5 Good Things: The TikToker Who Changed a Veteran’s Life

A prison and a ministry hosted its first-ever daddy–daughter dance. One creator’s mission to spread kindness turned into a financial lifeline for an 88-year-old working veteran. Two Brooklyn teens saw a broken system and built a tool thousands are using. New research suggests your teenage brain might have stuck around way past high school. Plus, these fun monthly sessions make boring tasks way more bearable.

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Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco

Producer: Eryn Mathewson

Showrunner: Faiz Jamil

Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin

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