Best Selected Prose Podcasts (2025)

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Wild's Eye and Archiving Obsessions (AYO AKINGBADE) 1:17:01

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Guest artist AYO AKINGBADE joins ELIZABETH FULLERTON to discuss her work via 'In the Eye of the Wild' by Nastassja Martin. Published in 2021, the story follows the aftermath of a French anthropologist's gruesome attack by a bear, while she is living with the Evan people on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. FOLLOW US on INSTAGRAM! BUY US A COFFEE! SUPPO…

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Mayhem Soup and Collaborative Patterning (LAUREN GODFREY) 1:15:37

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Guest artist LAUREN GODFREY joins JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her work via 'Heartburn' by Nora Ephron. Published in 1983, it tells a recipe rich story of Rachel Samstat and her husband Mark's marriage breakdown as a result of his affair with Thelma Rice. BUY US A COFFEE! SUPPORT US ON PATREON! Lauren and Jillian's conversation encompasses misogyny, kr…

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Unfathomable Creatures and Bridging Realities (MARCUS COATES) 1:28:31

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Guest artist MARCUS COATES joins JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss his work via 'Welsh Incident' by Robert Graves. Published in 1929, this short poem is a retelling of an overhead conversation about "un-Welsh" creatures emerging from the sea. BUY US A COFFEE! SUPPORT US ON PATREON! Marcus and Jillian's conversation encompasses longing, empathy, humour, gras…

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The Pasture 0:49

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Home Burial 7:14

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The Tuft of Flowers 2:47

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Mending Wall 2:47

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Birches 3:38

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Reluctance 1:29

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A Late Walk 1:09

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Fragmentary Blue 0:57

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“Death of a Borzoi” by Mukhtar Magauin 18:15

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Mukhtar Magauin is a Kazakh writer, publicist, translator, and researcher of Kazakh folklore. In 1997, he received an international award from the Foundation of Artists and Writers of Turkey “for services to the Turkic world.” The award was presented to him by the then-President of the Republic of Turkey, Suleyman Demirel. Magauin translated into K…

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Symbolic Prose and Personal Politics (HELEN JOHNSON) 1:28:38

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Guest artist HELEN JOHNSON joins JILLIAN KNIPE for this final episode of Series 5, to discuss her work via 'The Birds' by Tarjei Vesaas. Published originally in 1957, then by Penguin Random House in 2019, this short novel describes the relationship between Hege and her younger, mentally challenged brother Mattis. With a sense of non-judgemental sim…

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Closure Difficulties and Performative Reality (ELEONORA AGOSTINI) 50:17

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Guest artist ELEONORA AGOSTINI joins PELUMI ODUBANJO to discuss her art practice via 'Boxes', a short story featured in 'Elephant and Other Stories' 1998 Collins Harvill. Written by Raymond Carver and originally published in The New Yorker, the story explores connections, disillusion, powerlessness, worry and loss within a mother and son relationsh…

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“The Last Madamar” by Anuar Alimzhanov 17:52

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Anuar Alimzhanov was born on May 2, 1930, in the village of Karlygash in Taldykorgan region. He is considered one of the most prominent Kazakh writers of the late Soviet period. He wrote not only stories about the contemporary period, but also notable historical novels. In his story "The Last Madamar", Alimzhanov writes about Kazakh deserts, water …

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Social Mobility and Beyond Language (MELANIE JACKSON) 1:17:22

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Guest artist MELANIE JACKSON joins artist JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her art practice via 'Corey Fah Does Social Mobility' by Isabel Waidner. Published in 2023 by Hamish Hamilton, part of Penguin Random House, the novel explores binaries, boundaries and borders, freeing us to imagine other ways of being within the context of award winning social mobi…

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Revealing Histories and Gender Variations (JULIET JACQUES) 1:02:55

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Guest writer and filmmaker JULIET JACQUES joins artist and writer JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her creative practice via 'Variations' 2021 by the one and only Juliet herself. Published in 2021 by Influx Press, this book of short stories portrays the mixed, messy and moving lives of transexual women transexual men, non binary, gender queer, cross dresse…

