Episode 93: Agrarian Thomistic Philosophy with Dr Richard Meloche, Part 1

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In episode 93, we chat with Dr. Richard Meloche of the Alcuin Institute about the music in our home, Thomistic philosophy, 'coming to farming' for the food, the spiritual parfait of Grace and Nature, textual references to 'The Good Life,' and why the rural life is the best way to obtain the necessary bodily goods.

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Timestamps/Topics for Episode 93:

0:00 Denying proper tools for music & the kitchen

8:49 The promise of flavor is nutrition

11:15 Introducing our guest Dr. Richard Meloche & Thomistic philosophy

16:34 Why we call it The Family Pig & household economy

25:25 St Thomas Aquinas's works & farm philosophy

35:30 The camaraderie of The Family Pig

40:45 How we met Dr. Meloche & 'coming to farming' for the food

55:26 The spiritual parfait of Grace and Nature

1:05:16 Textual references to 'The Good Life' & necessary bodily goods

1:12:51 Why the rural life is the best way to obtain the necessary bodily goods

1:22:40 Cookbooks written about peasant agriculture traditions

1:30:11 Living a rural life not out of fear

Links for Episode 93:

• Dr. Richard Meloche of the Alcuin Institute https://alcuininstitute.org/author/richardmeloche
• Pope Leo XIII in an encyclical, "When you attempt to understand something outside of the influence of its causes, you lose that thing." https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals.html
• William Cobbett https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/142509.William_Cobbett?from_search=true&from_srp=true
• De Regno (On Kingship) by Thomas Aquinas https://a.co/d/avI7RAG
• The Importance of the Rural Life by Fr George Speltz https://a.co/d/ggbxC6P
• Aristotle's "Politics" https://a.co/d/65Gh41g
• John Senior https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/630951.John_Senior
• Elizabeth Luard https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/124062.Elisabeth_Luard
• Jane Grigson https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/226917.Jane_Grigson?from_search=true&from_srp=true