Healing and Leading a Divided Nation | Jen Appel S3 E22

In this gripping and prophetic conversation, Kim sits down with Jen Appel — writer, educator, and founder of the Somewhere I Read movement — to dissect America’s spiritual and cultural identity crisis and reimagine what the real American dream could look like. Appel, whose background spans teaching, theology, and activism, speaks with unflinching honesty about the roots of America’s hypocrisy — how our founding ideals were penned by men who excluded the very people they claimed to liberate. Together, Kim and Jen examine: The deep dissonance between America’s promise and its practice. Why hidden history — especially women’s erased stories — must be reclaimed to move forward. How art, music, and storytelling are not luxuries, but weapons of truth in a cultural war built on lies. The role of faith, grace, and spiritual experience in rebuilding trust and collective purpose. How artists, educators, and everyday citizens can reignite America’s unfinished revolution — one voice, one act, one truth at a time. Jen shares her vision for Somewhere I Read — a national movement to revive America’s moral imagination through art, technology, and truth-telling — and the Legacy Leadership Academy, where she’s gathering educators, civic leaders, and creatives to shape a new American identity rooted in love, liberty, and reality. This episode will shake your assumptions, stir your heart, and remind you: the revolution isn’t over — it’s just shifting hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices