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God-lover Kyle talks to Gabi Abrão aka @⁠sighswoon⁠ about her spiritual upbringing and her book Notes on Shapeshifting.

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Gabi’s book: ⁠https://notacult.media/books/p/sighswoon⁠

Gabi’s Patreon: patreon.com/sighswoon⁠

Topics we cover:

Spiritism

Contemporary Art

Jungian Psychology

Church choir 

Digital resting points      

Victoria Paris

Walking

Notes on Shapeshifting

Being a visitor

Cultivating support 

Narcissism

Technology 

Writing style 

Ether vs Earth  

God-lover Kyle’s first acid trip

Weed legalization  

Circulation

Unlocked for the very first time! Our first ever Godcast episode featuring rapper/artist/legend Kreayshawn.

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Content warnings: Addiction, suic*de, ab*rtion, r*pe, theft

Links:

⁠http://kreayshawn.com/⁠

⁠http://smile.rip⁠

⁠http://i-need-god.com⁠

⁠https://smilerip.bigcartel.com/⁠

⁠https://twitter.com/KREAYSHAWN⁠

⁠https://onlyfans.com/kreaykiwi⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_Sola⁠

⁠https://neocities.org/⁠

⁠https://youtu.be/LwmT6sQco7o⁠

⁠https://youtu.be/ATdf6CJPcUY⁠

⁠https://movies.disney.com/so

Episode 39: I talk with Chloe and August of Trust Incorporated – a project where they up-cycle and modify clothing together.

We talk about going to bible college, having intuitive/psychic abilities, building trust, stopping yourself from feeling embarrassed, harnessing creative energy, adult baptism, needing God, Hannah Diamond, among a lot of other things.

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Episode 37: On this episode I talk with Emily June, an ex-Jehovah's Witness. We talk about growing up in a family of Jehovah's Witnesses, what it means to be Jehovah's Witness, discovering the spirituality of sex, being shunned from the church, and rebuilding a sense of purpose and spirituality in the wake of that.

Some topics include Trisha Paytas, Reiki healing, ascended masters, accommodating yourself, having a Scorpio Venus, being estranged from family, blood transfusions, and more.

Support this project and unlock our full catalog at patreon.com/ineedgod.

This episode is sponsored by i-need-god.com <3

Episode 33: I talk with poet, teacher, and artist Ivanna Baranova about poetry, presence, Catholicism, Madonna, The Poetry Project, nature, and teaching, among other things.

I'm sooo sorry it took me so long to get this out. I've been in a major slump. I wasn't able to make cover art for this one, but I decided it's better to just get this posted and not worry about the details.

And just a heads up – I'm thinking about ways to re-tool the podcast and Patreon. Expect an announcement soon about the changes. I'm so grateful for all your support with this project, and I'm proud of the work I've been able to publish over the past year or so.

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Episode 31: We're talking with author Tara Isabella Burton about her work, specifically her book Strange Rites which gives examples of ways people are creating spiritual meaning for themselves in the post-internet age.

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Episode 29: Join me as I chat with Rita Ispayeva, an Astrologer based in Brooklyn. Rita brings a fascinating family background rooted in centuries of Russian history, richly intertwined with Russian arts, culture, and politics.

Topics include: Russian poetry, gulags, Romani culture, fortune telling, witchery, generational legacies, immigration, Brooklyn mafia, studying astrology, Russian Orthodoxy, performance art, rebellion, Joseph Brodsky, and much more.

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Episode 28: God-lover Kyle talks with internet comedian Dan Hentschel about Tiktok fame, going to Catholic school, having a mom who's a therapist, working at T-mobile, believing in God, the meaning of heaven, r/atheism, playing characters online, and a lot more...

Listen to the full episode with a free trial on ⁠our Patreon⁠ <3

Episode 26: God-lover Kyle sits down with Stephen Adubato, creator of the project Cracks in Postmodernity.

In this episode we talk about how Stephen got baptized twice, how he became religious in college, being a professor to gen z students, the video music awards, stanning bad bunny, being a little monster, and I'm sure some other things but honestly I forget.

Here's a link to the book Stephen reads from: Mariette Ecstasy by Ron Hansen

The full episode is available on our Patreon where you can find all our full-length episodes. Thanks for listening God-lovers. Be sure to rate and review us on whatever podcast app you use to listen.

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Hey everyone - the Godcast is back and we're posting on Sundays now!

In this episode, God-lover Kyle talks with @djinn_kazama about growing up online in Atlanta and being from an immigrant family. Check out their content and memes on Instagram.

Topics include cosmic whales, homosexual crime, Sailor Moon, Courtney Love, 9/11, cultural muslimanity and much more.

