Introducing My Unsung Hero

[0] Hey there, Shankar here.

[1] I want to tell you about a new show we are launching.

[2] It's called My Unsung Hero, and it's inspired by the segment at the end of every Hidden Brain episode where we thank someone who helped us.

[3] Here's the reason we started the new show.

[4] For years, you've told us that the Unsung Heroes segment at the end of our episodes is one of your favorite parts of the show.

[5] So we wanted to give you the opportunity to share your Unsung Heroes with the world.

[6] or put my elbows on one of the windows and completely lost it, just sobbing.

[7] A person came up, put their hand on my left shoulder, and just left it there.

[8] No words, just presence.

[9] He just stood with me. He stood there with me for maybe 20 minutes.

[10] We didn't have any conversation, but he just...

[11] My first response was to say, no, no, no, I'm fine, I'm fine, I got this.

[12] and she looked at me with the most assertive, strong look on her face and said, I'm helping you.

[13] My unsung hero is designed to be an antidote to the despair so many of us feel when we turn on TV news or scroll through social media.

[14] The stories in the show will remind us of the many ways people are brave, generous, and kind.

[15] She took my hand and she leaned in forward real close to me and she said, Tony Lodlo, I expect greatness from you.

[16] And I'd never heard anybody challenge me with that kind of thing in my whole life.

[17] Each week, we'll share a story about a moment when one person helped another in a time of need.

[18] And we'll show you how these acts of heroism, some big, some small, transformed someone's life.

[19] You could have done nothing.

[20] You could have just driven away.

[21] So I would say thank you.

[22] thank you for saving my mother's life thank you for preserving her dignity.

[23] You changed my life and it's probably impossible for you to know how many lives you've changed, but if that's...

[24] Thank you for making me feel heard.

[25] We're going to feature some of the episodes of the new show in this feed, but the best way to get all the episodes is to subscribe to My Unsung Hero.

[26] My Unsung Hero, coming October 7th.

[27] I promise it will make you feel more hopeful about the world.