Dustin and Lowell discuss Lowell’s interview with Dr. Robert P. Jones, author of The End of White Christian America, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, and The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future.

Dustin and Betty discuss a message Lowell gave at Grace Church NWA called “What to White People is Juneteenth?” about reparations and the church in NWA.

Dustin and Lowell discuss an interview with Propaganda about his art and the impact that songs like Playing with Fire and What Do You Know About Grace have had on us.

In this episode, Dustin and Lowell discuss Lowell’s interview with Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, author of Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church, Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, and Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery.

Episode 3 of The R Word's second season, hosts Lowell Taylor and Dustin McGowan welcome Dr. Christina Edmondson, author, educator, mental health therapist, Certifited Cultural Intelligence facilitator, public speaker, and much more. Dr. Edmondson shares her experience and expertise on faith's and the church's role in antiracist movements. We then hear from Lowell and Dustin on what they heard in the conversation with Dr. Edmondson and on what they hope, after hearing from her and her work.

The R Word begins its second season with this live book discussion with Greg Thompson, co-author of Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair, at the Fayetteville Public Library. Greg speaks to a live audience about his book. Thompson begins with a discussion of the major themes of his book, particularly about how reparations are a return of the threefold thefts of truth, wealth, and power from African Americans in this country. This is followed by a Q&A session with Dr. Caree Banton and Dr. Trisha Posey, and questions from the audience.

The R Word, a podcast hosted by Lowell Taylor that explores reparations' role in racial, social, and economic justice and the Christian Church, is back. Lowell gives us a preview of what to expect in season 2 of the podcast and a preview of the R Word's latest book discussion on Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair by Greg Thompson and Duke Kwon.

In the final episode of The R Word, we hear from Black Christian leaders Rev. Suzanne Bridges, Rev. Stephen Ivey, Dustin McGowan, and Chris Seawood, along with host Lowell Taylor, recorded at a live community conversation, Thursday, July 28th at The Historic St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville. This is Part 2 of a two-part episode.

In the final episode of The R Word, we hear from Black Christian leaders Rev. Suzanne Bridges, Rev. Stephen Ivey, Dustin McGowan and Chris Seawood, along with host Lowell Taylor, recorded at a live community conversation, Thursday, July 28th at The Historic St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville. This is the Part 1 of a two part episode.

On the third episode of The R Word, Lowell speaks with Jemar Tisby, founder of The Witness Foundation, on his two books, How to Fight Racism and The Compromise of Color: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism. Jemar speaks to the American Christian Church's history of complicity in racism, his call for Black Christians encountering racism within their own church to "Leave Loud," and how acting in the pursuit of Justice is what makes reconciliation and healing possible.