Podcast appearances and mentions of Terry Williams

Message from Terry Williams on June 21, 2026

Message from Terry Williams on June 14, 2026

Message from Terry Williams on June 7, 2026

For PRIDE Month, join Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams for a discussion about LGBTQ+ liberation, reproductive freedom, and the power of personal storytelling! No matter who you are or what your life experiences have been — where, when, if, and how you share your story matters. Comparing the similar ways that personal stories about reproductive experiences and human sexuality are treated in society, Kelley and Rev. Terry offer important tips for stewarding your own story, selecting your audience with care, and standing in the power of your own decision making when it comes to sharing personal reflections and history. Join us for this PRIDE-inspired, intersectional trip through the journey of narrative storytelling and personal empowerment Links to discussed content:  Find us at PRIDE!: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events Dayton PRIDE: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/dayton-pride-2026 Canal Winchester PRIDE at David's UCC: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/canal-winchester-pride-2026 Cincinnati PRIDE: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/cincinnati-pride-2026 Akron PRIDE: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/akron-pride-2026 Chrysalis by the Upper Room: https://www.upperroom.org/chrysalis "Spoon Theory," by Christine Miserandino: https://lymphoma-action.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/2020-05/Spoon%20theory%20by%20Christine%20Miserandino.pdf  Abortion Care Package Program: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/abortion-care-packages Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on May 24, 2026

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Mark Clayton and Terry Williams of Squable. The guys speak with Eric about the opening days of Squable, working with Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu, developing the menu, making some pivots after opening, making the food approachable, the cocktail program, learning what the neighborhood wanted, changes to the front of house over time, being the old heads on 19th street, creating the brunch menu, being #2 on the Houston Chronicle's Top 100 restaurants list, why they're not losing sleep over not being added to the Michelin Guide (yet), goals for the future, and more! Plus, Mark shares about his career leading up to Squable, Terry's time at Trulucks, and we may have to fight a few technical issues.   Got a question for Eric? Email him at eric@culturemap.com. Follow Eric on Instagram @ericsandler and check out some of Eric's latest articles online at Culturemap.com: Posh Houston Seafood Spot Stirs Up 2 Over-the-Top $100 Caviar Martinis Growing Houston Taqueria Sets Opening Date for New Memorial Location Houston Chef Wins $20,000 at Prestigious Restaurant Pitch Competition Car Accident Damages Michelin-Recommended Houston Sushi Restaurant 4 Houston Spots Make Texas Monthly's 25 Best New Taquerias List

Ohio and West Virginia share a lot more than a border — common economic systems, cultural bonds, and legislative environments hostile to reproductive rights make for strong relationships between reproductive freedom advocates across both states. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams take you inside a recent day-long training event where Faith Choice Ohio staff led our friends at WV FREE through multiple faith-in-action training sessions. Exploring the trainings we offered in this Ohio-West Virginia partnership event, Kelley and Rev. Terry talk through the important aspects of trainings on Values Clarification; Reproductive Justice 101; and All-Options Spiritual Caregiving that are foundational to our work. This episode also explores the amazing new Reproductive Freedom Resource Center headed up by WV FREE called The CICADA Center — you won't want to miss this! Links to discussed content:  West Virginia FREE: wvfree.org CICADA Center: https://wvfree.org/cicada-center/ Purple Period Pantry: www.thewvwa-ef.org/purple-period-pantry CICADA Center Opens at St John's: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/cicada-center-opens-at-st-johns-to-offer-reproductive-counseling-supplies/article_a0521e2a-a9a0-4318-9256-142ab7670955.html St. John's Episcopal Church (Charleston, WV): www.stjohnswv.org/ Faith for Repro Training Center: www.faithchoiceohio.org/trainings Request a Speaker: www.faithchoiceohio.org/request-a-speaker Contact Us: www.faithchoiceohio.org/contact-us Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on May 17, 2026

