We're back after a brief hiatus! On this episode, we speak with undergraduate student and poet Gabriela Portillo Alvarado about their Quaker faith, their research, and their poetry. Gabriela also shares a brand new poem, written for our conversation!

Episode 43 features music by Ruby Ibarra and Cambiowashere.
The Soul Force Ones theme song was produced by OJ the Producer.

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On this episode of the Soul Force Ones podcast, we speak with Josh Barousse, the co-founder and executive director of the award winning San José Spotlight, a non profit news organization dedicated to independent local reporting. We discuss a variety of topics ranging from journalism and the news to relationships, the differences between prayer and meditation, and work-life balance. After the interview, Jon and colin do the remix, where they reflect on a few of the episodes main themes. Get your notepad ready!

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This episode features the song Headlines by One Be Lo and Paper Boi featured in the FX show Atlanta.

This week we are joined by Cherice Bock. Cherice works as a Creation Justice Advocate with Oregon Interfaith Power & Light and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, and you can find more about her amazing work HERE.

A few themes from this episode are:

• our interconnectedness
• the importance of listening to how other species and parts of creation speak up to us
• the notion of watershed discipleship
• traditional ecological knowledge and
• hope as an action

This episode also features the song "Unconditional" by Lightheaded.

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