Best Stephanie L Jones Podcasts (2025)

1
From Empty Nest to the Harbor with Genia Wilgus: A Story of Faith, Family, and Community 49:48

Play Pause

4h ago49:48

49:48

In this conversation, Genia Wilgus shares her journey of hospitality, family, and faith, culminating in her vision to establish a maternity home called The Harbor. She discusses the importance of family gatherings, the trials her family has faced, including her husband's health challenges, and how these experiences led her to help others. Genia emp…

1
Adam Jones, "Sites of Genocide" (Routledge, 2022) 1:11:41

6d ago1:11:41

1:11:41

Adam Jones will be familiar to anyone interested in the field of genocide studies. He's published one of the leading textbooks in the field. He's been influential in drawing attention to the intersection of gender and mass violence. And he's particpated in the emergence of attention to genocides of indigenous peoples over the past decade. Sites of …

1
The Story Behind the Podcast: Honoring Jon Meyers 12:06

6h ago12:06

12:06

Stephanie shares a sad story filled with gratitude to honor her friend Jon Meyers, who indirectly helped her start this podcast - the only God podcast. They met at an event where Stephanie initially did not have the best attitude, but she ended up making the most of it and is now so grateful for staying the whole time so she could meet Jon Meyers. …

1
From Darkness to Light: Zach Lloyd's Only God Story 40:37

1h ago40:37

40:37

Trigger Warning: alcohol, drugs, guns, suicide In this powerful & inspiring conversation, Stephanie L. Jones and Zach Lloyd discuss their unique connection and the transformative journey Zach has undergone. From struggling with addiction and contemplating suicide to finding hope through a life-changing phone call, Zach shares his insights on sustai…

1
Only God: Unexpected Friendships 14:27

11d ago14:27

14:27

In this episode of the only God Podcast, Stephanie Jones shares her unexpected reconnection with Judy, a woman she met years ago who has since published her own book. Themes in this episode include the beauty of diverse relationships and the importance of following The Holy Spirit’s nudges in our lives - you never know when He will lead you to a be…

1
Mark L. Clifford, "The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic" (Free Press, 2024) 1:29:57

26d ago1:29:57

1:29:57

The extraordinary life story of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became China’s most famous political prisoner. Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height of a famine that killed tens of millions. In Hong Kong, he hustled and often slep…

1
159 Glenn Patterson: You Can Choose Who You Are (JP, DC) 1:05:10

16d ago1:05:10

1:05:10

In Belfast, good fences can make for bad neighbors. David Cunningham ( Wash U. sociologist, author of There’s Something Happening Here and Klansville, U.S.A and frequent RTB visitor) joins John to speak about the Troubles and their aftermath with the brilliant Northern Irish novelist/essayist/memoirist Glenn Patterson. His fiction includes The Inte…

1
Faith, Popcorn, and Perseverance with Timeko Davis-Wade 57:38

1M ago57:38

57:38

In this engaging conversation, Stephanie L. Jones and Timeko Davis-Wade explore the inspiring journey of Timeko's popcorn business, Pop’s Kernel. From feeling God’s calling to make popcorn during a challenging time in her life to overcoming obstacles and building a successful business, Timeko shares her heartfelt story of faith, creativity, and com…

1
Deana Heath, "Colonial Terror: Torture and State Violence in Colonial India" (Oxford UP, 2021) 26:54

1M ago26:54

26:54

Focusing on India between the early nineteenth century and the First World War, Colonial Terror explores the centrality of the torture of Indian bodies to the law-preserving violence of colonial rule and some of the ways in which extraordinary violence was embedded in the ordinary operation of colonial states. Although enacted largely by Indians on…

1
Breaking Labels and Discovering Strengths in Dyslexia 9:38

1M ago9:38

9:38

In this episode of the only God Podcast, Stephanie L. Jones shares her personal journey of faith, challenges, and the discovery of her dyslexia as an adult. She reflects on how this late diagnosis shaped her life and writing career, emphasizing the importance of not allowing labels to limit one's potential. Through her experiences, she encourages l…

