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The Progressive Page Turner

The Progressive Page Turner

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Conversations about books with the people who wrote them. Hosted by Marianne Barisonek

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  • Episode 12: Gareth Gore - Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church

    Episode 12: Gareth Gore - Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church
    Jun 6 2026

    Gareth Gore has been investigating the secretive Catholic sect, Opus Dei, for years. His interest in the organization started when a Spanish bank collapsed in the early 2000’s. As a financial reporter he followed the money and realized that something besides poor judgement had caused the failure. His book was condemned by the leadership of Opus Dei but Pope Leo XIV asked him to the Vatican for a private meeting in March 2026. In this interview we talk about his book Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 11: Paul Johnson - Challenging Inequalities

    Episode 11: Paul Johnson - Challenging Inequalities
    May 23 2026

    Paul Johnson takes a look at the impact of economic inequalities in the US and the UK in his book Challenging Inequalities.

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    30 mins
  • Episode 10: Ryan Griffiths - The Disunited States

    Episode 10: Ryan Griffiths - The Disunited States
    May 6 2026

    In September of 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a national divorce arguing that Red and Blue states had so little in common it was time for them to part company. She isn’t alone. There are secession movements on both the right and the left as polarization in the country is on the rise. But what would that entail? In his book The Disunited States Ryan D. Griffiths looks at how secession has played out in other countries and what it might look like in the United States.
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    30 mins
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