Listen to full episodes and support this project on our Patreon <3

Happy Anniversary God-lovers! You've survived one year of I Need God Pod... enjoy a free, full episode today!

In this episode, God-lover Kyle goes solo to talk about the journey of creating @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife and growing it to the point of having a store and podcast. Topics also include Kyle's religious upbringing, popular culture and spirituality, and astrology.

Get ready for more episodes as we ramp up to year 2 of our show! With more hands on deck, we're planning more frequent episodes with even more interesting guests. If you have a religious or spiritual story you'd like to share, please write to us at ineedgodineverymomentofmylife@gmail.com.

Listen to full episodes and support this project on ⁠our Patreon⁠ <3

Thank you to our Patrons who support this project at the Angel tier:

Alyson White

Carson Reeves

Dakotah Garcia

Jenna Sais Quoi

Neve Parker

Nicki

Nicole

Tyler Hill

God-lover Kyle sits down with Bianca Perez, the shit-poster behind the infamous IG meme page @yung_nihilist. Topics include Bianca's Bushwick upbringing, the nuances of Instagram meme culture, things Bianca stans, and so much more. For the complete conversation, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.

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God-lover Kyle talks with internet comedian ⁠Dan Hentschel⁠ about Tiktok fame, going to Catholic school, having a mom who's a therapist, working at T-mobile, believing in God, the meaning of heaven, r/atheism, playing characters online, and a lot more...

Support this project, listen to new episodes first, and unlock bonus episdoes on ⁠⁠our Patreon⁠⁠ <3

In this episode, I talk with Al Bedell – writer, podcaster, NYC twitter icon, and alcoholic. We touch on magic, fairies, addiction, recovery, death, kratom, alcohol, funerals, affliction, belief, escapism, and more. Listen to the full-length convo on our Patreon where you can find all our full-length, unlocked episodes at patreon.com/ineedgod. You can find Al's podcast at https://alanonymous.angelfire.com/

In this episode, we talk to Ena da (@park_slope_arsonist on IG) about religious services she attended in Ghana and in the US. But also about aliens, 9/11, sugar, the importance of community, and much more! Listen to the full-length episode on our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod. And check out Ena's podcast The Jenaverse at https://www.instagram.com/the_jenaverse/.

This episode was kindly edited by David Sutrin.

On this week's episode, God-lover Kyle sits down to talk with NYC club icon and performer Angel Money. Angel was raised to be the heir of a Pentecostal megachurch and talks about what it was like growing up as the black sheep of her family. Listen to our full convo on Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.

We cover the spirituality of money, speaking in tongues, drug use, lucid dreaming, chaos magick, goddess worship, alien encounters, and so much more. Content warning for language, drugs, abortion, and abuse.

On today's episode, God-lover Kyle talks with Julia Serena about her experience attending an all-female Catholic boarding school run by an international Catholic federation known as Regnum Christi in the early 2000s. Listen to the full-length conversation at patreon.com/ineedgod.

Topics include:

Last rites

Regnum Christi

Consecrated women

Daily life in Catholic school

Journal entries

Visiting the Pope

The Marcial Maciel scandal

Going to church stoned

Technology and spirituality

...and more!

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In this episode, God-lover Kyle talks with artist, writer, and meme-maker Aiden Arata. Raised Catholic but no longer religious, Aiden maintains a sense of spirituality that she channels into poignant guided meditation videos suited for a post-pandemic internet. Listen to the full episode on our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.

Topics include:

Catholic School

Surrender

Irish vs Italian Catholicism

Social media through the years

Writing a book

Guided meditations for social media

Toxic positivity

Manifesting

Monthly moon journaling 

Maroon 5

Louise Hay’s affirmations

Dating a future monk

Vision boards 

Marriage 

Meeting Marianne Williamson 

The palms trees in Los Angeles

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God-lover Kyle is joined by filmmaker and ex-Mormon, Kelly Polk to talk about what Mormonism is and what it's like to grow up Mormon. Listen to the full episodes on our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.

Topics include:

The founding of Mormonism

What Mormons believe

Having a crush on a Mormon

Becoming Presbyterian

Leaving the faith

Mormon aesthetics

Missionaries

Mormon baptism

The Book of Mormon

Magic Underwear

Tithing

Cults

The three tiers of heaven

Polygamy

Baptizing the dead

Mormon prayer

Secular humanism

+ we talk about HBO's The Idol

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In this episode, God-lover Kyle is joined by Instagram user Joan of Arca to chat about her strict, non-religious upbringing and her journey into the world of spiritual traditions. Topics include Joan of Arc, Arca, meme life, Calvinism, bisexuality, Judaism, and fan culture. We wrap things up with some pop culture hot topics. Don't miss out on the full episode (and all our other episodes) on our Patreon!

