Podcasts about religious left

This week we're talking about the new papal encyclical MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS. In the episode, we talk about where this falls within Catholic Social teaching, AI, the rhetoric of the encyclical, just war theory, and turning off email. Read the encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.htmlOrder our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week on the show, we've got Dr. Nicolete Burbach to talk about her work on Catholicism and the trans experience. Throughout the episode, we talk about the popes, gender ideology, Christian unity and being trans within the church. Find all of the essays and books we talked about here: https://linktr.ee/nicoleteburbachOrder our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

You're never going to believe this, but our book is published and out in the world. Listen along as we chat about why we wrote this book and take a peak behind the curtain of how we wrote it! Order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

Send us Fan MailBen and Adam look at a few figures who did some cool stuff, but didn't quite make it onto the Saint of the Week list, and debate whether this week's Saint of the Week, Jesse Jackson, should be struck off before he's even arrived! They also talk about the difference between liberal identity politics and leftist intersectionality.Link to multi-faith letterSupport the showEverything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreon, we'd love you forever!Music credits at this link

We've done it folks, We've finished Pablo Richard's book on Revelation. Tune in this week and listen to the exciting conclusion of Revelation! Here's the book about Zapatista women we mention: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Compa%C3%B1eras.html?id=1gcDBAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=yRead Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richOr get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

We're back with that revelation's content that you crave! This week, we're talking about beasts, harlots, and more Read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richOr get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week we've got a war in heaven, the angel being defeated, beasts rising from the earth and the sea! You're not going to want to miss all of these biblical cryptids! In this episode, we're talking about Revelation 12:1-15:4, idolatry, and imperialism. Listen before the world ends! Read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richOr get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week we're talking about Revelation 8:2-11:19; 15:5-16:21 and exploring the trumpets and bowls of God's wrath. In the episode, we talk about symbolism, political pessimism, left behind, and resentment. Read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richOr get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

We're finally to the weird stuff in Revelation! This week, we've got creatures with weird faces, horsemen, cataclysms, and more! Read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richOr get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week on the pod, we're reading Pablo Richard's commentary on John of Patmos' letters to the churches in revelation. We talk about symbolism, anti-semitism, the phrase "Luke-warm christian," and the anti-imperialist nature of within Revelation. Read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richor get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

Folks, we're back this week reading the second chapter of Pablo Richard's book Apocalypse: A People's Commentary on the book of Revelation. In this episode, we talk about the verses the frame the book.You can read the Richard's book yourself here: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richPre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. In this episode, we shift our attention from the Trump administration to the winner of the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Texas, state legislator and Presbyterian seminarian, James Talarico. Even before prevailing in that contest earlier this month, Talarico had been having something of a moment, appearing on Ezra Klein's podcast, being profiled by the New Yorker, and generating a wave of media coverage, much of it focused on Talarico's Christian faith, his criticisms of the religious right, and what it all might mean for his political prospects in a state that remains stubbornly red. We explore what we like and what we find frustrating about Talarico's attempt to mix religious rhetoric and populism; how he navigates the complexities of speaking the language of a particular religious tradition in an increasingly secular, pluralistic society; Dr. King, the Civil Rights Movement, and prophetic religion; the place of religion on the left, and how it differs from the religious right; Herbert McCabe and socialism; and more. Sources: "James Talarico's Beautiful Answer to Christian Nationalism," Ezra Klein Show, Jan 13, 2026 Matthew Sitman, "Whither the Religious Left?" New Republic, April 15, 2021 — "Against Moral Austerity: On the Need for a Christian Left," Dissent, Summer 2017 — "Finding the Words for Faith: Meet Christian Wiman, America's Most Important Christian Writer," The Dish, Sept 3, 2014 Bill McCormick, S.J., "Joe Biden Said Now Is The Time To Heal. But What If Americans Don't Want Reconciliation?" America, Nov 13, 2020 Vincent Lloyd, "Marcuse the Lover," Telos, Winter 2013 Alex Thompson, "Faith-forward Texas Senate Candidate Follows Porn Actors, Escorts on Instagram," Axios, Nov 8, 2025 Tad Friend, "James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters," New Yorker, Feb 23, 2026 Christian Wiman, My Bright Abyss: Meditations of a Modern Believer (2013) Joseph Bottum, An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America (2014)

