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This NPR host lost her wallet, but the way it was returned has stuck with her

As she was walking home from her favorite bookstore, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly realized she lost her wallet. Just as she was about to cancel her credit cards a man reached out saying he had found it.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, host of <em>All Things Considered</em>, found her own unsung hero when a stranger reached out to tell her he found her wallet that she had lost on a walk home.

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series from the Hidden Brain team about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.


One evening a few months ago, NPR's own Mary Louise Kelly was walking home from her favorite bookstore in

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