James Taylor Foreman returns to the Yours Truly Podcast to talk about faith, homecoming, and the New Renaissance he calls Techno-Rural. After years in Los Angeles, he and his wife left Hollywood for Louisiana—choosing marriage, meaning, and decay over abstraction, ambition, and illusion.We talk about his viral essays “Choosing Penelope” and “The New Renaissance Will Be Techno-Rural”, the symbolic act of rebuilding his father’s house, why the local reverses entropy, and how marriage and place can become the new frontier for spiritual renewal.It’s a conversation about re-enchantment, modern exile, and the beauty that still lives in small towns.⏱ Chapters00:00 - Intro – Why James Left LA02:17 - Moving From Los Angeles to Louisiana06:28 - The Myth of Penelope and Choosing Decay13:45 - Marriage as Metaphor and the Meaning of Home21:34 - The Techno-Rural Vision33:02 - Entropy, Beauty, and the Local47:50 - Cleaning Your Father’s House56:15 - The South, History, and Re-enchantment1:08:03 - Church Buildings, Decay, and Renewal1:19:45 - The Machine and Our Relationship With Technology1:33:10 - Embodiment, Faith, and Wisdom1:42:26 - The Future of “The Metaphor”1:47:55 - Closing Reflections & OutroMentioned & ReferencedJonathan Pageau (@JonathanPageau )Paul VanderKlay (@PaulVanderKlay )Jordan Hall (@JordanGreenhall )Paul Kingsnorth, “The Machine” @PKingsnorth Jordan Peterson @JordanBPeterson The Metaphor (Substack by James Taylor Foreman)📖 Follow James Taylor ForemanSubstack: https://themetaphor.substack.com🎙 Follow Christian Baxter / Yours Truly PodcastYou can find Christian hanging out in these places https://x.com/chrbaxter_ythttps://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?Podcast linkshttps://chrbaxteryt.podbean.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yours-truly-podcast/id1751129283💠 Support the Channel + Become a MemberJoin Channel Memberships to support thoughtful, rooted content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join