1
Hamid Dabashi, "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization" (Haymarket, 2025) 37:03

23d ago37:03

37:03

In this episode, we speak with Hamid Dabashi about his new book, After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization (Haymarket, 2025), published by Haymarket Books. Written amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the book confronts what Dabashi describes as the moral and philosophical crisis of the modern West. After Savagery challenges…

1
From Politics to Purpose with Esther Joy King 1:03:12

2M ago1:03:12

1:03:12

In this discussion of unexpected paths that only God could pave, Stephanie L. Jones and Esther Joy King explore the profound impact of faith, friendship, and God's divine intervention in their lives. They share personal stories of how their friendship blossomed through a shared commitment to personal development and faith. Esther recounts her famil…

1
A Reluctant Runner's Path to College 19:07

2M ago19:07

19:07

By Stephanie L. Jones, Giving Gal

1
Hannah Pool, "The Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe" (Oxford UP, 2025) 51:19

1M ago51:19

51:19

By New Books Network

1
Meredith L. Roman, "The Black Panthers and the Soviets: A Comparative History of Human Rights Movements" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 54:10

1M ago54:10

54:10

The contemporaneous movements for human rights that Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers waged during the 1960s are analysed in a comparative fashion here for the very first time. The book also examines the extra-legal measures that both the KGB and FBI employed to destroy them. The Black Panthers and the Soviets: A Comparative History of…

1
Faith Ripple: How College Transformed a Family with Mike Bellini 46:59

2M ago46:59

46:59

On this episode of the only God podcast, Mike Bellini shares how God works in the details through his family's story of his daughter's college journey and in the timing of his writing journey. Unexpected turns lead to places that God already had established. In the end, we can see how God prepares our stories even decades in advance and how everyth…

1
Stephanie DeGooyer, "Before Borders: A Legal and Literary History of Naturalization" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2022) 49:26

1M ago49:26

49:26

How can the novel be a way to understand the development of nation-state borders? An important work in the intersections of law, literature, history, and migration, Stephanie DeGooyer's Before Borders: A Legal and Literary History of Naturalization (Johns Hopkins UP, 2022) offers fascinating insight into understanding naturalization. Tracing the id…

1
From Despair to Hope, A Journey of Faith and Healing with Shanda Pruitt 51:46

2M ago51:46

51:46

In this episode of the only God podcast, Shanda Pruitt genuinely shares her journey of faith, healing, and the power of community. From her early experiences in youth ministry to her battle with cancer, Shanda emphasizes the importance of surrendering to God, the role of prayer, and the impact of worship in her life. She discusses the challenges of…

1
From India to Oklahoma - The Power of Faith, Family, & Finding Home with Toshali Nutt 47:41

2M ago47:41

47:41

In this heartfelt conversation, Toshali shares her journey of adoption from India to the United States, the incredible connections she made along the way, and the impact of her experiences on her life. From her initial reluctance to join a mission trip to Alaska, where she met Stephanie, to her emotional return to India to visit her orphanage and u…

1
From Corporate to a Street Corner: Unwavering Faith in Uncertain Times with Anthony Nasiatka 36:20

2M ago36:20

36:20

In this sincere & honest conversation, Anthony Nasiatka shares his journey of faith, resilience, and gratitude during a challenging period of unemployment. He reflects on the importance of community service, the power of listening, and the miraculous experiences he has encountered by God's provision. Anthony discusses the humbling experience of see…

1
Only God: Finding Faith in Tragedy 8:25

2M ago8:25

8:25

In this episode of the only God Podcast, Stephanie Jones reflects on the importance of faith and trust in God's plan, especially during times of disappointment, such as opportunities that don't work out, and during times of tragedy, such as the loss of Charlie Kirk. She shares personal stories of connections made through her work and how these expe…

1
Introduction to the Only God Podcast 11:43

2M ago11:43

11:43

In this first episode of the 'Only God' podcast, Stephanie L. Jones introduces her mission to share inspiring stories that highlight the miraculous workings of God in everyday life. She reflects on her personal journey of giving and the transformative power it has had on her life. The podcast aims to encourage listeners to recognize God's presence …

