Best The Quaker Far Left Podcasts (2024)

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Ancestral Pain S1E1.5 2:18

9M ago2:18

2:18

I've worked on a dozen essays and episodes in which to add this clip, including in the unfinished episode about my other grandfather's death, who was also military and was also given full military honors. I've tried to find an eloquent way to talk about how hard it is to untangle my sliver of a cultural past from the all consuming monster of whiten…

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S1E17 Remastered: Allyship, FTP, And Give People Money with Aneka 54:57

2+ y ago54:57

54:57

Remastered by A. Campbell Payne. Originally aired 9/3/17CW: Suicide & police brutalitySpoke with Aneka from the SoJust Collective about centering POC, the founding fathers, police brutality, educating allies, being tired, passing the mic, no plaforming/active platforming, confronting your racist family, the allyship industrial complex, rewarding wh…

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Christ the King Sunday 37:17

2+ y ago37:17

37:17

Happy Christ The King, everyone. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Patrons will get at least two extra episodes a month this season, plus other goodies as we dream them up! Starts at $5/month. Email us at forgodandcountry@fojf.org Music and sound effects credit: Gustov Holst's Thaxted, as performed by Kevin MacL…

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S1E9 Remastered: Gender Nihilism With Nors & Nathan 1:01:20

2+ y ago1:01:20

1:01:20

Wow! A. Campbell Payne is a listener and a professional audio engineer and offered to revamp some of the episodes, which is so awesome. This one in particular had major sound quality issues so here it is after they took a swing at it. Especially important to hear from trans people right now too. Thank you so much A.! Originally aired 7/9/17…

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We Just Can't Stop Talking About Sex 51:40

3y ago51:40

51:40

We just can't. Here we talk about the inadequacy of consent as the sole metric of ethical sex, what objectification really is and what its opposite might look like, and more. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Patrons will get (at least) two extra episodes a month this season, plus other goodies as we dream them …

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S1E0 How It Started 3.23.17 1:30:08

3y ago1:30:08

1:30:08

Wow, this was a trip to find in the archives. Our first ever recording. A lot of it needs citations so listen critically, but there is a lot of good content (especially from CImms) that didn't make it into the first official episode so I'm glad to have found it. It's been a long four years and I don't feel the same way about everything any more, bu…

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Emily Stimpson Chapman and "Letters to Myself From the End of the World." 47:43

3y ago47:43

47:43

Rosemary interviews Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman, mostly about her most recent book "Letters to Myself From the End of the World," but also about loving books, Catholic faith writ large, why empathy is so controversial, how to wait well, and, perhaps most importantly . . . gin martinis. https://stpaulcenter.com/product/letters-to-myself-f…

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Decadent Society (welcome to SEASON TWO!) 54:42

3y ago54:42

54:42

Welcome to Season 2! Kicking things off a bit low-key, with Micah and Rosemary discussing Ross Douthat’s book “Decadent Society.” The full round table will be back soon, and in the meantime the two of us had a great time talking through the ideas in Douthat’s recent book. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Patron…

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Checking In 0:53

3y ago0:53

0:53

Transcript: Hi all, so, life keeps happening and I've been having a hard time finding time to work on this show, but just so you know there is another episode in the works. This one is an essay like the first episode of this season and it's of a personal nature and I just want to make sure I get it right so I'm spending some extra time on it. Thank…

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Does Technology Favor Totalitarianism? 1:27:09

3y ago1:27:09

1:27:09

What are the dangers of technology, and is AI likely to cause a dystopian future? Or is the problem our own view of technology, not technology itself? You decide! We are discussing this Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/yuval-noah-harari-technology-tyranny/568330/ No, I do not have the screencap of Adria's very …

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The Lamb's War (part two of two) 42:56

3y ago42:56

42:56

The continuation of our conversation on the Lamb's War. We make it more personal, talking about the Lamb's War in our lives, including about forgiveness: how to forgive, and what forgiveness is. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgodandcountry@fojf.org Music and sound effects credit: Gustov Holst's…

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Disassociate 4:39

3y ago4:39

4:39

Don't have spoons for full episodes right now, but just messing around with other forms of expression in the meantime! This is a round I did with myself while stuck in quarantine a while ago. Listened to it again today and was like, what the heck, might as well put it out there. It's a reimagining of an old song from my childhood to try to express …

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The Lamb's War (part one of two) 45:56

3y ago45:56

45:56

Adria and Rosemary sit down to talk about the Lamb's War. What is "The Lamb's War," and how does one fight in it? Why do we have to have a war at all? Is evil even real? All this and more! Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgodandcountry@fojf.org Music and sound effects credit: Gustov Holst's Thaxt…

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Chauvin Verdict, Racism, and Police Brutality 1:24:19

