What if you forgave the neo-Nazi who killed your father?
1/27/20261 hr 2 min
After a white supremecist killed his father at a Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee, Pardeep Singh Kaleka pairs up with a former neo-Nazi to teach students about overcoming hate and finding forgiveness.
Today’s episode was produced in collaboration with Pauline Bartolone, and was funded in part by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, as part of its "Spreading Love Through the Media" initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Pauline can be reached at paulinebartolone.org and on Instagram @pmbartolone
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First 90 secondsWhit Missildine· Host0:00
This Is Actually Happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode and for more information about support services. [music] Hi, listeners. Today's episode features Pardeep Singh Kaleka, who lost his father during a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin in twenty twelve. Today's episode was produced in collaboration with Pauline Bartolone, and was funded in part by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center as part of its Spreading Love Through the Media initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. And now, for today's episode: "What if you forgave the neo-Nazi who killed your father?"
Pardeep Singh Kaleka· Guest0:48
What people want are explanations, but what I got was so much deeper than an explanation. I got the experience of empathy.
Whit Missildine· Host0:59
[music] From Wondery, I'm Whit Missaldine. You're listening to This Is Actually Happening.
Pardeep Singh Kaleka· Guest1:15
Episode three ninety-one: "What if you forgave the neo-Nazi who killed your father?"
Unknown speaker1:24
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