The Magnificast

Big revolutions? In this economy? How about a lot of very small revolutions? This week on the 'cast we read Antonio Negri & Felix Guattari's Communists Like Us: New Lines of Alliance, New Spaces of Liberty and talk a little bit about left-communism, post-Marxism and molecular revolutions! Read the book for free here: https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=45 Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

This past week, Lula won a historic victory for the left and for Brazil when he defeated Bolsonaro! In light of the big victory, we decided to do a round-up of articles about the victory and reflect on what it all means. We also pay some special attention to Lula's thoughts on religion and, because this is The Magnificast, we throw a weird French philosopher in the mix too. Here are the articles we talked about 📕Lula’s Victory Is a Testament to Solidarity - Jeremy Corban https://jacobin.com/2022/11/lula-brazil-president-victory-solidarity-left-workers-party 📕Earth’s future depends on the Amazon. This month, it’s up for a vote. https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/9/29/23373427/amazon-rainforest-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-lula-deforestation 📕Haitian peasants declare support for Lula’s candidacy for president of Brazil - Jackson Jean Peoples dispatch https://mst.org.br/2022/10/28/haitian-peasants-declare-support-for-lulas-candidacy-for-president-of-brazil/ 📕LULA AND THE HUNGER FOR BEAUTY: FREI BETTO https://leonardoboff.org/2022/11/01/lula-e-a-fome-de-belezafrei-betto/ 📕LULA’S VICTORY SPEECH https://www.brasilwire.com/lulas-victory-speech-30-10-2022/ Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

It's important to analyze the story we tell about capitalism. In light of Halloween, it's important to recognize the story of capitalism as a horror story. So, in this episode, we talk through the specifics of how wage labor works and how capitalism is a vampire. Here's what we read in this episode Wage Labor and Capital - https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/wage-labour/ Capital Vol 1. Ch 10 The Woking Day - https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch10.htm Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

Hey Folks, we've both been pretty busy this week and we need a minute to catch our breath! Here's a Magnificast Classic episode with Erin Green about her work with REAP. It's a really cool episode and unique project, so give it a listen if you haven't already! Christian universities have a long history of creating the institutional levers and buttons by which they can harass and discriminate against their LGBTQ+ students. But, that's not the end of the story! A new project is engaging with these universities and organizing LGBTQ+ students on their campuses to start fighting back! This week, we talked with Erin Green, an organizer, with REAP (Religious Exemption Accountability Project) about how they're pushing back against discriminatory practices within Christian higher ed. Find out more about REAP here: www.thereap.org Follow Erin on twitter here: twitter.com/ErinGreenbean 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.com

This week on the pod we've got Laurel Marshall Potter, a PhD student from Boston College who is currently living in El Salvador, to research the current status of Ecclesial Base Communities (or CEBs). You can read Laurel's work on CEBs here: https://brill.com/view/journals/ecso/18/2/article-p198_005.xml Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

A lot of moral questions revolve around doing or not doing something, but what if the biggest moral problems were actually about the very way we live our lives? Driving, smartphones, food production, etc. are all far more political than most people realize. In this episode, we talk through the book The Imperial Mode of Living by Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen. Get the book here if you want: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3691-the-imperial-mode-of-living Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

This week, we're joined by Jim Hodgson, the Magnificast correspondent on Latin America. Jim has a long history of working with Christian solidarity organizations, like the United Church of Canada, on projects around building Christian solidarity in Latin America. This week, he's back with us to talk about the recent referendum in Cuba on the Family Code. Throughout the conversation, Jim gives us lots of helpful context on the referendum itself, the ways Christians were involved in promoting the referendum, and on the movement for LGBTQ rights in Latin America. You can find more from Jim here: https://unwrappingdevelopment.ca/ Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

We all know that humans are causing climate change, but in this episode, we're talking about which humans are responsible specifically! throughout this episode, we talk about climate change, colonialism, and solidarity.Here are some articles we referenced in the episode! Jason Hickel - Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown Will the People with Guns Allow Our Planet to BreatheClimate Change: Atmospheric Carbon DioxideChina’s Emissions Are Made in AmericaIntro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

Jesus is a lot of things to a lot of people, but if you take the gospel seriously, you've got to admit that, if nothing else, Jesus is radical. He's flipping tables, sending the rich away empty, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and casting out demons! Jesus is as radical as it gets. Yet, a lot of Christians don't see it that way. To get to the bottom of it, this week, we talked with Damon Garcia about his new book, The God Who Riots. Get the book here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2050/The-God-Who-RiotsIntro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com

Folks, on this podcast, we love the parables. This week we're talking about Luke 16:19 the Rich man and Lazarus. In the conversation, we talk about the historical context of the parable, the trope of class inversion, and just why the rich man was hell in the first place. In this episode, here are the books we talk about William Herzog - Parables as Subversive Speech Ernesto Cardenal - The Gospel in Solentiame Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com