What do pasta, polar bears, and the Pope have in common? They all show up in this episode about climate change. Peterson Toscano refuses to preach doom or guilt—instead, you’ll hear Jewish wisdom on acting fast in a crisis, Christian takes on food justice, and a Bronx guy who’s had it with polar bears. Also: coffee is under threat, so now you’re paying attention. And we end on a diesel-fumed bus ride through Quito, Ecuador, where the future smells like electricity.
Juicy Quotes
“The climate crisis calls our bluff about being individuals—we are interdependent, whether we like it or not.” —Joelle Novey
“We’re the first generation to live through the climate crisis—and the last generation that can do anything about it.” —Derek Weston
“Polar bears? They’re the raccoons of Alaska. Coffee going extinct? Now that’s the apocalypse.” —Tony Buffuzio
“Combustion cars will be remembered like typewriters—legacy tech we finally grew out of.” —Peterson Toscano
Guest Links
Joelle Novey – Interfaith Power & Light DC/MD/VA: http://www.ipldmv.org
National Interfaith Power & Light: https://interfaithpowerandlight.org
Derek Weston – Creation Justice Ministries: https://www.creationjustice.org
Derek Weston’s book (The Just Kitchen): https://broadleafbooks.com/products/the-just-kitchen
Food and Faith Podcast: https://www.foodandfaithpodcast.org
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What do pasta, polar bears, and the Pope have in common? They all show up in this episode about climate change. Peterson Toscano refuses to preach doom or guilt—instead, you’ll hear Jewish wisdom on acting fast in a crisis, Christian takes on food justice, and a Bronx guy who’s had it with polar bears. Also: coffee is under threat, so now you’re paying attention. And we end on a diesel-fumed bus ride through Quito, Ecuador, where the future smells like electricity.
Juicy Quotes
“The climate crisis calls our bluff about being individuals—we are interdependent, whether we like it or not.” —Joelle Novey
“We’re the first generation to live through the climate crisis—and the last generation that can do anything about it.” —Derek Weston
“Polar bears? They’re the raccoons of Alaska. Coffee going extinct? Now that’s the apocalypse.” —Tony Buffuzio
“Combustion cars will be remembered like typewriters—legacy tech we finally grew out of.” —Peterson Toscano
Guest Links
Joelle Novey – Interfaith Power & Light DC/MD/VA: http://www.ipldmv.org
National Interfaith Power & Light: https://interfaithpowerandlight.org
Derek Weston – Creation Justice Ministries: https://www.creationjustice.org
Derek Weston’s book (The Just Kitchen): https://broadleafbooks.com/products/the-just-kitchen
Food and Faith Podcast: https://www.foodandfaithpodcast.org
This episode is about sex, gender, and Jesus—and what happens when our bodies get wrapped in shame, pleasure, politics, and power. It comes in four parts:
🧕 Part One – Tina Beardsley
Revd Dr. Tina Beardsley is a priest, a theologian, and a trans woman who’s been quietly transforming the Church of England from the inside out. Co-author of Trans Affirming Churches and Transfaith, Tina sees transition as a spiritual act.
Learn more: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Beardsley
👑 Part Two – Panda Dulce
Kyle Casey Chu, aka Panda Dulce, is a drag queen, writer, youth librarian, and survivor of a Proud Boys ambush at Drag Story Hour. We talk about sacred drag, queer disappointment, and how to live when the fantasy of queer community doesn’t match reality.
Website: www.kylecaseychu.com
✝️ Part Three – Rev. Bev
Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale—Rev. Bev to her friends—is a poet, preacher, and the founder of the Incarnation Institute for Sex & Faith. She challenges purity culture and insists that pleasure is holy. She also reads from her new book, Who Told You That You Were Naked?
Website: www.beverlydale.org
💃 Part Four – Sound Slice
Let me set the scene for you: I’m at a Quaker gathering in Florida. After the silent worship, the serious talks, and the ice cream debates—we push the tables aside and start square dancing. Boys in skirts. Grandmothers in wheelchairs. Men dancing with men. The Spirit moves.
🎙️ Bubble and Squeak is written and produced by me, Peterson Toscano. I mostly make this show for myself. Oh—and for John Casey, who taught me how to journal again.
Thank you for listening. Until next time—stay curious. Be weird. And make room for yourself to shimmer, sparkle, and shine.
Bubble and Squeak
What do pasta, polar bears, and the Pope have in common? They all show up in this episode about climate change. Peterson Toscano refuses to preach doom or guilt—instead, you’ll hear Jewish wisdom on acting fast in a crisis, Christian takes on food justice, and a Bronx guy who’s had it with polar bears. Also: coffee is under threat, so now you’re paying attention. And we end on a diesel-fumed bus ride through Quito, Ecuador, where the future smells like electricity.
Juicy Quotes
“The climate crisis calls our bluff about being individuals—we are interdependent, whether we like it or not.” —Joelle Novey
“We’re the first generation to live through the climate crisis—and the last generation that can do anything about it.” —Derek Weston
“Polar bears? They’re the raccoons of Alaska. Coffee going extinct? Now that’s the apocalypse.” —Tony Buffuzio
“Combustion cars will be remembered like typewriters—legacy tech we finally grew out of.” —Peterson Toscano
Guest Links
Joelle Novey – Interfaith Power & Light DC/MD/VA: http://www.ipldmv.org
National Interfaith Power & Light: https://interfaithpowerandlight.org
Derek Weston – Creation Justice Ministries: https://www.creationjustice.org
Derek Weston’s book (The Just Kitchen): https://broadleafbooks.com/products/the-just-kitchen
Food and Faith Podcast: https://www.foodandfaithpodcast.org