Dan, the delivery driver, goes viral: Kindness is not rare in America

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4.7 • 527 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – A Domino’s delivery driver in Iowa turns a routine order into a viral moment of generosity, inspiring thousands to give back. As the story spreads, it reveals a deeper truth about everyday kindness in America and how small acts, amplified by community support, create meaningful impact across the country...

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Hidden Lightness on America Out Loud Talk Radio.
0:10.9	I'm your host, Jimmy Hinton.
0:12.7	Do you remember the delivery driver in Tennessee, the elderly man who had a fundraiser? There was a woman who named Brittany Smith who saw him
0:25.8	coming up the steps and he was caught on her ring camera. He delivered Starbucks to the home
0:31.0	via DoorDash. And she felt really bad for him. He was working into his 80s and couldn't afford retirement.
0:41.3	Well, she started to GoFund Me, and that GoFundMe is about to reach $1 million.
0:48.7	I'd say that's a pretty healthy retirement for him and his wife.
0:52.6	So it's really cool, and it was a heartwarming story and it
0:55.9	should be. But there's another one in the news. It's another driver, another delivery driver.
1:03.4	He's a Domino's driver and it's another state. This is in the state of Idaho.
1:19.3	The gentleman was 70 years old, and he shows up at a door, and Domino's had called the customer and said,
1:21.9	Our delivery driver had just left.
1:26.0	And unfortunately, we were out of soda.
1:29.3	That was part of the order. They had ordered a couple two-liter bottles.
1:32.3	Well, the store was out.
1:34.3	They had already paid.
1:36.3	And now the driver was gone.
1:38.3	And so they were just alerting the customer saying,
1:41.3	you're probably not going to get your soda.
1:46.0	Well, it turns out that the delivery driver stopped and paid for soda with his own money on the way to deliver to the customer.
1:59.2	The customer, Brian Wilson, was actually really touched by this.
2:04.9	You see, he had ordered a Diet Coke to go with his family's meal.
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