Kindness is Everything

Kindness Is Moonman Photography—How photos have the power to connect us with the wonders of wildlife. Kyle Moon joins Anitha to talk about his journey to becoming a wildlife photographer and guide at Yellowstone National Park. Kyle shares stories of photographing wild animals from birds to wolves to bison, including an incident when he accidentally found himself far too close to a grizzly mom and...

Kindness Is PETA KIDS—How PETA is showcasing kids & their compassion for animals. Samantha Crowe, PETA’s associate director of science education, joins Anitha to talk about the ethical treatment of animals, providing teachers humane alternatives to dissection, and so much more, including some really super kind kids. Samantha also announces PETA’s upcoming ALL STAR FOR ANIMALS contest. This con...

Dr. Crystal Heath generously joins Anitha for a third time. During her previous two appearances on the podcast, Dr. Heath focused on the importance of speaking up for animal welfare. This time, she talks about the injustices many humans are facing and why she is standing up for those who can’t protect themselves. Like others who are upset by the actions of the current US administration at detainin...

Kindness Is Creating Rainbow Spaces (an Encore episode)- How one woman created a safe space for youth in the LGBTQ+ community. In 2021 Nadia Kean-Ayub created Rainbow Spaces. She joins Anitha to talk about what motivated her to start this organization, how this group helps youth in the LGBTQ+ community, and how much they have grown in just three years. Nadia also shares her favourite ways to suppo...

Kindness Is Theo & 3 Sisters—How one couple took the phrase ‘adopt don’t shop’ to heart and welcomed a family of four kittens into their lives. What could be better than chatting about one adorable kitten— chatting about four! Anitha is joined by Lindsay Fortune who shares why she and her partner adopted four kittens all at once and how their life has changed. Theo, Sadie, Bailey and Stella, w...

Animal advocate Liz Wheeler has been drawn to animals her entire life. She talks to Anitha about Secondhand Stories, a non-profit sanctuary for chickens she and her husband founded in 2022. In the short time since inception, Secondhand Stories has rescued and cared for numerous chickens and is currently home to 22 very special birds. Liz talks to Anitha about the importance of seeing chickens as i...

Kindness Is Saving 25 Cats From Qatar Filmmaker Mye Hoang joins Anitha to talk about her latest documentary, 25 CATS FROM QATAR. Mye is a cat lover who shares her home with five cats so it makes sense that a visit to a cat café in Milwaukee, USA lead to her filming a documentary about the owner of the café, Katy McHugh. Mye films Katy's rescue mission to Qatar where she brings 25 cats back to the...

Kindness Is Being Friends Of Bonobos Anitha fell in love with bonobos when she first learned about these magnificent apes many years ago, and she is absolutely thrilled to have Ariel Rogers, the executive director of Friends Of Bonobos as a guest to talk about all things bonobos. Ariel talks about the incredible characteristics of bonobos, the reasons they are critically endangered and the remarka...

Kindness Is Creating Jarjeer Mules One of the highlights of Anitha’s time in Marrakech, Morocco was meeting Susan Machin and getting a tour of Jarjeer—the sanctuary she created for donkeys, mules and horses. Anitha was thrilled when Susan agreed to be a guest on the podcast. Susan talks about her journey from being a Barrister in the UK to moving to Morocco. She shares the ups and downs of those f...

Spencer Hitchen from Noosa, Australia is dedicated to saving the last remaining Glossy Black Cockatoos. With Spencer’s help, these beautiful birds have finally been listed as Vulnerable under Australia’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Well done, Spencer!! This is such an inspiring story of how perseverance, passion and using your voice, can make a positive difference....

Kindness Is Pikala Bikes & More Anitha met her guest Louisa Battioui in Marrakech, Morocco at an incredible bike rental place called Pikala. Founded by Cantal Bakker, a then 24-year-old from the Netherlands, Pikala is the colloquial Arabic word for bicycle. Kindness Is Pikala Bikes & More Anitha met her guest Louisa Battioui in Marrakech, Morocco at an incredible bike rental place called P...

Kindness is Being The Rebel Vegan Former dairy farmer Todd Sinclair joins Anitha to talk about his journey from growing up on a Canadian dairy farm to becoming a vegan. Todd gives listeners the rare opportunity to find out what life on a dairy farm is truly like for the animals. Listeners may be surprised to hear that life for dairy cows is not all happy and carefree—like many dairy farmers want t...

