What's Ray Saying?

Ray Christian

Booking Overview

This primarily solo storytelling and history show focuses on Black history, military service, veterans, spirituality, and moral leadership, with occasional external guests offering firsthand institutional expertise. PR agencies could credibly pitch senior military chaplains, combat veterans, historians, and experts on ethics or institutional reform; booking difficulty is medium because the guest pattern is limited but relevant subject-matter authority is valued.

Metrics

Episodes: 62

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

maggie.gourville@prx.org

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Host

Ray Christian - Storyteller, combat veteran, historian, and father of six who shares personal stories rooted in Black history and life in rural Appalachia.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior military chaplains, combat veterans, historians, and institutional leaders with firsthand expertise in military service, moral leadership, spirituality, or organizational reform.
Required Achievements:  
Senior military leadership, Firsthand combat or military service, Expertise in institutional reform or moral leadership

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, Veterans, Chaplaincy, Appalachia

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What's Ray Saying?
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The Day We Decided

July 03, 2026

An exploration of voting as a lived experience rather than a political act. Through personal stories, community memory, and historical context, this episode looks at how ordinary people understand the moment they step into a voting booth. From first-time voters to elders who’ve seen decades of elections, the episode traces how choice, identity, and responsibility intersect in one quiet act. It’s not about candidates  it’s about the people who carry democracy forward in their own hands.For mor...

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...

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