Kindness Uprising

By Amanda Potter, Lisa Sanphillippo and Mike Bradley

Through a series of conversations and segments, Kindness Uprising discusses being a classical liberal in a new MAGA reality. Instead of buying into the fear and hate, we hope to look at today's challe... more

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Kindness Uprising episodes:

January 25, 2026From The Womb To The Tomb, We're Listening
This week, Kindness Uprising dives deep into Listening with an amazing discussion with a guest, Lori.
Topics discussed:
Intro - 0:11
Just a thought - The Golden Rule - 0:38
Good Trouble - Renee Good and Minneapolis - 3:53
Meat and Potatoes - Interview with International Listening Association Member, Lori - 9:55
Woo Woo - Listening to Our Anger - 51:43
What Did we Learn this Week? - 1:05:50
Mentioned in this episode:
"Listening Is An Act Of Love" - NPR program via StoryCorps
Marva Shand-McIntosh (President of International Listening Assn & source of the quote that is our episode's title)
https://listen.org
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1h 12min
January 01, 2026StocKing StUffers
As a little extra treat, we offer some final thoughts from 2025.
Intro - 0:29
Just a Thought - Malmborg in Plano - 6:03
Good Trouble - Congressional Vets Fight Back! - 9:26
And Now...This - Giving Good - 15:40
Culture Corner - Some favorite media to enjoy during the end of year holidays -16:56
Kabinet Komedy - Our feelings about the praise given during a recent Cabinet meeting - 26:47
What Did We Learn? - 27:48
Mentioned in this episode:
Mike's Unconventional Christmas Movie List:
The Apartment (1960)
Brazil (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Batman Returns (1992)
Bad Santa (2003)
Die Hard (1988)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
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30min
November 23, 2025The Blue Wetness
This week, Kindness Uprising's Lisa, Mike and Amanda reflect on the 2025 election.
Plus Kind Up share some new segments including (but not limited to) some thoughts on retailiation from John and an amazing story about gratitude from Lisa.
Topics discussed:
Intro 0:09
Just a thought - Retaliation is Illogical - 1:09
Good Trouble - Sandwich Guy - 5:51
For All the Good It'll Do 2 - Ad Parody - 9:28
Eggplant Paramesan - 2025 Election Follow-up - 10:39
And Now ... This - Lisa's Gratitude - 23:03
What Did We Learn - A Reflection on the Importance of Kindness during Thanksgiving - 31:22
Listener Discretion Advisory: Sexual Innuendo, description of bullying & violence
Email: [email protected]
Links mentioned in this episode:
gofundme.com/f/help-support-the-sandwich-guy
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36min
October 27, 2025Lamenting the Loss of The Little Old Ladies of Voting Integrity
This week, Lisa, Amanda and Mike return with the first full episode of Season 2!
With the 2025 election coming and our democracy continues to slip away, we discuss some ideas to return integrity to our elections as well as some current initiatives available for voters in November. They also offer some new original political humor and some new ways to get through our poltically crazy times.
Topics discussed:
Intro: Where we find ourselves in the Fall 2025 - 0:09
Just a Thought: Leaf Blower - 4:26
Good Trouble: Keeping Portland Weird - 6:35
For All the Good It'll Do - a political commercial parody - 10:13
Meat and Potatoes - The Lament for Little Old Ladies of Voting Integrity - 11:07
Big Sigh: Kamala ... Take Me Away - 48:47
Culture Corner - Great Bad TV Recommendations -52:25
What We Learned/Outro - Is there no bottom? - 57:06
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1h 2min
September 28, 2025[Mini-Episode] Season Two Teaser: "The Minisode"
Kindness Uprising is thrilled to announce their upcoming Season Two by sharing this mini episode! It includes two new original pieces and a discussion by Amanda, Lisa and Mike about what we plan to talk about over the next year. Enjoy!
Topics discussed:
Intro - 0:10
Just a Thought - A new segment started by Announcer and Contributor John. Today's topic - You Missed a Spot 0:43
Meat and Potatoes - Part 1 of 2 Discussion between Amanda, Mike and Lisa about the topics planned for Season Two - 3:00
Side Bar - A good reminder and interesting question by Lisa - 13:19
