If you're joining us for the first time, or re-joining us after a while, please listen to Episode 17 to hear the first half of our interview with Joel Richards-DSA endorsed candidate for City Council in Boston's 4th District. If you've already listened to Episode 17, we're glad you're back to hear more from Joel. Joel was an incredible guest and sparked some important conversation which sat with us long after we finished recording. We hope you get as much out of this conversation as we did.

www.moreford4.com

Joel's Sermon at Mosaic Church (starts at 19:07)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FSUbWarSs

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Joel Richards wears a lot of hats. He's a teacher, a union activist, a minister, and he's just been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America in his race for City Council in Boston's 4th District. In part one of the brothers' discussion with Joel they discuss how his conversion led to a new outlook on finance and ambition, Chase reflects on a sermon Joel delivered on the story of Jonah, and Joel's candor gives Cyrus the strength to share a shameful secret.

www.moreford4.com

Joel's Sermon at Mosaic Church (starts at 19:07)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FSUbWarSs

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Still reeling from some of their recent interviews and conversations, the brothers take a beat to introspect and discuss spirituality. Cyrus explains his path to agnosticism and his, potentially surprising, views on spirituality and the "collective unconscious", Chase challenges Cyrus by assigning some reading, and they both agree unequivocally that Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy belongs in the Criterion Collection.

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In this continuation of their conversation with Russ Weiss-Irwin, the brothers ask Russ to expound on the ways in which his faith and his activism derive from the same impulse, Russ describes ways in which collective action and mutual aid affirm biblical teaching, and the brothers get a bit heated over Ayn Rand.

www.workerorganzing.org

The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) is a project of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) to build a distributed, grassroots organizing program to support workers organizing at the workplace.

www.religioussocialism.org

DSA’s Religion and Socialism group is open to DSA members of all faiths whose socialism is in some way inspired by their spiritual identity.

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This week the brothers converse with Russ Weiss-Irwin, a union activist, former member of the DSA National Political Committee, and deacon at First Baptist Church Dorchester, MA. Russ is a devout Christian as well as a committed Socialist and, in this episode, he weaves the two together based on their shared values. His is a unique and compelling perspective that you will not want to miss out on hearing.

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After taking some time to reflect, the brothers chop it up discussing their interview with Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes. Tune in to learn WWJV (What Would Jesus Vote) and to hear the final word ever on whether or not Socialism is evil.

Productivity and Wages: https://www.epi.org/publication/understanding-the-historic-divergence-between-productivity-and-a-typical-workers-pay-why-it-matters-and-why-its-real/

https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

PRO Act:

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/09/975259434/house-democrats-pass-bill-that-would-protect-worker-organizing-efforts

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The brothers are joined by Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, to discuss another position on how Christians ought to engage with politics. In part one, Jason details his involvement with My Faith Votes, the impulse which brought him to the organization, and what he sees as the political expression of his biblical worldview.

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The brothers are joined by Brian Sears, a friend and classmate of Chase's from West Point as well as a noted U.S. history wonk, to discuss the history of American Christianity from 1945 to the present day with a particular focus on the ways in which the church has responded to the changing political and social landscapes throughout that period.

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With the Cappo family together under one roof to celebrate the birth of Cato Duke Cappo, the brothers sit down with their father Chris AKA Papa Cappo to discuss fatherhood, family, and the importance of finding the most appropriate locale for Cato's eventual first tequila shot.

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In part two of their interview with Julia Claire, co-host of Reply Guys, Julia explains her turn toward Socialism, explores the graduation from boy to man, and offers a full-throated defense of women's reproductive rights from a left-feminist perspective.

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