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The Day the World Collapsed by Rollan Seisenbayev 21:24

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Rollan Seisenbayev, born October 11, 1946, in Semipalatinsk, is a prominent contemporary Kazakh writer, playwright, and translator. In addition to his literary activities, Seisenbayev is the founder of the Abai House in London, the Abai International Club, and the international literary magazine Amanat. He is the recipient of numerous international…

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Unwavering Sensitivity and Valuing Confusion (ANNA CLEGG) 1:05:41

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Guest artist ANNA CLEGG joins curator and critic VANESSA MURRELL to discuss her multi-disciplinary art practice via 'My Loose Thread' by Denis Cooper. Published in 2002 by Canongate Books, this claustrophobic novel circulates around teenage Larry who is wrestling with the point of his own existence and explores teen depression, moral vacuity and th…

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White Aruana by Satimzhan Sanbayev 18:11

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Satimzhan Sanbayev is a Kazakh writer, film actor, and screenwriter. Born into the family of the prominent Kazakh teacher-educator Khamza Sanbayev, in 1967 he was invited to star in the film “The Road of a Thousand Miles.” During filming, he completed his first story, “White Aruana” (White Camel), which was published a year later in Prostor magazin…

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Absent Mothers and Colonised Bodies (OLUKEMI LIJADU) 1:10:44

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Guest artist OLUKEMI LIJADU joins curator and PHD researcher PELUMI ODUBANJO to discuss her multi-media art practice through the prism of 'The Stranger' (aka 'The Outsider' aka 'The Foreigner') by Nobel Prize winning writer Albert Camus. Published in 1942, the novella tells of an indifferent French settler who, soon after his mother's funeral, comm…

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Unfortunate Jamal by Myrzhakyp Dulatov 14:22

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Myrzhakyp Dulatov was born on November 25, 1885. Dulatov's political creed was clearly articulated when, in 1909, he published his first collection of poetry, Oyan, Kazak! (Wake Up, Kazakh!). The copies in circulation were immediately confiscated—and in 1911 he was arrested. Dulatov became one of the leaders of Kazakh reformism and the national lib…

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Suppressed Voices and Transformative Communities (RORY PILGRIM) 1:11:04

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Guest artist RORY PILGRIM joins author and critic ELIZABETH FULLERTON to discuss his musically inspired, community-based art practice through the prism of 'The Bell' by Irish British writer and philosopher, Dame Jean Iris Murdoch. Published in 1958, this funny and sad novel explores religion, human frailty and who has the right to a voice, set with…

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Word Play and Multiple Meanings (ANNA BARHAM) 56:35

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Guest artist ANNA BARHAM joins artist JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her art practice via 'Companion Piece' by Ali Smith. Published in 2023 by Penguin Books, the novel explores language, meaning, relationships and contemporary politics in what may be seen as a way of bringing a form of conclusion to Smith's urgently written then quickly published, season…

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Snow Girl by Oralkhan Bokeev 19:03

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Oralkhan Bokeev (September 28, 1943 – May 17, 1993) was a Kazakh writer, playwright, and journalist. A bright and sensitive writer, a master wordsmith, Bokeev told his stories vividly and with deep knowledge of human nature. The plots of his stories are based on memories of his homeland and the events of his youth. He was proud of and sincerely lov…

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Resistance Acoustics and Hopeful Uprising (MIKHAIL KARIKIS) 30:58

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Guest artist MIKHAIL KARIKIS joins poet and art critic CHERRY SMYTH to discuss his art practice via 'Human Acts' by Han Kang, 2016 published by Granta Books. Set in 1980 South Korea, the novel tells the gruelling story of a violently suppressed student uprising and the inevitable fallout from the original trauma. MIKHAIL and CHERRY's discussion enc…

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Kokserek by Mukhtar Auezov 15:51

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Mukhtar Auezov (September 28, 1897–June 27, 1961) was a prominent Kazakh writer and an honored academic of the Soviet Union. Auezov's works had a major influence on the development of Kazakh literature. He wrote numerous essays, short stories, and plays (many of which have been translated into other languages) in different genres, but his greatest …

