Episodes

  • Season 3, Ep. 25: The Gap in God’s Country (On Laurie’s new book, ft. Special Guest Caleb Owens)

    Season 3, Ep. 25: The Gap in God’s Country (On Laurie’s new book, ft. Special Guest Caleb Owens)
    Nov 15 2024
    Spencer and special guest Caleb Owens interview Laurie Johnson about her newly published book, The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars. For more information about this book and where to buy it, as well as information about a series of talks she'll give on themes from the book, check out: https://pmaurin.org/2024/11/02/the-gap-in-gods-country-themes-discussion-with-laurie-johnson-coming-up/
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Season 3, Ep. 24: The Cutrone Zone is Back: Marxism & Politics (Cutrone’s New Book)

    Season 3, Ep. 24: The Cutrone Zone is Back: Marxism & Politics (Cutrone’s New Book)
    Oct 21 2024
    Spencer and Laurie visit with Chris Cutrone, a leading founder of the Platypus Affiliated Society and the author of a new book published by Sublation Media. Here's a link to Cutrone's latest book, Marxism and Politics: Essays on Critical Theory and the Party, 2006-2024, Sublation Media, 2024. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Season 3, Ep. 23: Renée Roden on Peter Maurin’s Ideas and Practicing Personalism Today

    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

    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

    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
  • Season 3, Episode 20: Dustbowl Danse Macabre

    Season 3, Episode 20: Dustbowl Danse Macabre
    Jun 20 2024
    Laurie and Spencer discuss the implications and reverberations of the recent Maurin Academy lecture by the last Marxist, Chris Cutrone, and their interview with John Rao on Traditionalism and the Roman School. Both men discussed the time period of the 1848 revolutions in Europe. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-maurin-academy-311669 Political Philosophy: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and ... Read more
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Season 3, Episode 19: John Rao, proponent of the “Roman School,” critic of Emmanuel Mounier

    Season 3, Episode 19: John Rao, proponent of the “Roman School,” critic of Emmanuel Mounier
    May 2 2024
    Dr. John Rao drops in to tell Laurie and Spencer about Traditionalism, The Roman School, Dorothy Day’s Catholicism, and his critique of Emmanuel Mounier’s brand of Personalism. You can find his writings here: http://jcrao.freeshell.org/, and his work with The Roman Forum here: http://www.romanforum.org/
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Season 3, Episode 18: David Holmgren on Energy Descent Scenarios and Climate Change

    Season 3, Episode 18: David Holmgren on Energy Descent Scenarios and Climate Change
    Apr 2 2024
    Co-Founder of the Permaculture movement, David Holmgren, talks to Spencer and Laurie about his analysis and predictions in his book Future Scenarios, his assessment that we are still in the “Brown Tech” energy descent scenario, and the implications for society moving forward. Holmgren Design: https://holmgren.com.au Online Writing: https://holmgren.com.au/permaculture-ideas-and-actions/writings/ Future Scenarios: https://www.futurescenarios.org Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy ... Read more
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    1 hr and 28 mins