Hey Folks, we've got a classic episode for you this week, but next week we'll be back with some apocalyptic podcasting! Something cool about having a podcast is that you can talk about whatever you'd like and no one can stop you. This week, we're doing just that. We've both gotten really interested in photography as a hobby and practice, so we're talking about Vilém Flusser's Toward a Philosophy of Photography and also some ideas about how it relates to the photographs of Mev Puleo, a photographer who was involved in liberation theology.You can find Mev Puleo's book The Struggle is one here: https://archive.org/details/struggleisonevoi0000pule/mode/2upIntro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon* http://patreon.com/themagnificast *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com/people/themagnificast 

This week, Dean's back from Assisi and has a bone update, we talk about the devil's super powers, and the imaginary geography of the apocalypse. Read the articles we talked about in this episode:https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-forhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/christian-zionism-apocalyptic-gaza/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

Hey folks, Dean is traveling for work this week and is going to see St. Francis' bones on display in Italy (this is not a joke), so this week we're reposting some classic Cuba content from 2022! It's the last week of Advent! We made it. We're rounding out our series on Cuba with some extremely niche content about Papal visits and Cuba. This is some really in the weeds content, but it shows a real interesting interchange between the Cuban revolution and religion. There's a dialectic at play here that is worth paying attention to! Here was the book we mentioned from Fidel on the podcast: https://archive.org/details/capitalismincris00cast/page/36/mode/2upYou can find all of JPII's addresses in Cuba here: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/travels/1998/travels/documents/trav_cuba-1998.htmlGet our Cuba Zine

This week on the show, we're talking about the ongoing crisis the United States is imposing on Cuba. The US has threatened tariffs on any country supplying Cuba with Oil. Listen in to our ep about the situation, electricity in Cuba, and Christian solidarity.Get The Low-Carbon Contradiction here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-low-carbon-contradiction/paperGet our zine about Christian solidarity with Cuba here: https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/christian-solidarity-with-cuba.pdfPre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

Over the last few weeks, we've been talking about Revelation and it's apocalypticism. But what is apocalypticism? In this episode we read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse and learn all about it! Read Pablo Richard's Apocalypse on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/apocalypsepeople0000richor get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week we read Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza's book Revelation: Justice and Judgement. Throughout the episode, we talk about liberation theology and the book of Revelation, exegesis, and ways of reading Revelation. Also, please note that we recorded this via zoom and it gets crunchy sometimes. Sorry in advance.Read the book we talked about here: https://archive.org/details/bookofrevelation0000schuPre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week on the show we're joined by Mennonite pastor David C. L. Driedger to talk about his new book Nothing Will Save Us: A Theology of Immeasurable Life. We talk 2010s theology blogs, Canada, Thomas Muntzer, and how to deal with Christianity being so complicated.#Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastMusic by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

This week, we're locked in and taking some hot reddit questions about revelation. We also talk about The Traitors and the highland clearances, Venezuela, Baudrillardian imperialism, and more! Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

It's 2026 and if you're watching the news, you can see that the United States is doing an apocalypse speedrun. Our new years resolution is to get really into the book of Revelation and maybe learn something about it. We'll get to the liberation theology contetn on Revelation later, but for now we're easing our way in. Here's Timothy Beal's The Book of Revelation: a Biography: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691145839/the-book-of-revelationPre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

The new year is off to a rough start! Check out this extremely old, ancient even, episode we did George Ciccariello-Maher. We'll be back next week with new content! In this episode, Dean and Matt interview George Ciccariello-Maher about Chavismo, Venezuela, dual power, the communes, Maduro and the ways Christianity might have informed Hugo Chavez' political imagination.

Need some context for the ongoing situation in Venezuela? listen to this episode with Jim Hodgson when the US staged a coup back in 2019In light of the ongoing coup in Venezuela, this week Matt and Dean talk with Jim Hodgson. Hodgson is the Program Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean for the United Church of Canada and was an observer of the recent elections in Venezuela.Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro Music by theillogicalspoon

This week, on the pod, we have Jon from the Christianity on the Spectrum podcast to talk about his research on ASD and Christianity, deconstruction, RFK Jr and the autism wars. Lots of great stuff in this episode! You can find Jon's podcast here: https://christianityonthespectrum.podbean.com/Get Jon's substack here: https://dispatchesfromtheautismwars.substack.com/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

