje Rypdal - Séjours Tasavallan Presidentti - Dance Kalevala - Lady with the Veil Dungen - Franks kaktus Elonkorjuu - Praise to our Basement Isengard - Fanden lokker til stupet Mikael Ramel - Långt in i naturen Dead Can Dance - Saltarello International Harvester - Sommarlåten Kultivator - Vemod Kvartetten som sprängde - Gånglåt från Valhallavägen Søyr - Hukommelse Støtt Jernverket økonomisk via https://patreon.com/jernverket eller Vipps-nummer 567438. Det er også hyggelig om du legger igjen en anmeldelse der du lytter.

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, and Judy Blume. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted live and in-person at the guest's preferred location by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co “An astoundingly tuned voice, telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times.” Thomas Pynchon “Not since Mark Twain has America produced a satirist this funny.” Zadie Smith “George Saunders makes you feel as if you are reading fiction for the first time.” Khaled Hosseini I could keep going and going with other literary all-stars lining up to praise George Saunders but my favorite quote about George’s writing comes from Ben Marcus in The Believer back in 2004: “The Suits call his writing ‘stories,’ but they are really soft bodies to wear for a larger experience of life, hollowcore person-shapes that one can slip on in order to attain amazement. Saunders writes bodies, and his readers wear them.” Yes! That’s how I feel, too. Which is what made it such an immense pleasure to sit down with the humble genius that is George Saunders. Don’t take the genius label from me! He’s won a MacArthur Genius Grant, Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN/Malamud Prize and been named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People. He won the Man Booker for the mesmerizing otherworldly masterpiece Lincoln in the Bardo, and every time I read his short story collections Pastoralia and Tenth of December they just crack my heart wide open. And, just to extend the literary resume here, his most recent book A Swim in the Pond in the Rain is simply the best book on writing I have ever read. I highly recommend it to all writers. George Saunders has also been a Professor in Creative Writing at Syracuse University since 1997. Cheryl Strayed, our guest in Chapter 69, is one of hundreds who had George as a teacher and calls him a mentor today. Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation discussing the computer we are all trapped inside, reading as a life project, how we process reality, practicing Buddhism, the world as a corrective force, delivering payoff, staying grounded, cultivating a love of literature in children, harnessing our shadow selves, quieting mental rumination, aiming our spigots, and much, much more … . The wisdom of George Saunders offers a true masterclass on writing, on living, on life. Let’s flip the page into Chapter 75 … What You'll Learn: How does our brain process reality? How do writers justify the non normative and guarantee pay off? What is a reading project? How does death amplify life? What is the self? What is efficiency in writing? How should we stay grounded despite success? When should writers compare themselves to the masters? How should we think about kindness? What can we learn from Buddhism? What is an innate tendency of mind? How can parents cultivate a love of literature in their kids? How can we channel our different mental states to be creative? How does exploring one’s dark side or subconscious impact one’s writing? How can the minutiae of editing save a writer? How can we learn to live more freely?   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/75  Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future episode: 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list     

When a life-changing event impacts our lives, how should we as Catholics react spiritually? What about when the government mandates different rules and regulations? How far does their authority extend and what are the principles of obedience we must follow? In this episode, Father McKenna discusses these and other spiritual considerations to apply to COVID, and even other crises we may face in our lives, with host Alexander Krawczyk. We apologize for the background noise throughout this episode which does not live up to our standard of quality for our productions. Unfortunately, something happened during the recording process which could not be removed during post-production A special note of thanks to Nicholas Wilton for allowing us the use his music for this series. You can find out more about Mr. Wilton and his beautiful compositions here. Show Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch www.novusordowatch.org Original Air Date: February 24, 2021 Show Run Time: 1 hour 21 minutes Show Guest: Father Stephen McKenna Show Host: Alexander Krawczyk Pastoralia℗ is a Production of Member Supported Restoration Radio. Copyright 2021. All Rights are Reserved.

