Kindness is Everything

Dr. Vivek Basu fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian— and what an incredible veterinarian he has become. Vivek donates a lot of his time and skills to help animals of all sizes, near and far. In addition to talking about what it's like to treat many different animals—dogs, cats, racehorses, rescued primates and wildlife, we also explore difficult subjects like trophy hunting and...

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....

Chelsea Tanchip has a passion to help kids with disabilities. Though Chelsea and her family emigrated from the Philippines years ago, Chelsea found a way to stay connected with the country and follow her passion through an organization called A Child’s D.R.E.A.M. Foundation. This foundation, provides pediatric therapy for exceptional children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, Autism...

Ten-year-old Isla Spisani talks to Anitha about the special way she has been celebrating her past few birthdays. As a thank you to Isla for sharing her story, Anitha donated to the Burlington Humane Society. To learn more about the Burlington Humane Society and the work they do to help animals, check out their website: https://burlingtonhumane.ca/

Superhero, Liam Wilson and Superstars, Will & Jada Finch, join Anitha to talk about a fundraiser they are all involved with—Superstars 2 Superheroes. This event takes place on July 10th in Milton, Ontario. The goal is to raise money for Sick Kids, a hospital located in Toronto, Ontario. Superheroes are children, like Liam, who have been or are patients of Sick Kids or hospitals in the surrounding...

At 12-years old, Cash Daniels is a celebrity. He was a top 5 honoree of Time Magazine’s Kid Of The Year. Cash talks to Anitha about all the initiatives he is involved in to help protect animals, the oceans, and the planet, including making Monofilament Receptacles to store used fishing lines and being the co-founder of The Clean Up Kids. Cash also talked about the tragedy scheduled to happen on Ju...

Fourteen-year old Lilly Platt’s journey into climate activism began in 2015 when they and their grandpa went on a walk in their neighbourhood and decided to count the amount of plastic they saw. Lilly was shocked by the results—so much plastic in such a small area. This was the incentive to create Lilly’s Plastic Pick Up. Lilly talks to Anitha about this initiative and other actions they have take...

Molly Hucker began her journey into climate activism in 2019 when she attended her first Climate Strike. Since then, her involvement continues to soar. Molly talks to Anitha about her journey from organizing a climate strike to becoming involved in a project, whose mandate is to include learning about climate change in all aspects of education! A great episode for anyone who cares about our planet...

A lovely story about selfless love. Kimberly Chiang joins Anitha to talk about fostering dogs. She talks about what inspired her to foster dogs, how she manages the heartache of saying goodbye when they leave for their forever home, and so much more. You can follow the wonderful dogs Kimberly fosters on Instagram @fosterborks As a thank you for sharing her story, Anitha donated to A Purposeful Res...

Another awesome sibling duo join Anitha to share their story of Kindness. Ten-year old John Paul and eight-year old Juliana founded Stuffies 4 Smiles. What started out in 2019 as a gesture of kindness to a homeless person and their dog has grown into a movement of kindness. In the past three years, John Paul and Juliana have collected stuffed animals, books, backpacks, handmade cards for people an...

or the past two years, the pandemic has created much havoc throughout the world, but for one young person, the lockdown brought a silver-lining. Fourteen-year-old Savannah Allen from Adelaide, South Australia shares her story of having to lockdown near a petting zoo. Savannah and her family soon realized that the baby lambs they had come to know and love had a terrible fate awaiting them, as often...

Eleven-year-old Ella Grace joins Anitha to kick off Season Two of the Kindness Is Everything Podcast. Ella’s journey to protect oceans and sharks began when she was four years old and has kept growing. In this jam-packed episode, Ella shares her dedication and knowledge about oceans and the beautiful animals who live there. In addition to her Ella Saves The Ocean project, she has teamed up with a...

t’s hard to believe that Season One of the Kindness Is Everything podcast is over. It has been lovely to hear so many stories of kindness, and to carry forward that kindness by donating to various charities. In 2021, the podcast shared 34 stories and donated $1400 to charities. Here’s hoping Season Two will be as successful! To thank everyone for their support, Anitha is joined by a special guest...

