What does civic engagement look like in 2016? Luke Pruett sits down with Karl to discuss this as well as community, modern day transience, Wendell Berry, disc golf, and the Memphis Grizzlies. Andrew suggests “This Side of Paradise” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the band The Native Sibling.

The first of many discussions on technology, the internet, digital vs. analog, and how we are adapting to live in the digital world. Andrew reviews the book "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains", and Karl encourages everyone to listen to "This American Life".

Contemplation on the benefits and drawbacks of moving to and living in a big city. Andrew reviews the movie The Revenant, and Karl shares the album "Strange Trails" by Lord Huron from his Heavy Rotation.

In the first episode of the podcast, Karl and Andrew discuss the concept of Pilot Episodes, Andrew shares a selection from his heavy rotation (Marah in the Mainsail) and Karl recommends the book "The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction" by Alan Jacobs.