Dustbowl Diatribes

By: Laurie M Johnson & Spencer Hess
  • Summary

  • We'll dive into discussions of Christian community and Christian anarchism, the thought and practice of Catholic Worker houses past and present, why we're stuck in cycles of futility, and possible means of transcendence.
    The Maurin Academy
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Episodes
  • Season 3, Ep. 23: Renée Roden on Peter Maurin’s Ideas and Practicing Personalism Today
    Aug 24 2024
    Spencer and Laurie talk to Catholic Worker Renée Roden about her experiences in the Catholic Worker movement and what she is doing now as she transitions to a new community. She also discusses the upcoming Peter Maurin Conference in Chicago: Sept. https://www.stgregoryhall.org/maurin.html
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Season 3, Ep. 22: Mary Versus Ideology with Alfredo Poggi
    Aug 14 2024
    Alfredo Poggi talks to Spencer and Laurie about his new book Magical Realism, Latin America, and the Appearance of Precritical Theory, published by Rowman & Littlefield. Poggi makes the bold argument for taking Marian visions at face value and seeing them as a powerful antidote to ideology. Poggi uses Latin American literary approach of magical realism to reveal a precritical perspective.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Season 3, Ep. 21: Dustbowl Danse Macabre, Round 2: Cooperation vs. Collusion
    Jul 20 2024
    What happens when even basic business can't be effectively done? How did we get here? Spencer and Laurie digest more of John Rao's thoughts from various books and try to settle their argument from the last episode.
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    1 hr and 52 mins

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