I encored this episode because if offers a striking example of the power of radical empathy to address differences, bias, projections and stereotypes. In this episode, Co-founders, Colum McCann and Lisa Consiglio introduce us to Narrative 4, a global organization headed up by some of the world's most renowned authors, artists and community leaders who use the story exchange across the globe to build empathy and connection with tens of thousands of students in classrooms and communities.. An important expansion of this project, particularly relevant given national and international strife, is “Empathy Into Action,” a campaign that uses the story exchanges to break open historically intractable issues with radical empathy. You will hear how it unfolds in “A Narrative for Gun Awareness” between gun advocates and those who have suffered loss and injury due to gun violence. You will be moved and startled by what you hear.