The Echoes Podcast
The Echoes Podcast
Podcast Description
The Echoes Podcast dives into real-world questions about community, faith, and human connection. Guided by hosts Marcus Goodyear and Camille Hall-Ortega, each episode explores personal journeys and societal challenges with inspiring guests—from faith leaders and poets to social advocates—whose stories shape our shared experiences. Through conversations with figures like Rev. Ben McBride, who moved his family to East Oakland’s “Kill Zone” to serve his community, or poet Olga Samples Davis, who reflects on the transformative power of language, we bring to light themes of belonging, resilience, and the meaning of home.
From the creators of Echoes Magazine by the H. E. Butt Foundation, The Echoes Podcast continues the magazine's legacy of storytelling that fosters understanding, empathy, and action.
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The podcast explores themes related to community, faith, and human connection, with specific topics such as personal storytelling, social justice, and empowerment. Episodes dive into unique experiences, like the transformative journey of poet Olga Samples Davis discussing the significance of language, as well as Reverend Ben McBride's compelling narrative of moving his family to a challenging neighborhood to foster community engagement.
The Echoes Podcast dives into real-world questions about community, faith, and human connection. Guided by hosts Marcus Goodyear and Camille Hall-Ortega, each episode explores personal journeys and societal challenges with inspiring guests—from faith leaders and poets to social advocates—whose stories shape our shared experiences. Through conversations with figures like Rev. Ben McBride, who moved his family to East Oakland’s “Kill Zone” to serve his community, or poet Olga Samples Davis, who reflects on the transformative power of language, we bring to light themes of belonging, resilience, and the meaning of home.
From the creators of Echoes Magazine by the H. E. Butt Foundation, The Echoes Podcast continues the magazine’s legacy of storytelling that fosters understanding, empathy, and action.
This summer, devastating floods struck Central Texas, leaving families, camps, and entire communities grieving and in shock. In response, the Echoes team hosted two live webinars to support parents, educators, and caregivers facing an urgent question: How do we help our kids cope with something like this?
In this season one finale, we share highlights from those gatherings—including two heartfelt conversations with trauma expert Dr. Jamie Aten. A seasoned psychologist and co-creator of Spiritual First Aid, Jamie has spent over 20 years responding to the world’s hardest disasters and has lived through personal trauma himself.
He’s joined in the second conversation by Kent Annan, host of the Better Samaritan Podcast, for an honest and hopeful dialogue about grief, parenting, and self-compassion. Together, they offer practical tools and spiritual insight for those walking children—and themselves—through fear, confusion, and loss.
Whether you’re a parent, pastor, educator, or community leader, this conversation offers grace-filled wisdom for showing up with love, clarity, and resilience when it’s needed most.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Spiritual First Aid, co-created by Dr. Jamie Aten
- Philippians 4 and the Lord’s Prayer
- The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
- Letter-writing reflection exercise: “Who helped you through this crisis?”
- 1 Corinthians 16:13 – “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith…”
- The Better Samaritan Podcast from Christianity Today
- Additional mental health resources related to the podcast episode
- Full recordings of the webinars included in the podcast excerpt
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