PODCAST EPISODES
Creating Connection Through Art with Justin McRoberts
Today’s guest on Story Power Podcast is Justin McRoberts. Justin joined Jen to talk about art, humanity, and his new book It Is What You Make Of It.
Justin’s bio: “I create to provide language for the process of faith and life. What I create is to help you live generously as well as help you to faithfully produce good work in the world. For that reason, I really like teaching, storytelling, and songwriting, which I’ve done for nearly twenty years. I’ve written books, recorded albums, and also curate and host The @Sea Podcast.
Whether I’m teaching, sharing songs and stories, leading a workshop on the creative process, or inviting folks to engage in the fight against global poverty, I value every opportunity to encourage, challenge, and inspire.”
Decolonizing Christianity and Indigenous Ways of Knowing with Sarah Quint
Sarah Quint is a citizen of the Mattaponi Nation of Tsenacommacah, Turtle Island (Eastern Virginia, USA).
In today’s episode, Sarah and Jen talk about the ways “Christianity” steals identity, the power of dreams in Indigenous spirituality, and Sarah’s journey into what she calls “becoming fully Mattaponi and fully a follower of Jesus.”
More from Sarah’s bio: Sarah is a mother of two boys, River and Reed. She is a creative who remodels homes for a living and also has a love for plant knowledge and foraging. With the help of her Elders and the Holy Spirit, Sarah has been walking the decolonizing, contextualizing, and reconnecting Way of Jesus. Sarah leads in this integrating journey through writing songs in her Tribe’s traditional tongue, connections to the land, writing, teachings and oral storytelling. She is a church planter, currently co-pastoring with her husband at Monroe City Church in Monroe, MI that is set to launch in 2021.
History as Disruptive Storytelling with Lettie Shumate
On this episode of Story Power Podcast, Historian and podcaster Lettie Shumate joined Jen to talk about the importance of understanding history.
Lettie Shumate is a historian, antiracism educator, facilitator, and podcast host in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is the host of her podcast, “History Shows Us”, where she educates about history and bridges the past to the present, she discusses racial and social issues, and she doesn’t hold back the truth. Her gift and ability to “connect the dots” is something that is critical to learning from the past. Lettie received her M.A. in History in 2015 where she focused on American history and specialized in Black history and race studies.
She also completed her M.A. Conflict Management & Resolution in May 2020 which equipped her with skills to incorporate effective communication with hard topics and how to navigate these situations, mediation and facilitation knowledge, and this MA contributed greatly to her work as both a historian and antiracism educator.
(Part 2) Decolonizing and Immigration with Karla Mendoza
Part 2 of this conversation really digs into Karla’s work as an immigration advocate as framed by her experience as an undocumented immigrant.
(Be sure to listen to part 1 first, but since this was a longer episode, I decided to cut it into more manageable chunks.)
In this episode of Story Power Podcast, you are going to meet Karla Mendoza. Karla and Jen talk about Karla’s life, faith, deconstruction, and her journey from silence to speaking about her life as an undocumented immigrant in the US.
Karla Mendoza is a writer, anti-racism speaker, and immigration advocate based out of Toledo, Ohio in Turtle Island. Originally from Peru, she has lived in the United States for 19 years. Karla is passionate about the liberation and joy that comes with decolonizing as well as the communal aspect of the Gospel.
She loves sunflowers, single-origin coffee, and books. You can find her on Instagram at @DearKarla.
Decolonizing and Immigration with Karla Mendoza (Part 1)
In this episode of Story Power Podcast, you are going to meet Karla Mendoza. Karla and Jen talk about Karla’s life, faith, deconstruction, and her journey from silence to speaking about her life as an undocumented immigrant in the US.
Karla Mendoza is a writer, anti-racism speaker, and immigration advocate based out of Toledo, Ohio in Turtle Island. Originally from Peru, she has lived in the United States for 19 years. Karla is passionate about the liberation and joy that comes with decolonizing as well as the communal aspect of the Gospel.
She loves sunflowers, single-origin coffee, and books. You can find her on Instagram at @DearKarla.
Racism and the Church with Kristina Button of Black Women Plant Seeds
On this week’s episode of Story Power Podcast, Jen is joined by Kristina Button, creator of Black Women Plant Seeds.
Kristina is a co-host for the podcast Footnotes with Jemar Tisby, and she writes a syndicated column at The Witness: A Black Christian Collective.
In this episode, Kristina shares her story about being one of the only Black people in predominantly white evangelical spaces and her passion for antiracism within the church.
Intuitive Homeschooling with Camille Kirksey
On this episode of Story Power, Jen is joined by Camille Kirksey, creator of The Intuitive Homeschooler and author of the book “Coming Home: A Quick & Practical Guide for Preparing a Mother’s Heart, Mind, & Home for Homeschooling.”
Social Impact Through Storytelling with Hannah Naomi
Hannah Naomi is the Founder and CEO at Lead with Me Impact Strategies, Founder and CEO at Lead with Me Racial Equity League 501c3, and works at Communications, Marketing and Impact Director at Reid Temple A.M.E. Church.
Hannah joined Jen to talk about her passion and life’s work, social impact through storytelling, and more.
Follow Hannah:
IG @hannahnaomijones
http://www.hannahnaomilead.com
The Great Insurrection: Understanding Anti-Blackness with Kina Reed
The Story Power Podcast is thrilled to welcome anti-racism educator Kina Reed to the show for our first episode. Kina joined Jen to talk about her work, Anti-Blackness, and the events that led up to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
Joquina M. Reed thrives as an educator, researcher, writer, public speaker, and community advocate. She is the creator and curator behind the social media platforms, The AntiBlackness Reader Project and Hug Your White Friends. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies and is a published researcher, conference presenter, and public speaker. Her public advocacy is largely inspired by her academic research relating to social power and race and gender identity constructions.
You can follow Kina: https://www.joquinareed.com/ IG- @theantiblacknessreader https://www.instagram.com/theantiblacknessreader/?hl @hugyourwhitefriends https://www.instagram.com/hugyourwhitefriends/?hl=en
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