The Magnificast

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-for https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/christian-zionism-apocalyptic-gaza/ Pre-order our book https://themagn...

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...

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/paper Get our zine about Christian solidari...

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/apocalypsepeople0000rich or get it from wipf and stock: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606081594/apocalypse/ Pre-order our book https://t...

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/bookofrevelation0000...

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 book https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology...

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 book https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/ Get our Winstanley Zine https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/ Join our...

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.prince...

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 2019 In 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...

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 book https://them...

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 book https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism...

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 book https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/ Get our Winstanley Zine https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/zines/ Join our patreon http:/...

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 pod Boff 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-outs...

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 book https://themagnificast.wordpress.com/pre-order-now-enough-is-enough-degrowth-capitalism-and-liberation-theology/ Get our Winstanley Zine https:...

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/@williamgibsongla Subscribe to William's sub stack: https://substack.com/@williamgibsongla Check out Shibboleth Magazine:...

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’ mos...

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 book https://themagnifi...

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.html See the coverage of Dilexi Te he...

Folks, we're locked in, answering the internet's most pressing Christian questions and talking about GAFCON and Canadian politics.  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.co...

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 giv...

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-change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Geddes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianfranco_Sanguinetti Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon  https://theillalo...

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 Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon  https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-...

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 Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon  https://theillalogi...

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...