After Virtual: Civic Life

After Virtual: Civic Life

Author: frontporchrepublic February 2, 2023 Duration: 1:14:11
The After Virtual conference podcast series closes with a focus on civics and cemeteries.  Mark Mitchell, author of Plutocratic Socialism, talks on, well, plutocrats and socialism (plus the importance of property ownership to maintaining the republic).  Rachel Ferguson, author of Black Liberation Through the Marketplace, highlights the historic role of roads in undermining minority communities and current efforts at neighborhood stabilization.  Regular conference closer Bill Kauffman regales the crowd with tales from the crypts of Batavia.  Speakers:  Mark Mitchell, Rachel Ferguson, and Bill Kauffman  Highlights  2:30 Mark Mitchell — Why Property Matters  3:15 FPR, born in apocalypse   9:00 Plutocrats and socialists, a love story  19:30 What would the Founders do?   22:15 Rachel Ferguson — What’s Wrong with the Roads?  23:30 Housing many things in the Black Church  26:30 Eugenics, red lines, and roads  30:00 Cars explained, Ike appalled  38:00 Neighborhood Stabilization (and its All-Stars)  46:30 “Paid to talk to me” v. the Jesus people  50:00 Bill Kauffman —The View from the Cemetery  51:00 Grave matters with Walt Whitman  54:00 Masons and monuments  58:30 Wings are overrated  1:00 Barry Goldwater and friends  1:04 Ontologically speaking  1:07 Baseball R.I.P.  Resources  Speaker bios  Conference videos  Save the (new!) date:  2023 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (October 21, 2023)  Thanks to Wendell Kimbrough for his musical talents 

There’s a certain kind of conversation that happens best when you’re not in a hurry, when the topic can wander from the headlines of the day to the deeper questions that have always shaped how we live together. The Brass Spittoon is built for that kind of talk. Hosted by the folks at Front Porch Republic, this podcast serves as a gathering spot for discussions rooted in the tangible realities of our lives-our connections to a specific place, the practical limits we encounter, and what genuine liberty means within that framework. Each episode feels less like a lecture and more like joining a thoughtful, meandering dialogue among friends who aren’t afraid to chew over ideas from both the past and the present. You’ll hear explorations of culture, community, and the small-scale practices that build a durable society, all approached with a sense of curiosity and a lack of pretense. It’s for anyone weary of abstract debates and hungry for conversations grounded in the texture of everyday life. So, pull up a chair and settle in; this is where we consider how to live well, right where we are.
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