Every house is haunted. In each episode of Family Ghosts, we investigate the true story behind a mysterious figure whose legend has followed a family for generations. Grandmothers who were secretly jewel smugglers, uncles who led double lives, siblings who vanished without a trace, and other ghostly characters who cast shadows over our lives in ways that might not be immediately obvious. We are all formed in part by our familial collections of secrets, intrigues, and myths. By engaging with ...
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Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on The Spirit of Socialism: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501781513/the-spirit-of-socialism/ Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/OGLO8fW9hDnmYeR2CzmGMZ5lNEo?utm_source=copy_url Joseph Kellner is a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union at the University of Georgia. We spoke to Joseph about why the collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in a dramatic increase in spiritual seeking by the mainstream population, the many colorful and memorable spiritual leaders who rose to prominence at that time, and why these new and apparently un-Soviet spiritual pursuits were most avidly supported, and practiced, by people with university and graduate degrees.
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