Chris Williams convenes Front Porch Sessions for storytelling and dialogue (OPB)

Chris Williams wants to “make less strangers in the world.” That’s the tagline for his storytelling, dialogue-fostering series called Front Porch Sessions. Williams is a story coach, an improv performer and an educator. Like many storytelling event producers, he selects a theme for the speakers who will tell their stories in front of a live audience. But unlike other events, after the stories, audience members are asked a question that they discuss in small groups for 10 minutes afterward. He began these conversation events in 2016 as a way to bring people together and create connections between strangers. He joins us to talk about the most recent FPS event — the first one to be held in person since 2020 — and how he tries to “make less strangers” in his other pursuits as well.