The Art of Kindness: Pop Culture & Positivity with Robert Peterpaul – Details, episodes & analysis

Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul for our season four premiere! Welcome back and happy World Kindness Week, friends! The actor discusses the curiosity of kindness onset and in life, the legacy of Young Sheldon, working with legends like Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, and much more in this delightful episode. IAIN ARMITAGE is most recognized for his role as the title character in the hit CBS comedy YOUNG SHELDON, the prequel to THE BIG BANG THEORY which wrapped its 7th and final season in May 2024. He was nominated for a Critic’s Choice Award for Lead in a Comedy Series and in 2018 he received a Teen Choice Award nomination for his portrayal in the Breakout TV Star category. Iain first burst onto the scene appearing as Shailene Woodley's son, Ziggy Chapman, in the HBO series and cultural phenomenon, BIG LITTLE LIES. He reprised his role in the second season and was nominated at the SAG awards with the cast for Best Ensemble in 2019.   On film, he has appeared with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in OUR SOULS AT NIGHT for Netflix, in THE GLASS CASTLE for Lionsgate with Woody Harrelson and opposite JK Simmons and Mandy Moore in independent film IM NOT HERE. Iain can also be heard as the voice of Young Shaggy in Scooby Doo animated feature origin story, SCOOB!, and can be heard as the voice of lead pup Chase in Paramount’s animated PAW PATROL feature. A special thank you to the nonprofit Matt's Kindness Ripples On for awarding us their Kindness Grant + Annie Potts for participating in our kindness surprise! Learn more about your KQ at kindness.org. Follow Iain: @iain Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Art of Kindness podcast returns for a positively D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L bonus episode LIVE from press day in NYC of the Kennedy Center's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Host Robert Peterpaul talks with the all-star cast, including: Kevin McHale (Glee, American Horror Stories) as William Barfee, Philippe Arroyo (& Juliet, Aladdin) as Chip Tolentino, Alex Joseph Grayson (Parade, Into the Woods), Noah Galvin (Dear Evan Hansen, Booksmart) as Leaf Coneybear, Leana Rae Concepcion (Merrily We Roll Along) as Marcy Park, Beanie Feldstein (Drive-Away Dolls, Booksmart) as Logan Schwartzandgrubenierre, Nina White (Queen of Versailles, Kimberly Akimbo) as Olive Ostrovsky, Taran Killam (Spamalot, Saturday Night Live) as Vice Principal Douglas Panch and Tony Award® winner Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo, Encores! Titanic) as Rona Lisa Peretti. Directed and choreographed by Danny Mefford (Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen) with musical direction by Roberto Sinha (New York, New York; Hamilton), Spelling runs at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from October 11 - 20. Click here for more I-N-F-O! Special shoutout to Broadway Podcast Network sound wizard Sarah Goodman. Hear you soon! Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy dance! Join the Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul live from the red carpet of the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, featuring Broadway legends like Bernadette Peters (ahh!). In this episode, you will hear Robert chat with: Golden Globe winner Debbie Allen (Grey's Anatomy), Norm Lewis, Diana Byer, David Peterson, Joe Laneteri, The Who's Tommy choreographer Lorin Latarro and star Ali Louis Bourzgui, Water for Elephants choreographers Jesse Rob and Shayna Carol, Marina Tamayo, The Outsiders dancer Tilly Evans-Krueger, Suffs choreographer Mayte Natalio, Hell's Kitchen stars Shoshanna Bean, Onyxx Noel and Timothy Edwards, choreographers Rick and Jeff Kuperman, iconic shoe designer Phil LaDuca, and Bernadette Peters, who received the evening's Lifetime Achievement Award. The Chita Rivera Awards is a star-studded annual event, recognizing dance and choreographic excellence on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in film. The evening nurtures an ongoing sense of community by honoring the past, celebrating the present and investing in the future generations. Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. This episode was edited by Carli Sanger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everybody's Talking About Jamie screenwriter and playwright Tom MacRae joins host Robert Peterpaul to discuss adapting the musical into an Amazon film with his friends, advice for aspiring writers, and much more. Tom MacRae is a BAFTA and Olivier award-nominated screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, producer and author Tom MacRae. Born in Northampton, Tom relocated to Los Angeles in 2017 to work as a writer and producer on the US TV show The Librarians. On British television he is the creator, writer and producer of the Comedy Central sit-com Threesome, as well as contributing to many other TV shows, including Doctor Who. Tom adapted his stage play and lyrics for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie into the Amazon Prime movie version released in 2021, reuniting with his friends Jonathan Butterell and Dan Gillespie Sells to bring Jamie’s story to the big screen, and writing a few new songs in the process. Tom is now working on a variety of exciting secret projects for stage, screen and television which I wish we could’ve talked about. He lives in Los Angeles with two cats and one husband. