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A Tragedy Given Purpose Near Milwaukee – Pardeep Kaleka (POY 43)

Pardeep Kaleka grew up near Milwaukee’s toughest ZIP code. After a horrific event changed his life, he dedicated himself to uniting with others in service.

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IamMedicaid: Humanizing Health Care in Alabama – Christy Cain & Evey Bell Owen (POY 42)

Christy Cain and Evey Bell Owen started the #IamMedicaid campaign to protect public health care funds in Alabama. Now they’re taking it nationwide.

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Tuck.com: Helping Us Sleep Better – Keith Cushner (POY 41)

Keith Cushner founded Tuck to build one of the best websites on sleep health. Here’s his advice on how to sleep well and to help others sleep.

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The Neighborhood Playbook: A Community Manual – Kevin Wright & Joe Nickol (POY 40)

Kevin Wright and Joe Nickol wrote The Neighborhood Playbook to unite community developers and everyone else around common goals, starting in Cincinnati.

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Here’s how to say no and still be a kind person

This is a story about the difference between kindness and submissiveness, and learning the hard way how to say no.

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Spaceship Media: Journalism That Bridges Divides – Eve Pearlman & Jeremy Hay (POY 39)

Eve Pearlman and Jeremy Hay founded Spaceship Media to convince opposing sides to talk. They’re using journalism to reconnect Americans and restore trust.

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Awakening Compassion at Work – Monica Worline (POY 38)

Monica Worline has co-authored a book about the benefits of compassion at work, and about how we can make our workplaces better for everyone.

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Feeling Powerless? Eat Dinner with Your Family – Lynn Barendsen (POY 37)

Lynn Barendsen directs The Family Dinner Project at Harvard, where she and her team help American families gather around their dinner tables again.

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[2023 UPDATE] Fighting for Our Right to Repair What We Own – Gay Gordon-Byrne (POY 36)

Gay Gordon-Byrne directs The Repair Association, a group of repair professionals and advocates fighting to make the products we buy easy to repair again.

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A Touching Moment for The Plural of You in 2016

I had many great moments in 2016, but I’m humbled to have helped one listener bring Christmas Tree Santas to Austin, Texas.