A Whole City Came Together To Give “BatKid” One Super Day

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Ten years ago today, one of the sweetest moments in recent history: the day a five year old got to celebrate the end of his cancer treatments by becoming a superhero and saving the day in front of tens of thousands. Plus: a set of antique glass photo negatives from the late 19th century was on its way to the dumpster... but now it's going to college. Watch Make-A-Wish Turn San Francisco Into BatKid's 'Gotham City' (The Atlantic Wire via Archive.org) Visions from state’s past find a new home: Photographer gives antique glass negatives to UMass (The Recorder) You can be a superhero for our show as a backer on Patreon

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