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Tom MacRae: @tommacwriter Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Donate to Save the Children: https://www.savethechildren.org Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway star Ethan Slater joins Robert Peterpaul to discuss kindness in the theatre, the spectrum of grief, avoiding self-doubt while recording cast albums, learning positivity from playing SpongeBob SquarePants, and much more in this jam-packed chat. Ethan Slater is an actor, writer and musician. He was nominated for a Tony Award, and won the Drama Desk Award for playing SpongeBob in The SpongeBob Musical, which also happened to be his Broadway debut - casual! As a writer, some upcoming projects include the films Intervenors and Silent Mode, both of which he co-wrote and co-stars in. He’s released two EPs of original music, including Edge of the World. As an actor, other theater includes: Who’s Your Baghdaddy..., Camelot (Lincoln Center) and more recently Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins which recently released a cast recording. Some TV/film credits: Fosse/Verdon (FX), Law and Order (NBC), Murphy Brown (CBS) and of course SpongeBob: Live On Stage (Nickelodeon), which filmed the musical version for TV. Support Megan Casey's Memorial: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ahkb2-memorial-costs Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Ethan @ethanslater Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Show Music: Awake/ Ethan Slater's "Simple Sponge" Cover Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy International Women's Day! Singer Ally Brooke joins Robert Peterpaul to discuss what she learned from Fifth Harmony, embarking on her solo career, and much more. Ally Brooke Hernandez shines as not only a multi-platinum singer and songwriter, but also as an author, actress, and philanthropist. Ally first punctured the pop culture stratosphere on the reality competition series X Factor, where judge Simon Cowell (who comes up during our chat) put her with Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Camila Cabello to form the band Fifth Harmony. After breaking barriers for girl bands, she placed third on Dancing with the Stars and even wrote a book called Finding Your Harmony. Now, Ally has embarked on a solo career, releasing new Spanish-Language music, including singles Mi Música and Por Ti ahead of her EP. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Ally @allybrooke Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hamilton star Joanna Alexis Jones chats with Robert Peterpaul about kindness, growing up with a Pastor father, battling stage and audition anxiety and much more. Joanna Alexis Jones is a proud California native and received a Bachelor's Degree in Theater from UCLA. She left college in the middle of her senior year after booking the West End production of a Michael Jackson musical called Thriller Live. Over the years, the triple threat has been seen in many incredible productions, including: NBC's Hairspray Live! In 2017, she made her Broadway debut with none other than Hamilton as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds. Now, Joanna takes on a new role in the same show across the country, playing Eliza Hamilton in the Los Angeles production of the smash hit musical. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Joanna A. Jones @joannaalexisjones Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway star Claybourne Elder (Company, The Gilded Age) joins Robert Peterpaul to discuss the random act of kindness that changed his life, working as an actor with Stephen Sondheim, and using his platform to pay it forward. Claybourne Elder is an actor, singer and writer who was born and raised in Utah. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 with the musical Bonnie & Clyde. The following year, he earned some well-deserved acclaim in the play One Arm, receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination. Clay went on to appear in Sunday in the Park with George opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Torch Song and most recently Stephen Sondheim’s revival of Company. Though he’s most known today as one of Broadway’s brightest stars, Clay also has a notable onscreen presence, making memorable appearances in series like The Carrie Diaries and more recently, HBO Max’s hit show The Gilded Age. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Clay claybourneelder Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Valentine's Day! Actress and activist Constance Marie joins host Robert Peterpaul to discuss her new Amazon series With Love, representation in Hollywood, being your best self and more! Constance Marie pop, locked and dropped into her career as a teenager in the Los Angeles underground break-dancing scene. She soon began acting, first appearing in the movie Salsa. Over the years, her star power grew with highlights including: Dirty Dancing, Selena opposite Jennifer Lopez, the long-running ABC sitcom George Lopez, and more. She can currently be seen starring in Amazon Prime’s With Love. In addition to acting, Constance gives back in countless ways. She advocates for PETA, Planned Parenthood and Equal Pay for Women and is also the spokesperson for the East Los Angeles Women’s Center. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Constance @goconstance Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JoAnna Garcia Swisher joins Robert Peterpaul for The Art of Kindness season 2 premiere extravaganza! The Netflix star discusses acts of kindness that changed her career, looking up to former co-star Reba McEntire, working on the set of Sweet Magnolias season 2 and much more in this inspirational chat. JoAnna Garcia Swisher is an actress best known for the beloved show Reba where she played Reba McEntire’s daughter for six seasons.You may also remember her for leading the short-lived CW show Privileged, bringing Disney Princess Ariel to life on ABC's Once Upon A Time or perhaps the recent Hallmark film As Luck Would Have It. Of course her resume is massive! Today, JoAnna is known to fans as Maddie Townsend on the hit Netflix show Sweet Magnolias. Outside of acting, Swisher created The Happy Place and works with organizations like Step Up Women’s Network and Hills Pet Nutrition. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow JoAnna Garcia Swisher: @jogarciaswisher Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices