About Peterson
Peterson Toscano
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Peterson during my internship at Citizens Climate Radio and he’s been a great mentor throughout the process. He’s taught me basically everything I know about recording, audio editing, and writing for an audience! The skills he’s taught me have built upon each other so the process of learning something completely new isn’t overwhelming. Peterson’s passion for podcasting is infectious and I’ve definitely caught the bug! “
Lila Powell, 2023 intern with Citizens Climate Radio.
Who is Peterson?
Peterson hosts or produces a variety of podcasts.
Citizens Climate Radio--A Climate Change Podcast with Citizens Climate Education
Bubble&Squeak, his audio playground
Quakers Today, the companion podcast to Friends Journal magazine
Climate Changed, conversations for spiritual leaders in a climate-changed world with The BTS Center,
The Seed, conversations for radical hope with Pendle Hill
While the style and content are different for each, as you listen, you will notice an attention to detail, a sensitivity to storytelling, and skill in hand mixing the sound so it sounds highly professional and still warm and intimate.
Peterson and his team produce podcasts, radio, and video projects. They also provide technical support and mentoring for beginning podcasters.
These days, Peterson is known for his podcast hosting and production. Still, from 2003 to 2020, he connected with audiences throughout North America, Europe, and Africa through his one-person comedies and lively lectures. His plays and talks humorously explored the serious topics of LGBTQ issues, sexism, racism, privilege, gender, and climate change.
Peterson is a recognized scholar who has highlighted gender variance in the Bible. His performance lectures garnered much attention and praise from Bible scholars. He presented Transfigurations–Transgressing Gender in the Bible at academic conferences, seminaries, universities, places of worship, and drag bars. It is now available as a film on DVD from Meetinghouse. xyz and free on YouTube. You can watch a sample on this page.
Peterson Toscano, a Quaker, gardener, and lover of all foods, lives in Sunbury, PA, with his husband, the writer Glen Retief.
Glen is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning book, The Jack Bank, A Memoir of a South African Childhood. He also regularly contributes editorials to American newspapers. He is currently working on a novel that explores South African history.
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