The Forbidden Apple: LGBTQ+ SPIRITUALITY

Rev. Yolanda and, Rev. Glen Ganaway join us to discuss their ministry "The Mighty Companions” a ministry that hosts weekly meetings to discuss lessons from "A Course in Miracles" and  "Church of the …

Jay Malksy, comedian and entertainer, shares their experience as a gay and non-binary practicing Catholic. Jay came out in Catholic high school and was supported by the LBGTQ group run by a priest at…

Pelayo and Melissa discuss what brings them joy and how they find their voice during these uncertain times. As we enter our 6th month of the global pandemic we wanted to share methods we find useful …

Casper ter Kuile, Harvard Divinity School fellow, is the host of "Harry Potter & the Sacred text", author of the book of “The Power of Ritual” and founder of “Sacred Design Lab”. We discuss how to di…

Ethan Roberts shares how his journey took him to seminary and to eventually become a chaplain in the trans unit on Rikers Island. Ethan opens up about his own spiritual injury and journey of healing …

Singer/songwriter, Ryan Cassata, shares his journey of losing touch with religion after he came out as trans.

After feeling spiritually sick he found a mentor whose powerful words helped him realize …

We had the honor to speak with Rev. Troy Perry who is a gay rights activist, and founder of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC).

MCC started with 12 people in Perry’s home and has grown to have a p…

We are joined by Sushant Divgikar aka Rani KoHEnur, "Mr. Gay India", who was recently featured as the first Indian drag queen on "Forbes 30 Under 30" Asia.

Sushant talks about building their career w…

We are honored to have Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, a multidisciplinary author with years of experience working in the intersection of politics and spirituality. Jay is also a teacher and editor at Ten …

To our new and old listeners welcome to this space of radical acceptance!

It has been a whole year and we wanted to take this moment to reintroduce ourselves. We are Pelayo Alvarez and Melissa Weisz.…

Happy anniversary!!! 

365 days of the Forbidden Apple!  Pelayo and Melissa discuss their feelings and get personal as we unwrap a wonderful year. We share our goals and ambitions for this new year.

T…

Brian McComak is the C.E.O. of Hummingbird Humanity, a company that makes workspaces more inclusive. He uses personal stories to make businesses understand the power of diversity. Brian shares how he…

This is an extract from our series "7 Weeks of Purpose" series. Rev. Luther Young, and Nathanial Green from Q Christian talk to us about the "Unchanged Movement". We explore the term "Trauma Porn" an…

We are honored to have Kevin Whiteneir, an interdisciplinary artist and art historian whose work focuses on the relationship between gender and queer experiences as they relate to race, the effects o…

This guided meditation by Marisa Viola is for all of us feeling stressed, scared, or anxious. Marisa Viola, who is a meditation teacher at MNDFL and runs an LGBTQ sit, joined us for our mindfulness s…

Author and venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton shares her journey from sleeping on airport floors to funding her own venture capital fund "Backstage Capital". She discusses having faith in people's pot…

Comedian Leah Forster joins us to talk about her journey of being raised in an ultra-orthodox community to finding her own meaning and connection to Judaism. She shares the pain of living a double li…

Introducing our Zoom series "7 weeks of purpose". We will be going live every Sunday from May 10th to June 21st, 2020.

We will bring together community, ask advice from old and new friends, and explo…

Life coach extraordinaire Frank Paul Vignola shares how his own journey and rough childhood led him to become a men’s life coach.

Frank incorporates his background as an actor and performer to help h…

Have you watched "Unorthodox" on Netflix?  Pelayo interviews Melissa about her experience consulting and appearing in the viral Netflix series. We dig into her experience leaving the community, and h…