What can a tornado teach us about kindness?
This episode of Shortwave explores the phenomenon of 'catastrophe compassion'—how disasters often bring out profound kindness and unity among strangers. It centers on a survivor of the 2011 Joplin tornado whose near-death experience led to a lifelong act of reconciliation and service.
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