The Facing Project

J.R. and Kelsey explore connecting across difference in a world divided. Stories • It Shouldn’t Matter: WaTasha Barnes Griffin’s Story as told to Seth Carrier-Ladd from Facing Racism in Muncie, Indiana . Performed by Amanda Hummer. • Hearts & Homes: Katie Flesch’s Story as told to Kate DeVantier from Facing Intolerance in Springfield, Ohio . Performed by Laura Williamson. Music used in this ep...

Hosts J.R. Jamison and Kelsey Timmerman discuss lessons on gratitude learned from past stories they’ve told, and stories they’ve helped to tell.   Stories • A Brothership Memoir : Kelsey Timmerman’s Story as told to Michael Brockley from Mentoring in Muncie–A Facing Project . Performed by Akil Thompson. • Inextinguishable, Wholly: Pat’s Story as told to J.R. Jamison from Facing Poverty in Delaware...

An undocumented “dreamer” in Los Angeles works up the courage to apply for college, while a college-bound wheelchair user in Ohio wants others to see that she’s more than her chair. Join J.R. and Kelsey as they talk about these stories, J.R.’s experience of growing up gay in Cowan, Indiana, and how we often find what we need in the most unlikely of places. Stories: • Becoming Limitless: No Tengo L...

A “War on Terror” veteran intends to bomb a local mosque, but instead meets its occupants and begins a healing process through unlikely friendships. In this premiere episode, J.R. and Kelsey share the inspiration behind The Facing Project and why bringing people together across borders and through stories is more important than ever. Stories • The Anger is Mine : Richard McKinney’s Story as told t...