Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma
Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma brings queer voices to the table to explore Catholicism through the lens of queer liberation theology. Growing up in conservative, fundamentalist Catholic environments, Max’s journey has led him to a deeper, more authentic understanding of Jesus—rooted in radical love, not rigid doctrine. The show examines the tension between religious dogma and lived faith, dismantling harmful narratives and imagining a Church and world that fully honors the dignity of LGBTQ+ people and all marginalized communities. Tune in for candid reflections, theological insights, and conversations that challenge and inspire.
Episodes
Queer Virtue: A Theological Lens for Christianity
In this episode of Whiplash, Max sits down with the Reverend Liz Edman, Episcopal priest and author of Queer Virtue, to explore what queer experience can teach Christianity. Rather than treating queerness as simply an identity to be debated or affirmed, Edman argues that it offers a theological lens—one that challenges false binaries, cultivates virtues like courage and truth-telling, and invites
Living Outside the Norm
In this episode, I reflect on the recent New York Times essay by Matthew Vines, "I'm Gay, Not Queer. It Matters," and use it as a starting point for a broader conversation about what queer means to me. As a transgender Catholic, I've come to understand queerness not simply as a label for sexual orientation or gender identity, but as a way of living beyond society's assumption
Schism & Culture War: Understanding the SSPX Split
The Vatican's declaration that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is in schism immediately ignited debate across Catholic social media. Why was the SSPX declared schismatic? Why not other controversial Catholics? In this episode, we move beyond the memes and culture-war talking points to explain what schism actually means in Catholic theology, the history of the SSPX, and why this moment has bec
Why We Need to Learn Black Catholic History with Alessandra Harris
For many Catholics, the story of racism and justice is often taught in fragments — as individual moments of prejudice rather than as part of a larger arc of history that continues to shape people’s lives today. Issues like policing, incarceration, housing, employment, and the criminalization of drug use are deeply connected to histories of racial inequality that have shaped the experiences of Blac
Growing Up White and Catholic: What I Didn’t Learn
What is missing from my understanding of the Black Catholic experience?In this episode, I reflect on what I’ve been learning about the history of Catholic involvement in slavery, the development of Black Catholic thought, and the ways Black Catholics have challenged the Church to more fully live into its teachings on justice and human dignity.This conversation draws from the work of Black Catholic
Fr. Mike Schmitz Encourages Scrupulosity in Gay Catholics
What kind of God is being presented to LGBTQ Catholics? In this episode, Max and Emma respond to Fr. Mike Schmitz and Kim Zember's recent EWTN video "Can You Be Gay and Catholic?" and argue that beneath the conversation lies a troubling image of God—one that encourages self-doubt, scrupulosity, and fear rather than dignity, relationship, and freedom. From purity culture and evangelic
A New Thing: Pride, Transness, and Liberation
This Pride Month, Max explores what Pride means through the lens of transgender identity, liberation, and faith. Beginning with the history of Stonewall and the central role that transgender and gender-nonconforming people played in the Gay Liberation movement, this episode examines why Pride remains both a celebration and a protest. Drawing on scripture, queer history, and contemporary reflection
If You Didn’t Read the Pope’s Encyclical, Here’s What You Missed
In this episode, I break down Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, offering both a clear overview of its main themes and a deeper reflection on what it means theologically and politically. The document engages artificial intelligence, modern warfare, labor, and global inequality through the lens of Catholic Social Doctrine, including striking moments like its critique of “just war” theor
Queer Theology 101 with Dr Ish Ruiz
Today I’m joined by Dr. Ish Ruiz for a conversation about queer theology—what it means to “queer” theology itself, and how that moves us beyond questions of simple inclusion into deeper questions about scripture, doctrine, tradition, and power. We explore what shifts when theology is approached from the margins rather than assumed centers, and how queer theology opens up more liberatory and expans
The Search for Aliveness with Leah Raidt
Leah Raidt joins me for a deeply personal conversation about Catholicism, embodiment, gender, spirituality, and the search for aliveness within religious practice. Leah serves to uplift and advance LGBTQ+ artists and narratives toward collective liberation through meditation, facilitation, filmmaking, poetry, performance, producing, and presence. Together, we explore what happens when spirituality
