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Peterson Toscano
“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.
Peterson's Publications
Penns Spring, a short story in Friends Journal
Shell Game, essay in Unlikely Stories
Trading camo for couture, why I refuse to disappear in Trump’s America, The Advocate Magazine
Ex-Gay Survivors Go Online, The Gay and Lesbian Review
Quaker Liturgy in a Rural Context, Liturgy Journal
Transgressing Gender at Passover with Jesus! in the Lambda Award-winning anthology, Gender Outlaws, The Next Generation
Not Our First Rodeo: Memory and Imagination Stir Up Hope, in the anthology, Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis
Falling for Ebed Melech, in the anthology, Rainbow in the Word: LGBTQ Christians' Biblical Memoirs
Mentoring Session #4, a short play in the anthology, The Future is Not Fixed
"I'm Not Dead Yet," "Seaweed Seduction," and ECOCIDE! Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You" are short pieces in The Cli-Fi Imaginarium.
Who is Peterson?
Who is Peterson?
Peterson hosts or produces a variety of podcasts, including:
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
Stories That Stay with Lion's Story (premieres fall 2025)
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.
Community Engagement
American Red Cross — Disaster Action Team volunteer providing emergency assistance and spiritual care.
Rotary Club of Sunbury — Secretary, working with community leaders to grow local engagement and organize service projects.
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