The Magnificast

"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...

2 Feb 20181h 6min

In the first half of the show, we talk with Marika Rose about her essay "For Our Sins: Christianity, Complicity and the Racialized Construction of Innocence," which looks at the ways Christian appeals...

26 Jan 20181h

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...

19 Jan 20181h 5min

Pastor and socialist John Thornton Jr. is the first Magnifiguest of 2018! We talk about slogans for the new year, being a socialist in church, debt, pastoral work, and how if folks want to get young p...

12 Jan 20181h 22min

In this episode, Matt and Dean talk about Cornel West's essay Religion and the Left and figure out if religious is too idealistic for Marxist Materialism.

5 Jan 20181h 6min

Ho ho ho, it's The Magnificast Christmas special! in this episode, Matt and Dean discuss Christmas presents, Nicaragua, Ernesto Cardenal, reading the gospel alongside peasants and why it's important t...

29 Dec 20171h 7min

For weeks, Matt and Dean have been promising an episode on anarchism and now, with the help of Katherine, from Friendly Anarchism, we're delivering! In this episode, we discuss Anarchism, Democracy, D...

22 Dec 20171h 7min

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...

15 Dec 201749min