
The Art of Kindness: Pop Culture & Positivity with Robert Peterpaul
Celebrity interviews (Film, TV, Broadway etc.) with a kind twist.
Robert Peterpaul
Show overview
The Art of Kindness: Pop Culture & Positivity with Robert Peterpaul has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 216 episodes, alongside 46 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 1h 4m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Robert Peterpaul.
From the publisher
A positively star-studded podcast that converses with celebrity guests from all areas of the entertainment industry (Film, TV, Broadway etc.) who use their platform to build a kinder world. Join The AOK as we sprinkle unhinged positivity around like confetti and uncover the best ways to activate kindness. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Latest Episodes
View all 216 episodesKindness Bandit Adrian Blake Enscoe (Dickinson): Let the World Surprise You
Cobbled Together by Kooks! Operation Mincemeat Cast Talks Kindness on Broadway
Sweet Caroline! You Can Sit with Caroline Siegrist (Mean Girls)
The Kindness You Don't See Onscreen with Outer Banks Star Caroline Arapoglou
Why Listening is the Secret Ingredient to Great Theatre with Broadway's Kenneth Ferrone
Andrea Savage on Why Happy People Aren't Jerks
Hand Stitching Your Way to Mindfulness, Creativity & Connection with Elizabeth Duke
How 'The Lost Boys' Tony Winner Jen Schriever Lights Up Broadway with Kindness & Curiosity
Drew & Lea Lachey: How a Classroom Empathy Exercise Became an Off-Broadway Musical Movement
Carey Renee Sharpe: From Pediatric ICU Nurse to Finding Her 'Blood' Off-Broadway
Isaac Mizrahi on Acceptance, Broadway Legends & Not Caring What People Think
JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Sweet Magnolias) Returns: The Secret to Being a Good Friend
The Kindness Lesson I Learned After Death with Intuitive Medium Susan Grau
Tony Nominee Tim Jackson on Kindness Behind Broadway's Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)
Michael Arden (The Lost Boys): Time to Kill ('Em with Kindness)
Elizabeth Gillies: A Dynasty of Kindness [AOK 200th Episode Special]
Natalie Alyn Lind’s Wild Heart: Kindness, Cowboys & Dutton Ranch
Broadway Star Grey Henson (Mean Girls the Musical): Is BIGFOOT kind?
Broadway's Nina White: You Got Kinder

S5 Ep 196NYT Bestselling Author Emma Straub on New Book American Fantasy, Boy Bands & Kindness of Nostalgia
Bestselling Author Emma Straub's new book American Fantasy has pulled into port! The acclaimed writer joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss her joyful writing process, the kindness and power of nostalgia, being kind to yourself as a creator and more. This episode features: Why Emma Straub's book American Fantasy meets the current moment, thanks to a healthy dose of nostalgia Embracing the "uncool-ness" of being a passionate fan Creating community with her bookstore Books Are Magic in Brooklyn How vulnerability can unlock kindness, creativity and more Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of six books for adults: the novels This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, and the short story collection Other People We Married. She is also the author of a picture book, Very Good Hats. Her books have been published in more than twenty languages. She and her husband are also the beloved owners of Books Are Magic, an iconic independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: [email protected] Follow Emma @emmastraub Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. We are supported by the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices