Brian Miller on Kayaking with Lambs

About this episode

Brian Miller discusses his new book about life on a Tennessee farm.

Brian Miller visits the porch to talk about his new book chronicling life on a Tennessee farm. Highlights 1:30 Bayou Bengal Volunteer farmer 5:45 A monastic text 11:15 Man of letters 14:00 Pesto chango 15:30 Remote control 18:00 Growing pains 23:00 Lamb on the lam 27:15 The rest of the story Resources Buy the book An excerpt at FPR Brian’s farm and blog Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer”

People in this episode

Guest: Brian Miller

Topics covered

• farming
• Tennessee
• literature
• monastic life
• agriculture
• storytelling

Keywords

• farming
• Tennessee
• Brian Miller
• monastic text
• lambs
• agriculture
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FPR

Books & works: Kayaking with Lambs

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