In this episode, we talk with the creator behind TikTok sensation Elizabeth St. Clair, John Idalis! We talk Buddhism, acting school, black lives matter, creating a Christian character, and queerness. We also take questions from the audience, and at the end, God-lover Kyle talks to Elizabeth herself in character. The full episode is available on our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.

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Content warning: sexual abuse

In this episode, God-lover Kyle chats with Angella d'Avignon – a writer and studio manager, currently writing a book about ghost towns. We talk about her evangelical upbringing and family history. Her great-grandfather, Paul Hutchens, is the author of The Sugar Creek Gang children's book series. Her grandfather was a radio pastor and buddies with Billy Graham. And her mom helped found a popular after-school arts program in 1981, Christian Youth Theater.

Topics include:

• Itinerant Evangelicalism
• Sugar Creek Gang series
• Tent Revival Circuit
• Religious Trauma Syndrome
• Purity ring ceremonies
• Invisible Children
• Christian Community Theater
• Christian branding
• Christian media
• Leaving evangelicalism

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In this episode admins Kyle and Mel answer audience questions. In the full episode (on our Patreon) we also answer questions people have for God himself and try to answer them.

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Happy New Year God-lovers! Enjoy this unlocked, full episode with ⁠Fundie Fridays⁠.

Jen and James are a cornerstone of a relatively new online community known as "fundie snark" which deconstructs and pokes fun at American evangelicalism and fundamentalist beliefs.

We talk about their religious upbringings, evangelical culture, American politics, religious deconstruction, fundie snark, and do an audience Q&A.

Subscribe to ⁠⁠our Patreon⁠⁠ to support this show <3

On this episode, we're joined by both Jen and James of Fundie Fridays. They are a cornerstone of a relatively new online community known as "fundie snark" which deconstructs and pokes fun at American evangelicalism and fundamentalist beliefs. Subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode.

We talk about their religious upbringings, evangelical culture, American politics, religious deconstruction, fundie snark, and do an audience Q&A.

In this episode, God-lover Kyle chats with Mackenzie Thomas about a psychotic turn of events in her life that made her come to believe she was chosen by God to do His job. You may know Mackenzie from her Tiktoks where she reads from her old diary. For the full conversation, start a free trial at patreon.com/ineedgod.

Content warning: drugs, mental illness, self-harm

This week we speak with Ariel from Trans Regret Snoopy Presents the Bible podcast. We talk about the bible - what is it? How should we approach it? And we talk about Ariel's experience with religion, depression, and the internet.

In the second half, which you can find on our Patreon, we do some bible reading and break down Romans 8:31 along with all the passages from a meme we posted.

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This week we talk to Armenian American artist, writer, and teacher Ani Tatintsyan about her experience of being visited by the holy spirit and about redemption. Her essay "fFaith Exercise" is available at www.patreon.com/ineedgod for patrons at the God-lover tier and above.

Topics covered include:

Armenian Orthodoxy

The Soviet Union

Immigrating to the United States

Adult baptism

Spirituality of acting and photography

Being visited by the Holy Spirit

Jungian shadow work

In the full episode, we cover:

The Bible

What is redemption

Armenian genocide

Eternity

Memory

Kyle’s story about JCC summer camp

Karma

Money

Astrology

Reacting to INGIEMOML memes

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God-lover Kyle talks to journalist Taylor Lorenz about being online, social media, spirituality, and her IG page @TaylorLorenz3.0. This episode ended up being less about God, but we promise future episodes will be more godly. Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod for the full-length episode.

Topics include:

Claddagh rings

Taylor’s guardian angels

Being a poster

Tumblr Era and fuckyeah blogs

Taylor explains what I NEED GOD is

How she started her writing career

Facebook moms

Techno optimism

Fake news and belief

Narrative force

Being online during the pandemic

Topics we cover in the full episode:

Finding higher power in the face of death

Advice on being a content creator

Taylor on Jesus faking his death

Leaning into conspiracy

Taylor’s new book Extremely Online

Writing rituals

State of the journalism industry

Crying on MSNBC

Creating boundaries between personal life and the internet

The Caroline Calloway subreddit

Taylor joining Campus Crusade for Christ

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Today we're joined by astrologer Randon Rosenbohm. She writes a weekly horoscope column for Vice and is the reason we know Lana Del Rey's sun sign.

Become a patron to unlock our full conversation with Randon where we give an astrological forecast for the end of December.

