JUST SAY IT

JUST SAY IT – S01 E23 - Esther Pearl, PIXAR Studios, and reel-stories.com*FINAL EPISODE OF SEASON ONE *Esther Pearl is the founder and Executive Director of Reel Stories. She received her Bachelor’s in Visual Arts from the University of California, San...

JUST SAY IT – S01 E22 - Rene Howitt & COPE24, Changing Our Parenting ExperienceRene Howitt is the founder of a non-profit child advocacy organization COPE24…Changing Our Parenting Experience. She is also an appointed member of Missouri’s Task Force...

Troy is a peacemaker, filmmaker and change maker. Literally. He's featured in the film, "The Prison Within" and he's a man you don't want to miss. Thanks for tuning in.

JUST SAY IT – S01 E20 - Charlie - She escaped a forced marriage. Survivor, Sister & Artist *Trigger Warning - difficult topics discussed**EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*JUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through...

JUST SAY IT – S01 E19 - Michelle Ashe, 42 year old African American Woman*Trigger Warning - difficult topics discussed**EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*JUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and...

JUST SAY IT – S01 E18 - Ginny Berson, Activist, Olivia Records & Racial JusticeJUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and questions. Learn more at her website.Interview...

JUST SAY IT – S01 E17 - Diatra Simpson, Chains are Meant to be BrokenJUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and questions. Learn more at her website.About Diatra: Diatra is the...

JUST SAY IT – S01 E16 - Kim Boardman, Educating our YouthJUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and questions. Learn more at her website.Kim says: After 32 years as a middle school...

S01 E15 - Charles Ryan, A mentor to formerly-incarcerated men (among other things)JUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and questions. Learn more at her website.This conversation took place around 2018. I met Charles through work we were both doing at a company called Five Keys Charter Schools. We went into the jails and prisons to serve as teachers and mentors. I loved this mans heart immediately, and his story is a story the world needs to hear.Charles is a bright light in a messy world. I’m better for knowing him.Find Charles on FacebookAbout Jen SluMac: Jen SluMac is a hope dealer, living a life that aims to make the world beautiful and just for all. She aims to be part of the solution in a world tormented by fear and violence, separateness and isolation. Jen agrees with Mother Teresa who said, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”Jen's debut novel, soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be, was inspired by true events. As a queer woman longing for a faith community, her road has been complicated but never deterred. She found her ministry in storytelling… read full bio hereAuthor of soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to beBuy Jen’s book soulnotskin at Amazon (available as kindle, audible & paperback)Jen’s website: https://www.soulnotskin.comCredits:Produced, recorded, content editing by Jen SluMacAudio/Content Editing by Stephanie Lamond--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

S01 E14 - A Creative and Resourceful DadMy brothers are amazing people. I have three, this is one of the two younger ones, Jonathan. He grew up in the same world that I did and I admire who Jon is as a man, a husband, a daddy. My brother has a creative spirit and a tender heart like I do, we were buddies when we were little and he's been one of my biggest cheerleaders through some of my darker days growing up. I too, am one of his biggest fans.In this episode, I've asked him to share some of my favorite stories with my audience.He's fun. Enjoy. :)MY MISSION: "To inspire human connection through creating and curating stories that heal."--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

S01 E13 - Talking with Leo, part 3 - This conversation is the final in this series. For the sake of context: It took place a year and a half AFTER the last episode, and about two months before the murder of George Floyd.JUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and questions. Learn more at her website.This is part two of a 5 part series talking with a man named Leo Mercer. He was born and raised in Oakland CA and we met each other in the midst of some restorative/social justice work we were both involved around 2010. He’s become a leader of his generation, an advocate for the value of his own life and the value of black lives in general. He is a musician, founder of the Mercer Brotherhood and a Mentor at DetermiNation Black Mens Group. He is featured in the documentary The Lost Element.Leo is a bright light in a messy world. I’m better for knowing him. Mercer Brotherhood Website The Lost Element Trailer DetermiNation Black Men’s Group Mercer Brotherhood on YouTubeAbout Jen SluMac: Jen SluMac is a hope dealer, living a life that aims to make the world beautiful and just for all. She aims to be part of the solution in a world tormented by fear and violence, separateness and isolation. Jen agrees with Mother Teresa who said, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”Jen's debut novel, soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be, was inspired by true events. As a queer woman longing for a faith community, her road has been complicated but never deterred. She found her ministry in storytelling… read full bio here Author of soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be Buy Jen’s book soulnotskin at Amazon (available as kindle, audible & paperback) Jen’s website: https://www.soulnotskin.comCredits: Produced, recorded, content editing by Jen SluMac Audio/Content Editing by Stephanie Lamond--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

