Thee Quaker Podcast

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  Quaker Meeting for Fun 28.07.2026 28min

  What if the most radical spiritual act you could commit is a burst of shared laughter? 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.
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  A Quaker Guide to Leaving the Military 21.07.2026 34min

  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.
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  Quaker Pacifism: A Better Way to Engage in Conflict (re-release) 07.07.2026 48min

  This episode originally was released on May 8, 2024. Well-known Quaker pacifist George Lakey shares his lifetime of nonviolent activism.
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  How Quakers Invented America 02.07.2026 36min

  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.
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  A Quaker Response to Christian Nationalism 23.06.2026 36min

  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. Drawing on the 1934 Barmen Declaration, we explore the collision of religion and nationalism. How do we maintain integrity when political forces co-opt sacred traditions? Join us to navigate the challenge of preserving truth and radical love in a fractured world.
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  Quakers and the Environment 16.06.2026 31min

  The sheer scale of the climate crisis can easily lead to burnout if we don't have a strong anchor to hold us steady. Today, we are digging beneath the protests and policies to explore the deep, spiritual roots that actually sustain this vital work. Join us to discover how a profound shift in our theology can transform environmentalism from a crushing global obligation into a deeply personal, daily practice of love.
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  Quaker Meeting for Worship (re-release) 09.06.2026 29min

  How do Quakers prepare for Meeting for Worship? How do we get ready for an hour of silence in which we may feel called upon to stand and give a message? In this week’s episode, we share three essays written by members of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting about their experience of Quaker Meeting for Worship. This episode originally aired on June 21, 2023.
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  Quakers in Ireland Part 2: The Troubles 02.06.2026 34min

  How do you build peace in a war zone? During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, it didn't always start with politicians or treaties. Sometimes it started with an ordinary cup of tea. Explore the hidden history of how Irish Quakers stepped into the margins of a deeply divided society, using radical acts of hospitality to do the quiet, dangerous work of turning enemies into friends.
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  Quakers in Ireland 26.05.2026 36min

  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.
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  Quaker Author Parker Palmer on How to Let Your Life Speak 19.05.2026 39min

  Quaker author, speaker, and teacher Parker Palmer joins us to explore the tension between the world's demands for success, and our soul’s need for integrity. By sharing his personal journey through darkness and renewal, he offers a deeply moving invitation to let go of forced outcomes and instead live with simple faithfulness to our unique gifts.
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  How to Invest like a Quaker 12.05.2026 36min

  When corporations destroy the environment and ignore human rights, the loudest protests usually come from the streets. But while activists are calling for change from the outside, another movement is quietly working to steer these massive organizations from within. Discover how Friends Fiduciary is taking a seat at the shareholders’ table, using Quaker values to persuade global brands to put humanity over quick profits.
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  Brian Drayton on a Quaker Approach to the Climate Crisis 05.05.2026 36min

  As the climate crisis accelerates, humanity faces an unprecedented spiritual test. 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 challenges ahead.
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  Michael Birkel on Quakers, Mysticism, and Reading the Bible (re-release) 08.04.2026 37min

  As a professor at Earlham College, Michael Birkel was known for his dynamic and thoughtful teaching style. As an author, he is known for capturing Quaker theology and practice in an accessible way. Today, we’ve got this thoughtful Quaker scholar on the show to share his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith. This episode originally aired on July 17, 2024.
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  An Hour of Silent Quaker Worship 31.03.2026 1godz

  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.
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  Elizabeth Hooton: The Radical Life of the First Quaker Woman Preacher 24.03.2026 34min

  Elizabeth Hooton was the fierce but tender matriarch of the early Quaker movement who outmaneuvered magistrates and kings to spread the Gospel of Love.
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  Mobilizing Quakers for Immigration Justice with AFSC 17.03.2026 33min

  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. This episode explores what happens when grassroots Quaker love and institutional advocacy unite to bring justice and dignity to the US immigration system.
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  Quakers and AI 10.03.2026 38min

  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?
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  39 Ways to (Nonviolently) Overthrow a Dictator with Quaker Activist George Lakey (re-release) 24.02.2026 33min

  Quaker peace activist George Lakey has been singing freedom songs in the streets since the civil rights movement. Today, George says, as our democracy faces an existential threat, it is important that we look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won. On this week’s podcast episode we talk with George about those cases, and the nonviolent database he has helped to assemble which shows 39 recent cases of countries whose people nonviolently overthrew a dictator. This episode originally aired on March 14, 2025.
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  How to Start a Quaker Meeting 17.02.2026 29min

  We follow two emerging Quaker communities from different traditions to witness the messy, faithful reality of starting a Quaker meeting. There are no formulas here, only the collective wisdom of people who are discerning a call together. It’s an invitation to explore what happens when we stop trying to control the outcome and simply agree to join the work the Spirit is already doing.
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  Minneapolis Quakers Stand Up to ICE 11.02.2026 34min

  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 Quakers from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul who have been wrestling with just that.