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  • Attention Outcasts! God is Calling You In: with John S. Suarez

    Attention Outcasts! God is Calling You In: with John S. Suarez
    Dec 15 2025
    John Suarez, author of The Outsider’s Banquet (Quoir Publishing) is a sweet, beautiful soul with a wildly creative imagination. Through his semi-autobiographical novel that walks the line between fantasy and philosophy, Suarez takes us on a dreamlike odyssey into his understanding of God’s love. We are so grateful for the chance to meet and talk with Suarez, who shares with us about his very real experiences struggling between his faith and sexuality in a strict Catholic environment, as well as his years of searching before finally realizing that the already knew God—a loving God who embraces the “outsiders.” Together we examine the transformative power of storytelling, as Suarez tells us how he realized his identity and came to understand the importance of sharing his truth with others. The Outsider’s Banquet: A Journey in Healing, Overcoming, Progressing, and Evolving, is John S. Suarez’s first book. It was just recently released by Quoir publishing, and contains a foreward by author/publisher Keith Giles. The Outsider’s Banquet is a genre-bending spiritual novel where visions slip into memory, grace crosses timelines, and transformation arrives in unexpected forms—through magic, quantum entanglement, and love that refuses to let go. Through vision quests, near-death moments, and impossible tenderness, The Outsider’s Banquet explores what happens when the rejected become the reconcilers—and the ones never invited begin setting the table. ***** Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective. The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots, justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and still laugh while doing it. ---- Use promo code radicallove for 10% off a yearly subscription—that’s a savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and let’s build a post-fascist future together. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    45 min
  • Facing Life on Life's Terms: What Sobriety Teaches Us About Spirituality

    Facing Life on Life's Terms: What Sobriety Teaches Us About Spirituality
    Dec 7 2025
    In a candid and self-revelatory conversation, Mark and Kelly reveal their own unique stories of spiritual awakening as a result of choosing the path of sobriety. While our journeys have been different, we share our genuine experiences with gratitude, community, acceptance, balancing joy and anger, and the challenging but rewarding work of coping with a constant barrage of thoughts from our wild human minds! We reinforce the idea that sobriety doesn’t require any belief in a traditional religious view, but it can definitely be a spiritual transformation through intentionality, mindfulness, and faith. [Note: We do mention the principles of some specific popular approaches to sobriety, but we do not speak on behalf of any organization or program; the opinions and experiences we talk about here are purely our own. ***** Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective. The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots, justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and still laugh while doing it. ---- Use promo code radicallove for 10% off a yearly subscription—that’s a savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and let’s build a post-fascist future together. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    45 min
  • Love vs Judgment: What It Means to Love Unconditionally | Radical Love Live EP237

    Love vs Judgment: What It Means to Love Unconditionally | Radical Love Live EP237
    Nov 30 2025

    What are we talking about when we talk about Radical Love? Are we talking about the unconditional love of the Prodigal Son’s father, who rejoices to have his child back, no matter what he’s done? Or are we talking about love that condemns and restrains others’ behavior, to protect them from ultimate Divine Judgment? In this episode, we explore the ideological divide in Christianity between love and judgment, examine who is hurt by the far-reaching impact of flawed theology, and discuss how history and experience can provide important context for understanding what God wants us to do.

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    The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots,
    justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and
    still laugh while doing it.
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    50 min
  • PART 2 Jon Carl Lewis: Masculinity Outside the "Man Box" | Radical Love Live 234

    PART 2 Jon Carl Lewis: Masculinity Outside the "Man Box" | Radical Love Live 234
    Nov 23 2025

    What does it mean to be a man? The eye-opening second half of this animated three-way conversation with Mark, Kelly, and our returning guest Jon Carl Lewis, talking about spirituality, sexuality, and the embodiment of masculinity—whether straight, queer, or trans. We explore the paradox of being simultaneously men of the world and “children of God,” balancing trusting God to help with our troubles and doing what we can in our power as well, and the need that even the strongest man has for community.

    Jon Carl Lewis describes himself as “your average queer, liberative theologian and spiritual guide.” His work invites” individuals and communities into conversation around how integration of the spiritual and the sexual/erotic can enliven and reconcile people of faith to themselves, the sacred, their communities, and all of creation.” His Substack is called “Ramblings (of a Queer, Christian Contemplative) (queerchristianramblings.substack.com).

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    Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective.
    The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots,
    justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and
    still laugh while doing it.
    ----
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    savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and
    let’s build a post-fascist future together.


