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The Porch A slow conversation about beautiful & difficult things

Oct 7
Oct 7 SMELLS OF SHAME - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Gareth Higgins
YOUR DINNER, SIR - Steve Daugherty
Oct 5

Oct 5 YOUR DINNER, SIR - Steve Daugherty

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Sep 30
Sep 30 SENSES - Helen McClements

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I WASN’T LISTENING TO THE WORD “GENOCIDE" UNTIL NOW - Martha Tatarnic
Sep 28

Sep 28 I WASN’T LISTENING TO THE WORD “GENOCIDE" UNTIL NOW - Martha Tatarnic

Gareth Higgins

Sep 23
Sep 23 A Love Bond Created Through Community - Dorothy Lennon

Gareth Higgins

Sep 21
Sep 21 DOLLY MAMA - What about my Grubhub anxiety? Is democracy disintegrating?

Gareth Higgins

Aug 19
Aug 19 RITES TO A GOOD LIFE, Part Two - Frederick Marx

Gareth Higgins
THAT WASN'T A CHALLENGE. THAT WAS LOVE. A LETTER ABOUT "CODA" - Laura Hope-Gill
Aug 16

Aug 16 THAT WASN'T A CHALLENGE. THAT WAS LOVE. A LETTER ABOUT "CODA" - Laura Hope-Gill

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Aug 12
Aug 12 MINDS MADE FROM MOVIES - Gareth Higgins

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Aug 3
Aug 3 RITES TO A GOOD LIFE, Part One - Frederick Marx

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NINE DAYS - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
Jul 29

Jul 29 NINE DAYS - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

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Jul 27
Jul 27 DOLLY MAMA: What makes a good funeral? How do artists change the way we think?

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Jul 22
Jul 22 FEAR AND UNLIVED LIFE - Guy Sales

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Jul 20
Jul 20 DOLLY MAMA: What if a tree grows out of the chimney? Why do we call a bedroom, master?

Gareth Higgins

Jul 15
Jul 15 ANOTHER CHANCE - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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Jul 8
Jul 8 SELF-ASSESSMENT? WHO HAS THE POWER TO DO THAT? - Donna Schaper

Gareth Higgins
DEAR PORCH: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! & THE GREEN RAY - Morgan Meis
Jul 6

Jul 6 DEAR PORCH: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! & THE GREEN RAY - Morgan Meis

Gareth Higgins
FLATTENING THE CURVE: THE RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNITY IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC? - Tama Ward
Jun 30

Jun 30 FLATTENING THE CURVE: THE RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNITY IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC? - Tama Ward

Gareth Higgins

Jun 25
Jun 25 A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID

Gareth Higgins

Jun 17
Jun 17 WE COME IN PEACE - Steve Daugherty

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