Randon has a telegram channel for astrology updates:

https://t.me/goodhoroscope

And one for Berlin local events:

https://t.me/goodhoroscopebln

Topics we cover include:

The practice of astrology

New Orleans and Catholicism

Modern sexuality

Synodal Path

Toxic astrology

How data affects our aura

Astrolocherry

How Kyle started doing astrology

Mercury vs Jupiter

Randon’s trip to the Vatican

Religion in Berlin

In our full-length, Patreon-only episode we also cover:

Medieval books made of skin

Hellenism

Talking to god

Reclaiming your religious roots

A Course in Miracles

Psychic channeling

Jungian psychology

An astrological forecast for December

Join us today at patreon.com/ineedgod to unlock full-length episodes and to join our private Discord channels where we have an astrology q&a chat.

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God-lover Kyle talks to Gabi Abrão aka @sighswoon about her spiritual upbringing and her new book Notes on Shapeshifting. Subscribe (for free) to patreon.com/ineedgod to listen to the full hour-long convo. If you like thepodcast make sure to rate and review it on whatever platform you listen on!

Gabi’s book:

https://notacult.media/books/p/sighswoon

Gabi’s Patreon: 

patreon.com/sighswoon

Gabi’s merch:

www.sunshineshop.la/sighswoon  

Topics we cover:

Spiritism

Contemporary Art

Jungian Psychology

Church choir 

Digital resting points      

Victoria Paris

Walking

Notes on Shapeshifting

Being a visitor

Cultivating support 

Narcissism

Technology 

Writing style 

Ether vs Earth  

God-lover Kyle’s first acid trip

Weed legalization  

Circulation

In this episode, God-lover Kyles goes to LA to talk with culture writer and podcaster Molly Lambert about her spiritual disposition.

Topics covered:

Science camp

Charles and Ray Eames power of 10

Werner Herzog

The Heidi World Podcast

Jurassic Park

Irish Catholic Nuns Soup Kitchen

Thich Nhat Hanh You are Here

Zen Buddhism

Social media addiction

Walking meditation

Body image

Alaskan bear cams

Scientology

Being Jewish in LA

Mike Davis the case for letting Malibu burn

Aliens

Mutual Aid

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In this episode, God-lover Kyle goes to divine liturgy with actress and podcaster Dasha Nekrasova. For another 45 minutes of conversation with Dasha, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.

Things we touch on: Brook Scheider Ceramics, Kyle's Shark Tank Reenactment, Dasha's God-given purpose, the SAG awards, Eastern Catholicism vs Orthodoxy vs Roman Catholicism, Vatican II, Dasha's natal chart, teen atheism, being an actor, artificial intelligence, Marian apparitions, chrismation, conspiracy, Dasha's catholic IG, pilates

We're joined today by author L.A. Warman, founder of the Warman School and ex-evangelical.

Listen to the full hour-long conversation by joining us on Patreon and pledging at our God-lover tier or above!

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Episode 41: In this episode we chat with Izzy, fashion genius behind Isaboko, about sustainability, Catholic school, queerness, identity, and solar-punk.

Izzy shares their journey of reconciling their Catholic faith with their queer identity, highlighting their experiences with inclusive Christian communities and their passion for sustainable fashion. The conversation delves into topics of optimism, humanity's inherent goodness, and the Solarpunk movement's vision for an eco-friendly and inclusive world.

To support this project and to unlock our full back catalog of episodes, check out our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod (you can join for free).

This episode is brought to you by our merch store, i-need-god.com.

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Welcome to the first episode of our Godcast featuring Kreayshawn!

Enjoy this free half-hour episode and join us on Patreon to unlock the full hour.

Content warnings: Addiction, suicide, abortion, rape, theft

Links:

http://kreayshawn.com/

http://smile.rip

http://i-need-god.com

https://smilerip.bigcartel.com/

https://twitter.com/KREAYSHAWN

https://onlyfans.com/kreaykiwi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_Sola

https://neocities.org/

https://youtu.be/LwmT6sQco7o

https://youtu.be/ATdf6CJPcUY

https://movies.disney.com/soul

Episode 47:

In this episode, I sit down with Hanna Williams, creator of the meme page Organic Abundance, to explore her personal journey with faith and how it led her to practicing Shakta Tantra. Our conversation covers a range of topics including farming, the teachings of Rudolph Steiner, phenomenology, yogic traditions, gurus, and the idea of grace.

Support this project on Patreon <3

Episode 49: Comedian Honey Pluton joins God-lover Kyle for a conversation about God, witchcraft, drugs, political figures, comedy, and more!

