Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for Hack
Hack · October 7 · 19 min

INTERVIEW: The 'effective altruist' who gave up his kidney

How far would you go to help people you have never met? Would you commit to giving away a proportion of your income for the rest of your life or even donate a kidney? Hu Pennington has done both in the name of "effective altruism" — a social movement centred around positive impact and charity. In this chat with Dave, Hu explains why he decided to give his kidney to a stranger, and how his family reacted when he told them. Guests: Hu Pennington, Effective Altruism Australia board member Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

0:00-19:00
Play in

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

How far would you go to help people you have never met?

Would you commit to giving away a proportion of your income for the rest of your life or even donate a kidney?

Hu Pennington has done both in the name of "effective altruism" — a social movement centred around positive impact and charity.

In this chat with Dave, Hu explains why he decided to give his kidney to a stranger, and how his family reacted when he told them.

Guests:

  • Hu Pennington, Effective Altruism Australia board member

Get the whole story from hack:

  • Follow us on Instagram and TikTok
  • Subscribe to the hack podcast
  • Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
links3

more episodes

All episodes