Message from Terry Williams on May 10, 2026

For the one millionth time (it feels like it!), nationwide access to Mifepristone is again under judicial threat. Join Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams for an update about the latest rulings, as well as a discussion of the past, present, and possible futures of this safe & effective medication that helps make most abortions in the U.S. possible. Sometimes known by its older name of RU-486, mail-order Mifepristone has become the center of a strategy by anti-abortion zealots that aims to eliminate abortion access altogether. Kelley and Rev. Terry explain what a world of difference Mifepristone has made for abortion access and why the drug's continued legal availability is a key part to creating safe futures for all people who choose abortion. Links to discussed content:  Louisiana's 5th Circuit Mifepristone Decision blocked by Supreme Court: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-mifepristone-supreme-court-louisiana-0533e83d67148fdfec53b... Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/supreme-court-abortion-pill.html What is Mifepristone?: www.heyjane.com/articles/what-is-mifepristone Self-Managed Abortion in Good Faith Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training Liver & Onions podcast episode: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/liver-and-onions-and-abortions/ Repro Legal Helpline: https://reprolegalhelpline.org/ Repro Legal Defense Fund: https://reprolegaldefensefund.org/ Music by Korbin Jones

It's been nearly six years of reproductive health, rights, and justice through a faith lens here at the R-Soul podcast by Faith Choice Ohio! Journey with Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams through some of the best previous episodes of R-Soul, complete with commentary on history repeating itself, powerful predictions that came to pass, and reflections on our hopes for the next 150 episodes. Links to discussed content: (Episode 102) Deeply Rooted & Tightly Woven: Building Community with SACReD: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/deeply-rooted-tightly-woven-building-community-with-sacred/ SACReD Gathering in 2027: www.sacreddignity.org/gathering/ (Episode 103) Rage Runs Out: Sustainably Organizing for Reproductive Freedom: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/rage-runs-out-sustainably-organizing-for-reproductive-freedom/ (Episode 105) Healthy Shouldn't Be Hard: How Health Equity Obstacles Are Failing Patients https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/healthy-shouldn-t-be-hard-how-health-equity-obstacles-are-fail... (Episode 120) Winter Won't Last Forever: Strategies for Thriving in Seasons of Strife: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/winter-won-t-last-forever-strategies-for-thriving-in-seasons-o... (Episode 125) Progress, Not Perfection: Remembering Pope Francis: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/progress-not-perfection-remembering-pope-francis/ Catholics for Choice: www.catholicsforchoice.org/ (Episode 134) Running the Numbers: How Much Does an Abortion Really Cost?: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/running-the-numbers-how-much-does-an-abortion-really-cost/ Abortion Estimator Tool: https://www.ineedana.com/estimate-abortion-costs (Episode 135) Resurrecting the Goddess: Liberating Christianity with the Divine Feminine (PART 1): faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/resurrecting-the-goddess-liberating-christianity-with-the-divi... (Episode 138) Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People in the Present: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-pr... (Episode 139) SNAP Shutdown: Why Food Security Is Reproductive Justice: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/snap-shutdown-why-food-security-is-reproductive-justice/ (Episode 144) 2026 in The Cards: Spiritually Discerning the New Year with Tarot: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/2026-in-the-cards-spiritually-discerning-the-new-year-with-tar... (Episode 146) Tears Are Welcome: The Power of Lament in Justice Work: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/tears-are-welcome-the-power-of-lament-in-justice-work/ Guests since Episode 100 Kate, Faith Choice Ohio Dr. Jamie Marich, Author: "You Lied to Me About God" Jen Miller, League of Women Voters of Ohio Mia Lewis, Common Cause Ohio Nicole Morino, Catholics for Choice Constance Dunlap, Faith Choice Ohio Samantha, Faith Choice Ohio Charity Woods Barnes, Reproductive Justice Resilience Project Erin Duffy-Burke & Kathleen Joan, Co-creators of the Resurrecting the Goddess Summit Sister Shannon, Roman Catholic Social Media Educator Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart, Springfield Neighbors United Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on April 19, 2026

Message from Terry Williams on April 12, 2026

Terry Williams teaches on living in the rhythm of community and solitude.

Who has the right to determine how a pregnancy should be delivered? Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams tackle recent reporting that documents incidents in Florida where Black women have been forced into delivering their pregnancies via C-section against their will. Putting these latest examples of government overreach into historical & social context, Kelley and Rev. Terry cover the ethics of bodily autonomy, analogous medical freedom situations, and the role racism plays in the policies of force that disparately affect pregnant people in the United States. Links to discussed content: Court-ordered C-sections: www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections UltraViolet Petition Against Forced C-Sections:  https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/no_forced_csections/ Killing the Black Body, by Dorothy Roberts: https://archive.org/details/killingblackbody00robe Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections Pregnancy Outcomes Bill: www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb542 Ohio Universal Pregnancy Registry Bill: www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb754 Local Ohio Media on Universal Pregnancy Registry Bill: Bill: www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/17/ohio-bill-would-require-fetal-birth-death-certificates/89183531007/ National Media on Ohio Universal Pregnancy Registry Bill: https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/listen-velshi-ohio-gop-bill-track-every-pregnancy/ 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiii Restorative & Transformative Justice Training:  https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on April 5, 2026

Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams tackle the topic of evolving spirituality, exploring options for how you can both outgrow the religious practices of your childhood and simultaneously grow into a deeply meaningful spirituality that doesn't have to be perfect to be powerful. Through discussions of their own personal evolutions in spiritual practice, Kelley and Rev. Terry help listeners understand the compelling benefits of finding a spirituality that works for you, including the impact a healthy spiritual life can have on reproductive freedom advocacy and community building. Links to discussed content:  Saturn Return: What is it? https://www.chani.com/astro-education/saturn-return Resurrecting the Goddess Interview Pt. 1: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/resurrecting-the-goddess-liberating-christianity-with-the-divine-feminine-part-1/ Pagan Sabbats: https://www.learnreligions.com/eight-pagan-sabbats-2562833 The Gospel According to Ricky Bobby: https://mbird.com/film/the-gospel-according-to-ricky-bobby/ The Unexpected Joy of Being Bad at Something: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/possibilitizing/202502/the-unexpected-joy-of-being-bad-at-something Spirituality & Spring Cleaning: Practices to Help You Find Focus: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/spirituality-and-spring-cleaning-practices-to-help-you-find-focus Music by Korbin Jones

How does a community respond when rhetoric and politicized false narratives threaten to divide people from their neighbors? Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart from Springfield Neighbors United joins Faith Choice Ohio's Rev. Terry Williams for a conversation about resilience, compassion, and the evolving power found in actively loving your neighbors. Never shying away from the gritty, messy truth of the Springfield experience, Dr. Stewart gives a hopeful vision for what can happen in every community with a dedication to making neighbors feel supported, welcomed, and affirmed. Listen in to hear how the community of Springfield is living love-your-neighbor values to create the kind of safe, sustainable community we all can believe in. Links to discussed content: Get in touch with Springfield Neighbors United: springfieldneighborsunited@gmail.com Read Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart's bio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/staff-board Springfield Neighbors United: Stand With Us for Immigration Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/springfield-neighbors-united-stand-with-us-for-immigration-justice The Haitians of Springfield Are Under Attack Yet Again: www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/haitian-immigrants-springfield-ohio-tps-temporary-protected-status-bomb-threats-lawsuit-trump-ice/ Haitian migrants join protected status pileup on SCOTUS shadow docket: www.courthousenews.com/haitian-migrants-join-protected-status-pileup-on-scotus-shadow-docket/ Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on March 8, 2026

In todays show we start off by paying tribute to Rugby League historian Terry Williams who recently passed away. We then chat about the NRL games played in Las Vegas and the impact these games actually have on the market for the game in the United States.   We chat about the perilous financial structure of the game in England and how it doesnt work at all, and com pare it to how the game in Australia is self sufficient.   We look ahead to the remaining games in round one of the competition and invite you to join our tipping comp which is totally free by clicking this link right here:  https://tipping.nrl.com/comps/join/UV0DF5G8   Twitter AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Patreon Rugby League Project Patreon and the League Freak Patreon! Websites The Rugby League Project  League Freak NRL and Rugby League News Rugby League Podcasting Network NRL Rumours NRL Breaking News Podcast Links Site: FergoandTheFreak.com Twitter: Fergo And The Freak on Twitter Instagram: Fergo and The Freak on Instagram Youtube: Fergo and The Freak on Youtube Youve found the best 2026 NRL Podcast! The Official NRL website, For the latest NRL News or the 2026 NRL Draw just click the links! Also if you're looking to  Buy 2026 NRL Tickets you know where to go!

Message from Terry Williams on March 1, 2026

The struggle for reproductive freedom is often full of sorrows, setbacks, and stumbling blocks. What is the role of lament – being open and honest about our sadness – in the work of seeking liberation and justice for all? Rev. Terry Williams is joined by our Executive Director Elaina Ramsey for an episode filled with hard questions & raw honesty about how doing work that can sometimes break your heart is made holier by honoring your own grief. Lifting up tenderness as a gift to be celebrated, Elaina and Terry explore what it means to deal with grief while striving to do the work of reproductive health, rights, and justice in sustainable ways. Find comfort in this episode that honors the power of “keeping it real” and that leans into our collective human vulnerability as people who grieve and mourn. Links to discussed content: The Jubilee Fund for Abortion Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/jubileefund Spiritual Care & All-Options Counseling: www.faithchoiceohio.org/counseling Episode 119: Hoping Dangerously (R-Soul Podcast): https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/hoping-dangerously-faith-choice-ohios-2025-state-of-the-union-reflection/ Springfield Neighbors United: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/springfield-neighbors-united-stand-with-us-for-immigration-justice Morro Rock: First Landing of Filipinos in the U.S.: https://filipinospotlights.com/filipino-landing-in-morro-bay-1587/ Music by Korbin Jones

Send a textThis week on Running with James, we sit down with BC Athlete, keynote speaker, motivator, and author Terry Williams for a powerful conversation about rhythm, growth, and sustainable performance.As hometown race season heats up, we explore what it really means to push your limits without losing yourself in the process.Terry shares the philosophy behind his book Life in Rhythm and the framework he now brings to audiences nationwide — including his “Yellow Light Lifestyle” message from the lululemon run club tour:Green Light (20%) — Push the pace. Go after it.Yellow Light (80%) — Show up with discipline, but don't force it.Red Light — Rest. Recover. Reset.We talk about:Becoming your best without burning outSeeking purpose beyond performanceChoosing growth instead of comparisonDwelling in confident cadenceWhy most athletes confuse intensity with progressThis one isn't just about racing.It's about building a life and training rhythm you can sustain.If you're chasing performance, purpose, or simply trying to stay consistent through race season, this episode will hit home. Support the showBecome a member and support the show:https://patreon.com/RunningwithJames?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Opened in 2024, the Cold Solutions at Rush Creek team spent much of last year ramping up operation of a new multi-temperature storage facility built in a former mine outside of Kansas City. Joe Bardowski, President & Chief Operations Officer, Cold Solutions at Rush Creek, LLC and Terry Williams, chief engineer, Custom Refrigeration Solutions joins the Cold Storage Deep Dive special series to discuss more. Sponsored by: FCL Builders

This episode covers everything you need to know about Druids in the 2024 Player's Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons. Cold Open 0:00 Opening Theme & Intro 1:52 Themes & Lore 2:41 Mechanics 12:36 Inspirations 42:25 Outro & Closing Theme 49:15 Post Credits (incl. Circle of Shadow from Book of Ebon Tides) 50:49 DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84724626 Website: https://www.itsamimic.com Email at info@itsamimic.com Social: Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/itsamimic/?hl=en Threads at https://www.threads.net/@itsamimicpodcast Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/itsamimic/ Reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/ItsaMimic/ Find Us On: Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3Y19VxSxLKyfg0gY0yUeU1 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-a-mimic/id1450770037 Podbean at https://itsamimic.podbean.com/ YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQmvEufzxPHWrFSZbB8uuw Dungeon Master 1:  Tyler Gibson Dungeon Master 2:  Terry Williams Dungeon Master 3:  Brad McMann Narrator:  Megan Lengle Script By:  Brad McMann, Terry Williams, Tyler Gibson Produced By:  Terry Williams Director:  Tyler Gibson Editor:  Adam Nason Executive Producer:  Adam Nason Main Theme:  Cory Wiebe Musical Scores:  Tyler Gibson Logo by:  Megan Lengle Other Artwork is owned by Wizards of the Coast. This episode is meant to be used as an inspirational supplement for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and tabletop roleplaying games in general.  It's A Mimic! does not own the rights to any Wizards of the Coasts products.

Message from Terry Williams on February 15, 2026

Resisting injustice can be wearying work! In this latest episode, Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams explore the “why” of resistance — the purpose of struggling against forces that are seeking to harm our communities & the necessity of refocusing on the positive future that reproductive freedom advocacy seeks to build. Join Kelley and Terry for a repro and religion reframing of the movement moment we're all living through & take some time to reflect on the importance of faithfully refusing to comply with unjust actors, mandates, and systems. Links to Discussed Content: Heritage Foundation's 250-year vision for state marriage restriction: https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/report/saving-america-saving-the-family-foundation-the-next-250-years Bad Bunny shows a better definition of an American: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bad-bunny-halftime-show-latin-america-grandin/ Creative Resistance Through Song in Minneapolis from Interfaith Alliance: https://www.interfaithalliance.org/post/ice-out-resistance-songbook Epstein Survivors speak out: https://msmagazine.com/2026/02/05/survivor-reactions-epstein-files-redactions/ Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on February 8, 2026

Message from Terry Williams on February 1, 2026

Aboveground, Manhattan's Riverside Park provides open space for the densely populated Upper West Side. Beneath its surface run railroad tunnels, disused for decades, where over the years unhoused people have taken shelter. The sociologist Terry Williams ventured into the tunnel residents' world, seeking to understand life on the margins and out of sight. He visited the tunnels between West Seventy-Second and West Ninety-Sixth Streets hundreds of times from 1991 to 1996, when authorities cleared them out to make way for Amtrak passenger service, and again between 2000 and 2020.  Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York (Columbia UP, 2024) explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. Bringing together anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations with residents, and excerpts from personal journals, Williams provides a vivid ethnographic portrait of individual people, day-to-day activities, and the social world of the underground and their engagement with the world above, which they call “topside.” He shows how marginalized people strive to make a place for themselves amid neglect and isolation as they struggle for dignity. Featuring Williams's distinctive ethnographic eye and deep empathy for those on the margins, Life Underground shines a unique light on a vanished subterranean community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Aboveground, Manhattan's Riverside Park provides open space for the densely populated Upper West Side. Beneath its surface run railroad tunnels, disused for decades, where over the years unhoused people have taken shelter. The sociologist Terry Williams ventured into the tunnel residents' world, seeking to understand life on the margins and out of sight. He visited the tunnels between West Seventy-Second and West Ninety-Sixth Streets hundreds of times from 1991 to 1996, when authorities cleared them out to make way for Amtrak passenger service, and again between 2000 and 2020.  Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York (Columbia UP, 2024) explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. Bringing together anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations with residents, and excerpts from personal journals, Williams provides a vivid ethnographic portrait of individual people, day-to-day activities, and the social world of the underground and their engagement with the world above, which they call “topside.” He shows how marginalized people strive to make a place for themselves amid neglect and isolation as they struggle for dignity. Featuring Williams's distinctive ethnographic eye and deep empathy for those on the margins, Life Underground shines a unique light on a vanished subterranean community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Aboveground, Manhattan's Riverside Park provides open space for the densely populated Upper West Side. Beneath its surface run railroad tunnels, disused for decades, where over the years unhoused people have taken shelter. The sociologist Terry Williams ventured into the tunnel residents' world, seeking to understand life on the margins and out of sight. He visited the tunnels between West Seventy-Second and West Ninety-Sixth Streets hundreds of times from 1991 to 1996, when authorities cleared them out to make way for Amtrak passenger service, and again between 2000 and 2020.  Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York (Columbia UP, 2024) explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. Bringing together anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations with residents, and excerpts from personal journals, Williams provides a vivid ethnographic portrait of individual people, day-to-day activities, and the social world of the underground and their engagement with the world above, which they call “topside.” He shows how marginalized people strive to make a place for themselves amid neglect and isolation as they struggle for dignity. Featuring Williams's distinctive ethnographic eye and deep empathy for those on the margins, Life Underground shines a unique light on a vanished subterranean community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Aboveground, Manhattan's Riverside Park provides open space for the densely populated Upper West Side. Beneath its surface run railroad tunnels, disused for decades, where over the years unhoused people have taken shelter. The sociologist Terry Williams ventured into the tunnel residents' world, seeking to understand life on the margins and out of sight. He visited the tunnels between West Seventy-Second and West Ninety-Sixth Streets hundreds of times from 1991 to 1996, when authorities cleared them out to make way for Amtrak passenger service, and again between 2000 and 2020.  Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York (Columbia UP, 2024) explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. Bringing together anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations with residents, and excerpts from personal journals, Williams provides a vivid ethnographic portrait of individual people, day-to-day activities, and the social world of the underground and their engagement with the world above, which they call “topside.” He shows how marginalized people strive to make a place for themselves amid neglect and isolation as they struggle for dignity. Featuring Williams's distinctive ethnographic eye and deep empathy for those on the margins, Life Underground shines a unique light on a vanished subterranean community.

