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Back to Search139 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 1
Season 6 Episode 5
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicable to the present day.
This translation is from a 1984 collection of Kollon…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
138 - Bonus Episode – Socialism: A Logical Introduction with Professor Scott Sehon
Season 6 Episode 4
Kristen Ghodsee speaks to Scott R. Sehon, a professor of philosophy, about his new book, Socialism: A Logical Introduction, and why we should use arguments to make a case for socialism and against ca…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
137 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Claudia Jones's 8 March 1950 International Women's Day Speech
Season 6 Episode 3
For International Women's Day, Kristen Ghodsee reads the Black Trinidadian activist and journalist Claudia Jones's speech for International Women's Day in 1950. This speech, (and the published versio…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
136 - A.K. 47 - "Diplomat, Novelist, Leader - Versatile Mme. Kollontay"
Season 6 Episode 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads a profile of Alexandra Kollontai which appeared in the Washington Post on May 15, 1927 when Kollontai was serving as the Soviet ambassador to Mexico.
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Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
135 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - 5th Anniversary Conversation about Parenthood
Season 6 Episode 1
Kristen Ghodsee and her daughter share a conversation about Kollontai's pro-natalism and the current discourse about the BirthStrike. Are the relevant moral imperatives about having or not having chi…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
134 - A.K. 47 - The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy - Part 3
Season 5 Episode 23
Kristen Ghodsee reads the final part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy" to explore Kollontai's arguments for the socialization of the family and…
Published on 2 years ago
133 - A.K. 47 - The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy - Part 2
Season 5 Episode 22
Kristen Ghodsee reads the second part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy" to explore Kollontai's arguments for the socialization of the family an…
Published on 2 years ago
132 - A.K. 47 - The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy - Part 1
Season 5 Episode 21
Kristen Ghodsee reads the first part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy." A portion of this essay on abortion was discussed on the 6 March 2019 e…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
131 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - The Fun Manifesto
Season 5 Episode 20
In this bonus episode, Kristen Ghodsee welcomes back her now almost 22-year-old daughter to discuss a theory of fun. What would a society look like if we prioritized the ability of everyone to have a…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
130 - A.K. 47 - The Workers Opposition - Part 5
Season 5 Episode 19
Kristen Ghodsee reads the fifth and final part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 text: "The Workers Opposition."
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Published on 2 years, 2 months ago