🌍 Where You Come From Matters —and it isn't a place 💫

🌍 Where You Come From Matters —and it isn't a place 💫

July 2, 2026 · 7 min · Season 14 · Episode 3

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The episode explores how values, rather than nationality, shape our interactions with others through a personal anecdote.

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! A chance encounter on a train becomes a moment to challenge assumptions about nationality and kindness. When an elderly couple attributes my patience to being Canadian, I return to clarify that values, not citizenship, define our interactions with others. • Reassuring an anxious elderly couple that their pace wasn't inconveniencing me • Couple assuming my kindness was because I was Canadian • Returning to explain I'm a dual citizen and my kindness c...

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Host: Lisa Hopkins

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