#017: Three communist psychotherapists walk into a church (ft. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn)

In this episode we interview Christian minister and anti-capitalist psychotherapist Bruce Rogers-Vaughn, whose deep and calming voice happens to be an FDA approved anti-anxiety medicine.  One of Bruce's students emailed to inform us about his writings, and we discovered there is yet another therapist in the U.S. who openly believes capitalism is bad for our mental health. Bruce is associate professor of pastoral theology and counseling at Vanderbilt Divinity School, and author of Caring For Souls in a Neoliberal Age, and an ordained minister.

Harriet, Bruce, and Max, explore the nuanced reasons for why the Christian Left has been repressed and popularly replaced by the Christian Right in the last half century. Harriet and Max make a new friend, and Bruce and Max almost cry a few times.

Find out more about Bruce here:
https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/people/bio/bruce-rogers-vaughn

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