Episode 02: The Gospel According To John
Written By Guest User

Photo of John Rupkey by Gerty Tonjum
John Rupkey is a philosopher, rabble rouser, and the unofficial history keeper of Wolf Spider Island’s past. After years spent as a Christian Brother, he came out as gay, found community on the island, and became a central figure in the fight to save the Latsch Island boathouses.
Listen to John Rupkey read a poem by Walt Whitman that helped inspire his pseudonym.