Life on Side B

Elizabeth is joined by Ray and Jean-Noël as they discuss LGBTQ missions. Elizabeth and Jean discuss their experience at the Lausanne Congress 2024. Each of them brings wisdom into what it truly means to live out the message of Jesus in an LGBTQ cultural context. If you would like to learn more, check out www.kaleidoscopeusa.org. 

Today, we have another series of follow up interviews with guests who previously appeared on the podcast. Henry sits down with Art to follow up on topics of committed friendship and racial justice.  

Check out S2E13, S2E14, and S4E13 to hear Art's previous interviews on the podcast. 

Then (starting at 40:57), Josh talks with Matt and his partner Jason about their partnership. Matt is back after appearing on season 1 and Jason is on for the first time. They talk about celibate partnerships, what they have learned and the challenges they have faced. 

Check out S1E15 to hear Matt's previous interview. 

Today, Darren Calhoun and Lin Melone are back on the podcast to talk with Josh about polyamory. This is Josh's episode. Listen to hear why he chose this topic and why he feels it is important to cover before the podcast ends. The three talk about what polyamory is, the misconceptions, the pitfalls, and the intersections of celibacy and polyamory. This is probably a new topic for you so it is okay to take it in strides as you feel able to listen. 

This is the first of our follow up interviews with guests from popular and impactful episodes throughout the history of the podcast. Today, Josh sits down with Meg Baatz and Grant talks with Johana Marie Williams. We ask them where they are now in life and what more they have learned about the topics they originally shared about on the podcast. 

To listen to Meg's original episodes, search for...

S1E1 | Meg on Communal Living

S2E15 | Paul, Ray, Meg, and Ed on Race, Justice, and the Kingdom of God

To listen to Johana Marie's episodes, search for...

S3E24 | Johana-Marie and Shelby on Racial Inclusion in Side B (w/ Sarah)

S4E12 | Johana Marie on Doubt and Deconstruction (w/Bekah and Grant)

Learn more about Meg's work at kaleidoscopeusa.org

Learn more about Grant and Johana Marie's project - A Side B Collective - at asidebcollective.substack.com

This season, each cohost has an episode where they get to talk about whatever they want to cover before the podcast ends. This is Ashley's episode and she is joined by Elizabeth and Meg Baatz as they talk about boundaries. 

Thank you as well to Angel for sending in the listener message today. If you would like to record a message, go to lifeonsideb.com/finalseason. 

Our sixth and final season has begun! To start us off, we are doing something we have never done before: a crossover episode with another podcast! Ashley and Josh are joined by TJ Espinoza and David Frank from the New Kinship podcast. Half of the episode is here on our podcast and the other is on their podcast. We interview them about their podcast and their thoughts on where Side B is going. Then in the second half, they interview us about Life on Side B, the final season, and what is coming down the road. 

You can listen to the second half by searching for New Kinship podcast on whatever platform you are listening. Or through this link: https://open.substack.com/pub/newkinship/p/55-life-on-side-b-the-final-season

We are back! We missed you! Josh is back with Eve Tushnet who has some big news to share especially for Catholic listeners. Also Josh has good news about Season 6. We can't wait to be back with you soon for Season 6!

All six cohosts hop on a call together to discuss this past season, what they have learned about reclaiming and very important news about season six and the future of the podcast. 

Dr. Nate Collins, President of Revoice, is on the podcast for the first time to talk with Henry and Elizabeth about what it looks like to reclaim joy in the midst of life's circumstances. 

Elizabeth and Josh are joined by Ed Shaw from Living Out to talk about reclaiming identity. Check out the Living Out Podcast as well as Ed's book, "Same-Sex Attraction and the Church".