Best Marcus A Banks Podcasts (2024)

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Magnificast Classic: The Fearless Benjamin Lay w/ Marcus Rediker 1:04:08

2h ago1:04:08

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Do you like stories about people who fearlessly speak truth to power? Of course you do. This week, Matt and Dean talk to Marcus Rediker about his book The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist. You can get the book here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-fearless-benjamin-lay-the-quaker-dwarf-who-becam…

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The Future of Denial w/ Tad Delay 53:32

8d ago53:32

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This week we're joined by Tad Delay to talk about his new book The Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change. In the episode, we talk with Tad about climate denial, liberalism, psychoanalysis, and why there's still hope! You can find Tad's book on Verso. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogic…

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White Property, Black Trespass 1:08:57

16d ago1:08:57

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This week we're joined by Andrew Krinks to talk about his new book White Property, Black Tresspass: Racial Capitalism and the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization. It's a really cool book that explores the links between a carceral society, religion, and capitalism. You can preorder Andrew's book from NYU Press. Use NYUAU30 at checkout for 30%…

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Episode #49 - Creating an Engaging Employee Experience (with Jamie Bell) 29:18

11d ago29:18

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Delve into the transformative impact of internal marketing on employee engagement and company success. Workshop's VP of Marketing, Jamie Bell, reveals powerful strategies and real-world examples of aligning internal and external brand efforts. Discover how creating an engaging employee experience can elevate your brand and drive business growth, wi…

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Magnificast classic: Development & Liberation 1:02:32

21d ago1:02:32

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Welcome to Magnificast classic™ where we give you an old episode because we were traveling or something. Last week we chatted about the IMF and development. Here's an older episode where we discuss something similar. Within the orbit of liberation, there's a closely related term that we've never really talked about on the podcast before: developmen…

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How does the IMF and World Bank work? 55:51

28d ago55:51

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We all know the IMF and the World Bank are evil and stupid organizations, but have you ever wondered how they work? In this episode, we get into the weeds about the IMF and World Bank with the help of Éric Toussaint's book, Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank: Sixty Questions, Sixty Answers. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogica…

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Do not match my Jesus freak 58:46

1M ago58:46

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This week on the show, we're talking about recent political turmoil, psychoanalysis, and why evangelicals do the things they do. Support Jeremy, from theillogicalspoon: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jeremys-journey-to-recovery?attribution_id=sl:c5d42218-652b-43c2-9e7b-8138f758f1bb&lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_s…

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This Sweet Earth w/ Lydia Wylie-Kellermann 49:02

2M ago49:02

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This week we're joined by Lydia Wylie-Kellermann, author of the recently published book: This Sweet Earth: Walking with Our Children in the Age of Climate Collapse. It's a great book about climate change, kids, and community. Get it now at the link below! https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506495125/This-Sweet-Earth Thanks to our mont…

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Magnificast Crossover: Christian leftist politics on the SCM podcast 41:17

2M ago41:17

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Folks, this week we got a chance to chat with William Gibson on the Student Christian Movement UK podcast. In the episode, we chat about solidarity, faith and action, and voting. Find more from the SCM podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5K5WY43VsMDucQPJftwZVA?si=5a09edf02d78410e Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicals…

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Magnificast Classic: Sergio Arce and the Church in Cuba 59:50

2M ago59:50

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Liberation theology is cool! But, what about theology done from inside revolutionary contexts like Cuba? This week we're discussing Cuban theologian Sergio Arce Martinez and his book The Church and Socialism. You can check out his book here on archive.org. What's interesting about Arce's work is that rather than theology as a critique of capitalism…

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Episode #48 - Incorporating DE&I into Internal Marketing (with Marcus Collins) 34:34

2M ago34:34

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Diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) is both a business imperative and a core component of a thriving organizational culture. Embedding DE&I in the company culture realizes massive business benefits for those companies that have it as a genuine organizational belief. Professor and best-selling author, Marcus Collins, offers valuable insights for le…

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The ideological college apparatus 55:21

2M ago55:21

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This week, we're talking about the recent news about Cornerstone University's decision to shutter all of their humanities departments and Christian higher education as a site of ideological reproduction. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-…

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029 Santi Moringa: Living Social Permaculture (Molinos Verdes de Moringa) 1:03:17

2M ago1:03:17

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In this episode, I had a chat with a long-time friend, Santiago Moringa, from Molinos Verdes de Moringa. Santi is a leader in social permaculture and has over a decade of experience building community gardens and other socially regenerative projects across Costa Rica and internationally. In our conversation, Santi shares his journey from discoverin…

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Episode #47 - How Employees Can Start Creating Content (with Sara Stella Lattanzio) - BONUS EPISODE 29:43