After a year of masks, lockdowns and social distancing, the "pandemic" still lives on and presents us with a new concern - the COVID vaccine. In this season premiere episode, Fr. Stephen McKenna takes on the role of host as he discusses the COVID vaccine in great detail with his guest and parishioner Dr. Daniel Stanislowski. A special note of thanks to Nicholas Wilton for allowing us the use his music for this series. You can find out more about Mr. Wilton and his beautiful compositions here. Show Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch www.novusordowatch.org Original Air Date: February 5, 2021 Show Run Time: 1 hour 16 minutes Show Guest: Dr. Daniel Stanislowski Show Host: Father Stephen McKenna Pastoralia℗ is a Production of Member Supported Restoration Radio. Copyright 2021. All Rights are Reserved.

Over the past year, its become clear that there is more surrounding COVID than just a simple virus. We've seen a major societal upheaval as we are pushed closer and closer towards "The Great Reset." In this episode, Father steps back into his role as a guest and discusses how we should react to COVID and the forces behind it in the practical order with host Alexander Krawczyk. A special note of thanks to Nicholas Wilton for allowing us the use his music for this series. You can find out more about Mr. Wilton and his beautiful compositions here. Show Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch www.novusordowatch.org Original Air Date: February 19, 2021 Show Run Time: 1 hour 19 minutes Show Guest: Father Stephen McKenna Show Host: Alexander Krawczyk Pastoralia℗ is a Production of Member Supported Restoration Radio. Copyright 2021. All Rights are Reserved.

The importance wearing masks in public places during the "plandemic" has been forced upon us ad nausem, but do they actually work as claimed? What about possible health issues arising from wearing them? In this episode, Fr. Stephen McKenna takes on the role of host as he discusses the science behind usage of masks in great detail with his guest and parishioner Dr. Daniel Stanislowski. A special note of thanks to Nicholas Wilton for allowing us the use his music for this series. You can find out more about Mr. Wilton and his beautiful compositions here. Show Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch www.novusordowatch.org Original Air Date: February 12, 2021 Show Run Time: 46 minutes Show Guest: Dr. Daniel Stanislowski Show Host: Father Stephen McKenna Pastoralia℗ is a Production of Member Supported Restoration Radio. Copyright 2021. All Rights are Reserved.

In conversation with Daniel Torday, Director of Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College, author of The Last Flight of Poxl West, Boomer1, and The Sensualist, and two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award. ''One of the most gifted, wickedly entertaining story writers around'' (New York Times Book Review), George Saunders won the Man Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo, a kaleidoscopic tale of the 16th President's son's death and purgatorial afterlife. His surreal short story collections include the New York Times notable books Pastoralia and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline; and Tenth of December, a National Book Award finalist. A professor of creating writing at Syracuse University, Saunders is the recipient of Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships and has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Pairing iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol with seven corresponding essays, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is a meditative master class on what makes great fiction click.  A signed book is included with the price of your ticket. Books will be mailed after the event. Please allow 2 - 3 weeks for delivery. (recorded 1/18/2021)

In this final episode of the season, Fr. McKenna discusses whether it is moral to vaccinate your child and then goes on to discuss the state of modern vaccines and things we should be aware of before vaccinating our children. This episode, normally only available to paid subscribers of Member Supported Restoration Radio, was made free to the public by the generous sponsorship of Novus Ordo Watch: http://novusordowatch.org/ A special note of thanks to Nicholas Wilton for allowing us the use his music for this series. You can find out more about Mr. Wilton and his beautiful compositions here: https://www.fourmarksmusic.com/nicholas-wilton Original Air Date: June 26, 2020 Show Run Time: 53 minutes Show Guest: Father Stephen McKenna Show Host: Stephen Heiner Episode Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/pastoralia-episode-18-vaccines/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a Production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2020. All Rights are reserved.

George Saunders is the author of numerous short story collections, including Tenth of December, In Persuasion Nation, and Pastoralia. His most recent novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, was a New York Times bestseller, and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Saunders has won a Guggenheim, a McArthur, and many other awards. We spoke to him in 2017 in front of an audience at Literary Arts.

