Hey there, it's Colby.
There's something so special about this time of year,
those precious few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when many are at their most generous.
It's the season of giving after all.
So in that spirit, we have something special for you today.
We're bringing you an episode from another Washington Post podcast, Try This.
Try This is a series of short audio courses hosted by my colleague, Christina Quinn.
Christina is hilarious and she also loves helping people learn how to improve their lives.
The latest Try This Course is all about altruism and the idea of charitable giving.
On this first episode of the course,
Christina talks to a neuroscientist about what it means to be an altruist and how we can build up our altruism like a muscle.
And after you listen, be sure to follow Try This in your podcast app.
All right, here's the show.
Hey, welcome to Try This from The Washington Post.
Try This is a series of audio courses to help you take on common challenges and learn something new without having to make a big time commitment.
I'm Pristina Quinn and I'll be learning with you.
This time we're giving it all away.
Okay, not quite.
More specifically,
we'll be digging deep into altruism and giving and why we're more hardwired to care about strangers than you might think.