1
Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind, "Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics" (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2025) 57:48

2M ago57:48

57:48

Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics (Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2025) by Dr. Dominic Davies & Dr. Candida Rifkind is the first in-depth study of comics about refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and detainees by artists from the Global North and South. Co-written by two leading scholars of nonfiction comics, the book expl…

1
Katherine Eva Maich, "Bringing Law Home: Gender, Race, and Household Labor Rights" (Stanford UP, 2025) 48:40

3M ago48:40

48:40

The personal nature of domestic labor, and its location in the privacy of the employer's home, means that domestic workers have long struggled for equitable and consistent labor rights. The dominant discourse regards the home as separate from work, so envisioning what its legal regulation would look like is remarkably challenging. In Bringing Law H…

1
Keisha N. Blain, "Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights" (W.W. Norton, 2025) 40:59

3M ago40:59

40:59

Even before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for civil and human rights were inseparable. Over the course of two hundred years, they were at the forefront of national and international movements for social change, weaving connections between their own and others’ freedom struggles around …

1
Aidan Forth, "Camps: A Global History of Mass Confinement" (U Toronto Press, 2024) 40:33

3M ago40:33

40:33

The concentration of terrorists, political suspects, ethnic minorities, prisoners of war, enemy aliens, and other potentially “dangerous” populations spans the modern era. From Konzentrationslager in colonial Africa to strategic villages in Southeast Asia, from slave plantations in America to Uyghur sweatshops in Xinjiang, and from civilian internm…

1
Laura Murphy, "Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt" (Columbia Global Reports, 2021) 44:03

3M ago44:03

44:03

A celebrated revolution brought freedom to a group of enslaved people in northern India. Or did it? Millions of people around the world today are enslaved; nearly eight million of them live in India, more than anywhere else. Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt (Columbia Global Reports, 2021) by Dr. Laura Murphy is the story of a …

1
Lindsey N. Kingston, "Fully Human: Personhood, Citizenship, and Rights" (Oxford UP, 2019) 54:54

3M ago54:54

54:54

Lindsey N. Kingston’s new book, Fully Human: Personhood, Citizenship, and Rights (Oxford UP, 2019) interrogates the idea of citizenship itself, what it means, how it works, how it is applied and understood, and where there are clear gaps in that application. This is a wide-ranging, rigorously researched examination of citizenship, statelessness, an…

1
Lucia Sorbera, "Biography of a Revolution: The Feminist Roots of Human Rights in Egypt" (U of California Press, 2025) 43:18

3M ago43:18

43:18

It is not Egypt's 2011 revolution that opened a space for women's and feminist activism, but—as Biography of a Revolution: The Feminist Roots of Human Rights in Egypt (U of California Press, 2025) shows—the long history of women's activism that created the intellectual and political background for revolution. By centering the experiences and ideas …

1
Robert Cribb et al., "Detention Camps in Asia: The Conditions of Confinement in Modern Asian History" (Brill, 2022) 1:08:04

3M ago1:08:04

1:08:04

Why have Asian states - colonial and independent - imprisoned people on a massive scale in detention camps? How have detainees experienced the long months and years of captivity? And what does the creation of camps and the segregation of people in them mean for society as a whole? Detention Camps in Asia: The Conditions of Confinement in Modern Asi…

1
Daniel Lomas, "The Secret History of UK Security Vetting from 1909 to the Present" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 1:03:38

3M ago1:03:38

1:03:38

Using newly available government records, private papers, and documents obtained through Freedom of Information, The Secret History of UK Vetting from 1909 to the Present (Bloomsbury, 2025) by Dr. Daniel Lomas tells the secret story of UK security vetting from 1909 to the present. Although Britain avoided American-style red-baiting and McCarthy-lik…

1
Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, "Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century" (Princeton UP, 2022) 55:32