Lansarea volumului „Pastoralia" de George Saunders alături de Andrei Crăciun, T.O. Bobe şi Cătălin Striblea. Destinat să devină unul dintre cele mai bune volume de povestiri ale anilor 2000, Pastoralia l-a ridicat pe George Saunders la rangul de „maestru care distilează haosul vremurilor pe care le trăim în ficțiune“ (Salon). Cele şase povestiri din Pastoralia afirmă un mare talent exploziv şi resurse de imaginaţie care nu par în pericol să se epuizeze vreodată. „Criticii susțin că în prozele din Pastoralia găsești adieri din Vonnegut, din Pynchon și din David Foster Wallace. Așa o fi, sau poate nu. Cert este că America din povestirile lui Saunders pare un parc de distracții unde lucrurile scapă de sub control. Goticul și absurdul își dau mâna, pasajele fruste alternează cu reveriile, naturalismul bea bruderșaft cu drama existențială. Saunders e un cronicar al picajului, un martor la subteranele prin care se pierde omul, un arhivar al experiențelor amare, un sceptic camuflat în spatele hohotului.“ — RADU PARASCHIVESCU „O Americă înfricoşătoare“, i-a spus Edward Behr. „O Americă distopic-absurdă“, ripostează George Saunders prin acest volum de povestiri concepute parcă în temeiul unui worst case scenario. Populată de angajaţi puşi să accepte umilinţe, de guru fabricaţi din nimic şi gata să fructifice inocenţa semenilor sau de mătuşi revenite din cavou pentru a impune reţete ale succesului în carieră, lumea lui Saunders e deraiată şi pendulează între grotesc şi patetic. Personajele din Pastoralia par intrate într-o moară a destinului care le macină fără milă şi se pregăteşte să le transforme în pulbere. Şi totuşi, cititorul simte prea puţină compasiune şi solidaritate. Prin faţa lui defilează oameni vulnerabili, victime ale propriilor temeri şi obsesii, carcase despuiate de onoare şi vigoare. Şi când colo, în loc să te umple mila, te apucă râsul. George Saunders e un fachir al sardonicului şi al turismului prin regiunile stranii ale fiinţei umane. Lumea lui este cât se poate de originală și, în același timp, incredibil de familiară.

In this installment, co-hosts Jude and John Lovell discuss some of their favorite funny books and writers, from classics of world literature to more contemporary American titles. Short stories, novels, satires and books that defy classification - the common theme here is that one way or another, these are books that will not fail to entertain... or even inspire! BOOKS DISCUSSED/MENTIONED/RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE: From Jude Current read: Moby , Herman Melville Funny books: Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes; Skippy Dies, Paul Murray; The Broom of the System, Girl with Curious Hair, Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace Next read: Get That N____ Off the Field: The Oral History of the Negro Leagues, Art Rust, Jr. From John Current read: Day of the Oprichnik, Vladimir Sorokin Funny books: Various works by Flannery O'Connor and Mark Twain; The Hitchhiker's Guide and Dirk Gently books, Douglas Adams; Homeland and The Ask, Sam Lipsyte; Pastoralia, George Saunders; Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, Walker Percy; A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole Next read: Out Stealing Horses, Per Pettersen "Parting Gift," short story by Jude Joseph Lovell published by Silver Sage magazine

Jacke and Mike take a look at contemporary author George Saunders, author of Pastoralia, Tenth of December, and Lincoln at the Bardo, In spite of some inauspicious beginnings, Saunders somehow managed to ascend to literary greatness, setting aside a career in mining to become, in the words of poet Mary Karr, "the best short-story writer in English--not 'one of,' not 'arguably,' but the best." Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. Music Credits: “Quirky Dog” and "Amazing Plan" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Saunders discusses the importance of humor, the myth of bad story ideas, trusting the subconscious, and the “great relief” of his writing life in this final episode of season one. George Saunders is a Syracuse University graduate and professor of creative writing, the author of the short story collections CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia, In Persuasion Nation, Tenth of December, and the novel Lincoln in the Bardo. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award, received both the Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships, and his novel won the 2017 Man Booker Prize.

