Episodes

  • 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
  • Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3, Ep 17: Zabib on Organized Sports, Trans Stuff, and Being a Tankie

    Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3, Ep 17: Zabib on Organized Sports, Trans Stuff, and Being a Tankie
    Apr 1 2024
    The micro-micro-niche internet celebrity Zabib take time out of her busy schedule to join Spencer to cover lots of ground in little time.
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    5 mins
  • Season 3, Episode 16: Benjamin Peters on Fr. Hugo’s CW Retreats, “Ignatian Radicalism,” and the Nature-Grace Disputations

    Season 3, Episode 16: Benjamin Peters on Fr. Hugo’s CW Retreats, “Ignatian Radicalism,” and the Nature-Grace Disputations
    Mar 9 2024
    Spencer and Laurie talk to Dr. Benjamin Peters about his book Called to Be Saints: John Hugo, the Catholic Worker, and a Theology of Radical Christianity. 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 Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all ... Read more
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Season 3, Episode 15: Lincoln Rice on Practical Anti-Racism in the Catholic Worker Movement

    Season 3, Episode 15: Lincoln Rice on Practical Anti-Racism in the Catholic Worker Movement
    Mar 4 2024
    Laurie and Spencer interview Lincoln Rice of Casa Maria Catholic Worker, Milwaukee, and author of Healing the Racial Divide: A Catholic Racial Justice Framework Inspired by Dr. Arthur Falls, about what Arthur Falls’ strategy to combat racism, Falls’ relationship with the CW movement, the humanity of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, and issues of race ... Read more
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Season 3, Ep. 14: The High Price of Convenience, or Why Local, Seasonal Food is Worth It

    Season 3, Ep. 14: The High Price of Convenience, or Why Local, Seasonal Food is Worth It
    Feb 10 2024
    Laurie and Spencer interview Nat Bjerke-Harvey of Piccalilli Farm in Manhattan, KS, about what it takes to run a diversified local farm, and the reasons to put more effort and resources into eating seasonally and locally. 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 Political Philosophy are podcasts of ... Read more
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    1 hr and 12 mins