The Prophetic Resistance Podcast

By Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews

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What's The Prophetic Resistance Podcast about?

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast travels the country to talk to our beloved community of freedom-fighters, justice-seekers and faith leaders. We are asking how - in this moment - leaders of faith and moral courage can cultivate prophetic resistance rooted in revolutionary love.

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The Prophetic Resistance Podcast episodes:

12.08.2023
Episode 71: Mary Novak
Mary Novak serves as the Executive Director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. She is a lawyer, educator, chaplain, spiritual director, restorative justice practitioner, and activist who has worked in Catholic contexts for decades. Before leading NETWORK, Mary served...
11.09.2023
Episode 70: Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson
Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson is an activist, philanthropist, and public theologian who pursues a vision of a community marked by justice, peace, and love. As the president & CEO of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and CDF Action Council,...
10.18.2023
Episode 69: Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III is the Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL, and is a Senior Fellow with Auburn Seminary. In this episode, we discuss themes from his new book, Dancing in the...
09.27.2023
Episode 68: Amanda Tyler
Amanda Tyler is the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C, she is also the lead organizer for Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Amanda also co-hosts the Respecting Religion series on the BJC Podcast, and...
09.14.2023
Episode 67: Romal J. Tune
Just a note that this episode discusses sexual abuse and briefly mentions suicide. If you or anyone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741 Romal Tune is passionate about teaching others how...
08.30.2023
Episode 66: Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner
Jonah Pesner is a Rabbi whose work encourages Jewish communities to reach across race, class, and faith lines while campaigning for social justice. He serves as the Director of the Religious Action Center and Senior Vice President of the Union...
08.17.2023
Episode 65: Rev. Aurelia Davila Pratt
Aurelia Davila Pratt is a pastor, writer and sacred spacemaker. She is the lead pastor of Peace of Christ Church, Austin TX. An ordained Baptist minister, she is the chair of the board for Nevertheless She Preached, a national, ecumenical preaching...
08.02.2023
Season 7 Premiere
It has been a long time coming, but Season 7 begins August 16. Check out this short greeting from our host, Michael-Ray Mathews. He reflects on the podcast hiatus and the theme for Season 7: Multifaith Solidarity.
10.20.2022
Episode 64: Pastor Rhonda Thomas
In this episode, we are in conversation with Pastor Rhonda Thomas, executive director for Faith in Florida. She was the state-wide campaign director for the Let My People Vote campaign, and she helped to ensure the voting rights were returned...
09.29.2022
Bonus Content: Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould
The Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould is no stranger to the podcast. She is now the senior faith strategist with Faith in Action. Today, we revisit her first appearance during our beta launch in advance of the 2016 general election. We...
09.15.2022
Episode 63: Rev. Nicole Barnes
Midterm elections are less than 100 days away, and the Prophetic Resistance Podcast is kicking off our Rise + Vote series — co-hosted by my dear sister the Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould — to explore all the ways our votes...
07.27.2022
Episode 62: Dr. Simran Jeet Singh
In this episode, we welcome my very dear brother, Simran Jeet Singh, father, runner, scholar, and executive director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute. We talk about his Sikh faith, religious pluralism, and his latest book,...
07.15.2022
Episode 61: Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson
In this episode, we welcome the Reverend Doctor Emma Jordan-Simpson, the new president of Auburn Seminary in New York. We discuss how her upbringing and grounding in the Black Church tradition have informed her approach to pastoral care, as well...
06.01.2022
Episode 60: Dr. Maureen O’Connell
Today’s guest is Dr. Maureen O’Connell, an associate professor of theology at LaSalle University in Philadelphia and a clergy leader with POWER Interfaith. Maureen recently released a book titled, “Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness.” Maureen and...
05.04.2022
Bonus Content: The Four Episode with McBride
Hey, Fam! We are pleased to highlight another episode from our cousin project, The Four, a podcast I co-host as part of fearsome faith foursome including Jacqui Lewis, Lisa Sharon Harper and Otis Moss III.
04.20.2022
Bonus Content: Meet The FOUR!
The Prophetic Resistance Podcast has a first cousin!! We are pleased to bring you the inaugural episode of The Four - a fearsome faith foursome talkin Black Life, Love, Power and Joy. This podcast is for everyone. I co-host this...
04.06.2022
Bonus Content: Revolutionary Faith with Leigh Butler of Akina
We are pleased to bring you a special episode from our kindred project, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of Faith in Action. In this episode, Alvin speaks with Leigh Butler, CEO of Akina and Stephanie Roberts,...
03.16.2022
Episode 59: Season 6 Premiere - Dr. Leah Gunning Francis
Welcome to Season 6. In this inaugural episode we welcome back Dr. Leah Gunning Francis, Dean at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. A scholar-activist, Dr. Gunning Francis has been featured in the PBS Documentary The Talk: Race in America and...
02.16.2022
Season 6 is Coming on March 16
Our winter hiatus is almost over! And season 6 will drop in your feed on March 16th.
10.20.2021
Episode 58: Rev. Jen Bailey
Today’s guest is Rev. Jen Bailey, an ordained minister, public theologian, and national leader in the multi-faith movement for justice. She is also the founder and executive director of the Faith Matters Network, a Womanist-led organization equipping community organizers, faith...
09.16.2021
Episode 57: Valarie Kaur
As we mark 20 years since 9/11, we are releasing an episode that we first recorded with Valarie Kaur in 2020, after the launch of her book, See No Stranger. The book is both a practical guide to changing the...
08.20.2021
Episode 56: Dr Leah Gunning Francis
This August - and every August - Michael Brown, Jr. and Ferguson, Missouri are heavy on my mind. August 9th was the anniversary of Mike’s death to police-sanctioned violence. My flesh recalls the uprising that followed and the demands of...
07.28.2021
Episode 55: Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes
Our guest today is Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, author of I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation, and Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength, and contributor to the...
07.15.2021
Episode 54: Robert P. Jones
Our guest is Robert P. Jones, the CEO and Founder of Public Religion Research Institute, and the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity,” as well as, “The End of White Christian America. Robby's...
07.01.2021
Episode 53: Breathe Again
Breathe Again is a mid-season reflection by Prophetic Resistance host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews. As the weight of the pandemic causes our collective pendulum to swing from chaos to calm and we search for sure footing in a world colored by...