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, taped live at the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri, George and Paula Saunders talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about writing, politics, class, and the contenders for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (make sure to include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Guests: ●      George Saunders ●      Paula Saunders Readings for the Episode: ●      10th of Decemberby George Saunders      ●      Lincoln in the Bardoby George Saunders      ●      Pastoralia by George Saunders ●      CivilWarLandin Bad Decline by George Saunders ●      The Distance Homeby Paula Saunders ●      War and Peaceby Leo Tolstoy  ●      “Robert Kennedy Saved from Drowning” by Donald Barthelme ●      The Unpopular Mr. Lincolnby Larry Tagg ●      American Pastoral by Philip Roth ●      "Grief" by Anton Chekhov ●      Beto O'Rourke on Medium ●      Books by Curtis Sittenfeld ●      The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison  ●      Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden      ●      “E Pluribus Unum?” by Stacey Abrams ●      Bob Hillman, "Carveresque," from the album Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Short Stacks we're honored to welcome author of this week's The Stacks Book Club pick, Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. We talk about his genre-bending short story collection, how the title and cover came to be, and what its like being part of this current moment of exciting and diverse fiction writing. There are no spoilers today. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below (mostly Amazon) helps support the show, at no cost to you. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah"In Geraldo v. Hoodie, Geraldo Loses" (John Hudson, The Atlantic)George SaundersA Lucky Man by Jamel BrinkleyHeads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thomspon-SpiresParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonGayl JonesTexaco by Patrick ChamoiseauCorregidora by Gayl JonesBlack Bird by Michael FiegelArthur FlowersBruce Smith ZZ Packer"The Short Stacks 1: Crystal Hana Kim//If You Leave Me" (The Stacks)Jami Attenberg"Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Work in Retail Influenced His Horrifying Short Stories" (Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC)Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangArrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)"Patricia Smith - Skinhead - Def Poetry Jam" (Youtube)Roger ReevesTrevante RhodesBird Box (Netflix)Sandra BullockMoonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)Pastoralia by George SaundersTenth of December by George SaundersFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasThe Incendiaries by R.O. KwonThere There by Tommy OrangeShe Would Be King by Wayétu MooreIf You Leave Me by Crystal Hana KimMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteAja GabelNicole Chung Connect with Nana: Nana's Website | Nana's Twitter | Nana's Instagram Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks received Friday Black from the publisher. For more information click here. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

George Saunders is the author of numerous short story collections, including “Tenth of December,” “In Persuasion Nation,” and “Pastoralia.” His most recent novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” won the 2017 Man Booker Prize and has just come out in paperback. Saunders has won a Guggenheim, a MacArthur and many other awards. We talk to him in front of an audience at Literary Arts in downtown Portland.

Daniel Torday makes a triumphant return to talk about his new novel, BOOMER1. He and James chat about creating the world around the book, reinventing like Dylan, aspiring to anti-lyricism, and getting excited about liking stuff. They try to parse out a comic novel vs. a funny one and what constitutes satire. Plus, Emory Harkins discusses the mobile and now brick-and-mortar book store he co-founded and co-owns with Alexa Trembly, Twenty Stories.   - Daniel Torday: http://www.danieltorday.com/ Daniel and James Discuss:  David Crosby  THE RUMPUS  "Pretty Polly"  Fleet Foxes  Dirty Projectors  Dr. Dog  WXPM  "Superstitious" by Stevie Wonder  The Velvet Underground  PASTORALIA by George Saunders  MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS by Kelly Link  Junot Diaz  Karen Russell  David Foster Wallace  Flannery O'Connor  Bob Dylan William Faulkner  THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH by Saul Bellow  SEIZE THE DAY by Saul Bellow INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace  John Updike  Philip Roth  Netflix  TREE OF SMOKE by Denis Johnson  JESUS' SON by Denis Johnson  TRAIN DREAMS  RED CALVARY by Isaac Babel  Twenty Stories Bookstore   FLORIDA by Christine Schutt  THE AGE OF WIRE AND STRING by Ben Marcus  Aleksandar Hemon  BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy  NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN by Cormac McCarthy  SUTTREE by Cormac McCarthy  James Joyce  ABSALOM, ABSALOM by William Faulkner  LIBRA by Don DeLillo  Dana Spiotta  Leonard Michaels  Grace Paley  Thomas Bernhard  Laszlo Krasznahorkai  Franz Kafka  Samuel Beckett  Jack Ruby  Lee Harvey Oswald The Titanic  Occupy Wall Street  ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf  WE ARE LEGION McSweeney's  DAWN OF THE DEAD dir George A. Romero  David Remnick  Fyodor Dostoevsky  YOUR DUCK IS YOUR DUCK by Deborah Eisenberg Lydia Davis  Dave Barry  Colson Whitehead  Rivka Galchen  OZARK  ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT  Gary Shteyngart  John Mulaney  Pitchfork  Mike Nichols & Elaine May  Dave Chappelle  Chris Rock  THE SOPRANOS  Alfred Hitchcock  Chris Farley  Jane Goodall  Harold Bloom  Lewis Hyde  Yaddo  Best American Short Stories  The O. Henry Prize Stories  Mary Gaitskill  ESQUIRE  "Messiah" by George Friderick Handel  Chris Thile  The Ramones  - TWENTY STORIES: https://www.twentystoriesla.com/ Emory and James discuss:  ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS by Hunter S. Thompson  Alexa Trembly Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra  DISQUIET AMERICAN SHORT FICTION  TWO DOLLAR RADIO  CURBSIDE SPLENDOR  THE DEEPER THE WATER, THE UGLIER THE FISH by Katya Apekina HALF OF A YELLOW SUN by Chimamanda Adichie COMEMADRE by Roque Larraquy, translated by Heather Cleary WHEN RAP SPOKE STRAIGHT TO GOD by Erica Dawson JESUS' SON by Denis Johnson WHITE GIRLS by Hilton Als  something bright, then holes by Maggie Nelson  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Watch the video here. Having garnered wide readership and critical praise for his surreal, darkly funny fiction, ''it's no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction'' (The Wall Street Journal). He is the author of the New York Times notable books Pastoralia and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline; Story Prize finalist In Persuasion Nation; and Tenth of December, a National Book Award finalist. One of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, Saunders is the recipient of Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships and has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lincoln in the Bardo spins a kaleidoscopic tale of the 16th President's son's death and his bizarre purgatorial afterlife.  (recorded 2/14/2017)