3+ y ago1:24:19

1:24:19

As it says on the tin. Apologies: one of our squad has quite the cold (I shall withold their name to protect the guilty) and I didn't realize how imperfectly I'd edited out all the GSK-style heavy breathing until I'd already flattened the audio. Mea culpa! It's worst towards the beginning so if you can soldier through, it will improve. Right off th…

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The 80s, 90s, and today 55:42

3+ y ago55:42

55:42

Does the right-wing purity culture of the 80s and 90s have anything to teach us about similar purity movements today? We springboard from this David French piece on purity culture https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/why-the-atlanta-massacre-triggered and, as usual, go our own way from there. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodan…

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Come All Pandemic Workers 1:19

3+ y ago1:19

1:19

Just for funsies. Based on "Come All Ye Coal Miners" by Sarah Ogan Gunning, a turn of the 20th century union organizer.Come all pandemic workers wherever you may beAnd listen to a story that I'll relate to theeMy name is nothin' extree but the truth to you I'll tellI am a covid worker too, I'm sure l wish you wellRight now it is the most dangerous …

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"How To Think," by Alan Jacobs (with Brandon Zicha) 1:17:26

3+ y ago1:17:26

1:17:26

My "guest" for this second of our book review series isn't actually a guest at all; it's our very own Brandon. We discuss Alan Jacobs' book "How To Think"...at some length, too! "How To Think": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551280/how-to-think-by-alan-jacobs/ Alan Jacobs' blog, "Snakes and Ladders": https://blog.ayjay.org What is "lived …

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"What if liberal anti-racists aren't advancing the cause of equality?" 51:50

3+ y ago51:50

51:50

We discuss a Guardian article (by the founding editor of Jacobin) of this title, found here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/06/racial-equality-working-class-americans-advocacy?fbclid=IwAR25oM29H18GXyF-WuZlZiyvCC_wMTogpZfV9FL1RmOoBgWUt3XLEdy6acI All of us on the pod are deeply skeptical of much of modern "anti-racism," while simu…

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The Screwtape Letters 38:06

3+ y ago38:06

38:06

Welcome to the first episode in our intermittent book series! My guest Paula Binsol and I (Rosemary) discuss C. S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters) and its impact on us. We read and discuss passages from the book, so this should be a great intro for anyone who hasn't read it and wonders if they mig…

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S2E3 Everyday Antifascism, Celebrity, And Making Something New with Candice Part 2 1:03:58

3+ y ago1:03:58

1:03:58

"Let’s do something that they can’t even imagine."Part 2 of my conversation with my friend Candice who is an economist, communist, mother, and all around rad lady. We spoke about everyday antifascism, being a disabled and limited radical activist, taking care of each other, and more.Transcript: https://friendlyanarchism.medium.com/s2e3-everyday-ant…

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Formation 57:08

3+ y ago57:08

57:08

Thank you so much for your patience during our week off last week! We are obviously a small show, and sometimes we need breaks. Back and at 'em this week on our new Wednesday (everyone episode) and Saturday (patrons episode) schedule! If anyone wants to hear some of our personal stories about formation, that's the patrons episode this week, so SIGN…

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Pornography 1:08:05

3+ y ago1:08:05

1:08:05

PORNOGRAPHY. Can't live with it, can't live . . . waaaaaaaaiiiiittt. Let's talk Christian sexual ethics, especially around porn. We start with discussing why we all find porn so morally problematic (different reasons for each of us, though we all arrive at the same conclusion), move into discussing "what about the CHILDREN?" and the potential end o…

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Pluralism 1:10:36

3+ y ago1:10:36

1:10:36

What does pluralism mean, and how do we pursue it? We open with a brief discussion of how not to form a pluralistic society, then move to a discussion of how we can pursue one. We use the "cakemaster bakeshop" case (totally different and unrelated in every way to the "masterpiece cakeshop" case) as a case study in how the desire to foster a range o…

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Mapping Our Politics 1:03:49

3+ y ago1:03:49

1:03:49

What does it really mean to be a "conservative," a "liberal," or a "progressive"? What are some of the ideologies that underlie these common labels? Why all this obsession about our political tribes to begin with? We hash it out together, leaning heavily on our resident political scientist to treat us as if we're first year students in his "politic…

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S2E2 Pandemic, Karens, And Systemic Fascism with Candice Part 1 58:38

3+ y ago58:38

58:38

Candice is an economist, housing services specialist, communist, and mom who is brilliant. We spoke about Covid-19, how at-risk people are pushed to the front lines, shitty bosses, the injustice system, the roots of fascism, how important it is to listen to marginalized people, and much more. Transcript: https://friendlyanarchism.medium.com/transcr…

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The Biden's Back In Town 1:07:22

3+ y ago1:07:22

1:07:22

-How about that inauguration, eh? -Unity! What is it good for? Absolutely...depends whom you ask. Sing it again! -Executive orders -And much, much more "Come on, Patrick! Could you use an anlogy, Patrick?" https://www.youtube.com/watch/KQLfgaUoQCw Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgodandcountry@fo…