26 Years of Trans Catholic Ministry - Sister Luisa Derouen
In this episode of Whiplash, Max speaks with Sister Luisa Derouen about her more than 26 years accompanying transgender Catholics through questions of faith, conscience, identity, and belonging. Long before transgender issues became part of mainstream Catholic discourse, Luisa was quietly offering spiritual support to trans people wrestling with isolation, shame, fear, and the feeling that they ha
Interview with a Nonbinary Trans Jew
This week on Whiplash, Max sits down with J.E. Reich—a Jewish, queer, and nonbinary journalist, editor, and writer—for a conversation that stretches beyond a single tradition and into deeper questions of gender, theology, and lived experience. Together, they explore what it means to encounter another religious framework not as a threat, but as an invitation: to rethink assumptions, to expand imagi
Max & Emma on Pope Leo’s Comments, Plus 3 LGBTQ Figures You Should Know
Emma and I start this episode by catching up and talking through Pope Leo’s recent comments on sexual morality—what was said, what it reflects, and how it continues to shape the way LGBTQ people are understood in the life of the Church. Rather than just reacting, we sit with what these conversations do: how they draw boundaries, reinforce certain narratives, and leave others out.From there, Emma b
A Trans Catholic Life, 70 Years in the Making
At nearly 70 years old, Christine Zuba’s story offers a powerful and rarely heard witness. She transitioned just 11 years ago after decades of lived experience, becoming an active voice in transgender Catholic advocacy. A lifelong Catholic, she serves as a Eucharistic Minister at Saints Peter & Paul Church in Turnersville, New Jersey, helps lead her parish’s LGBTQ+ ministry Together In Prayer,
FAQ: My Trans Catholic Story
Longtime listeners of Whiplash and readers of my work will likely recognize much of what I share in this episode. I’ve written and spoken about pieces of my story over the years, across essays, podcasts, and conversations. But I wanted to create a single episode that brings those threads together in one place, especially for those who may be newer to my work or hearing my story for the first time.
Liberation is for Everyone... And it's Not Suffocating
Bishop Barron is in the news again, and as usual, it’s complicated. In this episode of Whiplash, I respond to his recent Word on Fire video "The Suffocating Warmth of Marxist Collectivism," examining the claims he makes about collective responsibility, freedom, and economic ideology. I dig into how Catholic social teaching intersects with contemporary economic realities, from industrial-
"Twink death," Homosociality & Masculine Status
Masculinity is often shaped less by attraction to women than by the recognition men seek from other men. Using the public reaction to Timothée Chalamet and the online discourse around “twink death” as a starting point, this episode explores the concept of homosociality and the powerful role status plays in shaping male identity. Drawing on sociology, pop culture, and media analysis, we examine how
Bishops claim Gender Affirmation threatens Religious Liberty
Across the United States, a growing wave of laws is targeting transgender people—restricting access to medical care, limiting legal recognition, and threatening basic rights in everyday life. At the same time, some Catholic leaders are increasingly portraying transgender identities and legal recognition of trans people as threats to religious liberty. When a principle meant to safeguard conscience
Trans Theology & Coming Home to the Body ft. Maddie Marlett
What happens when Catholic theology begins not with abstract debates about transgender people, but with the lived experience of transgender embodiment itself? In this conversation, Max Kuzma sits down with his friend Maddie Marlett to explore what it means to encounter Christ through transition, embodiment, and the lifelong process of becoming. Rather than treating trans lives as distant questions
Scandalous Catholic Behavior ft. Chris Damian & Justin (EmptyChairs)
In this episode of Whiplash, we unpack the concept of “scandal” in the Catholic Church — what it means in the tradition, and how it often functions in practice. With Chris Damian and Justin from Empty Chairs, we focus especially on the uneven way scandal gets applied to queer Catholics — and with Max’s perspective, to trans people in particular — where identity itself is often treated as suspect,
The Catholic Millennial’s Guide to Avocado Toast & the Economy
Millennials have been blamed for everything from killing napkins to buying too much avocado toast, so naturally we decided to talk about the economy. In this episode, I’m joined by my former Franciscan University classmate Shannon Kaschak to unpack why “just budget better” isn’t a serious economic policy, what a $3-per-meal proposal says about how poverty gets framed, and how culture wars keep wor
Beyond Either/Or: Queering Contemplation with Cassidy Hall
