Kind WorldStories of the profound effect one act can have on our lives. From WBUR in Boston. BONUS: A Conversation With Drummers Jonathan Mande And Jorge Perez-AlbelaIn "The Rhythm Within," we spoke to Jonathan Mande and Jorge Perez-Albela about how they developed a close bond through drumming. Here are some additional highlights from our conversation with...ResumeKind World13:02May 17, 2019A Young Congolese Immigrant Finds Calling With Help From His Drumming TeacherA boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo moves to Boston with his family after living through harrowing civil unrest. As he struggles in his new reality, a drumming teacher...ResumeKind World13:36May 14, 2019Prepared For PKU, This Couple Kept Adopting Kids With The Rare Genetic DisorderA woman with a rare disease and her husband decide to expand their little family by adopting boys who all share the same rare disease she does.ResumeKind World12:24Apr 30, 2019Abuse Pushed Him To Make Violent Plans. Without Knowing, His Friends' Simple Acts Of Love Pulled Him Back"Honestly the most transformative thing was being treated like a person when I didn't even feel like I was a human," Aaron Stark says. "That changed my whole world."ResumeKind World14:05Apr 23, 2019Small Town Welcomes Displaced Family, Then Helps Them Rebuild A Chocolate EmpireA Syrian family flees their country to escape the violence of the civil war. They end up in a small Canadian town where they discover a compassionate community that helps...Kind WorldApr 16, 2019AdvertisementA Man Was Stuck In An Airport For Months — But A Stranger Became Determined To Get Him OutHassan al-Kontar left Syria to pursue career opportunities but couldn’t return when his home country broke out into a long and brutal civil war. He tried to seek refuge elsewhere...ResumeKind World14:46Apr 16, 2019Finding JamesJames Carlsen's guitar never left his side until he sold it to feed his heroin addiction.ResumeKind World07:50May 12, 2016For All To SeeEver dream about finding yourself naked in a crowd?ResumeKind World06:05May 5, 2016ImprintDeborah Greene was on a routine grocery run at Whole Foods when her brother called with terrible news.ResumeKind World07:27Apr 28, 2016SoarYears after a car accident partially paralyzed her, Lauren Watson saw an aerial acrobatics demonstration in a local mall and decided she needed to learn it herself.ResumeKind World06:20Apr 21, 2016So Chocolate BarWatching his friend cope with a rare liver disease, Dylan Siegel was determined to help. So he set out to raise $1 million for research.ResumeKind World07:23Apr 14, 2016An Update: Entrepreneur Arthur Obermayer Has Died“A year ago, I thought I would live on forever,” he said in December. “Since I've got advanced prostate cancer, I realize that my life is limited, and I’ve done...Kind WorldJan 11, 2016Not Just Some HistoryJoel Obermayer has recently come to see his father in a new light -- and learned that one of his father's projects helped grow a web of people around the...ResumeKind World07:22Dec 24, 2015That Way Madness LiesWhen she took her seat for a performance of King Lear one Saturday night, Barb Cone had no idea what enormous significance it would have for her 48 hours later.ResumeKind World08:16Dec 17, 2015Living With Dementia, A Former Addiction Counselor Relies On A Patient He Once HelpedThe man whose life he changed says he'll be there as long as he needs him.Kind WorldDec 11, 2015She Remembers It AllTragedy brought two women together. Now memories keep them close.ResumeKind World07:52Dec 4, 2015Kind World To Go: A Thanksgiving SpecialHere's a downloadable Kind World playlist that will put you in the mood to give thanks.ResumeKind World30:41Nov 25, 2015Off The ListSasha Chanoff was in his mid-20s when he faced an urgent decision unlike any he'd encountered before - and more than 100 lives depended on it.ResumeKind World07:59Nov 24, 2015Max And The Yellow CoatHow a homeless man taught a nurse to see the goodness deep within.Kind WorldNov 13, 2015A Holocaust Survivor Explains The Significance Of 2 Pieces Of ChocolateThis remarkable story is just one of a collection featured in the film "Human."Kind WorldOct 9, 2015Next Page
