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Queer PoliFaith

Mychel Vandover

An educational podcast about the intersection of queerness, faith, and politics. If you have any questions or comments, please email queerpolifaith@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram or Threads (both are @queerpolifaith).

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44:27

Medina v. Planned Parenthood

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/11/20

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! In this penultimate episode of season 4, we'll be talking about the case Medina v. Planned Parenthood in which the Supreme Court decided to cut off one avenue people have of protecting their rights and allowed states to cut Planned Parenthood off from Medicaid funding. Our other case is McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp where SCOTUS continued its assault on the administrative state by stating that, in certain circumstances, the courts

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46:17

Kennedy v. Braidwood

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/11/06

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith. Today we are talking about the case Kennedy v. Braidwood. We will also be looking at Gutierrez v. Saenz and Hewitt v. US. Kennedy v. Braidwood is another attack on the ACA, this time via the preventative services mandate. I don't spend as much time on the case itself as I normally do because the issues at play are ones we've seen before. Instead, I spend time analyzing the impact that getting rid of this mandate would have via my own personal

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46:08

FDA v. RJ Reynolds and Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/10/23

Welcome to today's episode fo Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are talking about 2 different cases: FDA v. RJ Reynolds and Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. Both are important enough that I decided that they both deserved to be talked about. We take a brief look at Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA. FDA v. RJ Reynolds is a case about whether or not retailers who sell tobacco products can take part in a lawsuit denying a company the ability to manufacture a product (in this case e-cigarettes). At its base,

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47:13

Glossip v. Oklahoma

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/10/09

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith. Today, we will be talking about the case Glossip v. Oklahoma, a case involving capital punishment that has been bouncing around in the courts for a couple of decades. I start the episode by talking about the case Chiles v. Salazar, a case about so-called "conversion therapy", which is really a form of torture. The other cases we talk about are Bouarfa v. Mayorkas and City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency. Our next episode

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54:34

US v. Skrmetti

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/09/25

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are talking about the case US v. Skrmetti, in which the Supreme Court decided that states are allowed to outlaw or restrict gender affirming care for transgender children. The decision rested on sophistry, which is something we spend a lot of time going over. The other cases are Riley v. Bondi (an immigration case) and Stanley v. Sanford (a disability rights case that gets really complicated). I don't spend as much time on either of these as

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42:44

Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/09/11

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith. Today, we are talking about the case Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al. This was a unanimous decision with 2 concurrences about religious non-profits and unemployment insurance. Partway through the episode, I go on an 8-9 minute rant about the unemployment decision and the US's paltry social safety net. Our next episode will be on September 25 and will be about US v. Skrmetti. As always,

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01:05:40

Eucontamination Interview with Billie and Paul Hoard

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/08/28

Welcome to a very special episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, I am interviewing Billie and Paul Hoard about the book Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life which came out on August 1. We start off by discussing what eucontamination is and why it is important in our current political situation. This episode is more explicitly religious and philosophical than most other episodes. It was a lot of fun and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. I am also hoping that Paul and Billie

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53:20

Mahmoud v. Taylor

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/08/14

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith. Today we are talking about the case Mahmoud v. Taylor. We are also looking at the petition for a writ of certiorari from Kim Davis asking the Supreme Court to overrule Obergefell. Mahmoud v. Taylor is a case about Montgomery County Public Schools (my home school district) allowing books about queer characters to be read in classrooms. In two weeks, I will present an interview I had with Billie and Paul Hoard about their book which came out on August

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57:13

Trump v. Casas

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/07/31

Welcome back to Queer PoliFaith! We are beginning the second half of the fourth season of the show. I decided that the fall of every season will be about Supreme Court cases. This year, there were too many cases to devote an episode to each case. So each week, I will look at one case in depth and then one or two other cases at a very high level. The case named in the title each week will be the main case and at the beginning of each episode I will let you know which other cases we will be looking

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01:04:38

Religious Leaders' Reactions

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/07/03

Welcome to our final episode for the first half of season 4 of Queer PoliFaith. Today, I am reading reactions from religious leaders to the seditious traitors EOs and actions. Below, you will find each of the reactions in the order I read them. I don't do any commentary, just an introduction to each one. I do stop reading Pope Francis' letter at a couple of points to define words that may be unfamiliar to people. Sermon by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde | 1.21.25 As dawn broke over D.C