Centering yourself in a world that profits from your fragmentation is a quiet act of resistance. In this episode of Whiplash, Max sits down with Cassidy Hall to explore how contemplation can become an embodied, grounded practice — especially for queer and trans people navigating spiritual burnout, political chaos, and inherited religious tension. Drawing from Cassidy’s powerful book, Queering Cont
And the Darkness Shall Not Overcome
Power and exploitation often feel unstoppable, but much of what we perceive as power is actually empty. Those who dominate and extract — whether in governments, corporations, or cultural institutions — survive by feeding off the labor, energy, and lives of others. They cannot create, nurture, or love. Recognizing this emptiness reveals an important truth: the real power lies in those who build, ca
Cold Weather, Small Rituals, and Trans Survival
This episode is another informal, more reflective offering. Rather than an investigation or a philosophical / theological argument, it’s a meditation on what it feels like to move through ordinary life under authoritarian conditions — when even small, domestic tasks take on emotional and political weight. I reflect on the feeling of “doing laundry under authoritarian conditions,” and the thoughts
Bothsidesism is a Moral Failure
With national attention focused on ICE actions and events in Minneapolis—and amid a moment when many people’s emotional and intellectual bandwidth is stretched thin—this episode takes a simpler, more informal format. Recorded solo and without a guest, it slows the pace while remaining grounded in research and analysis, making space to think carefully about how language, power, and morality interse
What American Catholics Get Wrong About Persecution
In this episode, we take a historical and theological dive into the idea of Christian persecution—where it comes from, how it was formed, and why it still holds so much emotional power today. Drawing from early Christian martyrdom, the development of moral frameworks around suffering and faithfulness, and the long arc of Christianity’s relationship to power, we explore how a story meant to sustain
Queer Liberation Theology in a Time of State Violence
In a moment shaped by state violence, fear-based politics, and the misuse of religious language, this conversation turns toward a different Christian tradition—one rooted in solidarity rather than hierarchy. We explore the history of liberation theology, how queer liberation theology flows from it, and why Catholic social teaching’s preferential option for the poor matters right now. From the kill
A Catholic Priest’s Fearless Advocacy for LGBTQ Rights
The fight for LGBTQ dignity in the Catholic Church didn’t begin in our lifetime—and this episode traces one priest who proved that publicly and without apology. Fr. Tom Oddo was a Catholic priest living in 1944-1989 who openly advocated for gay rights while also defending a rigorous, human vision of Catholic education, reminding us that courage and reform have always existed within the Church.On W
After Purity: A Conversation with Sara Moslener
Purity culture is often framed as a story about sex and shame, but it’s also a political system shaping whose bodies are protected, disciplined, or cast as threats. In this episode of Whiplash, Emma talks with Sara Moslener, scholar of American religion, race, and gender, and author of After Purity. Sara helps us see how purity culture is deeply entwined with whiteness, Cold War politics, and Amer
Wake Up Dead Man: Catholic Power, Grifting, and the Cost of Belonging
In this episode of Whiplash, Max is joined by Bill, co-host of the film podcast Morally Offensive, for a deep dive into Wake Up Dead Man. Framed as a gothic murder mystery, the film becomes a lens for examining Catholic power, clerical authority, and the uneasy overlap between faith, control, and grifting. Together, Max and Bill explore how the movie stages competing visions of priesthood, why her
Thomas Aquinas & the Architecture of Hierarchy
Thomas Aquinas is very popular on the Catholic internet—especially in high-control spaces where his work is treated as the final word on hierarchy, gender, sexuality, and social order. In this episode of Whiplash, we take a deep dive into how Aquinas’s theology was shaped by aristocratic privilege, scholastic gatekeeping, and a rigid hierarchical imagination—and how those same frameworks continue
How Purity, Power, and Fear Police Masculinity
Masculinity operates within a complex web of power, fear, and purity culture. In high-control Catholic spaces, rigid ideals of manhood are enforced not just through behavior, but through moral systems that label certain bodies, desires, and identities as “acceptable” or “threatening.” These structures protect themselves by policing men and women alike, privileging conformity while punishing deviat
Rest, Reflect, Act: Strengthening Your Inner Life with Contemplative Prayer
In this episode of Whiplash, we sit down with Nancy Sylvester, IHM, whose life spans the reforms of Vatican II, decades of Catholic social justice leadership, and a profound commitment to contemplative practice. Nancy shares how contemplative prayer can ground us amid uncertainty, help us navigate conflict with greater clarity, and sustain the long work of transforming our communities and our worl
