# Amir Arison: The Kind of Human the World Needs More Of

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Podcast: [A Contagious Smile Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-contagious-smile-podcast-5769951)
Published: 2026-06-11T03:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail A kid who has endured more surgeries than most adults can fathom sits beside a mother who refuses to let trauma be the last word. Then our guest, an actor best known for his work on The Blacklist, steps in with a mix of warmth, honesty, and wildly curious detours that somehow land exactly where they need to: on resilience, meaning, and the small choices that keep you alive. We talk about Faith’s tattoos as a living record of survival, how adoption became a deliberate break f...

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