A perfect episode to celebrate the holiday season. Sixteen-year-old Jeffrey Wall returns to share another story of kindness. He adopted all 125 residents of a nursing home for the holidays. He talks to Anitha about this wonderful initiative and how he went about ensuring all the residents would receive a gift this holiday season. As a thank you to Jeffrey for sharing his story, Anitha adopted one...

Twenty-two-year old Sofia Villatoro shares her heart-warming story of adopting two dogs from a rescue located in California called I Stand With My Pack Sofia takes us from the moment she and her family learned about Rusty and Sailor, to the initial meet and greet, to how they are all doing now. She and Anitha also talk about the unfair and negative perception people have of pit bulls. As a thank y...

In 2013, twelve-year old Melati Wijsen and her ten-year old sister, Isabel were inspired by a lesson they had in school about significant people such as Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi. Melati and Isabel decided they too wanted to do something to make a difference, and from this desire was born BYE BYE PLASTIC BAGS. The organization has grown within Bali and across the world. Anitha was delighte...

For many homeless young people, their companion animals are often their only friend and support system. Unfortunately, most shelters do not allow animals inside. This sad truth means these youth are faced with the incredibly difficult decision—take shelter and lose their beloved companion animal or live on the streets. In May of 2020, sisters Shania and Anya Bopa, created an organization called Th...

Fifteen-year old Natalie McIntosh is doing her best to not only help rid the ocean of discarded fishing gear, she then transforms these ‘ghost nets’ into beautiful items such as bracelets, coasters and baskets. Natalie donates 100% of the proceeds from her sales to charities working hard to remove dangerous fishing gear and plastic from the oceans. Natalie talks about why these discarded nets are...

Fifteen-year-old Amelia Penney-Crocker returns to the show to continue chatting about her dedication to make our planet a better place for all. Back in episode 3, Amelia shared some of the 53 letters she wrote to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Her letters which cover the climate crisis, demand the government take immediate action. Though she and Anitha discussed some of the letters, ther...

Many of us find it easy to care about dogs, cats, whales, elephants. But what about insects? How many of us can honestly say, we’re careful not to step on an ant or a spider? Fourteen-year old Xander Johnston from Scotland joins Anitha to share his passion for insects. He talks about where his interest in insects came from, his favorite little creature, how he became known as ANT BOY, and so much...

In Canada, 25 million birds die every year from injuries sustained when they collide into windows. Angela Demarse from Bird Safe Guelph talks to Anitha about what this organization is doing to prevent this terrible tragedy from continuing. Angela shares simple tips on what each of us can do to prevent birds from crashing into our windows. As a thank you to Angela for sharing her story, Anitha dona...

Thirteen-year old Finlay Pringle, joins Anitha to share his passion about sharks. Sharks have been cruelly misjudged and wrongly considered ruthless predators of the sea. Finlay dispels these myths and tells us the truth about sharks. He also talks about the reasons 100 million sharks are killed every year and why it is so important to save them. An incredibly eye-opening episode! As a thank you f...

This is a very personal episode for Anitha. Her son, Daniel joins her to celebrate the 25th episode of the podcast. At Daniel’s request, Anitha does her best to hold back her absolute pride as she and Daniel chat about all the kind and wonderful things he has done, from singing at nursing homes to volunteering at a camp for children with and/or recovering from cancer to creating the Sounds of Sile...

When she was around seven years old, Olivia Pisano received a huge book all about animals. She loved learning about the animals, especially the whales. This interest in whales continued through elementary school, high school, all the way to her PhD. Olivia joins Anitha to share her incredible story of connecting her PhD with her passion to help whales. Olivia talks about her research project to us...

In this very special episode, Jessica Cambell and her fifth-grade class from Mount Madonna School in California join Anitha to talk about their year- long class project to protect whales. The students take turns talking about why they chose whales for their environmental project, what they have learned, the activities they have organized to spread the word about the plight of whales, and so much m...