Northwest Now: The Anarchists Of Home, Tom Layson, Justin Wadland, Charles Lewarne
Dec 2014
Northwest Now: The Anarchists Of Home, Tom Layson, Justin Wadland, Charles Lewarne
Justin Wadland
The Key Peninsula is home to the village of Home, which has a rich history of the progressive culture that's predominant in Western Washington today. On this special edition of Northwest Now, we travel to Home which was once a turn of the century anarchist colony. We'll hear from Justin Wadland author of the book "Trying Home" which depicts Home's interesting and colorful past.
A Wilderness Guide To Grief: An Interview With Gary Ferguson, Justin Wadland
Nov 2014
A Wilderness Guide To Grief: An Interview With Gary Ferguson, Justin Wadland
Justin Wadland
A conversation with Gary Ferguson about his book The Carry Home.
Trying Home Book Talk: University Bookstore Reading, Justin Wadland
Oct 2014
Trying Home Book Talk: University Bookstore Reading, Justin Wadland
Justin Wadland
A recording of a book talk given at the University Bookstore on October 10, 2014. Video produced by TalkingStickTV.
Library In The Future Tense, Justin Wadland
Aug 2014
Library In The Future Tense, Justin Wadland
Justin Wadland
A review of three recent books about the past, present, and future of libraries: "The Library Beyond the Book" by Mathew Battles and Jeffrey Schnapp, "The Public Library: A Photographic Essay" by Robert Dawson, and "The Library: A World History," by Will Pryce and James Campbell.
Review Of "The Mountain Poems Of Stonehouse" Translated By Red Pine And "Yellow River Odyssey" By Bill Porter, Justin Wadland
Dec 2013
Review Of "The Mountain Poems Of Stonehouse" Translated By Red Pine And "Yellow River Odyssey" By Bill Porter, Justin Wadland
Justin Wadland
"The translator known as Red Pine thinks of translating in terms of dancing ... Over a career spanning three decades, Red Pine has danced with many classical Chinese poets and important works of Taoist and Buddhist literature, including the poet Han-Shan (or Cold Mountain), the Tao Te Ching, and the Heart Sutra. Informed by his own Buddhist practice and travels in Asia, Red Pine’s work is consistently characterized by a generosity of spirit that opens up these challenging texts to the English-speaking world." -- From the opening paragraph.
Trying Home: The Rise And Fall Of An Anarchist Utopia On Puget Sound, Justin Wadland
Dec 2013
Trying Home: The Rise And Fall Of An Anarchist Utopia On Puget Sound, Justin Wadland
Justin Wadland
Trying Home traces the history of the anarchist colony of Home, Washington, from its founding in 1896 on a remote Puget Sound peninsula to its dissolution amid bitter infighting in 1921.
As a practical experiment in anarchism, Home offered its participants a rare degree of freedom and tolerance in the Gilded Age, but the community also became notorious to the outside world for its open rejection of contemporary values. Using a series of linked narratives, Trying Home reveals the stories of the iconoclastic individuals who lived in …
