The Glorious Mess
The Glorious Mess is a storytelling space for the ones who grew up in chaos and still became something. Hosted by Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown — a social worker-in-training and multi-hyphenate creative — the show explores the power of story: the ones we lived, the ones we hid, and the counter-stories we’re claiming now.
Each episode sits in narrative, not advice. You’ll hear lived experience, moments of meaning-making, and conversations that open space for listeners to draw their own conclusions. Every season brings a new guest host as we talk healing, identity, and all the messy, brilliant ways people rebuild their lives.
Podcasting since 2023 • 34 episodes
The Glorious Mess
Latest Episodes
Gay Parents & Getting Sober | Is Sobriety Just Another Kind of Coming Out?
In Gay Parents & Getting Sober, Raymond and Carla sit down for an honest, funny, and unexpectedly tender conversation about the families that shaped them and the clarity they’re choosing now.What does it mean to be raised by...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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33:39
The Echo and the Other | Can We Really Live With the Far Right?
In The Echo and the Other, Raymond and Carla sit down for a light but honest conversation about radical pluralism — the idea that we can live together across deep difference.Can we really coexist with those whose beliefs cause h...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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31:09
Dreaming in a Political World
In this episode of The Glorious Mess, we hold nothing back. From rising polarization to the fragility of the systems we live in, we dig into the current reality of Canadian politics and why it's more urgent than ever to stay awake and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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53:06