Link to Kyle's Shark Tank video art.

Link to look up your Sabian Symbols

Look up your Primal Astrology animal here

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Episode 48: In this episode, God-lover Kyle interviews Britt Hartley – author, tiktoker, spiritual coach, atheist, and ex-Mormon – about her unique approach to spirituality without dogma or religious belief.

Topics include Mormonism, atheism, Gen Z's evolving religious landscape, political religions, gender divides, the power of ritual, navigating nihilism, effective spiritual tools, archetypes, and the balance between thought and presence.

Subscribe to ⁠our Patreon⁠ to support this project <3

Episode 46:

God-lover Kyle speaks with a former drag king from New Zealand who gained popularity in the drag scene there but chose to leave it behind for a simpler life in the countryside, where they now read the Bible and attend church.

Subscribe to ⁠our Patreon⁠ to support this project <3

Episode 43: Randon is back! Subscribe to Randon's substack at http://goodhoroscope.de

Our catch up includes the following topics:

Getting confirmed, studying icon art, living in a convent in Italy, Catholicism and astrology, A Course in Miracles, buy the book: https://amzn.to/4bZu5bT, the liturgical calendar, Jupiter in Gemini, the saints that are venerated on our birthdays, Pope Pius X and St. Faustina, pre-cana and marriage, questions from Instagram, Young Sheldon.

To support this podcast, please follow us on Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod. You'll find our entire back catalog of full episodes there, including our first episode with Randon recorded about 1.5 years ago.

Unlocked full episode! In fall 2022, God-lover Kyle went to divine liturgy with actress and podcaster Dasha Nekrasova.

Things we touch on: ⁠Brook Scheider Ceramics⁠, Kyle's ⁠Shark Tank Reenactment⁠, Dasha's God-given purpose, the SAG awards, Eastern Catholicism vs Orthodoxy vs Roman Catholicism, Vatican II, Dasha's natal chart, teen atheism, being an actor, artificial intelligence, Marian apparitions, chrismation, conspiracy, ⁠Dasha's catholic IG⁠, pilates, etc.

To support this project and to access more content subscribe at patreon.com/ineedgod

EPISODE 50!!!! Welcome to a new season of I Need God Pod.......

In this episode, I interview Jessie Susanna Karnatz, aka the Money Witch. Jessie Susanna discusses her unique approach to financial healing, integrating it into a larger concept of personal healing and connecting money to the Earth. Over the past 11 years, she has focused on why many people struggle with financial literacy despite available resources and how finances tie into holistic self-care. The conversation covers the stigma around money, the spiritual significance of money, the role of religion and rituals in Jessie's life, and her thoughts on the relationship between capitalism, suffering, and money. Jessie also shares personal experiences from her background in the sex industry, her conversion to Judaism, and her work helping others manage their finances in alternative economies.

Episode 52: In this episode I talk with Gillian Walsh, a movement artist, body work practitioner, God-lover, and religion scholar. For a full hour more of conversation, visit our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod

Topics include:

Work

Spiritual inheritance

Body work

Mystical experiences

Emptiness

Life and death

Healing

Feeling god

Episode 51: We welcome comedy artist Camirin Farmer to discuss spirituality, religion, and their journey in performance art/clowning. Topics include speaking in tongues, astrology, the movie 'Wicked,' psychic protection, psychedelics, marginal identity, God and more.

Episode 54: Neoliberalhell is here today! God-lover Kyle talks with Ana about her religious upbringing with her ex-Catholic parents, the antibiotics she took that made her dissociate for months and subsequently believe in God, her Dad's psychic massage therapist, an outing at the NYC Young Republicans event, a deceased woman's bible, and more.

Episode 53: My conversation with artist and movement artist Gillian Walsh continues on Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod. We talk about love, theology, evil, aliens, drones, the sky—and get into the spirituality and theology of Britney Spears, the dark side of celebrity, exploitation, and technology and control.

Episode 55: This week, I'm joined by the brilliant Lauren from @brutalrecovery. Her upcoming book, No Lost Causes Club, is available for pre-order now.

We dive into addiction, recovery, Neopets, ritual, opera, singing, teaching, writing, God, Scotland, and so much more.

A video version of this podcast is available on our Patreon!

Episode #59: I talk with Juno Zavitz about his Lucumí practice and journey toward priesthood. We also dive into topics like Christian anarchism, social work, queerness, and more.

Episode 58: I talk with Miles Yardley (@Pariahthedoll), formerly known as Salomé, about his journey and perspective on gender, sexuality, and Catholicism. For a video version of this episode, head to our Patreon at patreon.com/ineedgod.