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The Key / The Inner Thermostat 14:19

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Send us a text I begin with the lyrics to one of my old songs narrated as a poem with a wonderful instrumental by Josh Woodward embedded with it. That lyric is entitled, "Spinning Spinning." Next I share two chapters from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge, entitled, "The Key" and "The Inner Thermostat." I finish with another Fanny Crosby lyric entitled, "…

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Irritation / Our Potent Minds 14:29

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Send us a text I begin with an old poem of mine entitled, "Summer Storm," then share two chapters from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge, entitled, "Irritation" and "Our Potent Minds." Finally I share another wonderful Fanny Crosby lyric entitled, "Jesus, Help Me." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected]…

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Arbitrary Traditions and Alien Observations (ROSIE GIBBENS) 47:23

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Guest artist ROSIE GIBBENS joins VANESSA MURRELL of DATEAGLE to discuss her art practice via 'Life Ceremony' by Sayaka Murata, 2022 published by Granta Books. This off-kilter collection of short stories brings a grotesque whimsy to fables of cultural norms, including society rituals that develop when the human species is endangered . ROSIE and VANE…

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Play It Again, Sam 7:21

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Send us a text I begin today's short episode with my poem, "The Book That Really Matters" followed by a chapter from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge, entitled, "Play It Again, Sam," and finish with another Fanny Crosby lyric, "God Is Love." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected]…

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Joseph 15:20

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Send us a text First, a little poem I wrote "To The Evolutionists," then I share a different perspective on the Genesis character, Joseph. Then I share another Fanny Crosby lyric entitled, "Glory Glory, All Is Glory." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected] Vic Zarley

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I Dream a Game of Wacamole 10:32

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Send us a text I start this episode with an old poem of mine written when I worked for Amazon in one of their warehouses. It is entitled, "Although a Cut Heals" and special music has been embedded with my narration. Then I share a chapter from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge entitled, "I Dream a Game of Wacamole." Then I share another lyric by Franny Cr…

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Cultural Fear and Self Permission (CERI HAND) 1:05:20

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Guest artist mentor CERI HAND joins artist and writer JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her creative practice via 'The Blazing World' 2014 by Siri Hustvedt and published by Hodder & Stoughton. Longlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, it tells tales of the life of artist Harriet Burden. Presented across snap…

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The Tracy Miracle 12:06

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Send us a text I start this episode off with an old poem of mine set to an instrumental by Alan J. Moore. The poem is entitled, "How Can You Tell a Babe in the Womb." Then I share a chapter from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge entitled, "The Tracy Miracle" and finally I share another Fanny Crosby lyric (coupled with an instrumental) entitled, "Calling f…

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I Celebrate My Dysfunction / Jesus Be Within My Day 15:43

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Send us a text Today I share a version of Jesus Loves Me you've probably never heard before. I narrate the lyrics to some blues by Jason Shaw and the process works! Next I share the story of my song, "Jesus Be Within My Day," and then the song. I then share a chapter from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge entitled, "I Celebrate My Dysfunction," and conclu…

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Let's Prepare for Jesus' Return 20:59

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Send us a text I start off this episode with an original poem with music by Kevin Macleod. The poem is entitled, "Heaven Is My Real Home." Next I share a chapter from my spiritual autobiography, The Opening Window entitled, "Let's Prepare for Jesus' Return," and then I complete the episode with a lyric written by Fanny Crosby entitled, "Glory Ever …

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Has Someone Raised My Ire? 12:32

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Send us a text Today's episode I share "A Call to Prayer," found in the public domain. Then I share a chapter from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge, "Has Someone Raised My Ire?" and finally I share a lyric by the prolific Fannie Crosby entitled, "Do All the Good You Can." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected]…

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Second Bodies and Talking Ice (SUSAN SCHUPPLI) 56:42

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Guest artist SUSAN SCHUPPLI joins art critic and author ELIZABETH FULLERTON to discuss her art practice via 'The Second Body' 2017 by Daisy Hildyard, published by Fitzcarraldo Books. Listed by the 'White Review' on their Books of the Year 2018, the essay presents the dissolving boundaries between all life on earth, with an updated dualism between t…