Kindness is Everyone Is Welcome Here Earlier this year, an Idaho middle school teacher was told by their school district to take down a classroom sign that said EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE. The reason given by the district was that the sign was deemed “a violation of the district’s content neutrality policy”. The teacher refused to comply. Upon hearing this story, Boise Idaho resident, Chris Stewart,...

Kindness is Saving Pets One Click At A Time Pet photographer Adam Goldberg joins Anitha to talk about his initiative, Second Shot, which helps shelter animals find their forever homes. Shelter workers don’t always have the time or expertise to capture a photo of an animal that shows them in the best light—relaxed, happy, cute, adorable. Shelters can be a scary place for many animals, especially wh...

Kindness is Being METAHATEM Aly NYT bestselling illustrator, Hatem Aly joins Anitha to share his up and down journey into illustration. The two talk about the wonderful initiative which brought them together—Coffees For Gaza. Hatem was one of the many creators to donate art that raised funds to help families devastated by the war in Palestine. Anitha successfully bid on not one, but two of Hatem’s...

Dr. Crystal Heath, a veterinarian and animal rights activist returns to the podcast to talk about the link between animal agriculture and viruses such as H5N1 and COVID. Dr. Heath was raising alarms about the spread of H5N1 from chickens to cows to other wildlife and to humans, long before it caught the attention of mainstream media. She and Anitha talk about the shocking reason for this time lag....

Theresa Nolet and Eva Shortt from the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) join Anitha to talk about the terrible fate many horses face and what their organization is doing to stop the transport of live horses to slaughter. Instead of providing hard-working horses such as race horses to show horses to those used for carriage rides a kind a loving place to retire when they can no longer provide...

Kindness Is Our Honor (Encore Episode) Dr. Crystal Heath, a veterinarian and animal rights activist joins Anitha to talk about the surprising dichotomy that exists holding both of these spaces. Like a lot of listeners, Anitha assumed that folks who go into veterinary medicine are also strong advocates for animal rights, but that may not always be the case. Dr. Heath shares her experience of what i...

Kindness is Being Ben Kennedy  Anitha is joined by Ben Kennedy who helps care for animals from kittens to wildlife, and also helps humans by raising awareness for the trans community, all while working on his PhD. Ben shares heartwarming stories of fostering kittens, dogs and getting married at the humane society. He also talks about the social media post that went viral (and not in a good way) wh...

Kindness Is The Trans Comedian Chris McAllister shares what it’s like to be a comedian, including first-time performing jitters and if the comedic space is expanding beyond the cis white male. They also talk about their social media #ICANTELL. Chris came up with this initiative in hopes of turning around the negative comments folks in the trans community were receiving. The response was incredible...

Thirteen-year old, Sofia Rathjen talks to Anitha about her dedication to bring diversity to her school’s library. Like many visible minorities, Sofia has had to endure racist attitudes and micro-aggressions. But Sofia turned these difficult experiences into something positive. With the help of a grant, she purchased books by BIPOC authors for her school library. She talks about the importance of r...

Kindness is Being Cole The Deaf Dog and Friends Anitha chats with Chris Hannah, a music teacher and the lucky human who shares his life with not one, but four incredible dogs who show people that being deaf, and blind, deaf with a cleft palate are superpowers. Cole, an adorable pitbull, was the first to come into Chris’ life. Chris talks about Cole’s journey as a therapy dog and the positive impac...

Kindness is Staying with Good Will Good Karma Anitha chats with 15-year-old Will Finch. Will and his sister Jada appeared on the podcast back in 2021 to talk about their incredible efforts to help stray dogs and cats find forever loving homes. The siblings created an organization called GOOD WILL GOOD KARMA. Will returns to talk about all that been happening with their non-profit animal rescue—inc...

Kindness is ASK A DOCTOR about Mental Health For this session of ASK A DOCTOR, Anitha is joined by her son, Daniel Robinson, a registered psychotherapist. They talk about the stigma surrounding mental health, the effects of childhood trauma on mental health, the effects of social media on mental health and much more. Daniel also shared the following low cost or free therapy and counselling groups...

Kindness is RECOVERING STUFFIES FOR KIDS For much of January 2025, the world watched as portions of Los Angeles were devastated by wildfires. People and animals lost their lives, homes were destroyed, and there was so much suffering. Anitha chats with Ashley Reckdenwald, the founder of Working Mom Notes. Initially created to help working moms find resources and a community, Ashley started an initi...