Hello Dear Listener,

This is Darian. In this episode, I shared a story from another podcast called Wolf 359. There is some truly fantastic work that has gone into it. This leads to a discussion about someone's worth even if they have caused irreparable harm in the past.

Laureen talks about a movie called A Girl Like Her. It is about a bully who goes through the painful process of realizing she is a bully. I also share my past experience with the topic.

We would like to express our grief and sadness about George Floyd's tragic murder at the hands of police officers. We recorded this episode before his death so we don't talk about it. But the ideas we talk about - redemption and worth after a tragedy, along with bullying in ignorance - can certainly help us as we try to learn lessons, heal, and correct the broken parts of our society. Murder is always disturbing. But there is something especially disturbing when it is committed by someone to whom we entrust with great authority. This has shined a spotlight on a very ugly reality that many people are forced to live every day. I truly believe that stories define who we are. We all have toxic stories in our heads and hearts that can cause us to jump to very wrong and very bad conclusions that hurt people. To rid ourselves of these toxins, I've found that one of the best antidotes is good stories. This is your first homework assignment: Get to know someone that looks different than you. Preferably, this is someone that will be a little scary to you. Ask him or her to share a story that is meaningful. Then go to shareastory.fm/MyNewFriendsStory and share that story with us as a comment. Also, share what you learned about this person. What did you think about them that wasn't true? We want to know about your experience! We will share some of your comments on future episodes.

Hello Dear Listener,

This is Darian writing right now. When Laureen and I decided to start this podcast, we wanted it to mainly be us talking with each other but we also wanted to have some guests on as well. This episode is the first one where we have a guest storyteller. Her name is Rachel Hedman. She loves stories so much that she founded an organization just for telling stories. It is called Story Crossroads. We both hope you and your loved ones are staying safe!

Here are some of the things we talk about in the episode:

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Hello Dear Listener,

Darian here. Today, you get the second part of a conversation the two of us started last episode with Laureen telling me all about Jane Eyre. Now it is my turn to talk about that old Kevin Costner movie, Field of Dreams.

We also have a new sponsor for the show. That sponsor is Audible. If you listen to a lot of spoken audio, Audible would be worth looking in to. Go to audibletrial.com/shareastory to get a free audiobook and some free Audible original titles. When you do, it will help us out too. Laureen and I have been using Audible for years and they have been very kind to us. We feel very good recommending them :)

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Are you stuck inside right now? Stuck outside? Or somewhere in between? Tell us about it! We would love to hear your stories. Here is how:

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We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and in good spirits. We can get through these very unusual times!

Thanks for listening,

Darian Oliphant