06.18.2021
Special Episode: Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth! In honor of this special weekend, we are sharing a reflection that Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews presented last year. In this presentation, he reflects on the power of Akan teaching of Sankofa and cultural aesthetics of Afrofuturism to inform...
06.17.2021
Episode 52: Rev. Nancy Frausto and Dr. Miguel De La Torre
Joining us on this episode are Reverend Nancy Frausto and Dr. Miguel de la Torre. Nancy is an Associate Rector at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Long Beach, CA. She is a founding member of the Sanctuary Task Force for...
06.04.2021
Episode 51: Umar Hakim and Dominique DuBois Gilliard.
Joining us on this episode are Umar Hakim and Dominique DuBois Gilliard. Umar is a native of Compton, CA, and serves as Executive Director of ILM (Intellect Love Mercy) Foundation. He is the chair of the board of LA Voice,...
05.19.2021
Episode 50: Stephanie Strong
The Prophetic Resistance Podcast has reached an important milestone - our 50th episode! And it is fitting that our guest for this 50th episode is Stephanie Strong. Stephanie is the Lead Organizer for Faith in Action Alabama (a Faith in...
04.21.2021
Episode 49: Rev. Adam Taylor
Rev. Adam Taylor is the newly appointed president of Sojourners and author of Mobilizing Hope: Faith-Inspired Activism for a Post-Civil Rights Generation. His forthcoming book, A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community, is out on...
04.08.2021
Episode 48: Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Today’s guest is Rabbi Mordechai Liebling. Mordechai is a lifelong co-laborer in the multi-faith movement for justice. He founded and directed the social justice organizing program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College just outside Philadelphia. Currently, he co-labors with POWER, the...
03.31.2021
Bonus Episode: Denise Collazo
Revolutionary Faith is hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin meets with Denise Collazo. Denise is the author of Thriving in the Fight: A Survival Manual for Latinas on the Front Lines of...
03.24.2021
Episode 47: Lisa Sharon Harper
Welcome to Season 5. We are honored that our first guest of this season is Lisa Sharon Harper. From Ferguson to New York, from Brazil to Germany, Lisa has led trainings and mobilized clergy and community leaders around shared values...
03.12.2021
Bonus Episode: Kamau Allen
Revolutionary Faith, is hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin meets with Kamau Allen, a community organizer with Faith in Action Federation Together Colorado. Kamau has led the charge on several initiatives that Together Colorado has...
02.24.2021
Bonus Episode: Catalina Morales
We invite you to listen to this episode from our sibling series, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin meets with Catalina Morales Bahena, an organizer who leads LA RED's Coaching...
01.31.2021
Bonus Episode: Shauntrice Martin
We are busy working on new episodes for Season Five. In the meantime, we invite you to listen to this episode from our sibling series, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode,...
12.10.2020
Episode 46: Reflections on Season 4
Listen to this short episode, as our host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews leans into the learnings from our Season 4 guests. He reflects on the wisdom of our ancestors and unpacks a season that was scheduled to be about the Census,...
11.25.2020
Bonus Episode: Revolutionary Faith
We are excited to share with you a new sibling series to the Prophetic Resistance podcast. Revolutionary Faith is a Facebook Live series hosted by Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of Faith in Action. This bi-weekly show is centered on...
11.04.2020
Episode 45: Rev. Margaret Ernst
In this post-election episode, we talk with Margaret Ernst, program manager for Faith Matters Network. When we planned this interview, we knew we would talk about post-election resilience and what it means to be a white clergy leader in movement...
10.23.2020
Episode 44: What My Mama Taught Me: Black Women, Voting Power and Prophetic Witness”
This special episode is themed “ What My Mama Taught Me: Black Women, Voting Power and Prophetic Witness” and features Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould and Bishop Dwayne Royster. In this election cycle, with so much at stake for our families...
09.30.2020
Episode 43: Minister JaNaé Bates
Our guest is Minister JaNaé Bates. A womanist theologian and Fulbright scholar. She is a journalist-and-organizer-turned-minister, specializing in the integration of grassroots faith-based organizing and narrative strategy. She is also the director of communications for ISAIAH and Faith in Minnesota,...
08.26.2020
Episode 42: Brittany White
Brittany White is a brilliant organizer and strategist for Faith in Action’s LIVE FREE program. Brittany- who is herself a formerly incarcerated person - leads the decarceration campaign, where she uses her voice and experiences to activate imaginations and cultivate...
07.31.2020
Episode 41: Rev. Ben McBride
In this episode, Rev. Ben McBride talks about defunding the police and outlines the vision of the HEAT, a program and strategy of PICO California, the statewide network of Faith in Action affiliate organizations. Ben helps us see how the...
06.17.2020
Episode 40: See No Stranger with Valarie Kaur
Valarie Kaur returns to the Prophetic Resistance podcast to talk about her new book See No Stranger, which dropped June 16. This extended conversation covers storytelling as an act of survival, how anti-Black racism contributes to racism against Asian Americans...
06.06.2020
Episode 39: Rev. Alvin Herring
In this extended episode, we sit down with Rev. Alvin Herring, who is the executive director of Faith in Action. This conversation was recorded just days after the police-killing of George Floyd, just as our beloved kinfolk were beginning to...
05.21.2020
Episode 38: Calling on the ancestors with Phyllis Hill and Deth Im
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted our lives, amplified the disparities in our communities, and pushed folks who were already on the margins, closer to the edge. This crisis may have shifted how we organize, but it didn’t change who we...
05.07.2020
Episode 37: Faith Forum Panel - Faith Organizing In An Election Year
Catalina Morales Bahena, Nicole Barnes and Koach Baruch Frazier are theologians in training and innovative community organizers of color, who are deeply rooted in the communities they serve. At the 2020 Faith Forum in February, they shared the stage with...
04.16.2020
Episode 36: Rev. Billy Michael Honor
Rev. Billy Michael Honor is the director of faith organizing for Faith in Action’s partner in the state of Georgia, the New Georgia Project. In this episode, we spoke with Rev. Honor at his office in Atlanta. We recorded in...
04.06.2020
Episode 35: Faith Forum Panel - Building Human Solidarity Together
*A Production Note: The sound varies throughout the recording. Listeners may need to adjust their volume. In this episode, we talk with three powerful faith leaders about the stories, traditions, and practices that they turn to in times of crisis....
04.01.2020
Episode 34: A response to COVID-19 - Faithful Organizing in Time of Global Crisis
This special episode breaks from our interview format. Listeners will hear directly from our host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews as he shares how the virus is impacting our movement kindred, how Faith in Action is called to respond and what listeners...

