Queer Catholic Book Club

About Queer Catholic Book Club

Join religious studies professor Michael Pettinger (@michael.pettinger) and artist Dexter the Angel (@dextertheangel) as they read through Dante's Divine Comedy. Starting in the Hell of The Inferno, this is Queer Catholic Book Club: a podcast where two queers examine the influence of Catholicism and its art on the greater culture. Come for the insights, stay for the church giggles. aplaceforuspod.substack.com (https://aplaceforuspod.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Queer Catholic Book Club is a podcast by two queers on the texts that shape the Catholic imagination.

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Sept 2024

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

71 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Paradiso: Canto 20

   Dante sees figures of Justice within the eye of Jupiter’s eagle. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe (https://aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Paradiso: Canto 19

   Ruby souls form an Eagle in the sphere of Jupiter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe (https://aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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   8 Sept 2026

   Paradiso: Canto 18

   Dante leaves the sphere of Mars and is greeted by the poetry of Jupiter’s sphere. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe (https://aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.