WBUR's Morning EditionLocal content from WBUR's Morning Edition broadcastsNeighbors Show Kindness During Coronavirus CrisisNeighbors are showing acts of kindness during the coronavirus pandemic.Kind WorldMar 25, 2020After Serious Collision On The Road, 2 Men 'Continued On A Walk Together' And Found HealingMark Joseph Peredo and Luke Hutchins may have never crossed paths. But in the aftermath of a highway crash, the two men needed to find a different way to heal....PlayKind World19:24Nov 19, 2019Advertisement A Former Pharmacist Was Forced Into Homelessness, Then Her Community Stepped Up To HelpLynn Schutzman had right education, the right job, and the right marriage. Then, she lost everything ... until one day, someone asked her a life-changing question. PlayKind World16:52Nov 12, 2019A Retiree Who Couldn't Serve Finds His Own Mission: To Honor Veterans By Playing TapsWhen Gary Marquardt attended a veteran’s funeral and heard a squeaky recording of taps honoring the fallen soldier, he was taken aback. Then he learned about an organization that aims...PlayKind World15:39Nov 5, 2019How A Road Trip Helped A Father And Son Reconnect After Years Of DistanceWhen Chick McClure, a transgender man, began transitioning three years ago, he was terrified his father would reject him. Then one day, Chick got an unexpected call from his father.PlayKind World23:48Oct 29, 2019A Respite Center Helped Her Heal. Now She's Helping Other Refugees Overcome Their TraumaA woman, who fled her country after a vicious attack, now helps other refugees overcome trauma. PlayKind World15:20Oct 22, 2019This Makeshift School Teaches Children Seeking Asylum At The Southern BorderMany of the migrants living at the Matamoros, Mexico border encampment are young children. To help them, Felicia Rangel-Samponaro began a makeshift school where the classes are led by asylum-seekers...PlayKind World22:23Oct 15, 2019An In-Flight Chat Got This Deployed Marine Letters From Little Ones, And A Lifelong FriendAfter a chance meeting on an airplane, school volunteer LynnEllen was inspired to help Timothy feel closer to home during his first deployment to Afghanistan. The letters he received were...PlayKind World13:37Jun 4, 2019This Chef's Culinary Program Gives Felons A Second ChanceWhen Chef Rebecca Kelly-Manders met Quintin Storey, she knew he was perfect for her new culinary program catering to a special population: people with felony convictions. It's a population Rebecca...PlayKind World12:18May 21, 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...PlayKind World13:36May 14, 2019Mom Who Initially Struggled To Accept Her Gay Son Now Stands In At Same-Sex WeddingsSara Cunningham struggled when her son told her he was gay. Now she volunteers as a stand-in mom at same-sex weddings when the biological parents refuse to attend. PlayKind World13:52May 7, 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.PlayKind 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."PlayKind World14:05Apr 23, 2019A 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...PlayKind World14:46Apr 16, 2019How A Football Coach Helped His Community Make A ComebackKevin Motsinger was one of many North Carolinians displaced by Hurricane Florence earlier this year. Despite his own devastating losses, the coach focused on rebuilding his small, rural town. PlayKind World09:52Jan 1, 2019A Record That 'Deserves' To Stay UnbrokenIowa basketball player Jordan Bohannon had the perfect opportunity to break an existing free throw record and solidify his name in Iowa sports history. He decided to sacrifice it all...PlayKind World08:12Dec 25, 2018This Unlikely Mechanic Saw A Pattern Affecting The Poor, And Now Works To Repair ItCathy Heying realized that cars are a lifeline for many people with financial struggles. She decided to dedicate herself to helping others get that lifeline back.PlayKind World06:41Dec 18, 2018Grandfather Will Give Unforgettable Christmas Gift, Thanks To Baseball Card CollectorsRyan Freel, a former pro baseball player, died in 2012. Freel's father went looking for baseball cards of his son to give to his granddaughters.PlayKind World07:17Dec 11, 2018A Serial Killer's Daughter Reunites With Woman Who Helped Save Her LifeWhen Jenn Carson found out her father was a serial killer, she began to think she was doomed to follow a dark path. But then she met a teacher who...PlayKind World10:49Dec 4, 2018Fresh Cuts From This 'Dementia-Friendly' Barber Bring Clients Renewed ConfidenceLenny White always wanted a job that would bring him purpose. After becoming a barber, he realized his trims could offer so much more to men with dementia.PlayKind World05:27Nov 27, 2018Next Page