Medieval Trans and Genderqueer Saints
Queer and trans people are often told that our lives have no place in the Christian past—that we’re modern disruptions, not part of the story. But when you look closely at the Middle Ages, that certainty falls apart. The archive is full of gender-expansive figures, boundary-crossing saints, and stories that refuse the neat binaries people try to impose on them today. The trouble isn’t that queer a
Why Crusadercore is Having a Moment
Today we break down why crusader armor, Jerusalem cross tattoos, and medieval edits are suddenly everywhere. Emma and I dig into how this aesthetic blends fantasy, Catholic symbols, and far-right vibes into a hypermasculine myth—and why it’s so appealing to young men right now. For more background and de-radicalization insight, don’t miss our companion essay, “Breaking the Crusader Spell,” here: h
Matt Fradd & the Catholic Pipeline to the Manoverse
Matt Fradd’s decision to bring Pints with Aquinas to The Daily Wire is a major shift within conservative Catholic media in recent years. In this episode, we break down why this move matters, how it reshapes the landscape of Catholic commentary online, and what it reveals about the tightening relationship between right-wing political media and religious influencers. We look at how Fradd’s huge audi
Halloween Special and Queer History
In this episode of Whiplash, Max and Emma keep the Halloween spirit alive by sharing their favorite costumes, movie memories, and stories from Halloweens past—while reflecting on the deeper meaning of this season for queer and trans Catholics. As the veil thins and the world turns toward remembrance, they explore how Halloween has long been a space of liberation for queer people: a night to step i
Fifty Years of Faith and Resistance: A Conversation about Dignity with Marianne Duddy-Burke
Queer Catholic history isn’t a closed book—it’s still being written in every act of courage, faith, and community. For more than fifty years, DignityUSA has been at the heart of that story, standing as one of the earliest and most enduring organizations advocating for LGBTQ+ Catholics.In this episode, Emma sits down with Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director of DignityUSA, to reflect on the org
Art as Queer Advocacy — with Libby (@kibbyer)
As we continue celebrating LGBTQ History Month, we’re turning toward the power of art—how it allows queer people of faith to see ourselves reflected in the sacred. This week, Max speaks with Libby, a young artist and one of the youngest attendees at the recent LGBTQ pilgrimage in Rome. Building on our earlier conversation with Dani from @andhersaints, this episode explores how art becomes a form o
The Cloud of Witnesses: Queer Catholic History with Dr. Jason Jack
In this episode of Whiplash, Max and Emma speak with Dr. Jason Steidl Jack, theologian, historian, and author of LGBTQ Catholic Ministry: Past and Present. Jason traces the long and often overlooked history of queer Catholic ministry in the United States — from early communities like DignityUSA to today’s ongoing efforts to build spaces of belonging within and beyond the Church. He reflects on his
The Transforming Power of Queerness
What happens when queerness meets fundamentalist religion? This week on Whiplash, we sit down with Willow, an intersex trans person, thinker, and survivor of Christian and Catholic fundamentalism, to explore how queerness can become a way of making meaning inside systems that were never built to hold us.Together, we reflect on how queerness transforms us — how it redefines faith, community, and th
Reckoning with Catholic Anti-Blackness, Together
Beneath the surface of Catholic history in America lies a story too often ignored: the deep entanglement of white Catholic identity with racism. In this episode, Maureen O’Connell, author and scholar of Catholic social ethics, helps us uncover that history through her groundbreaking book Undoing the Knots, which traces five generations of her own family in Philadelphia to reveal how Catholic belon
Fighting Fascism with Dr. Joan Braune
What if the “insider knowledge” driving today’s far-right movements isn’t Christian at all? Dr. Joan Braune joins us to expose how figures like Steve Bannon twist ancient Roman myths about history into pseudo-intellectual narratives of power. These ideas get passed off as “tradition,” but as Joan shows, they’re not Catholic, not Christian—and they’re fueling the dangerous rise of fascism and Chris
Pope Leo’s First Four Months & the Road Ahead
Pope Leo’s first four months have been marked by gestures that many LGBTQ Catholics never thought they’d see in their lifetimes. From a historic pilgrimage of LGBTQ faithful into Rome—welcomed after decades of exclusion—to his private meeting with Fr. James Martin, the new pope has signaled continuity with Francis’s posture of welcome. For communities once silenced or cast out, these moments carry
Purity Culture, Power, and Control
