Meet Me In The Middle

Welcome to MMITM! Raygen is one of my closest friends and works in several capacities. Raygen is a documentary photographer and small business owner residing in Minneapolis. In this episode, we talk about the shooting of Daunte Wright, the George Floyd verdict, and how law enforcement training. Take a listen as we wrestle through some tough issues facing our society. 

Mary Moriarty served as chief public defender of the largest county here in Minnesota from 2014 to 2020, where she oversaw 38,000 cases per year and 120 public defenders. Before that, she served as a public defender for the county for 25 years. Mary is a passionate activist and has garnered much deserved praise for not only her tenure as chief public defender but as an outspoken advocate for systemic reform.

Mary is a well-respected voice on issues of criminal justice reform. She’s been featured on CNN, MPR, MSNBC, USA Today, and The Today Show to name a few.

CeCe Gaines is an Emmy award-winning journalist who enjoys telling stories that matter to the community. She’s currently the morning and midday anchor at KBJR 6 in Duluth, MN. When Gaines isn’t anchoring, producing, or writing stories, you can find her setting up her next story. 

In this episode, we talk about news media story creation and how a story on the street becomes what you see on your screen. We talk about the Chauvin trial and why it's important people of color have representation in the media. 

Enjoy the show!

Chauncee is a husband, business owner, and man of faith. On this episode we talk about how equity promotes equality and why representation is so important to the bigger picture. Enjoy!

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Today's special guest is Elijah Norris-Holliday. Elijah is the founder and CEO of Project Restore. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration and is currently a Master's candidate for Public Administration. On top of all that, he also is running for City Council in Mpls Ward 5. 

I had an incredible conversation with Elijah about a multitude of topics. I hope you all enjoy it!

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Today our special guest is Patrick Bentz. Patrick is a longtime friend of mine. I stood at his wedding, and he stood in mine. All to say, he’s a stand-up guy. But even more than that, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and runs a media production company of his own. Before that, he worked with huge household brands like 3M, Cargill, and Home Depot, to name a few, creating advertising ads.

In this episode, we ponder the question, “Is this the worst time in American history?” Patrick has a unique perspective from the years he spent living in Kenya as a missionary and growing up in a small town in Wisconsin. So without further ado, Patrick Bentz. Enjoy, and thanks for listening! 

Today's special guest is Godfrey Mpetey. Godfrey is an 18' graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Communication from my alma mater, Bethel University. From star defensive lineman to corporate America, Godfrey currently works as a Communications Specialist for one of the US's major financial institutions. In today's episode, we talk about everything from black trauma to embracing uncomfortable conversations in unfamiliar spaces. Listen as we unpack why proximity to whiteness and ignorance is one of the most intriguing places to be.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication with an emphasis in relational studies. She is a graduate student working towards her Master of Arts in Counseling, where she’ll soon become a licensed counselor. She’s worked in Human resources for the past 4 years, managing hiring processes for major corporations like JP Morgan Chase, Mcdonalds, and Johnson & Johnson. She also happens to be my hero. She is my wife of 4 years and the mother of my child.

Today’s episode is titled Are We What We Say?. The conversation is based around again one of those fundamental principles I think that we lack as a society. And that is this idea that you know we all communicate differently. And it seems to me that many of the times in society and just everyday life, we talk at each other and not to each other.

What’s up. My name is Tim Hunt, and you are listening to the Meet Me in the Middle podcast. I am a 27-year-old African American police officer, father, and husband.

I created this podcast because I believe some of the biggest things we lack in society are tolerance, patience, and empathy. My hope behind the podcast is to engage with people from a multitude of backgrounds and disciplines in hopes of gaining perspective. Some of our conversations will be heavy, and we’ll challenge the way we think about things. And some of it will be light. We’ll talk about everything from police-community relations to marriage to fatherhood.

I’m not a guru, and I don’t know everything. But I hope that you’ll take this journey with me and Meet Me In the Middle.

In episode 1 of this 4 part series, we talk about empathy. While you've probably heard the word before, I think the lack of this is one of the root causes behind many of the world's fundamental issues. Listen as I give my insight on how I believe learning and practicing empathy can be transformative.