4M ago55:32

55:32

Hitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology. But in recent decades a new breed of media-savvy strongmen has been redesigning authoritarian rule for a more sophisticated, globally connected world. In place of overt, mass repression, rulers such as Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Viktor Orbán control their citizens by…

1
Professional Chat: Home, Migrant Workers, and Decent Work in Supply Chains, with Bonny Ling 46:29

4M ago46:29

46:29

Better Innovations, to talk about Taiwan as a home for migrant workers, and decent work in supply chains. After a brief overview of key risks in this area, we touched upon Taiwan’s major legislation to date in a global context, and addressed the importance of economic diplomacy for Taiwan – being seen as a responsible global actor in business and h…

1
Bulent Gokay and Lily Hamourtziadou, "Human Costs of War: 21st Century Human (In)Security from 2003 Iraq to 2022 Ukraine" (Routledge, 2024) 30:35

4M ago30:35

30:35

Human Costs of War: 21st Century Human (In)Security from 2003 Iraq to 2022 Ukraine (Taylor & Francis, 2024) documents and analyses the direct and indirect toll that war takes on civilians and their livelihoods, taking a human security approach exploring personal, economic, political and community security in Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine, in the co…

1
Genocide Studies International Partners with New Books Network 37:02

5M ago37:02

37:02

Today I’m thrilled to announce a new partnership with Genocide Studies International. GSI is one of the preeminent journals in the field of Genocide Studies. Published by the University of Toronto Press and housed in the Zoryan Institute, GSI is dedicated to “to raising knowledge and awareness among scholars, policy makers, and civil society actors…

1
Rachel Killean and Lauren Dempster, "Green Transitional Justice" (Routledge, 2025) 1:05:36

5M ago1:05:36

1:05:36

In this episode, host Alex Batesmith sits down with Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Lauren Dempster to discuss their groundbreaking new book, Green Transitional Justice (Routledge, 2025). The conversation explores the urgent need to rethink transitional justice (TJ) in light of the environmental crises facing post-conflict societies. Dr Killean and Dr Dem…

1
Jack Snyder, "Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times" (Princeton UP, 2024) 46:03

5M ago46:03

46:03

Human rights are among our most pressing issues today. But rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve rights for all. Human Rights for Pragmatists (Princeton University Press, 2022) explains why: activists prioritize universal legal and moral norms, backed by the public shaming of violators, but in fact, rights prevail only…

1
Lieba Faier, "The Banality of Good: The UN's Global Fight Against Human Trafficking" (Duke UP, 2024) 55:44

5M ago55:44

55:44

In The Banality of Good: The UN’s Global Fight against Human Trafficking (Duke University Press, 2024), Dr. Lieba Faier examines why contemporary efforts to curb human trafficking have fallen so spectacularly short of their stated goals despite well-funded campaigns by the United Nations and its member-state governments. Focusing on Japan’s efforts…

1
Jeffrey P. Rogg, "The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:04:58

6M ago1:04:58

1:04:58

Intelligence is all around us. We read about it in the news, wonder who is spying on us through our phones or computers, and want to know what is happening in the shadows. The US Intelligence Community or IC, as insiders call it, is more powerful than ever, but also more vulnerable than it has been in decades. It is facing the threat of rival intel…

1
Sheila Fitzpatrick, "Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:02:26

6M ago1:02:26

1:02:26

When World War II ended, about one million people whom the Soviet Union claimed as its citizens were outside the borders of the USSR, mostly in the Western-occupied zones of Germany and Austria. These “displaced persons,” or DPs—Russians, prewar Soviet citizens, and people from West Ukraine and the Baltic states forcibly incorporated into the Sovie…

1
Lara Montesinos Coleman, "Struggles for the Human: Violent Legality and the Politics of Rights" (Duke UP, 2023) 1:10:10

7M ago1:10:10

1:10:10

In Struggles for the Human: Violent Legality and the Politics of Rights (Duke University Press 2024), Lara Montesinos Coleman blends ethnography, political philosophy, and critical theory to reorient debates on human rights through attention to understandings of legality, ethics, and humanity in anticapitalist and decolonial struggle. Drawing on he…

