Intrinsically Ordered

Cade Bradley
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Exploring the intersection of queer identity and catholicism - sharing stories of those who've left, remained, and created their own journeys; providing commentary on the catholic church's harmful teachings; helping those who've been hurt.

  1. 1D AGO

    I Watched Every Video by FORMER "De-Transitioner" Neeza Powers: Right-Wing Christian Celebrity

    I spent a week researching one of the internet’s most viral and controversial gender stories - someone who detransitioned, became a Christian influencer, and then ultimately transitioned again. In this video, I break down the full timeline, the psychology behind what happened, and how online religious communities, algorithms, and high-control dynamics may have shaped this journey in ways most people are completely missing. 0:00 - Conservative Meltdown 2:23 - Neeza's First Posts 11:15 - Her First Time at Church 18:10 - Christian Hate and Gender Dysphoria 30:31 - Becoming Catholic 49:55 - "Failing" Jesus 59:19 - Toxic Christian Responses 1:12:54 - Better Christian Responses 1:18:24 - Neeza's Thoughts To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    1h 22m

  2. 6D AGO

    I Left the Church: Talking With My Former Youth Minister about Mental Health

    Former youth minister (and current Catholic) Ashley Kiefer joins me to talk about the messy overlap of faith, OCD, and scrupulosity. We trace her journey from professional Catholic youth worker to licensed therapist, why quoting the catechism at every problem stopped working, and how therapy forced her to learn actual listening instead of spiritual “fixing.” We dig into what scrupulosity really is, how it shows up as a subtype of OCD, why sermons that end with “just trust God more” don’t work, and how online Catholic culture and “rad trad” spaces can quietly supercharge religious anxiety. Ashley shares practical steps for discerning when it’s time to see a therapist, how to find scrupulosity-literate help, and why dealing with OCD is not a betrayal of your faith. 00:00 Ashley’s Journey from Youth Ministry to Therapy 04:21 Discussing Mental Health in Youth Ministry 07:34 Transitioning to a Career in Therapy 10:40 The Role of Faith in Therapy 25:59 Scrupulosity and OCD 29:52 Addressing Misconceptions and Scrupulosity 35:45 Understanding Intrusive Thoughts 39:24 Scrupulosity in Catholicism 56:15 Seeking Help and Resources To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    1h 4m

  3. APR 26

    I'm a Gay Atheist. I went to a Christian YouTuber Conference with @heliocentric

    I got invited by  @HeliocentricOfficial to one of the biggest evangelical Christian YouTuber conferences in the country… as a gay atheist. Surrounded by Christian apologists, pastors, influencers, Mormons, Catholics, and some of the biggest names in Christian internet culture, I spent three days asking a simple question: why am I still an atheist after all of this? From debates on the Trinity to conversations about homosexuality, conversion therapy, suffering, and the strange beauty of religion itself, this was one of the most fascinating weekends I’ve had in a long time. 0:00 - Influencers^3 01:22 -  @Heliocentric 's invitation 03:26 - Day 1 04:06 - Lesson 1 08:05 - Day 1 Continues 09:44 - Lesson 2 17:26 - The Debate 18:37 - Lesson 3 23:54 - Post Debate 24:45 - Lesson 4 28:54 - Day 2's Craziness 31:02 - Lesson 5 34:17 - Bringing My Boyfriend To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    36 min

  4. APR 15

    Is the Latin Mass Really Saving the Catholic Church? (w/ Kevin Nontradicath)

    What if the Latin Mass isn’t the magic solution everyone online says it is? In this episode of the Intrinsically Ordered Podcast, I sit down with Kevin Non-Trad, who was literally born into an FSSP Latin Mass community, went to the parish school in the church basement, prayed the rosary in Latin, and watched his childhood classmates quietly drift away from the faith. I come from the opposite direction: a suburban Novus Ordo kid who dove head-first into trad YouTube, daily rosaries, and Latin Mass as the supposed answer to the Church’s crisis—only to leave Catholicism anyway. 00:00 Kevin's Background in the Latin Mass 05:15 Retention Rates and Realities 07:05 Challenges and Critiques of the Traditionalist Movement 18:31 Liturgical Anecdotes 18:58 Why People Convert 21:46 Challenges and Criticisms of Latin Mass 25:06 The Human Connection to Rituals and Music 26:32 The Complexity of Faith and Personal Beliefs To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    39 min

