The Hero Report

Episode 53: Peter Georgescu

matt — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:20:06 +0000

Ari and Matt are joined by Peter Georgescu, author of “The Constant Choice”. Peter writes on heroism, illustrating with events from his own life of escape from Communist Rumania.

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Episode 52: Is Jason Collins a Hero?

matt — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:44:23 +0000

Ari and Matt welcome ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz to the show to discuss the discussion surrounding the “coming out” of Jason Collins – an NBA player.

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Episode 51: Heroism (and not) in Boston

matt — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:44:03 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss the events immediately following the bombing in Boston and wonder about duty-bound heroism. Ari also commits to preparing himself for heroism through training.

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Episode 50: Drew Jacob on Bringing Adventure into Your Life

matt — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:40:57 +0000

Ari and Matt welcome Drew Jacob back for his third appearance on the show. Drew updates us on his theory of adventure-based hero training. He also gives ideas to those in “normal” lives wanting some adventure.

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Episode 49: Ethan King and Charity Ball

matt — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:08:58 +0000

Ari and Matt welcome Ethan and Jaden King to the show to talk about their work providing soccer balls and wells to kids living in poverty around the world.

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Episode 48: The Heroes of College Students. Their Parents?

matt — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:08:47 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss a paper looking into the relationships today’s college students have with their parents. In particular we wonder what it says about the U.S. that 50% of students with heroes say their heroes are their parents.

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Episode 47: Where Were the Heroes in Steubenville?

matt — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:51:18 +0000

Ari and Matt welcome Mike Dilbeck of the Every|Day Hero Campaign back to the show to discuss his growing discomfort with the way the word hero is used. We also discuss the rape case in Steubenville that showed how few heroes we really have and why we need to create more.

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Episode 46: Teaching Kids To Overcome the Bystander Effect

matt — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:18:25 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss the latest assembly created by Matt for middle school audiences. Heroes are able to overcome the pressure we all feel to stand by. It’s possible to practice in order to resist those pressures – Matt shows how. (Link to the video discussed in the episode)

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Episode 45: The Star Wars Episode

matt — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:18:27 +0000

Ari and Matt talk about heroism in the Star Wars movies, rage hopelessly against the prequels, and consider the future of heroism in Star Wars movies.

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Episode 44: Beating the Bystander Effect

matt — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:45:37 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss the factors that contribute to the bystander effect and how we can educate to reduce those factors. And why aren’t schools teaching this stuff to every school?

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Episode 43: Scott Allison

matt — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:51:33 +0000

Ari and Matt welcome back Scott Allison to discuss his blog post on ways to become a hero. Scott also offers up ideas on what he would ideally talk about in a hero conference.

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Episode 42: A Year’s End Reflection

matt — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:24:12 +0000

Ari and Matt look back on a year of podcasts and a year of heroism.

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Episode 41: The Heroes of Sandy Hook

matt — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:51:10 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss the heroism shown at Sandy Hook Elementary School and discuss the difficulties of recommending heroism as a course of action when it hits close to home.

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Episode 40: Heroes in Germany

matt — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:40:04 +0000

Ari and Matt are joined by Michelle and Thorsten Werning from Bonn, Germany. Michelle shares her experiences presenting Matt’s program in Germany and France as well as bringing up boys in a military family. Thorsten shares his thoughts on heroism as a member of the Navy helicopter rescue group and as a German.

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Episode 39: Where Were The New York Subway Heroes?

matt — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:18:45 +0000

Ari and Matt ask why there was a big empty space next to Ki Suk Han as he struggled for his life. The New York Post and R. Umar Abassi have been cast as the villains, but why do we have this same discussion about bystanders every time an incident like this happens? Why aren’t we doing something about it now so that next time there aren’t any bystanders?

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Episode 38: Are CNN’s Heroes Really Heroes?

matt — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:39:38 +0000

Ari and Matt think about the ten finalists from the CNN Heroes telecast from last night. Are they heroes or just really good people? What’s the difference? Would we want to see an award ceremony for people who ran into burning buildings anyway? These questions and more…

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Episode 37: The Hero Summit (Newsweek/Daily Beast)

matt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Ari hears Matt’s quick recap from his attendance of the Hero Summit, held in Washington, D.C. featuring the likes of Bono, Madeleine Albright, Admiral McRaven, Wolf Blitzer, Gary Kasparov, and Aaron Sorkin.

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Episode 36: Honest Abe?

matt — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:47:04 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss the heroism of Abraham Lincoln in time for the new Spielberg movie. When is it okay to lie for the greater good? Who gets to decide? When is breaking the law heroic and when is it simply criminal? Does the label “hero” get taken away after a lie or a broken law? Plus, some child-rearing discussion for good measure.

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Episode 35: Denzel in Flight

matt — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:09:05 +0000

Ari and Matt discuss the moments of heroism shown in the movie, “Flight”, starring Denzel Washington. Is risk-taking in life a predictor of heroism? Do human frailties that have nothing to do with acts of heroism affect the label of “hero”?

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Hero Report 34: Ilan Emanuel on Yom Kippur Heroism

matt — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:45:49 +0000

Ari and Matt welcome Ilan Emanuel back to the show. Ilan shares the sermon he presented on Yom Kippur to a group of young teenagers and their parents with a focus on heroism. We talk about the effectiveness of using superheroes are models of heroism and Ari once again admits his lack of comic knowledge.

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