We've got another cool interview from the archive this week!  This week the Magnifiboys are joined by journalist Olga Segura (@OlgaMSegura) a reporter at The National Catholic Reporter and author of the forthcoming book The Birth of A Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church. In this episode, we talk about the silence and sometimes antagonism of the Catholic Hierarchy with regards to Black Lives Matter and how Black Catholic Lay people have responded to the movement. Intro Music...

Folks, we're Ireland pilled. This week we dive into Ireland and how liberation theology shows up in the 20th century struggles. As it turns out, it's complicated! Throughout the episode we talk about the history of Ireland, the troubles, Liberation theology and reconciliation. Here are the books we talk about in this...

Students have been organizing campus protests at universities across the world, so we're going to have a chat about it. This week, we talk about the campus protests from the level of strategy and pull together a few narrative threads about the faith angle to these protests.  These are the articles we talked about in this...

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:...

This week, we're easing back into podcasting after taking a bit of a hiatus. So, we're getting back into the swing of things with some of our favorite goofs. Don't worry; next week, we'll be back with something a bit more substantive. Also, Dean's audio sounds bad...Sorry.  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...

Podcasts are hard for busy and successful people like us. We're away travelling this week and next. But, we'll be back with fresh content later this month. This time, Brett O'Shea from Rev Left Radio is joining us to talk about everyone's fav Irish revolutionary, James Connolly! If you're following along at home, you can check out the writings by Connolly that we read for this ep here: “Socialism and Religion” - 1899“The Connolly-DeLeon Controversy” - 1904 “Labour, Nationality and Religion” -...

Podcasts are hard for busy and successful people like us. We're away travelling this week and next. But, we'll be back with fresh content later this month. We're still out here doing this Bible study, and this time we're doing a classic, the parable of the talents! You might think God wants you to invest the gifts he's given you so you can grow his kingdom, but guess what, if you knew a ton of extremely niche information about the first century you'd find out you're wrong! Intro Music by...

This week, Matt is away travelling, so we're giving you a spicy episode from the vault!  Theology? Yeah, it's boring. Liberation theology? It's DANGEROUS--well, at least according to the CIA! This week we take a look at a few right wing documents from the 1980's that recognize that liberation theology was a possible threat to US hegemony.  Thanks to our monthly supporters Patricia Fong Reader11 Zach Rind Natasha Leader emerson Christopher Johnston Frank Bergh Rosemary...

Last week, we hit you with the first half of Richard Horsley's book, You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them, and this week, we have part two on Paul and his economic message.  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 Thanks to our monthly supporters Natasha Leader ...

This week, we're back to reading books! We've got some hot takes about the economic message of the Gospels that you didn't learn about in church from Richard Horsley's book You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them. We'll be back with the second part of the book next week.  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...

It's an election year, which means that every person you know will tell you what they think about voting. We're no different. In this episode, we're talking about Joe Biden, the SOTU, Palestine, and the uncommitted vote.  Intro: Amaryah Armstrong Outro: theillalogicalspoon Thanks to our monthly supporters emerson Christopher Johnston Frank Bergh Rosemary Holland molly eo Will Shelby S Nathan Hubler Kadeem Whittaker Colin Gillis Hanna Justin Glenn Stina Soderling ...

You might have noticed that the podcast feed has been empty for a few weeks. Dean has been travelling the world and went all the way to Nepal to the World Social Forum to rub elbows with liberation theologians and activists. This week, Dean is back and ready to tell us all about it.  Learn more about the World Social Forum here: https://www.wsf2024nepal.org/organization/activity/59 Thanks to our monthly supporters Christopher Johnston Frank Bergh Rosemary Holland molly eo Will ...

Happy Valentines Day/Ash Wednesday. Here's a classic ep to help us think about love.  "Love is a power, and for that reason we cannot sequester it from all politics or keep it trapped in theological and mystical privacy. Love is not a neutral power that agrees with everything. But love lives precariously in a world that vacillates between not knowing what it is and subjecting it to the values of capital." This week, Matt and Dean talk with Richard Gilman-Opalsky about his new book The...

Dean is halfway around the world at the World Social Forum talking liberation theology, so this week we're bringing you one from the archives. This conversation still seems timely given the new round of He Gets Us ads at the super bowl. This week, Josiah Daniels has joined us from the frontlines of the culture war, where he's been reporting on the He Gets Us campaign for Sojourners. In this episode, we talk about the "elite capture" of Jesus, dark money, and the conservative Christian PR...

