Your Unsung Heroes

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 2, 2024

We are starting off 2024 with stories of people who helped strangers in need, and want you to hear yours. Shankar Vedantam is the host of the podcast and radio show Hidden Brain, which produces the NPR series "My Unsung Hero." He joins us to discuss the series and talk about the science behind the benefits of gratitude, as well as the things that stand in the way of us expressing it.

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