1
Mark Fallon, "Unjustifiable Means: The Inside Story of How the CIA, Pentagon, and US Government Conspired to Torture" (Regan Arts, 2017) 50:07

7M ago50:07

50:07

From busting drug lords to leading the Pentagon task force charged with bringing the 9/11 terrorists to justice, Mark Fallon has spent his career on the front lines of U.S. national security. My first guest is one of the most fascinating people I've interviewed. Former NCIS Special Agent in Charge Mark Fallon is a national security consultant, scho…

1
Maïa Pal, "Jurisdictional Accumulation: An Early Modern History of Law, Empires, and Capital" (Cambridge UP, 2020) 43:25

7M ago43:25

43:25

With rigorous attention to history and empire, Maïa Pal's Jurisdictional Accumulation: An Early Modern History of Law, Empires, and Capital (Cambridge UP, 2020) is a unique analysis of imperial expansion. Through an analysis of ambassadors and consuls in the Mediterranean—and attention to Castilian, French, Dutch, and British empires—Pal's multifac…

1
Jeff Sebo, "The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why" (Norton, 2025) 1:02:40

7M ago1:02:40

1:02:40

Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we prioritize humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. As a result, we use hundreds of billions of vertebrates and trillions of invertebrates every year for a variety of purposes, often unnecessarily. We also plan to use animals, AI systems…

1
Eleanor Paynter, "Emergency in Transit: Witnessing Migration in the Colonial Present" (U California Press, 2024) 52:38

7M ago52:38

52:38

Emergency in Transit: Witnessing Migration in the Colonial Present (University of California Press, 2024) by Dr. Eleanor Paynter responds to the crisis framings that dominate migration debates in the global north. This capacious, interdisciplinary open-access study reformulates Europe's so-called "migrant crisis" from a sudden disaster to a site of…

1
Daniel J. Solove, "On Privacy and Technology" (Oxford UP, 2025) 32:16

7M ago32:16

32:16

Data and privacy have emerged as critical issues in our digitally interconnected era, profoundly influencing individual rights, societal norms, and democratic processes. In his book, On Privacy and Technology (Oxford UP, 2025), Daniel Solove provides a compelling exploration of the intersection between evolving technologies and privacy rights. Draw…

1
Chitra Nagarajan, "The World Was in Our Hands: Voices from the Boko Haram Conflict" (Cassava Republic, 2025) 1:14:40

8M ago1:14:40

1:14:40

The World Was in Our Hands: Voices from the Boko Haram Conflict (Cassava Republic Press, 2025) is a moving, often provocative, and ultimately vital collection of first hand accounts of people living through the Boko Haram conflict. From abducted girls to brash soldiers, and from community leaders to simple fishermen, this collection provides an ins…

1
Mary Bosworth, "Supply Chain Justice: The Logistics of British Border Control" (Princeton UP, 2024) 55:36

8M ago55:36

55:36

In the UK’s fully outsourced “immigration detainee escorting system,” private sector security employees detain, circulate and deport foreign national citizens. Run and organized like a supply chain, this system dehumanises those who are detained and deported, treating them as if they were packages to be moved from place to place and relying on poor…

1
Studying Myanmar in Times of Crises 27:56

8M ago27:56

27:56

How do we to study Myanmar when access to the country is so difficulty? In this episode, Kristina Kironska and Monika Verma from the Myanmar Studies Center at Palacký University Olomouc in the Czech Republic share their insights. Kristina Kironska is a socially engaged interdisciplinary academic with experience in election observation, research, an…

1
Forest Issac Jones, "Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972" (First Hill Books, 2025) 25:59

8M ago25:59

25:59

Forest Isaac Jones is an award-winning author of non-fiction and essays, specializing in the study of Irish History, the US Civil Rights Movement and Northern Ireland. His latest essay, ‘The Civil Rights Connection Between The USA and Northern Ireland’ was awarded honorable mention in the category of nonfiction essay by Writer’s Digest in their 93r…