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In God There Is No Left Nor Right 38:35

3+ y ago38:35

38:35

Since neither of the two major American political parties were instituted by God, one imagines that faith should help us break free of these artificial dichotomies . . . and yet. AND YET. In this episode we dig into what is becoming the central theme of our podcast: how following God first and Caesar second leads us (or at least should lead us) int…

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Insurrection! 51:14

3+ y ago51:14

51:14

What else could our episode this week possibly be about? Adria's out this week (will be back net week, when ALL FOUR of us should be back together!) so the boys and Rosemary are on their own to break it down. We cover the following questions: -What actually happened? (No one really knows yet, and you shouldn't trust anyone who says they do.) -Ackno…

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Statues 58:46

3+ y ago58:46

58:46

Statues, statues, statues. We take them down, we leave them up, we argue about them all. Most recently, the "Emancipation memorial" or "Freedman's memorial" was taken down from its place in Boston (the original statue in Washington DC may also be removed) over concerns that it is demeaning and lacks context. (Two news articles are linked in the sho…

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S2E1 Essay: I Want Peace On Earth, So I Left The Quakers And Became Antifa 27:03

3+ y ago27:03

27:03

Happy new year! Essay here: https://friendlyanarchism.medium.com/i-want-peace-on-earth-so-i-left-the-quakers-and-became-antifa-889d35aa6f7cFor more on Quakers and slavery: https://www.friendsjournal.org/slavery-in-the-quaker-world/For an insurrectionary take on Quakers (including a really good indigenous history of William Penn): https://contagionp…

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Mailbag episode! 1:10:12

3+ y ago1:10:12

1:10:12

We put out a call for questions and we sure got them, so here's a mailbag episode. Brandon is out this week (he'll be back next week) so we had to muddle along without his wisdom. Questions we tackled: -Are those who never hear the Gospel necessarily damned? -How can Christians square the 'prosperity gospel' with the teachings of Christ? -How do we…

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Earlham School of Religion and the state of Higher Ed (Special Episode) 50:31

3+ y ago50:31

50:31

It's Christmas, so today we're releasing a patrons-only episode for everyone. We won't do this too often, as it would defeat the point of having a Patreon! But in this case, hey, it's Christmas. Earlham School of Religion is the only Quaker seminary in North America, and it's going through some . . . . upheaval. Two ESR board members (Micah and Adr…

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Liturgy 56:57

3+ y ago56:57

56:57

It's almost Christmas, so we thought we'd sit down and discuss the meaning of liturgy and the liturgical year in our lives and in our traditions, ending with reflections on the meaning of Christmas. Two of us are from famously non or even anti-liturgical traditions (Adria and Micah, the two Quakers), while two of us are from just-as-famously very l…

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Euthanasia 54:47

3+ y ago54:47

54:47

Because we just can't stop poking our fingers into the most controversial possible social issues. Do we have a "right" to euthanasia? Who decides the value of a human life? Is it possible for a choice to be right for an individual but wrong for a society? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgodandco…

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Parenting and the Social Fabric 45:24

3+ y ago45:24

45:24

Springboarding from our abortion episode, we (n.b.: all four of us are parents) note how parenting has essentially become a lifestyle choice within the last generation or so, and we spin out the various effects this has had on our culture and our social fabric. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgo…

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Abortion and Down Syndrome 54:59

3+ y ago54:59

54:59

Only 18 children with Down Syndrome were born in the entire country of Denmark last year. Denmark is a small country, but it's not that small. What is happening to all the other babies with Trisomy 21 (hint is in our episode title)? What do we have to say about it all? The article we're discussing was just published in the Atlantic here: https://ww…

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S1E31.5 The Spiritual Radical Left, Burn-out, and Disability with the Young Quaker Podcast 3.19.18 1:03:40

3+ y ago1:03:40

1:03:40

I'm back! I never released this episode during the first season because I wasn't ready to talk about all of this. However, my personal backstory with "mental illness" and finding god is an important precursor to the second season, where we're going to delve more into neurodivergence, disability, and ableism. Transcript: https://medium.com/@friendly…

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Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism, Right and Left 1:02:33

3+ y ago1:02:33

1:02:33

We discuss authoritarian and totalitarianism on the right and on the left. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgodandcountry@fojf.org -Is there an “authoritarian” psychological profile? https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/10/29/america-authoritarian-threat-government-democracy https://righteousmind.co…

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Transfer of Power and Trumpism After Trump 44:16

3+ y ago44:16

44:16

Just as it says on the tin, we discuss Trump's reluctance to concede (and the willingness of his party to humor him), then pivot to a discussion of what Trumpism might look like after Trump. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcast Email us at forgodandcountry@fojf.org Sound credit: Gustov Holst's Thaxted, as performed…

