Magnificast Classic: Damn Daniel, back at it with a fresh essay on commodity fetishism.

Ep 24 - The Peoples Congress of Resistance w/ Jodi Dean: In this episode, Matt and Dean talk about The People's Congress of Resistance with Jodi Dean. The People's Congress of Resistance is an upcoming event (sept 16-17) in Washington D.C. In this episode, the three discuss what the People's Congress is about, by The Magnificast

44 min listen

Ep 16 - #SOCIALISM2017 w Drew Van't Land: Dean is back! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJtx9xQQEx4) In this episode, Matt and Dean talk with Drew Van't Land about his trip to the Socialism 2017 conference in Chicago. The three discuss Christianity, socialism, race, class and socializing daycare by The Magnificast

84 min listen

Ep 13 - Christianity And Socialism: In this episode, Matt and Dean do some 101 level socialism and Christianity talk. There is a history of folks on the left and right that assume Christianity and socialism are antithetical, but in this episode Matt and Dean disprove this garbage take throu by The Magnificast

54 min listen

Ep 12 - Party On w Derek Ford: We regret to inform you Matt and Dean are at it again! In this episode of The Magnificast, Derek Ford joins the discussion again and they explore Lenin's essays on the communist party and religion alongside Herbert McCabe's essay on Christian Love and Cla by The Magnificast

54 min listen

Ep 38 - Species-Being is a Sandwich: Human Nature, Dignity, Freedom: these are all right wing buzzwords, but what do they actually mean? In this episode, Matt and Dean talk about these ideas from a Marxist and Christian perspective Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro Music by theillogica by The Magnificast

50 min listen

Ep 21 - Nazis Are Bad: The face of white supremacy is a manifestation of evil that Christians and leftists should categorically oppose without qualifications. That might seem like an obvious point, but Christians seemed to have trouble responding in a timely way to the Charlott by The Magnificast

53 min listen

Ep 18 - Morality And Politics W/ Matt Sitman: In this episode, Matt and Dean talk with Matt Sitman of Commonweal Magazine about his recent essay "Against Moral Austerity: On the Need for a Christian Left." The conversation outlines the failure of the Democratic party to engage politics morally and wh by The Magnificast

69 min listen

Ep 15 - Wrestling With Boff: Dean is still on vacation, so Zach Dimiele steps in as a guest co-host. Matt and Zach discuss Leonardo Boff's Ecclesiogenesis and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's integral role in the history of the church. by The Magnificast

58 min listen

Ep 11: Theology of Struggle: In this episode, we talk about the participation of Christians in the Communist Party of the Philippines and chat about revolutionary violence. by The Magnificast

66 min listen

Ep 26 Union Made w Heath Carter: The late 19th and early 20th century saw an immense struggle between labor and capital in the United States. From the Haymarket Massacre to the Pullman Strike, Chicago was the site of many significant victories and defeats for the labor movement. There ar by The Magnificast

60 min listen

Ep 19 - Universally Bad with Amaryah Shaye Armstrong: Matt and Dean are joined by Amaryah Shaye Armstrong to talk about her article "Of Flesh and Spirit: Race, Reproduction, and Sexual Difference in the Turn to Paul." The three talk about the failures of universalism, reconciliation, Rod Dreher and Pizza. by The Magnificast

72 min listen

Ep 32 - Fidel and Religion: In this episode, Matt and Dean talk about Frei Betto's book "Fidel and Religion," Religion in Cuba, Communism, and Revolution. They also desperately try not to cough into their microphones. by The Magnificast

56 min listen

Ep 28: Party Congress of Resistance w Derek Ford: Derek Ford is back on the 'cast to defend his title as Most Faithful Guest with a whopping three visits. After talking with Jodi Dean in episode 24 about the People's Congress of Resistance, we wanted to follow up and hear how it went. Derek gives us a fu by The Magnificast

65 min listen

Ep 20 -- Christian Leftist Theory Time with The Lit Crit Guy: We got a chance to get some of our own #TheoryTime in with The Lit Crit Guy himself, talking about Roland Boer's book Criticism of Heaven, and specifically a chapter Boer wrote on the French communist Louis Althusser's Catholic undercurrents. (You might r by The Magnificast

