Agents of Inclusion

JR sits down with Albert Dorsey and Demetric Desue from Special Olympics to hear about their journey as Olympic athletes, why the Inclusion Revolution is so important, how they have continued to help out behind the scenes of Special Olympics, and more! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

JR connects with a very special former athlete in Daniel Smrokowski who loves to spread the word of positivity and inclusion. Here all about Daniel's journey, his podcast and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JR is headed up to Pennsylvania for this episode to talk to former athlete Daniel Morales about his role in Special Olympics and how he is spreading his message of inclusion wherever he goes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JR is joined by Bobby Jones, someone who has been connected with Special Olympics for over 25 years now. Listen as JR sits down with a man of many talents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Special Olympics Athlete and current Ambassador Aliyas Sargento & current athlete, Jaedon Binion, sit down with JR. The two talk about their experiences with Special Olympics and their great friendship that formed as a result. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastcho...

Superstar athlete Monty Briggs & Coach Chad Williams join JR. The three discuss Monty's favorite memories of winning the State Championship and what inspires him to be great. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode was taped live under the big top of the UniverSoul Circus while based in the National Harbor! Prior to the show, JR sat down with Special Olympics athlete Joe Woodland of the DMV to detail his time as a Special Olympics athlete, what took him from DC to Berlin for the World Games, and what advice he'd share with others about reaching their goals! Thank you to the UniverSoul Circus for...

Gold medal-winning athlete and podcast host Novie Craven joins JR. Novie discusses her experiences as an athlete as well as her experience as the host of the Inclusion Revolution Radio podcast where she connects with fellow athletes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastcho...

Brett Laza and Unified partner Kim Unland join JR. The two discuss their experience with the Law Enforcement Torch Run and their experiences in Berlin at the Special Olympics World Games To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Volleyball Unified Pair: Megan Schnee & Michael Carpenter join JR. The two are back from the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. They share their experience and what they've gained from their participation in the Special Olympics. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastch...

Kearsty McCoy, a Special Olympics USA swimmer joins JR fresh off her trip to Berlin for the Special Olympics World Games and tells the stories behind her 50 plus! medals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Agents of Inclusion is in Washington DC for the MLS All-Star Break! Before the pros hit the field, the Unified All-Star Game took place in an East vs West showdown. Athletes from both sides join JR to talk about their experience. MLS Works partnered with Coca-Cola to sponsor this event. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lear...

Special Olympics USA Basketball Unified Pair Keke Brown & Lance Duch join JR. The two discuss their experience at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. Plus what it was like to meet Tim Tebow & Dirk Nowitzki. And what they've gained from their experience with Special Olympics. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mo...

Ben Collins joins JR. Ben is the Operations Specialist at Special Olympics International. He's been working for Special Olympics for over 30 years and has been a Special Olympics Maryland athlete for 43 years. Ben & JR discuss how he has overcome his visual impairment throughout his life, his experience as a public speaker and a number of other talents and hobbies. To learn more about listener dat...

Malcolm Harris-Gowdie joins JR. The two discuss Malcolm's experience as a correspondent on Radio Row at the Super Bowl. He was the first sports broadcaster to represent Special Olympics and Malcolm explains how he has overcome obstacles in his past and his big goals for the future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mor...

On this special edition, JR sits down with a couple of athletes from the NY Red Bulls and Atlanta United Unified teams at the NY Red Bulls Arena. Dylan Budd (NJ) & Drew Pisone (NJ) join Anthony Hernandez (ATL) & Joe Villar (ATL) and all share their unique experiences with JR. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abou...

Lorenzo Tijerina, a health messenger for Special Olympics Texas, joins JR. They discuss Lorenzo's desire to help others, his passion for photography and so much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Renaissance man RJ Nealon joins JR. The two discuss everything from RJ's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu background, his experience as an advocate for Special Olympics and his role as a communications specialist for Special Olympics North America. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastc...

James Day Keith of Special Olympics Mass. joins JR. They discuss James bursting onto the Hollywood scene with his role in "Champions" as well as his family legacy as Special Olympics Hall of Famers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary-Ellen Powers joins JR. She is an athlete and Board Member of Special Olympics Rhode Island. The two discuss her start and growth in Special Olympics and her role as she will be heading to Berlin for the Global Athlete Congress during the Special Olympics World games. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo...

Jamaican athlete and Special Olympics employee David Duncan speaks with JR ahead of the Global Athlete Congress. David began his Special Olympics journey as a volunteer, and now he is one of the select few representatives helping chart the course for athletes around the world. The Global Athlete Congress will meet next month at the Special Olympics World Games, where it gives athletes a voice and...

The New York Red Bulls hosted a Unified Soccer team over the weekend, and after the game JR spoke with Isabelle Noonan and Shaeleigh Fleidner-Book about their experience playing on the professional field, breaking out of their comfort zones in order to grow, and most importantly, how Unified Sports is both a "movement and a message." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi...

Special Olympics Athlete and SO Maryland Digital Media Coordinator Adam Hays joins JR to discuss the "inclusion revolution" and share his own story about how a boy born with hydrocephalus (commonly referred to as "water on the brain") and who underwent more than 30 brain surgeries can go on to win two gold medals at the USA Games and represent all athletes as one of the final leg torch bearers at...

Ahead of this weekend's Lincoln Tunnel Challenge, avid runner Bobby Fredericks explains to JR why this road race is unlike any other in the country --beyond the fact that it takes runners from New Jersey, under the Hudson River via the Lincoln Tunnel, out into Manhattan, and back again. Then Bobby discusses how he got his start in running and in Special Olympics at the age of five. He adds insight...

Tajha Ilerant joins JR. Tajha explains how Special Olympics helped her embrace her true self and how she carries that sense of self into being a motivational speaker, Special Olympics Global Messenger and a Special Olympics Youth Ambassador. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://po...