49 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - International Women's Day 2020

Kristen Ghodsee shares a conversation with her daughter in Berlin on the 7th anniversary of the podcast. This is their 17th shared episode. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East Europ...

1 Jan 34min

Kristen Ghodsee reads her own December 2025 essay "The Political Economy of Love in Capitalism” This text appeared as the featured essay in the Winter 2025 special issue of Jacobin.de on “Love.” Below are the links to the original essay in English, German, and Spanish. You can also watch the Jacobin Germany issue launch discussion on Youtube here “The Political Economy of Love in Capitalism” "Der Gebrauchswert der Liebe”"La economía política del amor en el capitalismo” Send us a text Th...

15 Dec 202535min

Kristen Ghodsee reads the final part of her biographical chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Ghodsee's 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women. Mentioned in this episode are these new Jacobin articles: “The Political Economy of Love in Capitalism” "Der Gebrauchswert der Liebe” "La economía política del amor en el capitalismo” You can also watch the Jacobin Germany issue launch discussion here Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has ...

10 Dec 202521min

Kristen Ghodsee reads the third part of her biographical chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Ghodsee's 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women. Mentioned in this episode: Event - December 2, 2025 in Berlin: Book Discussion of Everyday Utopia with the Frei Universität Event - December 4, 2025 in Vienna: “What has socialism done for women?”Event - December 5, 2025 in Berlin: Jacobin.de special issue launch partyAlso, please see these new Jacobin articles: “...

1 Dec 202527min

A special extended, bonus episode for those of you traveling for the long weekend. Kristen Ghodsee shared a conversation with Astrid Zimmerman for the Shakespeare and Sons bookstore in Berlin, Germany on 6 November 2025. In this less-than-perfect-phone-recording of the live event, they discuss motherhood, tradwives, socialism, and feminism among a variety of topics with a lively audience in attendance. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type a...

25 Nov 202546min

Kristen Ghodsee reads the second part of her biographical chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Ghodsee's 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women. Mentioned in this episode: "My Daughter’s Abandoned Prom Dress” from Ms. Magazine, May 16, 2020 Click Here for a full curated list of the podcasts with Kristen Ghodsee and her daughter from February 2019 to February 2025. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and r...

13 Nov 202526min

Kristen Ghodsee reads from her own chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from her 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women, available now in Spanish, Italian, Slovak, Chinese, Turkish, and Korean, and also available as an audio book. Mentioned in this episode: “What we forgot about socialism: Lessons from The Red Riviera” Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is...

5 Nov 202526min

Kristen Ghodsee reads the first English translation of Alexandra Kollontai’s “My Heart Belongs to the Finnish Poor,” originally published as "Suomen köyhälistölle kuuluu sydämeni" by the Finnish Trade Union Federation yearbook Työn Juhla: Suomen ammattijärjestön juhlajulkaisu in 1911. Translated from Finnish by MLH, edited and commented by Cathy Porter. New Spanish translation with Verso Libros: Valquirias rojas: Lecciones feministas de cinco mujeres revolucionarias Details for the...

28 Okt 202528min