Quaker Author Podcast

Lively interviews about Quaker thought and life today with authors from “Friends Journal,” the monthly Quaker magazine. Join our editors as they talk with authors about their articles and writing process.

You can subscribe to the Friends Journal YouTube channel and watch interviews going back to 2011 on our Quaker Author Podcast playlist.

Quaker Author Podcast

Fostering Empathy Through Fiction Writing: A Conversation with Peterson Toscano

Peterson Toscano's "What is Actually There" appears in the November 2025 issue. Martin Kelley
Quaker Author Podcast

Reviving Queer Worship: A Journey Through Time and Community

A Quaker author chat. R.E. Martin and Jason A. Terry’s “Advices and Que[e]ries: Chosen Family and Chosen Ancestors,” appears in… Martin Kelley
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Standing with the Marginalized: Anthony Manousos’s Call to Action

Anthony Manousos's "We the People Have No King," appears in the September 2025 issue. Martin Kelley
Quaker Author Podcast

A Journey of Conscience: Ronald Marullo’s Story

Ron Marullo's article, "I Ain’t Marching Anymore," appears in the September 2025 issue. Martin Kelley
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Exploring Faith: Evan Welkin on Quakerism and Global Perspectives

Evan Welkin's article, “Shining Our Light Before Others" appears in the September 2025 issue. Martin Kelley
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Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement: Jim Fussell

Jim Fussell's article, “Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement,” appears in the August 2025 issue. Martin Kelley
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Lynette Love: Education and Empowerment in Post-Civil War America

Lynette Love's article, “Led by God to Help Educate Freedmen,” appears in the August 2025 issue. Martin Kelley
Kat Griffith Quaker Author Podcast

Kat Griffith: Building Relationships Across Politics

Kat Griffith's article, “Rhapsody in Purple,” appears in the Feburary 2025 issue of Friends Journal. Martin Kelley
Joe McHugh Quaker Author Podcast

Joe McHugh: Spiritual Fluidity

Joe McHugh's article, "A Graced and Authentic Place: Being Catholic among Quakers," appears in the October 2024 issue. Martin Kelley
Quaker Author Podcast

Micah MacColl Nicholson: Freedom to Explore

Micah MacColl Nicholson's "What Kind of Quaker Am I?" appears in the October 2024 issue. Martin Kelley
Quaker Author Podcast

Donald W. McCormick: Community and Connection among Quakers

Don McCormick's "Relationships in the Quaker Community" appears in the September 2024 issue. Martin Kelley
Quaker Author Podcast

Nancy L. Bieber: Developing Loving Relationships

Nancy L. Bieber's "A Love Letter to My Meeting" appears in the September 2024 issue. Martin Kelley
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