Rooted & Rising · A COVERED Podcast Series

Streaming December 1, 2026Weekly Episodes · Seasonal FrameworkRooted & Rising

A COVERED Podcast Series

Rooted & RisingConversations at the Intersection of Prayer, Family, and Now

A weekly podcast that brings the COVERED prayers to life in dialogue, testimony and reflection — where the books are intimate, the podcast is communal.

Sample · Episode 001 “What Winter Knows” · Opening Invocation
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Season 1 · 8 Episodes Streaming December 1, 2026 Hosted by Aya ElevenLabs · Custom Voice

Aya · Adinkra symbol of resilience
The fern that bends and rises again

The Host

Aya

Adinkra for resilience. The fern that endures, bends and rises again.

Aya is the voice of Rooted & Rising — created through ElevenLabs, she sounds like the wisest aunt in the room: the one who studied in Ghana and went to seminary, who quotes Audre Lorde and the Book of Job in the same breath.

"Before we begin... let us cover ourselves. Let us cover our sons. Our brothers. Our fathers. The men in our lives who were never taught that they were allowed to need covering."
Tone: Warm, unhurried, prophetic. She does not perform urgency. She carries it.
Pacing: Deliberate. She allows pauses. Silence is not dead air. It is part of the practice.
Voice: ElevenLabs custom voice, run through a human review pass for emotional resonance and cultural authenticity.
The Architecture

Five-Part Episode Arc

Each episode follows the same structure. The ritual builds across all five parts.

01

60 Seconds

The Opening Invocation

Aya opens with a spoken prayer from COVERED, corresponding to the current week, season and chakra focus.

02

3–5 Minutes

The Theme Introduction

Aya connects the prayer to a current moment in Black life — never sensationalized, always framed through spiritual protection and Black futurism.

03

12–15 Minutes

The Main Conversation

The panel engages a central question bridging the prayer with a real-world theme, each voice speaking from their positionality.

04

3–4 Minutes

The Ritual Moment

Aya guides listeners through the week's micro-ritual with ambient sound: drumming, running water, birdsong, wind, aligned to the season.

05

2 Minutes

The Closing Benediction

A quote from Black poetry, history or spirituality sourced from COVERED. Aya's benediction and episode preview.

Support the Work

Patreon

Rooted & Rising is free to listen. Support the work to access early episodes and go deeper.

Entry

Seeker

$5 / month

  • Early access, one week before public release
  • Patreon-only short-form content from Aya between episodes
  • Episode transcript archive and seasonal ritual guides
Support at $5

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Aligned

$10 / month

  • Everything in Seeker
  • Bonus ritual content with extended micro-ritual audio and ambient sound design
  • Behind-the-production notes and discount code for COVERED books and shop items
Support at $10

Guardian

Covered

$25 / month

  • Everything in Aligned
  • Monthly live Q&A with Dr. Nikka Lemons, recorded and archived
  • Name in show credits and first access to seasonal retreat registration
Support at $25
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