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Dustbowl Diatribes

Laurie M Johnson & Spencer Hess
Dustbowl Diatribes
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  • Dustbowl Diatribes

    Season 4, Episode 10: Gilmore Girls as Allegory for WASP Civilizational Decline

    01/04/2026 | 4h 52 mins.
    For April Fools this year, we cover a millennial touchstone television series about growing up, or at least about trying to.
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    Season 4, Ep. 9: Why and How Patriotism Ain’t Nationalism

    13/03/2026 | 1h 28 mins.
    Spencer and Laurie discuss the topic of patriotism, which was touched upon briefly in the last Dustbowl episode, and also in the Secret Grange episode that followed (for patrons only), on their interview with Charles Coulombe, a monarchist and author of multiple books, including The Compleat Monarchist. The discussion involves the value of patriotism, what ... Read more
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    Season 4, Episode 8: Charles Coulombe on the Perils of Sealing Political Pacts

    24/02/2026 | 1h 25 mins.
    Spencer and Laurie talk to Charles Coulombe, a monarchist and author of multiple books, including The Compleat Monarchist. His views on the intellectual and spiritual milieux leading up to the emergence of the Catholic Worker movement, as well as his views on American history, and what’s wrong and right with American Catholicism, offer a unique ... Read more
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    Season 4, Episode 7: Quid est Dignum et Iustum in a Wilderness of Mirrors?

    06/02/2026 | 1h 35 mins.
    Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, and can be found on almost all podcast platforms! https://pmaurin.org Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy John Paul II Catholic Worker Farm: https://jpiicatholicworkerfarm.com Follow the Maurin Academy and the JPII Farm on Instagram for notifications about upcoming events.
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    Season 4, Episode 6: Cultivating Community, Redemptive Lending and Recapitulatory Theology

    08/12/2025 | 1h 20 mins.
    Spencer and Laurie talk to Bert and Emma Fitzgerald of the Simon Weil Catholic Worker House in Portland, OR: https://simoneweilhouse.org

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About Dustbowl Diatribes

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.
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