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# Thee Quaker Podcast

A Weekly Quaker Podcast for Seekers, Quakers, and Everyone in Between

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## Posts

- [Listen](https://quakerpodcast.com/listen/) - Join us as we explore questions of spirituality, modern life, and quaker history.
- [Our Top 5 Episodes of Season 3](https://quakerpodcast.com/our-top-5-episodes-of-season-3/) - To wrap up season three, we’re counting down our top five most impactful episodes of the year. Join us as we revisit the moments that sparked the most conversation and discover how these centuries-old practices can help us make sense of the modern world.
- [Quaker Meeting for Fun](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-meeting-for-fun/) - Join Mark Winner and Liz Brainard as they share how Open Table Friends Church threw out the polished facade of their religious tradition to build a digital sanctuary rooted in chaotic joy and messy authenticity.
- [A Quaker Guide to Leaving the Military ](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-guide-to-leaving-the-military/) - An active-duty soldier experiences a sudden moral awakening that leaves him trapped inside the military machine he can no longer answer to. We go inside the barracks to discover the Quakers who are helping him get out.
- [Quaker Pacifism: A Better Way to Engage in Conflict (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-pacifism-a-better-way-to-engage-in-conflict-re-release/) - Well-known Quaker pacifist George Lakey shares his lifetime of nonviolent activism.
- [How Quakers Invented America ](https://quakerpodcast.com/how-quakers-invented-america/) - As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Quaker historian Max Carter joins the show to reveal how a radical, plain-speaking movement quietly hardwired the nation's legal system, culture, and rebellious spirit.
- [Black Fire: African American Quakers on Spirituality and Human Rights](https://quakerpodcast.com/black-fire-african-american-quakers-on-spirituality-and-human-rights/) - Spanning more than 150 years, Black Fire brings together the words of Friends who spoke truth to power in some of America’s most tumultuous times.
- [A Quaker Response to Christian Nationalism ](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-response-to-christian-nationalism/) - When authoritarianism wraps itself in faith, how should a spiritual community respond? We trace the chilling historical parallels between 1930s Germany and the modern political moment as Quaker lawyer Scott Holmes crafts a modern declaration of resistance.
- [Quakers and the Environment](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-the-environment/) - Join us as we dig beneath the surface of climate protests and policy work to discover how a profound shift in our spiritual theology can transform environmentalism from a crushing global burden into a deeply personal, daily practice of love.
- [Quaker Meeting for Worship (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-meeting-for-worship-re-release/) - We share three essays written by members of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting about their experience of Quaker Meeting for Worship.
- [Quakers in Ireland Part 2: The Troubles](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-in-ireland-part-2-the-troubles/) - Discover how Irish Quakers stepped into the margins of a deeply divided Northern Ireland during the Troubles, using radical hospitality and a simple cup of tea to do the quiet, dangerous work of building peace.
- [Quakers in Ireland](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-in-ireland/) - Podcast producer Zack Jackson traveled to Ireland Yearly Meeting to learn, firsthand, how this diverse community has managed to have such an outsized impact on the island of Ireland. Tune in to hear what this small but mighty community can teach the rest of us.
- [Quaker Author Parker Palmer on How to Let Your Life Speak](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-author-parker-palmer-on-how-to-let-your-life-speak/) - Quaker author, speaker, and teacher Parker Palmer joins us to share his personal journey through darkness and renewal, inviting listeners to live in faithfulness to the quiet integrity of their own souls.
- [How to Invest like a Quaker](https://quakerpodcast.com/how-to-invest-like-a-quaker/) - Discover how Friends Fiduciary is taking a seat at the shareholder's table, using Quaker values to persuade global brands to put humanity over quick profits.
- [Brian Drayton on a Quaker Approach to the Climate Crisis](https://quakerpodcast.com/brian-drayton-on-a-quaker-approach-to-the-climate-crisis/) - Quaker minister and scientist Brian Drayton joins us to explore how we can engage in the deep spiritual formation required to respond faithfully to the climate crisis.
- [Michael Birkel on Quakers, Mysticism, and Reading the Bible (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/michael-birkel-on-quakers-mysticism-and-reading-the-bible-re-release/) - A thoughtful Quaker scholar shares his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith.