2M ago29:43

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If you are a company employee who wants to start creating content on social platforms like LinkedIn, or if you are a company that'd like to empower its employees to start creating content, then this episode is for you. Sara Stella Lattanzio, LinkedIn Top Voice and B2B marketing strategist, shares insights from her journey, highlighting the importan…

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Religion, revolution, and the future - remembering Jürgen Moltmann 1:01:04

2M ago1:01:04

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With the recent passing of Jürgen Moltmann, we thought it would be worth chatting about some of his thoughts about the Christian-Marxist dialogue. In this episode, we talk about Jürgen Moltmann, Christian freedom, and what freedom movements have to say to one another. Check out the book here: https://archive.org/details/religionrevoluti0000molt/mod…

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Magnificast classics: Revolutionary Forgiveness 58:47

3M ago58:47

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This week on the show, we're talking about a really neat book called Revolutionary Forgiveness: Feminist Reflections on Nicaragua by the Amanecida Collective. The book is a reflection on 13 theologians who took a number of trips to Nicaragua in the early 80's. The book highlights a lot of interesting interactions between Christianity and politics d…

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Have you prayed about this? 59:21

3M ago59:21

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Folks, The new Magnificast late night talk show is back with another round of headlines, current events, and rambling takes about democracy. This week we're talking about the conviction of Donald Trump, Global Elections, What's happening in the UK Labour party, and Cuba news. Tune in! Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoo…

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A composted church 50:52

3M ago50:52

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This week, we're coming up for air and talking about some of the big trends in Christianity with regards to its declining membership and closing churches. Listen in and hear our takes on what it all means for Christians on the left. Here are the links we mentioned in the show https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/transge…

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Magnificast classic: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church w/ Olga Segura 54:36

3M ago54:36

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We've got another cool interview from the archive this week! This week the Magnifiboys are joined by journalist Olga Segura (@OlgaMSegura) a reporter at The National Catholic Reporter and author of the forthcoming book The Birth of A Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church. In this episode, we talk about the silence and sometimes antag…

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Ireland and Liberation Theology 53:00

3M ago53:00

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Folks, we're Ireland pilled. This week we dive into Ireland and how liberation theology shows up in the 20th century struggles. As it turns out, it's complicated! Throughout the episode we talk about the history of Ireland, the troubles, Liberation theology and reconciliation. Here are the books we talk about in this episode. https://archive.org/de…

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Campus Protest Wave 1:05:06

4M ago1:05:06

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Students have been organizing campus protests at universities across the world, so we're going to have a chat about it. This week, we talk about the campus protests from the level of strategy and pull together a few narrative threads about the faith angle to these protests. These are the articles we talked about in this episode https://sojo.net/art…

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Toward a Philosophy of Photography 1:01:31

4M ago1:01:31

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Something cool about having a podcast is that you can talk about whatever you'd like and no one can stop you. This week, we're doing just that. We've both gotten really interested in photography as a hobby and practice, so we're talking about Vilém Flusser's Toward a Philosophy of Photography and also some ideas about how it relates to the photogra…

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The Gauntlet of Goofs 43:50

4M ago43:50

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This week, we're easing back into podcasting after taking a bit of a hiatus. So, we're getting back into the swing of things with some of our favorite goofs. Don't worry; next week, we'll be back with something a bit more substantive. Also, Dean's audio sounds bad...Sorry. Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://th…

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Magnificast Classic: James Connolly w/ Brett O'Shea 56:10

4M ago56:10

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Podcasts are hard for busy and successful people like us. We're away travelling this week and next. But, we'll be back with fresh content later this month. This time, Brett O'Shea from Rev Left Radio is joining us to talk about everyone's fav Irish revolutionary, James Connolly! If you're following along at home, you can check out the writings by C…

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Magnificast Classic: God Isn't an Investment Capitalist (that's right it's parable of the talents time) 57:04

5M ago57:04

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Podcasts are hard for busy and successful people like us. We're away travelling this week and next. But, we'll be back with fresh content later this month. We're still out here doing this Bible study, and this time we're doing a classic, the parable of the talents! You might think God wants you to invest the gifts he's given you so you can grow his…

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Magnificast classic: The CIA & Liberation Theology 57:41

5M ago57:41

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This week, Matt is away travelling, so we're giving you a spicy episode from the vault! Theology? Yeah, it's boring. Liberation theology? It's DANGEROUS--well, at least according to the CIA! This week we take a look at a few right wing documents from the 1980's that recognize that liberation theology was a possible threat to US hegemony. Thanks to …

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028 Itai Hauben: Why Permaculture Design is The First Step of the Wise (Symbiosis Eco Design) 1:09:09

5M ago1:09:09

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In this interview, I visited Itai Hauben at his lovely home and permaculture education center called Adama. Adama is nestled in the mountains of the Chirripo River Valley, where Itai and his wife Melina teach permaculture design courses to lucky students every year. It’s also the headquarters of Symbiosis Eco Design, their permaculture design and i…

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