In this episode of Pastoralia, we take a few steps backward from our look at Catholic child rearing to discuss the Catholic ideal of courtship. Blind and infatuated worldlings date in order to date, with perhaps only the remotest thought to the permanence of marriage. Why, then, does a Catholic not merely date for the sake of dating? We begin our episode with a look at the purposes of courtship, which extend well beyond compatibility testing. Next we speak about the spiritual aspect of courtship and, for all the good which may come out of it, the necessary near occasions of sin it requires. How is a Catholic to court virtuously? Before moving any further, armed with the knowledge of the purposes of courtship, Father discusses who is — and who isn't — someone to pursue in a courtship. Avoiding stock answers, we look at not only the most basic requirements, without which a marriage would lack a common foundation, but, beyond the necessities and although not strictly required, how compatibility between two potential spouses is something not to be dismissed as somehow worldly and uncatholic. Knowing why and with whom, we then ask when is the right time to consider marriage, to which the whole of courtship is directed. Is a difference in age fatal to the endeavor? Is it to be desired? How does maturity factor in? On the topic of maturity, we confirm that the man who fails to pursue a woman in a courtship, instead expecting her to engage him, not only hasn't met his responsibility as a man, but probably did not deserve the chance he wasted in not approaching her in the first place. A harsh truth indeed! This manliness (action, not braun) required for courtship, has long been under fire by those who preach equality of the sexes. Once a couple has entered into a courtship, we discuss how long a courtship (and eventual engagement) should last. During that time, is constant chaperoning required as the virtuous thing to do? Finally, we close our episode with family issues which may arise during a courtship. Should the idea of "marrying a family" be an issue — especially if the family doesn't like you or your family doesn't care for the person you've invited to Christmas dinner? What about objections voiced by parents against the potential marriage: Should this be fatal to the nuptials? Join Fr. Stephen McKenna of St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church in West Chester, Ohio (and many mission chapels), Mr. Justin Soeder, and host Joshua Gunsher in this episode of Pastoralia. Original Air Date: February 28, 2015 Show Run Time: 1 hours 19 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna, Justin Soeder Show Host(s): Joshua Gunsher Season 4 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-4-pastoralia-episode-10-dating-and-courtship/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2015. All Rights are Reserved.