  5. APR 8

    I Read The Entire Supreme Court Conversion Therapy Case (It's Not What The Media is Telling You)

    I've been working on this case for almost a year now - and I figured I'd give you the ultimate guide to understanding what is evening happening with conversion therapy and the Supreme Court. In this video, I break down the law, the arguments, and what the majority, concurrence, and dissent actually say. More importantly, I explain what the case is really about—because the framing of the question changes everything. 0:00 Background: Framing the Case 6:54 Background: What Colorado Law Says 12:07 Background: Defining Conversion Therapy 20:04 Background: How the Case Got Here 26:37 Background: First Amendment Basics 32:33 Background: How SCOTUS Decisions Work 43:29 Majority: Strict Scrutiny Explained 47:27 Majority: What Therapy Really Is 51:06 Majority: Parsing Colorado Law 54:39 Majority: Speech Versus Conduct 55:17 Majority: Facial V As Applied Challenge 58:34 Majority: Black Swan Analogy 1:02:11 Majority: No Perfect Precedent Fits 1:10:48 Majority: Bad Citations And Categories 1:14:01 Majority: Lawyers Cases Aren't Therapy 1:16:41 Majority: NIFLA Case Breakdown 1:20:24 Majority: Viewpoint Discrimination Claim 1:21:38 Majority: Orientation Versus Behavior 1:24:09 Majority: Religion Not The Issue 1:25:06 Majority: NIFLA 1:28:30 Majority: Professional Speech Limits 1:29:39 Majority: Viewpoint Discrimination Claim 1:36:28 Majority: Speech Versus Conduct 1:38:54 Majority: Informed Consent Analogy 1:45:59 Majority: Licensing Tradition Debate 1:56:51 Majority: Therapy Is Medical Treatment 2:05:16 Majority: Licensing And What’s Still Allowed 2:08:38 Majority: Consent Power Dynamics 2:10:28 Majority: When Actions Are Speech 2:13:57 Majority: Majority Logic Breakdown 2:19:23 Majority: Medical Consensus Hypothetical 2:23:51 Colorado Strategy Failures 2:32:28 Concurrence: Viewpoint Claim 2:36:46 Concurrence: Not A Mirror Image 2:40:54 Dissent: Jackson’s Framework 2:48:19 Dissent: Harms Of Conversion Therapy 2:52:42 Dissent: Why Minors Need Protection 2:52:56 Dissent: Fraud Not Free Speech 2:53:27 Dissent: What The Law Actually Bans 2:54:37 Dissent: Allowed Goals And Counseling 2:55:15 Dissent: Transition And Detransition Clarified 2:56:49 Dissent: Speech Versus Treatment Conduct 2:59:00 Dissent: Case Law And Student Speech 3:02:30 Dissent: NLA Versus Casey Breakdown 3:07:18 Dissent: Words As Medical Treatment 3:11:32 Dissent: Defining Professional Medical Speech 3:15:22 Dissent: Standards Of Care And Viewpoints 3:23:38 Dissent: History Of Licensing And Malpractice 3:32:37 Dissent: Majority Plays With Fire 3:39:04 Dedication And Final Thoughts To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    3h 42m

  6. MAR 26

    "I Was Brainwashed Into Making Ex-Gay TikToks" - Interviewing Griffin on Conversion Therapy