85 min listen

Ep 51 - Philosophy and Revolt by Richard Gilman-Opalsky: Usually, on The Magnificast, we bring on a guest and talk about their work. However, in this episode, we're bringing you an amazing lecture by one of our favorite theorists: Richard Gilman-Opalsky. In this episode, you'll hear Dr. Gilman-Opalsky give a le by The Magnificast

43 min listen

Ep 14 Camping Out With John Brittingham: Dean's away on vacation, so John Brittingham is filling in as a co-host. Matt and John have a very Foucaultian conversation about the disciplinary structures of Christian summer camps. by The Magnificast

63 min listen

Ep 37 - Brett Neutrality w Brett O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio: You know what sucks? Corporate media and the suppression of leftist ideas. You know what's awesome? Brett O'Shea from The Revolutionary Left Radio (@revleftradio). In this episode, we talk with Brett about the upcoming Net Neutrality vote and a Marxist an by The Magnificast

70 min listen

Ep 29 - An Unorthodox History of Orthodoxy w Jonathan Murden: Different Christian traditions have different potentials for leftist thought. Throughout The Magnificast, we've talked about a number of different Christian and Leftist perspectives, but we've never quite made it to the Orthodox Church. That all changed t by The Magnificast

62 min listen

Episode 30 Still Partying w/ Dave McKee: When Dean met Dave McKee at a karaoke night hosted by the Communist Party of Canada, he wasn't expecting to find out the provincial leader of the party in Ontario had once studied theology and even spent time with Nicaraguan Christians in base communities by The Magnificast

75 min listen

Ep 35 - Church Clarity w Sarah Ngu: Churches are supposed to be places of community, hospitality, and refuge, but what about when they're not? Many denominations and congregations routinely exclude LGBTQ people and that totally sucks. In this episode, Matt and Dean talk with Sarah Ngu, a co by The Magnificast

72 min listen

Ep 17 - #CHRISTIANITY2017 W/ Daniel Camacho: Matt and Dean talk with Daniel Camacho about evangelicalism and the legacy of the Christian left. by The Magnificast

79 min listen

Ep 27 - Identity Politics & Christianity: It's time for another user created episode of the Magnificast! This episode is brought to you by all of you nice folks who send us your questions! Also, later in the episode Matt and Dean dunk on Joe Carter and the Acton Institute and talk a little bit ab by The Magnificast

66 min listen

Ep 43: New Year New Left: Talk about a "religious left" has been swirling in the media ever since Donald Trump was elected. Was it a force to be reckoned with in 2017? Will it be a force in 2018? We take a look at some popular representations of the "religious left," and think thr by The Magnificast

66 min listen

Ep 23 - Private Property Is Bad!: Christians on the Left are pretty good at being suspicious of things like the state or big business. After all, Jesus got killed by an empire and big businesses aren't exactly known for their sacrificial values. In this suspicion though, a lot of Christia by The Magnificast

72 min listen

Ep 50 - Over The Hill: We did it! We made it to ep 50! We couldn't have done it without all of you good good comrades listening and responding! To celebrate this occasion, we took some of your voicemails and emails and reflected on the past magnificent magnificast year. Intro by The Magnificast

58 min listen

Magnificast Extra Credit - Prison Chaplains: this week you get two episodes! we put in a little bit of extra work to give you a double episode! A few episodes back, we talked with Jared Ware about Christians involved in prison abolition--we specifically we wondering about any hot takes from prison c by The Magnificast

32 min listen

Episode 31 - Chavismo, Venezuela, and Building Dual Power w/ George Ciccariello-Maher: 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. by The Magnificast

45 min listen

Ep 45 - Catholic Workin' It w Brenna Cussen and Joe Kruse: "The biggest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution that has to start with each one of us." - Dorothy Day There is no history of the Christian Left in the United States that can be complete without a discussio by The Magnificast

67 min listen

Ep 22 User Created Revolution: This week, Dean and Matt circle back to review some user created content that all of you good Magnificasters have sent in over the past few weeks! Also, this episode launches a new segment (#theorytime) featuring The Lit Crit Guy, Jon Greenaway, that give by The Magnificast

77 min listen

Ep 33 - Christians for Socialism pt 1: It's no secret that we think Christianity and socialism are Very Good. Over the course of the podcast we've tried to find some ideas and movements that help illuminate the relationship between Christians and socialism. But we're hardly the first to think by The Magnificast

60 min listen

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