Joy & Justice is the official podcast series from Standing in the Gap Fund—a fund created to strengthen community response to racial violence in the United States. In 2025, the Fund became the official impact campaign for Netflix's The Perfect Neighbor. This season follows the gap between public attention and real-life need, while spotlighting the role of art, media, and community care in the pursuit of justice. Each episode offers a place to reflect, learn, and share—because silence and isolation are not the answer. Continue to follow our podcast journey on YouTube and be the first to know about our next episode and guests on Instagram.
Joy & Justice Podcast
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Joy & Justice is the official podcast series from Standing in the Gap Fund—a fund created to strengthen community response to racial violence in the United States. In 2025, the Fund became the official impact campaign for Netflix's The Perfect Neighbor. This season follows the gap between public attention and real-life need, while spotlighting the role of art, media, and community care in the pursuit of justice. Each episode offers a place to reflect, learn, and share—because silence and isolation are not the answer. Continue to follow our podcast journey on YouTube and be the first to know about our next episode and guests on Instagram.
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March 22, 2026
S1E5: The Fund
<p><strong>The Fund</strong> is the closing chapter of the first season of Joy & Justice—and the most personal. Co-founders <strong>Takema Robinson</strong> and <strong>Pamela Dias</strong> (Ajike'ss mother) share how they came to know each other in the earliest days after Ajike’s death, and how that connection turned grief into a decision: we are going to build something that outlasts the headlines. </p><p>This episode takes you behind the name <strong><a href="https://standinginthegapfund.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Standing in the Gap Fund</a></strong>—why it exists, what families are up against in the first hours and weeks, and what it looks like to create real support when life changes overnight. If you’ve followed this season, this is the episode that answers “what now?” Watch and listen, then tell us what line stayed with you.</p>
March 15, 2026
S1E4: Behind the Scenes
<h2><br></h2><p>In this episode of Joy & Justice, host Takema Robinson sits down with <strong>Geeta Gandbhir (Director)</strong>, <strong>Nikon Kwantu (Producer)</strong>, and <strong>Alisa Payne (Producer)</strong>—the team behind The Perfect Neighbor—for an honest behind-the-scenes conversation about what it takes to turn <strong>art, grief, and truth into movement</strong>. </p><p>They reflect on the first phone calls and text messages after Ajike “AJ” Owens was killed, what it meant to show up in those early hours, and how their creative partnership became a form of care. From there, the conversation widens into the bigger “why”: the purpose of <a href="https://www.messagepics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Message Pictures, </a> the responsibility of documentary storytelling, and how immersive films can shift hearts, minds—and sometimes even policy. </p><p>The team also breaks down one of the boldest creative decisions in The Perfect Neighbor: committing to an immersive, vérité approach rooted in body-camera footage—trusting audiences to bear witness and draw their own conclusions. Ultimately, this episode is about storytelling as a tool for truth, humanization, and change—and what it looks like to keep showing up for one another when the world is watching, and after it stops.</p><p><strong>UP NEXT S1E4 The Fund (March 22)</strong></p>
March 8, 2026
S1E3: Narrative Power
<p>In this episode of the Joy and Justice podcast, Takema Robinson and Soledad O'Brien engage in a profound conversation about the role of media in shaping narratives around justice and truth. The discussion highlights the evolution of media coverage, the impact of body cam footage on public consciousness, and the importance of storytelling in understanding racial violence. The conversation also delves into the Standing in the Gap initiative, which aims to provide healing resources for families affected by racial violence, and the significance of impact campaigns in extending the reach of important stories. O'Brien emphasizes the need for transparency in journalism and the power of community in fostering change.</p>
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