Podcast Episodes

99 - A.K. 47 - War and the International Proletariat

Season 4 Episode 16

Kristen Ghodsee reads a 1912 speech which Alexandra Kollontai delivered on May 1st in Stockholm, Sweden. She talks about the intersections of war and capitalism.

Mentioned in this episode is former U…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

98 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Celebrating the Third Year Anniversary of the Podcast

Season 4 Episode 15

Kristen Ghodsee's (now twenty-year-old) daughter interviews Ghodsee about the original idea for the podcast and how it has developed since January 2019 when she posted her first episode. 

Mentioned in…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

97 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - 100 Years of Kollontai's Work in Yugoslavia and Serbia

Season 4 Episode 14

Kristen Ghodsee records part of a spontaneous chat with Minja Bujakovic and Marta Chmielewska, both Ph.D. researchers at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Over a bottle of wine, M…

Published on 4 years ago

96 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 5

Season 4 Episode 13

Kristen Ghodsee discusses two key themes in Kollontai's 1918 essay, "New Woman." The first is the persistence of nostalgia for an imagined traditional family of the past that might save us from the d…

Published on 4 years ago

95 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 4

Season 4 Episode 12

Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 4 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature.…

Published on 4 years ago

94 - A.K. 47 - Self-Indulgent Bonus Episode of Doom - Mycenaeans, Cancer, and the Omicron Variant

Season 4 Episode 11

In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee attempts to read the last part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay, "New Woman," but fails. Instead, she reflects on the sudden appearance of the Omicron variant of t…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

93 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 3

Season 4 Episode 10

Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 3 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature.…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

92 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 2

Season 4 Episode 9

Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 2 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature.…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

91 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 1

Season 4 Episode 8

Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 1 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature.…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

90 - A.K. 47 - Working Woman and Mother - Part 3

Season 4 Episode 7

Kristen Ghodsee reads the third part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1916 essay, "Working Woman and Mother," and discusses reform vs. revolution.

Upcoming events - Second World, Second Sex. Socialist Women’s…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago