Jameson Yingling is a filmmaker, philosopher, and social entrepreneur who's work focuses on existentialism, phenomenology of aging and death, postcolonialism, and ecological interdependence. He is an FGCU and Teach For America alum, and he was a founding partner of the Bonita Springs media company Sugarshack.

Right now Jameson is spending time as a guest lecturer at FGCU helping to lead what’s called the Rock of Ages initiative alongside Drs. Maria Roca and Tom Felke. He is the founder of the creative studio Existential Co.

SONG 1: How Lucky by Kurt Vile off his 2020 EP Speed, Sound, Lonely KV. (duet with John Prine) https://youtu.be/TNDmIrh1Cwo?si=E4IG_IDbUTtSeVAa

SONG 2: Bear Witness by Dawes released in 2013 on the album Stories Don't End. https://youtu.be/uhHS9zk_1HQ?si=bij96_8HX9M4TuOw

SONG 3: Cry for Me (live) by the California Honeydrops from their album Honeydrops live released in 2012. https://youtu.be/k-8O70Ba6_c?si=R8ASi2hF2jbymhbG

A conversation on Gulf Coast Life about the Rock of Ages program created by Florida Gulf Coast University’s Roots of Compassion and Kindness Center. https://www.wgcu.org/show/gulf-coast-life/2025-04-16/fgcu-rock-of-ages-initiative-builds-intergenerational-bridges-through-visual-storytelling