The Anarchodox Podcast

Well, well, well, looks like we have another guest for the summer party! This time, Bill brings on Viktor Korpi Kardell, aka the AnarchoTolkienist, for a fascinating conversation about faith, anarchism, and the details of Calvinism that transfix and vex in equal measure. Viktor is a Highland Presbyterian anarchist, a Gaelic language activist, a translator, and a founding member of the Glasgow Chri...

This week on Anarchodox: War! Huh?? Good God, y'all. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Mahmoud Khalil is free! JD Vance does a racism Elon's rocket asplode real good Zohran Mamdani wins the NY Mayoral Primary, and there was much rejoicing If you want to support us, join our Patreon! patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcast BlueSky: @anarchodoxpod.bsky.social Cohosts: Bill Eldridge (he/him)...

This week on Anarchodox, we have another special guest: Billie Hoard! Billie is a teacher, an anarchist, a mennonite, and a theologian who has a curious and fascinating focus: the psychology and theology of disgust. She joins us on the podcast to talk about her upcoming book about the psychology of fascism and how it's animating disgust can be fought with a counter-virus, the eucontaminative p...

This week on Anarchodox: RFK fires 17 experts on vaccinations, hastens the plague The Battle of Los Angeles begins, and John Watson joins us for Gavin Newsom's prosecution Greta Thunberg and the Freedom Flotilla get hijacked by fascists The Episcopal Church of Scotland is cool and does something good Theology Bites: Pentecost and Trinity Sunday _________________________________________________...

Summer is here, and so is some special summer programming! We will be doing some more guest episodes every other week for the remainder of the summer, and today we are delighted to bring you our first guest! Noted Neo-Pagan, trickster aficionado, and friend of Bill, John Watson joins us to discuss the finer issues of doing work across religious lines. They bring a much-needed perspective to the co...

This week on Anarchodox: An update on Pope Leo XIV's oversight of sexual abuse cases; victims come forward, to his defense! Shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy staff makes everything worse The Big Beautiful Bill is a colossal mess A message from the Emperor for Memorial Day Theology Bites: Paul and Silas perform karaoke, tear down the carceral state If you want to support us, join our Patreon! patre...

This week on Anarchodox: Pope Leo XIV has a surprisingly relevant dissertation Elon broke his LLM mechanical daemon, proving Mary Shelley was right all along The Democrats keep making baffling decisions Trump declares war on the Boss and the T-Swift nation, impending Swiftie melee begins Porn bans threaten queer people everywhere Theology Bites: Jesus heals a blind man, and provides us with a mode...

This week on Anarchodox: HABEMUS PAPUM! We have a pope! We have Pope Leo XIV on the brain, and much frivolity ensues The Episcopal Church ends partnership with the government to resettle white Afrikaners LIGHTNING ROUND--a quick look into the firehose of chaos Theology Bites: Revelation, and the apocalyptic hope of anarchism If you want to support us, join our Patreon! patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPod...

We have a very special episode on this week's Anarchodox, featuring our first guest: Micah Belong, from the Word in Black and Red! They have come to have a friendly conversation with us about the role of authority, specifically episcopacy, and how it can coexist with our anarchist outlook. It's an extra-long but also extra-good episode, and we hope you all enjoy the ride. _________________...

This week on Anarchodox: Popewatch 2025 continues, and already one Cardinal drops out before we begin White House announces that it's going to release the Cass Review: Donald's Version Pastors hold protest in the rotunda, get arrested. So much for religious freedom! Anarchy 101: the Where and the How If you would like to support us, join our Patreon at: patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcast

This week on Anarchodox: The death of Pope Francis prompts us to ponder THE CONCLAVE Mae’s article: ⁠ https://maeforrestbarnes.substack.com/p/dignity-and-the-transgender-person?r=2x9a9e ⁠ Podcast with Queer Polifaith: ⁠ https://sites.libsyn.com/410384/dignitas-infinita-with-mae ⁠ The UK Supreme Court deems that trans people are legally their assigned sex at birth; existential dread ensues RFK Jr....

