The truth is not valuable only when it produces political fallout. The truth matters because it is the truth.

If nothing else, we owe the survivors honesty.

Truth is liberation. Truth is light. Truth is how people wounded in the dark find their way back toward hope.

The Justice Briefing

Today, I’m officially announcing that the podcast is becoming The Justice Briefing

Welcome to the first episode.

The Justice Briefing brings you the most important issues of the day, and interprets them at the intersection of faith, history, joy, and justice.

It’s designed as a constructive alternative to the far-right Christian media ecosystem, helping people interpret events through truth, not fear.

If we are going to resist culture war chatter and podcasts that play on fear and distortion, then we need clarity not just commentary.

We need a briefing for the brave. And that’s exactly what The Justice Briefing is.

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What can a Star Wars series teach us about authoritarianism, resistance, and the state of democracy in America?

In this episode of Footnotes, Jemar Tisby sits down with his friend and producer, Beau York, a man steeped in Star Wars lore. Together they explore how Andor—a show set in a galaxy far, far away—becomes an urgent mirror for our political present. T

hey discuss the rise of empire, the courage of ordinary people, and the power of storytelling to stir the soul when facts fall flat.

Whether you're a sci-fi fan, a student of history, or someone longing for hope in dark times, this episode is for you.

***NOTE: This episode has spoilers.

You can follow beau at instagram.com/incognitbeau and check out his new project at www.MidnightHTX.com

Check out Jemar's (spoiler free) Substack article: Why You Should Be Watching Andor Right Now

Dr. Beth Allison Barris the James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University. She earned her PhD in Medieval History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the bestselling author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth.

In this episode we talk about her latest book, Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman's Path to Ministry.

We discuss:

• The role of the pastor's wife
• Complementarianism and how it bolsters gendered divisions in church leadership
• The "First Lady" in the Black church tradition and how it differs from white evangelical conceptions of the "pastor's wife"
• The aggressive sexism and patriarchy we're seeing in the political realm and how that connects to the church

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