The Magnificast

Jan 29 2025 409 ep. 58 mins 2k
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A weekly podcast about Christianity and leftist politics. The Magnificast is hosted by Dean Dettloff and Matt Bernico. Each week's episode focuses on a unique or under-realized aspect of territory between Christianity and politics that no one taught you about in sunday school.

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Magnificast Classic: Sandino's Nation w/ Stephen Henighan

Jan 29 2025 57 mins  
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we're bringing you an episode from the archive! We're always talking up a storm about Ernesto Cardenal, but this time around we're talking with Stephen Henighan, a real scholar on Latin American literature! In this episode, we learn more about Cardenal's background, influences, and his lasting impact on the politics of Nicaragua.

Cuba update w/ Jim Hodgson

Jan 21 2025 59 mins  
This week, we chatted with a friend of the show, Jim Hodgson, about Biden removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Unfortunately, since we recorded this Trump has rescinded that decision and we're right back where we started. It's still a worthwhile conversation!Get more from Jim at his blog: https://unwrappingdevelopment.ca/Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro mu

Spongebob Economics

Jan 14 2025 57 mins  
Last week we talked about the GDP and growth and that was fun. But, this week, we're taking things a bit further by talking about monopoly capitalism, monopsony, and the financialization of capitalism. If you want to learn more about finance then look no further: https://monthlyreview.org/2010/10/01/the-financialization-of-accumulation/https://monthlyreview.org/2010/10/01/the-great

GDeanP

Jan 06 2025 55 mins  
Capitalism can't work unless it's growing. How do economists measure capitalist growth? Through the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP is a magical number that goes up and down, but do you know how it's calculated? Well, tune in and learn all about the GDP and why it sucks! Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com

Liminal lockin

Dec 30 2024 42 mins  
In the weird liminal space between Christmas and New Year's, your favorite leftist youth pastors are locking you in to talk about feeling bad for the devil, dinosaurs, bones, magic portals, and AI.Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-bluesSupport The Magnificast on Patreon h

Magic doors and debt forgiveness

Dec 24 2024 63 mins  
The Pope is opening the magic doors for the year of Jubilee! In this episode, we're talking about the 2025 year of Jubilee in the Catholic church. Of course, we're talking about the weird Catholic stuff in this episode, but we're also talking about the material side of the Jubilee and the campaign to forgive and restructure debt throughout the world. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstron

Josiah Daniels in Palestine

Dec 17 2024 60 mins  
This week, we chat with, friend of the pod and Sojourners editor, Josiah Daniels about his recent trip to Palestine with Sabeel. Listen in as we talk about Palestinian resistance, liberation theology, and what it's like to be an American in Palestine at this moment in history. Read Josiah's piece about his trip in Sojourners.Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogi

Social Murder

Dec 09 2024 50 mins  
The last few weeks have been an advent calendar of wild stuff happening. This week, we're reflecting on the latest bit of news and discourse about the murder of the United Healthcare CEO and talking about how liberation theology helps us orient ourselves stopping and organizing against social murder.Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalo

Multilateralism from below

Dec 03 2024 55 mins  
The rules-based international order is rigged in favor or the United States and other global north countries and it's only going to get worse. In this episode, we talk about the failures of liberalism and multilateralism during the Biden presidency and talk about the future of what solidarity looks like under new right-wing governments.In this episode, we reference Pope Francis' La

What do liberals even want?

Nov 27 2024 54 mins  
Folks, we're back. As a disclaimer, the first 6 or so minutes of the podcast is Dean giving an update on his second trip to the bone church in Rome. So, if you're not an enjoyer of bones and crypts smash that fast forward button! After that we talk about John Pavlovitz, Christianity, liberalism, and what it is liberals even want out of their politics. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstro