Ryan needed a place to decompress after serving in the military, so he went to L’Abri, a communal living center in the English countryside. I asked what exactly it was that reversed his political stance ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician Dana Boulé.

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“So hadde I spoken with hem everichon

That I was of hir felawshipe anon.”

—Chaucer