70 search results for “The Facing Project”
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S07 E04 – Facing Recovery — 17 Stories of Survival
The diverse definition of recovery through the lens of Facing Recovery.
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S07 E03 – Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts—and America
Exploring its tangled past all the way through landmark policy changes in the mid-20teens.
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S07 E02 – Forging Queer Leaders: How the LGBTQIA+ Community Creates Impact from Adversity
How crucible moments, such as coming out and code switching, have prepared better leaders.
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S07 E01 – Big Red’s Mercy: The Shooting of Deborah Cotton and a Story of Race in America
On how a book unpacks the histories of segregation, violence, and systematic oppression toward Black Americans through the lens of the largest mass shooting in New Orleans’ history.
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S06 E11 – Telling Own-Voices Stories with Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
On how writing the American and Viet Nam war from Vietnamese perspectives influences how stories are told.
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S06 E10 – Love in the Time of Fentanyl
A conversation about how providing a safe and welcoming place to use drugs saves lives.
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S06 E09 – Radical Love and Empathy with Author and Activist Sara Sharpe
And how a series of love letters provides space for bridge-building.
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S06 E08 – Unplugging Your Life with Author and Filmmaker Julio Vincent Gambuto
Discussing the unthinkable: going analog in a digital world.
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S06 E07 – Filmmaker and Journalist Ursula Liang
Exploring how to tell authentic stories through many forms of media.
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S06 E06 – Writing Unexpected Plot Lines and Finding Community with Award-winning Author Samantha Allen
J.R. and author Samantha Allen discuss the art of writing.
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S06 E05 – Living and Leading Authentically with Business Executive and Author Jim Fielding
A conversation exploring lessons on empathy and cracking the rainbow ceiling.
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S06 E04 – Lessons on the Road to Peace with John Noltner
Photography as a form of storytelling that explores the common humanity that unites us.
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S06 E03 – An In-depth Conversation with Author and Hollywood Screenwriter Abdi Nazemian
Using identity and story as a gay Iranian-American to help build empathy and understanding.
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S06 E02 – Telling Authentic Stories with Author Leah Johnson
On writing authentic stories for kids and the harmful effects of book banning in America.
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S06 E01 – The Abortion Talks
Exploring civil discourse across major ideological divides.
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S05 E10 – Growing Food, Community, & Vibes in an Urban Food Desert
J.R. sits down with four of the faces who keep the Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm and its neighborhood thriving each and every day.
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S05 E09 – Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways: An in-depth discussion with author Brittany Means
J.R. and Brittany Means to discuss the power of the human spirit—and the written word—to combat the most harrowing of childhood memories.
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S05 E08 – A Place to Call Home
Not every eviction is equal.
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S05 E07 – Writing Tough Topics for Young Adults: An in-depth discussion with #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow
A discussion on writing for young adults and the themes of teenage depression, addiction, and self-harm that are often covered in her sought-after novels.
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S05 E06 – Searching for Peace on a Divided Island
J.R. travels to Cyprus to explore what led to the 1974 Turkish invasion and, ultimately, the Green Line.
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About The Facing Project
Hosted by J.R. Jamison, each episode's theme is explored through a variety of engaging avenues, from performances of stories from different points-of-view collected using The Facing Project's story sharing model, to interviews with storytellers, artists, and bestselling authors exploring complex topics we all face -- leaving listeners with the courage to share their own stories and the empathy to listen to others.