Aboveground, Manhattan's Riverside Park provides open space for the densely populated Upper West Side. Beneath its surface run railroad tunnels, disused for decades, where over the years unhoused people have taken shelter. The sociologist Terry Williams ventured into the tunnel residents' world, seeking to understand life on the margins and out of sight. He visited the tunnels between West Seventy-Second and West Ninety-Sixth Streets hundreds of times from 1991 to 1996, when authorities cleared them out to make way for Amtrak passenger service, and again between 2000 and 2020.  Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York (Columbia UP, 2024) explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. Bringing together anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations with residents, and excerpts from personal journals, Williams provides a vivid ethnographic portrait of individual people, day-to-day activities, and the social world of the underground and their engagement with the world above, which they call “topside.” He shows how marginalized people strive to make a place for themselves amid neglect and isolation as they struggle for dignity. Featuring Williams's distinctive ethnographic eye and deep empathy for those on the margins, Life Underground shines a unique light on a vanished subterranean community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Message from Terry Williams on January 18, 2026

2026 is off to a pretty rough start, so Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams have a spirituality-rich episode to help you catch a breath, take stock, and get some perspective on the year to come. Using tarot and oracle readings as a spiritual assessment tool, Kelley and Terry reflect on what current political, social, and religious environments can teach us about the work of reproductive health, rights and justice. Links to discussed content: A Reading for the New Year: Toiling and Growing: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/a-reading-for-the-new-year-toiling-and-growing A Win for Reproductive Freedom in Wyoming: https://feminist.org/news/wyoming-court-delivers-major-victory-for-abortion-access/ Marigold Tarot: https://13thpress.com/products/the-marigold-tarot-classic?srsltid=AfmBOoqUZ43DhHd2kKHujWGagfuUy3v92sTaMT9kJxjHPWnnupwiMiqL Self-Managed Abortion In Good Faith Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training Restorative & Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training Conflict is Not Abuse, by Sarah Schulman: https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Conflict-Is-Not-Abuse Replenish Spa Co-Op: https://replenishwith.us/ Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on January 11, 2026

In unprecedented times, looking forward to the future is an act of resistance in itself. Join Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams for a visioning session outlining what 2026 could bring, the collective hope we hold for the future, and how Faith Choice Ohio plans to keep showing up in the new year for reproductive health, rights, and justice. In this episode, Kelley and Terry dive deep into the intersection between reproductive justice and immigrant rights, giving listeners some positive commitments we can make together to support our migrant neighbors in 2026. Links to discussed content: Immigration as Reproductive Justice Mini-Zine: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/immigration-justice-reproductive-justice All other Mini-Zine content: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines Healing beyond borders: Why immigration justice is reproductive justice: https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05/01/why-immigration-justice-is-reproductuve-justice/ Make a voting plan for 2026 with League of Women Voters of Ohio: www.lwvohio.org/make-a-voting-plan ICE targets relative of White House Press Secretary: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics/karoline-leavitt-ice-relative-release Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants ending in February 2026: www.wlrn.org/immigration/2025-11-26/temporary-protected-status-haiti-tps-trump Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on December 21, 2025

2025 brought what feels like several years' worth of experiences: a new federal political administration, drastic worsening of life for families in the U.S. due to Project 2025, and a deepening struggle for reproductive freedom in Ohio and beyond. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams look back on the year from both community and organizational perspectives, exploring how the seemingly darkest of times can be fruitful ground for growth, strategic development, and expectant preparation. Kelley and Terry highlight the amazing things that happened at Faith Choice Ohio in the past year including launching our on-demand Faith for Repro Training Center, developing 10 new mini-zine offerings, organizing across regions with various clergy & congregations, and much more! Links to discussed content:  Presidential pardons for anti-abortion criminals: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-trump-executive-order-pardon-817774b21d32a4edf6d39ee43cbc18f4 Project 2025 targets repro advocates, transgender rights, and more: https://19thnews.org/2025/12/project-2025-heritage-foundation-progress/ DOGE undermines AIDS prevention and health policy: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5263506-former-trump-official-doge-cuts-hiv-aids-epidemic/ FDA approves Mifepristone generic as safe and effective: www.pbs.org/newshour/health/fda-approves-another-generic-abortion-pill-prompting-conservativ... Faith for Repro Training Center: www.faithchoiceohio.org/trainings PRIDE 2025 with Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/pride Faith4Repro Store: www.faithchoiceohio.org/store Minister in Residence, Constance M. Dunlap: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/justice-as-an-invitation-to-transformation 2025 Intern, Karina Streeter: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/the-power-of-youth-led-organizing FREE Mini-Zines for distribution: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines Get plugged in with Ohio Clergy for Choice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/clergy-for-choice Video Library at Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/videos Give Faithfully for Reproductive Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/give-faithfully-for-reproductive-justice Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on December 14, 2025