- [An Hour of Silent Quaker Worship](https://quakerpodcast.com/an-hour-of-silent-quaker-worship/) - In the Quaker tradition, waiting worship is a profound, expectant stillness. For this experimental episode, we placed field microphones around Green St. Meeting in Philadelphia to create an immersive stereo documentary of communal waiting. We invite you to grab your headphones and use this immersive hour to center down into a deep, worshipful silence wherever and whenever you are.
- [Elizabeth Hooton: The Radical Life of the First Quaker Woman Preacher](https://quakerpodcast.com/elizabeth-hooton-the-radical-life-of-the-first-quaker-woman-preacher/) - Elizabeth Hooton was the fierce but tender matriarch of the early Quaker movement who outmaneuvered magistrates and kings to spread the Gospel of Love.
- [Mobilizing Quakers for Immigration Justice with AFSC](https://quakerpodcast.com/mobilizing-quakers-for-immigration-justice-with-afsc/) - When a Russian asylum-seeking family was met with chains instead of sanctuary, the American Friends Service Committee stepped in to offer a lifeline against the faceless deportation machine.
- [Quakers and Poetry: Two Friends Share Their Love of Verse](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-poetry-two-friends-share-their-love-of-verse/) - We know many people love poetry, but it can also feel opaque. So, we called up two Friends who have found a home both in Quakerism and in verse.
- [Quakers and AI](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-ai/) - What wisdom does Quakerism have to lend to the usage and development of artificial intelligence? Should Quakers use AI at all? Is there that of God in the algorithm?
- [Minneapolis Quakers Stand Up to ICE](https://quakerpodcast.com/minneapolis-quakers-stand-up-to-ice/) - Quakers believe in loving your neighbor, but what is a peace-loving Friend to do when their city is invaded by armed forces intent on violence? For this week’s episode, we bring you a special conversation with four Minneapolis Quakers who have been wrestling with just that.
- [39 Ways to (Nonviolently) Overthrow a Dictator with Quaker Activist George Lakey (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/39-ways-to-nonviolently-overthrow-a-dictator-with-quaker-activist-george-lakey-re-release/) - As our democracy faces an existential threat, it’s important for us to look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker activist George Lakey.
- [How to Start a Quaker Meeting](https://quakerpodcast.com/how-to-start-a-quaker-meeting/) - We follow two emerging Quaker communities from different traditions to witness the messy, faithful reality of starting a Quaker meeting.
- [Inside a Conservative Quaker Meeting](https://quakerpodcast.com/inside-a-conservative-quaker-meeting/) - Step inside the silence of a Conservative Quaker meeting to discover how a commitment to simplicity, integrity, and prioritizing "truth over pace" offers a powerful antidote to our modern exhaustion.
- [Why Are Quakers Pacifists?](https://quakerpodcast.com/why-are-quakers-pacifists/) - For centuries, Quakers have stood apart from the warring world with a radical, spiritually grounded commitment to peace. This week, we explore the history of the Peace Testimony and how its living wisdom can guide us through modern conflict.
- [New! Join us on Thee Quaker Discord Server](https://quakerpodcast.com/new-join-us-on-thee-quaker-discord-server/) - We are inviting you to join our new digital community on Discord, a private space where we can engage in deeper dialogue and help build a vibrant digital Quaker community.
- [Do Quakers Celebrate Christmas? (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/do-quakers-celebrate-christmas-re-release/) - ‘Tis the season to answer one of the Internet’s most burning questions…Do Quakers celebrate Christmas? We called up Friends from around the globe to find the answer(s), and you might be surprised at what they say.
- [A Quaker Pacifist Joins the Military (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-pacifist-joins-the-military-re-release/) - Zachary Moon was raised in a Quaker Meeting full of anti-war protesters. Then he felt God calling him to join the military as a chaplain. In the following months and years he had to wrestle with that leading and the response of his family and community.
- [Thee Quaker, Two Years In: Behind the Scenes of a Quaker Media Startup](https://quakerpodcast.com/thee-quaker-two-years-in-behind-the-scenes-of-a-quaker-media-startup/) - It's been a little over two years since we embarked on a journey to build Quakers a platform in the digital age. How’s it going?
