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In Pursuit of Utopia #10: “Fabian Socialism”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-in-pursuit-of-utopia-10-fabian-socialism/: “I don’t want to punish anybody, but there are an extraordinary number of  people who I want to kill. Not in any unkind or personal spirit. But it  must be evident to...

In Pursuit of Utopia #9: “New Harmony & Beyond” (Pt. 3)

From https://www.patreon.com/posts/37368381: Kevin Cole joins Danny and Brett once again to wrap-up the exploration of New Harmony. Discussed: After its collapse, was New Harmony (or the broader work of Owen) cited by later social...

In Pursuit of Utopia #8: “New Harmony (Pt. 2)”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/in-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-8-new-harmony-part-2/: What was the ideal for New Harmony, as well as what life was actually like there. What was the theory? How was it practiced? Education at New Harmony: Last time we discussed his...

In Pursuit of Utopia #7: “New Harmony”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-in-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-7-new-harmony/?fbclid=IwAR2cx0jkISMy1CWOD-DX_hxai6re2ErzF5j447xY2qv5oPTCxgHel-FQH8g: (AUDIO, 135 minutes) with Danny McCarthy and Kevin Cole. The New Harmony  story includes interesting and largely unknown roots of both American compulsory  schooling and socialism.  In the Richard Grove/John Gatto clip...

In Pursuit of Utopia #6: “…And No Man Improves”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/and-no-man-improves-in-pursuit-of-utopia-part-6-free-a-v-634/: Happy New Year! Here’s a free episode of our supporter-only bonus series, In Pursuit of Utopia. About This Series:In the 21st century, we’re living in a mosaic of fractured and failed Utopian...

In Pursuit of Utopia #5: “Committee of Public Safety”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-in-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-5-committee-of-public-safety/?fbclid=IwAR0alZAwz1H3GIXBNPOCXMVibxxOgca70OZciL_WMdrILZRTtbV7Ko1joc4: A lot of what you’re about to hear will sound oddly familiar… The French Revolutionaries began by addressing genuine grievances and demanding liberation from oppressive structures. They declared equal rights for all...

In Pursuit of Utopia #4: “Common Sense”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-in-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-4-common-sense/: Today we take a look at the aims and ideals of the American and French revolutions as well as the results. How’d they go? France quickly descended into headlessness, and the USA...

In Pursuit of Utopia #3: “Noble Lies”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-in-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-3-noble-lies/: Daniel McCarthy and I continue on monthly discussion on the history of Utopian visions and their consequences. In this episode:“The development from Aquinas through Locke and Newton represents more than four hundred...

In Pursuit of Utopia #2: “Illumination”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-in-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-2-illumination/: Daniel McCarthy and I continue on monthly discussion on the history of Utopian visions and their consequences. In this episode: In the 17th century a small group of religious luminaries built a colonial...

In Pursuit of Utopia #1: “From the Top Down”

From https://schoolsucksproject.com/bonus-the-pursuit-of-utopia-episode-one-from-the-top-down/: This is the pilot episode in a new monthly historical series with Daniel McCarthy. Danny is a 24-year-old SSP listener, blogger and researcher, and the author of an upcoming book on the...