THE PREACHER Jarena Lee

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In 1819 an itinerant Methodist preacher set off across a brand-new nation to spread the gospel to its people. Over the decades of her unique ministry, Jarena Lee would witness both incredible progress and maddening injustice - and publish the first spiritual autobiography ever written by an African American woman. But what message was her book actually meant to send? Discover the incredible life of this forgotten spiritual powerhouse with our guests, Lisa Gring-Pemble and Martha Watson, authors of the fascinating new book Your Daughters Will Prophesy. Music featured in this episode by: Marian Anderson, Alfred Hamilton, Ed Jones, The Tuskegee Institute Singers, The Georgia Singers and The Heavenly Gate Quartet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.5	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.2	Stream now.
0:20.2	This episode is made possible by our Patreon supporters.
0:23.5	Eric and Carolyn Shumway, Kim Hockinson, Bree Ames Smith, Robin Brown, Cornelia Weiss,
0:29.1	Heather Joostin, Janelese Cannon, Jamie Lang, Valerie Jacobson, Maria Carlos Sanchez, Jill Harrigan,
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0:42.7	You can help support the podcast for as little as a dollar a month and help us make more episodes.
0:56.4	Hi, Katie. Hi, Katie.
0:57.5	Hi, Olivia.
1:04.7	I would like you to picture an itinerant Methodist preacher.
1:06.0	Okay.
1:08.2	It is 1819.
1:14.5	We are in the brand new United States of America.
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