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  • S 2.11 | Exodus 7:14-8:19 | Triad 1: The Blood, the Frogs, & the Lice
    2025/07/14

    Join Micah, Ell, and Fae as we explore the first three plagues on the land of Egypt. How are these plagues related to the story of both the Hebrews and the gods of Egypt? What is the importance of the symbolism of turning the Nile to blood? What are the lice doing? And what do you mean by "Balfrog"? Find out some answers to these questions and more on the latest of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Ell & Fae are trickster fairies seeking to play tricks on our oppressors by unionizing all of us against them. You should also join the International Workers of the World in playing this great trick. https://www.iww.org/


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    1 時間 12 分
  • S 2.10 | Exodus 6:28-7:13 | Egypt's Magicians Copy God's Magic Tricks
    2025/07/07

    Join Micah, Pastor Don, Josiah, and Mike Shipley the Anarchist as we explore the duel between Moses, Aaron, and the Pharaoh's magicians. Why does God harden Pharaoh's heart? Do the Egyptian magicians really have secret powers? What is the relationship between Egypt's power, the plagues, and the downfall of Egypt? And what does God mean by "momentous events of justice"? Find out some answers to these questions and more on the third episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Pastor Don's congregation can be found at unfinished.love

    You should check out Josiah's wonderful podcast Pulp! and amazing memes @church_of_christ_the_anarchist on Instagram.

    Mike Shipley can be found at Mike Shipley the Anarchist on Facebook.


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    1 時間 6 分
  • 0.16 | You Only Get What You're Organized to Take
    2025/06/23

    Join Ell as she interviews co-host Rev. Liz Theoharis and new guest Noam Sandweiss-Back on their book, You Only Get What You're Organized to Take. What does it mean to be a poor people's movement? How is God already at work among the poor? And what kind of progress to you make when the people most affected by the exploitation of our society are also the people who change the systems under which we live? Dive into some of the answers to these questions and more in this episode of The Word in Black and Red.


    Rev. Liz Theo Harris is a theologian, author, pastor, and anti-poverty organizer. She's the founder and executive director of the Kairos Center for Religion, Rights, and Social Justice. She is also ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, co-pastor of the Freedom Church of the Poor, and Teaches at Union Theological Seminary in New York.


    Noam Sandweiss-Back is the program coordinator at the Kairos Center and organizes with the Poor People's campaign. He has spent a decade organizing among the poor and dispossessed.


    Buy You Only Get What You're Organized to Take and request your local bookstore get a copy!

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    52 分
  • S 2.9 | Exodus 6:1-27 | God Reassures Moses of his Calling
    2025/06/15

    Join Micah, Ell, Ben, and Blue as we explore God reassuring Moses that he is called in Exodus 6:1-27. What is the relationship between the God of Being and the God of Love? What does God have to say about our complaints? What cycle of forgetfulness are we stuck in today? Find out some answers to these questions and more on the third episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Ell wants you to join your local chapter of the International Workers of the World.

    Ben is a member of the Rebel Alliance infiltrating the Death Star to steal their plans when some punk from a sand planet breaks in to rescue a princess. If you ask him nicely, he might play DnD with you in the Llama Pack.

    Many people claim to have seen Blue in a small Loch in Scotland, but we know he's real because he hangs out with us in the Discord.


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    1 時間 12 分
  • 2.8 | Exodus 5 | Meeting with Pharaoh: Why You Need a Union Rep
    2025/06/09

    Join Micah, Ell, and Josiah as they explore the parallels between Moses' story and our own day in Exodus 5. Why is this three thousand year old book speaking to our exact moment? What can we learn from these negotiations about how to approach power? And what the hell do you mean, "The Balfrog Cometh?" Find out some answers to these questions and more on the third episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Ell wants you to join your local chapter of the International Workers of the World.

    Josiah can be found on Instagram at @church_of_christ_the_anarchist and Pulp! can be found wherever good podcasts are listed.


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    47 分
  • 2.7.2 | The Other Side of the Story
    2025/06/02

    Join us for a very special episode to hear Jeff Baker's song, "God is Not a Man," and W. Scott McCandless' retelling of the Emergency Circumcision. Make sure you stick around to the end for a very special treat.


    Jeff Baker is on TikTok as Animation Bakery.

    Retelling the Bible can be found wherever good podcasts can be found.


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    28 分
  • S 2.7 | Exodus 4:18-31 | Emergency Circumcision
    2025/06/02

    Join Micah, W Scott McCandless, and new guests Kalie and Blue as they explore the meaning of these strange connected stories. Why does God harden Pharaoh's heart? What is this staff of the God(s)? Who is getting circumsized, who's feet (ha!) are being touched, and who is Zipporah's Bridgegroom of Blood? What does it mean for God to hear us? And where does God's penis enter the story? Find out at least nine different interpretations of these questions and more on the third episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Listen to W Scott McCandless' amazing podcast Retelling the Bible wherever good podcasts can be found and follow on Facebook and BlueSky.

    Check out Kalie and the Center for Prophetic Imagination and follow on Instagram.

    Blue is a magical creature of the sea most discernible through our Discord.


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    1 時間 11 分
  • S 2.6 | Exodus 4:1-17 | The Snake Staff and the Withered Hand
    2025/05/26

    Join Micah, Ell, and Jules Webb as they explore the signs God gives Moses to show to Pharaoh in Exodus 4:1-17. What is the significance of transforming Moses' staff into a snake? How does this miracle feed into Moses' doubt? What is the importance of the leprosy? And how are all of these signs symbols of the devastation coming for both Egypt and our own time if we don't free the oppressed? Find out some answers to these questions and more on the third episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Ell wants you to join your local chapter of the International Workers of the World.

    Jules Webb's awesome comics can be found on Substack, her games can be found at xiantifa.itch.io, and you can follow her on Instagram at @gd_rd_me_of_gd


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    59 分