Tonight on The Unexpected Detour, I’m talking about fear — not just the fear of illness, but the fear that can spread through people, communities, and nations. From COVID-19 to conversations about hantavirus, from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street to Outbreak, this episode looks at how quickly fear can create suspicion, blame, and division.

But this is also a message about compassion. Because behind every statistic is a life, a family, and a story. And maybe the detour we are facing is not only medical, but spiritual and emotional too.

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