The Re-Enchantment Book Club

By: The Re-Enchantment Book Club
  • Summary

  • In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
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Episodes
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
    May 5 2025

    In this episode, Jordan and Brendan travel to Middle Earth to discuss the role of the common man in the fight against evil, worlds born from words, the emboldening of virtue, the imminent approach of glory, the purpose of silly hobbit songs, and what makes a story timeless.

    Other Mentions:

    • Beowulf

    Next episode we will be discussing The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien. We hope you join us!

    Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

    Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

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    46 mins
  • All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
    Apr 7 2025

    In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the “If Only” feeling, beauty in the midst of bleakness, the call to adventure, the cost of idealism, director’s cut conspiracies, and the idiocy of semicolons.

    What We’re Reading:

    • Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy L. Sayers
    • Present Concerns: Journalistic Essays by C.S. Lewis
    • Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

    Other Mentions:

    • “All the Pretty Little Horses” (lullaby)
    • “All the Wild Horses” by Ray Lamontagne
    • Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
    • Moby Dick by Herman Melville
    • Psalm 107

    Next episode we will be discussing The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien. We hope you join us!

    Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

    Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

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    45 mins
  • The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston
    Mar 3 2025

    In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the scandal of grace, beautifully hyperlinked symbolism, the cosmic story arc, the nature of true value, the power of chocolate kisses, and the polite consumption of buttermilk.

    What We’re Reading:

    • Stoner by John Williams
    • The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
    • The Iliad by Homer

    Other Mentions:

    • Psalm 131

    Next episode we will be discussing All the Wild Horses by Cormac McCarthy. We hope you join us!

    Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

    Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

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    35 mins

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