This week, Bill and Mae have decided to take a break from the unrelenting onslaught that is the news, and instead serve a full 7 course meal, chock full of theology bites! We walk through the Holy Week liturgy and scripture, and have a blast doing it. A full hour and a half of extremely church-nerdy talk, you love to see it. If you would like to support us and get access to exclusive content, sign...

On Anarchodox this week: The Regime admitted to sending a man to hell in error, and we gaze into that gaping maw of depravity Georgia Democrats dusted off their spines and protested an anti-trans bill Tariff nonsense continues, but we pause to consider the globalized economy built on exploitation Religious folks in Philadelphia build an altar in protest of ICE Anarchy 101: A reading list _________...

Topics for today's episode: Elon tries to bribe voters in Wisconsin, winds up losing the election. Masterful gambit, sir! Cory Booker sets a new filibuster record on the senate floor Trump's tariffs got announced, and hoo boy the stove is HOT Mae becomes visible, inexplicably We talk about the Diggers, a 17th century proto-anarchist movement in England! Want to support us? Consider joining...

Things we talk about this week: The chief editor of The Atlantic was added to a top secret Signal group chat, because fascists are buffoons A car drove into a crowd of anti-Tesla protestors, which prompts us to talk about protest best practices AOC and Bernie Sanders take their show on the road, and we have conflicting feelings about the whole thing Mae yaps about Pyotr Kropotkin for a bit Some so...

Things we covered this week: Voters are flooding GOP and Dem town halls The utter failure of Senate Democrats, and Chuck Schumer in particular Trump goes against court orders to deport immigrants Texas is the fascism laboratory Mainline protestant denominations are downsizing due to lack of money The curious case of the Charizard Cheeto Bill talks about the secret origins of Christian Anarchy via...

Things we talked about this week: Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and un-personed The ever-looming war with Canada Supreme Court might make conversion therapy legal The Oklahoma Bible Grift SECRET ORIGINS--Bill and Mae talk about what made them into Christian Anarchists Jacobin article referenced: https://jacobin.com/2025/03/mahmoud-deportation-anti-communism-ina ______________________________________...

Things covered in this episode: Trump made a very long, pointless, meandering speech filled with lies and bullshit Dems pose barely any resistance SCOTUS narrowly block the funding freeze 3000 troops are being sent to the Mexican Border We discuss the beginning of Lent, the temptations of Jesus, and our love for certain Passion films ________________________________________ If you like our show, p...

Up this week on Anarchodox: Pope Francis comes down with the sickness Paula White-Cain draws friendly fire from fellow Christian Nationalists Evangelical Zionists lobby to rename the West Bank "Judea and Samaria" States walk back their lawsuit attacking disabled people, because their real target was trans people all along And we talk about the Transfiguration, as a palate cleanser If you...

Private Prisons are gearing up for the anti-immigration policies JD Vance Visited Dachau RFK Jr.'s efforts to Make America Healthy Again involve a lot of ableism 17 States are trying to remove Section 504 Mae talks about being a holy fool Lectionary _____________________________________________ Article referenced: "Holy Foolishness as a Form of Anarchism," by Per Arne Bodin From Anar...

A lot happened this week, and we tried to make the most sense of it that we could. -Trump announces plans to do ethnic cleansing in Gaza -There's some kind of idol in Mar-A-Lago -JD Vance is so wrong, the Pope has to correct him -The IWW is optimistic about the disbanding of the NLRB -The AP is banned from the White House -The National Archivist is dismissed And other things. Like I said, it's bee...

Mae and Bill make introductions. The Trump Regime has begun. Bishop Budde did us proud. Protests sparked across the nation. We talk about Gregory of Nyssa, anarchy, and the nature of God. We also go over the lectionary for the week, and how it speaks to us. Essay discussed: "Not by Violence and Tyrannical Domination: Apophatic Political Theology in Gregory of Nyssa," by Johannes A. Steen...