Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima

Published: Jan. 13, 2020, 1:24 a.m.

Shinji Mikamo is a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.  His daughter, psychologist Dr. Akiko Mikamo, joins the podcast to share her father's story of survival and resilience in the face of the most deadly bomb to ever be dropped on the planet.  She speaks about some of the common historical misconceptions regarding the necessity of dropping the atomic bomb and shares her father's lessons of forgiveness and empathy that he has urged others to adopt throughout his life.