The Magnificast

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...

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

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...

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-chatbots Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Out...

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-l...

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  *G...

This week on the pod, we're talking trash! This week we get into dependency theory, Leonardo Boff, and coffee Here's the study we mentioned about sustainable coffee brewing:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352550921001160 Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues S...

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 Armstrong...

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

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/ In...

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-demonic Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogic...