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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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Signup to Generate a PitchWe'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.
Recent episodes include "Season 4, Episode 16: Digressions on the Historical Tensions Between Civil Society, Revolutions, and Baroque Excess" (28 October 2026, 96 minutes), "Season 4, Ep. 15: This Just In! Third Estate Still Out to Satisfy Its Desires Without Losing Its Pretensions" (26 September 2026, 88 minutes), and "Season 4, Ep. 14: Kingsnorth On How Cooked We Are in the Age of the Machine" (29 August 2026, 64 minutes).
Dustbowl Diatribes publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 89 minutes across 74 episodes.
Booking probability for Dustbowl Diatribes is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dustbowl Diatribes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dustbowl Diatribes's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dustbowl Diatribes is a religion podcast with 74 episodes published.
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Spencer and Laurie finish up their discussion of Abbé Sieyès’ famous essay “What is the Third Estate,” and begin an interestingly related and not digressive conversation on the excessive and luxurious expressions of the...
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Laurie and Spencer discuss Abbé Sieyès' famous essay "What is the Third Estate," which lit a match under the French Revolution. Was the third estate up to the task of civil society?
Laurie and Spencer interview Paul Kingsnorth, author of New York Times bestseller Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, about what we're up against.
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Spencer and Laurie discuss AI, data centers and the possibility of ethical guidelines from the Church and other sources in this July 2026 episode of Dustbowl Diatribes. The "Secret Grange," for patrons of the Maurin...
Spencer and Laurie interview Chris Smaje, author of (most recently) Finding Lights in a Dark Age.
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Spencer and Laurie discuss Isaiah Berlin's liberal nationalism and ask whether liberalism can be held in balance with nationalism, and even whether this uncomfortable mix is inevitable.
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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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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This is a talk by Dr. William T. Cavanaugh, author of The Uses of Idolatry. It was originally given for the Center for Catholic Social Thought, October 9, 2025. We thought it was so good we asked if we could share it...
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Spencer and Laurie discuss what they learned from their recent trips. Laurie went to Milwaukee, WI, to do research on the Peter Maurin papers and to give two talks on Maurin and Day. Spencer and Emily traveled to...
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Laurie and Spencer talk to Colin Miller and Tyler Hambley, who trace their path to the Church through the practices of Catholic Workers: praying daily, sharing meals, and opening their homes to the homeless. Now in...
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Spencer and Laurie discuss an article by Paul V. Stock, "The Perennial Nature of the Catholic Worker Farms: A Reconsideration of Failure," in Rural Sociology, 2014. https://pmaurin.org/get-involved/
Spencer and Laurie kick off their new season with Catholic Worker James Murphy of St. Martin de Porres, Harrisburgh, PA. The Catholic Worker movement is a testing ground for solutions to poverty, successful...
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As Spencer and Laurie segue to a new season of Dustbowl Diatribes , they look back at the people they've interviewed in 2025 so far and point the way to their next topic.
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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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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...
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Laurie interviews a very special guest, and Spencer misses out on the best interview in Dustbowl Diatribes three seasons.
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