What's The Prophetic Resistance Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast episodes:

Episode 71: Mary Novak

Episode 70: Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson

Episode 69: Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III

Episode 68: Amanda Tyler

Episode 67: Romal J. Tune

Episode 66: Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner

Episode 65: Rev. Aurelia Davila Pratt

Season 7 Premiere

Episode 64: Pastor Rhonda Thomas

Bonus Content: Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

Episode 63: Rev. Nicole Barnes

Episode 62: Dr. Simran Jeet Singh

Episode 61: Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson

Episode 60: Dr. Maureen O’Connell

Bonus Content: The Four Episode with McBride

Bonus Content: Meet The FOUR!

Bonus Content: Revolutionary Faith with Leigh Butler of Akina

Episode 59: Season 6 Premiere - Dr. Leah Gunning Francis

Season 6 is Coming on March 16

Episode 58: Rev. Jen Bailey

Episode 57: Valarie Kaur

Episode 56: Dr Leah Gunning Francis

Episode 55: Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes

Episode 54: Robert P. Jones

Episode 53: Breathe Again

Special Episode: Juneteenth

Episode 52: Rev. Nancy Frausto and Dr. Miguel De La Torre

Episode 51: Umar Hakim and Dominique DuBois Gilliard.

Episode 50: Stephanie Strong

Episode 49: Rev. Adam Taylor

Episode 48: Rabbi Mordechai Liebling

Bonus Episode: Denise Collazo

Episode 47: Lisa Sharon Harper

Bonus Episode: Kamau Allen

Bonus Episode: Catalina Morales

Bonus Episode: Shauntrice Martin

Episode 46: Reflections on Season 4

Bonus Episode: Revolutionary Faith

Episode 45: Rev. Margaret Ernst

Episode 44: What My Mama Taught Me: Black Women, Voting Power and Prophetic Witness”

Episode 43: Minister JaNaé Bates

Episode 42: Brittany White

Episode 41: Rev. Ben McBride

Episode 40: See No Stranger with Valarie Kaur

Episode 39: Rev. Alvin Herring

Episode 38: Calling on the ancestors with Phyllis Hill and Deth Im

Episode 37: Faith Forum Panel - Faith Organizing In An Election Year

Episode 36: Rev. Billy Michael Honor

Episode 35: Faith Forum Panel - Building Human Solidarity Together

Episode 34: A response to COVID-19 - Faithful Organizing in Time of Global Crisis