Jon Watts
@jon-watts.bsky.social
Quaker content creator.
I used to write songs, now I start projects. Founder of QuakerSpeak & Thee Quaker.
I used to write songs, now I start projects. Founder of QuakerSpeak & Thee Quaker.
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When asked what they believe, many Quakers will respond that there is "that of God in everyone." This month, our daily Quaker devotional is exploring this idea through daily Quaker quotes from notable Friends.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
When asked what they believe, many Quakers will respond that there is "that of God in everyone." This month, our daily Quaker devotional is exploring this idea through daily Quaker quotes from notable Friends.
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A Quaker experiment to heal souls at Eastern State Penitentiary accidentally created a new form of torture: solitary confinement. This episode uncovers that complicated history and explores the modern fight to replace grand theories with the act of listening.
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The Quaker Prison Experiment
The complicated history and modern Quaker fight against solitary confinement.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A Quaker experiment to heal souls at Eastern State Penitentiary accidentally created a new form of torture: solitary confinement. This episode uncovers that complicated history and explores the modern fight to replace grand theories with the act of listening.
quakerpodcast.com/the-quaker-p...
quakerpodcast.com/the-quaker-p...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We're about to launch season 3... make sure you're subscribed, its going to be a good one! Quakerpodcast.com/subscribe
Season 3 is two short weeks away. This season we’ll focus on “Quaker prophetic witness”: We’re talking about guerilla theater, loving your enemy as you’re confronting them, impossible odds, and stories of spiritual courage that you’ve never heard before.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We're about to launch season 3... make sure you're subscribed, its going to be a good one! Quakerpodcast.com/subscribe
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This was our most popular episode of the year. It's so full of practical wisdom for this moment that we think it's worth a second listen!
Listen to the full episode: quakerpodcast.com/39-ways-nonv...
Listen to the full episode: quakerpodcast.com/39-ways-nonv...
July 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This was our most popular episode of the year. It's so full of practical wisdom for this moment that we think it's worth a second listen!
Listen to the full episode: quakerpodcast.com/39-ways-nonv...
Listen to the full episode: quakerpodcast.com/39-ways-nonv...
This is the song of my people
Walking around the block with a boombox on your shoulder blasting "How Can I Keep From Singing" will also do the trick.
June 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is the song of my people
Quakers believe there is that of God in everyone, which is why the threat of ICE agents interrupting our worship services infringes on our freedom to practice our religion.
Many thanks to everyone who talked with us for today's podcast episode about the lawsuit. I think its one of our best yet.
Many thanks to everyone who talked with us for today's podcast episode about the lawsuit. I think its one of our best yet.
When the federal government rescinded a decades-old policy protecting houses of worship from immigration raids, a group of Quakers filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security.
Listen to this week's episode: quakerpodcast.com/the-quakers-...
Listen to this week's episode: quakerpodcast.com/the-quakers-...
The “Quakers vs. ICE” Lawsuit
When the federal government rescinded a decades-old policy protecting houses of worship from immigration raids, a group of Quakers filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security. Their ar...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Quakers believe there is that of God in everyone, which is why the threat of ICE agents interrupting our worship services infringes on our freedom to practice our religion.
Many thanks to everyone who talked with us for today's podcast episode about the lawsuit. I think its one of our best yet.
Many thanks to everyone who talked with us for today's podcast episode about the lawsuit. I think its one of our best yet.
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Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
It was an honor to get to talk with Daniel, whose regular updates through @choosedemocracy.bsky.social have been a voice of reason and grounding in a difficult time. When I learned he was a Quaker, I knew we had to get him on the podcast!
In times of political upheaval, how do we resist authoritarianism without becoming what we oppose? Daniel Hunter, co-founder of “Choose Democracy” how ancient Quaker principles provide a roadmap for modern resistance.
How Trump Made Me A Quaker: Faithful Resistance with Daniel Hunter
In times of political upheaval, when institutions feel unreliable and the future uncertain, how do we resist authoritarianism without becoming what we oppose? Daniel Hunter, co-founder of "Choose…
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June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It was an honor to get to talk with Daniel, whose regular updates through @choosedemocracy.bsky.social have been a voice of reason and grounding in a difficult time. When I learned he was a Quaker, I knew we had to get him on the podcast!
This is Zack's second episode with us, and it is a banger. I hope you'll take a listen.
A few months ago, twenty police officers smashed down the door of Westminster Quaker meetinghouse and arrested a handful of young activists as they sat eating hummus and breadsticks.
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June 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is Zack's second episode with us, and it is a banger. I hope you'll take a listen.
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Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
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Very excited to have Paul Buckley as our guest editor this week on the @dailyquaker.bsky.social These messages are medicine for our times.
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God Yearns for You (with guest editor Paul Buckley)
May 26-June 1, 2025: This week's messages are guest edited by Paul Buckley. Paul is a member of Clear Creek Friends Meeting in Richmond, Indiana. For the last 40 years, he has traveled extensively amo...
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May 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Very excited to have Paul Buckley as our guest editor this week on the @dailyquaker.bsky.social These messages are medicine for our times.
dailyquaker.com/2025/05/gods...
dailyquaker.com/2025/05/gods...
Quaker Meeting in a nutshell
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Quaker Meeting in a nutshell
As if there wasn't enough dire news lately.
This Is News
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May 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As if there wasn't enough dire news lately.
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A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the administration.
May 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the administration.
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Happy early Mother's Day from Thee Quaker! We found the perfect present for the mom in your life.
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy early Mother's Day from Thee Quaker! We found the perfect present for the mom in your life.
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Anybody else watch The White Lotus?
May 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Anybody else watch The White Lotus?
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Roving gangs of worship groups, just looking to pick a fight about theology...
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Roving gangs of worship groups, just looking to pick a fight about theology...
Thank you, Doug, for your important writing and research on this topic. It was a joy to speak with you.
Quaker author and retired pastor, Doug Gwyn joins Jon Watts to explore how the "apocalyptic spirituality" of early Friends offers profound wisdom for navigating our own era of upheaval.
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Roadmap to the Apocalypse: A Quaker Guide to the End of Our World
Doug Gwyn is a well-known Quaker author and retired minister whose work has been influential for many Quakers in their understanding of who they are as Friends, and where they come from.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you, Doug, for your important writing and research on this topic. It was a joy to speak with you.
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After surviving a fever in 1776, the Quaker formerly known as Jemima Wilkinson declared they had died and been reborn as a new, genderless person with a spiritual calling. Adopting the name Public Universal Friend, avoiding pronouns, and dressing androgynously, they attracted faithful followers.
March 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
After surviving a fever in 1776, the Quaker formerly known as Jemima Wilkinson declared they had died and been reborn as a new, genderless person with a spiritual calling. Adopting the name Public Universal Friend, avoiding pronouns, and dressing androgynously, they attracted faithful followers.
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🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
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March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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As our democracy faces an existential threat, we should look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker peace activist George Lakey. We talk with George about 39 cases of countries that nonviolently overthrew a dictator.
39 Ways to (Nonviolently) Overthrow a Dictator
As our democracy faces an existential threat, it's important for us to look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker activist George Lakey.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As our democracy faces an existential threat, we should look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker peace activist George Lakey. We talk with George about 39 cases of countries that nonviolently overthrew a dictator.
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Dear President Trump, Elon Musk, and Congress:
Let's cut from the left jar, not the right ones.
Let's cut from the left jar, not the right ones.
February 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dear President Trump, Elon Musk, and Congress:
Let's cut from the left jar, not the right ones.
Let's cut from the left jar, not the right ones.