    In this episode of the Intrinsically Ordered Podcast, I sit down with Griffin to hear one of the most intense and personal stories I’ve encountered about growing up gay in a Christian environment. We talk about what it’s like to be taught that your identity is sinful, the psychological toll of trying to “pray the gay away,” and how systems of shame, guilt, and fear can shape the way you see yourself. Griffin shares his firsthand experience with conversion therapy, including manipulation tactics, missionary school, and even being pressured into shock therapy. We also explore what it looks like to break free from that world, rebuild your identity, and navigate the tension between faith and sexuality—along with how these stories are still impacting people today. 00:00 Strict Megachurch Upbringing 04:01 Realizing He Was Gay 21:46 Hawaii Mission School Brainwashing 28:38 Fear Tactics and Shame 32:05 Ex-Gay TikTok Era 34:36 Coerced Shock Therapy 40:37 Healing and Hope Ahead To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    55 min

  7. JAN 28

    Catholic Apologist Says Slavery Is Okay In Debate About Jesus' Resurrection

    *Skip to 01:23:00 - if you just want to see the slavery bit* After a few months off podcasting, I came back with one of the wildest conversations I’ve had with a Catholic apologist. This is my third debate with Noah from  ⁨@Jesus.andwhatnot⁩   and we start in a pretty normal place: the historicity of Jesus, what (if anything) we can know from the sources, how reliable the Gospels are, and whether claims like crucifixion and resurrection can be treated like other ancient historical questions. Then the conversation takes a sharp turn into epistemology—faith vs. history, “first principles,” and whether the Catholic Church can be treated as an infallible authority. And yes: there’s a moment where he starts defending slavery, which honestly caught me off guard in real time. If you want the calm historical discussion, it’s here. If you want the “what did I just hear” moment, you’ll definitely find it. Either way, I hope this helps you think more clearly about what counts as evidence, what counts as faith, and how people build worldviews. 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Return 02:43 Debate Setup: Historicity of Jesus 06:04 Exploring the Historical Jesus 18:34 Crucifixion and Resurrection Debate 32:03 Skepticism and Historical Evidence 47:51 The Presupposition of Jesus as God 48:25 Mary's Perpetual Virginity: Historical or Faith Claim? 49:28 Catholicism and Historical Claims 53:43 Epistemology and Circular Reasoning 55:45 First Principles and Trust in the Catholic Church 59:08 Faith vs. Historical Evidence 01:02:46 The Role of the Catholic Church in Morality 01:06:07 Debating the Stability of Worldviews 01:09:31 The Evolution of Catholic Doctrine 01:23:00 - DEFENDING SLAVERY 01:27:11 Closing Statements and Reflections To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    1h 35m

  8. 12/01/2025

    "I Was Raised In the Latin Mass. Here's Why I'm Not Catholic Anymore" - @KevinNonTradicath

    I got to sit down in person with fellow ex-Catholic creator  ⁨@Nontradicath⁩   for a long-awaited crossover: why we’re not Catholic anymore. Kevin shares his journey from being “born into” the traditionalist FSSP world—daily Latin Mass, grace-maxing, Marian devotions—to slowly realizing that so much of what he’d been taught as “history” looks a lot more like legend.  We talk Old Testament authorship, Adam and Eve, gospel reliability, Marian apparitions like Fatima and Guadalupe, and the uncomfortable gap between what Catholic scholars actually say in academic work and what popular apologists tell the pews and YouTube. 00:00 Kevin's Background and Catholic Answers 04:00 Why We're Not Catholic Anymore 07:19 Historical and Biblical Skepticism 09:49 Marian Apparitions and Church History 11:46 Catholic Apologetics 20:10 Community and Catholicism 23:55 Catholic Scholars vs. Apologists 25:42 Frustrations with Apologetics 29:08 Deconstructing Catholic Beliefs 41:36 The Role of Fiction and Stories To join our discord community for $1 or to support my work/get early access to content, check out my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/gayextrad To be a guest on the episode, visit my YT channel and send me an email.

    48 min
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Exploring the intersection of queer identity and catholicism - sharing stories of those who've left, remained, and created their own journeys; providing commentary on the catholic church's harmful teachings; helping those who've been hurt.

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  • Creator
    Cade Bradley
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Cade Hanson Media LLC
  • Show Website
    Intrinsically Ordered

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