On this season's inaugural episode of "Pastoralia," we pick up where we left off last season, in the second of two episodes devoted to understanding Catholic parenting and child rearing. My, how these children have grown in just a few months! Diapers and strollers have given way to increasingly independent pre-teens and teenagers. It is on these older children that we focus in this episode, again steadying ourselves on perennial Catholic thinking, rather than the absurd and dangerous maxims of the world. We begin our discussion with the Fourth Commandment, which requires us to honor our parents, not merely to obey them. Should a child need to be corrected, we address how to reprove a child without cultivating an unhealthy fear of his parents, while keeping in mind the words of St. Paul, "Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged" (Col. 3:21). Our conversation continues as we explore how to cultivate independence in our children, teaching them how to make their own wise decisions, but in such a way that still protects their souls and bodies from danger. Children learning a healthy, Catholic self-reliance often benefit from a good balance between the demands made in maturity and a continued need for recreation. In this portion of the episode, we find out that balance is critical. What, then, of a child who has become so disproportionately filled with a spirit of independence that he rebels against his parents or the Church? We work through this particular effect of Original Sin, and offer a means of choosing to control and harness rebellion, directing it against those vices which are worthy of adolescent contempt. Finally, we ease our way into dating and courtship, not only as part of the process of choosing a state of life, but as something which requires care and virtue to be practiced by the young. Fraught with the potential for serous spiritual harm, we also explain the need to keep the home as a spiritual safe haven. Join Fr. Stephen McKenna of St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church in West Chester, Ohio (and many mission chapels) and host Joshua Gunsher in this month's episode of "Pastoralia." Original Air Date: January 30, 2015 Show Run Time: 1 hours 37 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Joshua Gunsher Season 4 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-4-pastoralia-episode-9-catholic-parenting-part-2/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2015. All Rights are Reserved.

On this month's episode of Pastoralia, we take on a perennial topic in part 1 of a 2 part discussion: the Catholic understanding of parenting and the raising of children. This is a topic which is obscured and largely influenced by a cacophony of noise from modern pop psychology and pseudo-intellectual modern parenting books. We begin the conversation with a discussion of the child-rearing theories of the modern world and the inherent problems with them. Father will compare those to the Catholic principles of child-rearing and why the Catholic building blocks of child raising and why these principles provide children with the best possible chance of retaining the Catholic faith, saving their souls, and being productive members of society. We will talk about the issues surrounding the nursing of children, what is appropriate and what is not, the norms of modesty as it relates to nursing, and when the nursing should end. The subjects of children sharing bedrooms, disciplining the children and corporal punishment. There seems to be quite the debate even among traditional Catholics about corporal punishment, and Father will lay out the biblical reference for such punishment and the guiding principles for the use of it. Father will give instruction on the spiritual duties of the parents and will illustrate that spiritual duty is the reason behind all of the actions in how parents raise their children. Join us as Fr. Stephen McKenna, assistant pastor of St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church in West Chester, Ohio (and pastor of many mission chapels), and host Joshua Gunsher as they conduct this month's episode of Pastoralia. Original Air Date: November 5, 2014 Show Run Time: 2 hours 5 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Joshua Gunsher Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-3-pastoralia-episode-8-catholic-parenting-part-1/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

On this month's episode of Pastoralia, we tackle a subject that is somewhat confusing to the laity and accompanies with it some degree of fear: Extreme Unction and Last Rites. We will begin by having a deep discussion of what exactly this Sacrament is, what it is not, and understanding the difference between Extreme Unction and the Last Rites. After we examine the nature of the Sacrament, then we will shift into what the necessity of it is, when a Catholic may ask for it, and what the requirements for requesting it encompass. Father will guide us through sick calls, proper etiquette and disposition during a "routine" sick call versus an emergency call where death is imminent. Father will also discuss how to discern when it is appropriate to call a priest, dispel many myths that people usually have regarding this Sacrament and how frustrating it is for a Priest to have an individual or a family "hold back" and wait too long before calling and potentially risking the soul of the sick person who is in genuine need of the Sacraments. For those of you who have uttered the words I don't want to bother Father with this, this is an episode you really need to hear. How should your home be ordered upon arrival of the Priest making the sick call? What requisite components should be near the bed of the sick individual needing the Sacraments? What is the process and what actually occurs during the anointing? What items should one have on hand for a sick call? What items should one not have in the room during a sick call? Who is permitted to be in the room with the Priest? What should the atmosphere of the room be during a sick call between the sick, the Priest, and those present? How often can one receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction or Last Rites? What type of oil is permitted for use in the Sacrament and how is it obtained? If you are asking any of these questions, then this episode is for you. This show dissects the subject of this Sacrament and Father provides us with a clear and focused understanding of the Sacrament, when to ask for it, and why we should do so confidently rather than feeling guilty for making the request. Join us as Fr. Stephen McKenna, assistant pastor of St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church in West Chester, Ohio (and pastor of many mission chapels), and host Joshua Gunsher as they conduct this month's episode of Pastoralia. Original Air Date: October 3, 2014 Show Run Time: 1 hour 26 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Joshua Gunsher Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-3-pastoralia-episode-7-extreme-unction-and-last-rites/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