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Cat o' Nine Tails 1:04:09

3+ y ago1:04:09

1:04:09

Everyone on the God Squad has had a trying week, just like every other American (even the ones living in the Netherlands) but we are coming through for you, by laughing at it all, bringing some God Talk to the table, and perhaps dropping some insight (or at least some Scripture) on you. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountr…

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"Knucklebones or entrails?" 55:36

3+ y ago55:36

55:36

Brandon and Micah discuss the considerations going into their votes (Micah, somewhere to the left of Bernie, is considering holding his presidential vote, whereas Brandon, a conservative Democrat, is that rarest of creatures -- an enthusiastic Biden voter). Meanwhile Adria philosophizes about the importance of maintaining close relationships across…

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Pilot Episode 38:12

3+ y ago38:12

38:12

A liberal Quaker pastor out of Berkeley, a conservative Anglican political science professor out of the Hague, and a moderate Quaker lawyer out of NYC -- all moderated by a lay Catholic from upstate NY -- discuss faith and politics in "For God and Country," your smart, ecumenical exit ramp from the echo-chambers of left and right. In our pilot epis…

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S1E35 Community Antifascism and Free Speech with Greg Williams of the IWW 1:00:15

6y ago1:00:15

1:00:15

anarchy ...(4)...... jesusOriginally aired 7/15/17.Greg Williams is a Christian anarchist organizer and author I was very pleased to be able to speak with! We spoke about above ground community antifascist mass mobilization, how hate speech shuts down free speech, cops, solidarity, loving your neighbor, and more :)Referenced:"Free Speech and Love o…

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S1E34 "We're Brokenhearted: Understanding Fierce Love in Anarchist Organizing" - NAASN Montréal 1:06:35

6y ago1:06:35

1:06:35

anarchy .....(6).... jesus Last week I spoke at the North American Anarchist Studies Network conference in so-called Montreal on the topic "We're Brokenhearted: Understanding Fierce Love in Anarchist Organizing" using lessons from historical anarchic christian mystic movements. There was a great discussion afterwards included in the audio. Notes he…

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S1E33 Syndicalism, Witchcraft, and Mutual Aid with Sophia Weber 59:18

6y ago59:18

59:18

anarchy .(2)........ jesusSpoke with chemical engineer Sophia Weber about seizing the means of production, anarchist scientists, worker’s cooperatives, the importance of process work, anarcho-syndicalism, stoicism, economies of scale, not-sexy anarchism, creating mutual aid networks, environmental racism and classism, failures of electoral politics…

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S1E32 Seeking Faiths, May Day, And Self-Criticism with Matti 1:03:54

6+ y ago1:03:54

1:03:54

anarchy ......(7)... jesusSpoke with Matti, a co-conspirator in the Friendly Fire Collective about sacred geometry, what it means to be a “seeking” faith, fascist mysticism, touching the divine, witches, women saints, May Day, charismatic practices, Theater of the Oppressed & dada, atheist hostility, internal labor and liberation, self-discipline, …

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The Magnificast interview with the Friendly Fire Collective 59:52

6+ y ago59:52

59:52

Me and Hye Sung Francis from the Friendly Fire Collective were interviewed by Dean and Matt from another radical Christian podcast called The Magnificast about our organizing praxis, our upcoming May Day retreat in Philadelphia, and more! The deadline to apply for the retreat has been extended to March 29th, so if you are interested there is still …

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S1E31 Affinity Groups, Cognitive Euphony, And Acting From Good Faith with Isaac 58:43

6+ y ago58:43

58:43

anarchy ....(5)..... jesusSpoke with my friend of circumstance Issac about the Lansing protest, small(big) acts of solidarity, gratitude, athletic musicianship, simplicity, implicit power, affinity groups, instilled hierarchies, being a touring musician, the tyranny of structurelessness, DIY music, balancing idealism and experience, dislodging powe…

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S1E30 No Nazis In Knox, Police Violence, and Mental Fortitude with Molly 1:07:30

6+ y ago1:07:30

1:07:30

anarchy (1)......... jesusCW: Graphic violence, police brutality, mention of sexual harassment-------Note from Nov. 2020: It's hard to listen to how traumatized I am, but amazing to hear in real time the effects of experiencing police brutality first hand for the first time. I had had a number of bad experiences with cops in the past and had seen b…

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S1E29 By What Authority Doest Thou These Things - Unfinished 16:51

6+ y ago16:51

16:51

The House by the Side of the Roadby Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)There are hermitsouls that live withdrawnIn the peace of their self-content;There are souls, like stars, that dwell apart,In a fellowless firmament;There are pioneer souls that blaze their pathsWhere highways never ran;-But let me live by the side of the roadAnd be a friend to man.Let m…

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