The Kid Who Missed the Bus

Infinite Threads with Bob Barnett · Oct 21, 2026 · 18m · transcript

Welcome back to Infinite Threads. I’m your host Bob.

Yesterday, we met Maya.

She was behind the counter at the coffee shop, trying to hold herself together while worrying about her mother in the hospital.

Then Eli came through the door.

Young guy.

Backpack.

Out of breath.

He had missed the bus that was supposed to get him to his first serious job interview.

Maya helped him make the phone call.

Mr. Lewis gave him a ride.

And that is where we left him.

Today, we go with Eli.

By the time he got out of Mr. Lewis’s car, he had fourteen minutes before the rescheduled interview.

Plenty of time…