On this month's episode of Pastoralia, we return to talk about the Sacrament of Confession. While we may consider this topic to be understood by most practicing Catholics, there is never enough discussion both on the fruits of the Sacrament, but also on the various orbital topics that go along with it. Before we begin the topic itself, we begin the program by first making a slight detour per listener requests about "what to do now?" So you have been studying, you've come to the realization that you can have nothing to do with the heretics and apostates who occupy the Vatican and the diocesan sees across the world, but are confused as to what your obligations are from this point forward. We will let Father discuss this topic which is a very real one that all of us at one time faced. Then we will move right into the discussion on Confession. We begin talking about the obligations a Catholic has to fulfill in order to make a good confession and how parents must be the prime force in their child's life in not only teaching them to make a good confession, but also making it readily available to them. Father will discuss some "do's and don'ts" for parents regarding their children's confessions and frequency of its practice. Father will then give a commentary on what are important aspects of a child's confession that he should consider before entering the confessional, as well as that of adults. How often should we be going to confession? Should we have a regular confessor? What if that option is not available to us? Is it allowable for us to go seek out confession from a validly ordained priest who is of other religious congregations who are in union with the modernists in Rome? What are the rules of charity regarding making Sunday confessions when you have other opportunities to do so? Father will then hit on many aspects that give souls a moment of pause and present an obstacle to making a confession, such as: What if Father hears my voice and knows who I am? I can't just grab Father outside the confessional and ask him to hear a confession because he will know who I am! I am too embarrassed to tell Father this, he will think I'm a horrible person. Father presents a clear, concise, and priestly view on the reality behind the confessions that he hears on a daily basis and gives listeners the reassurance that when a man enters into the confessional, he is no "special snowflake," and that he should confidently and humbly approach a priest at any time that he needs to avail himself of the Sacrament. Father will even talk about his confessions, and how his confessions differ from that of the laity; our listeners may be surprised to hear that they hardly differ at all, except in one small detail. Father will close out with talking about perhaps the most important thing we can do upon a fall into sin and the time period that exists between being able to make a sacramental confession: the perfect act of contrition. Join us as we return for the second half of Season 3 with Fr. Stephen McKenna, assistant pastor of St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church in West Chester, Ohio (and pastor of many mission chapels), and host Stephen Heiner as they conduct this month's episode of Pastoralia. Original Air Date: September 12, 2014 Show Run Time: 1 hour 32 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-3-pastoralia-episode-6-confession/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

On this month's episode of Pastoralia, we are going to tackle some topics in the practical order which have probably touched all of us at one time or another. We will be talking about the many things that relate to the body and its external appearances. We will discuss such things as tattoos, piercings, jewelry, plastic surgery, going to the gym, yoga, massages, and other such things. What is the Catholic reaction to these actions and activities that are so prevalent in the modern society in which we find ourselves? Join us as guest host Justin Soeder is joined as usual by show guest, Father Stephen McKenna, as they discuss these topics on this month's episode of Pastoralia. Original Air Date: June 6, 2014 Show Run Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Justin Soeder (guest hosting) Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-iii-pastoralia-v-my-body-is-a-temple/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

On this episode of Pastoralia, we're going to take on the difficult subject of how to live, work, and get along with people who don't just differ in belief from us, but may be actively working against Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church. We will cover: practicing homosexuals, people living in sin, people who are divorced or remarried, people with annulments from SSPX or the Novus Ordo, single mothers, etc. Can we have these people over for dinner? What if they are family? What happens at company picnics? We'll also tackle the difficult non-Catholic weddings/funerals quandary. You need general principles in order to make these tough decisions. We'll give them to you. Finally, we'll answer some questions from our last episode pertaining to work on Sunday and Reserved Sins during a time of interregnum. Join Stephen Heiner and Fr. Stephen McKenna as they discuss these important and extremely relevant issues. Original Air Date: April 4, 2014 Show Run Time: 1 hour 53 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-iii-pastoralia-iv-how-to-live-and-work-with-non-catholics/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

