David Abram

David Abram’s The Spell of the Sensuous with Trevien Stanger, Part 2

A continuation of my earlier episode in which Trevien Stanger – instructor of environmental studies at St. Michael’s College in Vermont – and I discuss Abram’s book, which, I think it’s fair to say, has had a profound effect on both of us. This time, we focus on Abram’s argument about the impact of the…

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David Abram’s The Spell of the Sensuous with Trevien Stanger, Part 1

I’ve mentioned this book numerous times on the pod. It’s fair to say that David Abram’s The Spell of the Sensuous and Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass are the two books that really kicked off the idea for In the Weeds. And it feels like time to dig into Spell. All the more so since…

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