ATTENTION THEORY HEADS: this one's for you. Tony is subjected to misandry (JK, JK) as he, Rae, and Jen do a deep dive into Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 essay, "Winged Eros." They discuss misconceptions about Kollontai as a person, dating under capitalism vs socialism, the family unit, and much more.

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In this episode, we sit down with Jon and Frank to talk about their newly published edited collection, The Revolutionary Psychologist’s Guide to Radical Therapy. We explore what “radical psychological practice” means, the ways capitalism undermines mental health, and why therapy without a class analysis risks hitting a dead end. Along the way, we touch on the possibilities and limitations of mainstream therapy, how radical approaches can open up new paths to collective well-being, and much more.

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Jon's Other Project: The TTRPG Surreal Punk

Sources:

Gruba-McCallister, F. P. (2019). Embracing disillusionment: Achieving liberation through the demystification of suffering.University Professors Press.

Gruba-McCallister, F. P. (2025). Radical healing: No wellness without justice. University Professors Press.

Hook, J., & Gruba-McCallister, F. P. (Eds.) (2025). The revolutionary psychologist’s guide to radical therapy. Palgrave Macmillan. To be released 11-30-25. Available for pre-order on Amazon.
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Friere, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Herder and Herder.

Fromm, E. (1955). The sane society. Fawcett Publications, Inc.

Parker, I. (2018). Marxist theory and psychotherapy. In B. Cohen (Ed.), Routledge international handbook of critical mental health (pp. 244-250). Routledge.

Tony abandons the rest of the crew to their devices, and things predictably go off the rails. We talk about the weak chins of continuing series, whether or not there are encoded messages in Rian Johnson movies, and discuss the futility of anti-capitalist messaging without a political program to back it up.

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