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Hosted by Robert Bushey & Shannon Swilley · society · EN-US
A Podcast about Then and Now featuring Dr. Shannon Swilley & the Rev. Robert Bushey, Jr. Whenever we discover what history has to offer it grounds us. We appreciate the opportunity to be connected to all that has come before us and all that will follow. We want this podcast to serve as a model for connecting the dots backwards as a means to bringing light and understanding to our current conversations about race and racial identity in America.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA Podcast about Then and Now featuring Dr. Shannon Swilley & the Rev. Robert Bushey, Jr. Whenever we discover what history has to offer it grounds us. We appreciate the opportunity to be connected to all that has come before us and all that will follow.
Stony Road is hosted by Robert Bushey & Shannon Swilley. The show has published 16 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Political Violence and the Complexity of Legacy" (26 September 2025, 71 minutes), "The Memphis Five and the National Civil Rights Museum" (22 August 2025, 57 minutes), and "A Conversation about Christian Nationalism" (29 June 2025, 41 minutes).
Stony Road publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for Stony Road is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Stony Road requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Stony Road's contact route on record: public web form.
Robert Bushey & Shannon Swilley hosts Stony Road, a society podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Episode #8
<p>This episode examines the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk through the lens of equity, diversity and inclusion. Whatever his legacy may be, we denounce political violence and his murder...
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<p>In this episode, we were joined by three Racial Healing Ambassadors, Soyini Verrett, Deirdre Kennedy & the Rev. Kelly Perotti who reflected on their experiences after recently visiting the National Civil Rights...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode we talk about the rise of Christian Nationalism as a war on inclusion in America. </p>Healing Illinois Grant<br>We receieved a Healing IL Grant through the Field Foundation for 2025. Healing Illinois...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode, we continue our conversation about the pattern of White Male Supremacy aka “the Patriarchy” or "the empire" that has impacted Black Indigenous and People of Color, women and LGBTQ+ folks and...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, we are talking about the pattern of White Male Supremacy aka “the Patriarchy” or "the empire" that has impacted Black Indigenous and People of Color, women and LGBTQ+ folks and continues to inform...
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<p>In this episode, Dr. Swilley and Rev Bushey explore Culturally Responsive Teaching, the other CRT, with some insight from Dr. Swilley's recent dissertation on CRT. As schools navigate the new anti-DEI initiatives in...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode, Dr Swilley and Rev Bushey discuss the four levels of racism (personal, interpersonal, institutional and structural) and how broken systems perpetuate systemic racism in our culture today. Retelling...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode, Dr. Swilley and Rev. Bushey have a follow up conversation to Episode 7 about the intersections of racism and indigenous peoples. Often forgotten in conversations about race, indigenous persons have...
Episode #1
<p>In November 2024, we were joined by the Rev. Dr. Lisa Barnett, Assistant Professor of American Religious History at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK. Our conversation explored the impact of settler...
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<p>In this episode we explore the value of being culturally competent and sensitive at this moment in history. Our guest, Dr. Cynthia Taylor shares her experience working with the Cultural Competency Work Group of a...
Episode #6
<p><b>In this episode we will be exploring the historical patterns of trauma on black bodies and white body supremacy in America. Black bodies have been labeled and treated differently from white bodies by everything...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode we hope to model a racial healing conversation as we explore our own stories of racial identity and reconciliation. </p>
Episode #4
<p><b>In this conversation Shannon Swilley & Robert Bushey survey the landscape of segregation in the 20th century and discover how those patterns of division, specifically in housing and education, inform our...
Episode #3
<p><b>In this conversation we will examine how the progress and demise of reconstruction erected the foundation for segregation and racial hatred which continues to play out in our own backyards today. We discuss the...
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<p>The United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties Equity Challenge Community Debrief Event on April 7, 2021 at 9:00 AM will feature a conversation based on this clip from Episode Two of the Stony Road Podcast. </p>
Episode #2
<p>In this conversation we explore the enduring impacts of racism and racial trauma upon our communities. We discuss the traumatic experiences of African-Americans from the Middle Passage to this current moment in...
Episode #1
<p><b>Whenever we talk about racial identity, Whiteness or even Blackness, we believe the conversation must be rooted in history. </b></p><p><b>In this conversation we will discover that racial identities were created...
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Assoc Prof of American Religious Histories, Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom
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Phillips Theological Seminary
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