In this episode of Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma, we dive into purity culture and the hold it continues to have in American Christianity. While many remember it through 1990s evangelical movements like abstinence pledges and purity rings, purity culture’s influence stretches far beyond that moment. It shapes how churches and communities regulate sexuality, enforce rigid gender roles, and equate wort
Investigating Steubenville with Jenn Morson
This week on Whiplash, Jenn Morson joins us to talk about Franciscan University—a place both Max and Jenn attended. While many remember friendly friars and a vibrant campus life, the university also fostered a culture of control, secrecy, and conformity that allowed harm to persist. Jenn has been a leading voice reporting on sexual abuse allegations at Franciscan, including work for the National C
Navigating High Control Catholicism: Guidelines for Storytelling and Advocacy
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to engage ethically with stories of High Control Catholicism and religious trauma. As we’ve moved through this series, we’ve seen how easily personal testimony can be flattened into content for clicks, and how platforms often privilege certain voices over others. We share how we approach storytelling differently—by centering lived experience, collaborat
Opus Dei Explained with Gareth Gore
In this episode, we sit down with journalist and author Gareth Gore to explore the hidden world of Opus Dei. From his beginnings as a financial reporter to uncovering a story that stretched far beyond banking, Gareth shares how Opus Dei’s secrecy, influence, and high-control practices have shaped both Catholic life and global politics. Together, we discuss the cult of personality around founder Jo
Life after Conversion Therapy
This week’s episode is one of the harder ones we’ve recorded. We’re talking about conversion therapy — something that isn’t just a political talking point, but a lived reality for so many in our community. If this topic is too much for you right now, please take care of yourself and skip this one. Your wellbeing matters more than anything. But for those who can listen, thank you for holding space
Debunking Catholic Claims About Queer People
In this episode, we’re joined by Theo, the creator and host of Disordered: Responding to Catholic Teachings on Gender and Sexuality. Their podcast takes on the harmful narratives that many conservative Catholic voices promote about LGBTQ people—arguments that are often cloaked in the language of love and pastoral care, but ultimately rely on shame, fear, and pseudoscience. Episode by episode (ther
Growing Up in the Lamb of God Covenant Community — with Audrey Clare Farley
Raised in the Lamb of God Covenant Community, Audrey Clare Farley grew up in a tightly controlled environment shaped by charismatic Catholicism, rigid gender roles, and a theology that demanded obedience at all costs. Now a historian and author, Audrey reflects on how that formative experience shaped her work on eugenics, religious fundamentalism, and the ways society constructs categories like “m
Investigating Far-Right Catholic Media with Heidi Schlumpf
What does it mean to investigate the Church you still call home? And what happens when Catholic media itself becomes a tool of control?This week on Whiplash, we continue our High-Control Catholicism series with a powerful conversation with journalist, editor, and teacher Heidi Schlumpf. Heidi reflects on her career investigating the Catholic Church from within, and what it means to report on far-r
What is high control Catholicism?
What happens when faith becomes more about control than love? In this episode, we kick off our High Control Catholicism series by unpacking the patterns of authoritarianism, rigidity, and fear that show up in certain corners of the Catholic Church—from the windswept plains of St. Marys, Kansas to the halls of Opus Dei and Franciscan University. We share stories from our readers, reflect on our own
Forgive and Forget? Not So Fast — with Kaya Oakes
Kaya Oakes is a Catholic writer, feminist, teacher, and author of Radical Reinvention, The Defiant Middle, and most recently, Not So Sorry. Kaya’s work wrestles with some of the deepest tensions in faith: grief and joy, resistance and belonging, accountability and forgiveness. In this conversation, we explore her journey from Catholic schoolgirl to Bay Area punk activist and back to church on her
What We Were Never Taught: Pride Month edition
In this special Pride Month episode of Whiplash, Max and Emma sit down with Evelyn Lundy, cohost of the podcast Leave, Laugh, Love, to talk about queer awakening, Catholic deconstruction, and what happens when faith communities can’t hold the fullness of who we are. Evelyn shares her journey from youth group devotion to Franciscan University, where a mix of theology classes, queer Catholic classma
Saints, Silliness, and the Sacred: Queer Catholic Art with Dani (@andhersaints)