BONUS: A Conversation With Drummers Jonathan Mande And Jorge Perez-AlbelaIn "The Rhythm Within," we spoke to Jonathan Mande and Jorge Perez-Albela about how they developed a close bond through drumming. Here are some additional highlights from our conversation with...ResumeKind World13:02May 17, 2019
A Young Congolese Immigrant Finds Calling With Help From His Drumming TeacherA boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo moves to Boston with his family after living through harrowing civil unrest. As he struggles in his new reality, a drumming teacher...ResumeKind World13:36May 14, 2019
Prepared For PKU, This Couple Kept Adopting Kids With The Rare Genetic DisorderA woman with a rare disease and her husband decide to expand their little family by adopting boys who all share the same rare disease she does.ResumeKind World12:24Apr 30, 2019
Abuse Pushed Him To Make Violent Plans. Without Knowing, His Friends' Simple Acts Of Love Pulled Him Back"Honestly the most transformative thing was being treated like a person when I didn't even feel like I was a human," Aaron Stark says. "That changed my whole world."ResumeKind World14:05Apr 23, 2019
Small Town Welcomes Displaced Family, Then Helps Them Rebuild A Chocolate EmpireA Syrian family flees their country to escape the violence of the civil war. They end up in a small Canadian town where they discover a compassionate community that helps...Kind WorldApr 16, 2019
A Man Was Stuck In An Airport For Months — But A Stranger Became Determined To Get Him OutHassan al-Kontar left Syria to pursue career opportunities but couldn’t return when his home country broke out into a long and brutal civil war. He tried to seek refuge elsewhere...ResumeKind World14:46Apr 16, 2019
Finding JamesJames Carlsen's guitar never left his side until he sold it to feed his heroin addiction.ResumeKind World07:50May 12, 2016
ImprintDeborah Greene was on a routine grocery run at Whole Foods when her brother called with terrible news.ResumeKind World07:27Apr 28, 2016
SoarYears after a car accident partially paralyzed her, Lauren Watson saw an aerial acrobatics demonstration in a local mall and decided she needed to learn it herself.ResumeKind World06:20Apr 21, 2016
So Chocolate BarWatching his friend cope with a rare liver disease, Dylan Siegel was determined to help. So he set out to raise $1 million for research.ResumeKind World07:23Apr 14, 2016
An Update: Entrepreneur Arthur Obermayer Has Died“A year ago, I thought I would live on forever,” he said in December. “Since I've got advanced prostate cancer, I realize that my life is limited, and I’ve done...Kind WorldJan 11, 2016
Not Just Some HistoryJoel Obermayer has recently come to see his father in a new light -- and learned that one of his father's projects helped grow a web of people around the...ResumeKind World07:22Dec 24, 2015
That Way Madness LiesWhen she took her seat for a performance of King Lear one Saturday night, Barb Cone had no idea what enormous significance it would have for her 48 hours later.ResumeKind World08:16Dec 17, 2015
Living With Dementia, A Former Addiction Counselor Relies On A Patient He Once HelpedThe man whose life he changed says he'll be there as long as he needs him.Kind WorldDec 11, 2015
She Remembers It AllTragedy brought two women together. Now memories keep them close.ResumeKind World07:52Dec 4, 2015
Kind World To Go: A Thanksgiving SpecialHere's a downloadable Kind World playlist that will put you in the mood to give thanks.ResumeKind World30:41Nov 25, 2015
Off The ListSasha Chanoff was in his mid-20s when he faced an urgent decision unlike any he'd encountered before - and more than 100 lives depended on it.ResumeKind World07:59Nov 24, 2015
Max And The Yellow CoatHow a homeless man taught a nurse to see the goodness deep within.Kind WorldNov 13, 2015
A Holocaust Survivor Explains The Significance Of 2 Pieces Of ChocolateThis remarkable story is just one of a collection featured in the film "Human."Kind WorldOct 9, 2015