- [What Do Quakers Believe? (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/what-do-quakers-believe-re-release/) - Unlike many Christian traditions, Quakers have no creed. So one of the most commonly asked questions about us—What do Quakers believe?—is sometimes a difficult one to answer.
- [A Quaker Response to Crisis with Eileen Flanagan](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-response-to-crisis-with-eileen-flanagan/) - Quaker author and activist Eileen Flanagan joins us to explore the wisdom that she has learned from her decades of experience in organizing around the climate crisis, and how that very crisis is exposing the “illusion of separation” in our times.
- [What Do Quakers Wear?](https://quakerpodcast.com/what-do-quakers-wear/) - Are Friends still called to wear bonnets and broad-brimmed hats?
- [Do Quakers Read the Bible?](https://quakerpodcast.com/do-quakers-read-the-bible/) - One of the most asked questions about Quakers is “Do they read the Bible?”. The answer is not a simple 'yes' or 'no', but a journey into a faith that has been both wounded and liberated by the very same pages.
- [Bayard Rustin: The Unseen Quaker Architect of the Civil Rights Era](https://quakerpodcast.com/bayard-rustin-the-unseen-architect-of-the-civil-rights-era/) - Lifelong Quaker Bayard Rustin was the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and an international peace activist.
- [Quaker Meeting for Worship](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-meeting-for-worship/) - We share three essays written by members of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting about their experience of Quaker Meeting for Worship.
- [39 Ways to (Nonviolently) Overthrow a Dictator with Quaker Activist George Lakey](https://quakerpodcast.com/39-ways-nonviolently-overthrow-a-dictator-quaker-activist-george-lakey/) - Today, as our democracy faces an existential threat, it is important that we look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won.
- [Quaker Online Communities](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-online-communities/) - We take a tour of the places where Quakers (and the Quaker curious!) are congregating online.
- [The Grimke Sisters: How Two Southern Slave-Owning Quakers Became America's Fiercest Abolitionists](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-grimke-sisters-how-two-southern-slave-owning-quakers-became-americas-fiercest-abolitionists/) - Sarah and Angelina Grimke were bold advocates for abolition and women’s rights. How did they disappear from history?
- [Inside a Semi-Programmed Quaker Meeting for Worship](https://quakerpodcast.com/inside-a-semi-programmed-quaker-meeting-for-worship/) - This week, we go live with Pastor Ashley Wilcox as she shares a message of wisdom.
- [Roadmap to the Apocalypse: A Quaker Guide to the End of Our World](https://quakerpodcast.com/roadmap-to-the-apocalypse-with-doug-gwyn/) - Doug Gwyn is a well-known Quaker author and retired minister whose work has been influential for many Quakers in their understanding of who they are as Friends, and where they come from.
- [Why Do Quakers Worship in Silence?](https://quakerpodcast.com/why-do-quakers-worship-in-silence/) - Quakers have a long tradition of worshipping in silence, but what really happens when the room gets quiet?
- [Conspiring for Goodness with Rachel Doll O’Mahoney](https://quakerpodcast.com/conspiring-for-goodness-with-rachel-doll-omahoney/) - This week, we visit Valley Mills Friends Meeting where pastor Rachel Doll O’Mahoney delivers a surprising sermon that reclaims the word “conspiracy” as a radical invitation for a community to breathe together for good.
- [Welcome to Thee Quaker Podcast, Season 3](https://quakerpodcast.com/welcome-to-thee-quaker-podcast-season-3/) - Season 3 is two short weeks away. This season we’ll focus on “Quaker prophetic witness”: We’re talking about guerilla theater, loving your enemy as you’re confronting them, impossible odds, and stories of spiritual courage that you’ve never heard before.
- [The Quaker Prison Experiment](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-quaker-prison-experiment/) - A Quaker experiment to heal souls at Eastern State Penitentiary accidentally created a new form of torture: solitary confinement. This episode uncovers that complicated history and explores the modern fight to replace grand theories with one simple, revolutionary act.