Neighbors Show Kindness During Coronavirus CrisisNeighbors are showing acts of kindness during the coronavirus pandemic.Kind WorldMar 25, 2020
After Serious Collision On The Road, 2 Men 'Continued On A Walk Together' And Found HealingMark Joseph Peredo and Luke Hutchins may have never crossed paths. But in the aftermath of a highway crash, the two men needed to find a different way to heal....PlayKind World19:24Nov 19, 2019
A Former Pharmacist Was Forced Into Homelessness, Then Her Community Stepped Up To HelpLynn Schutzman had right education, the right job, and the right marriage. Then, she lost everything ... until one day, someone asked her a life-changing question. PlayKind World16:52Nov 12, 2019
A Retiree Who Couldn't Serve Finds His Own Mission: To Honor Veterans By Playing TapsWhen Gary Marquardt attended a veteran’s funeral and heard a squeaky recording of taps honoring the fallen soldier, he was taken aback. Then he learned about an organization that aims...PlayKind World15:39Nov 5, 2019
How A Road Trip Helped A Father And Son Reconnect After Years Of DistanceWhen Chick McClure, a transgender man, began transitioning three years ago, he was terrified his father would reject him. Then one day, Chick got an unexpected call from his father.PlayKind World23:48Oct 29, 2019
A Respite Center Helped Her Heal. Now She's Helping Other Refugees Overcome Their TraumaA woman, who fled her country after a vicious attack, now helps other refugees overcome trauma. PlayKind World15:20Oct 22, 2019
This Makeshift School Teaches Children Seeking Asylum At The Southern BorderMany of the migrants living at the Matamoros, Mexico border encampment are young children. To help them, Felicia Rangel-Samponaro began a makeshift school where the classes are led by asylum-seekers...PlayKind World22:23Oct 15, 2019
An In-Flight Chat Got This Deployed Marine Letters From Little Ones, And A Lifelong FriendAfter a chance meeting on an airplane, school volunteer LynnEllen was inspired to help Timothy feel closer to home during his first deployment to Afghanistan. The letters he received were...PlayKind World13:37Jun 4, 2019
This Chef's Culinary Program Gives Felons A Second ChanceWhen Chef Rebecca Kelly-Manders met Quintin Storey, she knew he was perfect for her new culinary program catering to a special population: people with felony convictions. It's a population Rebecca...PlayKind World12:18May 21, 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...PlayKind World13:36May 14, 2019
Mom Who Initially Struggled To Accept Her Gay Son Now Stands In At Same-Sex WeddingsSara Cunningham struggled when her son told her he was gay. Now she volunteers as a stand-in mom at same-sex weddings when the biological parents refuse to attend. PlayKind World13:52May 7, 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.PlayKind 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."PlayKind World14:05Apr 23, 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...PlayKind World14:46Apr 16, 2019
How A Football Coach Helped His Community Make A ComebackKevin Motsinger was one of many North Carolinians displaced by Hurricane Florence earlier this year. Despite his own devastating losses, the coach focused on rebuilding his small, rural town. PlayKind World09:52Jan 1, 2019
A Record That 'Deserves' To Stay UnbrokenIowa basketball player Jordan Bohannon had the perfect opportunity to break an existing free throw record and solidify his name in Iowa sports history. He decided to sacrifice it all...PlayKind World08:12Dec 25, 2018
This Unlikely Mechanic Saw A Pattern Affecting The Poor, And Now Works To Repair ItCathy Heying realized that cars are a lifeline for many people with financial struggles. She decided to dedicate herself to helping others get that lifeline back.PlayKind World06:41Dec 18, 2018
Grandfather Will Give Unforgettable Christmas Gift, Thanks To Baseball Card CollectorsRyan Freel, a former pro baseball player, died in 2012. Freel's father went looking for baseball cards of his son to give to his granddaughters.PlayKind World07:17Dec 11, 2018
A Serial Killer's Daughter Reunites With Woman Who Helped Save Her LifeWhen Jenn Carson found out her father was a serial killer, she began to think she was doomed to follow a dark path. But then she met a teacher who...PlayKind World10:49Dec 4, 2018
Fresh Cuts From This 'Dementia-Friendly' Barber Bring Clients Renewed ConfidenceLenny White always wanted a job that would bring him purpose. After becoming a barber, he realized his trims could offer so much more to men with dementia.PlayKind World05:27Nov 27, 2018
