Helpful Humans

Helpful Humans


Latest Episodes

Two Blind Brothers
April 19, 2021

Would you trust a stranger to pick out your clothes? What if you weren't allowed to see anything until the order arrived? Brad and Bryan Manning, owners of charity-focused Two Blind Brothers clothing, have asked their customers to do exactly that with the

Move For Hunger
April 06, 2021

Moving is stressful, right? With a hundred things going on at the time of a move, little things, like what to do with the leftover food in your pantry, often get missed. Enter Move For Hunger, and founder Adam Lowy. Adam literally grew up in the moving in

Unhoused Neighbors
March 22, 2021

On Thanksgiving weekend, eight-year-old Rose and her mom Sherri delivered meals to a homeless encampment in Atlanta, GA. While there, several people asked if they had blankets so Rose and Sherri gave away the two blankets that they kept in the car for fam

Pipe Dreams
March 08, 2021

When New Jersey Master Plumber Andrew Mitchell realized the recent Texas winter storm had left so many people without water, he knew he had to find a way to help. Kisha Pinnock, Andrew's wife, remembers it well. “Sometimes people wonder when is it their m

The Gift of the Hyundai
February 15, 2021

As a native of Hawaii, Hokule'a Taniguchi wasn't quite ready for all that the Wisconsin winter had to offer...it was intense. Hokule'a, or Hoku for short, didn't own a car and she'd been biking to work in the snow...which was, by all accounts, a miserable

Gloria's Gladiators
February 01, 2021

When electrician John Kinney answered a repair call at the home of 73-year-old Gloria Scott's, his heart immediately sank. The house was in an overwhelming state of disrepair, and John feared for her wellbeing. Unwilling to let Gloria continue to live in

Bitty and Beau's
January 03, 2021

Staffed almost entirely by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Bitty and Beau's is changing the way some folks see and interact with people with IDD. Customers leave with not only a really good cup of coffee but an incredibly positive

Gravity
September 17, 2020

This is the story of the employees of Gravity Payments, and how their boss’s radical decision led to changed lives and reciprocated generosity.

Nourishment
September 17, 2020

What would you do if you were told you had 6 months to live? That is such a heavy question with so many possible answers, but for chef Ryan Hidinger,  one of those answers was to bring his dream restaurant to life.  And, in that proces