I'm Shankar Vedantam, the host of a podcast called My Unsung Hero.

Each week we share a short story about an act of kindness that changed someone's life.

She cared enough to say something to me, something that probably wasn't easy to say, but

it was something that changed the direction of my life.

So thank you, Holly.

My Unsung Hero.

Listen and renew your faith in humanity.

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Hey, smarty pants.

Have you ever heard the name Pablo Picasso?

You so, do you know what he was famous for?

Go ahead and call it out.

I heard artist, yes, a painter, yes, sculptor, also yes.

You would also be right if you said printmaker, ceramicist, and theater designer.

His name is among the luminaries or VIPs of the all-time greatest artists.

And both the Spanish and the French want to claim him for themselves.

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