I’ll be You

Iconoclast of Things Episode 13: “I’ll be you” Adult Autism and the Dignity of Risk. This is the story of of Phillip and Paul, a 25 year old with autism and the father he lives with. After a childhood of having his world shaped and controlled by others, Phillip was allowed to take risks — big, unsettling risks — and make mistakes. This is the story of how those mistakes transformed him and helped define his way of being in the world.

Breaking Rocks in the Hot Sun

Iconoclast of Things Episode 10: “Breaking Rocks in the Hot Sun” For 30 months, a crew of volunteers have been building the Harrison Street DIY skate park in an abandoned cul de sac in Kansas City’s Columbus Park Neighborhood. Part one of how this skate spot got to this point is the story of how the skaters and the neighborhood banded together and took up our elected leaders on decades-old challenge to cooperate and build the community they dream of.

Possibly the Complications

Iconoclast of Things Episode 18: “Possibly the Complications” Before he ever saw the ICE Warrant ordering his removal from the United State, Victor Herrera describes this one point in his life as an immigrant in the United States like this, "I feel like I’m in a bucket full of shit, and I’m drowning in it.” His story is the messy reality of immigration and deportation.