The Art of Kindness: Pop Culture & Positivity with Robert Peterpaul

Kate Mara (A Teacher) and Adam Scott (Big Little Lies) pop by the AOK in our first ever double guest episode! The actors discuss kindness and making their new podcast movie Ghostwriter.

Kate Mara is an actress perhaps most known for playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama House of Cards. Her TV credits also include the Fox thriller series 24, the FX miniseries American Horror Story: Murder House, the FX drag ball culture drama series Pose and, and the FX on Hulu miniseries A Teacher. For the latter she created a lot of buzz, including an Independent Spirit nomination for Best New Scripted Series as an executive producer. On the film front, you may have seen Kate in My Day of Mercy, The Martian or Chappaquiddick.

Adam Scott has also appeared in countless tv shows and films. He most recently starred in the acclaimed HBO series Big Little Lies. On the comedy front, he is renowned for his starring role in the beloved Emmy-nominated series Parks and Recreation. His big break in television started with the cult favorite sitcom Party Down, which he starred in and produced, and since then has appeared in The Good Place, Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone and Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. Scott’s long list of roles in high-profiles films include Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, as well as Adam McKay’s Step Brothers and Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up.

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ABC's Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Alan Bersten discusses being inspired by his season 6 partner Amanda Kloots, handling judgement on national TV, a major health scare that changed his entire life and much more.

The Minnesota native is a television personality and fitness expert, who has appeared on the hit show Dancing with the Stars for the past six seasons. He also won Dancing with the Stars juniors and was a contestant on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance.

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As the holidays pick up, The Art of Kindness podcast welcomes Robert's beautiful grandmas Nanny and Nonna to share stories on kindness and why everyone should be kind. Both named Ann, these incredible women grew up in NJ and later became teachers. They have a deep appreciation for the arts and all things kind.

Plus, Robert pays tribute to legendary theatre composer Stephen Sondheim (Into the Woods, Gypsy, Company, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd and more) who passed away on November 26, 2021.

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Happy Thanksgiving (and birthday to my mom)! We're grateful for actress Haskiri Velazquez, who talks her hit Peacock show Saved by the Bell, self-care and kindness on set, the importance of having a routine and more.

Growing up in a low-income area of Washington Heights, NY, Haskiri found her passion for entertaining at a young age. Though she had no connection or resources to follow those dreams, she had a strong belief in herself and support from a local nonprofit. Haskiri is now a working actress recently seen in Netflix's award-winning film The 40-Year-Old Version, which premiered at Sundance to rave reviews. She's most known for currently starring as Daisy in Peacock's hit reboot of Saved by the Bell, which is back for season two this week.

We of course discuss the hit show, her dreams of starting a nonprofit, and tons of topics under the kindness umbrellas. Haskiri and I actually share an agent so I've had the privilege of speaking with her before and I'm always struck by the kindness she inherently exudes. 

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Joe "Mr.D" Dombrowski talks going from teacher to comedian, the dangers of comparison, teaching kindness and more. Plus, Robert's fiancee Cassie Carroll makes a special appearance!

Joe broke the internet in 2017 with a fake spelling test that he gave to his 4th grade class as an April Fools prank. Since being launched into the spotlight with over 20 million views, Joe has been featured on shows such as The Ellen Degeneres Show, Pickler and Ben, GMA and Buzzfeed just to name a few. However, his viral video was no mistake! Joe has been performing and writing comedy professionally since 2010 which is when he got his start in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan.

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Author Shelly Tygielski discusses her life-changing new book “Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World," kindness and empathy, planting "seeds" and much more.

Shelly Tygielski is also the founder of Pandemic of Love, a global, grass-roots, volunteer-led mutual aid community that has directly matched nearly to two million people since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for over $60 million in direct transactions. Her work has been featured in over 100 media outlets including CNN Heroes of 2020, Forbes, Upworthy, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS This Morning and the New York Times.

Shelly has been hailed by individuals from President Joe Biden to Arianna Huffington, and Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn to Maria Shriver. Shelly is a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher named one of the “12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement” by Mindful Magazine in 2019. She teaches formalized self-care and resilience practices at organizations around the world, and is widely regarded as a self-care activist. She is happily married to her husband, Jason, and is an adoring mother to her son, Liam. As part of her own self-care, Shelly makes time for skateboarding, playing guitar and making craft cocktails. Since mid-2020, Shelly and Jason have been relocating every few months, exploring and adapting to a modern nomadic lifestyle.

Learn more about Shelly & buy her book at www.shellytygielski.com.

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WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston is a champion both in the ring and in the mind. The powerhouse discusses the chain reaction of positivity, his life-changing work with UNICEF and more in this fun and inspiring chat. Spoiler alert: his sons Khi and Orion make some adorable cameos!

Kofi Kingston is powered by positivity, and he’s used it to catapult himself to new heights, including the WWE Championship. Since joining WWE in 2007, Kingston has established himself as one of WWE’s premier high-flyers. That, paired with his upbeat attitude, made him a perennial favorite of the WWE Universe as he racked up Intercontinental, United States and Tag Team Championships. Kingston also cemented his place in WWE history with a series of daredevil moments where he saved himself from elimination in several Royal Rumble Matches.

Kingston is a former WWE Champion, four-time Intercontinental Champion and three-time Untied States Champion. Along with The New Day, Kingston is a 14-time Tag Team Champion and holds the record for longest Tag Team Championship reign in WWE history.

Kingston is of Ghanian descent and visited his home country with UNICEF in 2019. He supports various WWE Community initiatives, including UNICEF Kid Power and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He is the father of two boys.

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka discusses her new podcast movie Treat (which she stars in and produces) in a spooktacular Halloween episode of The Art of Kindness. Robert also shares three exciting pieces of news and, as always, ends the episode with a practical kindness tip of the week!

Kiernan Shipka most recently played the title role of Sabrina Spellman in Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and starred as Sally Draper on seven seasons of the Emmy-winning drama Mad Men. She appeared in FX’s Feud: Bette and Joan, and is starring in the upcoming HBO series The White House Plumbers and Roku limited series Swimming with Sharks. Shipka won a Screen Actors Guild award in 2009 and 2010 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men.  

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Broadway star and internationally-acclaimed opera singer Zachary James opens up about working on The Addams Family, coping with a horrific family tragedy, mental health in America and more.

Zachary James, described as a "true stage animal" by Opera News, is a globally lauded opera, concert and cabaret singer, stage and screen actor, and recording artist. Zach was named BroadwayWorld's 2010-2020 Vocalist and Performer of the Decade, the 2019 Breakout Opera Artist of the Year by Verismo Magazine, Most Innovative Opera Singer by The Classical Post and serves as an official ambassador for Opera America. He has appeared on Broadway (The Addams Family and South Pacific), on television's 30 Rock, Murphy Brown, and Succession, and on some of the world's most acclaimed opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, Teatro Real, LA Opera, and more.

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Halloween Giveaway #1 is LIVE: Schmackary's cookies!

The Art of Kindness podcast presents No Tricks, Only Treats: a Halloween spooktacular with Robert Peterpaul featuring giveaways, ghoulishly good interviews, and more. This week we're giving listeners a chance to win a $30 gift card from famed NYC cookie shop Schmackary's.

Enjoy this short & sweet episode, where Robert also discusses a kindness study that is sure to make you feel warm and fuzzy.

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