A favorite episode from the archives: It's 1996, and Lorrie is visiting her ailing father in the hospital. She's crying in the hallway near his room when a kind stranger walks by.
May 2024
Stories my father told me, by Lindsey Stirling
<p>There he is: pacing around the campfire, contemplating, ruminating. Then, with a crooked, mischievous smile, he begins. “Here’s a story…” This is a memory violinist Lindsey Stirling will always carry of her dad, the tireless storyteller, telling the tallest of tales, dreaming ... Show More
27m 53s
Dec 2021
My Unsung Hero: Leah Bartell's Story
<p>It's 1994, and two men corner Leah on a dark street as she's walking home. Then she sees a car, and a glimmer of hope.</p><p><i>To hear more stories like this, subscribe to our new podcast, </i><a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/myunsunghero/"><i>My Unsung Hero</i></a><i>. And w ... Show More
3m 41s
May 2021
Stepping into the unknown, by Rohan Gunatillake
<p>Standing at the door of the airplane, a new thing called “snow” swirling around her, Rohan’s mom is about to take a momentous step – making a life change that reverberates down the generations. A meditation about the steps we take when the outcome is uncertain.</p><p>If this e ... Show More
11m 24s
May 2021
One envelope at a time, by Hannah Brencher
<p>When she went off to college, Hannah Brencher started a simple habit: exchanging handwritten letters with her mom. Inside the envelopes that arrived in her dorm mailbox, she begins to know her mother, for the first time, as a person – and as a friend.</p><p>If this episode res ... Show More
25m 53s