S01 E12 - Talking with Leo, part 2JUST SAY IT podcast with host and author, Jen SluMac: Seeking Beloved Community through stories, conversations and questions. Learn more at her website.This is part two of a 5 part series talking with a man named Leo Mercer. He was born and raised in Oakland CA and we met each other in the midst of some restorative/social justice work we were both involved around 2010. He’s become a leader of his generation, an advocate for the value of his own life and the value of black lives in general. He is a musician, founder of the Mercer Brotherhood and a Mentor at DetermiNation Black Mens Group. He is featured in the documentary The Lost Element.Leo is a bright light in a messy world. I’m better for knowing him. Mercer Brotherhood Website The Lost Element Trailer DetermiNation Black Men’s Group Mercer Brotherhood on YouTubeAbout Jen SluMac:Jen SluMac is a hope dealer, living a life that aims to make the world beautiful and just for all. She aims to be part of the solution in a world tormented by fear and violence, separateness and isolation. Jen agrees with Mother Teresa who said, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”Jen's debut novel, soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be, was inspired by true events. As a queer woman longing for a faith community, her road has been complicated but never deterred. She found her ministry in storytelling… read full bio here Author of soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be Buy Jen’s book soulnotskin at Amazon (available as kindle, audible & paperback) Jen’s website: https://www.soulnotskin.comCredits: Produced, recorded, content editing by Jen SluMac Audio/Content Editing by Stephanie Lamond--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E11 Talking with Leo - part 1from the website: http://www.mercerbrotherhood.org/about/Hello beautiful souls. my name is Leo Mercer and music is my passion. Understanding that music alone will not liberate us nor pay the bills, I incorporate it into most aspects of my life.This has been quite the decade (2010-2019). So many highlights, so many dark moments. We turned a white lady calling the police on two black guys for breaking an ordinance into an organized rally called 510 Day & BBQing While Black (Yeah, that was us). We turned Nia Wilson’s death into a rally & celebration of life for all young queens who look like her. Oakland is changing dramatically, and it seems that once again the pioneers of the movement are being displaced. Films like The Lost Element and other Mercer content will show a more authentic, in the mud style of what Oakland is, and will become. 2020 is looking sweet.I hope you all enjoy my creative progressions and give feedback please.Bless,Leo--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

S01 E10 How our lives collide - a reflectionI believe in the power of story to connect us. There are no hard or fast lines separating us. What affects one of us affects all of us, just in different ways. I want to share a story of a teacher who played a big role in my life, when I was a mere ten years old. Enjoy.https://www.soulnotskin.com/author--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E09 (Part III of III)This conversation took place in 2018 and is still relevant today. Hector is a family man, a servant of his faith and lives a life of ministry. I was fortunate to work with him for just over a year and we had amazing conversations about faith and people on the margins. Hector also identifies as formerly incarcerated. #iamformerlyincarceratedHe has created The Reentry Faith Initiative where he works to equip faith communities to receive their family and community members back from incarceration in a way that heals rather than continues to harm. I love this man. I love his heart. I think you will too.See more about Hector and The Reentry Faith Initiative on YouTube--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E08 (Part II of III)This conversation took place in 2018 and is still relevant today. Hector is a family man, a servant of his faith and lives a life of ministry. I was fortunate to work with him for just over a year and we had amazing conversations about faith and people on the margins. Hector also identifies as formerly incarcerated. #iamformerlyincarceratedHe has created The Reentry Faith Initiative where he works to equip faith communities to receive their family and community members back from incarceration in a way that heals rather than continues to harm. I love this man. I love his heart. I think you will too.See more about Hector and The Reentry Faith Initiative on YouTube--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E07 (Part I of III)This conversation took place in 2018 and is still relevant today. Hector is a family man, a servant of his faith and lives a life of ministry. I was fortunate to work with him for just over a year and we had amazing conversations about faith and people on the margins. Hector also identifies as formerly incarcerated. #iamformerlyincarceratedHe has created The Reentry Faith Initiative where he works to equip faith communities to receive their family and community members back from incarceration in a way that heals rather than continues to harm. I love this man. I love his heart. I think you will too.See more about Hector and The Reentry Faith Initiative on YouTube--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E06 (PART II)This interview took place in 2018.This is Mike Van Vliet. He hails from the Chicago area and he's an artist, procrastinator, recovering alcoholic and he's a pretty grateful guy. I did comedy with him fifteen years ago and we've both come a long way.Mike Van Vliet: https://www.instagram.com/Maui_artsEnjoy the talk.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E05This interview took place in 2018.This is Mike Van Vliet. He hails from the Chicago area and he's an artist, procrastinator, recovering alcoholic and he's a pretty grateful guy. I did comedy with him fifteen years ago and we've both come a long way.Mike Van Vliet: https://www.instagram.com/Maui_artsEnjoy the talk.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E04This is part two of a two part episode dealing with depression and suicide.The conversation took place in July 2018, and DeeDee and I had both recently lost someone to suicide.Ms. Jen - https://www.soulnotskin.comDD - https://www.facebook.com/denese.colquitt--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E03This is part one of a two part episode dealing with depression and suicide.The conversation took place in July 2018, and DeeDee and I had both recently lost someone to suicide.Ms. Jen - https://www.soulnotskin.comDD - https://www.facebook.com/denese.colquitt--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E02My wife and I are trying out the new Yeti podcasting microphone she got me for Christmas in 2017.  We're about to go on a ski trip and we're very excited. What we didn't know yet was that she would get sick and we would spend the weekend in the cabin while others did. Hero ME managed to get a refund though. ;) Enjoy. She's fun.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message

JUST SAY IT S01 E01Starting something fun. Storytelling, conversations and questions. I've wanted to establish a podcast for years but have not seen it through because I have a day job and can't decide what I want to do the podcast on. My buddy Vince told me that if I had 40% of an idea for the podcast, I should just begin and the rest will figure itself out. So. If this sucks, blame Vince Carone. Ha! Here we go...--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-slumac/message