Kindness In Your World

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Kindness In Your World

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Jun 29, 2020

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Our listeners share profound acts of kindness they've experienced throughout their lives, including how kind acts propelled a woman out of homelessness.

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Jun 29, 2020

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Kind World is a show about how a single act of kindness can change someone's life. In each episode, hosts and reporters Yasmin Amer and Andrea Asuaje search the world for good news stories that will restore your faith in humanity. A production of WBUR.

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When The Parachute Failed: A skydiving instructor in Texas, David Hartsock, was making his last jump for the day. His student was Shirley Dygert, a 54-year-old wife and grandmother who was jumping for the first time. When everything went wrong, Hartsock determined that there was no way they could both survive the fall, and there was only one way for either of them to survive. by Kind World
8 min listen
Kind World #13: 'Take Me Back To Venice': As Parkinson’s disease worsened for Bernard Michaels, his family took him on a final trip to Europe. Early in the trip, a slip in Venice, Italy landed him in the hospital. His daughter, Sonia, set out with a collapsible wheelchair to meet him, but seventeen staired footbridges, slick with rain, stood between them. Fortunately, others took notice. by Kind World
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So Much More: The story begins with an open wound. by Kind World
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A Stranger Asks, 'Why Not Me?': Dr. Ferenc Jolesz's kidneys were failing fast. The estimated wait time for a cadaver transplant was five to 10 years. He didn't have that kind of time. But an article in the local paper led a stranger to ask, "Why not me?" by Kind World
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An Ordinary, Beautiful Life: Shelagh Gordon was another name in the obituaries, an ordinary woman who had died suddenly of a massive brain aneurysm at the age of 55. But something in her obituary stood out to a journalist at the Toronto Star. For weeks, Catherine Porter had been combing the paper, looking to profile an ordinary person through the perspectives of the family and friends he or she had left behind. What emerged was an extraordinary portrait. by Kind World
7 min listen
A House, Now A Home: Everything seemed to be going wrong in Maureen Festa's life. Her marriage was ending, her mother was dying, and she faced having to leave the neighborhood she loved. She'd learned of a potential new apartment just down the street, but, on the day she'd planned to see it, she lost her job. To her surprise, the apartment's landlord gave her reason to hope. by Kind World
4 min listen
A Town Rallies For Hikers In Need: Nearing the end of her months-long hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, Brittany Goodson began to panic. Days of unrelenting rain had soaked her gear, and hypothermia threatened. Brittany and dozens of other hikers were forced off the trail, and eventually found their way to the only nearby town - the tiny community of Trout Lake, Washington. by Kind World
6 min listen
Soar: Years after a car accident partially paralyzed her, Lauren Watson saw an aerial acrobatics demonstration in a local mall and decided she needed to learn it herself. by Kind World
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Turning Point: You must decide whether to do what you think is right -- but it means losing everything. What do you do? by Kind World
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Secret Sisters: They didn't all know each other, but they knew their friend needed help. by Kind World
8 min listen
The Betrayal: “The ocean was one of the most important relationships in my life," Shannon Leone Fowler says. "Sometimes, the most important." by Kind World
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While I'm Here: Bob doesn’t want a day to go by when he doesn’t help someone. by Kind World
6 min listen
Sister Sue, The Nun At The County Jail: Sister Sue Kintzele's phone number is written on the wall near the pay phone at the county jail. When prisoners can't make bail, they tell their family to call Sister Sue. by Kind World
4 min listen
#17: The Goodness Deep Within: Max Evans lived on the streets of Boston near the New England Aquarium, making his bed between two jersey barriers each night. He was known for being gruff, feisty, and unkempt, but these traits belied an inner graciousness and sincerity that touched many of those around him. by Kind World
4 min listen
Open Road: 10-year-old Phil's dreams were dark. by Kind World
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Finding James: James Carlsen's guitar never left his side until he sold it to feed his heroin addiction. by Kind World
8 min listen
Strangers At The Airport: Emily Proctor was traveling to Florida to visit a friend in need. When a thunderstorm caused her to miss a connecting flight, it looked like she'd be spending the night in the airport. That's when a stranger wrapped an arm around her, saying everything would be okay. by Kind World
4 min listen
That Way Madness Lies: When she took her seat for a performance of King Lear one Saturday night, Barb Cone had no idea what enormous significance it would have for her 48 hours later. by Kind World
8 min listen
The Portrait: Michael Reagan turned his life upside down to draw portraits of service people who died in Iraq or Afghanistan. Four thousand portraits later, he finally understood why. by Kind World
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Remembering Karim: Karim Alagha worked for 25 years at a gas station in Cambridge. He was immensely loving and deeply empathetic; he asked people how they felt and truly listened to their answers. Over time, a community formed around Karim and the station. An invisible community that was not even aware of itself until Karim fell sick. by Kind World
6 min listen
A Small Act Of Grace: When Maureen O'Rourke's father was dying from Alzheimer's, she vowed to stay with him until the end. Death seemed imminent, but days turned into weeks, and Maureen contemplated leaving her father's side. That's when a small gesture from a nurse gave her the strength to stay one more night. by Kind World
4 min listen
The Little Giant: When Curtis Bishop was homeless, most people looked right past him. One stranger reached out in the middle of a food court and helped change his life. by Kind World
6 min listen
The Boy With Long Lashes: People ask Mohamed if he's crazy. He says he wouldn't live any other way. by Kind World
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The Bridge: Julie's grandfather was an SS officer, Rachael's grandmother a Holocaust survivor. The night of his sudden death, Rachael's husband brought the two together in a unique friendship. by Kind World
8 min listen
More Than A Trim: Lenny White always wanted a job that would bring him purpose. After becoming a barber, he realized his trims could offer so much more to men with dementia. by Kind World
5 min listen
New Ink: Like addressing racism, covering a tattoo can be more complicated than getting the original. by Kind World
8 min listen
A Different Window: Bostonians aren’t always known for their friendly, helpful nature, but Blair Wong has discovered a very different side to the city’s inhabitants. by Kind World
7 min listen
Not Just Some History: Joel Obermayer has recently come to see his father in a new light -- and learned that one of his father's projects helped grow a web of people around the world. by Kind World
7 min listen
Stuck in Transit: Morally opposed to serving in the Syrian civil war, a young man unable to leave a Malaysian airport as planned ends up tweeting about his plight. Months go by, and things were bleak. That is, until one woman across the world began to care. by Kind World
15 min listen
Refuge: For Rachael Cerrotti, history keeps circling back to the present. by Kind World
8 min listen

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Encore: The Rhythm Within: A drumming teacher steps in and helps a troubled young immigrant find his identity in his new reality. Plus, how kindness and generosity in his early adulthood helped High Point University President Nido Qubein find strength and success. by Kind World
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Building A Village: After a friend asked for help, Maurice Humphrey thought about how he could contribute to people in need. Inspired by viral social media "challenges," he decided to start his own, inspiring neighbors to help each other as many struggle through the pandemic. by Kind World
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