The
Kindness
Extremist

PODCAST

THE KINDNESS EXTREMIST is where radical kindness meets real grit.

In a world drowning in outrage, cynicism, and disconnection, Shola Richards makes the case that kindness isn’t weakness. It’s one of the hardest, bravest things you can do.

After 70+ weekly episodes, the show is complete. Not abandoned, it’s finished. What’s left is a full body of work: every episode still here, still free to access below, and still just as relevant today as the day it dropped.

Whether you’re leading a team, speaking up in your community, or just trying to stay grounded when the world feels like it’s on fire, this is your space for honest conversation, practical strategies, and actionable hope.

Inside the catalog, Shola takes on the conversations most people avoid:

  • Dealing with narcissists and escaping toxic relationships
  • Defeating workplace bullying
  • Raising kind kids and modeling healthy masculinity
  • Quieting the inner critic and breaking people-pleasing habits
  • Understanding forgiveness (and its limits)
  • Outsmarting misinformation
  • Staying human in the age of AI
  • Holding onto hope when everything feels like it’s burning
  • …and SO much more

Whatever you’re carrying right now, there’s an episode in here that meets you in it. Start anywhere. Start with Episode 1. Start with whatever title makes you go “oh, that’s me.” Most importantly, just start.

A kinder world awaits on the other side.

This Isn’t Goodbye: The Final Episode of The Kindness Extremist Podcast

After 70 episodes and 15 months of showing up every Monday, Shola Richards is closing the chapter on The Kindness Extremist Podcast. But this isn't a farewell rooted in sadness. It's a celebration of what has been built together and an invitation for listeners to carry the mission forward.

 

In this deeply personal finale, Shola reflects on why ending the podcast feels like finishing, not quitting, and shares three final kindness strategies designed to keep this work alive long after the last episode. From recognizing your own growth to revisiting timeless lessons and becoming the kindness extremist someone else needs, this episode serves as both a thank you and a passing of the baton.

 

The Kindness Strategies:

  • The Kindness Inventory
  • The Rewind
  • Become a Kindness Extremist

 

The podcast may be ending, but the movement towards a kinder world continues.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome to The Final Episode

04:16 – Reflecting on Your Kindness Journey

08:41 – Revisiting Past Episodes 

13:07 – Becoming a Kindness Extremist

17:14 – A Proper Farewell

 

or speaking requests or collaborations:

https://sholarichards.com/speaking/?utm_source=kindness_extremist&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep71

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com

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This podcast is produced by https://www.micmoguls.com