What is shalom and is it really a dirty word? In Episode 1 of Season 4, Eric and Sara Joy introduce Wendell Berry's image of a bucket collecting local, natural materials and making soil or "dirt" as a metaphor for cultivating the shalom of a place. They also talk with Josh Yates, Executive Director of Ormond Center, to develop a robust definition of shalom for our listeners that provides a strong basis for meaningful Christian engagement in our communities in the midst of our cultural moment.