What's Ray Saying?

Ray Christian

maggie.gourville@prx.org

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Booking Overview

“What’s Ray Saying?” is a values-driven history and personal narrative series centered on Black history, military service, and moral leadership. It’s a strong fit for PR pros seeking guests who can speak to faith, institutional accountability, and leadership ethics, especially where lived experience and historical context intersect.

Metrics

Episodes: 61

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

maggie.gourville@prx.org

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Host

Ray Christian - Storyteller Ray Christian shares personal stories as a combat veteran and historian, and describes himself as a goat-wrangling father of six living in rural Appalachia, with narratives told through...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior religious-military leadership (e.g., chaplains/chaplaincy leadership), scholars or practitioners in faith-and-institutions topics, and leaders with direct lived or institutional experience relevant to military service, moral leadership, justice, and reform.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles within chaplaincy or comparable faith-institution systems, Public-facing educational or advocacy presence (e.g., social media followings), Demonstrated expertise grounded in lived service and institutional insight

Recent Guest Discussions

Chaplain Shabazz - Reforming The Chaplain Corps; Leadership, Justice, Empathy, And Accountability; Faith Under Pressure; Moral Testing As A Black Muslim Officer In A System That Misunderstands Both

Chaplain Shabazz - Moral, Spiritual, And Institutional Conflicts; Cost Of Service; Weight Of Conscience; Obedience Vs. Survival As A Black Muslim Officer

Recent Topics

Black History, Military, Faith, Leadership, Justice

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What's Ray Saying?
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The Chaplains Corps: Faith, Power, and the Cost of Service

June 15, 2026

The Chaplains Corps was created to offer comfort, guidance, and moral clarity to soldiers in the hardest moments of their lives. But chaplains also serve inside a system that demands obedience, violence, and silence. In this episode, Ray examines the long arc of the Corps — from its early entanglement with American wars to the modern pressures reshaping its mission today. Drawing on interviews, archival history, and his own years in uniform, Ray asks a deeper question: What does it mean to be...

The Making of a Moral Leader: Reforming the Chaplain Corps

April 23, 2026

Ray and Chaplain Shabazz turn toward the future — what must change, what leadership should look like, and how the Chaplain Corps can evolve to meet the moral challenges of a new generation. Drawing on lived experience and institutional insight, Shabazz lays out a vision for a Corps rooted in justice, empathy, and real accountability. A closing conversation about courage, reform, and the work of building an institution worthy of the people it serves.For more on Chaplain Colonel Shabazz, find h...

The Making of a Moral Leader: Faith Under Pressure

April 08, 2026

In the heart of the series, Ray and Chaplain Colonel Shabazz confront the moments that tested him — morally, spiritually, and institutionally. They explore the conflicts he witnessed, the burdens he carried, and the realities of being a Black Muslim officer in a system that often misunderstands both. This is where the quiet truths come out: the cost of service, the weight of conscience, and the thin line between obedience and survival. A powerful look at what happens when faith meets the mach...

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