Today we're excited to share one of the first episodes of our new podcast My Unsung Hero.

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I'm Shankar Vedantam and from Hidden Brain Media, this is My Unsung Hero.

Hey, I wanted to share my story about an unsung hero.

Hi Shankar.

I would like to talk about my hero.

My Unsung Hero is the man in the Panama hat on the flight to Boston.

As the plane nearer.

My Unsung Hero would definitely have to be my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Abrams.

She was trying to keep her eyes on her.

I don't know who they were.

I can't even remember their face, but I do remember what they did for me.

I can't even express to you how much you've changed my life.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thank you for making me feel heard.

Today's story comes from Jackie Briggs.

And as she gently touched my arm, she said, really, don't wait.

The moment that changed Jackie Briggs's life came on a Saturday afternoon in August 2006.

I was attending what was built as a woman's health conference.

Turned out it was really a pitch for cosmetic surgery, which really irritated me.

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