This week, Jeff and Sam bring you two incredible survival stories.

Jeff shares the story of Mary Vincent, who miraculously survived a violent attack while hitchhiking in 1978 and went on to become a powerful advocate and artist.

Sam tells the unbelievable tale of Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier in WWII who survived extreme conditions after accidentally overdosing on meth.

Enjoy!

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Jeff's sources:

• The Untold Story of Roxanne Hayes: A Life Cut Short by the "Mad Chopper" Killer
• Mary Vincent (artist) - Wikipedia
• Lawrence Singleton - Wikipedia
• Mary Vincent: A Life of Survival

Sam's sources:

• The Incredible Story of Aimo Koivunen
• Aimo Koivunen: The Finnish Soldier Who Survived WWII Thanks To Accidentally Overdosing On Meth

This week, Jeff and Sam bring you the stories of two fearless women who took on the world in their own ways.

📖 Jeff tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who survived an assassination attempt at age 15 and went on to become a global advocate for education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history.

✊ Sam shares the story of Sister Megan Rice, an 82-year-old nun and activist who, along with two fellow protesters, broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee in an act of civil disobedience against nuclear weapons. Their protest was described as "the biggest security breach in the history of the nation's atomic complex."

Enjoy.

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🔗 Sources:

Jeff's Sources:

• Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Lecture
• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban – Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb

Sam's Sources:

• Sister Megan Rice: A Lifetime of Peace Activism
• NPR: Sister Megan Rice and the Nuclear Protest That Shocked the Nation

Let Jeff and Sam start your Monday off with a little happiness! This week, they share heartwarming stories that will remind you of the kindness and resilience in the world.

🎉 A man given just three years to live celebrates his 27th birthday in style
❤️ 20 volunteers perform CPR for 96 minutes to save a man's life
🏥 A beloved doctor was denied cancer treatment—so his patients came to the rescue

Enjoy these uplifting stories to start your week on a positive note!

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Sources:

• Aaron Given Just 3 Years To Live Celebrates His 27th Birthday In Style
• 20 Volunteers Perform CPR On Man In Grocery Store For 96 Minutes Until Paramedics Arrived
• A Beloved Doctor Was Denied Cancer Treatment, So His Patients Came To The Rescue

Jeff tells the horrifying story of Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Notorious for its inhumane experiments on people, this dark chapter in history is often referred to as the "Asian Auschwitz."

Sam shares the inspiring story of Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneering physicist and electrical engineer known for her groundbreaking research in carbon materials. Dubbed the "Queen of Carbon," her contributions revolutionized nanotechnology and paved the way for future advancements in science and engineering.

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Jeff’s sources:

• Hal, G. (2019). Japan's Infamous Unit 731: Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.
• Pua, D., Dybbro, D., & Rogers, A. (2019). Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz. Pacific Atrocities Education.
• Pacific Atrocities - Human Experimentation
• Wikipedia - Unit 731
• YouTube Documentary

Sam’s sources:

• Google Arts & Culture - Mildred Dresselhaus
• Kavli Prize Autobiography
• MIT Physics Faculty Page
• Wikipedia - Mildred Dresselhaus

Let Jeff and Sam start your work week off with a little happiness! They’re bringing you heartwarming stories to lift your spirits and remind you that good things are happening in the world.

🚑 A 3-year-old overcomes fear to save his great-grandmother’s life
💛 A community comes together to buy a car for a local hero

Start your Monday with a smile! 😊

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🔗 Sources:
Community Comes Together To Buy Car For Local Hero
3-Year-Old Overcomes Fear To Save Great-Grandmother’s Life

It's Women's History Month, and Sam and Jeff are sharing the stories of some seriously badass women.

Sam tells the story of Julie d’Aubigny, better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin. A French opera singer with a tumultuous career and a flamboyant lifestyle, Julie was the subject of gossip, rumors, and colorful stories in her time, inspiring numerous fictional and semi-fictional portrayals.

Jeff tells the story of Virginia Hall, an American spy who worked with the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II. Code-named "Marie" and "Diane," Virginia was at the top of the Nazi’s Most Wanted list—and she knew it.

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Sam's Sources:

• Kelly Gardiner - The Real Life of Julie d’Aubigny
• Wikipedia - Julie d'Aubigny

Jeff's Sources:

• Purnell, Sonia, A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy
• Home of Heroes - Virginia Hall
• Wikipedia - Virginia Hall
• Smithsonian - How a Spy Known as the Limping Lady Helped the Allies Win WWII
• CIA - Virginia Hall: The Courage and Daring of the Limping Lady
• Mental Floss - Virginia Hall, One-Legged WWII Superspy
• YouTube - Virginia Hall

Jeff and Sam decide that every once in a while, we all just need a little good news. They both share heartwarming stories. Enjoy.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
—Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Sources:

• Sunny Skyz - A Strict Math Teacher Kept a Huge Secret
• Upworthy - Teen Raises $186,000 to Help Woman Retire
• Daily Mail - TikToker Raises $186,000 for 81-Year-Old Walmart Employee to Retire
• NJ.com - Walmart Break Room TikTok Sparks $175K GoFundMe for 81-Year-Old Worker

Sam tells the harrowing story of Frankie Silver, who was hanged on July 12, 1833, in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, for the axe murder of her husband, Charles Silver. She is believed to have been the first woman executed in North Carolina.

Jeff shares the survival story of Michael Malloy, nicknamed “Mike the Durable” or “Iron Mike,” a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. He survived multiple murder attempts by a group of five acquaintances who were attempting to collect on fraudulent life insurance policies.

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Sam's Sources:

• Blue Ridge Country - Frankie and Charlie Silver

Jeff's Sources:

• Wikipedia - Michael Malloy
• Irish Central - The Irishman Who Could Not Be Murdered
• The Dollop Podcast - Episode on Michael Malloy