Meat and Potatoes - Part 2 - 14:40
Good Trouble - A Letter to President Bill Clinton by Amanda - 25:23
Outro - 28:35
Explicit language is brief and used to emphasize a point.
Links mentioned in this episode:
http://example.com
http://second-example.com
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30min
July 31, 2025Gerlach, You Know It's True
In the season 1 finale, Mike, Amanda and Lisa, plus many friends and family come together to discuss Kindness Uprisings' inspiration, Allie Gerlach, and share 4 precepts that she lived by and how we can too!
Topics discussed:
Introductions - 0:15
Origin Stories - 9:02
Precept 1 - Use your Creativity in all aspects of your life and share your gifs whatever they are - 26:01
Precept 2 - What you do and say impacts the people you care about as well as the people you don't even know - 32:08
Precept 3 - Caring about your community and country, treating all who live there equally and staying engaged with current events helps you make change - 38:04
Precept 4 - Share your happiness, good fortune, and kindness with all whom your encounter, but especially those close to you -47:11
Bonus - Throw a Great Party - 56:35
Nobody's Perfect - 1:02:02
What We Learned - 1:13:14
Bluesky: http://bsky.app/kindnessuprising.bsky.social
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1h 19min
June 21, 2025 Special Culture Corner: Sly Stone & Brian Wilson
Mike reflects on the passing of two artists from California -- who brought joy to millions -- during a week where the Trump administration brings strife and anguish to the sunshine state.
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5min
June 20, 2025 Season Finale Teaser
An introduction to an inspiration.
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2min
June 04, 2025Doom Strolling the Gaslight Fantastic
The Kindness Uprising's team of Amanda, Mike and Lisa discuss how Blue America is holding up under the stress and offer some tools to hold on. Our 'meat and potatoes' discussion is about gaslighting, a tool used to control and manipulate in domestic abuse as well as politics and now a key tool of the current Administration.
Topics discussed:
Are we at the Point of No Return? - 0:39
Good Trouble - 6:03
Dispatch from the Midwest - 9:54
Meat and Potato - Gaslighting - 18:17
Spiralling - 49:53
Woo-Woo - 52:59
Culture Corner - 1:02:04
What did we Learn? - 1:11:46
This episode discusses abuses associated with gaslighting. If you, or someone you love, are in an abusive relationship and need help, call National Domestic Violence Hotline 800 799 SAFE (7233), Text “START” to 88788, or chat online at www.thehotline.org.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Gaslighting articles from:
University of New Hampshire https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2021/02/gaslighting-silencing-weapon#:~:text=Gaslighting%20is%20a%20term%20used,in%20any%20sort%20of%20relationship.”
The Guardian (Ariel Leve article) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/16/gaslighting-manipulation-reality-coping-mechanisms-trump
Very Well Mind https://www.verywellmind.com/is-someone-gaslighting-you-4147470
Medium https://medium.com/@robin.stern/gaslighting-in-teen-years-10fe043d0e50
Woo-Woo segment:
David R. Hamilton "The Science of Affirmations" https://drdavidhamilton.com/the-science-of-affirmations/
Healthline article on benefits of swearing https://www.healthline.com/health-news/dont-watch-your-mouth-swearing-can-actually-be-good-for-your-health
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1h 17min
April 24, 2025Trickle Down Other-nomics
In this episode, Amanda, Mike and Lisa discuss the concept of 'othering' as well as explain the reason for the delay in this most recent episode. Amanda shares a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts.
Topics discussed:
Introduction and why the delay - 1:00
Good Trouble - 3:55
Bullying - 9:20
Shout Out to Cory Booker - 19:58
Good Resources - 22:49
Othering Discussion - 27:35
Anger Into Action: Dear Chief Justice Roberts, "Kind Up" - 55:30
What We Learned -59:25
Explicit language is one commonly used curse word.
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1h 7min

FAQs about Kindness Uprising:

How many episodes does Kindness Uprising have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.