About this episode

The episode discusses the influence of Latin America on Pope Leo and explores the right's perception of the Frankfurt School as a source of modern societal issues.

Greg Grandin, author of this article, on how his time in Peru shaped Pope Leo • AJA Woods, author of The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy, on how the right sees the Frankfurt School as the root of modern decay The post Latin America’s influence on Pope Leo • the Cultural Marxist conspiracy appeared first on KPFA.

People in this episode

Guests: Greg Grandin, AJA Woods

Topics covered

• Latin America
• Pope Leo
• Cultural Marxism
• Frankfurt School
• political influence
• right-wing ideology

Keywords

• Latin America
• Pope Leo
• Cultural Marxism
• Frankfurt School
• Greg Grandin
• AJA Woods
• politics
• ideology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Frankfurt School

Books & works: The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy

Places: Peru

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