It's almost Christmas. Deck the halls, ask Mary if she knew, and get ready to drink the water from Santa's bones! We're still deep in the Christmas spirit. In this episdoe, we're answering reddit questions and talking about relics. We'll be back with your normal Magnificast content next week.Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turn its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner.Part I (00:14 – 13:39)Three Years After Dobbs, ‘the Reality Is People Are Getting Abortions' by The New York Times (Soumya Karlamangla)Part II (13:39 – 17:22)Trump advisers strafe Hawley over new anti-abortion group by Axios (Alex Isenstadt)Part III (17:22 – 25:01)The Strange Tale of American Television and the Religious Left by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Benjamin Rolsky)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

It's the advent season, but we're ready for Christmas! In this episode, we talk through some reddit questions, theorize heaven, talk about unions, and dive into the Santa lore.Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

We're back with a lock-in episode where we're answering reddit questions and talking about current events! Here are the links we talked about on the podBoff blog - https://leonardoboff.org/2025/12/06/cose-e-cosa-non-e-lamazzonia/SATAN - https://srm360.org/outdoor-experiments/satan/I was arrested outside of an ICE facility we need to close - https://sojo.net/articles/opinion/i-was-arrested-outside-ice-facility-we-need-shut-downVatican commission on women deacons - https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-commission-votes-against-ordaining-female-deaconsPre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

Dean is back from COP30 and he's going to tell you all about it. Learn what was accomplished, what wasn't, and what Christians were doing down in Brazil! Read the Boff blog on COP30: https://aterraeredonda.com.br/o-sonho-de-chico-mendes/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

Dean's away at COP, so it's time to talk about protestantism. This week, on the pod, we've got William Gibson to talk about the the World Communion of Reformed Churches, Christian unity, union organizing, anti-fascism, and more! Follow William on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@williamgibsonglaSubscribe to William's sub stack: https://substack.com/@williamgibsonglaCheck out Shibboleth Magazine: http://shibbolethmag.comPre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

Dean is away at COP, so you're getting a classic ep this week. But, don't worry! we'll have something new next week. --------------Folks, we're back at it. Last week, we refreshed our memories about the Pope's climate encyclical Laudato Si and how it connected with things like degrowth and dependency theory. But this week, we're back with some breaking news. The Vatican has released Francis' most recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, and we will talk through it.Last time, we pulled out some of Francis' thoughts around dependency and the economy, and in this Laudate Deum, he's back with a lot of similar themes, but this time, he's way more cranky about it all––which makes sense given that Laudato Si came out eight years ago and things have only gotten worse.So, in this episode, we will talk through Laudate Deum and see what's changed and what's stayed the same in those eight years.

It's that time of the year again, folks. Halloween is over, Christmas hasn't yet begun, it's time for COP. The 30th conference of parties is about to kick off in Brazil. Dean is heading down there to check it out, but for now, we're going to talk about what to expect. Read the Michael Löwy blog: https://leonardoboff.org/2025/10/28/cop30-adaptacao-ou-prevencao/Pre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

There's a new papal exhortation out there folks: Dilexi Te or "I have loved you" and you better believe we're talking about it! In this episode, we talk about the big ideas behind Pope Leo's first exhortation and how it relates to liberation theology.Read Dilexi Te here: http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20251004-dilexi-te.htmlSee the coverage of Dilexi Te here: https://newrepublic.com/article/201602/pope-leo-apostolic-exhortation-dilexi-te-jd-vancePre-order our bookhttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/Get our Winstanley Zinehttps://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/Join our patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificast

Folks, we're locked in, answering the internet's most pressing Christian questions and talking about GAFCON and Canadian politics. Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com   

Life has once again gotten in the way of the pod, but we've got a good classic episode for you! Some of our best episodes have been talking about solidarity with Jim Hodgson, well this time around we've got one of Jim's incredible colleagues, Patti Talbot, to talk about peace and solidarity movements that focus on the Korean Peninsula. Northeast Asia is a complicated place, but this interview gives some good handles for thinking about a very complex situation! Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon* http://patreon.com/themagnificast *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

This week we've got reddit questions, new events, and old events. Here are the things we talked about in this episode! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/05/archbishop-of-canterbury-sarah-mullally-changehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Geddeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianfranco_SanguinettiIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com   

