Episodes

  • Season 4, Episode 12: Chris Smaje on How and Why Communities Ain’t Publics

    Season 4, Episode 12: Chris Smaje on How and Why Communities Ain’t Publics
    Jun 3 2026
    Spencer and Laurie interview Chris Smaje, author of (most recently) Finding Lights in a Dark Age.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 11: Is Liberal Nationalism Acceptable?

    Season 4, Episode 11: Is Liberal Nationalism Acceptable?
    May 10 2026
    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.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 10: Gilmore Girls as Allegory for WASP Civilizational Decline

    Season 4, Episode 10: Gilmore Girls as Allegory for WASP Civilizational Decline
    Apr 1 2026
    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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    4 hrs and 53 mins
  • Season 4, Ep. 9: Why and How Patriotism Ain’t Nationalism

    Season 4, Ep. 9: Why and How Patriotism Ain’t Nationalism
    Mar 13 2026
    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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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 8: Charles Coulombe on the Perils of Sealing Political Pacts

    Season 4, Episode 8: Charles Coulombe on the Perils of Sealing Political Pacts
    Feb 24 2026
    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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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 7: Quid est Dignum et Iustum in a Wilderness of Mirrors?

    Season 4, Episode 7: Quid est Dignum et Iustum in a Wilderness of Mirrors?
    Feb 6 2026
    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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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 6: Cultivating Community, Redemptive Lending and Recapitulatory Theology

    Season 4, Episode 6: Cultivating Community, Redemptive Lending and Recapitulatory Theology
    Dec 8 2025
    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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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 5: William Cavanaugh on Consumerism & Idolatry

    Season 4, Episode 5: William Cavanaugh on Consumerism & Idolatry
    Nov 6 2025
    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 with our audience, and we got it from both Dr. Cavanaugh and the Center for Catholic Social Thought.
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    1 hr and 17 mins