Best Luca Von Badass Podcasts (2024)

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Ep.53 - Britain's Betrayal of Palestine (feat. Dr. Peter Shambrook) 1:10:07

13d ago1:10:07

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When the echoes of history reverberate through today's headlines, understanding the past becomes essential to navigating the present. Ben Molyneux-Hetherington and Adam Spiers are joined by Dr. Peter Shambrook, author of 'Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939', who helps us understand British manoeuvrings in Palestine prior to the esta…

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Ep.52 - Kairos Palestine 57:19

2M ago57:19

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Ben, Jonny and Adam talk about the Kairos Palestine document in light of Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. At time of publication kairospalestine.ps is unavailable, but the World Council of Churches website also has the Kairos Palestine document in full here. A longer, uncensored version of this episode is available for free on o…

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Ep.51 - Organising for Palestine 55:37

3M ago55:37

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Ben and Adam talk about the importance of Christians organising for a free Palestine and what role they can play in the movement. Also, we know we're extremely late with this one. Adam blames his dog... and work. But mostly the dog. She's a needy little bitch. Adam's blogpost about Modi Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebo…

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Ep.50 - Empire Theology and Empire Medals (feat. Rev. Chris Howson BEM) 1:11:15

3M ago1:11:15

1:11:15

To kick off the New Year and a new series, Ben and Adam are joined once again by Chris Howson who tries to defend his acceptance of a New Year's honour and talks about two very different sermons. Free bonus material here! Links: Martin Luther King and the Trumpet of Conscience Today by Jean-Charles Regine Michelle The God Who Riots: Taking Back the…

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Christmas in Palestine 7:17

4M ago7:17

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Christ is born, but celebrations in Palestine have been cancelled. Palestine Solidarity Campaign Fundraiser With thanks to Raghad Haddad for vocals on Silent Night and Sandra Daniels for her help and encouragement. Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish…

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Ep.49 - The True Levellers Standard Advanced 49:52

5M ago49:52

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Cap out the fourth season with Adam as he reads from start to finish, Gerrard Winstanley's 1649 pamphlet 'The True Levellers Standard Advanced'. Read along here Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Christians for Palestin…

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Ep.48 - Bothsidesism 56:49

5M ago56:49

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Jonny, Ben and Adam try to work out why 'bothsidesism' seems so prevalent in both the Church and wider society, particularly in coverage of Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. So a nice light topic then! Liturgies from Below: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781791007355/Liturgies-Below-Praying-People-Ends-179100735X/plp Find us here: W…

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Ep.47 - Postmodern Neomarxists Cucked Our Podcast 1:00:35

6M ago1:00:35

1:00:35

Jonny tries to justify his love of postmodernism whilst Lu fans the flames of Adam's oscillating between incredulity and rage. Consensus is found however, in the assertion that Jordan Peterson is a hack. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com…

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Ep.46 - Why Bother 2: Why Botherer 1:05:32

6M ago1:05:32

1:05:32

Adam and Ben discuss why they still bother with politics, how their Christianity relates to this and their differing approached to doubt . They also discuss the ongoing Palestine conflict. You can find a form letter for writing to your MP about Palestine on our website: https://breadandrosaries.com/2023/10/24/writing-to-your-mp-about-palestine/ Fin…

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Ep.45 - Liberation Theology Gathering (feat. Rev. Chris Howson) 59:15

7M ago59:15

59:15

Adam and Jonny are joined by liberation theologian, chaplain and comrade Chris Howson for his third appearance. Chris tells us about the upcoming Liberation Theology Gathering which you can attend for FREE by clicking the following link: ***FREE Liberation Theology Gathering Tickets*** Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – faceboo…

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Ep.44 - Class and Solidarity (feat. Rev. Luke Larner) 1:04:08

7M ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Jonny, Ben and Adam are joined by Luke Larner to talk about the new book Confounding The Mighty: Stories of Church, Social Class and Solidarity which he edited. We talk about the confusing way class is often understood, navigating identity politics, and the class nature of Brexit, as well as the the joys of being a Premier League parish! Find us he…

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Ep.43 - When the Bible Disagrees With Itself (feat. Dr. Dan McClellan) 1:12:52

8M ago1:12:52

1:12:52

Bible scholar, podcaster and TikTok star Dr. Dan McClellan joins Ben and Adam to talk constructions of Jesus, univocality and biblical contradictions... and revolution! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Links: Data Ove…

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Ep.42 - Debt and Mammon 1:07:34

