For the past few weeks,The Takeaway has been featuring stories of good deeds big and small from our listeners for our series America the Kind. So we’ve gathered them all together — plus some bonus stories you haven’t heard yet — in this special episode committed to kindness.
We connect a commuter from California with the thoughtful conductor who brightens her day, and hear from middle schoolers bringing undercover acts of kindness to their classmates. There’s stories of kindness from neighbors old and original, and kindness from strangers,and kindness given during tough times — sometimes all three.net inspired by the town who made Christmas come nearly two months early for a grandmother whose cancer made her worried she couldn’t celebrate her favorite holiday while she still felt strong enough.
We also talk about the science of altruism, with Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki, and who explains why kindness is literally contagious,and Jay Phelan, a biology professor at UCLA, or who gives the evolutionary reason for why humans are kind.And finally,you’ll learn how to be kind from Heather Havrilesky, the writer behind the advice column quiz Polly and author of What If This Were Enough?”Do us a favor and listen — and be kind out there.
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