- [Can We Make America Good? with Philip Gulley (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/can-we-make-america-good-with-philip-gulley-re-release/) - Using both the pulpit and the page, Quaker pastor Philip Gulley has been a bold voice that challenges the church’s stance on heaven and hell, LGBTQ issues, and more.
- [David LaMotte: Quaker Musician and Hope-Monger](https://quakerpodcast.com/david-lamotte-quaker-musician-and-hope-monger/) - Quaker musician David Lamotte confronts the myth of powerlessness with his Quaker-inspired vision of "grounded hope," sharing profound stories and two live songs that reveal how you are already changing the world.
- [“Where You Go, I Will Go” with Brenda Esch](https://quakerpodcast.com/where-you-go-i-will-go-with-brenda-esch/) - This week, we take you to New Garden Friends Meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina where pastor Brenda Esch delivers a deeply personal message about the fear and promise of new beginnings.
- [Why 300 Quakers Walked to Washington DC](https://quakerpodcast.com/why-300-quakers-walked-to-washington-dc/) - A group of Quakers embark on a grueling 300-mile walk from New York to Washington D.C. to deliver a powerful message to a government that doesn’t want to hear it.
- [The Grimke Sisters: How Two Southern Slave-Owning Quakers Became America's Fiercest Abolitionists (re-release)](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-grimke-sisters-how-two-southern-slave-owning-quakers-became-americas-fiercest-abolitionists-re-release/) - Sarah and Angelina Grimke were bold advocates for abolition and women’s rights. How did they disappear from history?
- [Quaker Graffiti Artist Todd Drake on Doing Good Without Permission](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-graffiti-artist-todd-drake-on-doing-good-without-permission/) - Quaker graffiti artist Todd Drake (Quaker Pirate), explains the provocative inspiration for his new portrait of Benjamin Lay and shares his philosophy of doing good without asking permission.
- [Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Abolitionist That History Forgot](https://quakerpodcast.com/benjamin-lay-the-quaker-abolitionist-that-history-forgot/) - Benjamin Lay was a fierce abolitionist whose dramatic protests against slavery embarrassed the powerful Quakers of his day. They kicked him out and tried to erase him. This is the story of his return.
- [Before Quakers Were Abolitionists: The Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery](https://quakerpodcast.com/before-quakers-were-abolitionists-the-germantown-quaker-petition-against-slavery/) - Quakers may have been early and outspoken opponents of slavery, but the truth is far messier than many realize.
- [Quakers Who Stand Up for Truth](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-who-stand-up-for-truth/) - Quakers have a long history of getting into trouble for the sake of justice, but what drives them to act? From the earliest Quakers disrupting church services to a modern woman’s brave tax resistance, we explore the deeper core of Quaker prophetic witness.
- [The “Quakers vs. ICE” Lawsuit](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-quakers-vs-ice-lawsuit/) - When the federal government rescinded a decades-old policy protecting houses of worship from immigration raids, a group of Quakers filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security.
- [How Trump Made Me A Quaker: Faithful Resistance with Daniel Hunter](https://quakerpodcast.com/trump-made-me-quaker-faithful-resistance-with-daniel-hunter/) - Daniel Hunter, co-founder of "Choose Democracy" and seasoned organizer, shares how Trump's second election unexpectedly led him to claim his Quaker identity and discover how ancient Quaker principles provide a roadmap for modern resistance.
- [When Police Raid a Quaker Meeting House](https://quakerpodcast.com/when-police-raid-a-quaker-meeting-house/) - A few months ago, twenty police officers smashed down the door of Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a handful of young activists. When the very act of dissent is being criminalized, how do we stand up for what is right?
- [Quaker Anger: Trans Rights and Spiritual Activism with Chloe Schwenke](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-anger-trans-rights-and-spiritual-activism-with-chloe-schwenke/) - Professor and activist Chloe Schwenke shares her journey as a transgender woman finding acceptance within her Quaker community while navigating increasing political attacks on trans rights.
- [Beyond the Backlash: A Quaker Perspective on DEI with Niyonu Spann](https://quakerpodcast.com/beyond-the-backlash-a-quaker-perspective-on-dei-with-niyonu-spann/) - Niyonu Spann, teacher, singer/songwriter, community activator, and the founder of Beyond Diversity 101 helps us to understand the deep Quaker wisdom in the heart of DEI.
