Blog → October 25, 2021
Top of Mind: Refugee Stories, Civilians in Space, Arachnophobia

Julie Rose, host of the Top of Mind podcast, interviews Liz Jevtic-Somlai and Shurooq Al Jewari, volunteers with Their Story is Our Story and former refugees, about how listening to a refugee’s story can change everything for that person – and maybe you as well.
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