Life here is very different than it was a month ago.

Every time you run to a friend or neighbor, your conversations immediately shift to the current events of our city.

The born niceties of yester month, like how's work, what your kid up to or seen anything good lately are largely irrelevant.

Instead, the most recent ice sighting, what you're currently doing to process the cause or what new piece of information

you picked up from your local signal chat dominate conversation.

Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social

impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes.

Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain,

you'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.

Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.

Hello and welcome to Care More Be Better. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi. Today's episode is a little

different, and intentionally so. I'm not here to analyze, debate, or even summarize everything

that's happening in Minneapolis. Instead, I'm going to share something in full exactly as it was

offered. What you're about to hear is direct audio from

comedian and actor Matt Bronger, originally from his TikTok channel. In this roughly eight-minute

post, Matt reads a letter written by his cousin, a father, a neighbor, a resident of the Twin Cities,

who felt compelled to explain what daily life has become where he lives now.

This episode isn't about elevating a celebrity voice, it's about honoring witness.

Matt didn't write this letter. He didn't editorialize it. He didn't reinterpret it. He simply

used his platform to pass along something truly important, something that he believed other people

needed to hear. It's unfiltered, uninterrupted, and deeply human. Within the video, Matt explicitly gives permission

to share his cousin's letter. So, echoing what he did on his page, I'm taking that invitation

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