The Magnificast

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ep 89 - Keep That Friendly Fire Burning Dec 01, 2018

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We talk about a lot of cool historical Christian leftists on this podcast, but this week we're talking with some cool contemporary Christian leftists: The Friendly Fire Collective! Intro music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon

Ep 87 - Still Figuring out Violence Nov 16, 2018

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This week on The Magnificast we revisit the topic of violence! In this episode, you can hear us talk about Christian hang ups about violence, pacifism, we say "nuance" like a million times, Deans cat being noisy in the background, and Matt keep bringing up The Americans. Intro music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon

Ep 86 - All Saints Day Nov 10, 2018

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This week on the Magnificast we celebrate All Saints Day and talk about some of the leftist Christians who give us permission to be both committed to leftists struggles and faithful Christians. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro Music by theillogicalspoon

Ep 85 - Queerly Beloved w Blaire Bohlen Nov 04, 2018

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If you’ve been paying attention to the news cycle over the past few weeks, you know that there’s been a lot happening. Fascism in Brazil, anti-semitism, bombs in the mail and the US Army coming to the border to confront refugees. In all of that, there was also some important and troubling stuff from the Prez about possible changes to Title IX that would narrowly define an individual’s gender. While all of this stuff is important, we don’t want the impending danger for transpeople to get lost in the mix. So, in light of all that, this week we’re talking with Blaire Bohlen, a talented artist and all around great person who identifies as trans non-binary. Blaire has had a pretty wild journey through Christianity, especially after being fired from the campus ministry organization InterVarsity for being bi in 2015, leading them to have some really interesting and helpful insights on the damaging pathologies within Christianity and evangelicalism especially. Blaire is also involved in a neat thing called the Reformation Project, which according to its website "is a Bible-based, Christian grassroots organization that works to promote inclusion of LGBTQ people by reforming church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity. Our vision is of a global church that fully affirms LGBTQ people.” They do grassroots organizing and education and have a ton of great resources. Check out Blaire's artwork and other shenanigans at blarecreative.info. For real, check it out. It's Very Good. Also find Blaire on twitter @blaire_bohlen. Music by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon.

Ep 84 - Kim Il-Sung and Christianity Oct 27, 2018

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Hey did you know Kim Il-Sung taught Sunday School at a Methodist church once? Or that his parents were Christians? Or that his uncle was a Presbyterian pastor who served in the revolutionary government? Well thanks to a new article by Dae Young Ryu called "Kim Il-Sung and Christianity in North Korea," now you can learn all about that and the changing shape of Christianity in the DPRK. The article appears in the Journal of Church and State, and was just published this month! Also in this episode: Matt remembers smuggling Bibles into North Korea at church camp, and it turns out American imperialism is still Very Bad. Music by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon.

ep 83 - The Artistic Universe of Jon McNaughton Oct 19, 2018

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ok, so I can't promise that this episode is as fun to listen to as it was to record, but we're allowed a bad ep every once and while right? In this episode of The Magnificast Matt and Dean talk about socialist realism, kitsch, and the aestheticization of politics in the work of Jon Mcnaughton.

Ep 82 - The Earth Will Defeat Capitalism (but maybe socialists can help) Oct 13, 2018

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The big news lately is that we're still ecologically doomed by capitalism. We got bummed about that so we decided to read Michael Löwy's book Ecosocialism to get some ideas about how to comport ourselves. We also looked to Leonardo Boff for a little inspiration and get a little theological (sorry) at the end. Music by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon

Ep 81 - RIP Virilio Oct 05, 2018

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Paul Virilio, a Christian anarchist, architect, urbanist, philosopher, and peace activist, died this year on September 10th. We're both really influenced by Virilio, and we've talked about him in the past on the show, so we thought we'd do a retrospective on some of his major themes to say goodbye to a radical Christian comrade. Intro music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillalogicalspoon

Ep 80 - Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism w Damian Costello Sep 29, 2018

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Last week we heard an interview with Damian Costello and Basil Brave Heart on Nicholas Black Elk. This week we're talking to Damian himself about his book Black Elk: Colonialism And Lakota Catholicism. We talk through some of the finer points of Damian's book, discuss colonialism, post-colonialism, and the agency of the colonized. Intro music by Amaryah Armstrong outro music by theillogicalspoon

Ep 79 - Black Elk & Catholicism pt. 1 Sep 21, 2018

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Damian Costello, author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism, has gifted us with a neat interview with Lakota elder Basil Brave Heart. This episode features an interview with Basil over the Catholocism of Nicholas Black Elk. You can get Damien's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Elk-Colonialism-Catholicism-Culture/dp/1570755809/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537551433&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=Damien+Costello+black+elk You can get Basil Brave Heart's book here: https://birchbarkbooks.com/all-online-titles/the-spiritual-journey-of-a-brave-heart intro music: Amaryah Armstrong outro music: theillogicalspoon

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