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Dustbowl Diatribes

Dustbowl Diatribes

Written by: Laurie M Johnson & Spencer Hess
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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.The Maurin Academy Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Season 4, Ep. 15: This Just In! Third Estate Still Out to Satisfy Its Desires Without Losing Its Pretensions

    Season 4, Ep. 15: This Just In! Third Estate Still Out to Satisfy Its Desires Without Losing Its Pretensions
    Sep 26 2026
    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?
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Season 4, Ep. 14: Kingsnorth On How Cooked We Are in the Age of the Machine

    Season 4, Ep. 14: Kingsnorth On How Cooked We Are in the Age of the Machine
    Aug 29 2026
    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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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Season 4, Episode 13: How We’re Learning to Stop Worrying & Love the AI Buildout

    Season 4, Episode 13: How We’re Learning to Stop Worrying & Love the AI Buildout
    Jul 31 2026
    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 Academy only, followed.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
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