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Thank you for gathering at the Brass Spittoon, the podcast of Front Porch Republic. We chew on issues timeless and timely, with a focus on place, limits, and liberty. Find out more at frontporchrepublic.com.
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Chris Arnade, the keynote speaker at the After Virtual conference, has traded global finance for skid row photography. Chris discusses his journey from Wall Street board rooms to a booth at McDonald’s and the associated rejection of careerism and self-definition.
Speaker: Chris Arnade—An Address in the Universe of Meaning
Highlights
3:00 Prayer time around the world
6:45 The liberal emancipation project (of destruction)
10:30 Transcendent values first seen in a traffic jam
16:00 “Everything we believed was wrong”
27:00 Place and the giant sucking sound of NAFTA
30:00 Family ties
32:00 The “meaning” address and its replacement
Resources
Speaker bios
Conference videos
Save the date: 2023 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (October 21, 2023)
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America
The Substack home of a traveling man
An NPR story on Chris Arnade
Arnade’s work at The Guardian and The Atlantic
Thanks to Wendell Kimbrough for his musical talents
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