While Olia's brother was getting ready to fight in Ukraine, strangers from all over the world stepped in.

Ukrainian chef, activist and author, Olia Hercules, shares what the generosity of strangers has done for her family, and what those closer to home have done for her sense of community. These are magical stories of collective good, and this episode is all about seeing that in others, and finding connection through kindness.

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Olia's latest book is called Strong Roots. I would strongly recommend you give it a read!

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A man in a suit approaches you in the station, a family member encourages you to just give it a go, and a friend stays on the phone with you all night. These all have something in common.

Writer, poet, and creator of things, Nikita Gill, came for a chat ten days after her grandfather had died – what a privilege for someone to join you for a conversation in that time – and shared beautiful stories of kindness.

In one such story, a young Nikita sits on a jhula swing, in a garden full of flowers, drinking her grandmother's lemonade. And she starts to become a writer…

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Nikita Gill's latest novel, Hekate, releases 16th Sept 2025.

Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson

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When Raymond sent an entitled, immature and overly earnest MySpace message, he wasn't expecting the response to shape his whole career.

Poet and writer, Raymond Antrobus, can't tell you every story of what happened on the W3 bus, the 236 bus, the W7 bus, or the 144 bus… Better than that, he can tell you about the time he became a castle dweller, why a simple roast would change a day, and how watching a man divide up his chocolate for the room moved him so much.

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You can find Raymond's book, The Quiet Ear, in all good bookshops and online.

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Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson.

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