Message from Terry Williams on December 7, 2025

Ohio enshrined reproductive freedom in the state constitution in 2023, but sneaky attempts to thwart the will of the people are still very much in play. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams take aim at some sly laws slipped in to the state budget and shoved through the latest legislative session that seek to burden reproductive healthcare providers, stigmatize abortion seekers, and ultimately force a minority religious viewpoint onto the bodies of every Ohioan. Calling out the dishonesty and religious hypocrisy of crafty anti-abortion zealots, Kelley and Terry help listeners gain perspective, centering this episode on the important truth at the core of this struggle — that people who support abortion-positive policies are in the majority in Ohio and beyond. Links to discussed content: Ohio Monthly Abortion Report - https://odh.ohio.gov/explore-data-and-stats/published-reports/data-and-stats-abortion-reports What are TRAP laws? - https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/types-attacks/trap-laws Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People In the Present - https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-present/ SMA in Good Faith Training - https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training Abortions are Holy, a new zine by Faith Choice Ohio! - https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/abortions-are-holy-mini-zine Ohio lawmakers move to restrict mifepristone - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/ohio-gop-lawmakers-move-to-ban-telehealth-mail-order-abortion-pills/ Student required to view “Live Action” propaganda video in Ohio - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/ohio-house-passes-bill-requiring-public-schools-show-baby-olivia-video-to-students-in-grades-5-12/ Experts say new anti-abortion laws in Ohio are about misinformation - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/12/ohio-bill-requiring-legal-statement-prior-to-abortion-treatment-could-sew-mistrust-experts-say/ Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on November 30, 2025

Sharing her experience as a Catholic woman living in southern Ohio, special guest Sister Shannon joins Rev. Terry Williams for a discussion about bodies, belovedness, and boldly claiming a living faith. As a faithful Roman Catholic believer who has experienced dating, single motherhood, and now marriage, Sister Shannon reflects on the meaningfulness of being a pro-choice person of faith who trusts other people to make choices about their own bodies while expecting the same trust from them in return. Lifting up her lifegiving encounters with our partner organization Catholics for Choice, Sister Shannon discusses her journey with finding solidarity and wholeness among the majority of Roman Catholics who support reproductive freedom (no matter what the church's hierarchy has to say!) Links to discussed content: Sister Shannon on Instagram: instagram.com/sister.shannon Catholics for Choice: catholicsforchoice.org Roman Catholic Women Priests: https://romancatholicwomenpriests.org/ Background information about the Womenpriests Movement: https://progressive.org/latest/the-movement-to-excommunicate-misogyny-from-the-catholic-church-20250709/ The Autobiography of Malcolm X: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/106490/the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x-by-malcolm-x-as-told-to-alex-haley/ About Father Richard Rohr: https://cac.org/about/cac-faculty/cac-founder-richard-rohr/ Catholics for Choice resource "The Advocate's Bible": catholicsforchoice.org/advocatesbible Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on November 9, 2025

Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams tear into federal government shutdown specifics about how slashing SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — is a direct assault on reproductive health, rights, and justice. Detailing the connection between food security and reproductive justice, Kelley and Rev. Terry name the shameful irony of the anti-abortion movement aligning with interests that simultaneously seek to stop feeding children & that see ending hunger as a personal problem rather than a societal responsibility. Listen in to hear how you can join Faith Choice Ohio and our friends at Motherful to support single moms in Ohio throughout this government shutdown and beyond, including a matching donation opportunity that can double your financial gift to Motherful and do twice as much good! Links to discussed content: SNAP to be funded at 50% and delayed: www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown USDA hides contingency plan for funding SNAP: www.notus.org/trump-white-house/usda-contingency-plan-snap-nutrition-funding-document-website Why the shutdown has put food stamps at risk: www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/politics/snap-benefits-food-stamps-explainer Food Insecurity among the Overall Population in Ohio: https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2023/overall/ohio (Episode 128) Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People in the Present: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-present/ Fundraiser for Motherful: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/provide-food-aid-to-single-mothers Music by Korbin Jones

Message from Terry Williams on November 2, 2025

Message from Terry Williams on October 19, 2025

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