This week on the podcast we're thinking about the way St Francis approached animals in his life. To take the idea of animals a bit more seriously we read the book Animalia: An Anti-Imperial Bestiary for Our Times. In the episode, we talk about the imperial history of apes, dogs, cattle, whales, foxes and even unicorns!  Check out the book here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/animalia#:~:text=The%20contributors%20to%20Animalia%20analyze,the%20history%20of%20Western%20imperialism. Intro Music by...

This week, we're taking a look at Leonardo Boff's 2014 book Francis of Rome, Francis of Assisi and talking through Boff's thoughts on reforming the Catholic church, how Pope Francis might do that, and what it means for Pope Francis to take up the project of St. Francis. Intro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Get Magnificast Merch*  https://www.redbubble.com/themagnificast Thanks...

This week we're chatting with Alex Mikulich about his book Unlearning White Supremacy: A Spirituality for Racial Liberation. In the pod we talk about the importance of understanding the colonialist roots of Christianity, how white people can practice anti-racism, and what ecology and degrowth have to do with white supremacy.  Check out the book here---> https://orbisbooks.com/products/unlearning-white-supremacy-a-spirituality-for-racial-liberation Thanks to our monthly supporters Stina...

You might have heard that this year we're making a big effort to read the Bible. In our reading plan, we just finished up reading Genesis, so in this week's episode, we're going to talk about our experience reading the first book of the bible.  If you want to join the community of Magnificasters reading the bibe, then joins us over at patreon.com/themagnificast.  Thanks to our monthly supporters CR Rowell-Jore jelly Matthew Ospina Lyn AD Jansen Joe Strik Katie Chepulis ...

That's right folks, Marika is back to talk about her new book out with SCM Press, Theology for the End of the World! Find Marika's other writing at the AUFS blog: https://itself.blog/author/cmarikarose Thanks to our monthly supporters Matthew Ospina Lyn AD Jansen Joe Strik Katie Chepulis Terrence Holland Keenan Dolan Ramona Riley Jane De Las Casas Theo Jack Molly Grisham Laura caitlin Brittyn James Thomas Thomas Finley Matthew Joseph Marx ...

Today on the pod, we're taking a moment to think through the ongoing genocide in Palestine and Munther Isaac's Christmas sermon Christ in the Rubble.  Palestine Resourceshttps://www.movement.org.uk/blog/palestine-resource-packhttps://www.redletterchristians.org/christ-in-the-rubble-a-liturgy-of-lament/ Thanks to our monthly supporters AD Jansen Joe Strik Katie Chepulis Terrence Holland Keenan Dolan Ramona Riley Jane De Las Casas Theo Jack Molly Grisham Laura ...

We're taking some time off for Christmas, so here's one from the archives!  Ho Ho Ho, we're back with more Christmas content for all you Whos down in Whoville. This week, we talked with Pamela Klassen, a professor in the study of religion at the University of Toronto. She edited a rad collection of essays called The Public Work of Christmas and we're excited to talk with her and figure out what Christmas is all about! You can check out a preview of her book here:...

We're always talking about the importance of Christian solidarity with Cuba, but this week we're talking with some folks who recently went on a trip to build that solidarity! Listen in and hear about their experience, reflections, and thoughts about solidarity with Cuba and why it's important. You can also donate some money to cover the cost of their trip here: bit.ly/SCMCuba Thanks to our monthly supporters Brittyn James Thomas Thomas Finley Matthew Joseph Marx TheAllTomato ...

What's Christmas really about anyway? Is it about getting presents? Peace on earth? Or the liberation of the poor and exploited? This week on the podcast we read a bit of Richard Horsley's The Liberation of Christmas, talk about biblical hermeneutics, and talk about the true meaning of Christmas.  get the book here: https://wipfandstock.com/9781597525756/the-liberation-of-christmas/ Thanks to our monthly supporters TheAllTomato Sanjay Kumarendran steve morley Jessica C Matt ...

COP 28 just got off the ground in the UAE, and we want to tell you about it. There's so much stuff going on in the world, but it's all happening against the background of climate change and the world's politicians and bureaucracies who are failing to take adequate action. In this episode, we talk about what COP 28 is, the loss and damage fund, and Pope Francis' intervention. Thanks to our monthly supporters Craig Conrad Larson Kamran Mirza Jason Bartholomew Cooper Elizabeth...