- [Can We Make America Good? with Philip Gulley](https://quakerpodcast.com/can-we-make-america-good-with-philip-gulley/) - Using both the pulpit and the page, Quaker pastor Philip Gulley has been a bold voice that challenges the church’s stance on heaven and hell, LGBTQ issues, and more.
- [How to Build a Daily Quaker Practice](https://quakerpodcast.com/how-to-build-a-daily-quaker-practice/) - We’re exploring ways that spiritual discipline has helped Quakers connect with the Spirit today and throughout history. 
- [Quakers and the Internet](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-the-internet/) - We explore 17th century social media, Quakers and fandom, and the power of TikTok.
- [What Do Quakers Believe?](https://quakerpodcast.com/what-do-quakers-believe/) - About Quaker Beliefs–Unlike most Christian traditions, Quakers have no creed and so the question they get asked the most is: What do Quakers believe?
- [George Fox and the Birth of Quakerism](https://quakerpodcast.com/george-fox-and-the-birth-of-quakerism/) - In the mid-1600s, an unusual man named George Fox rejected the religious norms of his day and founded a new radically different faith. Does that matter to Quakers today?
- [Who Are Modern Quakers?](https://quakerpodcast.com/who-are-modern-quakers/) - Quakers identify as everything from evangelicals to atheists. On our first episode, we explore what it means to be a Quaker today.
- [How to Vote Like a Quaker](https://quakerpodcast.com/how-to-vote-like-a-quaker/) - On the eve of a major U.S. presidential election, we’re exploring what it means to be a politically engaged Friend.
- [Undoing Racism Within And Without: A Black Quaker's Pledge](https://quakerpodcast.com/undoing-racism-within-and-without-a-black-quakers-pledge/) - James Varner shares his passion to promote equality and love in Quaker circles and beyond.
- [Quaker Pacifism: A Better Way to Engage in Conflict](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-pacifism-a-better-way-to-engage-in-conflict/) - Well-known Quaker pacifist George Lakey shares his lifetime of nonviolent activism.
- [Quakers in Kenya: Exploring the Faith of East African Friends](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-in-kenya-exploring-the-faith-of-east-african-friends/) - There are more Quakers in the East African country than anywhere else in the world, and their numbers are growing.
- [Can Somebody Say Amen?: Inside a Kenyan Quaker Church](https://quakerpodcast.com/can-somebody-say-amen-inside-a-kenyan-quaker-church/) - This week we’re sharing our first international vocal ministry episode by taking you inside a Kenyan service!
- [Quakers in China](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-in-china/) - We explore the history of Quaker missionaries in China — both evangelical and liberal — as they lived and worked amid wars, internal conflict, and the rise of the Chinese Communist Party
- [The Astronomical Life Of Quaker Scientist Jocelyn Bell Burnell](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-astronomical-life-of-quaker-scientist-jocelyn-bell-burnell/) - In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell made an astronomical discovery, only to have the Nobel Prize in Physics for that discovery go to her male colleagues. Instead of becoming jaded, she has become a beacon for women in the sciences.
- [Hope, Humility and Humor from a Bad Quaker](https://quakerpodcast.com/hope-humility-and-humor-from-a-bad-quaker/) - Brent Bill shares his thoughts on the Christian life, his self-proclaimed status as a “bad Quaker,” and lots more. Join us for this thoughtful and hope-filled conversation.
- [Do Quakers Celebrate Christmas?](https://quakerpodcast.com/do-quakers-celebrate-christmas/) - ‘Tis the season to answer one of the Internet’s most burning questions…Do Quakers celebrate Christmas? We called up Friends from around the globe to find the answer(s), and you might be surprised at what they say.
- [Our Top 5 Episodes of the Year](https://quakerpodcast.com/our-top-5-episodes-of-the-year-2/) - There were so many memorable moments in Season 2 of the podcast that we had to revisit a few for our final episode of 2024.