8M ago1:07:34

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Ben and Adam have a look at the topic of debt, drawing from Marika Rose's book 'Theology for the End of the World'. They talk Christian moral values, David Graeber and the Mob! Plus find out about the patron saint of comedians! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – br…

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Ep.41 - The World Turned Upside Down? 1:08:41

9M ago1:08:41

1:08:41

Ben and Adam are joined by new cohost and former guest Jonny Bell to talk about the social impact of the Diggers. Together, they delve into the social reverberations sparked by the Diggers, ask whether an excess of moralism has ruined cultural criticism, and discover a very good boy sainted for his uncompromising stance on cops. Find us here: Websi…

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Ep.40 - Hot Digger Summer 1:19:22

9M ago1:19:22

1:19:22

Ben and Adam continue the conversation about the Diggers and we learn about someone so radical even the Quakers disowned him! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Theme song: 'Good Morning' by Amine Maxwell (CC BY 3.0) Ou…

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Ep.39 - Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers (feat. Lívia Roberge) 1:39:59

9M ago1:39:59

1:39:59

Historian Lívia Roberge joins Adam and Lu on their quest to explore the story of Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers! On the way they discover why former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro hates alligators and why it's definitely 'Wars of the Three Kingdoms' rather than 'English Civil War' or 'English Revolution'! Elmbridge Museum's 'Surrey Diggers …

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Ep.38 - Abuse (feat. Sarah M-H) 1:13:01

10M ago1:13:01

1:13:01

Ben is joined by Sarah to discuss some of the recent safeguarding news in the Church alongside her research into spiritual abuse. For a lighter topic, we discuss people dying in an exploding submarine. Content warning - With the exception of the opening segment, almost the entirety of this episode deals with issues of abuse in the church. Whilst we…

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Ep.37 - Decline 1:02:49

10M ago1:02:49

1:02:49

Even by our standards, there are a lot of tangents in this one. Ben and Adam talk about nostalgia (bad), peasant revolts (good), Lord of The Flies (bad), The Beatles (good) and Justin Welby (complicated). Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.co…

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Ep.36 - Have you heard the good news? 1:14:57

11M ago1:14:57

1:14:57

Have you heard the good news? We sure have and it sounds kinda communist! Adam's article can be found here. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Theme song: 'Good Morning' by Amine Maxwell (CC BY 3.0). Outro: 'A 2nd Devil…

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Ep.35 - Faith, Family, Flag, Fash 1:32:31

11M ago1:32:31

1:32:31

Ben and Adam fight back from technological adversity to talk about the National Sociali... er... I mean National Conservatism conference. Content warning - we talk about the murder of Jordan Neely, a black homeless person, from about 29 minutes in until about 37 minutes in. The articles Ben talks about are: https://itself.blog/2023/05/15/who-is-my-…

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Ep.34 - Three Leftists Try to be Positive 57:06

12M ago57:06

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The gang attempt to be positive. The results are mixed. Welcome to the left! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morning" by Amine Maxwell, available here. It is licensed under CC BY 3.0, availabl…

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Ep.33 - Motherhood (feat. Dr. Jenny Fox Eades) 1:19:43

1y ago1:19:43

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The gang are joined by writer, researcher, education adviser and Alexander technique teacher Dr. Jenny Fox Eades to talk about motherhood, autism, wellbeing in education, and much more! You can find her at her website jennyfoxeades.com. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries E…

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Ep.32 - Methodist in the Madness (feat. Rev. Jonny Bell) 58:50

1y ago58:50

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Returning guest Jonny Bell joins us* to talk about his first (almost) year as a Methodist presbyter. He talks about working as a queer communist minister, listening and finding common ground with those you disagree with. He also nerds out about dead philosophers. *By 'us' we mean Adam as Lu and Ben were unfortunately not about for this one. Presuma…

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Ep.31 - Liberation Liturgy (feat. Rev. Chris Howson) 1:07:10

1y ago1:07:10

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We are joined by returning guest Chris Howson, who guides us through some reflection on liberation theology, critical pedagogy, and corporate worship. He also tells us about his extremely eventful night of 3 parties, his love of graveyards, and what he is banned from doing on Halloween. Sorry if Ben's audio goes a bit wonky, we had some technical i…

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Ep.30 - Kate Forbes Welcome Drinks 1:08:48

1y ago1:08:48

1:08:48

Come and join us as we toast future SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes' progressive new vision for Scotland - Christian fundamentalism! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morn…

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Ep.29 - Same-Sex Marriage, Again 1:02:27

