Who Gets to Tell the Story?
In this episode, Ray addresses how a childhood spent in the grayness of working class Black life becomes a lens for understanding who Americ...
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What's Ray Saying?
Raymond Christian's storytelling is born out of his own life experiences: inner city poverty, race relations, military, family, travel, and adventure.
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20 of 64 episodesThe Desert, the Mud and the Man
In this episode, Ray explores how a simple stretch of desert can turn into a place that asks bigger questions. He examines the pull of solit...
The Day We Decided
An exploration of voting as a lived experience rather than a political act. Through personal stories, community memory, and historical conte...
The Chaplains Corps: Faith, Power, and the Cost of Service
The Chaplains Corps was created to offer comfort, guidance, and moral clarity to soldiers in the hardest moments of their lives. But chaplai...
The Making of a Moral Leader: Reforming the Chaplain Corps
Ray and Chaplain Shabazz turn toward the future — what must change, what leadership should look like, and how the Chaplain Corps can evolve...
The Making of a Moral Leader: Faith Under Pressure
In the heart of the series, Ray and Chaplain Colonel Shabazz confront the moments that tested him — morally, spiritually, and institutionall...
The Making of a Moral Leader: The Story of Chaplain Colonel Shabazz
In this three-part series, Ray sits down with Chaplain Colonel Khallid Shabazz — a Muslim chaplain, a combat-tested officer, and a man who h...
Bonus: Gear - Articles of Interest
This week, we're sharing an episode of the acclaimed podcast Articles of Interest , a show that explores the hidden history and surprising c...
Obedience, Loyalty, and Survival
In this episode Ray breaks down how obedience, loyalty, and survival collide in America — in the military, in politics, and in Black life. F...
Tropes: Saying What You Mean
In this episode, Ray takes another look at tropes, specifically euphemism, stories that follow the path of misunderstanding by substituting...
Bonus: Death, Sex and Money - What Military Service During “Peacetime” is Really Like
We want to share with you this special episode of Death, Sex & Money , a Slate podcast. Ray joins host Anna Sale to share why he enlisted in...
Tropes - That Sounds Familiar
In this mini-episode of What's Ray Saying? , Ray is joined by Kory Thomas May and Tiffany Christian. He ponders the characteristics of famil...
Bonus: Our Ancestors Were Messy - Oscar Micheaux and the Family Feud That Launched Black Hollywood
Let us introduce you to Our Ancestors Were Messy , a podcast covering the gossip, scandals, and pop culture that made headlines in the Black...
Juniper Ray Christian - Dickens: Crown of Blooms
In this episode, Ray lets Tiffany take over the microphone as host and Interviewer of their daughter, author and award-winning storyteller J...
Bonus - Best of RISK! 15
Let us introduce you again to another show we think you'll enjoy. RISK! is a live show and weekly podcast where people tell true stories the...
Talking with Dogs on the Street
In this mini episode of What’s Ray Saying, Ray whimsically explores his encounters with the “dog on the street” and the diversity of canine...
Bonus: Ray on "Know What You See"
If you’ve been enjoying "What's Ray Saying?", here's another podcast we think you’ll like. On “ Know What You See ”, host Brian Lowery delve...
Bonus: Ray on "Little Devils"
We want to share with you a new podcast I was proud to do an episode for. It's called " Little Devils " , hosted by Jasmin Bauomy. "Little D...
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Voluntary and Chance Encounters: Black Fraternal and Sororal organizations
In this mini episode of What’s Ray Saying?, Ray talks about the significance of intentional black social connections and a chance encounter...