- [Meet the Quaker Who Ran Against President Biden](https://quakerpodcast.com/meet-the-quaker-who-ran-against-president-biden/) - Why would a virtually unknown Quaker entrepreneur attempt the impossible and run for president of the United States (in 2024)?
- [Why Are There So Many Quaker Organizations?](https://quakerpodcast.com/why-are-there-so-many-quaker-organizations/) - We're exploring the impact of Quaker nonprofits, from the AFSC's chocolate soup for German children during World War I to our own Thee Quaker Project reaching Friends and seekers in the Internet age.
- [Speaking Truth To Power: Answering The Call](https://quakerpodcast.com/speaking-truth-to-power-answering-the-call/) - Pastor Bob Henry shares a message that explores the life of outspoken feminist, pacifist, and abolitionist Lucretia Mott.
- [Quakers and Slavery: A Walk to the Underground Railroad Tree](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-slavery-a-walk-to-the-underground-railroad-tree/) - Join us for a walk in the woods to see a very important tree: one that sheds light on Quakers and slavery.
- [Can A Quaker School Fix a Broken System?](https://quakerpodcast.com/can-a-quaker-school-fix-a-broken-system/) - Friends schools are known for their holistic approach to education, and Friends Center for Children in New Haven, Connecticut, is no different. But this early childhood program has gone a few steps further.
- [Finding a Spiritual Home: What Does Quakerism Look Like for the Next Generation?](https://quakerpodcast.com/finding-a-spiritual-home-what-does-quakerism-look-like-for-the-next-generation/) - What can Friends of different generations learn from each other?
- [Michael Birkel on Quakers, Mysticism, and Reading the Bible](https://quakerpodcast.com/michael-birkel-on-quakers-mysticism-and-reading-the-bible/) - A thoughtful Quaker scholar shares his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith.
- [Quaker Musician Carrie Newcomer Finds Songs Out of the Silence](https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-musician-carrie-newcomer-finds-songs-in-the-silence/) - Award-winning singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer has been called a “prairie mystic” for her meditative, poetic lyrics and folk-infused melodies.
- [Lost and Found: Finding God's Voice in the Wilderness](https://quakerpodcast.com/lost-and-found-finding-gods-voice-in-the-wilderness/) - A message of getting lost and being found by the still small voice of the divine.
- [Embracing God's Gentle Love](https://quakerpodcast.com/embracing-gods-gentle-love-with-hannah-lutz/) - It is easy to be hard on ourselves and hard on other people, but what if we practiced gentleness? And what if we believed that God’s posture toward us is also gentle?
- [A Quaker Road Trip: Touring the Quaker Scenic Byway](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-road-trip-touring-the-quaker-scenic-byway/) - We're going on a trip along the Quaker Scenic Byway in Ohio to encounter the remarkable tales of daring rescues, an outspoken minister who prophesied war, and so much more.
- [Swimming With Spirit: Growing Out Of A Colonial Mindset](https://quakerpodcast.com/swimming-with-spirit-growing-out-of-a-colonial-mindset/) - Quaker pastor Mark Pratt-Russum shares a message inspired by a recent trip to Hawaii in which he was confronted with the uncomfortable marriage of Christianity and colonialism.
- [The Making Of Monopoly: How Quakers Shaped The World's Most Popular Board Game](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-making-of-monopoly-how-quakers-shaped-the-worlds-most-popular-board-game/) - We explore the twisty history of the world’s most popular board game, from its anti-capitalist origins to the Quakers who transformed the game into what it is today.
- [Quakers and Zoom: How Videoconferencing Came to Quaker Worship and Whether It’s Here to Stay](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-zoom/) - From Pendle Hill’s daily worship, which exploded in popularity during the pandemic, to Fall Creek Meeting in rural Indiana, which never used Zoom, to what we can learn from the Amish… we explore how Quakers are coping with this new era of interconnectedness, and whether zoom screens in the meetinghouse are here to stay.
- [Quakers in Australia](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-in-australia/) - Join us as we visit Quakers from Tasmania to Sydney!
- [A Quaker Murder Mystery Writer Gets Cozy With Crime](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-murder-mystery-writer-gets-cozy-with-crime/) - Listen to our conversation with bestselling Quaker author Edith Maxwell.
