This week on the Hero Report podcast, we’re joined by Peter Georgescu, author of The Constant Choice. Peter writes on heroism, illustrating with events from his own story of escape from Communist Romania.

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Kevin Arnovitz covers the NBA for ESPN. We welcome him to the Hero Report podcast this week to discuss Jason Collins becoming the first openly gay male professional athlete in a major team sport and whether or not Collins’ decision to come out constitutes heroism. Kevin provides some insight into the culture of the NBA and we talk a bit about next steps for gay athletes.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we discuss the events immediately following the bombing in Boston and wonder about duty-bound heroism. And I commit to preparing myself to act heroically by signing up for some training. Are you prepared?

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we welcome Drew Jacob back for his third appearance on the show. Drew updates us on his theory of adventure-based hero training. He also gives ideas to those in “normal” lives wanting some adventure.

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This week on a very youthful episode of the Hero Report podcast, we welcome Ethan and Jaden King to the show to talk about their work providing soccer balls and wells to kids living in poverty around the world. We consider the motivations for their altruism and bring in their dad too to talk about the ways in which he has encouraged them in their efforts.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we discuss a new paper that looks into the relationships today’s college students have with their parents. In particular we wonder what it says about the U.S. that more than 50% of students who say they have heroes say their heroes are their parents.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we welcome Mike Dilbeck of the Every|Day Hero Campaign back to the show to discuss his growing discomfort with the way the word hero is used in our society today. We also discuss the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio that showed how few heroes we really have and why we need to create more.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we discuss the latest school assembly presentation created by Matt for middle school audiences; it focuses on bullying and overcoming the bystander effect. Heroes are able to overcome the pressure we all feel to stand by. It’s possible to practice in order to resist those pressures and Matt has specific strategies that show us how.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we talk about heroism in the Star Wars movies, rage hopelessly against the prequels, and consider the future of heroism in Star Wars movies.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we discuss the factors that contribute to the bystander effect and how we can educate people in order to reduce those factors. And why aren’t schools teaching this stuff to students?

Plus, an update on the Hero Round Table, an exceptionally impressive new conference that Matt is planning for November. Registration is now open so you can make your plans to attend!

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we welcome back University of Richmond professor Scott Allison to discuss his blog post on ways to become a hero. Scott also offers up ideas on what he would ideally talk about in a presentation at the conference on heroism that Matt is planning for November.

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This week on the Hero Report podcast, we’re looking back at heroism in 2012 and at a year of podcasting about heroism.

Who were the real heroes and what garnered the most attention? Does a feel-good story somehow mean that something heroic has happened and does heroic behavior automatically make us feel good? Finally, did we learn anything about heroic behavior or motivation this year?

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It’s the end of the year Hero Report podcast extravaganza!

This week on the Hero Report podcast, we’re looking back at heroism in 2012. Who were the real heroes and what garnered the most attention? Does a feel-good story somehow mean that something heroic has happened and does heroic behavior automatically make us feel good? Finally, did we learn anything about heroic behavior or motivation this year?

And you can watch the live broadcast here … days before the episode is officially released on iTunes.

On this episode of the Hero Report podcast, we discuss the heroism shown at Sandy Hook Elementary School as well as the difficulties of recommending heroism as a course of action when it hits close to home.

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On our 40th episode of the Hero Report podcast, we’re joined by Michelle and Thorsten Werning from Bonn, Germany. Michelle shares her experiences presenting Matt’s heroic education program in Germany and France as well as her experiences bringing up boys in a military family. Thorsten shares his thoughts on heroism as a member of the Navy helicopter rescue group and as a German.

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