• 2.8 | Exodus 5 | Meeting with Pharaoh: Why You Need a Union Rep
    Jun 9 2025

    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 mins
  • 2.7.2 | The Other Side of the Story
    Jun 2 2025

    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 mins
  • S 2.7 | Exodus 4:18-31 | Emergency Circumcision
    Jun 2 2025

    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 hr and 11 mins
  • S 2.6 | Exodus 4:1-17 | The Snake Staff and the Withered Hand
    May 26 2025

    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 mins
  • S 2.5 | Exodus 3:13-22 | The Name of God
    May 19 2025

    Join Micah, Ell, Rabbi Noyo, and Alex as they explore the name of God in Exodus 3:13-22. What does YHWH mean and how does that feed into the way we see the world? What is the connection between God's essence and our action? How is God wrapped up in our liberation? And how many rabbinical jokes can we squeeze into one episode? 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.

    Rabbi Noyo is on Tiktok and Instagram as @Rabbi.Noyo and you can check out their other work at TheRabbiNoyo.com.

    Alex is a proud member of the New York chapter of the Catholic Worker and can be found on Instagram @southernactholicworker and Twitter @SouthernMarxist.


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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • S 2.4 | Exodus 2:23-3:12 | The Burning Bush & a Flaming God
    May 12 2025

    Join Micah, Winter Fae, and Damon Garcia as they explore the burning bush in Exodus 2:23-3:12. What is the significance of this strange fire that cannot be quench, and what does that have to do with injustice? Why is Moses in particular the person God chooses? And what does God's choosing of Moses mean for your own calling in life? 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.


    Winter Fae is a magical being you can usually find in the Discord.

    Damon Garcia is the author of The God Who Riots and is on YouTube, Instagram as @whoisdamon, and can be found at damongarcia.com.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 2.3 | Exodus 2:11-22 | Moses Kills an Oppressor
    May 5 2025

    Join Micah, Mike, & Pastor Sarah as they explore Moses' murder of an Egyptian slave task-master in Exodus 2:11-22. What kind of trauma is Moses experiencing here? Is this tactic a legitimate form in this circumstance? What does Moses' privilege mean for his ability to take these kinds of actions? And what is relinquishment trauma and what does that have to do with our own experience under capitalism today? Find out 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.


    Join Mike's anarchist spiritual community Flipping Tables.

    Follow Pastor Sarah on TikTok & Instagram @disorganized.religion

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • 2.2 | Exodus 2:1-20 | Drawing Up the Liberator
    Apr 28 2025

    Join Micah, Scott, Derek, Ell, & Mat as they explore the story of Pharoah's daughter and Moses' sister in Exodus 2:1-20. Why are these characters left unnamed? Why didn't Pharoah's daughter do more? And did anyone really believe that this whole thing wasn't just a clever ruse? Find out answers to these questions and more on the second episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.


    Connect with Derek.

    Listen to Scott's podcast Retelling the Bible wherever good podcasts can be found.

    Make Ell happy by joining the International Workers of the World.

    Worship with Mat's liturgies found at The Church of the Affirmation.

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    52 mins
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