{"podcast":{"title":"Truth's Table","slug":"truth-s-table-326166","podcast_index_feed_id":326166,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/f4815ba0-1395-4b36-b009-5bbb04653d64","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/truths-table","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/11/2/52439cc9-b4fa-4d62-bc3a-3ccfce97d641_truths_table_2026_square.jpg","author":"Truth's Table","episode_count":318,"summary":"“Midwives of culture for grace and truth.” Welcome to Truth’s Table with Christina Edmondson, and Ekemini Uwan. We are Black Christian women who love truth and seek it out wherever it leads us. We will share our perspectives on race, politics, gender, current events, and pop culture that are filtered through our Christian faith. So pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Learn more at TruthsTable.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T12:17:32.587482+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-s-table-326166"},"episode":{"title":"Still Resisting: Lessons from Apartheid South Africa with Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu","slug":"still-resisting-lessons-from-apartheid-south-africa-with-rev-nontombi-naomi-tutu","published_at":"2025-07-05T04:00:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-s-table-326166/still-resisting-lessons-from-apartheid-south-africa-with-rev-nontombi-naomi-tutu","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-s-table-326166","url":"https://www.truthstable.com/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/b81fcdb8-1ccb-4a4a-a77e-e82843956a82/stream.mp3","summary":"Sponsor(s): Episode Description: Truth’s Table’s “Still Resisting” series continues, and Ekemini and Christina have the distinct honor of sitting at the table with Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu. Rev. Tutu is an Episcopal Priest and the daughter of the Late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this episode, Rev. Naomi Tutu talks about growing up in apartheid South Africa: the lies about the humanity of South Africans, the limits put on them, the oppression they experienced. Christina and Ekemini have a rich discussion with Rev. Naomi about the burden and blessing of being the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the wrestle with her own identity, and the biblical call to justice from the prophets. You don’t want to miss this episode. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Learn more about Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu: The Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu knew from early in life that the one thing she would never be is a priest. She has always said, “I have my father’s nose, I do not want his job” However, after years spent as a development consultant, educator and race and gender activist she accepted her call to ordained ministry. She is an Episcopal priest who most recently was Associate Rector at All Saints, Beverly Hills. The challenges of growing black and female in apartheid South Africa have been the foundation of Naomi’s life as an activist for human rights. Those experiences taught her that our whole human family loses when we accept situations of oppression, and how the teaching and preaching hate and division injure us all. Rev. Tutu is the third child Archbishop Desmond and Nomalizo Leah Tutu. She was born in South Africa and had the opportunity to live in many communities and countries. She was educated in Swaziland, the US and England, and has divided her adult life…","meta_description":"Sponsor(s): Episode Description: Truth’s Table’s “Still Resisting” series continues, and Ekemini and Christina have the distinct honor of sitting at the t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3097,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/truth-s-table-326166/episodes/still-resisting-lessons-from-apartheid-south-africa-with-rev-nontombi-naomi-tutu/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-s-table-326166/still-resisting-lessons-from-apartheid-south-africa-with-rev-nontombi-naomi-tutu.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}