- [Quakers in the Civil Rights Movement: Stories of Peaceful Persistence](https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-in-the-civil-rights-movement-stories-of-peaceful-persistence/) - We share first-hand stories of Friends whose spiritual courage led them into the heart of the movement.
- [A Quaker Pacifist Joins the Military](https://quakerpodcast.com/a-pacifist-joins-the-military/) - How do you trust a divine calling that seems to go against your community’s most cherished value: peace?
- [What if God is the Rest of Your Body?](https://quakerpodcast.com/what-if-god-is-the-rest-of-your-body/) - Inside Durham Meeting: Craig Freshley shares a unique message.
- [Weird Quaker Names Go Viral on Twitter](https://quakerpodcast.com/weird-quaker-names-go-viral-on-twitter/) - What does a viral tweet have to do with Quaker needlework?
- [James Nayler: The Quaker Who Rode Into Bristol](https://quakerpodcast.com/james-nayler-the-quaker-who-rode-into-bristol/) - Who was James Nayler, and why did he ride into Bristol? We talk with four Quaker historians.
- [The Weird World of Religious Radicals in 17th Century England](https://quakerpodcast.com/the-weird-world-of-religious-radicals-in-17th-century-england/) - Who in the world were the Ranters, and what do they have in common with Quakers?
- [Social justice, Lenny Kravitz, and a Quaker Meeting Mixtape](https://quakerpodcast.com/social-justice-lenny-kravitz-and-a-quaker-meeting-mixtape/) - A pastor asks, “Does anybody out there even care?” What songs would be on your Quaker Meeting mixtape and why? Tell us in the comments! Download the transcript and discussion questions. Discussion Questions If you were to make a mixtape of songs that have been meaningful to you over the years, what would be on it? Why do those songs continue to resonate with
- [How to Start a Quaker Nonprofit](https://quakerpodcast.com/how-to-start-a-quaker-nonprofit/) - Take a peek behind the curtain of Thee Quaker Project.
- [God is Everywhere: Vocal Ministry in Everyday Conversations](https://quakerpodcast.com/god-is-everywhere-vocal-ministry-in-everyday-conversations/) - What if every conversation you have is an opportunity for vocal ministry?
- [Our Top 5 Episodes of the Year](https://quakerpodcast.com/our-top-5-episodes-of-the-year/) - Join us as we remember some of the most thoughtful moments in our first season.
- [Finding Silence in Post-Twitter Life](https://quakerpodcast.com/finding-silence-in-post-twitter-life/) - What happens when we choose silence over social media?
- [Black Quakers Build The Beloved Community on Their Own Terms](https://quakerpodcast.com/black-quakers-build-the-beloved-community-on-their-own-terms/) - What can we learn from Black Friends?
- [Introducing: Thee Quaker Podcast](https://quakerpodcast.com/introducing-thee-quaker-podcast-trailer/) - Thee Quaker Podcast is a show for spiritual seekers, lifelong Quakers, and everyone in between. Join us as we explore big questions about modern life and spirituality. New episode every Wednesday.
- [Season 2 is almost here. Listen to a preview!](https://quakerpodcast.com/season-2-is-almost-here-listen-to-a-preview/) - This year, we’re exploring the life and work of spiritually courageous Friends like Bayard Rustin. We’re delving into burning questions about Quakerism. We’re going inside Quaker meetings across the U.S. and the world.
- [Farming the 'Wild East': A Friends school graduate finds a calling in farm life](https://quakerpodcast.com/farming-the-wild-east-a-friends-school-graduate-finds-a-calling-in-farm-life/) - Cultivating a farm and a spiritual awakening.

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- [Coming Soon: An Hour of Silent Quaker Worship](https://quakerpodcast.com/coming-soon-an-hour-of-silent-quaker-worship/) - PHILADELPHIA, PA – [March 31st, 2026] – In a podcasting landscape saturated with superficial chatting, a local Philadelphia Quaker podcast just released an episode that aims to do the opposite: an hour of Quaker silence, broken only by two moments of spontaneous preaching. Quakers have been gathering in Meetinghouses across the Philadelphia region to practice
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