1y ago1:02:27

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The Church of England is up to its usual shenanigans, so we are too. We talk through the latest goings on with the battle for same-sex marriage in the Church of England, and we promise it's the last time we will do so for a while! There's also all the usual fun of Mind Grapes, Saint of the Week and wild detours off topic. Find us here: Website - br…

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Ep.28 - Time Travel (feat. Dr Bonesy) 1:09:25

1y ago1:09:25

1:09:25

It's late, it's cobbled together from multiple sessions and for a bit of it you can hear Ben's washing machine on a spin cycle, but the hotly anticipated Episode 28 is here! We chat through things that have been happening, most of them bad. Ben and Adam make bad attempts at time machine noises. There is a discussion of what we want to happen to our…

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Ep.27 – Alcohol 1:02:41

1+ y ago1:02:41

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The crew try to work out just how sinful alcohol is by thinking about the Church's history with it as well as their own! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morning" by Amine Maxwell, available he…

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Ep.26 – Christmas Strikewave! 1:23:03

1+ y ago1:23:03

1:23:03

Luca von Badass joins Ben and Adam once again, but this time with full cohost status! The gang talk about strikes, unions and the birth of the sweet baby Jesus. This Christmas special is not late because there are 12 days of Christmas. Fight me. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosarie…

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Ep.25 – Queer Inclusion in the CofE (feat. Luca von Badass) 1:01:14

1+ y ago1:01:14

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Ben and Adam are joined by Luca von Badass (definitely their real name) to talk about inclusion, bishops supporting equal marriage, and who should be kicked out! Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morning" by Amine Maxwell, av…

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Ep.24 – Remembrance 2: Remembrancer (feat. Rev. Robin Hanford) 1:02:30

1+ y ago1:02:30

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Adam is joined not by Ben, who got called into work at the last minute, but by the Rev'd Robin Hanford. Robin and Adam return the podcast to the topic of Remembrance and ask if a radical Remembrance is possible. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Fin…

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Ep.23 – A Spectre is Haunting the Pod (feat. Emma Holton) 56:51

1+ y ago56:51

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A spectre is haunting the podcast, no sadly not communism, but the next best thing: special guest Emma Holton. Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Are light parties cool? Should Ben watch Star Trek? All will be answered in the most spooktacular episode of Bread and Rosaries yet! Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @B…

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Ep.22 - Mind Grapes of Wrath 1:09:36

1+ y ago1:09:36

1:09:36

Last episode was far too positive, so we balance it out by getting real depressing this week. We talk through a variety of things, partially because we are interested in them but mostly because Ben didn't read the article he was meant to. We offer half-baked thoughts on the recent Italian and Brazillian elections, and compare Theology Slam to It's …

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Ep.21 - Why Bother? 1:06:20

1+ y ago1:06:20

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In response to a listener's question, we try to work out why we still bother with faith and the church, despite everything we moan about on every podcast. We have tried out very best to be positive this week, but theres still plenty of complaining and being annoyed, because we are grumpy leftists. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosar…

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Ep.20 - Christian Identity in Politics 1:05:09

1+ y ago1:05:09

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We're back after our month off. We recorded this before the Queen died, so we don't talk about that all, which may be a nice break for some of you. We also had some audio issues with the second half of the podcast, so we had to use a much worse audio source than usual, so the quality of the sound is much worse than usual. Sorry! This week we welcom…

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Ep.19 - The God Who Riots (feat. Damon Garcia) 1:07:12

1+ y ago1:07:12

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In our final episode before we take a summer break for Ben to move house, we chat to Damon Garcia about his excellent book The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus. You can buy the book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-god-who-riots/damon-garcia/9781506480374 You can find more of Damon here: https://damongarcia.com Find us here: F…

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Ep.18 - Strikes 1:06:44

2y ago1:06:44

1:06:44

We've missed the last episode due to the horrors of Ofsted and Covid, our two least favourite acronyms, but we're back to talk about strikes. With 2022 shaping up to be a year of industrial action, it seemed a good time to think about strikes. We also chat a little bit about the Tory Leadership Election, Roe v Wade, and why we're the Velvet Undergr…

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Ep.17 – COVID-19 58:05

2y ago58:05

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We like to think we're fashionably late to the COVID-19 party, but it may just be that we're both perpetually late people. This episode is also two days late so I guess the evidence is stacking up... In this episode Ben and Adam talk about COVID conspiracy theories, the Church's response to the pandemic and links between climate change and epidemic…

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Ep.16 – Platinum Jubilee Special 1:07:21

