The Art Of Kindness Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode With Carol Burnett

 So much of this world is a dumpster fire trapped in quicksand, surrounded by toxicity. Occasionally, however, the world harmonizes around a worthy and valued objective. 

In this case, it's kindness.

Consider this. November 13 is World Kindness Day. Then consider that The Art Of Kindness (AOK) podcast is celebrating its 100th episode on World Kindness Day. Then note that the guest on AOK's 100th episode is Carol Burnett, a paragon of kindness.

This is a welcome and rare event. It's like driving around Manhattan for a parking space and one opens up just as you're driving by. What!

Let's take these events in order.

First, The Art Of Kindness podcast is a "a positively star-studded podcast that converses with and celebrates artists from all areas of the entertainment industry (Film, TV, Broadway etc.) who use their platform to make the world a better place. AOK sprinkles positivity around like confetti and get to the bottom of what kindness really means. It is part of the Broadway Podcast Network.

In every episode, host Robert Peterpaul elicits tales from Broadway people about how they sprinkle kindness throughout their world. Peterpaul always asks each guest, "What does kindness mean to you?" He also asks guests how they react to people praising them.

Previous guests have ranged from Grammy-winner Meghan Trainor to Olympian Laurie Hernandez to Tony Award winning Broadway stars like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jessie Mueller.

 Robert Peterpaul is an award-winning actor, writer and celebrity interviewer with a passion for storytelling and spreading kindness. A New Jersey native, he has also been a writer for over a decade, writing for major publications and shows such as NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Screen Rant, The Huffington Post, Backstage, Casting Networks, Writer’s Weekly, and HOLA! USA, where he was the Head Weekend Editor for six years. 

Most importantly, Robert Peterpaul is intent on giving back. It's not just rhetoric for the podcast.

 Second, World Kindness Day is an international observance on November 13. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of nations' kindness NGOs. It is observed in many countries, including Canada, Australia, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates. Singapore observed the day for the first time in 2009.

 The theme of this year's Kindness Day is "Acts of kindness start a ripple of change that can transform the lives of children, families, and entire communities."

Third, TV legend Carol Burnett is Peterpaul's guest for his 100th episode on World Kindness Day.

 About Burnett being on his podcast, Peterpaul says, “To me kindness is an action. It’s using your time on this earth to make someone else’s life brighter. Carol Burnett has done that a million times over for us all. She has woven the most beautiful legacy of kindness in the arts, making her a dream guest for The Art Of Kindness podcast’s 100th episode. I’m beyond grateful and still can’t believe it even happened!”

Carol Burnett's resume dazzles with achievement. Her longtime CBS hit program, The Carol Burnett Show - which ran from 1967 to 1978 - garnered 25 Primetime Emmy Awards and earned a spot on Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time." Burnett has received numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, A Grammy Award and eight Golden Globe Awards. Burnett was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, is a Kennedy Center honoree, and has been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

Check out this 100th episode of The Art Of Kindness. You'll be treated to a gracious host who promotes kindness instead of grievance, interviewing a woman who has exuded kindness her entire career. 

Don't forget. It's World Kindness Day.