This is the first of a few episodes we are going to do sporadically throughout the season focusing on what it is like to hold to a Side B Christian view around the globe outside North America. This week we have a two part conversation where Henry and Grant are talking with Mwendia Steve who lives in Kenya. This is a powerful conversation especially highlighting what it looks like to have so much joy even while facing so much difficulty. You won't want to miss this so go ahead and tune in.

In this episode, Johanna Finegan is back and talking with Ashley and Sarah about female inclusion in Side B spaces. They discuss history of female inclusion in Side B spaces over the years, the difficulties and the things that make them hopeful for the future. This is only our second episode with all female voices with our first being S2E4, and that is a reality which needs to become more common in the future. 

In this episode, the following resources are mentioned:

Gay and Catholic by Eve Tushnet

Hole in My Heart Podcast by Laurie Krieg

The Life on Side B cohost family is back together this week (minus Henry) and Sarah is back for the first time in a bit. In honor of Pride month, we are discussing what each of our relationships with the broader LGBTQ community looks like and what chosen family means to us. Each cohost has a different experience and perspective which lends to a great conversation about the diversity of Side B Christians' experiences on this topic. Join us and Happy Pride Month!

The book Sarah mentions is Black Girl Dangerous by Mia McKenzie. Here is the link to the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dangerous-Queerness-Class-Gender/dp/0988628635/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=black+girl+dangerous&qid=1623177916&sr=8-1

If you want to listen to our bonus episode on Pride Month from last year, join our patreon community at patreon.com/lifeonsideb

This week we are sharing the recording from our live episode event that we did on May 20th. Bekah, Grant, Josh, and Ashley (plus an unexpected appearance from Henry) all came together to talk about the question - Is the Sides terminology (Side A/Side B) the best way to frame this conversation? If not, then what is? Thank you to everyone who joined us for our live episode it was such a fun time.

In this week's episode, we are covering a topic chosen by our Brilliant Bee Patrons: sexual abuse and harassment. Bekah and Josh are joined by Christian Johnston, who is sharing his own experience of sexual abuse, as well as Branden Polk once again. Josh also shares his experience of sexual abuse. The four of them discuss the reality of sexual violation and harassment in the queer community and more specifically the Side B community and what are some steps we must take to deal with it.

If you would like to follow or contact Christian, you can follow him on Instagram @cjohnston30.

Announcement: Our live episode, "The Cohosts on the Sides Terminology," has been rescheduled for May 20th at 9:15pm EDT. Sign up today at https://forms.gle/wXPRX5nUxJZqzoRQ6

We are continuing the review of the top ten most listened to episodes of the podcast so far. With the live episode postponed and the podcast's two year birthday having just happened, we decided to go through the top ten most listened to episodes so far. Last week, we listened to and reviewed clips from #10 through #6. This week we are going over the top 5.

Here is a guide to hear the clips

#5 starts at 3:20

#4 starts at 12:41

#3 starts at 28:13

#2 starts at 41:05

#1 starts at 55:10

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The live episode: The Cohosts on the Sides Terminology has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 20th at 9:15pm EDT. If you registered for previously before it was rescheduled, no need to do so again. If you have not, you can do so here: https://forms.gle/T9xuoTEQi6jVeCPe8

Our live episode today (4/22/2021) has been postponed due to a family emergency that Josh had. Thank you to everyone who sent messages and has been praying. With the live episode postponed and the podcast's two year birthday around the corner, we decided to go through the top ten most listened to episodes so far. In this episode we will listen to clips from #10 through #6. Come back next week for the top 5. 

Here is a guide to hear the clips

#10 starts at 3:41

#9 starts at 11:19

#8 starts at 18:37

#7 starts at 26:26

#6 starts at 36:11

This week, Josh is talking with three guests: Branden Polk, Johanna Goth Finegan, and Gregg Webb, all who come from different traditions in Christianity. The group talks about how Side B Christians can support each other in an ecumenical way as well as how we live out Side B within our own faith traditions.

Register for our April 22nd live episode at https://forms.gle/5Kr7D8hERfUQWrqU8

It is on year since we released our episode S2E7 | Side B on Life During Corona. You can listen to that previous episode at https://lifeonsideb.com/podcast/s2e7-side-b-on-life-during-corona/

For today's episode, Josh, Ashley, and Bekah are joined again by Melinda Melone and David Gill who were in that episode last season. We are looking back over the year. What has our life been like through the pandemic since that episode and where do we go from here?

Register for the LIVE episode on April 22nd at 8pm EDT at https://forms.gle/5Kr7D8hERfUQWrqU8

For our first patreon chosen episode topic, our Brilliant Bee Patrons chose "the Potential Power and Harm of Our Stories". To make this episode even more special, Ashley is back after a short break. Her and Josh discuss the culture of testimonies in church and the ways stories can be weaponized against LGBT+ people as well as the ways they can be a blessing.

Here is a link to Semlar's song "Youth Group" which Josh read the lyrics to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9U_OEvORgY