Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3, Episode 32: Spencer Leonard on Freedom’s Fraught, Geistic Obstacles
Spencer Leonard talks to us about human potential, what constitutes freedom and progress, and why it seems particularly difficult to reach.
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Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3, Ep. 31: Neofeudalism as More Than a Metaphor, With Jodi Dean
Spencer and Laurie talk with Prof. Jodi Dean about themes from her new book Capital's Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle (Verso, 2025). The theme of neofeudalism is one we have returned to several times as it seems more and more clear that our economy has moved well past competition into monopolies and highly concentrated wealth.
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Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3, Ep. 30: Towelie on Tegridy Farms and Being “Post-Left”
Laurie interviews a very special guest, and Spencer misses out on the best interview in Dustbowl Diatribes three seasons.
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Season 3, Ep. 29: The Three Great Catholic Revivals
John Rao visits Dustbowl Diatribes for an episode tracing periods of "sleep" and revival in Catholic history.
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Season 3, Ep. 28: David McKerracher on Timenergy and the Multi-Layered Crises That Confront Us
Spencer and Laurie talk to Dave McKerracher of Theory Underground about his book, Timenergy, and also his plans for farming.
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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