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57:36

EOs- Other

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/06/26

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are going to look at EOs that did not fit in any other category. I speed through the first few, mainly because they are short and incredibly straight forward. I wanted to leave myself time to go more in depth on the rest, which I do. I make 2 mistakes, which I didn't realize when I was recording. First off, I say I have an uncle who works for Jenner & Block, which was true at one point. Since recording, I discovered that he switched law firms

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54:31

EOs- Energy/Environment

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/06/12

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are going to be talking about executive orders related to energy and the environment. As always, I want to remind you to take anything the seditious traitor says with as massive a piece of salt as possible. What he says is almost always the exact opposite of the truth. So his grand sounding titles are the opposite of the truth. Also, there is a definite thread in some of these titles that has to do with trying to assert a more alpha masculine

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51:22

EOs- Reproductive Health and Military

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/05/29

Hello and welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are talking about EOs related to reproductive health (I give a different name verbally in the beginning, but explain the change near the end of the episode!) and the military. There are a total of 5 EOs to go over, so we also look at a House Resolution as well as 2 EOs that were rescinded by one of the new EOs. I also go on a tangent or two, but they are related to the general topic. You'll know them when you hear them. If you want

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55:31

Pope Leo XIV and EOs- Racism/Education

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/05/15

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today we are going to talk about two topics. First, I have a few thoughts about the election of Pope Leo XIV, how he compares to Pope Francis, and a few other things. I also talk more about this here. If you want to read Rerum Novarum, click here. After that, we turn to executive orders related to racism and education. There is a lot of overlap between the two, so we hop back and forth between the two folders. Once again, there is some swearing in this

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52:39

EOs- Queer/Trans

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/05/01

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are going to talk about EOs related to queer and trans people. As I mention in the episode, I highly recommend the Erin in the Morning Substack if you want to keep up to date on the latest news. Erin and her team do an excellent job getting the news we need to know out to us. You can also follow her on Bluesky and Threads (@erininthemorning). To read the article regarding the forthcoming "report" about trans teens, go here. Erin in the

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56:08

EOs- MAGA Nonsense

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/04/10

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today we are discussing what I call "MAGA Nonsense" EOs. Not sure what I mean? I start off with a explanation of what I mean by that nomenclature. Then I briefly talk about a couple of things I got wrong in the last episode. After that, we go through the EOs as usual. I do get a little heated at times because these particular EOs are particularly stupid and driven by conspiracty theories, which drive me nuts. To learn more about some of the health

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01:13:45

Babylon 5- Some Parallels We Can Draw to the...

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/04/03

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are having a special episode which will air on both Queer PoliFaith and Queerly Popular. We are talking about the 1993-1998 sci-fi series, Babylon 5. It was an awesome series, one of the best in my opinion, and very different from Star Trek, which was in its heyday during this time. I love both, but I believe that Babylon 5 is better. We start off with by placing Babylon 5 within the context of its time in relation to Star Trek and the various

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01:08:15

Immigration EOs and Two Examples of How Not to Resist

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/03/27

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we are going to look at a bunch of executive orders or memoranda about immigration. But before we get to that, I address a couple of other topics. First, I talk about Chuck Schumer and 9 other Democratic Senators betraying the Democratic Party and the country by working with the Republicans on a truly horrific funding bill. I also talk about how Fetterman is better compared to Sinema than Manchin. Then, I turn to Jasmine Crockett and her use of

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50:17

EOs- Government Agencies

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/03/13

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today we are going to look at some recent executive orders (EOs) that relate directly to government agencies. First, we name the orders and then we briefly discuss most of them. This is followed up with a more in-depth discussion of the ones I feel are the most important and why. I also take a brief detour to talk about Gov. Newsom's podcast and how I am not surprised he has devolved into being anti-trans. I wrote more about it here. There is an

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51:31

Executive Orders 101

Queer PoliFaith ·

2025/02/27

Welcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, we have an introduction to executive orders before we look at ones that the seditious traitor has recently signed. We look at what they are, why they can be used, what they can be used for, and also talk about how they are used now differs from the past. We end by going over the schedule through the beginning of July. You can read my recent substack essay here. Below are some links for definitions and videos: Wikipedia Page- Executive Orders

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