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    41 min
  • Jon Carl Lewis: Masculinity outside of the "Man Box"

    Jon Carl Lewis: Masculinity outside of the "Man Box"
    Nov 20 2025
    What does it mean to be a man? This is a lively and revealing three-way conversation with Mark, Kelly, and our returning guest Jon Carl Lewis (and our first episode in a long time in which we’ve had the pleasure of a guest in-studio with us!) that spans a wide range of topics related to the spirituality and embodiment of masculinity—whether straight, queer, or trans. Using as our jumping-off point the shared experience of being adult men facing the challenges of caring for and losing parents, the conversation then deepens into discussing the paradox of being simultaneously men of the world and “children of God,” balancing trusting God to help with our troubles and doing what we can in our power as well, and the need that even the strongest man has for community. Oh yeah, and then we start taking about sexuality as well! Listen for the first half of this candid, soul-baring conversation! 

 Jon Carl Lewis describes himself as “your average queer, liberative theologian and spiritual guide.” His work invites” individuals and communities into conversation around how integration of the spiritual and the sexual/erotic can enliven and reconcile people of faith to themselves, the sacred, their communities, and all of creation.” His Substack is called “Ramblings (of a Queer, Christian Contemplative) (queerchristianramblings.substack.com). ***** Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective. The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots, justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and still laugh while doing it. ---- Use promo code radicallove for 10% off a yearly subscription—that’s a savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and let’s build a post-fascist future together. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    42 min
  • Writing the Revolution: Unrepentant and the Future of Sacred Justice | Radical Love Live 233

    Writing the Revolution: Unrepentant and the Future of Sacred Justice | Radical Love Live 233
    Nov 9 2025
    Kelly and Mark sit down to discuss Unrepentant: Our Manifesto of Queer Divinity and Sacred Justice — a revolutionary text calling faith communities to end religious abuse and bring accountability into the Church. Mark opens up about the creative process, the vision behind the manifesto, and the courage required to confront systems that wound. Hear excerpts from the Witnesses — poetic proclamations of joy, belonging, and liberation — and discover how love can be rebuilt as a measurable, living practice of justice. ***** Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective. The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots, justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and still laugh while doing it. ---- Use promo code radicallove for 10% off a yearly subscription—that’s a savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and let’s build a post-fascist future together. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    33 min
  • Who Are The “Real” Christians?: Who do We Reject and Who do We Correct?

    Who Are The “Real” Christians?: Who do We Reject and Who do We Correct?
    Oct 27 2025
    In this era when politics and Christian identity are so tightly wrapped around one another, it’s common to see people arguing that the people across the aisle aren’t “real” Christians—because of what or who they support or defend. But is this division between Christians helpful, or even true? What if they ARE real Christians—and they are our responsibility? Launching points for this discussion include a recent Substack by Tim Whitaker (The New Evangelicals), entitled “Stop Saying They Aren’t Real Christians,” Katherine Stewart’s book “Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy,” and Zach Lambert’s “Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing.” ***** Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective. The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots, justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and still laugh while doing it. ---- Use promo code radicallove for 10% off a yearly subscription—that’s a savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and let’s build a post-fascist future together. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    55 min
  • John Fugelsang: "The Separation of Church and Hate"

    John Fugelsang: "The Separation of Church and Hate"
    Sep 28 2025

    John Fugelsang is a fierce advocate for the “separation of church and hate.” This week, the irreverent host of Sirius XM’s “Tell Me Everything” takes on Christianity in the US, which he says has been hijacked by those who misunderstand or misuse the Bible in ways that are controlling, oppressive, and destructive. With sharp humor and intellect, Fugelsang argues for the love, mercy, and service that are supposed to make up the heart of Christianity.

    In his new NYT best selling book, “Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds,” comedian and broadcaster John Fugelsang (pronounced “Fyoo-gull-sang,” despite Kelly mispronouncing it in the show intro. ;-)) challenges fundamentalist arguments on hot button issues using scripture, common sense, and deeply inappropriate humor. Find more about John Fugelsang at johnfugelsang.com or listen to his show "Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang" on Sirius XM Progress.

    *****
    Special thanks to our sponsors at Quoir, publishers of The Quollective.
    The Quollective isn’t just another media platform. It’s a grassroots,
    justice-fueled toolbox for people who want to change the world—and
    still laugh while doing it.
    ----
    Use promo code radicallove for 10% off a yearly subscription—that’s a
    savings of 20% off the monthly price. Go to thequollective.com and
    let’s build a post-fascist future together.


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    41 min