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Hi Ol' Silver / God Is Prose 13:32

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Send us a text Today I share a song of mine that I narrated as a poem with music by Kevin Macleod. The "poem" is "What You Do to the Least of These." Next I share two chapters from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge entitled, "Hi Ol' Silver" and "God Is Prose" then I complete this episode with a lyric by Fannie Crosby entitled, "Behold the Wonderful Love."…

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Free Will / Did God Create Disasters? 12:29

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Send us a text I begin with a poem, "My Mind Is a Garden," then share two chapters from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge, "Free Will" and "Did God Create Disasters?" ending with a new production consisting of a lyric by Fannie Crosby, "Behold Me Standing at the Door." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected]…

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Akbilek by Zhusipbek Aimautov 19:52

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Zhusipbek Aimautov, a teacher by training, served as the editor-in-chief of Abai magazine and the newspaper Kazak tili. He also left a significant literary legacy as the author of the novels Kartkozha (1926) and Akbilek, as well as a number of other works. Akbilek is a psychological novel that was first published in 1927 in the magazine Equal Right…

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A Very Important Truth / Arrogance 11:10

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Send us a text Enjoy this episode! I begin with "He Is Coming" (one of my songs transformed into a poem with an amazingly appropriate instrumental by Josh Woodward), then I share two, count 'em, two short chapters from my book A Holy Hodgepodge entitled, "A Very Important Truth" and "Arrogance." I complete this podcast with a lyric by the amazing F…

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The Sin of Sholpan by Magzhan Zhumabaev 16:59

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Magzhan Zhumabaev is one of the fathers of modern Kazakh literature. Born in 1893 to a wealthy family in North Kazakhstan, he became one of the co-founders of the reformist political movement Alash Orda. Zhumabaev was a highly educated intellectual with wide-ranging interests who believed in the power of education: he spoke Arabic, Farsi, and Turki…

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Rebellion and Witchcraft 16:45

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Send us a text I begin this episode with a hymn/poem "Blessed Assurance" with lyrics written by Fannie Crosby. Next I share something from my "extinct" book, Extreme Christianity entitled, "Rebellion and Witchcraft," and finally I finish this episode with another poem, this time from the public domain, entitled, "Lord, Speak to Me." Support the sho…

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Resting on Our Laurels 23:06

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Send us a text I begin with "There's a Ladder That's Reaching," followed by "Resting on Our Laurels" from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge then comes "Behold, the Dawn" (an obscure Fannie Crosby lyric). Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected] Vic Zarley

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Disconnected Characters and Contradictory Spiritualism (SOPHIE RUIGROK) 45:54

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Guest artist SOPHIE RUIGROK joins VANESSA MURRELL of DATEAGLE to discuss her art practice via 'Nobody Belongs Here More Than You' 2007 by Miranda July, published by Canongate Books. Winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, it conveys 16 stories of lonely characters desperately trying to make connections. Their means vary from q…

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Relinquishing Disputes to Christ 15:55

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Send us a text I first share a poem of mine entitled, "God's Whisper" then the chapter entitled, "Relinquishing Disputes to Christ" from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge and finally an obscure Fannie Crosby lyric entitled, "Adopted." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected] Vic Zarley

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To Have, Give It All Away / The Nestling / Conclusion 12:07

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Send us a text Today, as I get near the end of my 3 hour allotment this month, I share, "There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying," which I found in the public domain then I share three chapters from my book, A Course in Christianity, "To Have, Give It All Away," "The Nestling," and, "Conclusion." I finish with another obscure lyric by Fannie Crosb…

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It's a Log Meet Log World 16:46

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Send us a text I begin with an old prose/poem entitled, "My Tool" then I share a chapter from my old, no longer published book, Extreme Christianity, entitled, "It's a Log Meet Log World." I complete this episode with some obscure Fannie Crosby lyrics entitled, "Able to Deliver." Support the show I'd love to hear from you! email: [email protected]…