Dani (@andhersaints) is a queer Catholic artist who grew up in an Opus Dei all-girls high school, where they were assigned to make religious art long before they believed in God. What started as a reluctant chore became a source of spiritual freedom. In this episode, Dani shares how they reclaimed Catholic imagery through humor, creativity, and queer embodiment—transforming saints from symbols of
Who wants a Catholic king? with Shannon Vavich
Twenty-five years ago, Shannon Vavich heard someone say, “It will all be better when there’s a Catholic king.” At the time, it sounded like fringe fantasy. But today, she sees that same dream resurfacing in the far-right Catholic movement, Project 2025, and a growing push toward theocracy. In this episode, Shannon—a progressive Catholic and outspoken critic of far-right groups—joins us to talk abo
When Doctrine Harms, Love Must Lead
What happens when doctrine demands obedience, but love calls you to something deeper? In this episode, we speak with Julie, a Catholic mother from Texas whose journey took her from conservative Anglicanism to the Catholic Church—and eventually into full affirmation of her LGBTQ+ children. Along the way, she confronted the harms of fundamentalism, rejected fear-based theology, and embraced the radi
Supernatural or Staged? Catholic Aesthetics, Emotion, and Control with Jessica Gerhardt
In this episode of Whiplash, we sit down with our friend Jessica—a musician, theologian, and educator who grew up in a relaxed, West Coast version of Catholicism that stood in sharp contrast to the rigid forms Emma and I were raised with. From youth ministry to music, Jessica shares how her understanding of faith, aesthetics, and queerness evolved over time, eventually leading her to teach theolog
What Religious Trauma Looks Like for LGBTQ Catholics
When Teresa Thompson sat down with Emma and me, we talked about religious trauma, global perspectives on Catholicism, and how queer people survive in systems not built for us. Teresa encourages us to see healing not only as repair but as a reclamation of our stories and our faith. Together, we explore the weight of trauma without losing sight of joy, community, and the liberating power of spiritua
Pope Leo XIV vs MAGA Catholicism
Just weeks after the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has elected its first-ever U.S. pope: Leo XIV. But instead of celebration, his election has ignited a firestorm across the far-right Catholic internet—from memes and AI-generated propaganda to conspiracy theories and calls for “making the Church great again.”In this episode of Whiplash, hosts Max Kuzma and Emma Cieslik trace the rise
The Gift of Queer Catholic Joy
What if joy isn’t just a feeling, but a form of resistance—and a theological truth?In this episode of Whiplash, Max and Emma dive deep into the power of queer Catholic joy: not as a feel-good add-on, but as a sacred, embodied response to a Church and world that too often marginalize LGBTQ+ people. They share personal stories, theological reflections, and liturgical moments that celebrate what it m
What Pope Francis Meant to Queer Catholics 🌈 ✝️
When Francis stepped onto the balcony in 2013, he focused on mercy, inclusion, and care for the marginalized. He washed the feet of prisoners, met with trans people, and embraced refugees. He called for a "poor Church for the poor." And for many of us, he seemed to open a door.But behind that door? Vatican documents that fail to respect the dignity of transgender and intersex people. The
‘Dear Alana’ and the Power of Story: Simon Kent Fung on Faith, Identity, and Healing
Alana Chen wanted to be a nun. She was 24 when she died by suicide.Her journals were filled with prayers—and with shame. She had spent years in secret conversion therapy, urged by a priest to keep it from her family.Simon Kent Fung never met Alana.But when he read about her death, something broke open. He’d also been a devout Catholic. He’d also undergone conversion therapy. Her story felt eerily
What is Catholic Nationalism?
What happens when Catholic identity gets tangled up with far-right politics? It's not just happening—it's gaining ground.In this episode, Max and Emma unravel the rise of Catholic nationalism: how it echoes and extends Christian nationalist ideology, how it’s fueled by traditionalist movements like SSPX, and how it’s amplified through conservative media outlets like EWTN and Fox News. From
Man Enough? Masculinity and the Catholic Script
Today we're on a deep dive into the intersections of faith, gender, and radicalization. Emma and I explore Catholic masculinity, the rise of tradwives, and the troubling discourse around empathy as a supposed weakness—as well as chronicling our own journeys as young people growing up in fundamentalist Catholic spaces. From the resurgence of Latin Mass to the ways traditionalist gender roles are sh
Unholy and Unruly? Deconstruction as Queer Catholics
On this first episode of Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma, Max and Emma discuss their process of deconstruction to reconstruction as queer Catholics, including the time before, during, and after deconstruction, and reflect on the ways their lives have changed (for the better!).
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