In the 1980s and 1990s, Amy Herrin Inette attended junior high and high school in Alabama, where racism and segregation were still very much alive and thriving. She recounts her experiences, including her marriage to a Black man and the challen

Allison Dayton: Reconciling Faith and Rainbows

Apr 21st, 2021 55m 41s

In 2017, Allison's brother Preston took his life at the same time that her son was beginning his own process of coming out. While heartbreaking for her whole family, this tragedy started a chain reaction of positive learning that will continue

Rabbi Benny Zippel, Founder of Project H.E.A.R.T.

Apr 7th, 2021 59m 55s

Rabbi Benny Zippel founded the Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, and Project H.E.A.R.T., which aims to help at-risk youth, Jewish and otherwise, all over the state. Rabbi Zippel is a huge proponent of helping others learn that each one of us is importa

12 Years in Mexico: Part 2

Mar 25th, 2021 1h 1m

Justino and Brook Mora have just realized that Justino won't be allowed back into the United States for at least ten years. What will their life look like now, starting over with almost nothing? Join us as we listen in on their incredibly hard

12 Years in Mexico: Part 1

Mar 16th, 2021 1h 1m

Justino and Brook Mora were just beginning their life together when the dream became the nightmare. Brook would have to decide which she was willing to live without for ten years: her husband, or her country. Join us as we listen to the Moras'

Williamson Sintyl: "My Color is My Greatest Blessing"

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 3m

In 2010 a massive earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands and displacing 5 million. Williamson Sintyl miraculously survived the earthquake, even after hours trapped under three floors of rubble. Join us as he te

Mental Illness, Grief and Cancer: How to support loved ones in helpful, not hurtful, ways

Feb 22nd, 2021 50m 15s

Are there any differences among how we support people with physical ailments, like cancer, and how we help others who are going through mental illness, or making their way through a grieving process? Dr. Christine Hibbert helps us understand wh

An Arab Muslim in Happy Valley, USA

Feb 15th, 2021 48m 17s

Ahmad Alnassar was born in Jordan and has lived in many places in the world since that time, including Utah. He is currently a student at Brigham Young University, an Operation Amigos intern, and a good and kind human being. Join us as we learn

Latinas, Storytellers, Founders

Dec 1st, 2020 1h

Ismée Williams and Alex Villasante (along with Mayra Cuevas) are the founders and organizers of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, the biggest gathering of Latinx authors ever organized. Listen as we talk to these ladies about their backgrounds,

Advocating for the Broken-Hearted

Nov 16th, 2020 54m 39s

From her childhood in Venezuela, to law school in Provo, Utah, to migrant camps at the U.S./Mexico border, Carolina Núñez has had a life inextricably linked to the plight of immigrants from many places. Join us as Dean Núñez shares fond memorie

Pilot Episode! or "Who the heck ARE these people, anyway?"

Oct 20th, 2020 32m 58s

I'm Megan and my husband Ryan and I are the hosts of Operation Amigos, a podcast where we listen to stories from people who may be misunderstood or stereotyped in different ways. But how did this all come about? Who are we? And who are we to TH

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