Poet, author, farmer, philosopher, activist, conservationist Wendell Berry passed a couple of weeks ago at the age of 94. Within those 94 years Wendell demonstrated something rare amoung most. He was unwavering in belief of that in which he wrote about over decades of writing and he didn't just write about it, he lived it. He had much to say about how the simple life is the best life and how to have separated people away from the ground from which they stand would yeild nothing but more troubles for which we would over complicate the solutions. He believed in being those things for which you want to see. His words are valuable for all time, maybe especially now as antiquated as it may seem to most, one cannot say he was wrong.We hope there will be more that will pick up a Wendell Berry book for poems, essays or fiction for great food for thought. Wendell was intrumental in the farm to table movement, the homestead movements and more but he himself was not a fan of movements.

When a scheduled guest had a last minute situation come up the Two Broads had to decide quickly whether to not record at all since no other topic was at hand or to wing it. Of course we chose to wing it making for a conversation that flowed in and out of very random topics. Travel, books, book binding and organ harvesting is a pretty good teaser on the show about nothing. As random and weird as it is there is actually some very good food for thoughts strewn about. Off the cuff broads, what can we say. Enjoy.

Leadership. There are several different styles of leadership. What is the foundation of leadership? What examples of leadership do we see? What are the priorities of those in leadership? Serving? Leading for the best interest of others or leading according to what is best for or according to said leader? Aren't we all called to leadership. Some thoughts on this and more and how we might up the leadership role.