2y ago1:07:21

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In celebration of HM the Queen's platinum jubilee, Bread and Rosaries is proud to present this super-mega bumper edition of the show! In this episode we discuss the wonders of monarchy, including segments on recent comments from the Archbishop of Canterbury about HRH the Duke of York and his benevolent efforts to combat sex trafficking. Find us her…

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Ep.15 - Methodism and Same-Sex Marriage (feat. Jonny Bell) 1:02:00

2y ago1:02:00

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Jonny, a Methodist minister in training and a married gay man, joins us to talk about the decision of the Methodist Church to allow same-sex marriages in their churches. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our outro music is Dancing Queen by Abba Our …

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Ep.14 - Sinners In the Hands of An Angry Pod 58:15

2y ago58:15

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We're back!! After a long break, we have returned with a slightly looser episode looking at atonement theories, whether we really have to pray for our leaders, and chatting about a Rowan Williams article. We go on a lot of tangents in this one, including Adam's bookcase of shame and Ben proving that he did learn something at school after all. The W…

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Ep.13 – Purity Culture (feat. Sarah M-H) 1:15:13

2+ y ago1:15:13

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Official wife of the podcast, Sarah Molyneux-Hetherington, joins us for her second episode, this time helping us think through what purity culture looks like in the UK. If that doesn't do it for you, listen anyway as she and Ben finally spill the beans about what happened on their wedding night! There's a couple of slight changes in audio where we'…

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Ep.12 - Hillsong 1:09:04

2+ y ago1:09:04

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Content note: between 16 minutes 40 seconds and 21 minutes, we discuss child sexual abuse fairly extensively. Please do skip past this segment if that's what's right for you. Our short break ended up taking 6 months, but we are back! Recorded a couple of months ago, in this episode we talk about Hillsong church, debate who was the biggest Hillsong …

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Ep.11a - Bonus Mind Grapes! 38:53

3y ago38:53

38:53

Because the way our episodes are numbered aren't already stupid enough, we've added letters into the mix. We fired off some hot takes that got cut from last week's episode in order to keep the run time below an hour, but we didn't want to deprive the world of our nonsense, so here's a bonus episode. This is a very rough and ready cut, but we though…

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Ep.11 - Protest and Policing 1:01:31

3y ago1:01:31

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It's been a while but we're back with just the two of us, and we take the chance to dive straight into some heavy stuff! We talk about the wave of protests that have been happening in the UK, and the police response to them. We try and think about the way in which the Church works to legitimise police violence, and then try to find some resources f…

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Ep.10 - Narnia & CS Lewis (feat. Harriet Williamson) 59:57

3y ago59:57

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We are joined by the writer, artist and activist Harriet Williamson to talk about CS Lewis and his books the Chronicles of Narnia. We also discuss post-lockdown anxiety, the real reason women shouldn't be in battles, and our groundbreaking theory that Aslan represents Jesus. Content note: Between roughly 12 minutes and 22 minutes of the podcast, we…

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Ep.9 - A Just Church (feat. Rev. Chris Howson) 1:02:16

3y ago1:02:16

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We are joined by Rev. Chris Howson to celebration the tenth anniversary of the release of his book A Just Church: 21st Century Liberation Theology in Action. Chris reflects on how some of the ideas and themes of the book have played out over the last ten years, and what role liberation theology can continue to play in UK Christianity. We also talk …

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Ep.8 - Black Liberation Theology (feat. Professor Anthony Reddie) Pt. 2 58:04

3y ago58:04

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This is the second half of our fascinating conversation with Anthony Reddie, one of the foremost proponents of Black Liberation Theology in the UK. We released the first part of this conversation last week, and it is also well worth listening to. In this episode, we discuss the relationship between American and British Black Liberation Theologies, …

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Ep.7 - Black Liberation Theology (feat. Professor Anthony Reddie) Pt. 1 55:59

3y ago55:59

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This is part one of a conversation we were extremely lucky to have with Anthony Reddie, one of the foremost proponents of Black Liberation Theology in the UK. Anthony introduces us to some of the ideas of British Black Liberation Theology, and how it enabled him to remain Christian in the face of white supremacy. We also send our love and solidarit…

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Ep.6 - Autism and Gender (feat. Rachel Sales) 52:57

3+ y ago52:57

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We are joined by the brilliant Rachel Sales, to start what will undoubtedly be a recurring conversation about autism. We talk about the way gender affects both the experience of autism and the diagnostic process, as well as the inauguration of Joe Biden and the church's approach to the welfare states. Rachel explains Quidditch to us, Adam talks abo…

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