The Glorious Mess
The Glorious Mess is for people who didn’t inherit a clean story.
Mixed. Fostered. Raised in systems. Raised across cultures. Raised by people who loved you but couldn’t give you your origin.
Hosted by Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown, the show sits inside identity, memory, race, belonging, and the strange work of becoming yourself when you had to assemble the pieces.
No self-help. No performance.
Just lived experience, sharp conversation, and the honesty of building a self in public.
If you’ve ever felt like the exception in your own family, you’re home.
Welcome to the mess.
Podcasting since 2023 • 40 episodes
The Glorious Mess
Latest Episodes
The Cult of Celebrity | Why do famous people capture our attention while real issues divide us?
In this episode of The Glorious Mess, Raymond and Carla reflect on early sobriety, self-blame, and the stories we tell ourselves about responsibility when things fall apart. Raymond revisits a moment that still carries weight waking up...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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32:25
Waking Up in Vegas | What Do We Blame Ourselves For in Early Sobriety?
In this episode of The Glorious Mess, Raymond and Carla reflect on early sobriety, self-blame, and the stories we tell ourselves about responsibility when things fall apart. Raymond revisits a moment that still carries weight waking up...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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30:05
The Collective Eye Roll | Why Are We Policing Each Other Instead of Power?
In this episode of The Glorious Mess, Raymond and Carla start with eye-rolling and somehow end up talking about power, disruption, and the politics of policing each other.We unpack how collective exhaustion shows up in the body, why eye-...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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31:51
The Convenience Question | Why Do We Blame Individuals for Structural Problems?
In this episode of The Glorious Mess, Raymond and Carla start with squirrels and somehow end up talking about capitalism, environmental guilt, and the politics of convenience.We unpack why individual behaviour is so often blamed for mas...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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28:31
The Obsession Question | Who Benefits From Men Wanting Us Like This?
In The Obsession Question, Raymond and Carla wade into the uncomfortable territory of desire, attention, and power and ask when being wanted starts to feel less like attraction and more like control.Why do some men continue to p...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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30:42