Season 1
Why Just Stories? Why Now?
What does justice really mean, and how does faith shape our response to injustice? In this debut episode of Just Stories, hosts Rob Brenneman and Regina Shands Stoltzfus share the experiences that shaped their work, from Central America and refugee camps to classrooms and local jails. Through honest stories about faith, dignity, and our shared humanity, they explore how listening can become the first step toward justice. Learn more at: juststoriespodcast.org Credits Host: Rob Brenneman & Regina Shands Stoltzfus Senior Producer: Yebu Ji Sound Engineering: Alex Dugger Research Assistance: Alaina Wolfe Illustrator: Senna Duan Marketing Manager: Melissa Troyer Audience Engagement Manager: Courtney Dobrzykowski Directed by: Duane Stoltzfus Music Theme Music: Umbilical Moonrise by Lotus Mint Martini by Blue Dot Sessions Liptis by Blue Dot Sessions Basic Curiosity by Blue Dot Sessions Driptape by Blue Dot Sessions Cheap Red by Blue Dot Sessions Cloud Cannon by Blue Dot Sessions Just Stories is a collaboration of the Religion, Justice and Society Department and the Communication Department at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, part of the More Than Just Stories project, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. Links Regina’s Published Works: Resistance, Resilience, and Radical Love: Reflections on Blackness and Teaching Peace, Tehom Center Publishing, 2025. Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality, Herald Press, 2021. (co-authored with Tobin Miller Shearer) Rob’s Published Works: Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America "Organized Crime, Disorganized Responses: New Research on Gangs and Organized Crime in Latin America," Building Faith: A Sociology of Religious Structures Rob’s Personal Website
Just Stories is a podcast about the places where justice and faith intersect, and sometimes collide. Season 1 launches September 24th, with new episodes every other Thursday. Follow now so you don't miss the first one.