On this month's episode of Pastoralia we will be discussing several topics that face Catholics at some point in time in their lives. We will be starting with Godparenting - how many "children" should I have, who's qualified, can I ask a priest, what are the qualifications, etc. We will move into the clerical dress topic of clericals vs. cassocks - is Father a modernist for wearing clericals? We will then talk Sundays - so what "can" we do on Sundays? More importantly, what should we be doing to make the day holy? Just in time for lent, we will broach the topic of general Confession and all the particulars behind this important and necessary spiritual practice. Closing out the show, we will touch on the topic of head covering for ladies. What about veils vs. mantillas vs. napkins vs. hats - Is this a matter of taste or of church law? Join us on this episode of Pastoralia as Fr. Stephen McKenna and Stephen Heiner discuss these issues and provide further clarity to questions that never seem to get asked. Original Air Date: March 7, 2014 Show Run Time: 2 hours 4 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-iii-pastoralia-iii-godparents-general-confession-and-what-is-permissible-on-sundays/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

Following last month's episode on proper etiquette towards clerics, this month's Pastoralia takes on etiquette and comportment at Mass. We will be discussing a wide variety of topics that at one time or another, we have all wondered to ourselves what we should be doing, such as: When should one arrive and leave for Holy Mass? What should I be wearing for Sunday Mass versus a weekday Mass? If the baby is crying, what do I do? Should there be a crying room or not? Is there a "cell phone etiquette" at Mass? Is there a "best" way to follow the Mass? Am I required to read the Mass out of the Missal? Can I pray the rosary during Mass? These and many more questions will be addressed on this month's episode. Join Fr. Stephen McKenna and host Stephen Heiner as they explore these issues and address other questions on this month's episode of Pastoralia. Original Air Date: February 7, 2014 Show Run Time: 2 hours 21 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-iii-pastoralia-ii-etiquette-and-comportment-at-mass/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

Restoration Radio returns to the airwaves in 2014 with the launch of Pastoralia. This show will attempt to answer important questions that aren't always addressed in sermons or catechisms. Our first episode takes on an important topic: how should we behave towards priests in and out of church? How should we conduct ourselves in correspondence? What are general principles to help guide our behavior? We will address these and other issues. Join us as host Stephen Heiner discusses these Catholic pastoral issues with show guest Fr. Stephen McKenna Original Air Date: January 3, 2014 Show Run Time: 1 hour 43 minutes Show Guest(s): Father Stephen McKenna Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner Season 3 Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Episode: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-iii-pastoralia-i-etiquette-towards-clerics/ Pastoralia: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/pastoralia/ Subscribe: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ Pastoralia℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2014. All Rights are Reserved.

This week, Liberty discusses great older books, including Pastoralia, The Farming of Bones, and Jenny and the Jaws of Life. This episode was sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio. Find a list of the titles discussed on this episode in the shownotes.

Edição de 20 de Fevereiro 2017 - Pastoralia, de George Saunders

On the latest Granta podcast we hear from George Saunders. One of the finest, funniest writers of his generation, he writes stories that pulse with outsized heart, crackle with the ad-speak and eek out the human story from the lives of theme-park workers and the subjects of strange drug tests that enhance libido and eloquence. His books include CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, In Persuasion Nation, Pastoralia and most recently Tenth of December. He has also published a book of essays, The Braindead Megaphone. Here he spoke to online editor Ted Hodgkinson about allowing his characters access to goodness, why he wants to avoid ‘auto-dark’ in his stories, how the death of David Foster Wallace affected his writing and closing the gap between art and life.

George Saunders is today's guest.  He's the bestselling author of several books, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia, and The Braindead Megaphone, and his brand new story collection, Tenth of December, is due out from Random House in January 2013. ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Saunders is the author of the story collections In Persuasion Nation, Pastoralia, and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, the short novel The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, and a children’s book, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip. He lives in Syracuse, New York, where he teaches in the Syracuse Creative Writing program; last year he was awarded both a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Fellowship for his work.Saunders appeared in the Hollis Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall on March 8, 2007. This interview took place earlier the same day.

In George Saunder's dystopian theme parks, the American Dream festers and thrives fertilized by self-help movements and Big Brother type cults.