Bad news folks, just like Jimmy Kimmel and Steven Colbert, the president has cancelled us, but not to worry, we're coming at you from the depths of the magnificent family life center with all of the reddit questions you can handle and some takes about current events. Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com   

We were chatting last week about monasticism and the commons, this week, we're diving into a bit about communes and socialism guided by a recent issue of the Monthly Review.Read the articles from Chris Gilbert here: https://monthlyreview.org/articles/socialist-communes-and-anti-imperialism-the-marxist-approach/Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

Capitalism: we hate it. It's taking over every section of life and commodifying the things we need to live. A lot of socialists talk about reviving and reclaiming the commons, and that sounds good to us, but what kind of institutions would we need to manage those commons? Don't worry, some economists have some ideas: monasticism. Read the article we're talking about in the show: https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/HistoriaIndustrial/article/view/40930/40628Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

This week on the podcast, we're talking about Timothée Parrique's new book Slow Down Or Die: the economics of degrowth. Specifically, we're talking about the third chapter on social reproduction and the ways capitalism commodifies everything dissolving social bonds and what churches look in the wake of that dissolution. Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

This week, we're bringing you back to 2021, to a conversation we had with David Inczauskis SJ.Have you heard about the cool new Liberation Theology podcast on the block? No? Well, let us tell you! This week, we're joined by David Inczauskis SJ, the host of The Liberation Theology Podcast. Give David a follow on twitter @LibTheoJesuit and check out his pod! Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon* http://patreon.com/themagnificast *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

We're wrapping up our book on degrowth and liberation theology this week, so we're just doing a fun one. This week on the pod, we're locking-in, answering some reddit questions, talking about current events, and complaining about AI. Here's the episcopal chatbot article we mentioned on the show: https://www.christiancentury.org/features/priesthood-all-chatbotsIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

Last week, we talked about dependency theory and trash. This week on the pod, we're talking about how some theologians from the Global North responded to liberation theology and dependency theory at its height in the 1970's and 80's. You'll also hear two grandpas talking about a long gone Christian band called The Psalters.  Listen to the Psalters: https://psalters.bandcamp.com/album/the-divine-liturgy-of-the-wretched-exilesIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

Ernesto Cardenal is great, right? He is, but have you ever wondered who the Greatest Canadian Communist Christian Poet in the Soviet Union was? Well, it was Joe Wallace. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon* http://patreon.com/themagnificast *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com/people/themagnificast/og-shop?asc=u

This week on the pod, we're talking trash! This week we get into dependency theory, Leonardo Boff, and coffeeHere's the study we mentioned about sustainable coffee brewing: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352550921001160Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

Lately, we've been talking about the resonance between regrowth and liberation theology when it comes to talking about consumption patterns in the Global North. This week, we're taking a look at the result of all that consumption: trash. Trash plays an essential economic role in capitalism in the way it creates growth. Want to know how? Then listen to this episode!Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

Folks, this week, we're locked in answering reddit questions, talking about cranky liberation theologian, Clodovis Boff, and ICE raids. Find the article from Mel Buer that we talked about here: https://www.welcometohellworld.com/a-life-was-snuffed-out-in-the-pursuit-of-a-quota/Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

This week on the pod we're talking about the new statement from the Bishops of the Global South for COP30. In their statement they reject false solutions like technocracy and green capitalism and argue that the way forward is degrowth! Read the statement here: https://www.cidse.org/2025/07/01/churches-of-the-global-south-call-for-climate-justice-resisting-false-solutions-and-standing-for-hope/Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/themagnificastGet Magnificast Merchhttps://www.redbubble.com  

This week, we're talking about a new article that Matt has in Sojourners Called Is AI Demonic? Throughout the ep, Matt and Dean talk about Rod Dreher, ChatGPT induced psychosis, the history of the telegraph, and how our only hope is organizing our workplaces. Read Matt's Sojourners article here: https://sojo.net/articles/opinion/ai-demonicIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon*http://patreon.com/themagnificast*Get Magnificast Merch*https://www.redbubble.com 

This week on the pod, we're talking about the militarization of society, speed, politics, and death. In case you couldn't guess based on that constellation of topics, this episode features one of our favs, Paul Virilio. Throughout the episode, we're primarily referencing Paul Virilio's book Pure War. But we also reference Virilio's The Administration of Death. Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon*http://patreon.com/themagnificast*Get Magnificast Merch*https://www.redbubble.com